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Add descriptions to tokens in Figma #350
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@Philip-Cheung I'm happy to take this on, adding you for visibility. |
Currently blocked from accessing TS (same issue of TS asking me for credentials to continue). Will need @ty2k to remove the access token for me to access TS CC @mkernohanbc |
Philip was blocked by the "Couldn't load tokens stored on GitHub" error as seen in the screenshot below after opening Tokens Studio:
![]() How we resolved this
This is what the sync provider settings look like:
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Note that this is a destructive action! If you select "Yes", you will be overwriting any existing token data in the file with the JSON data that's at your ![]() I answered "Yes" since our
![]() At this point, Philip still has no access. I click the "Apply" button next to "Local document" in an effort to apply the data from the
I click "Yes, set to local".
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Completed with 3.1.1 update, rolling out today/tomorrow. |
Currently, we don't use the description field for Figma variables in the design tokens library. Tokens Studio does support a
description
field for each token, meaning we can create and manage variable descriptions at source.A user has identified this as a refinement that would make it easier to understand the intended usage and scope of a given token, increasing their confidence level that they're using tokens 'correctly'.
This is likely to be a moderate lift, but is not a breaking change. Earmarking for a potential 3.0.1 or 3.1 release.
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