Editing text in symbols for buttons etc

[gw_westdale]

Couldn't see this elsewhere so apologies if I missed it - pointer welcome.
If I create a box grouped with text it makes a prototype button - which I then make into a symbol.
This can create multiple buttons, as expected, in which I can change the fill/border/font/outline on the box and text.
The 'obvious' next step is to edit each button text for the individual buttons.

When I do this the text part of the group become detached - changing the colour/font etc of one of the unedited texts changes all the unedited ones as expected of a symbol.   The edited texts are not changed. All the boxes on the other hand are still linked to the symbol and all of them change colour as required.
This is unfortunate for a web site or other design where the ability to change theme later is useful.
Not a major problem for me but I thought I should highlight it as it may form part of other issues with symbols.
 

Text in symbol.afdesign

[StuartRc]

Hi

Symbols are pretty powerful and can be utilised in a number of ways for UI | Patterns | Source Referencing and manipulating effects.

UI Symbols
Effects
Patterns and Patterns

Symbols should be ideal for creating UI
Had a look at the sample file I can what you are saying with regards to the detached text and was not quite sure how that had been achieved. In the layers panel it looks as though the content text inside the button is 'detached' from the containing symbol [dotted line]. This would stop the symbol working correctly. 

I tested the options for using a symbol as an 'editable' button and appears to work correctly.

1. Changes to text in symbol reflect all symbols with Sync active and 'attached'
2. Inactive Sync allows for changes
3. Detach and create adds a new symbol
4. Detach and duplicate creates a group not symbol
5. Create Duplicate group creates a symbol

You can create alternate versions of the same symbol but deactivating the Sync or detaching the original Symbol and creating a new one

A bit confusing but logical:
1. A detached symbol that is duplicated becomes a group as no longer symbol
2. You seem to be able to detach the contents of a symbol without removing the symbol appearance in the layers panel. This stops it working as a symbol

Not sure whether this is a bug or by design but you could try different options with the Detach | Create; nested symbols or toggling the Sync to get better results

Hope this helps!

Symbol loss 01.zip