[Epic]: Variables M2

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With basic support for Figma's variables out, let's use this issue as a collection of things we want to work on for a M2 of the feature.

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1. Perform user research on what features are missing the most
2. When creating variables show the user a dialog that lets them see what would be created incl. values #2211
   Figma export Figma styles Figma variables design enhancement icebox variables-m2 +7
3. Carry over token descriptions to variable descriptions #2081
   variables-m2 +1
   
4. Add support for referencing non-local variables #2023
   Figma non-local styles variables Figma variables enhancement plugin v2 variables-m2 🩵 Migrated to Featurebase +6
   
5. 'Sync variables' action should ignore renamed Figma Variables that retain a connection to an existing Token and not create a new token #2008
   Figma export plugin v2 variables-m2 ❇️ Featurebase Roadmap +4
6. Import and Sync variables from Figma to Token Studio #1999
   design variables-m2 ❇️ Featurebase Roadmap +3
   
7. Allow users to hide certain Token groups from publishing #2186
   Figma export Figma multi-file sync Figma variables design icebox themes token group 💡request 🩵 Migrated to Featurebase +9
8. When switching Themes, switch the Figma native theme mode selector if possible #2187
   2.0-followup Figma variables themes variables-m2 ❇️ Featurebase Roadmap 💡request +6
   
9. Allow For Bulk Remapping With Variables & Styles #2120
   Inspect tab icebox token remap variables-m2 🩵 Migrated to Featurebase +5
   
10. Allow creation of Variables from sets (when not using Themes) #1969
    Figma variables plugin v2 theme token set override token set variables-m2 ❇️ Featurebase Roadmap +6
    
11. Ability to 'Hide from publishing' a single token #2193
    2 of 2
    design variables-m2 +2
12. Introduce Variable Scopes for Tokens #2194
    design variables-m2 🩵 Migrated to Featurebase +3
13. Automatically scope variables by token type #2233
    2 of 2
    design icebox variables-m2 💡request 🩵 Migrated to Featurebase +5
14. For multi-value number or dimension or spacing or sizing tokens, we should skip them #2215
    Figma export Figma variables documentation known issue variables-m2 ❇️ Featurebase Roadmap +6
    
15. Allow to set if Variables, Styles or Hex values are applied on applying tokens #2213
    QOL design m2-followup plugin v2 +4
    
16. Differentiate variable icon in Inspect depending on what was applied #2067
    Inspect tab design 💡request 🩵 Migrated to Featurebase +4

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Closing in favor of #2489