Cannot drag to move components on mobile
Question
GrapesJS version
- I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS
What browser are you using?
Chrome v133
Reproducible demo link
https://jsfiddle.net/2hjdrb7L/1/
Describe the bug
How to reproduce the bug? Initialize a grapesjs editor using grapesjs v0.22.x with the grapesjs-touch plugin v0.1.1.
What is the expected behavior? On mobile, using the move handler from the toolbar should move the component to another location as was happening in prior versions. Link to demo using grapesjs v0.21.13 where it's working correctly.
What is the current behavior? When dragging the component the drop indicator appears however, releasing does not immediately move the component to the new location. The component is only moved to the highlighted place after tapping the canvas again.
There are no console errors.
Using the following config:
const editor = grapesjs.init({
container: '#gjs',
height: '100%',
fromElement: true,
storageManager: false,
plugins: ['grapesjs-touch'],
});
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Answers (4)
Same issue
did you manage to solve it? Facing a kind of similar issue
Issue still exists in v0.22.6
Thanks for reporting this, @Shuja-Mahmood.
Great question about Cannot drag to move components on mobile. The recommended approach with Canvas 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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