fix: styles readOnly RichTextEditor, removes interactivity within when readOnly

src/admin/components/forms/field-types/RichText/RichText.tsx

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ const RichText: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
   const [enabledLeaves, setEnabledLeaves] = useState({});
   const [initialValueKey, setInitialValueKey] = useState('');
   const editorRef = useRef(null);
+  const toolbarRef = useRef(null);
 
   const renderElement = useCallback(({ attributes, children, element }) => {
     const matchedElement = enabledElements[element?.type];
@@ -176,6 +177,17 @@ const RichText: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
     setInitialValueKey(JSON.stringify(initialValue || ''));
   }, [initialValue]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (loaded && readOnly) {
+      // disable interactions on all editor elements when read only
+      Array.from(editorRef.current.children).forEach((child) => {
+        const childAsElement = child as HTMLElement;
+        childAsElement.tabIndex = -1;
+        childAsElement.style.pointerEvents = 'none';
+      });
+    }
+  }, [loaded, readOnly]);
+
   if (!loaded) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -215,14 +227,14 @@ const RichText: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
           editor={editor}
           value={valueToRender as any[]}
           onChange={(val) => {
-            if (val !== defaultValue && val !== value) {
+            if (!readOnly && val !== defaultValue && val !== value) {
               setValue(val);
             }
           }}
         >
           <div className={`${baseClass}__wrapper`}>
-            <div className={`${baseClass}__toolbar`}>
+            <div className={`${baseClass}__toolbar`} ref={toolbarRef}>
-              <div className={`${baseClass}__toolbar-wrap`}>
+              <div className={`${baseClass}__toolbar-wrap`} tabIndex={readOnly ? -1 : undefined}>
                 {elements.map((element, i) => {
                   let elementName: string;
                   if (typeof element === 'object' && element?.name) elementName = element.name;

src/admin/components/forms/field-types/RichText/index.scss

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 .rich-text {
   margin-bottom: base(2);
   display: flex;
+  isolation: isolate;
 
   &__toolbar {
     @include blur-bg(var(--theme-elevation-0));
@@ -104,6 +105,25 @@
       background-color: var(--theme-elevation-150);
       padding: base(.5);
     }
+
+    .rich-text__toolbar {
+      pointer-events: none;
+      position: relative;
+      top: 0;
+
+      &::after {
+        content: ' ';
+        position: absolute;
+        top: 0;
+        left: 0;
+        right: 0;
+        bottom: 0;
+        background-color: var(--theme-elevation-150);
+        opacity: .85;
+        z-index: 2;
+        backdrop-filter: unset;
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   &__button {

test/fields/collections/RichText/index.ts

@@ -73,12 +73,46 @@ const RichTextFields: CollectionConfig = {
         },
       },
     },
+    {
+      name: 'richTextReadOnly',
+      type: 'richText',
+      admin: {
+        readOnly: true,
+        link: {
+          fields: [
+            {
+              name: 'rel',
+              label: 'Rel Attribute',
+              type: 'select',
+              hasMany: true,
+              options: [
+                'noopener', 'noreferrer', 'nofollow',
+              ],
+              admin: {
+                description: 'The rel attribute defines the relationship between a linked resource and the current document. This is a custom link field.',
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        upload: {
+          collections: {
+            uploads: {
+              fields: [
+                {
+                  name: 'caption',
+                  type: 'richText',
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
   ],
 };
 
-export const richTextDoc = {
+function generateRichText() {
-  selectHasMany: ['one', 'five'],
+  return [
-  richText: [
     {
       children: [
         {
@@ -220,7 +254,13 @@ export const richTextDoc = {
         ],
       };
     }),
-  ],
+  ];
+}
+
+export const richTextDoc = {
+  selectHasMany: ['one', 'five'],
+  richText: generateRichText(),
+  richTextReadOnly: generateRichText(),
 };
 
 export default RichTextFields;

test/fields/config.ts

@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ export default buildConfig({
 
     const richTextUploadIndex = richTextDocWithRelationship.richText.findIndex(({ type }) => type === 'upload');
     richTextDocWithRelationship.richText[richTextUploadIndex].value = { id: createdUploadDoc.id };
+    richTextDocWithRelationship.richTextReadOnly[richTextUploadIndex].value = { id: createdUploadDoc.id };
 
     await payload.create({ collection: 'rich-text-fields', data: richTextDocWithRelationship });