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alexf
alexf
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June 2, 2021
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Auto-layout component with tooltip

  • June 2, 2021
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I’m trying to create a button with a tooltip on hover:
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The only problem is, as the text is different for each button, so is the size and I can’t use auto-layout as the tooltip will now be included in the frame and so the hover will break:
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If I put the button with different text into an auto-layout next to another button, I get this:
image

Basically, is there a way to resize the component frame without breaking the hover?

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Best answer by tank666

Hi @alexf. You can put a tooltip in a zero-height frame, and this frame in Auto Layout. I just updated the community file where I added a tooltip for the buttons. Duplicate and see how it works.

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tank666
tank666Answer
June 10, 2021

Hi @alexf. You can put a tooltip in a zero-height frame, and this frame in Auto Layout. I just updated the community file where I added a tooltip for the buttons. Duplicate and see how it works.

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UX/UI designer. Figma expert. Creator and developer of plugins and widgets for Figma and FigJam. Check out my resources in Figma Community: figma.com/@tank
    alexf
    alexfAuthor
    New Participant
    June 10, 2021

    That’s awesome. Thanks for that! 😃

    alexf
    alexfAuthor
    New Participant
    June 10, 2021

    Hey @tank666, curious how you managed to make the frame zero-height? I can only get mine to go to 1px.

    tank666
    tank666
    June 10, 2021

    Just write in the input .001.

    UX/UI designer. Figma expert. Creator and developer of plugins and widgets for Figma and FigJam. Check out my resources in Figma Community: figma.com/@tank
      Gabriel_R
      Gabriel_R
      New Participant
      September 4, 2024

      It’s been a while, so this is now solved properly with the “Absolute position” option.

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