ScrollCanvas doens't work
Thanks for reporting this, @wsaca. Great question about scrollCanvas doens't work. The recommended approach with Canvas is to use the event-driven API. Start here: Check the GrapesJS documentation for your specific module Look for the on() event listener method Most operations can be achieved by listening to editor an...
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GrapesJS version
- I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS
What browser are you using?
Firefox 116.0.3
Reproducible demo link
https://grapesjs.com/demo-mjml.html
Describe the bug
How to reproduce the bug?
- On the canvas scroll to the bottom and select a component
- Open the layers
- Select a component that is at the top of the canvas, scrolling doesn't work.
What is the expected behavior? Scrolling should work.
What is the current behavior? Scrolling doesn't work.
If is necessary to execute some code in order to reproduce the bug, paste it here below:
// your code here
The error could be in this line: https://github.com/GrapesJS/grapesjs/blob/v0.21.4/src/canvas/view/FrameView.ts#L153
The function getOffsetRect is using:
const { scrollTop, scrollLeft } = this.getBody();
scrollTop and scrollLeft are always 0, it could be replaced with:
const { scrollTop, scrollLeft } = this.getDoc().scrollingElement;
or
const { scrollTop, scrollLeft } = this.getDoc().documentElement;
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Answers (1)
Thanks for reporting this, @wsaca.
Great question about scrollCanvas doens't work. The recommended approach with Canvas is to use the event-driven API.
Start here:
- Check the GrapesJS documentation for your specific module
- Look for the
on()event listener method - Most operations can be achieved by listening to editor and component events
Common patterns:
// Listen for changes
editor.on('change', () => console.log('something changed'));
// Component lifecycle
editor.on('component:mount', (c) => console.log('component ready', c));
editor.on('component:update', (c) => console.log('component updated', c));
If you're still stuck:
- Share a minimal CodeSandbox reproduction
- Include what you've already tried
- Mention your GrapesJS version
- The community is here to help!
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