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I am trying to use Figma as my main software to produce my designs. But my frames are being exported with a bad resolution from Figma. Exporting as PNG and even using 2X is not getting the full resolution as I see on Figma. Anyone with the same issue?

Is there color selector shortcut? Not I or control CI would like to find whole color selector from right side property panel.Whenever I want to select some color to apply, every single clicking the right color icon is annoying. 

Hello 👋 Complete newbie here. I have a wirefame that’s perfect in Preview mode. But when I want to show it in Present mode the frame is at 100% percent zoom?! Where/how can I adjust the scale with the new interface? I have been searching for the answer and watching Figma videos all week but can’t work it out 😭 Pics below for referencePreview mode Presentation mode 

Hello all. I am having trouble when I resize a vector by changing its width or height in the properties panel and its aspect ratio is locked. I have a vector shape that has a width of 100, and a height of 22.6. When its aspect ratio is locked and I change its either its width or its height in the properties panel to a whole number, it will change the other property to the nearest whole number, rather than to the nearest two decimal places like it used to do with the old constrain proportions button, which either stretches or shrinks the shape in one direction and not the other, changing its proportions. Does anyone know if there is a reason for this that I am not understanding, or a way around it? Or could it be a bug? I’m finding it a little frustrating that the proportions of my shapes are being changed when it didn’t use to do this. Thanks for your help.

I've noticed that some plugins in the Figma Community feature animated icons. I’m trying to do the same, but I keep getting an error indicating that only PNG or JPG uploads are allowed. Does anyone know how to work around this and successfully upload an animated icon? 

Hi ! I would like to create a scroll animation where, as the page scrolls, a section's background remains fixed while the section itself moves over it.Thank you, Mélinda  

Hey All! I’m currently cleaning up my design system from unnecessary unused libraries. And Figma shows the amount of used instances/styles/variables, but there’s no way to see in file where they are.Is there an auto way (maybe a plugin?) to find and remove remnants/footprints of styles and instances from detached libraries? Such libraries are marked “Used in this file” Thanks!  

Hi everyone,I’m looking for a professional and experienced app development company that specializes in medicine delivery apps. The app should have features like real-time order tracking, e-prescription integration, secure payment options, and user-friendly UI/UX.If you’ve worked with any reliable development firms or have recommendations, please share your experiences. Also, any insights on cost, development time, and key challenges would be greatly appreciated.Thanks in advance!Would you like me to tweak it based on specific requirements?

Hi :), As text-box-trim/text-box-edge is now available in Safari TP and in development in Chrome, we are trying to evaluate this as a progressive enhancement. Unfortunately, we are experiencing a completely different result with what Figma and a compatible browser renders, considering the same input and settings. We could see that by default Figma uses both for text-box-trim, and cap for text-box-edge, but the end result is radically different: I am unsure if the issue is coming from the browser or Figma, but after opening an issue on Webkit, I was told that it might be Figma not respecting the spec: 261137 – text-box-trim leading radically different results from Figma I am not familiar enough with all the details of the spec so I can’t really say who’s correct or not, but with such a completely different result, this option is not really usable as of today :). Thanks!

Hey, I’m doing some remote testing with my prototypes and recording the results over video calls, but I can’t figure out a way to see where my users are tapping and clicking. You know on testing software you can see little circles appear when users interact with the screen, is there any way of turning that on in Figma prototypes?

I’ve been working on a file for over a month.  It was in my drafts folder and suddenly when I clicked on Figma app today it said something about can’t access so I hit refresh and now the file is completely gone.Giving context - this was my file and was not shared with anyone.  It’s extremely important as it was due literally today and finished working on it last night.Can anyone help?

Hi there. I have a problem in Vc Code. i cant open any file dev mode in Figma. Could you help me pls? Figma for vs code is not available for this file talk to your admin for more details.

I built a prototype last week, and now coming back to it with fresh eyes I’ve forgotten everything I did 🤣 woopsy!I made a handful of local variables, and I’m not sure which ones I wound up using and which ones I can safely delete.I found out how to identify variable tokens used in the design, like colors, but I can’t find a similar process for identifying variables used in prototyping.Is there a plugin or maybe a native feature I’m missing?Thanks in advance!

I want to create a button using auto layout that extends from the left, not the right when I edit the text.  The only way I can get the text to extend to the left is when “resize to fit” isn’t selected, but then only the text extends, not the background frame of the button. Surely there’s a way to do this?Thanks in advance,Lucy

No se como explicar, soy principiante, estaba trabajando en el diseño de mis maquetas para hacer un prototipo de alta fidelidad, para un trabajo de un curso, estaba editando textos y al borrar una palabra y al dar enter, no se, cambio total el aspecto de mis diseños. Solo son como esquemas de pagina, lineas de recuadro y textos en blanco y negro. No se como volver a mis diseños con fotos, textos y color.

Hello,I’m using getVariableByIdAsync API to get a variable info. For example, I try to load a color variable which key is VariableID:d2c9451722738c45a0c75047e467b459856cce94/49352:54The code will be:const iconTertiaryVariable = await figma.variables.getVariableByIdAsync("VariableID:d2c9451722738c83a0c75047e467b459865cce94/49352:173");If I use the color variable in the figma file already in another element, it works. But If I haven’t used the variable yet in the file, I got error always. It says:The variable with id "xxxxxxxx" does not exist.How I can load the variable without this error?Thanks,Toshi

Hey! I’m Ajani Ben, from Oyo State Nigeria, Can someone guild me on how to apply for student lead for figma. Thanks.

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I have a component with three variants, each made up of a single frame, and prototyped the three together. In the instance, each has an image fill added as an override. Fills two and three are lost when previewing/interacting with this. I also tried an additional frame in each variant, and again added the image fills to the instance with the same outcome. Frames are named the same for Smart Animate. Instant produces the same results. As simple as this is, am I missing something?

I'm trying to use a Boolean property to toggle the visibility of a layer inside a component instance, but it's not working. I added a Boolean property to my main component and tried to bind it to a layer's visibility. I right-clicked the eye icon, linked the property, but nothing happens—toggling it in an instance doesn’t hide the layer. What am I missing? Any help would be appreciated!

I’m on a mac and am attempting to add a keyboard shortcut for “reset all changes” on component instances. I can’t seem to figure out the menu command I need include. I have tried “Reset all changes” as it appears on the instance menu, but that doesn’t seem to work. Any insight would be appreciated!

Usually when i open a file, a new tab opens for that file, but now i only see the design file but no tab is opened for it. I’ve tried changing teams and re installing Figma but nothing changed. Help please

Hey everyone! I recently was shared a file to edit within my team and I was able to edit and view without any issues. However after a week or so when I try to jump back into these files it is now requiring me to verify that I am a student or educator. I’m unable to do this because I am neither and if I can’t do it then I am unable to edit the file. Other members of my team are not experiencing this issue. Is there any solution in order for me to be able to edit these files again without verification? Does it have something to do with the owners permission of the file?

Well, I’m doing a project that uses a lot of overlays, and I want to use the manual option, but the preview appears sometimes… when I want to position one preview it doesn’t show up, but some times it works. What can i do?For example, the preview doesnt appear even I close this windows of interaction… what do I do?