[alyeulra]

+1. i am paying this tax tinkering with reactjs getting it to do stuff which is very trivial with normal html/js world

[pluma]

Here's an example of using "trivial normal html/js" inside a React component:

http://www.webpackbin.com/VkDiCyjd-

What gives you the idea you have to do everything with React if React makes something too difficult? React has escape hatches built into it for a reason.