I've been digging around in FM13 trying to figure out how the field help balloons where done in the "Getting Started" guide. When a field is clicked in some areas of the guide a tip balloon pops up with a focus pointer pointing to the field and some info on the field function. I suppose it could be done with the new hide object config and a calc on Get (ActiveFieldName) on a graphic object but the balloons seem to be a function of FM13 since they appear semi-transparent and background content can still be seen.

Have I missed something or did someone at FM use a graphic app to create a whole lotta balloon graphics? The "Getting Started" database isn't unlocked for me to dig into on my own.

Thanks!

i have no idea how filemaker has done this but i would do it that way…

… heck, i can't upload the demo… but anyway, you use an OnObjectEnter trigger which sets a $$param and an OnObjectExit which clear that specific $$param and a refresh window after each step.

for the element (graphic of field, whatever you like) the "Inspector/Data/Behaviour/Hide object when" is set to $$param ≠ 1 (or whatever you prefer… :-)

 

hth

pixi

Pixi,

 

I can envision how it could be done with script triggers and object hiding but it appears that the balloon tips are popovers attached to fields.  However, it seems to me that the new popover feature is only for buttons.  I can't see a way to set a field to have a popover.  That's what's stumping me.

no, popovers are for buttons only. this is a n own object type and not a feature you can add everywhere

You place the popover button on top of the field and remove all styles. Then it will appear as the field has a popover….

Hi Claus,

 

As you have said that again work like a button which formatted to transparent and if you place the popover button you cannot able to enter into that specific field to enter data if you want. Its working for the button purpose only.

 

 

Thanks,

You are being deceived

 

 

Those are in fact not popups, but a bunch of partially transparent panels with text set in them being hidden with conditional formatting and script triggers.  The arrows of the "popups" are an image container with a repeating field and a script positioned next to the panels.

 

 

 

Also, popups do not let you click through them or remain open when you select or set focus on objects outside of them.