Cannot drag and drop elements in layerManager after change the root
Thanks for reporting this, @mohammedmoulla. Great question about cannot drag and drop elements in layerManager after change the root. 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 o...
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GrapesJS version
- I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS
What browser are you using?
google chrome v139.0.7258.128
Reproducible demo link
https://codesandbox.io/p/sandbox/relaxed-payne-vt3pgc
Describe the bug
How to reproduce the bug?
- add some elements to the canvas
- try to find elements in layer manager and drag or move them
What is the expected behavior? it was working perfectly in version 0.20.2
What is the current behavior? cannot change the root of the layer manager tree ==> only the body I tried all the methods and nothing works
If is necessary to execute some code in order to reproduce the bug, paste it here below: No, just open the link
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Answers (1)
Thanks for reporting this, @mohammedmoulla.
Great question about cannot drag and drop elements in layerManager after change the root. 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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