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Kai Michael17349477
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March 24, 2020
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[Design]-Nested components lose their text in XD.

  • March 24, 2020
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Here's my problem. I have a component "Checkbox" consisting of a rectangle and a text "MyText".

I use these components twice as an instance, changing "MyText" to "Article 1" and "Article 2".

From both instances I make a new component_2 again.
And now my problem: If I use this component_2 again, then the text in the two checkboxes only contains "MyText" - I would have expected that the checkboxes would have said "Article 1" and "Article 2".

 

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    Correct answer Peter Villevoye

    It could be under debate, whether an instance in a component should behave like an embedded instance, or as a part of a component. It's a dilemma, and they can't please both ideas at the same time. So for now, the practice favors to let this text behave as an instance, and not trickle through as (part of a) component. Maybe an additional option should be offered, how to let it behave.

     

    And you're not alone – I found several similar feature requests at XD's Uservoice:

    https://adobexd.uservoice.com/forums/353010-adobe-xd-bugs-read-only/suggestions/37647550-master-component-changes-do-not-update-on-children

    https://adobexd.uservoice.com/forums/353007-adobe-xd-feature-requests/suggestions/39646270-component-with-instances-inside-a-component-with

    https://adobexd.uservoice.com/forums/353007-adobe-xd-feature-requests/suggestions/39051064-create-new-master-component-from-existing-componen

    https://adobexd.uservoice.com/forums/353007-adobe-xd-feature-requests/suggestions/38727562-make-master-primary-component-out-of-modificated-i

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    Peter Villevoye
    Community Expert
    Peter VillevoyeCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 24, 2020

    I think what your video shows is correct behavior.

    In the first setup, you change the text of the INSTANCES after creating the larger component.

    In the second setup, you create the larger component AFTER changing them as instances.

    So there's a logic in both scenarios which make sense, at least to me, and in a useful way...

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      Kai Michael17349477Author
      Participant
      March 25, 2020

      But that would mean that I can never change the text of a component in a component afterwards...
      In my view, this is not the point of components and their instances.

      Changes to a component should be passed on to the instance, unless the changed property (Text, Bold/Regular, Size, Color, etc.) has been overwritten at the instance.

      Peter Villevoye
      Community Expert
      Peter VillevoyeCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      March 25, 2020

      It could be under debate, whether an instance in a component should behave like an embedded instance, or as a part of a component. It's a dilemma, and they can't please both ideas at the same time. So for now, the practice favors to let this text behave as an instance, and not trickle through as (part of a) component. Maybe an additional option should be offered, how to let it behave.

       

      And you're not alone – I found several similar feature requests at XD's Uservoice:

      https://adobexd.uservoice.com/forums/353010-adobe-xd-bugs-read-only/suggestions/37647550-master-component-changes-do-not-update-on-children

      https://adobexd.uservoice.com/forums/353007-adobe-xd-feature-requests/suggestions/39646270-component-with-instances-inside-a-component-with

      https://adobexd.uservoice.com/forums/353007-adobe-xd-feature-requests/suggestions/39051064-create-new-master-component-from-existing-componen

      https://adobexd.uservoice.com/forums/353007-adobe-xd-feature-requests/suggestions/38727562-make-master-primary-component-out-of-modificated-i

        Harshika Verma
        Community Manager
        Harshika VermaCommunity Manager
        Community Manager
        March 24, 2020

        Hi Kai Michael,

         

        Thank you for reaching out. I am unable to reproduce the same at my end may be I am missing something. Could you please share a short video of your workflow for better understanding? What is the OS and XD version of your machine? 

         

        I will try my best to help you out.

         

        Thanks,

        Harshika

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        Kai Michael17349477Author
        Participant
        March 24, 2020

        Thank you :-). How can i share a video?

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