Draggable/droppable property functions not called while dragging
even with draggable and droppable set to true, I cannot drag one element into another
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GrapesJS version [X] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS What browser are you using? Version 1.56.20 Chromium: 115.0.5790.171 (Offizieller Build) (arm64) Reproducible demo link none Describe the bug I've defined my own component types with type specific drag-and-drop rules: but the configured functions are never invoked. Instead, dragging works without any constraints and dropping works into the wrapper element only. A potentially important detail: my dragMode is set to 'absolute' Code of Conduct [X] I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct
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even with draggable and droppable set to true, I cannot drag one element into another
A first workaround which helps dropping components into other components:remove dragMode:'absolute', from grapesjs.init({...})instead, add dmode:'absolute', to model.defaults of every component type you want to be draggable (and, perhaps, droppable) Unfortunately, however, absolute positions are no...
In absolute mode, there is no concept of moving components inside/outside of other components. A component in absolute mode is only updated in style position, it's not moved in the DOM, that's why draggable/droppable does not make sense to work here. Please @rozek avoid opening BUG issues if you do...
The issue you're experiencing, where your custom draggable and droppable functions are not invoked when dragMode is set to 'absolute', is expected behavior rather than a bug. The dragMode: 'absolute' setting fundamentally changes how GrapesJS handles drag-and-drop operations, focusing on free-form...
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