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Is anyone using slide deck in Figma ? Is it able to import certain assets that I’ve created in another Figma board for collaboration?

Hi everyone! first time here and thought I’d come here for help. I am trying to create a multi select component to add to an app im working on but I am a little stuck. I want the user to be able to select more than one profile however when I prototype to check my progress it won’t let me. It’s hard to explain what the issue is so im going to attach my prototype so you can understand. I feel i’m missing a simple interaction but I will be honest and say i’m not sure on what, im still fairly new to Figma. Any help would be appreciated! View prototype here. And here is an image on how I have my variants and interactions set up. The interaction are essentially on tap, change to and then the respective variant.

So I’m trying to have a blurred background that is fixed while scrolling, but i also have a pagination element that would also blur the background. when scrolling, the pagination doesnt continue behind the elements on the page, and you can then see the background’s background, if that makes sense. Also I dont know where the white shadow is coming from at the bottom of the prototype screen. Figma – 25 Oct 23

How do I shift the focus from the plugin over to the app after I’ve executed some actions on the document through the plugin? I want to avoid having to click on the document every time I have to undo. Currently the focus still stays on the plugin after I’ve clicked a button in it - hence “command + z” doesn’t work.

Hi! I am building a plugin that exports svg templates to be used by another tool. The other tool only accepts svg paths with the default fill-rule of “nonzero” to identify subpaths for cutouts & non-filled areas. I discovered that paths derived from shapes (rect, ellipse, polygon) with outlined strokes generate svg paths with a fill-rule of “evenodd” & all subpaths are drawn/wound in the same direction (counter-clockwise), which is not compatible with the tool. Paths created with the pen tool, with outlined strokes generate paths with alternating draw/winding directions, which works. I’d love to be able to export compatible basic paths using outlined shapes, so my question is: Is there an ability in the plugin API to choose fill-rules or path winding directions, or is this an intentional feature of Figma’s svg generator? Thanks!

I understand that no one creates frames using the “Android Small” or “Android Large” size when designing UI on Figma, but I noticed that “Android Large” uses the size 360 x 800, which is not representative of reality. Currently, most smartphones have a width of 411, and the height can vary depending on the aspect ratio of the screen. For example: Google Pixel 8: 411 x 914 Google Pixel 8 Pro: 448 x 997 If you need information for other Android Form Factors such as Watch or Tablet, feel free to tell me. I’d be happy to provide that information.

I want to know if Figma AI is available in paid plans or not.

Will UI3 allow me to go back to UI2? I can’t seem to find out how to go back a version. I’m struggling on learning Figma now due to this UI3 update in the middle of a course I purchased.

I tried copying text styles from one library to another by cut and paste style, but after that t I found out the text styles disappeared (in all the component and design files that using them…) I was wondering if there is a way to have the style back ? I tried restoring history version of the library file but that didn’t work.

Hi Figmates First time asking for help here, so please bare with me if I don’t explain it throughly enough. I have created a Segmented control and am trying to prototype it so it’s easy to use in our design system. My challenges are: Text properties doesn’t transfer when changing states Hover and selecting (only one option) is not possible at the same time It is build and setup like this: Part(s) I have a created segmented-control-option, with a boolean to change between variants: inactive and active states. Hover should look the same as active state. The text on the segmented-control-option has been linked to a text-property (OptionText). Component: The Segmented-control component uses 3 instances of the segmented-control-option. Each of the instances has been linked to seperat boolean variables that control if they are active or not. Prototyping: Each instance is setup using On click → set variable(s) true or false. Challenges: I would love to be able to hover over an instance

From one moment to the next, my file tabs shifted from being able to easily differentiate page names and file types… to me staring blankly at a bar of sameness. No color in the icons unless you hover. The icons are thin, outlined and hardly noticeable now. The colored icons used to help me distinguish the visual start of a new tab. And the dark background also helped me read the labels better. I did notice that if there is an emoji in the front of the file name, it will replace the file type icon… which I guess can help me with distinguishing page names better but I don’t want to add an emoji to each page name. And then I lose the file type indicator if so. I know there’s an adjustment period for everything, but I’d love to be able to see the icon colors again (without hovering)!

Ow… a lot of text suddenly disappear and suddenly appear new text “GITHOOK server cronjob ex” and we sure no one of my team change It. someone can explain what happened? 🥲

I’m reporting a couple of glitches within a prototype that showcases mobile mockups on a desktop frame for presentations. I’ve already attempted various troubleshooting steps to isolate the problem. Glitch 1: Animation Hiccup The prototype features transitions between mobile mockup screens via animations using Smart Animate. Recently, I’ve noticed a minor stutter or glitch at the very end of some animations on specific screens. Sometimes it’s worse and sometimes it’s a bit decent but the issue remains constant. This behavior wasn’t present approximately few weeks ago. Glitch 2: Zoom Inconsistency Another interaction involves zooming in on a specific mobile screen mockup on click, likely using Smart Animate. Unfortunately, the zoom animation isn’t functioning smoothly. Glitch 3: Icon Popup Animation Certain icons have custom Smart Animate interactions applied. These animations involve a popup effect, transitioning from a small size with zero opacity to a larger size with full opacity (1

Hey everyone, I’ve been working on a website prototype and every now and then when the prototype plays the buttons will either Stop working Move to a location that isn’t correct (highlights will show above/below where the actual button is). Dissapear entirely It’s quite frustrating as these prototypes are to be user tested but i can’t seem to get a consistent experience working. Things that can help: Scrolling less on the prototype Refreshing the prototype Refreshing the page Anyone have a solution to this?

I hope the title makes sense. Going to try to be as clear as possible. So I have a prototype I am working on. Say there is the main screen, then 3 sub screens. I create the transition going from screen 1 to 3. I had to add the elements from 3 to 1 in order to have them animate in properly. Now, a user can also access screen 3 from screen 2 and 4. But I dont want to have to paste the same elements into those to screens as well, since I already did it once. Is there a way to have that same transition repeat without redoing it over and over? Hope that was clear. Thanks

… I can’t stand those fake floating panels, and the nonsense padding of the UI. If you want to create real floating panels (which is done everywhere with rounded corners and drop shadows, like… Photoshop) that’s fine for me. I will use it. But when I’m working on my laptop, this UI3 gadget is narrowing my working space too much.

Somehow the SVG Animate plugin tries to load and freezes me out of dev mode. I don’t think it’s saved, I didn’t use it. I thought I was just clicking on it to read about its functionality, and now it’s like a Figma virus that takes over everything. No matter what I do, it tries to load and I’m unable to access my file in the app. I have to use the browser, which still seems to be searching for this plugin I don’t want and didn’t install. Any ideas what’s going on there and how I can restore functionality?

We are developing AMP (Advertising Management Platform) which is simply a CMS SaaS where there are also images as a type of content that are used as advertising - banners. We would like to make it easier for operators to manage these images. The current workflow is that the exported image (Figma/PS) needs to be manually uploaded into the system where some data needs to be manually edited. For these, we record attributes such as: name (string) campaign (string) position (array of strings) valid from (DateTime) valid until (DateTime) link (string) whether to open in a new window (boolean) alternative title (string) alternative description (string) resources (array of values [key → array of other values]) We would like to enter this data right in Figma (in some panel), where it would be directly uploaded to the target application. What is the ideal way to implement this? Direct connection via a new plugin using the API In Figma, the user would install a new plugin In Figma, the user

Although there is an option to “Show/hide hotspot hints on click” within the options menu in the web/desktop app prototype view, there is no such option in the mobile app. As mentioned by everyone else who has requested this feature, this is critical for user testing with the mobile app. This issue has been posted and ignored several times over several years, so I will continually reply to this thread to prevent it from expiring until it receives a reply from the Figma team: 1. November 28th, 2018: How do you disable hotspot hinting in the Figma mirror app? 2. February 18th, 2020: Remove Hotspots in Mirror App 3. July of 2021: How do you turn off touch hints in Figma Mirror? 4. August of 2021: ​Figma Mirror invisble hotspots 5. October of 2021: Remove hotspots from Figma Mirror 6. October of 2021: Prototyping in Figma Mirror: hiding hotspot hints Please read the description of the request carefully instead of replying by saying that this feature exists in the desktop app. I am referrin

I have a question about mouse enter mouse leave interaction: In a mega menu with an overlay like this: when the mouse leaves “Shop by” for example, the overlay doesn’t disappear UNLESS i leave the menu and hover elsewhere on the page, but for example if i hovered around “SHOP BY” and then went to “NEW” the overlay doesn’t change HERE the figma file I don’t know what i did wrong so if you could check the file and leave me a note I’ll be thankful

Hi there, I’ve published a number of design systems with variable collections before. This is the first time I’ve run into this issue: I have a design library file. I have a primitive and semantic collection The primitive collection publishes with no issues. The semantic collection does not publish. When I check the “Publish Library” settings, this collection shows up under a list called “Hidden” and “These won’t be published” None of the variables have been selected to be hidden during publishing, nor does the collection name have any kind of prefix to mark it to be hidden. I’m at a loss here! Thanks!

Hey! I have been really missing this ‘‘free transform’’ feature for text in Figma. I know there are many plugins, but what i have tried so far it does not do the job for me. So please share your knowledge on this topic 🙂 Thank You!

Everyone else on my Team received Drafts to Move changes except for me, and I believe it’s beginning to cause account issues. When I make a new file using the + button from the tab bar, it has no file location and does not allow me to move it anywhere. I try to stay on top of organization for my team as a UX Lead, and not having the ability to rearrange files is a severe issue. What can I try to resolve this? Already reached out to customer support and their response was asking if they could manually help move my files which is not acceptable.

Hello community, I have issues on importing video into Figma prototype…can anyone help me? I am a Pro account user and I am unable to drag video into prototype. I tried the methods from other posts in forum, such as convert video to webm or clean the cache, none of them works for me and my deadline is very close, can you have a look on it? Same issues in this post: https://forum.figma.com/t/not-able-to-use-videos-in-my-figma-file/40182 Btw, I already submitted some requests to Figma and none of them is responded…I am very urgent and hope there will be a solution. Thanks!

I have the Figma<>Google Calendar extension installed, but when I try to ‘Log in with Figma’ while setting up or editing a Google Calendar meeting, but the button doesn’t do anything when clicked. It’s worked for me before and been very useful; if I recall correctly, it’s done this to me before, and I’m not sure what resolved it.