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Option to search when selecting a variant in component set


elcicneha

Hi… So I tend to use my Icons in a component set. Now let’s say I have some 100 items in the component set.

Wherever I use an instance of that component, I have to find the option manually, there should be an option to search in this long list. To add to the pain the names are not alphabetically arranged, is there a way to simplify this process?

This is my component set

And this is how I see it when I add an instance

I’d like to have a search option when I’m choosing this instance.

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elcicneha
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  • June 7, 2024

Well in an ideal world, I’d like a way to change the icon/illustration inside a component without having to break the component.


Pavel_Kiselev

Split the set into individual icons, this way you not only improve memory consumption, but enable instance search, automatic alphabetical order and better maintenance for your assets.


elcicneha
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  • June 9, 2024

But how do you change the instance if it’s nested inside another component?


Pavel_Kiselev

Via instance swap property

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elcicneha
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  • June 12, 2024

Ohh wow… I wasn’t aware of this… thanks a lot


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