can someone tell me how those cool layouts are done in the templates in 5.5 i am particularly interested in the personel records where it seems like there are tabs and the layouts are on the same page any tutorials would be greatly appreciated how are the scripts worked so you get to each layout

Each tab is actually a separate layout. Each tab is just a button triggering a script with the Goto Layout[] script step. When I do tab scripts, I include a call to a subscript that does "window cleanup". This would include setting zoom level, scrolling to the top, hiding the status area, and a test for platform to select the correct use of the zoom script step (on the Mac I use zoom and on the pc I use maximize).

-bd

In the Samples Section, look for Aqua Template by Kennedy...it might be called Starter Template. Make sure you download the latest version (toward the bottom of the thread).

Steve

thanks for the quick answers

but how does the layout get that multilevel look?

thanks in advance

If you're talking about the visual effect of 2 sets of tabs at the top of the layout, it's strictly positioning graphic elements to create the allusion. These 2 groups of grapgic elements are either sent backward or forward relative to each other.

Steve