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Figma

  • Figma is a surprisingly general-purpose infinite canvas
    • Figma’s widget API creates an extensible, composable, sharable infinite canvas environment
    • We lack UI patterns for linked representations for arrangements on a 2D canvas
    • We lack UI patterns for non-destructive filtering and rearrangement on a 2D canvas
  • Figma’s copy and paste playground situates instructional media inside the context of use

Q. How to make an object fill its parent along some axis?
A. Opt + double-click an edge

Q. How to make an autolayout frame hug its contents along some axis?
A. Double-click an edge.

Last updated 2023-07-13.