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Kevin_Chiang
Kevin_Chiang
asked in Ask the Community
The worst bug I have ever encountered: Permanently lost style definition in design library

So today I encountered probably the worst bug ever after being a huge Figma advocate for so long. Let’s say you’re working on a project and are using a design library. If you accidentally “Move Style Definition into this file” and then try to undo it with CMD/CTRL+Z, you will forever lose that style definition. It will be in your design library, but no projects that use that library will read it. So suddenly all my company’s components that use “Body” are just “Helvetica 16px”. I had to delete the “Body” style in the design library and manually set all the text inside to a NEW “Body” style again. I had to spend the past few hours fixing the discrepancies caused by this bug or “feature”. More info and other users mad about the same thing: Spectrum – 8 Jan 19

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1 year ago
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Melyat_Sunaeva
asked in Ask the Community
Variant does not update in the prototype

I’m updating the component in the variant look like okay, but when I click prototype still shows old wrong version.

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Celine_Figma
Figmate
1 year ago
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Niloofar_Kh
asked in Ask the Community
Back to top button isn't working

Hi all, I’m trying to create a back to to button but everything that I tried according to previous topics here in the community didn’t work for me. I tried to use the sticky scrolling and make the frame bigger so the button stays at the bottom of the page but it’s not working. When I go to the preview, it doesn’t even show the button. the button is also the top layer. I also don’t see any “fix position when scrolling” under constraints. Alternatively I tried fixed scroll behavior but that doesn’t work too. Can you please help me? I really don’t know what I should do.

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Celine_Figma
Figmate
1 year ago
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maddie4
asked in Ask the Community
How to open a workspace in desktop

Hi, when I open the Figma website it says my browser is outdated (Safari). I have the app, but the app prompts me to login in a browser – the only button to do so automatically opens the link in Safari. I have other browsers installed that work (i.e Chrome) but the app won’t let me choose which browser I open the link in. Clicking on the “troubleshooting solutions” on Safari open a new tab on Safari for me to download Chrome (rather than opening the login link in Chome, which I already have downloaded). It alternatively prompts for me to login via the desktop app (which I have), but clicking on that makes me download the desktop app (I already have it). This is a circle and I am stuck in it. Please help. I just want to login in desktop.

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Gleb
1 year ago
Ssempijja_Charles
Ssempijja_Charles
asked in Ask the Community
Windows app freezes and just flashes

I have been suffering with this issue or almost two months now, when you try zooming in or moving things around the app freezes and stops working and just goes black i have tried everything my flags are set my computer supports whatever kind of graphics but i have no idea how to do this. I have added my system specs and a video e

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Celine_Figma
Figmate
1 year ago
taras-stoliar
taras-stoliar
asked in Ask the Community
Simplify instances impacts performance?

Hey, does anybody know if “simplify instance” can reduce memory consumption and improve Figma performance? Or is it just a cosmetic feature?

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Celine_Figma
Figmate
1 year ago
Kata1
Kata1
asked in Ask the Community
Plugins doesn't work correctly

Hey All, When I want to run any plugins it doesn’t show correctly. I run the plugin and it seems that is opened, but I only see a header and not any more option to work with the plugin. I tried with different plugins and also I restarted my computer and Figma too. I only see this. Anyone can help what to do? Thanks in advance!

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Celine_Figma
Figmate
1 year ago
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Anna_Mitterhauser
asked in Ask the Community
"Failed to load realm" error when reopened Figma Widget

Hi everyone! Currently experiencing some difficulties while developing my Figma Widget. Yesterday it was working just fine but today when I restarted Figma (and Visual Studio Code oc) i got several error messages and warnings (see screenshot) plus the Widget is not viewable anymore. Most present error whenever I reset widget state is “failed to load realm”. Does anyone know what went wrong here and how to fix this? Thank you! > Failed to load resource: net::ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED > Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 403() > Access to image at … has been blocked by CORS policy > failed to load realm

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Vitaly_Gachkovsky
1 year ago
Jairo
Jairo
asked in Ask the Community
Spell check in Spanish

Hello, I have the following problem. My Figma APP wont show me other languages than english for the spell checking feature. I have my computer set to spanish, in all windows possible options. I don’t know where else to look at. Pls hlp

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Jairo
1 year ago
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design5
asked in Ask the Community
How to change plan?

We were using three editor seats, but we invited them to the Figma project as we started collaborating with an outsourcing company. Now that the project is completed, and we are only using three editor seats again, we no longer need the organization plan. How can we switch back to the professional plan? and didn’t remove they permit 5~6 month ago… can i get refund?

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Gleb
1 year ago
jina0691
jina0691
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How can I remove this library color?

In Library Color, how do I delete the square color library at the top? What is the difference between round and square shaped libraries?

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jina0691
1 year ago
suarau_uthman
suarau_uthman
asked in Ask the Community
The spacing mode in the advanced autolayout cant be found in my figma app and i am using the latest version,but it is available in the figma that my online coach is using,here is a screenshot of his

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tank666
1 year ago
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Ilya35
asked in Ask the Community
Red highlight on UI Kit

Good afternoon, I encountered such a problem when using iOS 15 UI Kit for Figma (Community), a red highlight appeared, please tell me what can be done about it?

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hamza_abdulnabi
1 year ago
Cenk
Cenk
asked in Ask the Community
Random numbers from 0 to 9 by using variables when pressed button?

hey everyone, I’m trying to create a simple random number generator by using variables but I stuck. here is the silly approach to solve this issue: In short I bind the some random numbers by using set variable option. But I assume there should be a better appoach to make this in Figma. here is the prototype thanks in advance, cenk

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Cenk
1 year ago
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Alex234
asked in Ask the Community
Control order in which components show in Shift-I component search

We have an icon library and a component library at my organization. I would like the components to appear before the icons when searching in the component search popover. I have tried prefixing all icon names with silly things like [口] (which is the Japanese character for end and is after all characters in the alphabet), however when I search, the order is clearly not strictly alphabetical, as it sometimes still comes before other things.

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Erik_Bue1
1 year ago
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hades.jr.top.1.gg
asked in Ask the Community
AEUX text is not exported correctly

Text loses parameters of the leading and the tracking after export from Figma to After Effects. What am I doing wrong? Can’t put screenshots 'cause I’m a new user

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H
1 year ago
Scott_Whitmore
Scott_Whitmore
asked in Ask the Community
Open Link in same browser tab?

When adding a prototype link of “On Click>Open Link” is there any way to control whether that link opens in a new tab or stays in the existing tab when viewing in a browser. I’ve seen it happen both ways but can’t figure out how to control it. I’m linking between pages of the same project and would love to keep in all in one tab.

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KennLucas
1 year ago
Eslam2
Eslam2
asked in Ask the Community
Layer icon meaning

Hi, just want to know what is the meaning of the highlighted icon I know the auto layout but what is the sort of scanner brackets around it? thank you

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tank666
1 year ago
Zlatko
Zlatko
asked in Ask the Community
Toggle layers inside a compoent with a boolean variable?

I have a component that has two layers on top of each other. Is it possible to turn one on, while the other is turned off (and vice versa) with a boolean variable? To top it off, can I have multiple instances of that component inside a frame, and change the variable mode so all layers‘ visibility can be controlled through that main frame?

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Nate_G
1 year ago
Apirak
Apirak
asked in Ask the Community
How to Distinguish Local Variable from Direct value and Aliases in Figma API 🤔

I’m working with the Figma API, specifically with variables, and I’ve encountered a bit of a puzzle 🧩 I need to determine whether a variable obtained using let value = figma.variables.getVariableById(variableId) Is a direct value or an alias? Right now, I’m using a workaround to guess this, but I’m wondering if there’s an official way to do it. Here’s a snippet of my current approach: private isVariableAlias(obj: any): obj is VariableAlias { return ( obj && typeof obj === "object" && obj.type === "VARIABLE_ALIAS" && typeof obj.id === "string" ); } private resolveVariableName(variableId: string): string { const variable = figma.variables.getVariableById(variableId); if (!variable) { return "can't read variable"; } const valueByMode = variable.valuesByMode[Object.keys(variable.valuesByMode)[0]]; if (this.isVariableAlias(valueByMode)) { const underlyingVariableName = this.resolv

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James_Yang
Figmate
1 year ago
Marius2
Marius2
asked in Ask the Community
Pasting frames into new page will not copy the comments

Looking at previous questions on this forum, this is not possible yet and I wanted a few people to confirm. Pasting frames into new page will not copy the comments. There is no option to stick / attach comments to a frame, but just the stickiness when you move a frame into the same file (but not even this works consistently). Can someone suggest also a workflow around these buggy and unreliable behaviours? Eg some plugin that uses real objects/text frames that are collapsible and move as expected as any other object? Thanks! PS: There is no CUT option in Figma menus? Initially I thought the issue was because I use keyboard for cutting but even if I use COPY, it still doesnt work.

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ksn
Figmate
1 year ago
Isaque_Pereira
Isaque_Pereira
asked in Ask the Community
Updated master doesn't push updates to instances with other swapped instances

Hi everyone! I was updating a file and just noticed this for the first time in a while. The case: I have a collection of Icons, each one being a component isolated. They are all black. I also have an Icon Action component that is basically one of those Icons with auto-layout and some padding, and I kept the original icon color. In that case, I use an “Icon Placeholder”, a dashed circle or a grid. So, when I’m really using it, I just swap the icon placeholder instance to the desired one. Let’s imagine that, for no substantiated reason, the icon color should be changed from black (original) to red. The logic path is made this change on the master by electing that Placeholder Icon on Icon Action component and changing the color, right? Not exactly. All the Icons swapped inside the Icon Action, still black (original icon color). But at the same time, if I change the Icon color to blue for example, those swapped icons became blue. I couldn’t find a way around this. Not even to just reset th

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Isaque_Pereira
1 year ago
Jannah_Abbygail_Sandico
Jannah_Abbygail_Sandico
asked in Ask the Community
Need Help Setting "Fit Width" Viewing Parameters for My Figma Prototype Link

Hello, Figma Community! I’ve recently compiled my UX portfolio and set it up via a Figma link. As this portfolio will be shared with non-designers, I want to make the viewing experience as user-friendly as possible. So far, I’ve managed to adjust the prototype parameters for hiding the sidebar, hiding hotspot hints, and hiding the Figma UI (thanks to this community post. It’s been a smooth process, but now, I’m looking for some guidance on how to set the prototype viewing parameters for the “Fit width” option. Any help or advice on this matter would be greatly appreciated. I want to ensure my portfolio is accessible and easy to view for everyone. Thank you in advance! Best, Jannah

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Margot_Gabel
1 year ago
kennyr
kennyr
asked in Ask the Community
Missing Variants option in right sidebar

I no longer have a variants option in my right sidebar. I select a component with or without variants, and nothing. This is a very big problem. Has anyone encountered this glitch?

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Homepage_Helden_GmbH
1 year ago
Ssempijja_Charles
Ssempijja_Charles
asked in Ask the Community
I cannot select drop down menus with a mouse/ trackpad

I am currently using Figma on both web and the windows app but when i try selecting options from a drop-down menu, they don’t work. I have to manually select with my keyboard. I have about 4 mice and all don’t solve the issue. Any help?. The drop downs work for other apps

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Gayani_S
Figmate
1 year ago
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