I want to control access to tabs using scripts. Is there a way to hide the tab controls so a user can't click on them by mistake?

I have shrunk the controls down to their minimum size and changed the text color to match the background so they are not visible. I've also tried to put an invisible button or a solid graphics box over the tabs, but the tab controls continue to "come through" and are clickable. The button or graphic is non-transparent and I moved it to the foreground also.

I think the real problem is that I don't really know how to hide a field in FileMaker.

Thanks

Edited March 13, 200718 yr by Guest

See here

Put a "One-Tab-TabControl" in front of the Tabs and shrink it to the size the tab.

The example needs 8.5, otherwise the buttons wouldn't work. I used "go to object" for that.

Tab.fp7.zip

To prevent users from "clicking through" just create an "empty" tab panel separate from your original panel (with one tab defined) of any width you need and place it in front of the selection tabs of your main panel. Just move it aside when you're working in layout mode and need to get at the other tabs -- then place it back on top for browse mode operation.