After applying the text color not able to set the background color
Hi @kishanp102 , I tried to reproduce the issue with the steps described but both the text and background colours are being applied (please see screenshot). <img width="318" alt="image" src="https://github.com/GrapesJS/grapesjs/assets/79551469/74b22828-610a-4530-9582-96c0c120a805">
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GrapesJS version
- I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS
What browser are you using?
chrome
Reproducible demo link
https://jsfiddle.net/a3xgLm7c/3/
Describe the bug
How to reproduce the bug?
- Select the text and apply the text color
- Select the same text and apply the background color
What is the expected behavior?
- Both color should apply
What is the current behavior?
- Background color should apply after applying the text color
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// your code here
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Answers (4)
Hi @kishanp102 ,
I tried to reproduce the issue with the steps described but both the text and background colours are being applied (please see screenshot).
<img width="318" alt="image" src="https://github.com/GrapesJS/grapesjs/assets/79551469/74b22828-610a-4530-9582-96c0c120a805">Drag and drop the text component then apply the font color and click outside again click on the text and put the background color it is not applying screencast-jsfiddle.net-2023.10.11-09_19_42.webm
Yep, you are right @kishanp102 it doesn't apply a new background colour on it after you've already set one. It's definitely a bug.
Thanks for reporting this, @kishanp102.
Great question about After applying the text color not able to set the background color. The recommended approach with GrapesJS 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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