Is there a script approach for scrolling right or left?

January 10, 201312 yr

I need to place arrow icons on screens which drive script steps to allow users to scroll right and left.

Any ideas?

Thanks

January 10, 201312 yr

Why do you need to do that?

Screens and printing are both really designed for vertical movement - lateral movement indicates very wide layouts, which are counterintuitive...

January 10, 201312 yr

I need to place arrow icons on screens which drive script steps to allow users to scroll right and left.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Are you really using v6?

Please update your Profile to show your FileMaker version (if different), platform and Operating System. Profile Update

January 11, 201312 yr

I agree with Webko but the need for this functionality can still come up in Client requirements. You should be able to use Go To Object[] ... Placing that object to far edge, naming it 'right'. I haven't tried it recently and cannot test right now but I know I've used it with Go To Field[] prior to object names coming out.

January 11, 201312 yr

Hi LaRetta,

My OS will not allow me to open up FileMaker v6 anymore. :sad:

So I can't verify if the Go To Object was available in v6.

January 11, 201312 yr

No not in v 6 so Go To Field[] would need to be used instead, thanks Lee.

January 11, 201312 yr

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Sorry. I use v11Adv to create kiosk run times.

There is some data off the screen to the right that is invisible in kiosk mode.

I'd like to the user to scroll over to see that data on occasion and scroll back.

January 11, 201312 yr

There is some data off the screen to the right that is invisible in kiosk mode.
I'd like to the user to scroll over to see that data on occasion and scroll back.

Why don"t you use a tab control instead?

January 11, 201312 yr

Why don"t you use a tab control instead?

Tab controls weren't available until version 8. I used to use a faux tab control system invented by Mikhail Edoshin back in V 7, which worked well but was pretty complex to set up.