I have a big file (130K layers) and recently I add the new variables for text styles and boy the file running very slow, I can’t edit nothing, not mentioning play with the prototype.
It has nothing to do with my PC or memory usage (14%). I had to remove the variables for text styles to make the file run faster and it works.
This new feature is great but until this performance issue will not be resolved I will not add variables for text styles to my projects.
Best answer by ksn
Hey all - I know this has been a pain point for you, and I do want you to know I am hearing you.
From my end, I don’t have an update -- after the original issue with the text styles was addressed, any lingering/newer reports were determined to be part of a separate issue, and file review would be the best option in identifying the problem for everyone’s unique instance.
With that said, my best recommendation now is to do the following:
I’m going to close this topic since it is older + the original issue was resolved. If anyone who comes across this is experiencing any issues you believe are related, please create a new forum topic. Appreciate your understanding!
Got it - thank you @Weirdo – I sent your message over to the engineering team. It does look like there’s still work that needs to be done.
For anyone else that sees this message from me:
If you could still let me know if things are still slow OR if things seem fixed for you, I would appreciate it. If you could also include what OS + browser version + app version you’re using, that would be immensely helpful as well.
I’m using:
Still having the same slow issues here. I have a test file if you would like it still?
OS Mac Ventura version 13.6.6
Figma Desktop app version 116.18.6
FYI: the copy/pasting & duplicating of text styles is a pain.
@Martin_Hill Yes please – can you share edit access to it with support-share@figma.com, and then let me know the name of it? You can PM it to me if you’d prefer.
Hi,
I cleaned the app cache and restarded and reloaded tabs, but it’s still slow on my side as well. The file is linked to the library using the variables for font familiy and style, modifying text or editing components is slow and delayed when variables are used. This file only has one basic frame in it 😕 (file is already shared with support team)
I do not encounter this slowness on my other files which are considerably bigger than this one when using the library that doesn’t have the variables for text.
I’m using the desktop app (116.18.6) on Windows 11 (22h2 Entreprise)
Thanks, Astrid! I saw that you were speaking with Katie – I’ll go ahead and send this info to her as well. We’re still working out some other kinks, so thanks for hanging in there 🙏🏼
Hey everyone - we rolled out some changes yesterday.
Can all affected by this try refreshing their files? There may some slowness as the file loads and tries to layout all the nodes in the file, but this should eventually settle.
Please let me know if you notice improvement, or if issues persist.
Hey ksn, still no change, file is slow as before.
Everything related to variable texts is very slow… delete object with text takes about 5-10 seconds, delete object without text is immediately.
Protoyping not working at all (freezes).
It seems that the problem is only with the text layers and not all the file becasue everything without text work fast as before.
It took a couple minutes but it does seem to be working fine now.
I’ll do some further testing with a bigger file, but I no longer notice the lags for editing text and copy/pasting content.
@Weirdo I’ll follow up with you via DM – I’d like to have you share a copy of a file you’re seeing this on to pass to enginering.
Definitely still seeing lagging in files with typography variable libraries enabled, even worse I’ve had it show the “Figma ran into a problem” error while cold booting the file a few times. The confusing part is even panning around or copy pasting general styles seems to stutter on this file, which is weird since this is a duplicate of another file and i had no such issues on that one.
Too scared to try in any great depth again as its taken too much time up. Looking forward to a complete fix 🥰
Just a quick update:
Our engineering team was able to find and isolate the issue that was causing the more common issue with typography across users.
However, any residual issues don’t seem to be rooted in what was addressed (which is why some may still be having problems).
@M_Vlad and @Martin_Hill – I see you have been in touch with our tech quality team. Please continue working with them.
For any other users who are having issues they believe is related to this, please file a support ticket here. This would be appreciated, as the engineers are able to look at things individually when possible.
Thank you for your patience with this.
Same issue… here please help
I’m experiencing similar issues. It’s starting to make Figma almost unusable and slowing me down considerably. It was ok, but has gotten worse recently.
Is there a fix, except disconnecting all font styles from variables?
As of December 2024, I decided to reconnect all texts to variables, but there has been no change.
I had to disconnect all variables again to be able to work with the file, and as Pro plan user, it’s very frasturating not been able to use all features of Figma.
My files take minutes to open and once I am in if I try to change anything the lag is infuriatingly long I am so frustrated
Hey all - I know this has been a pain point for you, and I do want you to know I am hearing you.
From my end, I don’t have an update -- after the original issue with the text styles was addressed, any lingering/newer reports were determined to be part of a separate issue, and file review would be the best option in identifying the problem for everyone’s unique instance.
With that said, my best recommendation now is to do the following:
I’m going to close this topic since it is older + the original issue was resolved. If anyone who comes across this is experiencing any issues you believe are related, please create a new forum topic. Appreciate your understanding!
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