Undo manager start and stop doesnt work as expected
The issue you've described with the GrapesJS Undo Manager (um.stop() and um.start()) is a known behavior where the um.stop() method, despite setting the internal enabled flag to false, doesn't consistently prevent all internal GrapesJS operations from pushing commands to the undo stack. This leads to changes made whil...
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GrapesJS version [X] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS What browser are you using? Chrome v91 Reproducible demo link https://codepen.io/dhanadsp1120/pen/ExrRvOB Describe the bug How to reproduce the bug?Disable the undo manager by invoking um.stop().Make alterations to the content.Re-enable the undo manager using um.start(). What is the expected behavior? Upon pressing Ctrl+Z, the system should revert to the state before stopping the undo manager, reflecting only changes made after re-enabling it. What is the current behavior? Pressing Ctrl+Z navigates to the preceding step, ind...
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The issue you've described with the GrapesJS Undo Manager (um.stop() and um.start()) is a known behavior where the um.stop() method, despite setting the internal enabled flag to false, doesn't consistently prevent all internal GrapesJS operations from pushing commands to the undo stack. This leads...
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