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Using Gradients & Colors In Layouts

Posted by: Editor / Monday, October 20, 2008 – 3:01pm

by Matt Petrowsky

29
 minutes

I love interface design! It's one of those things where I loose track of all time and enter "The Zone". Unfortunately, FileMaker Pro is seriously lacking in UI and interface tools. The tools provided in FileMaker today have not been updated since the 90's (an possibly before).

One of the updates FileMaker did have, was support for the PNG format, which includes translucency. This is the saving grace for making your layouts look up-to-date and modern.

The trick is knowing how to enhance your user interface so it doesn't look like it's from 1994. In this video, I provide an overview of the tools and know-how that I use to create modern-looking interfaces - which includes gradients and appealing features.

Details: Released - 10/20/2008 / Size - 42.71 MB / Length - 29 min
About author

Matt Petrowsky is the Senior Editor for ISO FileMaker Magazine. Matt has been involved with FileMaker Pro since the early '90s. Having authored many articles, a popular book, spoken at conferences and seminars, as well as provided private training, Matt is continuously updating his knowledge and skill about the powerful FileMaker platform. You can contact Matt by sending email to editor@filemakermagazine.com.

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Minor bug

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After clicking on the "About" script, the application is frozen. You can't close the About window or exit FM. Allow User Abort works really well. When will this be for sale?

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Interesting - ADMIN POSTED THIS

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Anyone who has issues with Gradient Maker should send me an email. I'll look into the About Window problem as much as I can. My problem is not having all the various setups possible . Since the Demo version is pretty close to the release version, any feedback about crashes or problems is helpful.

Gradient Maker will likely be for sale on Friday Oct. 24th or the following Monday at the latest.

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