Text component problem
Not sure if I found this code in an Issue on here or on Stack Overflow, but this code here replaces the Divs with a <br/> when you press the enter key. I placed this code in the same file as my grapes-config
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Hi. I wish a text component that do not create new components every time I press "Enter" key to create new paragraphs (this is a bad usability). In addition, the actual text component from the core of grapes has a problem (described in the screencast below). Thanks in advance for your attention!
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Not sure if I found this code in an Issue on here or on Stack Overflow, but this code here replaces the Divs with a <br/> when you press the enter key. I placed this code in the same file as my grapes-config
I looked into this myself a few days ago...apparently there's an insertBrOnReturn option for execCommand, but the browser support is terrible. A solution like this is probably better. @artf How would you want this to change? Should hitting enter insert <br> tags as shown in the top answer on the th...
I've found a solution to my needs using CKEditor and overriding the native "text" component creating my own. My text component now is a div with a css class that identifies the component: Now, typing ENTER does not create a new component. Nevertheless, this solution do not solve this problem, for t...
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