From the course: Learning FileMaker 16
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Card window style - FileMaker Pro Tutorial
From the course: Learning FileMaker 16
Card window style
The new Windows Script Step allows you to automate the creation of additional windows in your FileMaker Custom Apps that can then be used to interact with and even view your data. For example, on this layout I have this button here that when pressed by a user creates this popup. And what this popup actually is is a new window being created that navigates to a new layout. So let's take a look at the script behind that button to see how this works. So you'll see that that script has the New Window Script step. And if we select the Gear Icon, the New Window options appear. And you'll notice under the drop down in Windows Style we see we've got the familiar document, floating document and dialogue options but now on FileMaker 16 we have the option to create a card. Additionally, you'll see down here on the Window Options that not only do we have the Close Option, selected by default, but you'll see this new option also new in FileMaker 16 called Dim Parent Window. Let's take a look at how…
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