Reorder variable collections list

Yes similar issue. It becomes very tedious to browse for long lists !

Currently not a way to fix this if you’ve already set up primitives first, tokens second. Annoying because this is an obvious workflow.

One sorta-solution:

When you start, create several collections in the order you want them to appear later on. Then name the lowermost Primitives, fill it up and later populate the collections above (i.e. tokens).

Hey all thanks for the feedback here. I’ve gone ahead and moved this topic into the Share an idea category which will allow for votes. I’ll also be sharing this with the variables team! 🙂

Facing the same issue

We absolutely need this feature! This should have been part of the initial release!

+1. Expected collections to be sorted alphabetically within the color picker menu. Ideally could sort libraries to encourage semantic token usage

This is a desperate need!
I actually used the variable import/export plugin to export the collections then import them back in the correct order, but everything became unlinked. I re-linked everything and it worked fine for a short while, but I re-ordered some variables within a collection and the order got messed up again? Can’t figure out the logic of the ordering in the fill menu…
As said above, we are likely importing a large amount of swatches in the form of colour palettes therefore its essential we can put these raw primitives at the bottom of this list, otherwise encouraging the use of these variables is a drag because of this pain point.

Yep, lame.

When you open the fill styles in other files, it doesn’t even matter how the variable groups are organized inside the collection (like bringing your global colors at the top so that others can pick them without scrolling down for days).

The arrangement is the same as when it was originally imported/created. Nonetheless, it does show the correct ordering in its root file. Why it wouldn’t work elsewhere where that library is in use is a mystery to me.

Same issue here. Added a new color collection for a partner and now it’s the first thing you see when you pick a fill/stroke 🙄