GrapeJS/drag and drop not working for Brave on Linux and Wayland
By checking with the same Brave version (on Mac), drag and drop seems to work properly, so it doesn't look like an issue with GrapesJS itself or the browser. If anybody else experience the same or have more context about the issue, please let us know.
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GrapesJS version [X] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS What browser are you using? Version 1.51.110 Chromium: 113.0.5672.77 (Offizieller Build) (64-Bit) Reproducible demo link https://grapesjs.com/docs/getting-started.html#add-blocks Describe the bug On Linux Wayland (Arch Linux and Gnome) using Brave you can't add blocks. If you drag and drop blocks they simply disappear after releasing the mouse button, which renders GrapeJS broken/useless. I tried it with disabled brave shields and in incognito mode to make sure nothing interferes with the JS. Same result How to reproduce the...
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By checking with the same Brave version (on Mac), drag and drop seems to work properly, so it doesn't look like an issue with GrapesJS itself or the browser. If anybody else experience the same or have more context about the issue, please let us know.
I'm facing the same issue with tauri. they use webgtk and drag & drop are not working there as well
By checking with the same Brave version (on Mac), drag and drop seems to work properly, so it doesn't look like an issue with GrapesJS itself or the browser. I don't feel this is a valid check. You got a completely different setup by using a Mac. I expected that this issue might be related to my sp...
It appears you've encountered a specific issue with drag and drop functionality in GrapesJS when using Brave browser on a Linux Wayland environment. This is a known class of issues where browser-specific implementations or interactions with the underlying display server (Wayland in this case) can i...
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