Windowing Script Mystery

[Mark L]

I’ve imitated an opening splash screen script I found here on the forum and I’m having a couple of problems with it. [color:brown]See the attached PDF for the code itself.

Goal: Have an opening splash screen that is approximately 432 pixels by 432 pixels pop to display an image for about 5 seconds, then disappear – returning to the Main application screen.

As I test the script – I’m starting at the “Main” application screen. When the current, erroneous script runs it starts by doing the following:

It takes “Main” layout window and makes it much smaller while simultaneously opening the new Window named “Splash.”.

Also, the contents of both windows are the layout of the “Main” screen. This doesn’t make sense to me – but obviously there is answer to why.

The script then seems to run the way I would expect it to there after – although I added a step at the end to (re-) Maximize the “Main” layout that was “mistakenly” shrunk at the beginning of the script.

I’ve even watched the first couple of steps via the debugger – and still can’t figure out why what I see is happening.

Hopefully my mistake is obvious to one of you.

Thanks in Advance,

Mark

Example_Splash_Script.pdf

Edited September 21, 2005 by Guest
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[-Queue-]

This is how FM works on Windows, unfortunately. The best work-around I have seen is to maximize the main window, then resize it using Get(WindowHeight) and Get(WindowWidth), then open the new window and resize it to fit. The original window should maintain its resized dimensions instead of reverting to its 'zoomed' state.

[Mark L]

Thanks for getting back to me -Queue-

That stinks !

However, I think I've found a bit of a solution - by taking the default layout out of the start-up preferences - but keeping a startup script there - that runs the splash screen. Now when the app opens up, the background is gray, then the splash window opens - then the script brings me to the main screen.

Do you know any way to get rid of the bottom grey bar/Mode Pop-Up List in the lower left corner of my 'splash' window?

Thanks muchly,

Mark

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If you are referring to the Browse/Find/Layout/Preview list, then no, I know of no way to remove it.

[Mark L]

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Oh that's a pain. How do I keep intrepid users out of the various modes they could get into there? I do know I that in the runtime versions, Layout mode is turned off - so that's good - but what of the other modes? Can't users get themselves good and confused by using that mode 'switch?'

Thanks,

Mark

[-Queue-]

Change the 'Available menu commands' for the users' accounts to 'Editing only' or 'Minimum'.