Drag and drop of components doesn't work on latest Firefox
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GrapesJS version [X] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS What browser are you using? Firefox 131.0 (64-bit) on Linux and Mac Reproducible demo link https://grapesjs.com/demo Describe the bug How to reproduce the bug?Start dragging the "Hover me" buttonTry to put it above the "All text blocks could be edited easily..." What is the expected behavior?The button can be dropped anywhereThe layer manager can be used to reorganize elements What is the current behavior?The button can be only dropped at the beginning of the containerDragging within the layer manager has the same limitation...
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You guys are awesome! And not a moment too soon :) I have a presentation Today in the afternoon and now I'll be able to show it working on Firefox too!
I've tracked down the breaking change in Firefox to version 109.0. It's the first one that has the problem. Version 108.0.2 works fine. Hope that helps.
I have also tested 133.0a1 nightly from 2024-10-24-21-16-15-mozilla-central and the problem is also there.
It appears you've encountered a critical drag-and-drop regression in GrapesJS specifically affecting Firefox 131.0. This is a known issue that has been reported by other users and is related to recent changes in how Firefox handles drag events.\n\n### Root Cause\n\nThe problem stems from a recent c...
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