Robert Collins Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I am trying to find an easy way to use tabs as layouts. Instead of having 10 different layouts (say one for each of my databases tables), I could create just one, have 10 tabs and make them fit the entire screen. The problem seems to be that each tab would have to have a portal as i have to nominate 1 table for the master layout. I then loose the ability to view as form or list. I know I could create fake tabs and create 10 seperate layouts but it seems a wasted oppotunity to use what should be quite a flexable feature in Filemaker. Any suggestions would be welcome Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comment Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Your understanding is correct: a tab control belongs to a layout (more precisely to a layout part) and in turn a layout belongs to a table (more precisely to a table occurrence). You could simulate a form view by showing fields from a selected related record in another tab panel, but there comes a point where maintaining a tab control structure becomes more tedious than managing multiple layouts. You should have at least one layout per table anyway - or you'll be very limited when it comes to scripting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Collins Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 thanks for the reply, I think instead, I will use buttons along the top of each layout and have the active layout in a different colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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