Cannot drag to move components on mobile
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GrapesJS version [x] 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 in...
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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 operation...
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