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fred_k
January 26, 2021

Comments stick to object instead of position on layout

  • January 26, 2021
  • 27 replies
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The comments feature is very handy amongst the colleagues.

It would be nice if the comments bubbles would stick to the object instead of sticking to the position within the frame.

Since we are moving stuff around ( adding or subtracting elements ) the comments made should stick to the proper parts of the design.

Otherwise, when we move things around, the comments don’t make sense anymore because they do not relate to the object’s new position.

27 replies

Bhuvanesh_Patrick
April 6, 2022

Really do need this. And it’s strange because if an object is NOT in a frame, the comment will stick to it, but you can’t pin comments to objects in frames. But I can see an issues like a comment being pinned to a group and then the group being ungrouped later, so I realize this is a hard problem overall. Hope this can be figured out!

Spyros_Potidis
September 30, 2022

On a second level, have comment categories with view/ hide option.
For example,

  1. I can create a wireframe design and me, or a collaborator, move it/ copy-paste it anywhere and comments stick with it.
  2. Moreover, I want to create and distinct comments for the development team, separated from the comment to the CX team, other comments for the UX Writing and copies team, and instruction for UI team, so every team may be able to hide unnecessary comments and instructions/ help the async. communication between teams.
Morten_Hoffmann
February 17, 2023

Still need this!

March 5, 2023

Please make this feature @Figma_Support

March 30, 2023

@Figma_Support agreed, that feature would be really helpful!

November 16, 2023

I have to move my comments around with the design a lot. Very annoying!

Axel_Estrada
December 15, 2023

Sticky comments - next little big update PLEASE! 🙏

January 9, 2024

It’s extremely frustrating that comments do not follow elements on the stage. If the UI/UX of a mockup is rearranged it gets very confusing to follow the comment threads for further updates as comments are fixed elements.

  • Comments should be fixed relative to elements on your layers and not absolutely positioned.
  • If a layer with comments gets deleting it should prompt a dialog window to delete (or fix the position) the comments with the layer.
January 24, 2024

Extremely required feature. Really.

Tips:

  • Why not position comments same way as any other layers on canva?
  • It is also good idea to have it on the objects (layers) list on the right, so we can see on which object it is positioned
  • it should always have set flag “stack-positioning-toggle”, this way it never will affect to other objects positions.
Laurens1
August 20, 2024

Let me tell you right now, I’m doing the wireframes and copywriting for a fairly technical website (civil engineering stuff) and my client is very ardent in his feedback. In the sense that he’s kind of writing everything himself at this point. For the record, he’s trying to be helpful, not being a dick. He’s an engineer so go figure.

Anyway, the problem is that, in Figma, I currently have 193 comments scattered around four wireframes. You can imagine as soon as I move stuff around, a puzzle unfolds where I have to figure out which comment related to what piece of text, title, graphic,… Why can’t comments stick to the pixel of the layer they were pasted on instead of just straight canvas coordinates? How would that ever be useful anyway?

This sucks so bad it’s honestly mind-boggling.