This article on design is packed with examples of smart phone design. It’s all web based stuff, but the ideas could be implemented, as necessary, in FileMaker Go. Or, of course, WebDirect. In this article, Chris Bank of UXPin – The UX Design App details many of the best UI design patterns that have cropped […]
FileMaker 14’s new button bar is getting a lot of deserved attention. Designed with the developer in mind, it speeds the process of building great looking, light weight (from a CSS standpoint) button bars that are easy to configure and to resize on the fly. Not to mention the ease of hiding segments as conditions dictate. […]
One of the neat new features of FileMaker 14 is the the new button bar tool. The tool not only make it easy to make tool bars, but it makes use of SVG (Scalable Vector Graphic) icons within the toolbar buttons. What does that mean to you and your clients? SVG icons are resolution independent, […]
Ralph Learmont gets top billing from Kevin Frank for his script that quickly de-dupes a found set and returns the remains of the found set when finished. And the best part: The script is completely portable. The only caveat is you must select the field you want used to de-dupe the set. The script […]
FileMaker Users have been waiting for this since Android based phones debuted: A way to access FileMaker solutions on the Android operating system! With FileMaker 14, the long wait is over: In order to enable a FileMaker database for Android, you will need FileMaker Server 14, and follow the steps on the FileMaker Knowledge Base to […]
Mislav Kov has an informative post on generating sample data for different tables using custom functions, and he went the extra mile with a demo file and a video to help you out. Kov started with a Modular FileMaker solution and made it better: There’s also a custom function in there that selects a random value from a […]
Mislav Kov, of Soliant Computing, put together a very detailed post on FileMaker 14 Script Triggers, and included a bonus: a journey back to the first script triggers in FileMaker 7: FileMaker 7 and earlier Total number of triggers: 2 (OnFileOpen and OnFileClose) These were renamed to OnFirstWindowOpen and OnFirstWindowClose in FileMaker 12 Just two script […]
Let’s see what Lee Strong and Dr. Andy Cohen think of FileMaker 14 and the Apple Watch. Thu, 14 May 2015 345_FM_Success_Tip FM 14 released, Apple Watch Direct download: 345_FM_Success_Tips.mp3 Category:podcasts — posted at: 5:30 PM Source: Filemaker Success Tips 345
WebDirect in FileMaker 14 is faster and optimized to handle twice as many connections. But you still need to optimize CSS and layouts to get the best performance. There is a lot to consider when deploying your solution in WebDirect 14: Single window solution–browsers don’t support multiple window solutions Object sizes for clicking and touching […]
DB Services dug deep into the new Script Workspace feature of FileMaker 14: It’s been a long time coming. FileMaker Inc. has revamped, redesigned and reengineered the scripting and calculation environment in FileMaker 14, modernizing the development experience, reducing the learning curve for new developers, and increasing the productivity of everyone. This new environment, the […]
If you don’t use twitter, you missed some interesting FileMaker 14 tweets in the last couple of days. And don’t forget to follow us at @FMProGurus: #FileMaker 14 change. “Insert From URL” doesn’t accept localhost urls anymore. wtf! use IP address instead. — Todd Geist (@toddgeist) May 13, 2015 The How to: Certificates & […]
In this overview video, Matt Petrowsky of ISO FileMaker Magazine talks with well-known developer Tim Dietrich about all the cool new features found in the FileMaker 14 release. Check out Tim Dietrich’s take on FileMaker 14 at his blog.
FileMaker 14 is out, and loaded with new features. Yesterday we looked at the following: The new, flat design The new Launch Center The new Script Workspace Enhancements to WebDirect New design tools Today we’ll look at more new features, starting with… FileMaker 14 Server enhancements: Auto reconnect to serve in the event of a […]
FileMaker 14 is out, so let’s take a first look at the some of the new features: One visible difference on opening is the new Launch Center, an icon based display of FileMaker files local or remote: The interface sports a new, flat design for the status area: New Script Workspace–all scripting happens in one streamlined […]
EfficientBizz: … and before you start searching: deactivate/activate a script step within a script now is in top menu "Edit" or…