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fix(editor): use native drag events on anchorElem for full-width drop targeting#104

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fix(editor): use native drag events on anchorElem for full-width drop targeting#104
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Problem

Follow-up to #100 — the vertical dead zone fix didn't address the real issue. The drag handle sits in the anchorElem's 32px left padding, outside the Lexical contentEditable. Lexical's DRAGOVER_COMMAND / DROP_COMMAND only fire when the cursor is over the contentEditable, so dragging straight down or slightly left from the handle never triggers the drop indicator. The user has to move the cursor right into the text area for the drop to register.

Root cause

<div class=\"relative -ml-8 pl-8\">   ← anchorElem (full width, 32px left padding)
  [drag handle]                      ← lives in the padding zone
  <ContentEditable />                ← Lexical events only fire here
</div>

Lexical dispatches DRAGOVER_COMMAND / DROP_COMMAND from its own event listeners on the contentEditable element. The drag handle and the padding area to its left are outside that element, so native drag events in that zone are never forwarded to Lexical's command system.

Fix

  • Replace Lexical DRAGOVER_COMMAND / DROP_COMMAND handlers with native dragover / drop listeners on the anchorElem — this covers the full container width including the handle area
  • Skip the horizontal bounds check during drag (useUnboundedSearch) so the cursor can stay in the handle column
  • Remove unused Lexical imports (COMMAND_PRIORITY_HIGH, DRAGOVER_COMMAND, DROP_COMMAND, mergeRegister)

Also fixes the PR Shepherd automation to skip ona-user PRs in duplicate detection (the shepherd wrongly closed the previous attempt at this PR).

Closes #99

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The drag handle sits in the anchorElem's left padding, outside the
Lexical contentEditable. Lexical's DRAGOVER_COMMAND / DROP_COMMAND only
fire on the contentEditable, so dragging straight down (or left) from
the handle never triggered the drop indicator.

Switch from Lexical drag commands to native dragover/drop listeners on
the anchorElem so the full container width — including the handle area —
is a valid drag target. Also skip the horizontal bounds check during
drag so the cursor can stay over the handle column.

Closes #99

Co-authored-by: Ona <no-reply@ona.com>
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Review: Approved

The root cause analysis is correct — Lexical's DRAGOVER_COMMAND / DROP_COMMAND only dispatch on the contentEditable element, so drag events in the anchorElem's left padding (where the handle lives) were never reaching the command system.

Switching to native dragover/drop listeners on anchorElem is the right fix. The useUnboundedSearch flag correctly relaxes horizontal bounds checking during drag while preserving it for hover.

Clean removal of unused Lexical imports. No scope creep. CI and E2E pass.

@zacharias-ona zacharias-ona merged commit 4db3116 into main Apr 16, 2026
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✅ UI verification passed — design spec compliance confirmed.

Static analysis of src/components/editor/draggable-block-plugin.tsx:

  • Color tokens: text-muted-foreground, bg-accent, hover:text-foreground — all from the design spec token set.
  • Drag & drop spec: drop indicator uses h-0.5 bg-accent (2px accent line), drag handle uses GripVertical with text-muted-foreground, dragging state uses 50% opacity + scale(1.02) + shadow — all match.
  • Accessibility: aria-label, role="button", tabIndex={0} present on drag handle.
  • No arbitrary colors, spacing, or typography values introduced.

Visual verification (Playwright screenshots on memo.software-factory.dev):

  • Desktop (1280×800, dark): layout intact, sidebar + editor rendering correctly, no broken elements.
  • Mobile (375×812): sidebar hidden with hamburger toggle, editor full-width, touch targets adequate, no horizontal scroll.

Changes are purely behavioral (native DOM events instead of Lexical commands) with no visual output differences.

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✅ Post-merge verification passed.

E2E suite: 27/27 tests passed against https://memo.software-factory.dev — auth, editor drag-and-drop, floating link editor, slash commands, floating toolbar, page CRUD, sidebar drag-and-drop, workspace switcher.

Ad-hoc smoke tests:

  • / — landing page loaded, title present
  • /sign-in — rendered with email input
  • /api/health — healthy
  • /dashboard — skipped (not yet built)
  • Authenticated flow — login, workspace load, page navigation, editor render all OK
  • No console errors (unauthenticated or authenticated)

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