I created a form that has a tabbed view.  So every tab is changing to a
duplicate layout with slight changes for the tab.  My issue is that
with 8 tabs, that's 8 layouts that are mostly the same except for what
I want changed with the tab.  So for those of you familiar with
Goldmine's tabbed approach you know what I am saying.  The top of the
screen is always the same and the bottom changes with the tabs.

So if I ever want to add to or change the top screen, I have to do it
on 7 other duplicate layouts and I never get the allignment right so
the illusion that the tabs are changing just the bottom of the screen
is ruined when you see fields and labels move slightly due to
allignment issues on getting it right in 8 layouts.
How do you deal with this ?

-Squeed

In article <1107368605.557380.205920@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
 squeed2000@yahoo.com wrote:

> I created a form that has a tabbed view.  So every tab is changing to a
> duplicate layout with slight changes for the tab.  My issue is that
> with 8 tabs, that's 8 layouts that are mostly the same except for what
> I want changed with the tab.  So for those of you familiar with
> Goldmine's tabbed approach you know what I am saying.  The top of the
> screen is always the same and the bottom changes with the tabs.
> 
> So if I ever want to add to or change the top screen, I have to do it
> on 7 other duplicate layouts and I never get the allignment right so
> the illusion that the tabs are changing just the bottom of the screen
> is ruined when you see fields and labels move slightly due to
> allignment issues on getting it right in 8 layouts.
> How do you deal with this ?
> 
> -Squeed

Filemaker Magazine has a free video "15 Minute Tabs - The quickest way 
to make a tabbed interface" that has one approach.

     http://www.filemakermagazine.com/

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I copy the new layout from one screen and note the pixel location of the 
top and left (using the size pallete).  Then I paste into the other 
layouts, positining at the same top and left pixel location.

squeed2000@yahoo.com wrote:
> I created a form that has a tabbed view.  So every tab is changing to a
> duplicate layout with slight changes for the tab.  My issue is that
> with 8 tabs, that's 8 layouts that are mostly the same except for what
> I want changed with the tab.  So for those of you familiar with
> Goldmine's tabbed approach you know what I am saying.  The top of the
> screen is always the same and the bottom changes with the tabs.
> 
> So if I ever want to add to or change the top screen, I have to do it
> on 7 other duplicate layouts and I never get the allignment right so
> the illusion that the tabs are changing just the bottom of the screen
> is ruined when you see fields and labels move slightly due to
> allignment issues on getting it right in 8 layouts.
> How do you deal with this ?
> 
> -Squeed
> 

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FM Pro Solutions       Los Angeles, California

FileMaker 7 Certified Developer
Associate Member, FileMaker Solutions Alliance

squeed2000@yahoo.com wrote:
> I created a form that has a tabbed view.  So every tab is changing to a
> duplicate layout with slight changes for the tab.  My issue is that
> with 8 tabs, that's 8 layouts that are mostly the same except for what
> I want changed with the tab.  So for those of you familiar with
> Goldmine's tabbed approach you know what I am saying.  The top of the
> screen is always the same and the bottom changes with the tabs.
> 
> So if I ever want to add to or change the top screen, I have to do it
> on 7 other duplicate layouts and I never get the allignment right so
> the illusion that the tabs are changing just the bottom of the screen
> is ruined when you see fields and labels move slightly due to
> allignment issues on getting it right in 8 layouts.
> How do you deal with this ?
> 
> -Squeed
> 


you can use a related container field for the tab image header, size it 
to fit (0,0) and use a consistent window width (i use 900 for everything 
except popup windows) these days.

I also use GetProperty custom function - from Brian Dunning's site 
(can't recall the author)
http://advisor.com/whome.nsf/y/YDUNNB
this can be used to assign a list of values to appear as the tab text, 
and also to control the layout naviagtion (with some  construction)


Chris Brown
Neurosurgery
University of Adelaide

In article <1102hvv25dkm420@corp.supernews.com>, Howard Schlossberg
<howard@antispahm.fmprosolutions.com> wrote:

> I copy the new layout from one screen and note the pixel location of the 
> top and left (using the size pallete).  Then I paste into the other 
> layouts, positining at the same top and left pixel location.

I tend to use the old fashioned method. Before copying the layout (or
perhaps new individual elements) I simply draw temporary a small
rectangle right in the top-left corner of the screen. I then copy that
rectangle along with whatever else is being transferred to another
layout. Paste it all on the new layout and drag it until the rectangle
is again in the top-left corner. Then obviously delete the rectangle.

Another helpful tool when there's only a couple of elements to copy is
the T-squares in the View menu when in Layout mode.

Helpful Harry                   
Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hardships  ;o)

In article <1107368605.557380.205920@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
squeed2000@yahoo.com wrote:

>I created a form that has a tabbed view.  So every tab is changing to a
>duplicate layout with slight changes for the tab.  My issue is that
>with 8 tabs, that's 8 layouts that are mostly the same except for what
>I want changed with the tab.  So for those of you familiar with
>Goldmine's tabbed approach you know what I am saying.  The top of the
>screen is always the same and the bottom changes with the tabs.
>
>So if I ever want to add to or change the top screen, I have to do it
>on 7 other duplicate layouts and I never get the allignment right so
>the illusion that the tabs are changing just the bottom of the screen
>is ruined when you see fields and labels move slightly due to
>allignment issues on getting it right in 8 layouts.
>How do you deal with this ?


If I needed to change the "top screen" (and I presume this top part is in
a header), I would delete all elements in seven of the eight layouts, so
those top parts are completely empty.  Then I'd modify the eighth the way
I wanted it.

Open the little object size pallette in layout mode.  I always alter the
units to pixels on this, as I find it simplifies things.  Now select all
elements in your corrected "top screen" at once.  While they're selected,
note the position of the upper left corner of the selected group in this
pallette, say, three pixels down by 26 over.  Copy all selected elements
to your clipboard.

Switch to layout #2 and paste.  Change the numbers in the object size
pallette to 3 & 26 (while the elements are still selected, after pasting),
and your elements will all snap into positione.  Keep switching layouts,
paste, change object size numbers.

However complex the "top screen" is, all elements across your eight
layouts will end up perfectly synchronized in less time than it took to
type this.

Steve Brown

I've used two approaches to this
1. duplicate layout and make the changes.

2. take a screen shot of the layout with the unchanging info on it and 
use that as a background for the pages. You can use the background color 
to match the tab and a line of the same color to cover the under tab 
line for the tab you want to use on that layout.
Tom

squeed2000@yahoo.com wrote:
> I created a form that has a tabbed view.  So every tab is changing to a
> duplicate layout with slight changes for the tab.  My issue is that
> with 8 tabs, that's 8 layouts that are mostly the same except for what
> I want changed with the tab.  So for those of you familiar with
> Goldmine's tabbed approach you know what I am saying.  The top of the
> screen is always the same and the bottom changes with the tabs.
> 
> So if I ever want to add to or change the top screen, I have to do it
> on 7 other duplicate layouts and I never get the allignment right so
> the illusion that the tabs are changing just the bottom of the screen
> is ruined when you see fields and labels move slightly due to
> allignment issues on getting it right in 8 layouts.
> How do you deal with this ?
> 
> -Squeed
>