v0.31.0

facebook/lexicalv0.31.0Apr 30, 2025by lilshady

AI Summary

Lexical v0.31.0 is a minor release focused on improving developer experience and fixing bugs across core, React, Table, and Collaboration plugins. Key improvements include better caret movement in vertical-rl writing mode, configurable entity boundary checks in the typeahead menu plugin, custom cursor sync support in collaboration, and documentation enhancements for commands and update tags.

Key Highlights

Correct caret movement in vertical-rl writing mode (Core)
Support custom cursor sync in CollaborationPlugin (React)
Make entity boundary check configurable in LexicalTypeaheadMenuPlugin (React)
Handle backspace deletion of tables with merged cells (Table)
Improve createCommand developer experience and document common update tags (Website)

New Features

Add keyboard shortcut for comments in playground
Support custom cursor sync in CollaborationPlugin
Make check for entity boundary configurable in LexicalTypeaheadMenuPlugin
Document and export common update tags
Add import support for backslash escape sequences in Markdown
Simplify removeFromParent internal operations in Collab

Full Release Notes

## Highlights

Core
* ✅ #7439 Correct caret movement in vertical-rl writing mode
* ✅ #7450 Migrate string literals to update tag constants
* ✅ #7471 Chore: Update sveltejs dependency
* ✅ #7479 Revert Enter command to use inexact matching
* ✅ #7481 Update KEY_ENTER_COMMAND API docs
Website
* 🆕 #7442 Improve createCommand developer experience
* 🆕 #7441 Document and export common update tags
* 🆕 #7448 Documentation Update: Add detailed guides for key and clone concepts

Playground
* 🆕 #7464 Add keyboard shortcut for comments
* ✅ #7462 Stabilize text format dropdown width in toolbar
* ✅ #7478 Disable flaky "Can expand table to fit content when pasting table into table" in collab
* 🆕 #7482 Refactor autolink tests for reliability

React
* 🆕 #7477 Make check for entity boundary configurable in LexicalTypeaheadMenuPlugin
* ✅ #7488 Re-render tables when the hasHorizontalScroll setting is changed
* ✅ #7486 Support custom cursor sync in CollaborationPlugin

Collab
* 🆕 #7453 Simplify removeFromParent internal operations

Table
* ✅ #7447 Handle backspace deletion of tables with merged cells

Markdown
* ✅ #7476 Add import support for backslash escape sequences

## What's Changed
* v0.30.0 by @etrepum in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7440
* [lexical][lexical-website] Feature: Improve createCommand developer experience by @kirandash in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7442
* [lexical][lexical-website] Feature: Document and export common update tags by @kirandash in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7441
* [lexical-selection] Bug Fix: Correct caret movement in vertical-rl writing mode by @kirandash in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7439
* [lexical-table][lexical-playground] Bug Fix: Handle backspace deletion of tables with merged cells by @kirandash in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7447
* Chore: migrate string literals to update tag constants by @kirandash in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7450
* [lexical-playground] fix: clarify EquationComponent inputRef type by @navidmafi in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7460
* [lexical] Chore: Update internalMarkNodeAsDirty TODO comment by @kirandash in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7457
* [lexical-playground] Feature: Add keyboard shortcut for comments by @kirandash in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7464
* [lexical-playground] Bug Fix: Stabilize text format dropdown width in toolbar by @kirandash in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7462
* [lexical-yjs][lexical] Refactor: Simplify removeFromParent internal operations by @kirandash in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7453
* Chore: Update sveltejs dependency by @Garvit244 in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7471
* [lexical] Bug Fix exact modifier matching for built-in keyboard shortcuts by @10tacion in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7443
* [lexical][lexical-playground] Chore: Deprecate KEY_MODIFIER_COMMAND and use KEY_DOWN_COMMAND for playground shortcuts by @etrepum in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7472
* [lexical-markdown] Bug Fix: Add import support for backslash escape sequences by @etrepum in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7476
* [lexical-playground] Chore: Disable flaky "Can expand table to fit content when pasting table into table" in collab by @etrepum in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7478
* [lexical] Chore: Revert Enter command to use inexact matching by @takuyakanbr in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7479
* [lexical] Chore: Update KEY_ENTER_COMMAND API docs by @etrepum in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7481
* [lexical-playground] Chore: Refactor autolink tests for reliability by @etrepum in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7482
* [lexical-react] Feature: make check for entity boundary configurable in LexicalTypeaheadMenuPlugin by @asevich in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7477
* [lexical-website] Documentation Update: Add detailed guides for key and clone concepts by @kirandash in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7448
* [lexical-react][lexical-table] Bug Fix: Re-render tables when the hasHorizontalScroll setting is changed by @etrepum in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7488
* [lexical-react][lexical-yjs] Feature: Support custom cursor sync in CollaborationPlugin by @simonecervini in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7486

## New Contributors
* @navidmafi made their first contribution in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7460
* @Garvit244 made their first contribution in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7471
* @10tacion made their first contribution in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7443
* @asevich made their first contribution in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7477
* @simonecervini made their first contribution in https://github.com/facebook/lexical/pull/7486

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/facebook/lexical/compare/v0.30.0...v0.31.0