Ok, let’s start with obvious.
There are two different panels for customizing text, and it’s driving me crazy. The lack of consistency — in this and other areas — is both confusing and frustrating.
The layout is different.
The order of options is different.
The available settings are different.
Why can’t I change the font family when editing text layer in a symbol?
Why can’t I update a symbol’s source directly from an instance by pushing those changes to the source?
Hello @Treword, thanks for your feedback.
I’m sorry you’re having issues with the new UI. About the changes and duplicity you’re commenting on, I’m afraid this is basically the same functionality we had before. We have changed the layout a bit, that’s true, but it should be easy to get the hang of it after a bit of use.
I’ve recorded a video showing how the Inspector shows basically the same information and options as before when working with Text Overrides and the Text Layers on a Symbol Source:
Why can’t I change the font family when editing text layer in a symbol?
It’s an instance of a Symbol and you’re not supposed to change the font there. If you want a different font, you can either create a new Symbol or change the Source. I’m afraid that the fonts themselves are not overridable, sorry.
However, I see it as a legitimate feature request that I’ll pass along. After all, you can do it now with Styles, and I can follow your logic here.
Why can’t I update a symbol’s source directly from an instance by pushing those changes to the source?
Yeah, Symbol sources have never been updateable from the instances.
I’ll pass these couple of questions as feature requests on to our Product team, as long as your feedback in this post.
Thanks again for the suggestions and your feedback!
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