How to make value list display more than 16 values

[Jarvis]

I have a value list that is populated with values from a field.

This field holds about 30 values but the pop up value list will only display 16 without additional scrolling.

Is there a way to increase how many values can be displayed at one time without scrolling?

Thanks,

Jarvis

[CyborgSam]

Can you change it to a popup menu instead?

[Jarvis]

Sam,

I like that.

Thanks!

Jarvis

[Søren Dyhr]

But is it proper layouting to provide more than 10 choices to choose from?? Couldn't the data be grouped in smaller chunks that can be selected from via a tabbed layout.

This URL was disfunc'ed when I tried to find the reference:

http://www.smallco.net/RestrainYourself.pdf

But it's an brilliant article on the nice-to-know/need-to-know balance all applications have in various ratios.

Unfortunately does developers have a tendency, in vanity to seek wrapping the organization around their application ...where it ideally should have been the other way around. Don't bother you users with ungrouped and badly organized data!!!

--sd

[Jarvis]

Soren,

I'd love to be able to group this data into smaller chunks.

What do you mean by "tabbed layout"?

I have seen that expression but I am not certain what it means.

Jarvis

[Søren Dyhr]

There are plenty of ways to choose from:

http://www.onegasoft.com/tools/smarttabs/index.shtml

http://previews.filemakermagazine.com/videos/555/15MinuteTabs_full.mov

--sd

[Jarvis]

Soren,

Thanks for the direction.

I spent a little time with the video this morning.

Tabbed Layouts are just the interface I'm looking for.

Thanks again,

Jarvis