Tab Behavior

[ FMPAdv 8.5 ; OS X 10.4.9 ]

We've had Tab Controls for a while now, and I'm wondering if anyone has
developed a sense of behaviors.

I have a Tab Control which does not want to stay where I left it as I
move from record to record or even within a record if I go to a
different layout and then return to the original.

Let's say that the tabs are named A and B in order of appearance in the
Tab Control Setup.

If I am on Tab A (first on the list) and move to a different layout and
back or to a different record, I am suddenly placed on Tab B (second on
the list). It doesn't happen in reverse: it will just stay on Tab B if
that's where I am. I want Tab A as the default position, and I want the
tabs in the order I have created.

Is it something to do with the Tab Control Setup, perhaps that the last
tab created is frontmost and that's where it gravitates?

Yes, I can sprinkle Go To Object script steps throughout my navigation
scripts, but it seems to me it should just stay where I left it.

Matt
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Re: Tab Behavior

*snip*
> I have a Tab Control which does not want to stay where I left it as I
> move from record to record or even within a record if I go to a
> different layout and then return to the original.
*snip*

When I was on 8.5 - (and still in v9 when opening solutions I created
in v8.5), I have noticed that if I make a change on a tab in layout
mode, and switch to browse mode to verify the change is what I
wanted... the default tab is now the last tab modified/viewed in
layout mode.

So, if I make a change to Tab B and view the change in Browse mode, I
would have to go back to layout mode, switch to Tab A, and then go to
Browse Mode, for Tab A to be the default viewed tab again.

I will say that this was not the case on all my solutions, but
happened enough, that I now always click on the tab I want as default,
before switching from Layout to Browse mode. Not a real solution, but
maybe this will help you.

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Re: Tab Behavior

It never ceases to amaze me how many questions there are for which I can
find the answer myself, but only after asking the community.

I discovered that the frontmost tab is the one you will see as you enter
a layout or record, and that the stacking order of the tabs is separate
from their positions in the Tab Control Setup.

Matt

On 09/20/07 10:47 AM, Matt Wills wrote:

> [ FMPAdv 8.5 ; OS X 10.4.9 ]
>
> We've had Tab Controls for a while now, and I'm wondering if anyone has
> developed a sense of behaviors.
>
> I have a Tab Control which does not want to stay where I left it as I
> move from record to record or even within a record if I go to a
> different layout and then return to the original.
>
> Let's say that the tabs are named A and B in order of appearance in the
> Tab Control Setup.
>
> If I am on Tab A (first on the list) and move to a different layout and
> back or to a different record, I am suddenly placed on Tab B (second on
> the list). It doesn't happen in reverse: it will just stay on Tab B if
> that's where I am. I want Tab A as the default position, and I want the
> tabs in the order I have created.
>
> Is it something to do with the Tab Control Setup, perhaps that the last
> tab created is frontmost and that's where it gravitates?
>
> Yes, I can sprinkle Go To Object script steps throughout my navigation
> scripts, but it seems to me it should just stay where I left it.
>
> Matt

Re: Tab Behavior

"Matt Wills" wrote in message
news:XJvIi.5055$ec2.4430@trnddc03...
>[ FMPAdv 8.5 ; OS X 10.4.9 ]
>
> We've had Tab Controls for a while now, and I'm wondering if anyone has
> developed a sense of behaviors.
>
> I have a Tab Control which does not want to stay where I left it as I move
> from record to record or even within a record if I go to a different
> layout and then return to the original.
>
> Let's say that the tabs are named A and B in order of appearance in the
> Tab Control Setup.
>
> If I am on Tab A (first on the list) and move to a different layout and
> back or to a different record, I am suddenly placed on Tab B (second on
> the list). It doesn't happen in reverse: it will just stay on Tab B if
> that's where I am. I want Tab A as the default position, and I want the
> tabs in the order I have created.
>
> Is it something to do with the Tab Control Setup, perhaps that the last
> tab created is frontmost and that's where it gravitates?
>
> Yes, I can sprinkle Go To Object script steps throughout my navigation
> scripts, but it seems to me it should just stay where I left it.
>
> Matt
> --
> Free FileMaker Technique Demos: http://www.VirtualVermont.com/FMP
>
> My Custom Functions:
> http://www.briandunning.com/filemaker-custom-functions/resul ts.php?keyword=wills

What also works...

If you need to go off and do a bunch of stuff and then come back to the
origianl layout and tab view, make the frist step in you script "New
Window" then the last step "Close Window"... the origianl window is
untouched except for data changes. You may also name the window and close
by specific name. You may also lock the window from advertent closing.

Guy