Style Manager Fails to Interpret Descendant Selectors Correctly
Yeah, that's not supported as there might be some performance implications trying to match any possible rule there. What you can do though is select any rule via styleManager.select
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GrapesJS version
- I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS
What browser are you using?
Chrome Version 131.0.6778.205
Reproducible demo link
https://codesandbox.io/p/sandbox/naughty-microservice-5hp3h4
Describe the bug
How to reproduce the bug:
- Add the
dark-styleclass to the body:editor.getWrapper().addClass("dark-style"); - Add a descendant selector rule:
editor.CssComposer.addRules(".dark-style .test-block { margin-top: 50px; }");
What is the expected behavior: Interpret in style manager as margin-top: 50px;
What is the current behavior: Does not show up in style manager, but renders correctly in canvas
Html example:
<div id="gjs">
<div class="test-block">Hello World!!!</div>
</div>
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Answers (4)
Yeah, that's not supported as there might be some performance implications trying to match any possible rule there. What you can do though is select any rule via styleManager.select
Ok, thanks for clarification - currently using select, any ideas how to target media tags that way?
You can get the CSSRule you need (getRule) and then pass it to styleManager.select
Thanks for reporting this, @MLMarxx.
Great question about Style Manager Fails to Interpret Descendant Selectors Correctly. The recommended approach with StyleManager is to use the event-driven API.
Start here:
- Check the GrapesJS documentation for your specific module
- Look for the
on()event listener method - 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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