"component:add" event triggers when components are moved
Hi @rajevar I think you're looking for component:create event, as component:add works as expected (eg. might be used to track any new movement inside a specific component)
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GrapesJS version 0.21.4[X] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJSWhat browser are you using? Chrome Version 113.0.5672.63 Reproducible demo link https://jsfiddle.net/szLp8h4n/11/Describe the bug How to reproduce the bug? Move any of the text components around in the page. An alert will be displayed. could be a regression. https://github.com/GrapesJS/grapesjs/issues/868 Don't see an option to reopen the bug, so creating new one. What is the expected behavior? Alert will be displayed only on adding a new components to the canvas What is the current behavior? If is necessary to execute...
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Hi @rajevar I think you're looking for component:create event, as component:add works as expected (eg. might be used to track any new movement inside a specific component)
You've correctly identified a common point of confusion with GrapesJS event handling. The component:add event indeed triggers not only when a new component is dragged from the blocks panel onto the canvas but also when an existing component is moved around the canvas. Root Cause Explanation This be...
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