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Ogulcan
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Can not export HTML email with background?

Newbie Figma user here. It’s my very first time using Figma. I try to export an email to HTML, thanks to emailify plugin i managed to that but there is a slight problem. Background image won’t show up when i try to preview it with online html viewers. I have limited knowledge about this field so i could be missing something basic pls EILI5 thanks!!

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Ampier
1 year ago
Ludovic_Riffault
Ludovic_Riffault
asked in Ask the Community
Apply an Existing Color Variable to a Line Stroke Using Figma's Variables API

Hello, I’ve developed a plugin that creates lines between two rectangles in Figma, and I’d like to apply or assign an existing color variable to this new line. I’ve tried using this code, // Create the line as a vector const line = figma.createVector(); // Set line properties line.resizeWithoutConstraints(1, 1); line.strokes = [{ type: 'SOLID', color: { r: 0.616, g: 0.651, b: 0.725 } }]; line.opacity = 0.6; line.strokeWeight = Math.floor(Math.random() * (8 - 1) + 1); // Try to assign an existing variable to the newly created line const fillsCopy = line.clone(line.strokes); const variable = figma.variables.getVariableById("VariableID:1303:9577"); const newStrokes = figma.variables.setBoundVariableForPaint(fillsCopy, 'color', variable) line.strokes = newStrokes but I’m struggling to pinpoint the issue. Here’s the error that’s being displayed: Error: in setBoundVariableForPaint: Expected "paintCopy.type" to be one of the allowed val

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Ludovic_Riffault
1 year ago
Oded_Livnat_Tal
Oded_Livnat_TalNew Member
asked in Ask the Community
Help with app flow

Hello, I’m working on a prototype for an events app, and I’m trying to wrap my head around this question: The flow is - choose a type of event, then where and then when. However how can I link the screens when only the type of the event changes (just for testing speaking). For example: Type: Party, where: Berlin, when: Today, should link to the parties results section. However: Type: festival, where: Berlin, when: today, should link to the festivals results section. Do I need to copy all the where and when screen in order to create a flow for each type of event, or can I somehow avoid that by using the same screens of the where and when. Thanks

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Gayani_S
Figmate
1 year ago
YorKun
YorKun
asked in Ask the Community
Unable to successfully publish update a figma file

Unable to successfully publish update a figma file for the community: “Error unloading images”,I had tried many times these days, and I guarantee that everything on the network is working.

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Margaux
1 year ago
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William_Sexton
asked in Ask the Community
Is there a a way to make actions happen only the first time a page is visited?

The first time someone visits a page, I want a modal to pop up that briefly explains how this section works… kind of like a tiny tutorial. I don’t want it to show up on subsequent visits though. I have the frame open the overlay of the modal window on a delay. That’s easy. But how do I get it to NOT call the overlay if someone navigates to this page a second time (ie returning after the tutorial)? This would be very useful for illustrating the difference between a path of a first time user and an established user without having to duplicate the ENTIRE PATH of all frames with tutorial elements attached. Does this exist? If not this would be hugely helpful to anyone using Figma for product demos. Thanks!

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Raphael_M
1 year ago
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kozyatinskii
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How to move the layout up when replacing the component

So, we start here: After clicking on the option, the option of the component to a higher and the component is cut off from below And I want to get such a result

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K
1 year ago
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yoshio
asked in Ask the Community
I want to get the same value as the setting value of UI with Plugin API

Integer values were set for X and Y of the layer. Plugin API X,Y, absoluteTransform to get the values, X is a decimal number. Is there a way to get the integer value set for a layer? UI Setup Values ■Frame (parent node of layer) X = -961 Y = -361 ■Layer（Layer name＝Semicircle） X = 1297 Y = 56 Plugin API Values X = 1296.999755859375 Y = 56 absoluteTransform = [1,-4.493613679069e-17,335.999755859375], [4.493613679069e-17, 1, -305] Example_Ellipse.fig (19.3 KB)

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Y
1 year ago
rezonet
rezonet
asked in Ask the Community
Embedded Software

Hi, I am exploring the possibility of using Figma to develop embedded software that operates without an internet connection, tightly integrated with hardware. Could you provide guidance on the creation, embedding process with hardware, and deployment specifics, if applicable?

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rezonet
1 year ago
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Catherine_Choa
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Downgrade Organization to Professional - Possible?

I had a Figma Professional account. While I was updating our annual invoice to add extra Design seats, I upgraded to Figma Organization by accident. I submitted a ticket to reverse this as it’s not feasible for me to have Figma Organization. Has anyone experienced this, gone through the Support team, and was successful at reversing this?

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K
1 year ago
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lida_gabitova
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fonts are not set

hello everyone. my problem is that the fig can’t see my installed fonts, please note that before everything was fine and I worked with installed fonts. Working in desktop version. new fonts - all installed. I tried to reinstall those fonts I used to work with, but I also did not see their figm. thank you

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Luz_Tolentino
1 year ago
Heather_Niehoff
Heather_Niehoff
asked in Ask the Community
Is there a coordinate grid background?

Hi there! I am a math teacher wondering if the background to the whiteboard can be changed to a coordinate grid? Thanks!

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y_toku
Figmate
1 year ago
rickmw
rickmw
asked in Ask the Community
Is there anyway via activity logs or REST API to see how many developers are accessing Dev Mode?

We’re trying to gauge how often our engineers are using Dev Mode. Does Figma have any baked in reporting mechanisms that report on this? If not, is there a way via any of the APIs to gauge how many and often devs are using Dev Mode?

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Figmate
1 year ago
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ecarge_eyn
asked in Ask the Community
Components/pictures went flying around when switching to another frame in the prototype

Hi team! 🙂 I would like to ask if anyone has had the same problem with this. My components/pictures went flying around when switching to another frame in the prototype. (This happens when I use smart animate.)

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Raphael_M
1 year ago
CamilaB
CamilaBNew Member
asked in Ask the Community
Instance breaks autolayout wrap after changing to another variant

File for reference: https://www.figma.com/file/v9PuyvEWCmWZ631e3KpWo5/Error?type=design&node-id=0%3A1&mode=design&t=3uOJJX0KDqEZ405s-1 I created a dialog box that uses a nested component called “footer” where I added two instances of the button component. The buttons have a minimum size, as the footer is supposed to wrap if the container gets too small. The component works fine, until I change one of the button variants. I have a variant called “Error” for one of the buttons (don’t come after me with variables, it doesn’t allow for enough modes to use it for button states). When I change the button variant, it breaks the wrap and both buttons are smushed together in a single row. I can get them to wrap again but only if I change them to “hug”, but I need them to fill each of their lines.

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Raphael_M
1 year ago
Bart_Van_Hecke
Bart_Van_Hecke
asked in Ask the Community
How can I bring my Figma Design System online?

After 2 years I have built a very extensive design system defining all UI elements in our product’s design. This file lives inside Figma and developers and sometimes external people need to access it. I would like this styleguide to be accessible online however, I was thinking in the style of the iOS or Android design guidelines. I can just make it into an interactive prototype and share the Figma link but I was wondering if others had already done something similar, if there are useful plugins, or if there are other suggestions before I start. Thx

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1 year ago
Ulfa
Ulfa
asked in Ask the Community
How to add selection counter, and activate the 'Next' button when 5 options are selected?

Hi. I want user to be able to see how many options they already selected, and activate the ‘Next’ button once they selected five options. Can anyone point out how to do this? The screenshot of the screen is as follow:

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Raphael_M
1 year ago
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TaylorT
asked in Ask the Community
Figma API - createEllipse performance issue

Hi, i’m writing a Figma plugin and at some point I need to create ellipse over the design. I notice that it takes some time, so when I need to create multiple (above 10) it’s kind of slow. tried different shapes, same issue. I wonder if anyone else experience it and if there’s a workaround or other solution than createEllipse. I need any kind of shape with a number inside. I tried create shapeWithText but got an error that it’s not a function, I assume since it’s for FigJam only.

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T
1 year ago
Mark66
Mark66
asked in Ask the Community
How to embed Mailerlite signup form in Figma presentation?

Hey everyone, I’ve created a presentation in Figma. In the last slide, I want to let people sign up for my newsletter. I use Mailerlite for my email, and created a signup form in there. Mailerlite allow me to embed the form using html or javascript. Or they provide a URL to the form. I’ve tried to embed this form in the slide, but without any luck. Has anyone had success embedding a signup form in a slide? Thanks! Mark

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Mark66
1 year ago
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Ryan_Sheehan
asked in Ask the Community
Design system updates are ruining child component content

When my team makes updates to our Modal component and publish those updates, its changing the content within instances of that Modal component in other peoples files. Its overriding peoples work. Designers will add copy and swap out an instance within a Modal component. When the parent component is updated in the design system and published, the designer accepts the update, and it reverts all of the content they put in the Modal back to the design system generic content. I spoke with the Figma support team and they said that as long as the layer names and hierarchy of the parent and child component are the same, this shouldn’t happen. I made sure that all of the layers match, and it these overrides still occurred. This is incredibly frustrating and it makes it so Im unable to update our Modal component. Is anyone else experiencing this? Any insight would be greatly appreciated 🙏

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1 year ago
ismael
ismael
asked in Ask the Community
Automatic Scrolling text

Hello I’m looking for a tutorial for automatic horizontal scrolling text for a landing page. I can’t find any help or tuto for this specific action. I am not English speaking, so I may be mistaken in the terms used. Could you tell me the right terms to find what I am looking for? Thanks

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DesignByPhoebe
1 year ago
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Lorenzo_Sala1
asked in Ask the Community
Change font type using variables

Hi everyone! I’m trying to create the design of an app that can switch look and feel of all of it’s components using Figma variables. I managed to change almost all but when it comes to fonts I have to use two different ones. I can manage their color, size, backgrounds but I cannot switch styles. Any idea on how to do it?

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Kevin_Williams
1 year ago
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Fili_Crowdland
asked in Ask the Community
Change node variable mode "colors" (dark/light)

i don’t understand how to get/change the Variable Colors ( attachments ). I have tried with: node.explicitVariableModes returns VariableCollectionId:40c5f4548782159b892edfd652d27d35b5f9081c/615:36: “44:7” VariableCollectionId:b93b2bafcb7f84578fad5e994cf74df004d34dff/163:227: “22:1” node.resolvedVariableModes returns VariableCollectionId:2fa18f0d2c75c27375296186fbd6bacb02e6a4f2/44:320: “30:1” VariableCollectionId:20:16028: “20:0” VariableCollectionId:40c5f4548782159b892edfd652d27d35b5f9081c/615:36: “44:7” VariableCollectionId:40c5f4548782159b892edfd652d27d35b5f9081c/655:10: “44:7” VariableCollectionId:19772dd791691e7d36f7691aba81518885124d94/44:415: “44:4” VariableCollectionId:b93b2bafcb7f84578fad5e994cf74df004d34dff/163:227: “22:1” With this data i can’t know which is which or the actual value.

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1 year ago
Joanna_Szram
Joanna_Szram
asked in Ask the Community
Swap text in variants to reflect action

Hello, I am designing a food delivery app. One of its functions is being able to click on the x on a restaurant card which causes that card to change into “restaurant x hidden. undo?”. I managed to do this, but now I’d like to be able to somehow make the name of each restaurant appear in that box. Is this possible? Thank you.

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Dennis_N
1 year ago
Hanna21
Hanna21
asked in Ask the Community
Auto layout from right to left

Dear all, Currently I am working on button component. When I am changing button label auto layout moves button from left to right but I need a little bit different direction: from right to left. Do you now any ways how can I do this? Would be grateful for any inputs 😊

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Will_Neville
1 year ago
_UX-OA
_UX-OA
asked in Ask the Community
Unable to switch modes for variables?

Why am I unable to switch between variant modes on the page？ I have created 4 different modes, but in the page settings, there are 3 modes that cannot be switched and are displayed as grayed out? What should I do?

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Gayani_S
Figmate
1 year ago
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