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#FigmaTip: To keep an element in an absolute position when using auto layout, try using the zero frame trick.

shares how. For more Figma tips, tricks, and hacks, check out the Config talk 'Pushing Figma to the Limits.' bit.ly/figmahacks

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Friends of Figma, Cotonou

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Actually, we need an option to put elements in position absolute. These kinds of “tips” aren’t very welcome with software updates.

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Brilliant!

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Any idea when we might get a toggle for "skip layout" to do this in a more proper way?

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Awesome! I don’t think I can convince myself to type Gleb.sexy into my browser though….🤣

breno

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is brilliant <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3<3#<#<3<3#<3<##<3<#<#

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ATENÇÃO @falconedani

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Thanks for the link! 🤝 I've missed it back in May and wouldn't know some cool tricks. Still, it could be cool if those techniques wouldn't require all that voodoo with additional frames and hierarchy levels. 😉

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Awesome. Wish there was a hack for z-index issues that arise from auto layout being backwards.