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Why the items in an Auto Layout frame go backward
Figma’s Director of Product wrote a detailed explanation of why layers are ordered backward inside an Auto Layout frame. This thread is a good illustration of how many factors have to be considered even for a seemingly simple design choice.
A lot of people have been asking why the items in an Auto Layout frame go backwards in @figmadesign.
— Sho Kuwamoto (@skuwamoto) December 10, 2019
I usually hesitate to answer seemingly simple questions that end up requiring super long answers, but... here we go!
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Figma renders the letter X as a multiplication sign
Nice observation. Figma’s team has great attention to detail.
So @figmadesign renders the letter X as a multiplication sign in the layer list when it's surrounded by numbers 👌 pic.twitter.com/GAZNpjkFFP
— Jerry Jäppinen (@jerryjappinen) December 18, 2019