GrapeJs not loading on browsers sometimes
@MarceloBD How did you manage to solve this? I'm facing the same issue.
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GrapesJS version[X] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJSWhat browser are you using? Firefox 126.0.1Reproducible demo link https://grapesjs.com/demo.htmlDescribe the bug How to reproduce the bug?Open your firefox browser and go to the demo link What is the expected behavior? The editor should show a white screen canvas with components. It should be possible to drag and drop components into the screen. What is the current behavior? The editor is gray and no components are visible. It's not possible to drag and drop components. When click on layers menu it throws an error. sometimes i...
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@MarceloBD How did you manage to solve this? I'm facing the same issue.
It appears you've encountered an intermittent bug in GrapesJS, specifically affecting its loading and the layers panel in Firefox. The TypeError: model is undefined when clicking the layers menu is a critical clue pointing to a race condition during the editor's initialization. Root Cause Explanati...
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