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mads1
mads1
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Mar 29, 2023 6:39 PM UTC
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Help auto resize component based on text length?

Hi, im trying to make a “smart component” which would auto resize based on the length of a text label, as well as resize other elements in the components.

i can successfully create a component with a text label which would automatically resize the frame/component based the length of the text, aka how you would make a normal make a dynamic button component by styling the parent frame, but for flexibility reasons i need the background of the button to be a separate component, that i can change and the effect will take effect multiple places, but i can’t seem to make this work with the ‘vanilla’ version of Figma, and would therefore like to ask if anyone out there have suggestions on how to achieve this, perhaps another layout plugin to assist, could point to related topics (already googled without much success).

Screen Shot 2023-03-29 at 20.22.23

i have added an illustration to help trying to explain what i am trying to achieve and how i currently have it set up in Figma.

thanks in advance 🙂
//Mads

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    tank666
    tank666Solution
    Mar 29, 2023 7:51 PM UTC
    1. Wrap the text layer and the background layer in an auto layout frame;
    2. Set the absolute position for the background layer;
    3. Set top and bottom and left and right constraints for the background layer;
    4. Change the size and position of the background layer.
    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
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    tank666
    tank666Solution
    Mar 29, 2023 7:51 PM UTC
    1. Wrap the text layer and the background layer in an auto layout frame;
    2. Set the absolute position for the background layer;
    3. Set top and bottom and left and right constraints for the background layer;
    4. Change the size and position of the background layer.
    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
      mads1
      mads1Author
      New Member
      Mar 29, 2023 10:44 PM UTC

      YES :D… that did it, the key was absolute, i constantly got stuck in “auto layout” forcing elements to be positioned side by side, i wish this was a bit more logical, but at least it’s following logic’ish from css :D.
      thank you all for the quick replies.

        Robert_Wildling
        Robert_Wildling
        Jul 4, 2024 7:22 AM UTC

        Old post, but I am facing the same problem. The solution here says: “set the absolute position for the bag layer” – how do you set an absolute position in Figma?

        Gayani_S
        Figmate
        Gayani_S
        Community Support
        Jul 24, 2024 3:17 PM UTC

        Hey @Robert_Wildling, thank you for reaching out!

        Absolute position is now called Ignore auto layout.

        When you ignore auto layout, you can manually position an object inside an auto layout frame without following the auto layout structure.

        To ignore auto layout, select a child of an auto layout frame, then click in the properties panel.

        On the left you can see the previous design and on the right from UI3.

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        Alternatively, hold ‘⌃ Control’ while dragging an object into an auto layout frame to set it to absolute position.

        Please let me know if you have any further questions!

          Piotr Niklas
          Piotr Niklas
          New Member
          Feb 7, 2025 2:12 PM UTC

          Hey it’s not solved to me. Could you be a bit more specific? I’m attaching my screen. I’m ignoring the position of the rectangle component but it still won’t FILL the width

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