DragMode:'absolute' behaves strange
sorry - this was a problem on my side which became obvious within the editor only - sorry for bothering!
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GrapesJS version[X] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJSWhat browser are you using? Version 1.56.20 Chromium: 115.0.5790.171 (Offizieller Build) (arm64)Reproducible demo link noneDescribe the bug I want the components in my editor to be moveable by dragging. After some research, I found that is needed to achieve this functionality. At least, my components can now be moved...but, since the editor uses a wrapper around the actual component view, the wrapper position may be correct, but the view position is now measured relative to the wrapper, which is wrong: <img width="284" alt="mo...
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sorry - this was a problem on my side which became obvious within the editor only - sorry for bothering!
The issue you've described with dragMode: 'absolute' causing components to appear offset is indeed a bug stemming from a fundamental HTML violation: duplicate id attributes within the DOM. Your analysis and screenshots accurately pinpoint the root cause. Root Cause Analysis When dragMode: 'absolute...
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