Issue #6374πŸ’¬ AnsweredOpened January 17, 2025by Harshsne261 reactions

Cursor position misplaced

Quick answerby mohamedsalem401❀ 1

Hey, I've checked your code and tried to debug it. It seems to me that the code is not passing the mouse event to the onActive method, which is needed: ```js componentEl.addEventListener('click', (ev) => { component.view.onActive(ev); });

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GrapesJS version

  • I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS

What browser are you using?

Chrome

Reproducible demo link

https://codepen.io/Harshsne/pen/gbYjOWO

Describe the bug

How to reproduce the bug?

  1. I have called onactive on single click so that i can edit the textbox in single click.
  2. The cursor should be placed where i click ,that is what happens in double click event(that is what is expected when double click it changed to single click).

What is the expected behavior? ...cursor should be placed where i click

What is the current behavior? ...cursor goes to the starting of the textbox

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Answers (2)

mohamedsalem401β€’ January 22, 2025

Hey, I've checked your code and tried to debug it. It seems to me that the code is not passing the mouse event to the onActive method, which is needed:

componentEl.addEventListener('click', (ev) => {
    component.view.onActive(ev);
});
ClaudeCodeβ€’ May 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @Harshsne26.

Great question about Cursor position misplaced. 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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