Layer manager not refreshing on page change
Question
GrapesJS version
- I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS
What browser are you using?
MS Edge 120.0.2210.91
Reproducible demo link
none available
Describe the bug
How to reproduce the bug?
- update to latest grapesjs version
- set up a multi-page project
- note the current layer manager hierarchy
- invoke the pagemanager.select(pageId) method for a different page other than the currently selected page
- the layer manager still reflects the hierarchy of the previous page even though the page manager shows the new page as currently active and the canvas correctly renders the newly selected page
- Downgrade to grapesjs v0.21.6 and repeat steps 3-5. The layer manager will correctly reflect the hierarchy of the active page each time a different page is selected
What is the expected behavior? ...Tthe layer manager should updated to reflect the active page layer hierarchy
What is the current behavior? ... The layer manager does not change despite changing the active page via the page manager select() method. The canvas updates successfully but the layer manager still shows the first pages hierarchy without updating.
Code of Conduct
- I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct
Answers (4)
Thanks for the report @thigh will fix it
Hi @thigh, Looks like still not working. Have you deployed the latest npm package?
Not yet published, you can find here all the releases https://github.com/GrapesJS/grapesjs/releases
Thanks for reporting this, @thigh.
Great question about Layer manager not refreshing on page change. 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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