Hiding Tabs

[Johnny5]

Hi, I have a native Filemaker tab set on on of my layouts. Using FM 8.5 and the GotoObjects, I have created a few buttons to go to the tab that I want it to go to. All this works fine.

But I want the tab to look hidden so I changed the font size of the tab itself to 1 pixel to shrink the size of the tab. When I put the buttons on the layout, I need them to go over teh tabs. I played with the arrangement of the object layers but still no good because whenever I go to click the button, if I click the button in the spot where whatever part of the tab that it covers is, then it activate to another tab.

I thought by putting the button or another object on top of the tab that it would cover up the access to it but I guess not. Is there anyway for me to cover up the access to this?

Thanks.

tabtest.zip

[Søren Dyhr]

Easy peicy - when you know how to!!!

Checkout my alteration, takes few seconds to implement!

--sd

tabtestmod.zip

[Johnny5]

Wow. Thanks a million Soren! I have been trying to figuring it out for a long time.

[Inky Phil]

Hey Soren,

Thanks from me as well - neat idea

Phil

[Søren Dyhr]

Thanks from me as well - neat idea

Shouldn't we let the accolades go to whom deserves them:

http://www.fmforums.com/forum/showuser.php?uid/17994/

...if it's his idea I can't tell, but his usual modesty points in that direction, however am I sure he's the one who taught me!

--sd

[Lee Smith]

Why are you pointing at a User ID, instead of Forum Thread, tip file, etc.?

Lee

[D-fendr]

Very good, thanks.

I modified it a bit for my purposes by putting the tabs on the right and covering them up with some informational text. Script tabs are on the left.

Makes it a little harder for them to click tab by mistake.

[Søren Dyhr]

Why are you pointing at a User ID, instead of Forum Thread, tip file, etc.?

His idea, why not point at him???

--sd

[Lee Smith]

Why did wait 2 months to reply ?

Because, I do not appreciate having to run all over the Forum only to read a persons name, when you could have just as well told us the person's name without pointing to it.

Lee

[LaRetta]

Oh, I just bopped to his name then View User Posts. It made sense to me. :smile2:

[Søren Dyhr]

Why did wait 2 months to reply ?

I deeply appologise not having seen your question before yesterday!

--sd

[GrantSymon]

Hi,

I've just received my copy of FM9 advanced and am trying to bring my files up to date (IOW remove as many of the 'kludges' as possible.)

Is this technique for running a script from a tab, still necessary with FM9?

I'm using the dummy tab on top.