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Hi, can anyone tell me what do I need to access Design/Dev Mode/whatever on a Figma link in order to export images from a Figma prototype?I used to have an option to go to Design Mode or Dev Mode or Ask to Edit, but not anymore, something changed and I have no idea what and how. This is all very confusing and not having an option inside the preview is just bad UX .

I have a display problem on the icons from Font Awesome 6: Instead of displaying the icons, the names of the codes of each one are displayed I can temporarily fix the problem using the quick actions: Select all with the same font Recompute text layout in selection But randomly the problem occurs again. What other things have I tried? Test with a partner to recompute the text to see if it fixed it for both of us at the same time to rule out that it is a local or cache problem. It is not tied to anything specific to windows or macos as it happens on both. We tried uninstalling the font and installing it again. When the characters are changed, it does not happen in the whole file,

When I try to publish changes, I get this error, I couldn't find any tutorials on how to fix it

Hello to everyone!I made the first plugin for my community. It works well, but I can't share it with others.I assume it's because of the review status.How long will this status last? I have a very simple plugin.

Hi Team, I hope this message finds you well. I am currently encountering an issue with hyperlinks in Figma instances and would appreciate your assistance in resolving it. Issue Summary I’ve created an Index component that includes hyperlinks to three other Figma files (Moodboard, Resell, and Other Project & Component Library). The links work perfectly within the master component file. However, when I use the component instance in another Figma file, the hyperlinks no longer function as expected. Details • Component File: Index Component Link • Instance File:

Is there a way to enter variable values manually by name directly into input fields, without selecting them from the panel? For instance, I have spacing values like 100 = 8px, 200 = 16px, 300 = 24px, and so on. I was wondering if there’s an option to type their names or values—like space-100 or 100=8—directly into the input fields and have them automatically filled with the corresponding values. Repeatedly choosing these values from the panel slows me down. I think allowing manual entry would speed up the workflow and improve precision, especially when reusing known token values.

So I tried to update my resume in figma (why not, if everything is in figma) and I have 2 page 1080X1398 simple text and nothing no image, or any kind of graphic and the file size is 3.5MB. I had a pdf resume with just 90KB file size. is there a way I can reduce the file size problem is there is no PDF compressor tools working, hardly reduce 30-40% of file size not more than that.

Its been a few weeks now and I have been waiting to gain access of Figma Make. I know the rollouts are happening slowly and everyone will gain access soon but still would love to know the timeline. I have a professional plan and I would prefer having an edge in getting the access to feature early than others. I see few others already using it and posting about it. Kindly let me know when will I have access to it [Post title updated from “When will Figma Make be available to me?” to “When will Figma Make be available, and are there any usage limits?” by a moderator on Wed, June 11.]

Hi iI’m new to Figma  and have only been using it for about a month now. Up until now I’ve uploading svg images from canva into Figma with no issues.  However this morning a number of sections from my screens where images have been uploaded have gone black? But not all images. I feel as its connected to SVG files but its not been an issue until this morning.. I also just tried using png and it was coming out fine. But this method is not really not idea and lacks the customisable edge and flexibility on splitting the image etc unlike SVG. Also when I do the demo mode, no issues as everything looks normal with no black image blocks appear can anyone help? New to this 

When im on a different window and alt+tab back to figma, it loads the home tab instead of the tab i was on before. This is extremely annoying cause i have to then navigate to the desired figma tab every time. I switch between vs code and figma 1000 times per day and its doing my head in. Is this intended behaviour or a bug? I dont know why it would be intended.

I am trying to install code connect on my Mac, for an iOS app.I installed npm (latest to date) npm install -g npm@11.4.1 I installed code connect npx figma connect --token=<my token>I selected my components and hit returnand consistently got this error message:I tried from my office and from hotspot, so unlikely caused by network issues.Does anyone have any idea? 

Like many others, I’d like to reference components from our design system or other style files when creating something in Make.  This page on the Figma Help site says a Design Library can be attached to each Make file so I can reference components from it, but I don’t see the Browse Libraries link the article mentions to attach it - specifically this direction from the article, “Above your components, click Browse libraries”.  The Browse Libraries link isn’t there for me, only a random assortment of components seem to appear. Maybe I need to move the Make file to a different folder on my account?  Any advice would be helpful. Thanks! 

Hi All! I using of this project, but I have problem with set color border. I can't choosing light grey from pallets color. I have opportunities only choose dark grey, but is opportunitie set color for font: dark and ligh grey. Why there aren't set that same for font and border? I didn't know how made shape with light grey.Link to img screenshot: https://postimg.cc/HVX0NxMk (edited)I used project from: https://www.figma.com/community/file/1157625510956011362

I am new to Figma and come from a programming background (C#, HTML and CSS, Java Script). After viewing the appropriate videos and reading your official written documentation, I feel that none of it helps me understand the fundamentals. There does not appear to be any “Top Down” Videos or documentation. Of course, there is a lot of fragments covered in many videos and documentation but nothing I can find that ties it all together. From my perspective, and hr. or two spent with one-on-one training would save me many many hours sifting through multiple videos and documentation documents. While I understand that Figma does not currently offer one-on-one training, there must be some Figma expert out there that is willing to do a couple of paid hours of training. Anyone in the community interested?

Hello, I am trying to get my prototype of a mobile app to have a fixed (not scrolling) header and footer. The elements don’t scroll when I select “fixed position” but the content behind them does not scroll all the way, leaving a bit of desired space on the page behind the fixed elements. Anyone know how I can get the page behind the fixed elements to scroll all the way? Anyone else running into this issue?

Hello! For context I’m working on an application that syncs design system files from Figma and compiles them into CSS for multiple sites.I’m currently trying to implement some additional styles for links and trying to get the text decoration color / text decoration style / etc. from the Figma REST API, but it is not present in the styles or nodes. Is there currently a plan / way to get this data from the REST APIs or a timeline on this being available?Thanks!

Hello I have to export a lot of assets for a client, can be several thousands. I noticed that when exporting, some assets still have that pixelated rendering that looks like progressive JPG. I’m quite sure this is because when exporting, Figma hasn’t finished loading all the HighRed images. So I tried scrolling through all my images at more than 100% zoom and waited for Figma to load the complete image when it wasn’t. Did that through all my assets, launched export, and it still had that pixelation on some of them. I think by the time I had scrolled through all my images, Figma just decided to go back to low res for some of them, which is not very nice… Do you guys have any idea how I could resolve this? Thanks

TL;DR I want to know if anyone has explored using “Preferred Values” instance swapping as opposed to large Component Sets as a way to improve memory performance in both the Library and downstream project Figma Files.I have a Library file with very complex components for charts in the UI. The components allow other designers to deeply configure a chart, and every aspect has nested variants for controls to be used in downstream project files. Each chart has many nested instances for controlling aspects such as the axis labels, number of columns and rows, the marks, count of series to be presented, and the legend, and the state of the data.A single nested instance could contain hundreds of variants, as many as 5 tiers deep.  For example, a Trend Line instance can be configured with Variants for line style, which series it is, how many columns are in the data field, and the type of data.

 We have a problem with updating components. We have published the updates, but they are not arriving in the file where the instance is located.  What can we do? They are not hidden with a point.  

I’m currently building a website using Figma Site, and I’m trying to make a button redirect to an external URL (e.g., https://google.com). I’ve set the link properly in the button settings, but when I preview or publish the site, clicking the button does nothingHas anyone experienced this?Is there something I might be missing, or is this a bug/limitation of Figma Site?Would really appreciate any insights or solutions. Thanks!

Recently, I develop a figma plugin to use with my system and service. I need request api of back-end which requires cookie that stores in figma. But when I try set “Cookie” in header of a request, I get error that chromium dose not allow javascript to do it. So now I have no idea to send cookie to back-end, what can I do? I do not want to change my back-end suck as jwt for auth.

Hey Folk. I’m trying to export a frame in Figma which has noch images, just text, forms, blurry layer…When I export this frame, the file size is around 18MB and I don’t get why? I’m creating presentations with Figma and when you’ve 50 Slides… Do the math… Any help here?

We have build are own design library. We use this one for all our prototyping. If i use the library there are style variables that i don’t reconize. The file i’m working in, doesn’t have any style variables so it isnt ‘created in this file’ .  I think there is an component in the library that doesnt uses our variables but variables from an other library. How can i find that component, zo that i can fix this?   

Hi folks, I’m trying to create a prototype which allows me to toggle a layer visibility on and off using a ‘Hide’ checkbox which sets a boolean variable (applied to Blue box layer appearance ). In the file, I can hide the blue box when checkbox toggled on, but I cannot show the blue box when toggled off. Here is prototype: Show hide layer Am I missing something really simple here?  Any advice appreciated…  

I have created a number of tokens for type:Primitive;Family Weight Size Line Height Letter SpacingThen created a number Semantice Type variables for headings font sizes ext.I created these directly in Variables Pane.Originally they all worked with - when I place some text on screen and highlited it th I would go to the Typograpyh panel and variable styles would be listed. However when I publised this file. and attempted to acces the typography it was not available in other files. I feel like I am doing something simle wrong - as it was workgin previously . Any help is very. much appreciated.