Components shouldn't share the same translation key
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Alexandre Boucher
When linking a SimpleLocalize Translation Key in a Figma Text component that is contained in a Figma "Component" (e.g. Button), the key gets linked for all of the other component instances.
For example, we link "success_cta" to a Button in Figma, then all Buttons in Figma are now linked to that "success_cta" text. This makes using the Figma Plugin very difficult with Figma Components.
Solution: When used in components, we should maybe have the option to share the key or not with other component instances? Or by default they are not shared?
Jakub Pomykała
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By default, copy-pasting a component keeps the same translation key, but now you can easily create a unique one using the "Connect as a new key" button. You have to change the key or namespace to see this button.
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Jakub Pomykała
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Hey there,
thanks for the feedback!
This is actually an intentional feature; we linked the same keys so that updating a translation once syncs it across all views.
I'll look into a way to solve this for your specific case, though! 😊👍