When inserting text when component not synced, the text is overwritten from the existing model
This is not a bug, merging the current DOM with components requires a bit more effort. There is already a similar API you can use or re-implement with your own needs (using component definition instead of HTML string)
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GrapesJS version [X] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS What browser are you using? Edge 121.0.2277.83, Firefox 122 Reproducible demo link https://jsfiddle.net/50mga1t7/1/ Describe the bug How to reproduce the bug?Create a toolbar action to insert some textEdit a text node and insert some textClick the toolbar command to insert some new component/textThe textnode will reset to the model details before the edit's took place What is the expected behavior? The textnode should show the current text as being edited and the new inserted text What is the current behavior? The new text i...
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This is not a bug, merging the current DOM with components requires a bit more effort. There is already a similar API you can use or re-implement with your own needs (using component definition instead of HTML string)
This is a known synchronization issue between the active ProseMirror editor (which GrapesJS uses for text editing) and the GrapesJS component model. When you're actively editing text in a component, the changes are held within the ProseMirror instance. If a GrapesJS command or action is triggered (...
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