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Max_Turu
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Library Color Appears Empty

Hello Figma Community, have anyone faced this issue, we have a library and colors in there, and one of colors accidentally appeared empty though other files using same library see this color asset fine

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1 year ago
Maher
Maher
asked in Ask the Community
SUPER SLOW on Mac Monterey

I recently updated my mac to the latest “Monterey” since then, Figma became so slow that it is literally slowing down everything on my mac, especially the app itself. It is so slow that it is making Adobe look super fast. Am I the only one who is experiencing this?

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Celine_Figma
Figmate
1 year ago
Martin_Aruachan
Martin_Aruachan
asked in Ask the Community
Can the video be downloaded in the indicated size?

When I want to download the video in dev mode, it downloads in the actual size and not the indicated one. Size displayed before download and Video that opens when trying to download: Can it be downloaded to the indicated extent? (428x800) Thanks!

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Gleb
1 year ago
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Selam1
asked in Ask the Community
I cant see my screens in prototype mode

Hi guys, When I send my screens to prototype mode all that shows is a blank screen. Can anybody help me?

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Celine_Figma
Figmate
1 year ago
Oliver_Schwaiger
Oliver_Schwaiger
asked in Ask the Community
Issue: Components do not remember nested instance overrides

I am having troubles with components that nest other components and on those components I would want to expose certain overrides which shall always be remembered by the parent component. Let me give more context: I am building a Footer component. Inside the footer component I am nest a wrapper component “Accordion” making use of a slot component (needed variant controls: state=open/closed) The slot is swapped with a certain amount of stacked layout slots, which then will be swapped with certain list item components, using text value overrides. In short I am speaking of e.g. an About Accordion which holds 5 links. Now the problem: When working inside the footer component and changing the overrides in the boolean (open) state of the Accordion, which exposes the slot components and then change it back to the closed state as a default, the instance of the footer inside of a random file will not remember the overrides done in the master when setting the variant control of the boolean prop t

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Celine_Figma
Figmate
1 year ago
Francois_Jordaan1
Francois_Jordaan1
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How do I set a variable when clicking a component, while also changing its variant?

I have a checkbox component that changes to a “checked” variant when clicked. When I click on an instance of this component, I want to set a variable. But when I add the “on click” interaction to set the variable, it overrides the component interaction, so the checkbox doesn’t get checked anymore. Is this possible to do in Figma?

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Francois_Jordaan1
1 year ago
annaschumacher
annaschumacher
asked in Ask the Community
Interactive components with conditional formatting changing all instances

I’ve used variables and conditional formatting to make my Stepper component interactive. However, when interacting with one instance, the values in its other instances also get altered. How can I make sure it only affects the amount for the one specific instance I interacted with? Ideally, the solution should be generic, as its instances will be used across numerous files. Example: Screen Recording 2023-11-20 at 16.54.11 Prototype settings: Screen Recording 2023-11-20 at 17.04.30

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Celine_Figma
Figmate
1 year ago
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Mattia_Destro
asked in Ask the Community
Blurry text on button

Hello, anyone can help me with this one? When I export I see the text on the button like this… I tried many fonts but still the same. In only happens on this kind of buttons. Thanks

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tank666
1 year ago
S_e_b_a_s_t_i_a_n
S_e_b_a_s_t_i_a_nNew Member
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Why is it not possible to reference string/boolean variables?

It is possible to create alias variables for Numbers, works great. Why not also for Boolean and String variables?

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S_e_b_a_s_t_i_a_n
1 year ago
DavidSomething
DavidSomething
asked in Ask the Community
Is there any connection when you copy a component from a non-published file?

If you copy a component from a non-published file in Figma, into a different file, is there any connection with the original component? If I make updates to the original component, will there be any updates to the copied instance living in a different file?

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y_toku
Figmate
1 year ago
Hazelord
Hazelord
asked in Ask the Community
How to make every variant align to center?

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Hazelord
1 year ago
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Michael_McGettigan_Mick
asked in Ask the Community
Device view in prototype

Hi When I select MacBook Pro device in Figma I can see my designs sit inside the MacBook device in Figmas protoype Present view. When I embed my prototype in my portfolio in Notion the MacBook device disappears. Anyone know why this is happening? Is it because im viewing a desktop design on desktop so it removes the device? Thanks Michael

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y_toku
Figmate
1 year ago
MaxZuman
MaxZuman
asked in Ask the Community
Where is "dark mode" setting for Figma Forums located?

With all the hipe about variables modes and stuff… Why isnt it here?

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y_toku
Figmate
1 year ago
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Sabrena_Chedid
asked in Ask the Community
Pop up frames showing up as their own screen when i present my prototype

My pop up frames are coming up as their own screen when i present my prototype. I am not sure how to hide the frames so they don’t show up. I have 5 main frames I was shown, but I have 9 screens because my pop up frames keep showing up as their own screen when i present.

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y_toku
Figmate
1 year ago
Balguri_Susmitha_Rao
Balguri_Susmitha_Rao
asked in Ask the Community
help me please

Can any one please open the link which shows my project, once you preview my prototype, I am having a problem, where i have created a dropdown menu " choose and option", and i am having some error. You can see it if you preview the " create your own cakes" page. Please help me any one…! Thanks in advance…!!! here is my prototype link Figma – 8 Nov 23

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y_toku
Figmate
1 year ago
shadow.cluster
shadow.cluster
asked in Ask the Community
Different object sizes in Figma and Illustrator

Hi. Can you please tell me why objects are displayed at different sizes in Illustrator and Figma when they are at the same scale of 100%? In illustrator I have disabled the print size preview at 100%. It should be the same in figma and illustrator, but no.

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shadow.cluster
1 year ago
Alice_Holm
Alice_Holm
asked in Ask the Community
Slow loading on share modal

Anyone else experiencing a slow share modal? I almost always have to restart Figma to be able to share.

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Ryan_52
Figmate
1 year ago
Dennis_Keulen
Dennis_Keulen
asked in Ask the Community
Change component variation from overlay click

Hey all, I have a question regarding something i am trying to achieve in prototyping. I got a main CTA button and next to that CTA button i have a dropdown select, i have several variants made containing both the CTA and dropdown select, lets call these 2 combined the CTA button from here. From variant A, i click the dropdown and show a dropdown menu with options as an overlay. Now when i click an option from the overlay, i want too change the CTA variant and close the overlay. I can link from the dropdown select from the variant component to the overlay frame to show the overlay, but I cannot link from the overlay back too the variants component and choose too change the variant (point 2 from above). Wat is the current method to achieve this? I don’t want to switch frames, because nothing inside the frame (with like 20 components) changes except for the select showing the chosen option/variant.

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Todd11
1 year ago
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Tom_Saunders
asked in Ask the Community
Variables displaying twice once as local and second time as external library

I have the issue where my variables are displaying twice in any menus when I have ‘All libraries’ selected. They’re listed once as local variables (no title) and then a second time as library variables under the files name. I thought perhaps I had some how turned the file on as a library for itself but if I had done that I would also have text styles and components being listed twice which I do not. The list of variables that are being presented as though they’re from an external library only update when I publish the library (which I guess is expected in an odd way but it mean if I mistakenly choose a variable from the wrong list it won’t update instantly, I’ll have to publish the file first before I see changes despite those changes being made in the same file).

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dvaliao
Figmate
1 year ago
Come
Come
asked in Ask the Community
What's your developper handoff workflow with Figma?

Hello! As Figma’s inspect panel may have changed the rules for teams used to Zeplin, Invision, Avocode or other Handoff tools, I thought it would be interesting to open a topic about your developper handoff workflow. Do you ? : Still use handoff tools (Zeplin, Invision, Avocode) on top of Figma Invite developers into your files and use only the inspect panel Use UI libraries (Material UI, Vuetify…etc) to code your design and doesn’t really need handoff Use design-to-code tools like Anima, Overlay, Figma to Html, Pxcode or other plugins. Happy to chat about this 🙂 ++

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1 year ago
Poora
Poora
asked in Ask the Community
Plugin Free Trial

Hi, I’ve written a plugin for Figma. I would like to offer a free trial for users before they pay for the plugin. How would I go about keeping track of when the user first started using the plugin? Currently I’ve implemented the Payments API. There is a function called getUserFirstRanSecondsAgo() that provides information on how much time has passed since first open. This works. But the issue is that the Payments API is new and is by invitation only. So currently I cannot publish the plugin. I’ve requested to be added to the waitlist, but that is not guaranteed. Is there another way to keep track of either the time since first use or number of uses? I’m also aware of Figma.clientStorage(), but apparently that isn’t secure enough. Thanks Poora.

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Gayani_S
Figmate
1 year ago
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tibovanreesux
asked in Ask the Community
Animations fail when inserting video in backround

Hi there, I am currently working on the UI of a website, making the prototype for testing in Figma. All animations worked perfectly until I inserted a video into the hero section as a background. When I hide the video, everything works fine. Does someone know what to do? Cheers, Tibo

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Gayani_S
Figmate
1 year ago
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Eric_Wald
asked in Ask the Community
Instance Swap Porperty Not Used Within Component

Not sure what’s going on. I’ve already set up Instance Sap with icons in buttons and they work just fine. But now I am trying to make an avatar component with preset variants for different types of people, and an extra one that will be an Instance Swap. I set up a Component, “Custom Avatar Placeholder”, with an Image inside of it, to select for the Value of Instance Swap. Next to Properties in the right panel, I click the “+”. I Give the Component Porperty a Name of “Custom Photo”. I select the “Custom Avatar Placeholder” Component for the Value of the oOmponent Property. I click “Create property”. Now, under Properties, I see the “Custom Photo” property, but there is an alert icon across from that, and hovering over it shows “Not used within component”. Not sure what I’ve missed. Any Ideas? Thanks!

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1 year ago
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Optimity_Admin
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Not receiving email (activation nor updates)

Hi, i have a user with an issue with receiving emails. this former user came back to the company. So a new google account has been set up as a Figma account. this user is can receive any email on his google account except for Figma. No Welcome email, not other email etc… he can log in using google sign in but that’s it. any help or reason why? I tried to contact support but i’m scare they take ages to reply

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Celine_Figma
Figmate
1 year ago
cicek
cicek
asked in Ask the Community
Component - figma duplicates the icon

Hello When i create a component to make a button (with a text, a shape and an icon which is a component itself), Figma duplicates the icon as well. What is the best practice? What should i do with this duplicated icon? Thank you.

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tank666
1 year ago
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