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Add keyboard shortcut to toggle annotations visibility


Bogriceanu_Sorin

In our flow, we try to use annotations to describe data paths for components and text fields.
In some cases the dev mode UI becomes cluttered.

A keyboard shortcut to toggle annotation visibility would solve this issue and also align the toolbar option with the others around it.

As this is targeted to developers, they find more comfort into using the keyboard more.

Screenshot 2024-07-31 at 15.25.06

Side-note: i think there is a small bug: in a section, with multiple frames that contain annotations, the selected frame will have the annotations visible. But if no frame is selected, one of them will have the annotations visible. I don’t see a clear algorithm regarding the winning frame here.

3 replies

dvaliao
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • 4623 replies
  • August 7, 2024

Hey @Bogriceanu_Sorin, thanks for the feedback!

We’ll pass this onto our Dev Mode team for future consideration.

As for the small bug, in a section with multiple frames with visible annotations, it seems that the most recent added annotation is the visible, while the other annotations will appear as visible on hover.


Virginia_Corvid

+1 to adding a keyboard shortcut for toggling the annotations on and off.
The annotations are helpful for sharing with dev but when I am demo-ing a design I need an option to show it cleanly for some stakeholders. I can turn off comments and the UI quickly with shortcuts but the annotations then need to be toggled off from the menu. Now it will be a three step process with two different procedures.
Not sure if I will use annotations for this reason.
Adobe has one keyboard shortcut, a preview mode that will hide all the clutter, guides, grids, etc. It would be nice to have one top level keyboard shortcut like that as well.


y_toku
Figmate
  • Community Support
  • 2322 replies
  • April 1, 2025

Hi ​@Virginia_Corvid 

 

Thanks for sharing your feedback about toggling annotations on and off. We’ve received similar comments and have forwarded your suggestion to our internal team for future enhancements.

 

Thanks again!

Toku


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