I have a repeatable pattern, where the source use a variable that has two modes; light and dark. The mode is set to auto (default: light) on the pattern frame itself.
When the pattern is applied and I swap the mode in a frame from light to dark; everything changes, except from the pattern. In my case the pattern should have turned to a dark color.
Is this a bug? A feature? And is there a workaround?
What’s the selected blend mode for the pattern in appearance and fill ?
What’s the selected blend mode for the pattern in appearance and fill ?
It is pass through :)
I assume it’s not a bug but rather the way it’s build: Figma at this point treats a pattern as a “visual snapshot” and not as a live, component-based entity (although I think it should be the second). It basically picks up the “visible state” of the source.
I was having the same situation, wanted to write about it and came across your question.
The only “workaround” I found to be working, is to place both the screen frame and the pattern source within a parent frame, and then change the mode on that parent frame. Not the best, but does the job for presentation or smth.
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