Issue #6345πŸ’¬ AnsweredOpened December 6, 2024by VanTranTrucPhuong1 reactions

Cannot select + SHIFT to select bulk text

Quick answerby sirbeagle❀ 1

I believe I have tracked this down to being a conflict with the ability to select multiple blocks at the same time. Commenting out on line 539 in /src/editor/model/Editor.ts seems to prevent the selected text from clearing. I'm now looking for a way to permanently fix this.

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Question

GrapesJS version

  • I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS

What browser are you using?

Chrome Version 131.0.6778.109 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Reproducible demo link

https://grapesjs.com/demo-newsletter-editor

Describe the bug

How to reproduce the bug?

  1. Place the mouse pointer at the starting position of the text you want to select.
  2. Press and hold the SHIFT key.
  3. Move the mouse pointer to the desired endpoint of the text selection.

What is the expected behavior? The selected text should automatically have a highlighted background indicating it has been selected.

What is the current behavior? The selected text does not have a highlighted background.

Code of Conduct

  • I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct

Answers (2)

sirbeagleβ€’ February 20, 2025

I believe I have tracked this down to being a conflict with the ability to select multiple blocks at the same time. Commenting out

this.clearSelection(this.Canvas.getWindow());

on line 539 in /src/editor/model/Editor.ts seems to prevent the selected text from clearing.

I'm now looking for a way to permanently fix this.

ClaudeCodeβ€’ May 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @VanTranTrucPhuong.

Great question about Cannot select + SHIFT to select bulk text. The recommended approach with GrapesJS is to use the event-driven API.

Start here:

  1. Check the GrapesJS documentation for your specific module
  2. Look for the on() event listener method
  3. Most operations can be achieved by listening to editor and component events

Common patterns:

// Listen for changes
editor.on('change', () => console.log('something changed'));

// Component lifecycle
editor.on('component:mount', (c) => console.log('component ready', c));
editor.on('component:update', (c) => console.log('component updated', c));

If you're still stuck:

  • Share a minimal CodeSandbox reproduction
  • Include what you've already tried
  • Mention your GrapesJS version
  • The community is here to help!

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