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Hi there,


Just wondering, if overlays are not supported for main components.


Here’s an example:


I have a frame with some content that triggers a manually positioned overlay. Everything works fine. As soon as I convert that frame into a component, the overlay is not triggered anymore.


Is that the expected behavior or a bug? I could create a variant to simulate the overlay, but that clutters my component variant set.


I could also add the overlay interaction to the instances (which works), but then I need to add the interaction over and over again to all instances.


Is there another workaround or am I missing something?


The goal is to trigger an overlay in the main component. That behavior shall be inherited in all instances.


Thanks and best,

Nils

I can’t replicate this issue. Can you explain the steps you’ve taken to reproduce this, or share a design that demonstrates your issue?

Hi Avokadomos, Thanks for your reply!


I think I found an explanation: When having a component with interactions (e.g. open an overlay) and creating variants, those variants do not inherit the interactions of the initial component, right? So I have to define interactions from scratch for each individual variant.


If so, it shouldn’t be a big issue for me. I just didn’t know that this is the default behavior.


Best,

Nils

But wait… There’s more. Here are my steps:




  1. Create frame „base“ (fill #ccc)




  2. Create 2nd frame „overlay“ (smaller, fill #222)




  3. Add interaction from base to overlay: on click > open overlay > navigate to overlay




  4. Convert „base“ into a component




  5. Hit „play“ on “base” component => interaction works, overlay shows up on click




  6. Use an instance of that component in another new and larger frame „layout“




  7. Hit play => interaction doesn’t work on instance of „base“




I guess this is the normal behavior and component instances just cannot inherit that overlay interaction, right?

Instances should inherit interactions. Here’s a demo of an interaction being applied to the main component, and then inherited by the instance.


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