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Felipe_Okazaki
Mar 16, 2021 1:57 PM UTC

Space bar and Clicks delay

When I try to use Pan with the space bar or some click and drags… there are some delays and the commands don’t work properly, messing around the files. I had the same issues in a iOS from work and the windows in my house. I was suspicious that enabling the interactive componentes could be the one causing this problem, but another designer from my network complaint about the same issue to me, and he didn’t enabled that tool in beta.
Hope this complication do not last long.

11 replies

Grecia_Omana
May 20, 2021 2:25 PM UTC

This is happening to me too and I’m not using interactive components. There’s a 1-sec delay when I press the space bar to the moment the command starts working. It may sound like it’s a small thing but it completely disrupts the working flow since it’s starts selecting right away instead of panning

Andrew_Deem
May 20, 2021 9:36 PM UTC

I have this problem as well. It also happens if I hold command so that vertical mouse scrolling will switch to zoom.

Tim_Frank
Oct 1, 2021 2:26 PM UTC

Same here. I’m on a Mac

Tim_Frank
Oct 1, 2021 2:29 PM UTC

If you’re using a wireless keyboard with a laptop, try seeing if the problem still occurs when you use your laptop’s spacebar.

The problem did not replicate for me when using my laptop keyboard.

Resolution: plugged keyboard into laptop.

Andrew16
Active Member
Jan 24, 2022 9:39 AM UTC

It’s 2022 and this dreaded spacebar handle icon bug still persists. I can defenitely confirm that this is hugely detrimental and delaying workflow minute to minute operations. The only sure fire way is to exit and restart Figma.

Jozef_Toth
Jul 25, 2022 2:25 PM UTC

August 2022 - still the same bug…

Denica_Layton
Dec 22, 2022 12:20 AM UTC

I know no one wants to hear this but try turning it(the wireless keyboard) off and on again. I came here with this issue, saw people talking about their wireless keyboard, turned it off and on again and it was fixed immediately.

Grecia_Omana
Feb 1, 2023 5:04 PM UTC

I found that this issue was related to my wireless keyboard and not to Figma! Using it connected with the cable solved my issue

Nov 27, 2023 7:36 PM UTC

Same here. I connected the wireless keyboard(apple) with a cable and it fixed the issue right away. But again, when it’s not connected with the cable, the issue comes back.

James_Garnham
New Participant
Jul 12, 2024 1:09 PM UTC

I am just experiencing this