Once again this week I’ve ran into an issue concerning components/instances and variables.

I was using a simple solid color gradient to mock a scroll fade, and when changing the color or layout of the gradient, all instances would update correctly as expected.

But now since binding a local variable to the gradient (a local style) so that the fade gradient dynamically switches between light and dark variable modes, the instances do not update automatically, requiring me to find and click reset all changes on every instance.

Moreover, even if an instance has been ‘reset’, if nested in another instance, the wrong variable mode is displayed.

Only reason I started paying this last month for Figma was to refactor my files to be more dynamic with variables, yet it’s just constant headaches so far and my work has come to a halt. I’ve ran into more bugs in the last 2 weeks than I have with 3 years of daily use.