Layout Help

[fireemt1]

Coming from the world of web page design, I was wondering if there is a way to make an object on a layout in a filemaker database center to the window size, whether it is in a small window or maximized. This would be a great help on trying to make something work for cross-monitor resolution problems, whethere someone is using 800x600 or 1024x768. If anyone has any answers to this problem, PLEASE let me know.

[Fenton]

You can use Status(CurrentScreenWidth) to find out what resolution they're using, then switch layouts accordingly.

This means that you need at least two layouts for each "layout" needing this (800 and 1024 are the most common).

Something like:

If [status(CurrentScreenWidth) > 820]

Go to Layout ["List1024"]

Else

Go To Layout ["List800"]

End If

That's about the best you can do. FileMaker objects are pretty much fixed size, unless you do magnification, which may be OK, but likely not.

The higher resolution may need a slightly larger font size, if using small sizes. You may also be able to leave extra fields off the smaller layout, or rearrange closer together.

It's a pain, yes, but you can present well-designed layouts this way.

[fireemt1]

THANKS! It answers my question (not in the fashion I was hoping to hear!) lol... anyways, I'll try that and thanks for the reply.

[Anatoli]

You can always make interface to FM via HTML, JS and CDML or php if you like