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The file has been deleted but does not appear in the trash can. Can I recover it?

Is it possible to fix this library updating bug? I will make new components, extreme changes etc, and the file won’t detect any changes. It does indicate it knows there is a change though when clicked deeper.

Main question: I have a component that utilizes a .base component which contains another component element. When editing the top level variation I want to detach the child component instance within the .base component without detaching the parent component instance. Is this possible? Supporting Information: You can see in my image the set up of the .base/card with the “Slot” component at the bottom. Within the “Rotation Progress” component I changed the “Slot” component to the “Progress Bar” component (“slot” component is an interchangeable component to help make more variations within one .base component). Now that I have the “Progress Bar” component within my variant, I want to detach just that child component to make further edits. However, when I try to detach instance on the “Progress Bar” component, it will detach instance from the .base/card parent component as well.

If I download a local copy, will it retain the branches?

Desktop app 116.15.15 on Windows 11. Clicking on elements within a project randomly causes the project to reload/refresh. Is this a known issue? It’s a daily occurrence on my files. Notes: These files are not linked to libraries. These files are not collaborative, only I’m working on them These files are low memory use Any help would be appreciated, thank you.

As the title states, I accepted the New Beta layout, but can’t figure out how to go back to my classic layout. HELP!

i have added double "drag on"interaction in my in my image image caraousel, one to go to right i.e. to frame2, one to go to left i.e. to frame3. But in the prototype it only goes to the one side ( the interaction specified first). how to do i make it go both sides?

Projects have been infinitely loading on the Figma Desktop app for Mac specifically across my two MacBook Pro 14in M1 Pro Macs. Prototyping has been a big issue with the prototype of our product rarely opening on the app. For some reason the web app does not share the same problem. This bug has got in the way of my workflow daily and happens very often. Sometime I will have to quit and restart Figma multiple times.

I try to add border to a simple text and it shows you ran out of browser memory but when i go to recovery mode it shows I have all the memory in the world

Hi all, Does anyone know a quick way to get all the colors used in a Figma project, preferably in a json format, that I can take and plug into a tailwind.config file? I’ve tried a couple of plugins but they didn’t seem to work possibly because of the way the Figma file’s set up. Didn’t know if anyone knew of a built in method, that was quick and easy?

Hi, Hello!, I’m wondering if anyone can tell me how to extract / or export the colors from a Figma project (prefererably in json format) so I can plug them into a tailwind.config file. I’ve tried searching the internet and found a couple of plugins that were suggested but when I’ve tried using them I get nothing. Might possibly be due to how the projects set up, not sure. Just hoping there’s an easy, quick way to get that done.

When Figma shows a Font set as PTSans (created in a plain text field with no 100% opacity and no other overlays) why does the generally really good Anima app show it as a different colour? Pls see images. Figma font colours (like FFFFFF) are represented correctly by Anima for 95% of my Figma page design just not certain Text Fields? Cheers Uploading: figma font.png… Uploading: anima font.png… PS why does this comment field delete my comment above and overlay the text names/pngs?

I have a switch that needs to simultaneously control two components. If the switch is on/true - the accompanying text changes color and gains a hover state, plus a frame with content appears elsewhere on the screen. If the switch is off/false - the text appears in a disabled color, and the content frame is hidden. I can handle showing/hiding content, but I can’t figure out the Figma logic to make everything else functional. Using conditionals is not working. The challenge is that this switch will be inside a list with multiple items, each with its own switch controlling its respective components. So, I can’t apply variables at the component level; everything has to be applied to each instance. I appreciate any suggestions. Please, Figma super geniuses, save my live!

Hello! I’m writing because i have just noticed that an old, but yet pretty important draft, is completely missing, i cannot see it in my deleted drafts nor in my other associated account, but i am pretty sure i’ve never deleted it since i haven’t opened Figma in quite a while. There’s any way to recover the draft?

Hi, I’m trying to figure out if I’m using the latest version of Figma. If I click the check for Updates button nothing is happening. The current version I’m using is 116.14.4

In my Figma file the line height for a text box is always in %, but it’d be better for me to control the numbers in px. Is there a way to toggle it? I know I can enter the desired px number and it’ll adjust to the % equivalent, but when supporting devs in creating styles, it’s be better for me to provide a px number. Sometimes I also need to have the typography be comparable to a print companion piece, which never gives leading in %. Anyone know if I’m stuck with creating line heights in %? Thanks in advance

Hello. I found a related post, but have a further question. (https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/25452227367703-FigJam-and-Google-Classroom) Is it possible to have students interact collectively- as a group within a board? I used Jamboard for this collective interaction and I would just share the link to the board. Can this be done without Google classroom? I work with teachers and educators and not everybody has a google classroom account. Thank you!

When I resize an image, I want it to stretch by default not crop: I know I can go here and set this setting to “crop” to get the behavior I want. (despite the counter intuitive name of “crop”) Is there a way to make this the default behavior? It’s weird that Figma’s default image behavior is different than nearly all other software.

Hi, usually I use variable’s modes to set the spacing, width, etc. for different viewports: desktop, tablet, and mobile views of my landing page (I don’t know if it’s the best practice,btw.) If I want to have dark and light mode on top of that, how to organize my variables’ modes? What will the structure looks like since variable modes are commonly used for dark and light mode in term of colors and the have been reserved to define the three viewports’ breakpoint properties? Should I have 6 modes? e.g Desktop-Light, Desktop-Dark, Tablet-Light,Tablet-Dark, Mobile-Light,Mobile Light? Well, It doesn’t seems right to me. Thanks!

Im following a tutorial on youtube about responsive design and the video shows the option to add a collection under appearance and switch between them to change the frame size. (from the video). is this a pro-plan function only?

I’m struggling… I look around and everybody is using the “.” or “_” to hide component when publishing, but my question is: Is the component published but “not” searchable? or is not published? The reason I ask is that I’ve had many instances where I use nested “core” components that I don’t want designer to use but they get out of sync and whenever you are using a component made of multiple “Core components” When you change properties it breaks and asks to update Core component with the little update dialog bottom right… Can someone with extensive knowledge in Figma library share what is the latest and what is the most optimal way to set this up… Currently I’ve got 2 libraries but only one is consumed by designer but its quite a pain and I wish I could just have one… Happy to hear some thoughts…

Hello, I am having difficulty understanding the subscription system. I subscribed to the professional version for two users for one year at $320. Now, it says that $90 has been deducted for one month, which implies that each month would cost $90 or more. I have not added any additional seats; I only assigned admin permissions to developers. Are there any additional charges for that?

I recently started working with Figma Slides! Normally I did this in a Design file because of the possibilities with prototypes. Slides seems to work a little better for presentations, so that’s very nice! However, I cannot manage something as simple as internal linking between slides. I’ve been searching the internet for a while now, but can’t find it. I also try to show a video in overlay using a button. I cannot manage this, just like the internal links. However, this is solved if linking between slides is possible. Then I will make an extra slide with the video. Does anyone know how I can accomplish this?

Hi! I’ve a bunch of designs in 1920x1080 for a TV app. I would like to scale them down to 1280x720. I tried with the ‘Scale’ tool manually, it does work but the text styles and blocs sizes are not whole numbers anymore, which is an issue for devs. Is there any other ways to do it with rounding all the values? (Plugins welcome). Thanks for your help!

I’m using auto-layout for this modal, just like I do for pretty much everything else, and I’m creating a modal, with a text field, and a dropdown. The dropdown should float above the buttons, and I’d prefer to do this with auto-layout. (I know I could use an overlay, it would be nice to control the z-index somehow though)