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I’ve been experimenting with UI ideas for gaming tools and a friend showed me a custom Roblox launcher they told me to check it out. It made me realize how tricky it is to keep the design clean while still giving users the customization they expect. Has anyone here tried building similar flows in Figma? Any tips on keeping things simple but functional?

Hello. I’m developing a Figma plugin to export designs to applitools. This it the manifest:{ "name": "Applitools Plugin", "id": "1011412324421890620", "api": "1.0.0", "main": "plugin.js", "ui": "ui.html", "editorType": [ "figjam", "figma" ], "networkAccess": { "allowedDomains": [ "*.applitools.com" ] }}and I see this in the console when I try to load the plugin’s manifest:Manifest error: Invalid value for allowedDomains. '*.applitools.com' must include a scheme, such as https://. but according to the documentation (https://www.figma.com/plugin-docs/manifest/#networkaccess) the manifest is valid.I want to resolve CORS issue which currently I do using cors-anywhere on herokuapp, but this isn’t something I want to keep for several reasons. I’m using the applitools JS images sdk internally to communicate with applitools, which uses XMLHttpRequest internally. I wrapped it using “monkey-patch” to “proxy” the requests to Figma’s fetch command and tried setting the “n

I have a banner i designed for mobile in a Components file. That banner has multiple states (error, success etc). I would like to have that banner change to a wider (web) version if I change the entire pages platform to Web. How do I do that?Right now, I have setup Mobile and Web breakpoints in the source Foundations file (Components file pulls in Foundations of course).

I recently tried to verify my account for free educational access, but they asked me to upload a government ID for identity verification. I uploaded my National ID card, but it was declined. After receiving an email to upload again, I tried using my passport and driving license, but both failed. What can I do now?

Hello! Could you please tell me when using the Starter plan, is there any limit on the number of teams that can be created for one account?Thank you very much in advance.

Hi everyone,I’m looking for an effective way to improve my Capture The Flag (CTF) skills. Does anyone have experience with platforms that offer a mix of challenges for both beginners and advanced users?I’ve been particularly curious about CTA Box Pro. How well does it handle skill tracking and challenge variety? Are the tasks engaging enough to really boost practical cybersecurity skills?Also, are there any major pros or cons compared to other CTF platforms?Any insights or personal experiences would be really helpful for deciding whether it’s worth using.

Hi designers!I’m trying to create the rounded corners effect and want to keep layout easy to adjust at the same time. Here is an effect I’m trying to achieve:  But I’d like to avoid manually adjusting the rectangular size every time I’m changing the text. With autolayout I cannot achieve the rounded connection: Can anyone suggest how to keep connections rounded AND to work with autolayout?Thank you!

Hi everyone,I'm experiencing a recurring issue with the Figma desktop app on Windows. Every time I open the app, I get a prompt saying there's an update available, and I have to click "Install now" before I can start working.I've already tried: Reinstalling the app multiple times Choosing both "Install on next launch" and "Install now" options But the issue still happens every time I launch Figma.Has anyone else encountered this? Is there a way to fix it so Figma updates just once and doesn’t ask again on every launch?Thanks in advance!

Hello All,  I have a problem which I am trying to prototype and give interaction in Figma.I have a carousel row/recommendation row (like which you see in Netflix etc.), I want to remove/hide it from the view when the user  hovers over the X symbol a ‘Not interested’ message appears. and when user clicks on X symbol two things should happen -The row gets removed  & then a snackbar appears with ‘undo’ button. When the user clicks on the undo button the row appears back.I am trying to protype this using variables & variants but it is not working. Please help , I would really appreciate this. 

 Problem is here: Hello everyone,I have a form input with two states: default focused  In the focused state, it pulls an instance from outside. That instance has a simple structure that runs after a delay. I’m managing the focused state of this form input with a variable. So, when I click on the form input, the variable becomes true and the form element switches to its focused state. When I run the master component directly and trigger the focused state with on-click, the blink effect works. However, when I call an instance from the master component, the blink doesn’t work. Could you help me out? What am I doing wrong?File is here:  

Hello, I recently graduated and the university deactivated my email. I need to retrieve the linked files as those files were really important. Is it possible to do that? I have lost all my academic work. I did backup by adding my personal email to those projects but still can't see them. The university email ID is [redacted by forum admin/moderator to remove PII]

Hi Figma Community,I’m working on translating the Arco Design System from Chinese to English. This includes: All the text content inside layers AND the component properties (property names and their option values) So far, the only method I’ve found is to manually select each component, then copy-paste the property name and each of its possible values one by one. This process is extremely slow and tedious.Is there a more efficient way — maybe a plugin, script, or workflow — to bulk translate both text layers and component properties in Figma? Any advice or pointers would be much appreciated!Thanks in advance!

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Please help ​@Gleb   I’ve seen your solution to this a few times on Figma but I can’t seem to crack it. I am currently working on a few landing pages that utilise our design system to swap out icons and logos, but none of them are sized to fit within the parameters we have set - design system icons are, at largest, 32x32, desired size is 108x108. I’ve created a component with the logo set at 108x108 and whenever I create an instance of that component and change the logo it shrinks back down to 32x32. I’ve seen your files and that you have found a solution, I’ve done my best to replicate but Im just not getting the same result! I’ve linked a test file below with just basic shapes and colours.https://www.figma.com/design/V8W0Qh2YjrWipuoJBsKalE/Untitled?node-id=0-1&t=k7XtHDPJQMK1YJtR-1   

Hi, I hope someone can help with this issue. I have created a component card with a show/hide boolean property for the card description. But when I use the toggle lines appear instead of the text. I have tried putting the description in a nested autolayout but that produces an outline around the autolayout layer instead of the lines representing the text. This has happened before and I got around it but I can’t remember how! Thanks. Images to show the issue attached. 

I’m reaching out because I’ve lost access to a Figma file I was working on using my internship email account, which has since been deactivated. I was the only person working on the file, and unfortunately, I can’t remember the file name.I tried checking Recents, Drafts, Trash, and even my browser history, but I can’t locate or access the file anymore. I also submitted a support ticket (#1415763) explaining the situation, but it was automatically closed without a proper response.Has anyone dealt with a similar situation? Is there any way to recover a file if the associated email account no longer exists?I would really appreciate any guidance or advice on how to proceed.Thank you in advance!

Lately, I’ve been exploring Roblox scripting and it got me thinking: how can tools like Figma be better integrated or referenced when designing UIs for these types of scripts, like Redz Hub, for example?One challenge I’ve noticed is that many game scripts rely on very basic UI layouts or hardcoded element positions, which makes design iteration frustrating. Has anyone here tried bridging the gap between visual design tools like Figma and scripting environments like Roblox Studio?I’d love to hear from anyone who’s tackled this kind of workflow or has ideas on improving the design-to-dev handoff in game development.

New to Figma, lots of traditional design experience. How do I build a grid that does not change the shape of the frame?I am sure it is something very simple, but I cannot see it.

Hi team - Where have fonts gone? What am I doing wrong here? Used to be in the right hand menu but can’t see it anywhere - see attached screen shot, please and thank you! 

Hello world, I am working on a Figma plugin where one of its features is changing fill of selected elements into color variable if the said fill is found within the variables. Everything else is straight forward but when it comes to text, since different characters within one text element could have different colors, I tried to access them using get StyledTextSegments like so:const segments = element.getStyledTextSegments(['fills'])The issue I am currently facing is that fill within textSegments is readonly, So the following code does not work; specifically the part of assigning segment.fills new value:segments.forEach((segment) => { const fillsCopy = [...segment.fills] if (fillsCopy[index].type === 'SOLID') { fillsCopy[index] = figma.variables.setBoundVariableForPaint( fillsCopy[index], 'color', matchResult.variable ) segment.fills = fillsCopy}Is there another way I can make this work?

I’ve been using Instrument Sans and Instrument Serif for a while now and until recently its no longer working. I have the fonts installed in my fontbook and I’ve reinstalled them a few times. Anyone else run into this issue recently?

This is a very strange one and I’ve never encountered a problem like this before having used videos a lot in Figma. I have an Artboard (Frame) which has a video on it. The video plays automatically and when it reaches the end it loops and begins from the start again… The problem is, after the video loops seamlessly one. The 3rd time it plays/loops, it seems to start from approx 2 seconds from the end of the clip - then loops. So it almost ‘jumps back’ at the end. So the follow would be:Video plays through once Then it loops once as it should The next time it plays, it starts 1-2 seconds from the end of the video before going into the loop. It’s so strange the video essentially plays perfect twice and then the 3rd time decides not to loop correctly. I’ve dragged the video onto the Artboard/Frame and this occurs. I’ve tried wrapping it in another Frame and even setting as a ‘background asset’ and the problem is the same every way. There are no interactions or anything else. It’s literall

I can’t work in the app anymore. Only browser version works but doesn’t allow me to open the desktop app. The “Open the desktop app” button isn’t active

One unexpected annual payments have been made.I’d like to refund it.My Unique handle：@af993ffc_b5ac_4

Hi everyone,I used to copy an image (Ctrl+C from browser or local folder) and then paste it (Ctrl+V) directly into an image component in Figma - like for cards or avatar images - and it would automatically replace the image.But recently, this no longer works. When I try pasting, nothing happens. Now Figma only shows options like “Upload from computer” or “Make an image” (screenshot attached).I’m wondering: is this a recent change or bug in Figma?Is there still a way to paste an image directly into a component without having to upload it manually?Thanks in advance!