container button alternative

[jhomer]

Currently I have a calculated container field which shows a button icon if the status of a request is "open" and is set to nothing if the request status is in any other condition. Im not really happy with the way the button looks...

is there a different way to go about this situation possibly without using a container?

[Fitch]

Perhaps the graphic is being resized to fit the field? If so, you can make it look better by creating a button that is the correct size, and set the field's graphic options to crop rather than resize.

As for alternatives, you could use a container that's behind your other objects so that the background color changes based on status; or you could use text field and change the color, style etc. to indicate status.

[Søren Dyhr]

I would make a dish'y looking button with native vektorized lines and boxes, and around it draw a visibility-trick portal:

http://www.filemakerpros.com/MoreVis.zip

--sd

[jhomer]

Thanks for the tips. I was really hoping for a "hide layout object" type trick... wouldnt that be nice... It's just gettin tedious using conditional calculated fields

[Søren Dyhr]

Well you could make an invisible two tabbed interface, and switch it by script!

Jikes, you're on fm7 so this is no go!

--sd

[jhomer]

Thats not a bad idea.. and sorry im running 8.5 i just havent taken the time to update the ol profile... which i shall do now