Can't "cancel" a drag
Drag back to blocks panel Honestly, never seen kind of UX... why not the classic Esc? (which works already)
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- Drag component to canvas
- Don't release mouse
- Drag back to blocks panel
- Component is still applied to canvas
It should instead cancel
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3. Drag back to blocks panel
Honestly, never seen kind of UX... why not the classic Esc? (which works already)
@Geczy Now blocks support HTML5 D&D https://github.com/artf/grapesjs/releases/tag/v0.13.5

This is a very common UX anywhere you go https://w3c.github.io/html/editing.html#drag-and-dropHowever it is implemented, drag-and-drop operations must have a starting point (e.g., where the mouse was clicked, or the start of the selection or element that was selected for the drag), may have any num...
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