Button info (Tool Tip in Access)

[DannA]

Yes, it's another newbie question to find some similar

Access function in FM!!!

1) Is there such a thing as "tool tips", you know it's the text info that you get when you leave your pointer over a button for a period of time and this little text box appears.

2) Is there a way to attach scripts to events, like when you enter or exit a field, when you change data in a field, etc.

Thanks for your advice

--Dan

[Kurt Knippel]

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Originally posted by DannyA:

1) Is there such a thing as "tool tips", you know it's the text info that you get when you leave your pointer over a button for a period of time and this little text box appears.

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Unfortunately not. A way that I did this was to make the text labels on the fields an actual text field. Specifically a field in a related Preferences database. I setup the text in the field like this:

"Name

Enter the name of the primary contact for this record."

Then I formatted the field so that only the first line showed. So it showed "Name" on the layout and if the user clicked on it they saw the rest of the field.

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2) Is there a way to attach scripts to events, like when you enter or exit a field, when you change data in a field, etc.

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There are several plugins that do this. Do a search on Filemaker's website for plugins and you should get a listing of them.

[pspafford]

Hey Danny.

Another workaround for the tool tips is to use the Status( CurrentModifierKeys) function in the script. Start each script with these commands:

If [ Status( CurrentModifierKeys) = 1 ]

Show Message [ Buttons: "OK", "", ""; Data: "This is the text for your tool tip." ]

Exit script

Else

***Insert the rest of the script here.***

End If

All the users have to do is hold down the SHIFT key when they click the button, and the message box will pop up with your tool tip. If they click without holding the shift key, the script performs it's usual function.

Paul