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Figmate
seniManager, Community Support
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Figmate
16 days ago
jkvx
jkvxNew Member
asked in Ask the Community
Grabbing colors from figma libraries (colors from both Styles & Variables) via plugin API possible?

I’m doing some plugin development and have a figma document that has a couple libraries added to the file, and these libraries contain both variables and styles with different color values. I am trying to access the color values for all these variables and styles from both libraries programmatically via the plugin API. Ex:  Is this even possible currently? Or is there any workaround to access the color values associated with variables & styles from libraries associated with your document? I know the plugin has a teamLibrary API designed to work with library files, but I only see two available methods (getAvailableLibraryVariableCollectionsAsync and getVariablesInLibraryCollectionAsync), and I don’t think either of these are able to give me the color values associated with the variables in the library. And in addition, neither of these methods work with Styles in the libraries (only variables). Any input is appreciated, thanks!

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jkvx
56 minutes ago
TheCommonTiger
TheCommonTigerNew Participant
asked in Ask the Community
Unable to edit font styles

I’ve been trying to edit a font style in Figma and the changes are not applying.  How can I get it to work?I’ve edited the font multiple times, and don’t see the change reflected in my selected instance or other instances. I’ve tried quitting and restarting. I’ve also tried applying a different text style, but the font doesn’t change then either.  

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TheCommonTiger
2 hours ago
edtang
edtangNew Member
asked in Ask the Community
Text variables don't show up in dev mode if input in a text property

Hi! I’ve been using text variables to help map each text field to a specific string ID for localization - but when I select a text variable in a component with a text property, inspecting that text field won’t show the variable in dev mode. My current workaround is to detach all components with a text property, but I was wondering if anyone had better solutions. Thanks!

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edtang
3 hours ago
Feedlike
Feedlike
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Добро пожаловать на форум (RU)

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Ivan46
3 hours ago
KennLucas
KennLucasActive Member
asked in Ask the Community
Swap Component Won't Expand to Fit the Content

First, so sorry to bring this up again. I know we have all struggled with this for a long time. Gleb seems to be the only master to have really nailed it!​@Gleb ,had this solved pretty well in a previous answer to someone. I have made it work in the past, but this time I am at my wits end!I tried a lot of different options. I tried making EVERYTHING hug. I tried the fix to fixed size without auto layout. It just is not working for me.I have a navbar component with a round “seal” logo displayed. However there are times where a different size or shape logo will have to be swapped there. I will not be the one controlling the logo, so vendors could throw in anything really.Here is the file that I have along with a video showing how I tried to do it. Figma is being weird about uploading the file so you can view and get my Figma file directly here.  I REALLY do not want to have someone detach the instances in order to customize that, but I am close to scrapping the whole thing.  I am exhaust

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KennLucas
4 hours ago
dei_bit
dei_bit
asked in Ask the Community
Why do many shortcuts take so long to implement?

To begin with, I want to clarify, that I love Figma, it is literally the tool for web designers… sorry for the other aps, but Figma is, by its philosophy and its disposition, it is like that… so we have to collaborate to improve it as much as possible. The work that you team have done… pufff… is BRUTAL, you have really created something beautiful. Reflection: Well, as designers, or programmers we like Figma❤️…we really love it… It’s a beautiful tool. Why else would we spend time learning it and come to want more sophisticated and efficient workflows to be developed? This only happens when you have exhausted all the known methods that the program itself offers you to do what you can do… What I mean by this? In summary: the main question is clearly in the title of this topic… But really… Why is it taking so long? Is there anything we as developers can do about this? Should we stop insisting on wanting specific shortcuts that will never be implemented because it is not the

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Diogo_Figueira
7 hours ago
MiloW
MiloWNew Participant
asked in Ask the Community
Copying starts history - WHY?

OK, so a common thing, at least for me as a designer, is going back some steps, copying something and then going further to the “present” and using what I have copied. Now I don’t know if it’s in Figma (probably yes) but just now in FigJam it turned out going back and copying resets history which is a big NO NO. Why would copying start new history feed in the file?

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MiloW
7 hours ago
a23Marcos
a23MarcosNew Member
asked in Ask the Community
Text exported as PNG does not have the same width and height that text that in the figma file

Hello, I spent some time trying to find a response in existing question but wasn’t able to. Here’s my problem: I have a text object that would show 593x89 (width and height) in the properties panel.  But, when I export the element to PNG, the file I get is smaller (cropped) 587x61 px The exported file is used to create HTML code to replicate the figma file, so when we set the asset to the same position that in the figma file (e.g. top: 219px, leftL 56px), it’ll look off position, because of the missing “padding”. Here is the exported “cropped” asset on top of the original image:  Is there a way to export the asset with a size matching the figma object, or to find out the “cropped” top and left pixels so it can be added to the top and left position? Thanks a lot in advance 

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a23Marcos
7 hours ago
mvasilieva
mvasilievaNew Member
asked in Ask the Community
Communicating Components with conditional prototyping with hidden elements

Hi, I finally figured out conditional prototyping and this is a game changer to me.Now I can use component with only one variant, but conditionally prototyped.(If you need some example: it’s a check box, and when check an additional input field “Please, specify” appears)… By default, my variable is false (unselected checkmark) and the input is hidden.This is great for prototype and usability testing using the prototype, However, I have concerns about how my PM will comment my designs and also how developers will discover that?Do I still need to create another variant to show checked view? How do you solve this? 

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mvasilieva
8 hours ago
Gopichand
Gopichand
asked in Ask the Community
How to change units of smart guides to Percentages

I’m working on a project in Figma and would like to align my elements using smart guides with percentages as the units. Currently, they display in pixels, but I need them to be in percentages to create a responsive design. Can someone guide me on how to change the units of smart guides to percentages in Figma? Your help would be greatly appreciated!

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Morris_Joe
8 hours ago
Hannah Mclaughlin
Hannah MclaughlinNew Member
asked in Ask the Community
Issue with getting a button click to navigate to another page

Hi there, I’m having an issue with being able to click a button an navigate to another screen. I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong but when I select the play button and ad interaction - on tap - navigate to, there is no option to navigate to the “Game UI” screen? I’d really appreciate any advice, thank you!  

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Avokadomos
9 hours ago
Artaherzadeh
Artaherzadeh
asked in Ask the Community
Change open/close direction for auto animate

Hi I want this component to be opened in the blue arrow direction but no matter what I do, it will open in the red line. When I click on the chat button, it should go up right, not down left.

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Avokadomos
9 hours ago
PandaUser
PandaUserNew Member
asked in Ask the Community
Request for early access to Figma AI

Hello,I am writing to you as a loyal and professional Figma user for several years. I would like to express my interest in the new UI3 and Figma AI features that you recently introduced.I'm a designer who uses Figma on a daily basis to create designs, logos, website models, branding and many other creative projects. I'm also registered with Figma Pro through my school, which allows me to take full advantage of your platform's features.Having followed Figma announcements and updates closely, I quickly expressed my interest in Figma AI by activating it in my account settings as soon as possible. However, despite using Figma intensively for several hours each day, I still haven't had access to this feature.I understand that Figma AI is being rolled out gradually and randomly, and that some people have been lucky enough to get it before me. Nevertheless, I've been looking forward to using Figma AI for several months now, and I'm convinced that this feature would be a great help in my day-t

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PandaUser
9 hours ago
Ouso
Ouso
asked in Ask the Community
AI features

I just purchased a professional subscription today, but I cannot find any AI features on my interface, How can I fix this? do I need. to enable them or do sth about it?

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John55
10 hours ago
Stenly
StenlyNew Member
asked in Ask the Community
How do I create this text effect in Figma

Can you do it with gradient perhaps? This far haven’t figured it out yet.

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Avokadomos
11 hours ago
haijing.zhang
haijing.zhangNew Member
posted in Ask the Community
Figma vs Figjam for competative research that contains a lot of website images

Hello, I’m working on a UX analysis work that will contain a lot of screenshots from different competitor websites. Which type of file will be more suitable for that - Figma or Figjam? Thank you  

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haijing.zhang
11 hours ago
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Kenny_Pee
asked in Ask the Community
[Apple Silicon] Opening a Figma link on browser does not open in Figma App

Seems like Figma on browser does not identify that I have the desktop app installed.

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KoWi
11 hours ago
Louise Urquhart
Louise UrquhartNew Member
asked in Ask the Community
Editable text turning into vector by itself bug

Has anyone else encounted editable text turning into uneditable vectors - even though you haven’t manually converted it. A lot of the text on my page is now uneditable - and I’m struggling to figure out why it’s happened…!

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Gayani_S
Figmate
12 hours ago
Sascha_Koeth
Sascha_Koeth
asked in Ask the Community
Sell on Figma Community - 3rd party payment vs Figma payment

Hi all! If I have a 3rd party payment integration for the plugin I built do I still need to apply to the waitlist “Sell on Figma Community”: docs.google.com But it is not 100% clear for the case of allready having a 3rd party payment integration. They say that you can use 3rd-party payment integrations, but with that integrated, can I just go through the publishing process and if I get approved they will just label it “Third-Party Payment” and publish it or will I first have to be chosen from the “Sell on Figma Community”-waitlist even if I do not want to use Figma´s own payment gateway? Thanks! Sascha

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Rishabh Gupta
13 hours ago
Peltzi
PeltziNew Member
asked in Ask the Community
Project shared to Team members, but not all can access

Hi,I have a project, to which access has been granted for an entire Team. Nonetheless, my colleagues within that team report not being able to access the project.The project permissions state that 8 users have access through the Team, even though the Team is larger than 8 users.What might prevent the remaining members of the Team from accessing the project, and how can I fix it?I’m also noticing as I browse the Team member list, that some users I can “Grant admin access” and others I can “Invite as admin” instead. Seems like those I can “Grant admin access” to are the ones who can access the project. I seem to be unable to figure out what the difference between these users is, and therefore, how I can get rid of this difference. 

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Peltzi
14 hours ago
Marjolein3
Marjolein3
asked in Ask the Community
Inspection tab not showing

I alternately work on my laptop and my desktop computer. I worked with Figma on my laptop computer, and the ‘Inspect’ panel was showing. Now I installed Figma on my laptop computer, and I can access the project I was working on, but the ‘Inspect’ panel doesn’t show. I can use the ‘View’ menu to show both the ‘Design’ and the ‘Prototype’ panel, but not the ‘Inspect’ panel. What’s wrong?

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Christian Glacet
16 hours ago
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Lydia7
asked in Ask the Community
Images not showing up

For the past few months I’ve been able to see my images on my file but for the past few days all the previews have disappeared & I’ve tried to update Figma, update my computer, clear my Figma cache and nothing has worked. The images are still within the Figma but I just can’t view them

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Jaynal Abedin
16 hours ago
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Ajinkya_Muley
asked in Ask the Community
How to download background image only, ignore/hide other components

How to download background image only, ignore/hide other components

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Christian Glacet
16 hours ago
Marlon_B
Marlon_B
asked in Ask the Community
Interactive nested component not working...again!

Not sure if I’m going crazy or missing something completely basic but I have a component which contains several nested component instances for . The expandable nav is simple enough with 2 states of OPEN and CLOSED and I have several of these inside a auto-layout frame, which allows each nav to be expanded or collapsed. The interaction works fine until I convert the into a component, then the nested interactions no longer work! Here is an example file containing an instance of the component which do NOT work and a detached instance which works perfectly! Figma – 8 Oct 24 Any ideas welcomed!

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Aaron_H
16 hours ago
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