Filemaker Developer Question

[Benzie]

Hi there, another question, hope you can help...

We are designing an application to run with a "Touch Screen", and would like to hide anything on the screen which is not part of our program.

E.g. the Windows Start button, The Desktop, the Filemaker Window Title bar etc.

Will the developer's runtime output allow us to hide all of the above?

We are looking to Purchase a The Developer but are not 100% sure if it will allow us total control over the final product.

Much appreciate your comments

[CobaltSky]

Hi there.

It will indeed.

Runtimes created with the Developer edition of FileMaker can be bound in 'Kiosk Mode' if desired - in which case everything on screen outside the contents of the current Runtime application window (even including the standard windows border) is blacked out.

[SteveB]

The finished kiosk has no native FM navigation or menus. The developer must provide everything, including any functions that are on the right-click menu if needed. Also be aware that a kiosk is single-user, non-networkable...truly standalone.

[DykstrL]

Another thing to remember is Runtime solutions are not networkable - they will only work as a standalone solution.

[webcat]

this confused me for a while, but I think I have it sussed now.

a Stand Alone Runtime Kiosk solution is non networkable, but you CAN make a Kiosk mode application that isn't stand alone, ie, when you open the file it opens FileMaker Pro, but it runs (if you don't have a password that allows you access to menu bars) in Kiosk mode, with no hint of the Mac OS visible!

Which is exactly what I wanted.

so you can have a Kiosk mode application networked. (i've tried it and it works)