Formatting Bar Grayed Out

["... you mean these fans?"]

Hi,

Any assistance here I would be grateful ...

I can not get my formatting bar to "Un-Gray" itself when my users log in and the custom menu loads. 

I've set my "Formatting Bar ( ON )" in my script ?? And when I'm logged in as "Full Access" I have no problems ?? The formatting bar is available clicking into the field.

I've attached my customer menu, where I've even added the "Formatting Bar" but all it does is "Hides and Un-Hides" ... but the "Formatting Bar" remains grayed out, unavailable.

I can not allow full access with users and I must have access to the "Formatting Bar" ?? when my custom menu set loads.  What is going on ??

Thank you.

 

[bruceR]

"The formatting bar is available clicking into the field"

"The formatting bar is available (when) clicking into the field" ?

So there is no problem?

Users have edit privileges for the field(s) involved?

["... you mean these fans?"]

BruceR,

 

 

Posted 6 hours ago · Report post

"The formatting bar is available clicking into the field" - No

"The formatting bar is available (when) clicking into the field" ?  - No

So there is no problem? - I don't understand this one ?

Users have edit privileges for the field(s) involved? - I don't understand this one either ?

 

[Lee Smith]

What part, you Copied the complete post?

Are we to assume that you meant the last line only or the whole post?

 

["... you mean these fans?"]

Lee,

The first two I answered with "- No".

the last two, I don't understand.

I've attached the "Security" pane and the "Custom" menu pane ... please see attached.

In the custom pane I even tried added the "Formatting Bar" but that did absolutely nothing other than true "On or Off" the formatting bar.

Any assistance here would be grateful.

Thank you

[bruceR]

How can you say "NO" to your own statement? I'm just quoting you. 

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"The formatting bar is available clicking into the field."

What do you mean by saying this?

Regarding users having edit privileges:

The formatting bar should be grayed out if the user is not in a field.

If the user cannot format the field, because it is a calc field or because they do not have edit privileges, the formatting bar SHOULD be grayed out.

["... you mean these fans?"]

BruceR.

Filemaker is causing this confusion as explained briefly in a "Filemaker Hack" post.

https://filemakerhacks.com/2014/06/14/showhide-formatting-bar/

I can turn on  and turn off the "Formatting Bar" meaning I can see it or not see it via "a" script step or in my custom menu but the formatting bar remains grayed out when I click into a "Text" fields.  This text field is just a plain ordinary text field.

The formatting bar becomes available; meaning selectable when I've clicked into this text field when I log in with "Full Access", but when my user logs in, and the "Custom" menu loads it would seem that the "Custom" menu is preventing the "Formatting Bar", the formatting bar remains grayed out when the user clicks into this text field.

I don't know how else to ask how to solve this issue ...

Thank you.

Edited September 21, 2016 by Mr. Ignoramus

[bruceR]

The FileMakerHacks article does a good job of explaining the problem.

Note that the article tells you directly how to solve the problem.

Did you follow those instructions?

It sounds like you did not; you're still trying to include formatting bar in the menu.

It **IS** a bug; but apparently you can't do that.

["... you mean these fans?"]

BruceR,

Yes I did, however I am on a hosted solution and I saw that Frank said that the example file must be on a local file, so when you say "It is a bug" you are saying that the "Formatting Bar" is not allowed on a hosted solution when using a custom menu ??

 

[bruceR]

I was only commenting on Kevin's observation. I have no experience with this problem myself.

["... you mean these fans?"]

BruceR,

Ok thank you.

["... you mean these fans?"]

Here is the answer for those who are interested.

philmodjunk suggested that I post on "FM Problem / Trouble Forum" which I did and Fred(CH) responded with the following solution.

Apparently I failed to "Add" the "Format" to my custom menu set. When the "Format" was added to my custom menu set the "Formatting Bar" became active when the user clicked into the "Text" fields.

Please see attached pdf.

Thank you philmodjunk for your suggestion.  And a special thanks to Fred(CH) for your insight.

 

 

Format.pdf