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Weirdo
Weirdo
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April 24, 2024
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Variables for text styles make the file really slow

  • April 24, 2024
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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.

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    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:

     

    • Share edit access to the file[s] you continue to have issues on with support-share@figma.com (you won’t be billed for this).
    • File a support ticket here if you have not yet done so.
    • When filing the ticket, please include the exact names of the files you have shared to expedite the investigation process

     

    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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    ksn
    Figmate
    ksn
    Community Support
    May 3, 2024

    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 🙏🏼

    ksn
    Figmate
    ksn
    Community Support
    May 7, 2024

    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.

    Weirdo
    WeirdoAuthor
    Active Member
    May 8, 2024

    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.

    Astrid_Boivin
    Astrid_Boivin
    May 8, 2024

    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.

      ksn
      Figmate
      ksn
      Community Support
      May 8, 2024

      @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.

      M_Vlad
      M_Vlad
      New Member
      May 13, 2024

      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.

      Martin_Hill
      Martin_Hill
      New Participant
      May 13, 2024

      Too scared to try in any great depth again as its taken too much time up. Looking forward to a complete fix 🥰

      ksn
      Figmate
      ksn
      Community Support
      May 13, 2024

      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.

        Arkasha
        Arkasha
        July 29, 2024

        Same issue… here please help

        0xtutti
        0xtutti
        New Member
        October 4, 2024

        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?

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