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KellyK
Active Member
September 25, 2024

Prototype console to display variable values for troubleshooting

  • September 25, 2024
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I’m new to prototyping with variables, and I’m finding the learning curve is pretty steep 😅

I’m trying to build my own variable troubleshooter in my prototype that displays the current value for each variable, to help me see if the issues I’m running into are due to my failing to SET a variable, vs failing to properly DISPLAY a variable. But now I find myself troubleshooting my troubleshooter… 😭 Place forehead on desk, repeat rapidly

It would be amazing if there was something in the native Figma UI for the prototype that would display the current value for each variable. Then as I interact with the prototype, I can see whether those variables are changing properly or not. It would really help narrow down the culprit for my prototype bugs.

For example, when previewing a prototype in Axure, they have a Console panel that looks like this:

Screenshot 2024-09-25 at 4.19.08 PM

3 replies

edukamp
New Member
January 26, 2026

I second this. Without a read on this i find it difficult to work with the variables. Or at least somewhat inferior to Axure.

Iris Hofman
New Participant
April 30, 2026

Same! There should be ways to show their state whilst on the prototyping screen, so that when something does not work you can see if a variable state was actually changed.

Derek Snape
New Member
September 2, 2026

Just add a textfield and bind the variable to the field, now you can see what the variable value is, and see when it changes.