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Carey_Spies1
New Member
June 23, 2023

Reorder variable collections list

  • June 23, 2023
  • 120 replies
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Can anyone figure out how to reorder the list of variable collection in the fill dropdown? The layer ‘mode’ assignment appears to sort correctly alphabetically, but the pick list under the fill menu does not, which is a huge painpoint, and will definitely lead to my designers picking the first color they see instead of the semantic one.

Correctly sorted - numerical
Screenshot 2023-06-23 at 2.28.47 PM

Incorrectly sorted - 2. is at the top instead of 1.

120 replies

Won_Sun_Parque
March 26, 2024

My God… Please fix this Asap… I mean, I love all the new features you guys been adding to the app, like the multi-edit and all, but unable to re-order collections is driving me nuts…

Jafet_Bjarkar_Bjornsson
March 27, 2024

+1 for me. Wondering if I should start over with my variable libraries to make this appear in the right order 😦

April 3, 2024

how can adjust the order of different variable collections ?

Meijers_M_Mark
April 4, 2024

WHY this is still not fixed is beyond everything. Let’s scroll past +140 colors before seeing the semantic ones!

Slava_Bronevitskiy
Active Member
April 5, 2024

I need to always show one collection (Responsive Colors) above other collections (Colors) in all style picking dialogs.

How do I define this order?

I tried renaming, but it didn’t affect the order

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Slava_Bronevitskiy
Active Member
April 5, 2024

This is a must have and prevents direct misuse and confusion in complex design environments.

Please add asap!

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Slava_Bronevitskiy
Active Member
April 5, 2024

Any updates on implementation?

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Figmate
April 9, 2024

Hi @Slava_Bronevitskiy, Thank you for reaching out about the Variable libraries collection appearing in the color picker modal.

Currently, it appears that Variable collections are displayed in the order of creation. I acknowledge the importance of being able to reorder variable collections. Also, I understand how this may be confusing for you and other users.

You may already be aware, but another community member raised a similar request here, and that topic has been internally noted by our Product team.

While we cannot guarantee any specific changes at this time, I recommend keeping an eye on our Release Notes where we announce all major updates: Release Notes

Thank you for your input on this matter. If you agree, I can merge this topic with the one I mentioned above to consolidate all feedback in one centralized place. Please let us know if you agree with this.
Please inform me if I missed any details.

Thanks!

Slava_Bronevitskiy
Active Member
April 9, 2024

Thanks for clarification. Yes please merge, so that the product team (if they ever visit threads here) have all the reasons to implement in one place.

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Lise_Noble
New Member
May 3, 2024

So I found a hack. I am importing my collections in with Tokens Studio. When Tokens Studio finished “creating variables” and before I try to use any of the variables in my design I rename the collection I want to come up first. I then rename it again to get it back to the intended collection name. But now that collection comes up first when I try to search my library for values.