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Max18
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Can I using an interaction show specific states of an instance?

Basically I have a component that is built like a fullscreen overlay in two variations, one Positive variant and one Negative variant. In my design I have a list of items, depending on whether a user taps a positive cell vs a negative cell I want to display the corresponding overlay. The list cells are also components with a positive and a negative variant and I seem to be able to pull an interaction from each variant to the overlay component, but I can’t seem to be able to direct the interaction to a specific variant of the overlay component, but rather to the “component-group” frame resulting in interaction always displaying the first variant of the component. And just to be clear, I realize I can break up the overlay into two individual components and solve it that way, and maybe that’s even the way it’s supposed to be solved, I just wanted to know if there’s some quirk here in Figma interaction that I could use that I’m unaware of? Thankful for any input!

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Gayani_S
Figmate
11 months ago
Tomas_Bana
Tomas_Bana
asked in Ask the Community
How to work with imported component

Hello, I need help with my code. I am importing components from the team library. When I call the import function, I get back a JS promise. I don’t know how to work with this promise. I need to change the text and variants of components in this imported component. My code: async function importNode() { let importComponent = await Figma.importComponentByKeyAsync(“5cad1f5ace96bf648”); const favC = importComponent.findOne(node => node.type == “COMPONENT” && node.name == “Favorite”) as ComponentNode; return favC; } How can I access the imported component and browse it and use the embedded components? Thanks

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tank666
11 months ago
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Rotem_svilem
asked in Ask the Community
Issue when creating a frame

when try to create the frame with add auto layout (Shift + A ) it’s created in this way : Thanks for any help

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M
11 months ago
Maya_Voss
Maya_Voss
asked in Ask the Community
Adjusting a gradient after applying a gradient style to an object

Created a gradient style. Applied it to a shape. Now how to adjust the angle? I know it is possible to edit the style itself. But I am not able to figure out how to edit the gradient in the shape unless I detach that style. Is there a way to keep the style and edit the gradient angle? Possible feature request?

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Chuks_Emmanuel
11 months ago
Sari_Taipale
Sari_Taipale
asked in Ask the Community
Google Material Symbols plugin

I started using Material Symbols plugin for Figma which is really nice for a number of reasons. But it does not seem possible to swap icons in instances of components. For example, I have a button component with text and an icon and I want to use an instance of this button in my design file but swap the icon to another one. Easy to do in the main component but I can’t figure out how to do it in the instance. Am I doing something wrong? With Material Design icons this is not an issue, there is multiple ways of doing this.

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James_Foster
11 months ago
Guy_Meyer1
Guy_Meyer1
asked in Ask the Community
How to *efficiently* create a toggle button (with text) that has a pressed state?

G’day all I’m working on a button component that contains an icon + text, with various stateful animations to toggle between. I hate to ask, but it’s going to be easier to understand what I’m trying to do with a video overview. TIA for any help!

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y_toku
Figmate
11 months ago
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JP112
asked in Ask the Community
Using components from a branch to build a prototype

From what I can tell, I am not able to access any of the new components that I have created in my Library branch, outside of my Library branch file until I merge the branch back into the main Library file. This has forced me to create prototypes (using the new components) in my Library branch file. Is this what everyone else is doing, or am I missing something?

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y_toku
Figmate
11 months ago
Branden_Richards
Branden_Richards
asked in Ask the Community
Component hover effect

Does anyone know why when I hover something it says the same thing to all of the words? I’m trying to get the hover effect to work on different words with one component.

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Branden_Richards
11 months ago
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srimanth
asked in Ask the Community
My figma desktop app is not working due to zscaler cloud VPN

Blocked Navigation to 'Gateway.zscalertwo.net is the message showing by the figma when opening the figma desktop application on my MAC. can you please resolve this issue please? The popup message also says: Please contact Figma support or your IT team with this error message for further assistance.

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y_toku
Figmate
11 months ago
Maiken
Maiken
asked in Ask the Community
Boolean variable gets removed from component variant between files when publishing update

Hi, I’m running into a weird issue with the usage of a boolean variable inside my component. Current situation I have 2 files: library and work file. In the library, there is a button component with variants. The button component has a mode switch between text and icon, for which I use variables. The mode changes spacing, but most important, it has a boolean in it that shows/hides the text. The boolean ‘Text visibility’ has been applied to the text layer It works 100% right now in the library and work file. Both show ‘Text visibility’ applied to the text layer. The issue It goes wrong when I try to add a new variant to the button. When I add a variant (by clicks + or duplicating), the new variant doesn’t have the boolean ‘Text visibility’ to the layer. I apply ‘Text visibility’ manually, which allows the modes to work again. I publish the button component and this is where it starts getting weird. The library version still works as intended. The boolean ‘Text visibility’ gets

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y_toku
Figmate
11 months ago
Serhii_Hubernachuk1
Serhii_Hubernachuk1New Member
asked in Ask the Community
Missing variables for a layer (sometimes)

Hi! I created a set of variables for my breakpoints but occasionally I don’t see an icon to apply mode to the frame/layer. Frame 1: I have this option. Frame 2: almost the same frame but there is no such option. Am I missing something?

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y_toku
Figmate
11 months ago
Mel_Bosch
Mel_Bosch
asked in Ask the Community
Hide background color from components while publishing it to the library or using it as a nested instance

Hi 🙂 is there a possibilty that i can hide for example background color from a component while publishing it to the library or using it as a nested instance. And i don’t want to use a boolean.

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y_toku
Figmate
11 months ago
servantdad
servantdad
asked in Ask the Community
Masks breaking when exporting SVG

I’m trying to export an SVG as a cloud with text in it, but when importing into another program, it ignores the cloud mask. I’ve searched through many posts on here but I don’t see any solution specific to this issue. Here are some details: Type a wall of text Use cloud shape as mask It looks right in Figma, exports incorrectly

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y_toku
Figmate
11 months ago
Spencer_Hurd
Spencer_Hurd
asked in Ask the Community
How can I automatically assign variable values in one collection to another?

So. I need to have nested ‘modes’ for variables. in some cases I need nesting twice. As in: Collection A, ‘Mode 1’ = Collection B variables Collection B, ‘mode 1’ = Collection C variables To do this manually is exhausting, 1000’s of token assignments. Is there a plugin or script anyone knows about I can run to automaticallty assign these links, if for example the variables all have matching names or some such?

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Figmate
11 months ago
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Shreejit_Hora
asked in Ask the Community
Figma mirror not working in mobile even when i select top level frame

I updated Figma app and opened it. and selected a top level frame but the mirror option is not showing. still the unselected state is being shown. i have android 14

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y_toku
Figmate
11 months ago
Laura_Bradley
Laura_Bradley
asked in Ask the Community
Photo Booth Widget: "Invalid image"

I get that “invalid image” message when trying to use Photo Booth in FigJam. The camera doesn’t open at all.

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y_toku
Figmate
11 months ago
Vincent_Huss
Vincent_Huss
asked in Ask the Community
Are the functions Node.width / height O(1)?

Hi ! I would like to know when i do node.width or node.height, if within the Figma API, the retrieval of this information is O(1) or more. in other words, is it precalculated, and available as a data to be just returned ? or does this triggers some calculations involving loops over the children (and potentially recursive) and if it does, is it internally cached to avoid recalculating it twice ? (if nothing was written in between) thanks in advance for the insight !

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y_toku
Figmate
11 months ago
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Donggoo_Paik
asked in Ask the Community
Is it possible to disable or hide variants within a component?

s it possible to disable variants within a component? Basically, If I want to disable the properties that I highlighted in the screenshot but within a variant. Which means, I need those properties with some specific CTA and also need to hide them in some other CTAS

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dvaliao
Figmate
11 months ago
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tonysmethurst1
asked in Ask the Community
New user free plan

brand new user to Sigma. I am presently using the free plan. each time I click onto either new frame or shape etc it shows a error page. can someone point me into the right direction. thank you

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ksn
Figmate
11 months ago
Jonah_Goldsaito
Jonah_Goldsaito
asked in Ask the Community
Adding a shadow to a frame via a plugin

Based on the plugin Effect API page, I would assume this is the right format for assigning an drop shadow to a node: newFrame.effects = [{ type: “DROP_SHADOW”, color: {r: 0, g: 0, b: 0, a: 1}, offset: { x: 0, y: 4}, radius: 4, }]; Unfortunately it fails silently. Anyone know how to do this properly? Also, for any Figma team members out there, would be great to: Get an error that highlights the malformed property causing this to fail Have an example on the API page

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Jonah_Goldsaito
11 months ago
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samG
asked in Ask the Community
Cannot use two after delay actions

Hi, I’d like a frame to dissolve to another frame, after a delay, then show an overlay for x seconds, hide the overlay (which I have working) then move to the next frame, after a delay by dissolving. I’v tried to nest the overlay in a component and use the standard overlay actions but I can’t seem to get 2 auto delay actions to work. Is this even possible?

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S
11 months ago
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Hudoro_Design
asked in Ask the Community
Preview in figma not working

hy all, i have a problem when i want to preview my Figma results, in looks like this: but when i open it on other account it’s not like this, is there problem with my previous account? thanks all

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ksn
Figmate
11 months ago
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Hasitha_Navodya
asked in Ask the Community
Page 1 is left now.How to undo page 1

Page 1 is left now.How to undo page 1

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H
11 months ago
chloe.k11
chloe.k11
asked in Ask the Community
Different font size issue between figma and real app

Hello. 🙂 We have a problem, font size doesn’t look like same size. (between Figma and real app.) All OS have this problem and we don’t know why this problem happen. Usually, real app’s font size is smaller than Figma font size. Add screenshot for asking, and please help us 🥲 I checked this page, but My Figma app interface’s scale is default(100%).

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y_toku
Figmate
11 months ago
Phu_Nguyen
Phu_NguyenNew Participant
asked in Ask the Community
Cannot locate instance that needs update

Hi, I cannot locate some instances on my designs. Those instances are from an other library that are not meant to be in this file and I want to replace them with the local ones. However when I click on their name to look for them, the “Go to instance” button is visible but not clickable (or clickable with no results). I guess that could because the instance is locked, hidden or maybe nested in another instance. This is very annoying to me. Thank you for reading. I hope I will find the solution asap.

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Gayani_S
Figmate
11 months ago
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