BUG: Cannot be selected on canvas if tags are nested
Question
GrapesJS version
- I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS
What browser are you using?
Chrome 126.0.6478.127(Windows)
Reproducible demo link
https://jsfiddle.net/vbu18q5f/2/
Describe the bug
How to reproduce the bug?
- Cannot be selected on canvas if tags are nested Section 2 block in demolink has a div tag inside the section tag. section 2 block cannot make section tag selected in canvas, div tag becomes selected. This creates two problems.
- The div tag is selected, so when you try to delete the block on the canvas, Only the div tag will be deleted, and the section tag will remain. You can't delete all elements of block from canvas, so to delete all elements of block you have to delete it from layer manager
https://github.com/GrapesJS/grapesjs/assets/14024165/e0eceae0-2f92-490c-9164-12d13328a750
Perhaps if the nested elements have the same size, only child elements can be clicked
- If you try to add another block, the element will be added inside the div tag.
https://github.com/GrapesJS/grapesjs/assets/14024165/91997107-603a-4677-98c0-3e972fd34296
What is the expected behavior?
- Parent element can be selected even if tags are nested
- Blocks can be added as separate blocks without being added inside other blocks unintentionally. You can easily add blocks between blocks.
What is the current behavior?
- The child element (tag) becomes selected on the canvas, and the first parent element (tag) cannot be set to selected.
- Unintentionally adding a block within a block on canvas
Code of Conduct
- I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct
Answers (2)
@artf
Sorry, frameworks don't solve everything as you say. I'll make sure to read the documentation properly from now on. Thank you for your reply.
This is not a bug but more of a UX issue related to how in general HTML works, that's also the exact reason why we provide "select parent" button in the toolbar.
Don't expect the framework to fix all the problems for you, It's up to the developer to provide a user-friendly interface and better UX, there are a lot of component properties that could help.
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