As we have tried to implement / transfer a component palette it became clear, that we need more similarity between how we handle Artboards and Components. Here are the most wanted aspects to this:

1. Displaying a symbol name above the symbol
   If we have a couple of symbols under each other in the Design system it is unclear which is where unless we click them. (See the attachment)




2. Displaying Background/boundaries
   In the same attachment it is unclear how big are symbols nor if they all of the same size unless selected. In some cases the background is needed.




3. Display Relative XY position of the elements inside of the symbols on the pasteboard.

I personally hardly see any use to the displayed absolute X/Y position of elements inside of the components, placed on the pasteboard. Like in example x:7400 y:-5062 (See the attachment)

I often create a series of artboards that I want to use in several flows, or more than once in the same flow.

The "return to previous artboard" functionality is inadequate to allow this to happen.

E.g. A series of artboards that show an image being loaded and edited. I want to transition to this series of artboards in many places throughout my workflow, and once I have progressed through these image editting artboards I want to return to the artboard that I was at before I transitioned. Because I am not returning from the first artboard in the set I cannot use the "return to previous artboard" action.

I.e:
< Originating Artboard A> -> <Artboard 1> -> <Artboard 2> -> Return to Originating artboard A

< Originating Artboard B> -> <Artboard 1> -> <Artboard 2> -> Return to Originating artboard B

Currently I have the following options:
a. Duplicate the Artboards (Ie Artboard 1 and 2 in the example above). This means that if I modify the Artboard (1 or 2) I have to repeat the modifications in all the duplicates.

b. Make all the content of the Artboards into a component, one component for each artboard (I.e. a component for artboard 1 and a component for artboard 2). This works for some situations where minor layout mods are made, but feels messy to me, and more importantly does not help if I want to add another artboard.

One way to achieve the required functionality is to llow artboards to be grouped together, and add a trigger action "Return to Artboard previous to group"

A more sophisticated version would be to allow the creation of Artboard level components. I.e. A component that contains whole artboards, and allows modification of things such as layout, triggers and actions, addition of new artboards in the "main component" and overrides in the component instances.

Its becoming tedious and frustrating that when I want to preview the webpage I'm designing, I have to go to EACH component and switch them one by one to their default state.
Then, when I'm going back to designing, I then have to switch them one by one to their hover state to make the changes I want. (I switch them to their default state in the first place because I want to get the full affect and to see the transition so just leaving them in the hover state while previewing isn't really an option)
It would be enormously helpful, and save a lot of time, if it would be possible just to right click on a group layer (or even the entire art-board layer) and select a "Toggle Hover State" or "Toggle Default State" option. This would then automatically switch everything it that group or art-board to their hover or default state!

If there is a shortcut for this already, then PLEASE let me know!

Hi XD team,

I'm not really sure how to understand this message.
I have 2 missing fonts on my Document Assets list. But apparently those fonts are not used on the canvas, therefore impossible to select it and change to a new font. (see attached screenshot)

Could it be a font used on a hidden layer? Or a hidden component state layer?

I have copied all the artboards + the components in use to a new file, but still getting the same error.

Any clue how to fix this?
I would be awesome to have a clearer font panel, showing more control like where the font is used exactly (which board / component etc)

Thank you,

Best,
Phil

Today we are able to save a color than change it on all artboards.

I think it would be interesting to have a function similar to illustrator but only for one artboard or more (if selection is possible). If it is possible to select the change on background and/or border, that would be awesome too.

An example, I design a web site or an app and I want to create a dark template only for one artboard for demonstration. So I duplication my first artboard and change the color. With this functionality, we could gain time and be able to propose more template.

When I have a master component on an artboard that I resize with the Responsive Resize option turned on the component is resized but doesn't update the other instances of the component. So far so good. But it looks like the master component is now a different size (filled diamond symbol) but when I drag a new instance of this component from the sidebar it is still the size it was before resizing it. And if I edit the resized master component it messes up the other instances that are still the same size as before. So something is not working as supposed.

I personally think this master component should be turned into a modified instance (outlined diamond with a dot symbol) when the artboard is responsively resized, leaving the (real) master component as is and thus not affecting instances on other artboards which probably shouldn't be resized.