But linking this rectangle with the below component doesn’t work at all.
I would love to be able to switch the state of the linked object when I click this (example) rectangle in prototyping.
The linked object has different properties available, but I can’t select them tho.
Could you please explain my what I am doing wrong?
I’ve only found really laborious hacks to do such things. I really think there should be a feature around this.
One possible way for the Figma team to explore is in the IX menu details for a ‘click’ action, where ‘change state’ is not assumed to be change of the element that is selected for this interaction, but a ‘remote’ element somewhere else on that page. This way a click of one object can be tied to a state change of another object.
This would massively enable new IX patterns without ‘Invision’ style hacks all over my prototype to mock separate screen states that have the differences illustrated. Currently I have use the ‘navigate to’ with a separate screen setup with that desired state. While this workaround hack somewhat works, it means many many copies of screens to manage the various states, and it quickly blows up if you have multiple states to manage in your flows.
It is also tied into a limitation that only 1x of each IX can be used. A ‘click’ should be possible to trigger multiple things, imho.
For all the cool ‘tricks’ that Figma offers, being able to affect the parent state/layer property from a child would truly change the game. It would enable accordion/windowshade components (click on header to hide/show content below).
