@tiptap/extension-dropcursor

What is @tiptap/extension-dropcursor?

@tiptap/extension-dropcursor is an extension for the Tiptap editor that provides a visual indicator for where content will be dropped when dragging and dropping elements within the editor. This enhances the user experience by making it clear where the content will be inserted.

What are @tiptap/extension-dropcursor's main functionalities?

Basic Drop Cursor

This code initializes a Tiptap editor with the Dropcursor extension. The drop cursor is configured to be blue and 2 pixels wide.

import { Dropcursor } from '@tiptap/extension-dropcursor';
import { Editor } from '@tiptap/core';

const editor = new Editor({
  extensions: [
    Dropcursor.configure({
      color: 'blue',
      width: 2,
    }),
  ],
});

Custom Drop Cursor

This code initializes a Tiptap editor with a custom drop cursor that is red and 4 pixels wide.

import { Dropcursor } from '@tiptap/extension-dropcursor';
import { Editor } from '@tiptap/core';

const editor = new Editor({
  extensions: [
    Dropcursor.configure({
      color: 'red',
      width: 4,
    }),
  ],
});

Other packages similar to @tiptap/extension-dropcursor

prosemirror-dropcursor

prosemirror-dropcursor is a similar package for the ProseMirror editor. It provides a drop cursor to indicate where content will be dropped. Like @tiptap/extension-dropcursor, it enhances the user experience by making the drop location clear. However, it is designed specifically for ProseMirror and may require additional configuration to work with Tiptap.

README

@tiptap/extension-dropcursor

Introduction

tiptap is a headless wrapper around ProseMirror – a toolkit for building rich-text WYSIWYG editors, which is already in use at many well-known companies such as New York Times, The Guardian or Atlassian.

Offical Documentation

Documentation can be found on the tiptap website.

License

tiptap is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.