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When i place the overlay manually inside the frame, the prototype does not show me the overlay, but when i choose the other options they work fine, this is getting annoying as we need to position the overlay in the place that we want.

I am new to writing Figma plugins, however i have started quite a large project. Hence, for code cleanliness i would like to hold some of the functions, types etc. in other files apart from code.ts. However, when i try to import a function into code.ts to run, from another file, Figma throws an error that it does not recognize the ‘import’ syntax. Syntax error on line 1: Unexpected token Is there a way to import a function to the code.ts, so that i dont have to copy the whole codebase into code.ts.

Working on a document traversing plugin, I was required to build up a progress indicator in the UI. Basically traversing all pages all componentSets all componentsin this order.I had communication working between code and ui, but from one day to another, this changed. Now I can get only message from UI to code, but not back. Code is sending, no matter what I am handing it for sending, “undefined” .. On UI side, this is awaiting the messages:window.addEventListener("message", (event) => { console.log("Received " + event.data.postMessage) if (event === undefined) { console.error("undefined event sent, why?") return; } if (event.data === undefined) { console.error("undefined event.data sent, why?") return; } if (event.data.postMessage === undefined) { console.error("undefined event.data.postMessage sent, why?") // ^ it breaks here, since postMessage is undefined return; } // .. actual code comes here, but not req

I am attempting to create an animated effect similar to the one you will see at this URL when you click the Menu button. You will see 8 boxes animate in independently, one just after another. Using Smart Animate I can get them to all fill in together, but I cannot figure out how to have each individual element animate in on it’s own. Any guidance is appreciated.  

The documentation here suggest that external agencies and freelancers will be able to edit inhouse files as long as they have their own Figma licenses, removing the need for us to pay for full edit licenses inhouse for them to use. It’s really unclear if this has been implemented or not with the latest changes on 11th March. If I downgrade our agency users seats to colab seats inhouse, can they still edit if they have their own full seats on their accounts?

Hello. Could you please tell me how to restrict the ability to leave comments on the mockup for viewers?

 Copy as Text是我工作中的高频操作，自己自定义了快捷键，但上次更新后发现快捷键不管用了。定位了两天，发现其实是有些文件在菜单栏里没有 Copy as 的操作，举例，同样是选中文字，在一个文件里是有Copy as选项的：而在另一个文件里则没有： 期待尽快解决，谢谢

I am practising autolayout and I have a design with a couple of autolayouts created. However I am wondering why I do not get up the autolayout UI in the panel to the right? The first pic is how my UI looks and the pic below shows how I want it to look/it should look. Does anyone know what issue I am running into? Thanks. 

Hey, dudes! 😀In the teacher's lesson, when selecting an object, a window with options appears at the top, but I don't have such a window in Figma. 🤷‍♂️ As far as I remember, I used to have it too, but now I noticed that it is no longer there. Is there any way to install it? 

Is there a way in export settings to not create a destination folder when exporting frames or images? Please help!

I am currently creating a design system in Figma and I would also like to incorporate entire page layouts as templates into the Asset Panel.In this community file https://www.figma.com/community/file/1380235722331273046 ,there is a section in the Asset Panel called 'Examples' with layout templates. When you embed one of these templates on a page, this frame is not a component, but a regular frame with a blue border, which is made up of subcomponents.Does anyone know how I can implement this in my design system as well? When I insert components  from the Asset Panel into a page, they are always components and not regular frames...

Good day!I am experiencing difficulties changing my billing plan from a monthly to an annual subscription. I would appreciate your assistance with this matter.I am unable to find the "Change Plan" option anywhere in the Billing settings. For convenience and cost savings, we would like to switch to an annual plan.Thank you in advance for your help and for the work you do.Best regards,Rons Cartler

Hi everyone, I’m experiencing some critical issues with Figma libraries and I’d love to get some insights from the community. Parent Component and Instance Connection is BrokenEven within the library file itself, instances are not properly linked to the parent component. When I modify the main component, the changes do not reflect in its instances, and sometimes the parent component cannot be located.  Instances in Linked Files Can't Find the Parent Component Team members linked their personal files to the library and used components from it. However, when selecting an instance and clicking "Go to Library," it navigates to the library file but does not take us to the exact location of the parent component. Additionally, when we try to "Swap Instance," the library does not appear in the list, and instead, it shows "Created in this file.” Does anyone know how to resolve this issue? I’d really appreciate any advice from those who have encountered similar problems 

I built a component, added a string variable, which I called from an on-click event setup on a button.  It was working great.  The next day the variables were gone, and because of it, I can’t control the action on the component. Here’s the local variables (I added a color and a second string, just for testing I really only need the first one in the list):  Here’s a screenshot showing what is available when I try to apply one of those variables (note, the variables are created right in this file, yet when I select “Created in this file” they don’t show up - those two variables that are displaying, are in a different collection, but there’s 8 other variables below those that don’t show either): I cannot figure out what happened.  They WERE showing up when I first created them, and I was using them successfully.  Now they’re not listed as available variables that can be applied.  You can see that they’re in the collection called “Routing Switcher” which was created right within this page.

版本更新后，我的客户端无法使用快捷键，这给我做图带来了很大困扰，希望尽快解决这个BUG

Is there a way to add the other effects on figma slides such hover? Are there going to more animations for the objects in the future?

HiFor a testing phase of a prototype, I would like to collect1) the timestamp of every user interactions (clic, mouse movement, keyboard digit etc).2) Number of click on certain buttonsIt is possibile withing Figma? (but also using Figma API)Alternativaly, it is possible using some 3rd part tool? I used Useberry and Maze, but I can’t therethanks

I don't quite understand why I have 3 collections that I set different modes - responsive grid, font size, newsletter3 collections with mode currently, I have design for newsletter in desktop and mobile version I wanted to assign newly created “newsletter” collection to desktop and mobile so I create Desktop and Mobile mode in my newsletter collection but this collection just won't show in Appearance and also any value I try to search  previously, in my newsletter Desktop 600px, I still can see “responsive grid” and “font size” collection appear in Appearance, but Mobile only show “font size” collection, but now, I don't know why both of Desktop and Mobile can only see “font size” in Appearance now there must be something I don't know about using Mode and Appearance, I thought it is for responsive and light/dark mode, but I have no idea what is the restriction now, also i thought as long as I set something in the Local Variables, I can search them while setting the values. my initial t

Hey everyone! I’m trying to export multiple frames as a PDF, but it looks like the 'Export frames as PDF' feature is no longer available. I’ve checked on my Education plan, my company’s Enterprise plan, and a free account—none of them have the option. Has this feature been removed or relocated? Also, I used to be able to export PDFs with embedded videos, but now they just appear as images instead of videos. Has anyone else encountered this issue or found a workaround?

Hey everyone! I used to export frames as a PDF in Figma, and any embedded videos would remain playable inside the PDF. When opening the file in Adobe Acrobat, the videos would autoplay without needing to click anything. However, now when I export, the videos are converted into static images instead. Has anyone else experienced this change? Is there a way to keep the videos embedded and playable like before?

Hi is this possibel to do on Figma? I am aware it is coding, but is their a simple way to do so on figma.  

Hello there, When I want to change color for instance swap property in component, color is not change in instances. I don’t know whats wrong here. Can anyone help please? Video: Figma issue (?) - Color in instances doesn't change when updated in component - YouTube Thanks

The Slides file is in the same space with my design system files but I cannot see my published colours and text styles within Slides. Is this a known issue or am I missing something?

I am building a shopping cart prototype using variables and for one of the items I have added a counter and a subtotal field that multiplies the item count x price and displays the subtotal.The subtotal field for some reason is displaying 799 (which is the price of one of the other items that gets added to the cart earlier in the user flow) until i click a + on the counter and then it works properly.Is there some way to get that field to display 0? I have tried creating an instance and resetting the instance and all kinds of fun stuff. 

I was wondering why the developers are not matching my design settings, and that is because the settings are simply missing. Here is my UI settings for the interaction: And here is what the developers see: There isn’t even a transition duration? Does anyone know why this is happening? Now I have to write out all the animations in the hand-over ticket?