feat: prefer user defined coords and dimensions over calculated for for frame (#8517)

* feat: prefer user defined coords and dimensions over calculated for frame

* update changelog

* lint

* show the info only in dev mode and when children present

packages/excalidraw/data/transform.ts

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import {
   assertNever,
   cloneJSON,
   getFontString,
+  isDevEnv,
   toBrandedType,
 } from "../utils";
 import { getSizeFromPoints } from "../points";
@@ -717,7 +718,7 @@ export const convertToExcalidrawElements = (
   }
 
   // Once all the excalidraw elements are created, we can add frames since we
-  // need to calculate coordinates and dimensions of frame which is possibe after all
+  // need to calculate coordinates and dimensions of frame which is possible after all
   // frame children are processed.
   for (const [id, element] of elementsWithIds) {
     if (element.type !== "frame" && element.type !== "magicframe") {
@@ -764,10 +765,26 @@ export const convertToExcalidrawElements = (
     maxX = maxX + PADDING;
     maxY = maxY + PADDING;
 
-    // Take the max of calculated and provided frame dimensions, whichever is higher
-    const width = Math.max(frame?.width, maxX - minX);
-    const height = Math.max(frame?.height, maxY - minY);
-    Object.assign(frame, { x: minX, y: minY, width, height });
+    const frameX = frame?.x || minX;
+    const frameY = frame?.y || minY;
+    const frameWidth = frame?.width || maxX - minX;
+    const frameHeight = frame?.height || maxY - minY;
+
+    Object.assign(frame, {
+      x: frameX,
+      y: frameY,
+      width: frameWidth,
+      height: frameHeight,
+    });
+    if (
+      isDevEnv() &&
+      element.children.length &&
+      (frame?.x || frame?.y || frame?.width || frame?.height)
+    ) {
+      console.info(
+        "User provided frame attributes are being considered, if you find this inaccurate, please remove any of the attributes - x, y, width and height so frame coordinates and dimensions are calculated automatically",
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   return elementStore.getElements();