enter performs search

[wouters]

Hi Guys!

i would like tot prevent users from creating "newlines" in text fields. so i set the return and enter key to "jump to next object". but when i'm in find mode i would like the enter to perform the actual search. Does anyone know a workaround for this??

Thanx!

Wouter

[Vaughan]

Two ways come to mind quickly:

1) make separate find layouts and format the behavior of the fields differently on each layout;

2) use a single layout but put two copies of each field on it, one formated for entry only in browse mode and one for find mode.

I tend to have separate find layouts because I can make them different colours to distinguish the modes apart, and clean the find layout up by removing buttons that run scripts that are really only appropriate for browse mode.

[wouters]

Thanx Vaughan!

Option 1 indeed seems like a good idea. The best thing about it is that if I use one layout for browsing/finding and the other one for editing, user wont be entering data by accident...

Thanx again.

Wouter

[Vaughan]

Separate layouts also allow pop-up menus to be switched for drop-down lists, which allow the user to either select a whole value or free-type into the field, something that might not be wanted for data entry.