Gradient Row Highlighting
Adding the finer details to the look and feel of your interface should certainly be a serious consideration. If you want your FileMaker solution to look just as good as the rest of the software your users are using, then add the things they've already come to expect.
On both operating systems, gradients are taken for granted. In this video, I showcase how I added a gradient-based portal row highlight. This is an easy thing to accomplish and only requires a few considerations before making the addition.
Using a bit of creativity, you can have as many different colors of gradient rows in the whole of your solution, and handle it efficiently. If you're seeking that extra bit of appeal in your solution, then watch this video for the information you need!
Comments
Portal jumps back to start
This is a great looking interface approach and I hope to implement some stuff utilizing it...however, I think I've found a problem with this particular technique file. If you have a long list of items in the portal, and you need to scroll down with the side scroll bar, when you click on an item to select it, the portal jumps back to the top, causing your highlighted selection to be not visible in the portal unless you scroll back down.
I found this as I was working on implementing this in my solution with a long list of records. I then made a bunch of new records in the demo file and found it wasn't something I did wrong, the demo file exhibits the same behavior.
Is there a workaround for this?
Dale Long