Creating a view to list all records

[Cheri]

I'm working on creating an interface simply to list all records in my database. For my layout I've created a one line body with a header and a footer that looks great in layout mode. When I display in browse mode the header looks great and the footer looks great. The body starts out right under the header and looks wonderful at first but then, after displaying all the records in the database, there's a huge space between the displayed records and the footer. It's as if there's a set display size (as if this is meant to be a report rather than a screen) that is expected and I don't have enough lines to fill it so the display just shows empty background. I've checked all my auto resize settings and I think they're right but then I wonder if I would know considering it doesn't work!

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong being a newbie at FMP. I'm an experienced programmer, but not experienced with database programs. Thanks for any assistance you can provide.

[Fenton]

If you only have a few records, then a gap above the Footer is expected, as the Footer is anchored to the bottom. But it should disappear when you have enough records to fill the screen. Otherwise I'm not sure what's up.

Edited March 17, 2010 by Guest

[Cheri]

Does creating a custom list layout only display correctly if you have over a certain number of records? Seriously?

[comment]

A footer is a footer - it goes to the bottom of the page. If you want something to show immediately after the last record, use a trailing grand summary part.