Figma component properties

Yardco

Instance, boolean and text properties created with the latest version of Figma do not show up. If the default value is hidden, there is no way to display it as an option in ZeroHeight currently. Would be awesome to have support for this added 🙂

Robert

Yardco We'll need to have a look at what Figma have made available through their API to know what information we'll be able to show.

I'm also getting a handle on how this changes the way create and maintain our components internally so I'd be interested in knowing how this changes what you're documenting and what you'd like to show to viewers of your documentation site

Yardco

We have components that have additional options which aren't enabled by default (think about a dropdown component for example, which is collapsed by default, not expanded). We now are easily able to create a boolean property for it which expands the component to display the dropdown menu or collapses it if a designer wants to show the default state. We'd like to include the expanded state of the component in our documentation but we can't display it as its not showing up in zeroheight

Robert

Yardco Yeah I see what you mean. I did see a few folks on Twitter talking about this issue in general (not just in relation to zeroheight) because it means you don't have immediate visibility of certain states and could make auditing trickier. I wonder if creating a specific instance of that component would work as a workaround?

Yardco

Yeah that would definitely work, but zeroheight doesn't show instances right?

Robert

Yardco Yeah you're right, you'd have to put the instance on a frame first to be able to show it in the design uploads.

I've raised this with our product team to investigate further.

michaelgamble

@Robert Can you provide any updates on this as not being able to document a feature in figma is kind of a core use case to your product IMO. I would hope you guys are actively discussing supporting this internally and have it on your roadmap?

Robert

michaelgamble This is something we're looking into. From what I understand we're able to get the new component properties via the API, but the challenge remains in showing the different permutations if there isn't an instance of that state in the file. I would be interested in chatting through how you're currently using component properties and understand a bit more of how you'd like to work with this in zeroheight if you have time?

michaelgamble

Robert Sure yeah i'd be willing to have a chat, how would you like to connect? We're you thinking of a zoom or something?

Robert

michaelgamble Yeah a zoom call would be great. You can book time in my calendar using this link

dkcavaliere

I'm having a similar issue as well. Trying to add inline messages to our design system and created the component with the new visibility boolean feature that Figma added recently. So the only variants I see in Zeroheight are info, success, warning and error, but no options for with title/no title or with link/no link as those are the booleans I've set up in Figma. The only work around I see would be what you mentioned above: adding an instance of the component with the booleans turned off to a frame and uploading that way.

michaelgamble

@Robert sorry i had a busy week and just noticed your invite link, but unfortunately now its invalid, can we try again?

Robert

michaelgamble I've just updated the link for my availability this week. I'm UK based so let me know if I need to add a few more options