Add a title attribute to the Layers panel elements
Question
Hi @artf ,
When I have several elements nested in the Layers panel then some elements names are truncated because the Layer panel's width is not big enough, I know that custom resizable panel can be a solution but adding a title attribute would be enough for the majority of the use cases.

A tooltip (title) would be helpful to the user.
grapesjs/src/navigator/view/ItemView.js May be adding a title attribute to the follow line can do the job? https://github.com/artf/grapesjs/blob/7a23e20fe5138c37088ef05382f7c759cb6fa951/src/navigator/view/ItemView.js#L47
Example:
<div class="${pfx}layer-title-inn" title="${name}">
Let me know what do you think,
Thanks!
Answers (3)
Yeah, why not... would you like to create a PR? :)
@artf of course, thanks! I'm going to create the PR...
Thanks for reporting this, @Franci5co5aoco.
Great question about FEAT: Add a title attribute to the Layers panel elements. The recommended approach with GrapesJS 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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