Layout Parts and other Issues - Part I

04/02/2013
MS
Minimum Height of Body Part 
Ask FileMaker: What is the Minimum Height of the Body Part in a Layout?

06/02/2013

Menasche Scharf

Question: One way FileMaker is different than MS Word where the Header and Footer remain unchanged, whilst in FileMaker every Layout needs to be changed separately.  This means that I need to manually go through every Layout to apply the same change repetitively.
Answer: maybe this is what it means a "THEME" or "TEMPLATE" or "MASTER PAGE"?  Lack of knowledge on the part of a developer doesn't warrant an attack on FileMaker!

12/12/2013

Menasche Scharf

Question: how to customise Tab behaviour, like one can change the behaviour of Layouts, Portals and Parts? 

Answer: Start with the “Go To Object” Script (See: FileMaker Help for more options [cdvi]).

See: http://help.filemaker.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/7105

http://help.filemaker.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/6145/~/how-to-navigate-between-tab-controls-using-scripts

14/05/2014

Menasche Scharf

Ask FileMaker how to arrange the Tab Order for the Find Layout to be separate than the Browse Layout.

19/03/2015

Menasche Scharf

How do you set a Script/Condition to Show/Hide the Header/Footer in a Layout?

Answer: You need "Kiosk Mode" in FileMaker Pro Advanced.

See: http://forums.filemaker.com/posts/ad637a59ec

29/04/2015

Menasche Scharf

I followed all the instructions to a t and although the Merge Variable shows fine in Layout Mode, nothing shows in Preview Mode. 

See: http://help.filemaker.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3629