FMP10 fields in header

[rivet]

Has anyone noticed strange behaviour with fields that are in the header, in FMP10.

In FMP 10, in list mode, with fields in the header. The fields will lock or the field content will disappear when the user scrolls through the list.

I am looking for a work around, or maybe it is a bug.

header_fields_lock_during_scroll_in_FMP10.zip

[Ocean West]

does turning off "Show field frames when record is active" help any?

Edited February 26, 2009 by Guest

[rivet]

just tried, and no, same problem. Thanks for the suggestion

[Colin Keefe]

Doesn't happen for me, using your file. I'm on Leopard.

Are you on Tiger? What version? Minimum's 10.4.11, so make sure you're patched up.

[rivet]

Hi Colin,

My profile is now updated. I am on Leopard and Filemaker version 10.

Are you changing records or just scrolling through the list?

[Colin Keefe]

Very delayed reply, but: both. I don't experience the behavior you describe when

-making a change and then scrolling w/o committing

-making a change, committing and scrolling

-just scrolling.

[Horatio77]

I'm having the same issue I think. After I scroll away from the active record in list view, if I select a field with the mouse, in either the header or footer, display of data in that field blanks to white (no mater the fill attributes). I can still modify data with the keyboard, but the field stops responding visually. If I use the arrow keys while in the field the display of data will refresh, but I still can't use the mouse to select anything.

Interestingly, if I have the field set to display a 'drop down list', it always forces the active record into view. This apparently allows the field to function properly. Though I don't know why a 'drop down list' modifies the list view while a 'pop up menu' doesn't. Moreover, if a 'drop down menu' has the option selected to 'include arrow to show hide list', it will not move the list view and thus leaves the field display borked.

MacOS 10.5.6

Filemaker Pro 10.0v1

I'll come back when I learn more. This could ruin a lot of development for me if I can't figure it out.

[Horatio77]

One more little thing. I've made a note of how far away I have to scroll before the bug manifests.

It's related to how many records I can actively see in list view. If I make my window very small, and can only see 3 records and then scroll the active one 4 records away from view, fields in the header and footer from that record will exhibit the bug. When I expand the window so that I can see 10 records, I must then scroll the active record 11 steps out of view for the bug to show.

Its becoming more clear to me that this is mostly a rendering bug, data is not being corrupted as far as I can tell. It can, however, make data entry very hard or impossible. Pop up menus will show nothing at all, making them totally broken, while a regular field will let you type.

Edited March 27, 2009 by Guest