Developer’s Guide

34 FileMaker Developer’s Guide
3. Type About <your solution> in the Layout Name box.
Note For runtime database solutions, you must include the word
“About” in the layout name. You must also include certain specific
information in the layout. See
“Your responsibilities as a developer”
on page 35.
4. Select Blank Layout.
5. Click Finish.
6. Include in the layout your logo, other graphics, and your company
information.
7. Include text that notifies users if the solution files are protected
with passwords or if full access privileges have been removed.
See “Your responsibilities as a developer” on page 35 for the exact
legal wording.
8. Create a button that lets your users return to the main layout of the
primary file.
9. Choose Scripts menu > ScriptMaker and create a script that goes
to the About layout.
1 Include the word “About” in the script’s name.
10. Use the Developer Utilities to create a menu command that
displays the About layout.
The Developer Utilities use the script’s name for the name of the
menu command.
“Adding custom scripts to the About menu
command” on page 43.
To display the About layout when the runtime application is started:
1. Open the primary file for the database solution.
2. Choose File menu > File Options > Open/Close.
3. Select Switch to layout and choose the About layout from the drop-
down list.
Creating a custom Help layout
Create a Help layout that provides instructions for how to use your
custom solution and add data to it. Then create a script in the primary
file of your solution to display the Help system. Use the Developer
Utilities to make the script available as a command in the Help menu.
See
“Adding custom scripts to the Help menu command” on
page 45.
A kiosk example containing a single Help layout
A
runtime solution example with a separate Help window