| Labels - This file shows an assortment of methods
for labeling your fields other than the traditional static label. |
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| Layout Validation - One of the biggest problems
with field validation is that the field validates even when it is
not on the current layout. This tip demonstrates how to validate a
field only when the field is present. |
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| Main Menu - This tip demonstrates how to make
a nice interface for a front end system to launch all your FileMaker
solutions. |
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| More Visibility - Many different examples of
how to use a trick that allows objects to appear and disappear from
the layout. |
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| MultiState Buttons - A file that shows off a
technique for making buttons change the way they look based on their
state of usability. |
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| MultiMenu - Shows you how to customize the interface
that is used depending on the password that is entered (i.e. use different
layouts). |
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| Navigation Stack - Implements the Netscape Navigator
Back button in your FileMaker Pro database. |
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| Neutral - A file that shows why using neutral
grays are easier on the eyes than colors. |
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| Progress - Shows you how to create progress bars.
Very useful for scripts that use a loop to cycle through records in
a found set. |
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| Progress.zip - Shows the best method for creating
progress bars. |
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| ProgressBar - These two files come straight from
Eric Culver's presentation at the Claris Developers Conference, 1997.
They show how to create animated progress bars. |
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| Related Color Layout - Two files that use a unique
concept in doing pre-color selection when laying out a FileMaker layout. |
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| Selectable Subsummaries - Normally when creating
multiple sub-summaries you need to use multiple layouts. This technique
shows you how to get around this limitation. |
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| Snapshot - Very interesting approach to creating
a log file to track record changes. Takes a snapshot of the current
record and pastes it into a container field. |
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| Starbrite - Demonstrates a nice animation for
sparkling stars. Could be used for a splash screen. |
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| StatBar.FP3 - Save room on your layout by replicating
the status area. |
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| StatBar1.FP3 - A file that shows you how to make
a status bar using text characters rather than graphic objects. |
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| StatBar2.fp3 - Shows you how to save space on
your layouts by reproducing the functionality of the FileMaker status
area. |
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| TabFace.fp3 - Shows how to create a tabbed interface.
Very nice step-by-step instructions with pictures. |
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| Visible - An incredible technique for hiding
and showing objects on a layout. |
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| Web Palette - This is the web-palette introduced
in FileMaker Pro 5.x. If you are developing in an older version of
FileMaker Pro you can still use these colors. You can paste a graphic
of your choice into a container field, or you can view the HTML color
code for that specific color, or you can copy a color from the palette
and paste it into your solution. |
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| Window.FP3 - Shows you how to create your own
windows using the graphic pieces provided. See also Graphics Library
and 1000 Buttons. |
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| Window Size - Shows the window sizes of various
monitor sizes. |
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