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Am I missing something? If I frame two instances/add auto layout, is there any way to expose the properties from the instances in the sidebar when I select that frame? I’m using the Selection variants plugin which is super nice to have, but would prefer to not have to launch a plugin for this. Also, relying on other designers being aware of this when handling my files isn’t optimal.

Hi, I am making sets of components with 3 or more interactions with it and I most of the time need to recall or memorize what I have done to the set of interactions in my first component. See attached image I would like to express my idea regarding the component interactions of having an auto-ordering by default and it’s up to the users if they want to rearrange it base on their goals. Like, if I add another interaction, it will automatically insert where the interaction be placed. Additionally, it also need to have a reset button to get back to the default setting. I hope this will be noticed. Thank you in advance!

I’ve never understood why the border-radius input in Figma never accepted multiple comma separated values for uneven corner radius like the auto layout spacing fields do, makes sense to me to allow for that instead of having to open another pane to do it. It could work exactly as the old auto-layout spacing fields used to when they accepted 4 values in one field, following CSS multi value logic of clock-wise direction: [value1: top left], [value 2: top right], [value 3: bottom right], [value 4: bottom left] I Understand it then makes that smooth corners setting rather lonely in the pane then, but I would appreciate little speed boosts like this. What do you think?

I believe that bringing Figma-designed components into FigJam for board work is a key feature that ensures fluidity between Figma and FigJam. This is undoubtedly a competitive and unique feature of FigJam compared to other whiteboard-based programs. However, while using Figma components in FigJam on a PC is generally smooth, issues arise when opening FigJam files with these components on an iPad: When moving the entire FigJam content or creating sections on the iPad, the fonts of the components get corrupted. Not only do the fonts get corrupted, but occasionally Auto Layout arrangements also break. The issue affects not just one component but all components within the FigJam file, including thumbnails. This is not a one-off bug; I have already reached out to the support team about it, but was informed that it is considered a limitation of the current feature. I was also told that posting on the forum might make the development team aware of the issue. I believe that utilizing compone

I have been learning about auto layout for the past few days and understand that breakpoints allow you to create a more responsive layout. I was trying to implement that until I noticed when it was time to transition from the mobile design to the tablet design, the header’s design got distorted. I don’t know if I didn’t use the correct auto layout method which has caused this issue that I can’t solve or if it is the breakpoints method that I am still trying to learn. The first upload is how it looks when I stretch or make the frame wider to become a tablet size. The second upload i show it should appear (auto layout and breakpoints aren’t incorporated on the second one but this is how it should look).

Like the title says, the addition of prototyping features to slides would be cool. Like clicking a button to jump to a specific slide.

To enhance the workflow between Figma and After Effects, it would be great to be able to save Figma Assets as .eps files since After Effects does not support .svg, which cause an extra work step - firstly saving .svgs and converting them as .eps or .ai. I have tried using AEUX Plugin as well to bring the Figma Assets into After Effects. It is great for small scenes. However, for the bigger compositions, it does not yet work properly - as a result Figma either crashes, or there are too many precomps produced in After Effects, which is not the most optimal way to animate objects. Therefore, to enhance the workflow between Figma and After Effects and still have the possibility to manually arrange scenes in After Effects, it would be great to have an opportunity to export assets as .eps. This will save an extra work step of converting .svg files. Thanks a lot!

I just wanted a simple grid of some cards with single words inside them. I ended up with a cookbook.

As a design system owner, I want to enable other users to easily rebrand the design system without having to duplicate the entire library file just to modify variables. By allowing users to view all remote/library variables and create local ones to overwrite them as needed, we can maintain a single, consistent design system as the base, greatly improving future maintainability. Proposed Solution: A simple addition to the interface could look like this: With this menu entry, users would be able to easily view ‘Remote/Library Variables’. The values displayed would be ‘muted’, but users would have the option to click on them and set different values using the default color picker: Once this feature is implemented, users would only see the variables they own under ‘Local Variables’, making the rebranding process much smoother and more intuitive. Thank you for considering this enhancement. It would greatly improve the flexibility and usability of design systems within Figma.

When using figjam for retros & other co-creation workshops it’d be very useful to have an integration with streaming platforms like Spotify or Youtube. Nowadays, we use google meets or slack for online workshops instead of using figjam’s conversations; there, we can share music through the “present tab” feature.

I’m sure a lot of people know if they want px-based or a percent-based values to adjust their line height and letter spacing. If “Percentage” was a variable option, then I’d just have chosen it the first time set up all my typography variables for letter spacing. I was surprised when I applied the variables that I carefully planned out to my text and it didn’t space the text as I expected. So, why can’t Figma just introduce a fifth type of variable option that is just for specific percentages when you click “+ Create variable”??

just add shortcut for this option

It would be nice to have a feature to record certain actions (size, gaps etc) and apply that multiple times. This is required as multi-layer selection does not support such a scenario.

Sometimes updating the component is not an option: At times one needs to change the control/component so much that I will break existing screens and views. Or you rely on community files to build your UI and you need to take in updates from a newer version of the file. So you duplicate the newer file, enable it in the Assets, and need to use the different version from now on. At this point, there is no way to reliable track down all instances of the component and weeding them out is a hassle. My workaround is for the color deprecated main component to some weird acid green color to make them stand out. This makes the workspace not ready for user testing and presentations for a while and weeding out can take a while. I think there should a better way to deprecate and replace components. Sincerely, Jurijs

On macOS or Windows, I can use my favorite font by installing the desktop application, but on the ChromeOS, I can’t use any other font that isn’t in the Figma’s font base

Hello everyone 🙂 I am creating this prototype as a template for my portfolio. This is the “Contact” page and I would like to understand if it is possible to associate each section (Name, email, subject, email, send) with the related action associated with a mail host. Long story short, is it possible to contact me from the prototype via email by entering one’s email? Thanks!

Having moved from Sketch I am missing the functionality to quickly move to a specific artboard/frame within the prototyping view. In Sketch there was a dropdown to choose a specific artboard as a starting point, as well as the ability to start the prototype from the currently selected board and not a specific starting point each time. Internally I used this in design reviews with engineers a LOT to clarify points and revisit specific interactions. Setting a default start point is great, but not being able to navigate to a specific screen is a little frustrating at times. Does anyone else think this would be useful?

When inspecting the following component, I can click on the font to see the font weight and style in the inspect panel. When my dev clicks on the same item, he does not have all the CSS information that I have in the inspect panel, specifically he is missing font weight and font style. He does not have the ability to see the different font weights, which is unacceptable. Is there some way to fix this? Component with my inspect panel: My (designer) Inspect panel: Developer Inspect Panel: ✏️ Note from the moderator There is a way to see the actual font weight, but it’s hidden and inconvenient: Show Font Weight in Inspect panel - #5 by Gleb

CAD-style zoom: It’d be nice to be able to quickly toggle to the last/previous zoom/view, or better yet: Set up a handfull of zoom/view areas on a Figma page/canvas. This would save me the extra steps of zooming all the way out to spot the next area of interest, and then zooming into that next area. Some TV remotes have a “last channel” button. A “last zoom” button would speed up users’ cross-referencing between 2 areas of a vast Figma file/canvas. The driver’s seat in cars have at least 2 presets to accommodate 2 drivers’ physical preferences. Being able to set 2 zooms/views on a Figma page would multiply my efficiency. Thx

Idea: A special layer group that can be shown/hidden, where you can add arrows or other visual markup to compliment comments/feedback. Should sit outside the design context in the layers and application UI. Basically act exactly like comments - but add drawing/visuals to it.

I am encountering sound issues for Figma Slides when in Presenter + Notes mode. When playing a video that requires sound (especially a larger file size) the sound duplicates across both the audience and presenter screens and creates an out of sync duplicate of the audio, which of course sounds terrible. Has anyone encountered this problem? Is there a way to mute sound on the presenter screen, but retain sound on the audience screen?

When using Sticky Notes, I often wish I could make the Sticky wider. The width restriction hinders Stickies’ UX. I’ll use Stickies to take long notes, but due to the lack of width options (I’m already using the maximized width and the smallest font size), my sentences jump down a line, and the formatting could be better. I want to be able to use an element in FigJam as a substitute for Apple Notes or an MS Word Document. This would be extremely helpful for all kinds of use cases. If you want to leave stickies as is, you could add a formatting option to the “Rectangle” or create an entirely new element within the program…a “Notepad” or something similar. Thanks for listening, Figma Team. I love your products and hope this inquiry can make them even better!

I really hate the fact that you can’t be specific about which properties you want to pull from a nested instance. Also that I can’t order them in the way I see fit. Please guys

When building components that are a combination of atomic components, it would be great to be able to control which properties show up in the inspector at the top level. For example, if the nested components has an icon show/hide, and text string property fields, it would be GREAT if I could select to only have one of those show up in the compound component I have created.

Hi Figma crowd! I do not know but what the hell this Layers menu is always closed? Every time I have to collapse this Layers accordion, again and again. Please fix it, show it always expanded. Thank you 🙂