2018/11/14 — Card Windows
2017/09/17 — Revised Appearance Controls
2017/09/14 — Top Navigation Part
2017/09/13 — Improved Help Buttons
2017/09/12 — New Calculator Button
2015/02/15 — Dealing with Color Blindness
2014/03/21 — Wikify Your Databases (Rev. 2015/08/04)
2014/03/03 — Remote Notes
2014/02/15 — Custom Checkbox Farewell
2014/02/07 — New Prefix and Suffix Technique
2014/02/06 — New Signature Options
2013/04/19 — My Support for “.FP7” Files Ends 2013 Dec. 31
2013/04/09 — Follow This Blog by E-Mail
2013/04/01 — Changes to the “Universal” File
2013/03/15 — Standard Window Sizing and Zooming
2013/03/01 — Changes to “Tag” and “Obsolete” Buttons
2010/05/07 — VCR-Style Navigation Buttons
2009/05/07 — Reversed Effect of Tag Button
2008/05/07 — Omit Button Enhanced
2007/05/07 — Button Transition Explanation
2018/11/14
Card Windows
A relatively new feature in FileMaker Pro is the card window. It opens up over your current window, which remains (dimmed) in the background. Card windows are useful for entering small amounts of information that will be of value when you return to your main window.
For example, on many output layouts I have a button called "Subtitle". It lets you create a customized subtitle for that particular printout. In the past, clicking on "Subtitle" has taken you to a separate screen where you could enter the subtitle you wanted, then click on a "Return" button to go back to the screen you came from. Henceforth, however, clicking on the "Subtitle" button will bring up a card window like this:
After you've entered your preferred subtitle, simply click on the circled X in the upper-left corner to close the card and see your original screen again.
In some cases, there may be action buttons at the bottom of a card window, and clicking on one of them may close the card automatically for you.
For example, on many output layouts I have a button called "Subtitle". It lets you create a customized subtitle for that particular printout. In the past, clicking on "Subtitle" has taken you to a separate screen where you could enter the subtitle you wanted, then click on a "Return" button to go back to the screen you came from. Henceforth, however, clicking on the "Subtitle" button will bring up a card window like this:
After you've entered your preferred subtitle, simply click on the circled X in the upper-left corner to close the card and see your original screen again.
In some cases, there may be action buttons at the bottom of a card window, and clicking on one of them may close the card automatically for you.
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