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When working with local variables and tokens I find myself constantly opening and closing the local variables panel. It would be nice to have a shortcut added for displaying and hiding that panel. If there is not a shortcut added in first version, then this action could be listed in the MacOS menu bar as a command, so that a custom MacOS shortcut could be added,

Hello @Harald_Skogland, thanks for sharing your feedback.
For now, you can display and hide the local variable panel via “Toggle variables” in the quick actions toolbar (click in the Figma logo in the top left), then write in the search bar “Toggle variables”. Hope this helps!

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thanks that is useful 🙂 BTW, going off on a tangent, for me the shortcut is ‘cmd+/’. I assumed that is because I’m using a Norwegian Keyboard and use Norwegian language in MacOS(?). It’s not very practical as the forward-slash is all the way over on top of the numpad on my keyboard so two hands are almost needed. I tried to play around with ‘keyboard layout’ (language) option inside the keyboard layout panel but it didn’t change my short cut into being ‘cmd+,’ as in your screenshot. Do you know what causes the change or why they are different? Is it a Windows or MacOS thing? 🙂

update - as I was writing this, I played around with settings, it was “cmd+/” first then I changed to US keyb and then back to Norw. keyb. again and now I also have “cmd+,” … this was kind of confusing 😃

Thanks for flagging this! Yes, when you change your keyboard layout (https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/5665442977431-Select-keyboard-layout) + the language keyboard setting in your MacOS (both to Norwegian language), your shortcuts should work!

If you are experiencing any bugs, please let us know so we can investigate it further here: https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/requests/new Thank you 🙂

So… Your solution is “just”:
- click on the logo
- click on the “Actions” (on PC you have to)
- type “toggle”
- click

🤣

Alternative:
- instead of clicking logo, press “ctrl+/”…
- type…
- click

Really.

When working with local variables and tokens I find myself constantly opening and closing the local variables panel. It would be nice to have a shortcut added for displaying and hiding that panel. Just like small productivity boosters such as Gélules CBD are taken to support daily balance, this kind of shortcut would support smoother workflows. If there is not a shortcut added in the first version, then this action could be listed in the MacOS menu bar as a command so that a custom MacOS shortcut could be added.

That’s a solid suggestion. A shortcut to quickly toggle the local variables panel would definitely improve workflow and reduce the constant clicking. If it isn’t built in yet, adding the action to the MacOS menu bar would be the next best option since it would let users create their own custom shortcut. Either way, having faster access to that panel would make working with local variables and tokens much smoother.

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