| 3D Emboss -ng this file will reveal the
secret of using lines connected end on end to make an emboss box.
Also demonstrates multi-state buttons . |
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| Alternate - Demonstrates how to alternate the
background color for a list view. Every other record is displayed
in a different color. |
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| AltKey.zip - Demonstrates how to display Alt
Key Shortcuts in a standard FileMaker Pro Show message dialog. |
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| Animate - This file will show you how to use
Set Field to make an animation sequence in a FileMaker file. Comes
with a PICT and a ClarisImpact file. |
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| Back Color - Here is an example
of how you can change the background color on a layout using a container
field and a global color field. |
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| Backdrop - Shows you how to let users control
the background in your solution. |
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| Bar Graphs - This tip can show
you how to create a bar graph that uses the progress bars typical
of your Mac, rather than one that uses the normal pipe token loaded
one after the other. |
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| BlowUp - A method for defeating the jackal password
cracker. Jackal is a program that can remove a password from a FileMaker
file. |
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| Button - A file that will show the difference
between correctly defined button shapes and incorrectly defined shapes. |
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| Change Color - Here is a cool way of letting
users define their own colors to an interface and change them on the
fly, whether backgrounds, tabs, or buttons. You can either have the
option set up as a user preference or set it as a developer preference
for a starter template. |
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| ClickPicture - This file will show you how to
get a reference to a picture in a FileMaker database. This avoids
storing the picture directly in the database itself, therefore saving
space. |
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| Color Change - Demonstrates how to highlight
the search criteria in the records that were found. |
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| Colorize - Describes how to put a background
color behind a field. |
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| Color Map - This file has the color map of how
the different 256 colors convert when shown on a Black and White monitor.
Useful as a reference tool. |
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| Colors - Demonstrates how to change the color
of text based on the choice made from a value list. |
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| CondCont.zip - Demonstrates how to change the
background color of a layout. |
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| Correct.FP3 - A very important file for developers
developing commercial applications. This file shows you how you should
and should not define irregular shaped buttons. |
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| Customizing Interface - Shows how to recreate
the status area with status functions. Helps save space on a solution. |
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| Dialog - This tip is straight from the Worldwide
FileMaker Developers Conference. Shows how to create dialog boxes
and progress bars. |
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| Dialog Box Tip - Shows an interesting tip for
displaying a dialog box to perform a find. Found records are shown
in a portal. |
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| DragNDrop Demo - This demo shows you how to use
"drag-n-drop" technology to allow users to create custom
page layouts on the fly. |
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| Dynamic - Shows how to make fields appear and
disappear off the layout. |
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| Dynamic Layout - Demonstrates several techniques:
how to lock and unlock fields on a single layout; how to isolate records
in a portal for editing; and how to make fields appear and disappear
off the layout. |
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| Expanding Menu - This is a pretty cool navigational
system you could implement to save layout space. The idea is to have
an expanding menu that only shows the navigational and/or editing
buttons to the user when you expand a menu. |
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| FieldMod - Shows how to record a modification
date when a particular field is modified. This is different than recording
a date when any field on a record is modified. |
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| FieldType - Grabs all the fields
off the current layout and places them in a return separated list
along with their field types. |
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| Filters - A file that shows you how to use calculations
to place special formatting on fields. This technique makes it appear
that the fields you are editing are formatted. |
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| Flash.fp3 - Shows you how to flash colors on
the window to grab the attention of whoever is using your file. |
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| Hide - This file will teach you how to hide data
from users based on their login name and password. |
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| Highlight Deluxe - A file that shows you how
to highlight the current record in a list view. |
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| Hilite.zip - Demonstrates a unique method for
highlighting the currently selected portal row with a graphic. |
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| IRButton Tip - Any button that isn't square will
still have a square highlight when clicked. This tip show how to highlight
just the button. |
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