bigzilla Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 Attached is a script that we use in our [Help] file. The help viewer comes forward in front of the layout to explain what the layout does. You can move it around the screen to see all areas of the layout and it works great. When you’re finished reading the information you press the Enter key, the help viewer goes away and your back to the Layout. The problem is we want to be able to read the information on the Help Viewer and have access to the underlying layout at the same time. So you can both, read the help screen and work with the layout at the same time. The problem is no one here seems to know who wrote this script, yes another “in house phenomenonâ€. I’m unable to figure out how to change it so it works like we want it too and hoped you guys could help. Thanks a lot, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FileMakin' Tom Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 Filemaker always brings the active window to the front as do most applications. To the best of my knowledge, short of an unknown plugin, there is no way of overlaying a window and have them both be active at the same time. One method would be to have the FMP window larger than the file window so that you may offset other open windows, clicking between them to activate. I use this for what I call "quick-view" windows which allow peeks into other minimized files. Be well . . . Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossil Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 See if the attachment I provided helps any. In short, it resizes the current window to allow the help window to open to the right of the current layout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzilla Posted April 28, 2005 Author Share Posted April 28, 2005 Hi Tom, Sorry I didn't explain that very well. I don't need access to both screens at the same time. The way the script is written now, I can only get to the bottom layout by pressing the Enter key and closing the help window. All I want to do is re-write the script so I can click on the bottom layout and have it come forward and the help screen goes to the background. Then when we want to read more that is on the help screen we can click on it and it will forward. Just like you said it should do on your message. As I said, the way the script is set up now. I cannot get to the bottom layout without completely closing the help screen. Maybe this makes a difference. The help screen is from a different file. Don't know that this makes a difference, just thought I'd mention it. Thanks a lot, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ender Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 Use the Select Window[] script step to change focus to an existing window. This means you can leave your Reports Screen window up in the background. The script would look something like this: ... New Window [ Help Viewer ] Go to Layout [ eMail Help ] Pause Script [ Indefinately ] Select Window [ Reports Screen ] ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzilla Posted April 28, 2005 Author Share Posted April 28, 2005 Thanks guys that did it. This forum is just too good. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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