Development Guide

Chapter 3 | Designing databases for FileMaker Go 19
Layouts
Make several layouts with a minimum number of objects instead of one layout with many objects.
For information about designing layouts, see “Tips for designing layouts and fields” on page 17.
Script triggers
To improve performance, use uncomplicated scripts in script triggers.
External keyboards
Some keystrokes behave differently on external keyboards.
Web viewers
You can have multiple active web viewers if your device has sufficient memory.
Functionality Behavior in FileMaker Go
Tab key Supported for field types that display the onscreen keyboard.
Shift-Tab isn’t supported.
Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Select All keys Supported
Keystrokes to move between records (for example,
Control-Down Arrow)
Not supported
Modifier keys (for example, Option or Alt) Not supported
Eject key Hides or shows the onscreen keyboard
Arrow keys Not supported for value lists, date/time/timestamp pickers
Device memory Maximum number of active web viewers
256 MB 1
512 MB 3
1 GB 4