Variable panel not available via menu when project name is allcaps?

Update - 1

Renaming does not cause the panels to reappear. This might have been a coincidence when it happend a couple of times before. I was working in Figma and suddenly the whole panels submenu was gone again and I could not enter my variables.

This is getting really frustrating as I cannot complete my design in time for a deadline because I have to fiddle with settings/closing and reopening Figma again hoping the panels reappear again.

I have attached two screenshots where I have different files open. As soon as I open an other file I have te variables panel/option via search.

But the main project/file where I have the disappearing panel does not.

 

Update - 2 I have uninstalled Figma completely with an sh script so no files are left on my Mac regarding Figma and I reinstalled it again. Still the same bug in the design file for that specific project. Just when I was starting to use variables more...

Hi ​@Tim_Wolf, Thank you for reaching out about this.

I'm trying to fully understand the issue you're experiencing. Are you saying the "Local Variable" modal sometimes won't open, and that the Help menu does not provide the accurate navigation path?

Thank you for providing the screenshots and your insights. In the second screenshot, it appears that you are following the navigation for "Select All with Same Variant." When I tried searching "variable" in Help, I found the right path for "Toggle Variables."

Could you try searching "variable" and see if that gets you to the modal?

Alternatively, you can access the "Local Variables" modal by following these steps:

1. Deselect everything on the canvas by pressing Esc or clicking on the canvas.
2. In the right sidebar, locate the “Local Variables” section under “Design” tab
3. Click “Open Variables” icon.

Could you please check if that works. Here's an article that might help: Create and manage variables

Thanks again for reaching out!

Hi ​@Junko3  In both searches I was typing the same request ‘variable’. The reason one screenshots shows “Select All with Same Variant” Is because with the missing “Toggle Variable” panel this is the only result I wil get. Note the same searchquery in both screenshots.

As it is difficult to pinpoint the way how to reproduce this issue I have not been able to reproduce this at the time of writing my reply to you.

If it happens again I will be sure to revisit your post again. Also one thing I did not do was seeing if the local variables toggle is also gone when I am experiencing this bug. 

I do see the toggle now when I deselect everything, but the help menu also shows the toggle variables menu panel when searching, or going to it manually.

Keep you posted!

kind regards,

Tim

At the time of writing I am experiencing the issue again. Via the top menubar there is no panel to select called ‘Toggle Variables’

the only way to show the panel is to deselect all artboads/frames and click local variables.

It seams I can always access my variable panel this way. But it still think this is a bug.

 

It might be a small UI bug. Try renaming the project with normal capitalization and then check the menu again. Sometimes all-caps names cause menu options to disappear.