Toggle Color when any field is active

[rivet]

I am trying to toggle a color of a label based on if a field is active or not. If I made and edit I am fine but if just tabbing through field without any edits no luck, any suggestions

[comment]

You need the screen to refresh in order for the change to show. Merely entering a field is not going to do it.

[LaRetta]

I am trying to toggle a color of a label

Why not consider coloring the field when active instead? Change (all) your enterable fields to background color of the highlight (such as yellow). Then add conditional format to all the enterable fields with: Value is - Empty and select fill of white (or whatever you want for your non-active color).

I think it might look better than highlighting the label.

Oh right - I keep forgetting that we don't need ANY formula but rather a simple formula of 1.

[rivet]

You need the screen to refresh in order for the change to show. Merely entering a field is not going to do it.

It is the refresh on exiting without edits. that is causing the grief. I was thinking a field could be timestamped each time. But no luck. I have attached the file.

LaRetta as far a purpose. I was need a clean interface with no labels when browsing the record, then when you enter, the labels appear.

highlight.fp7.zip

[comment]

Well, the thing is that both OnObjectExit and OnRecordCommit run BEFORE the actual event - so when the screen is refreshed, the cursor is still in the field.

I don't see a good solution for this. Perhaps you could commit the record when exiting a field - but that would [a] flash and take away the opportunity to revert modifications.

[Raybaudi]

It is the refresh on exiting without edits. that is causing the grief.

Something like this ?

highlightMod.zip

[comment]

It's a very neat idea, Daniele - but still, if you exit the field by pressing Enter, the label persists.

[Raybaudi]

It's a very neat idea, Daniele - but still, if you exit the field by pressing Enter, the label persists.

Yes, I see.

But the enter key could be trapped by the field's behavior.

[comment]

But the enter key could be trapped by the field's behavior.

True, but that would change the field's behavior - so users would no longer be able to terminate data entry by pressing Enter.

However, that gives me an idea:

highlight3.zip

[Raybaudi]

However, that gives me an idea

I had another idea... and could work even with 9 ( no trigger ) !

highlight4.zip

[David Jondreau]

However, that gives me an idea:

What does the Left ( Get ( CurrentTime ) ; 0 ) do?

[Raybaudi]

I had another idea...

A variant...

highlight5.zip

[comment]

I had another idea... and could work even with 9 ( no trigger ) !

Nice. Lot of work with formatting and aligning - but very cheap in Filemaker resources.

What does the Left ( Get ( CurrentTime ) ; 0 ) do?

Nothing. I forgot to remove it from OP's file.