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Using FileMaker Pro Advanced tools
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Notes
• If there is no Quit or Exit button available in your Kiosk solution, users must force-quit the
application by pressing Alt+F4 (Windows). With OS
X, users can exit a solution running in
Kiosk mode by pressing F9 or F11 to access another open application window. Force
quitting is not recommended because it can cause data corruption or damage open files.
• To ensure that users can access the primary file and quit the application cleanly:
• In each auxiliary file, provide a startup script that opens the primary file.
• In each auxiliary file, place a Main Menu button that runs the startup script to open the
primary file.
• In the primary file, include an Exit button.
• For information about creating buttons and scripts that emulate missing menu options and
window controls, see
Using scripts and buttons to control Kiosk solutions (FileMaker Pro
Advanced).
Related topics
Displaying databases in Kiosk mode (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
About creating runtime solutions (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
Using scripts and buttons to control Kiosk solutions (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
Creating dynamic buttons (FileMaker Pro Advanced)
Using scripts and buttons to control Kiosk solutions (FileMaker
Pro Advanced)
You can use scripts and buttons to automate much of your database solution, control startup
behavior, emulate menu commands and window controls, navigate, and much more. See Creating
scripts to automate tasks.
Tip Use the Script Debugger to test scripts. See Debugging scripts (FileMaker Pro Advanced).
Centering database windows in Kiosk screens
If you maximize a layout that was designed for 640x480 on a screen that has a resolution larger
than 640x480, the layout will not be centered. It will display in the top left corner with empty space
surrounding it. For best results, don’t maximize kiosk windows. Use the Adjust Window[Resize to
Fit] and Move/Resize Window script steps instead to center windows based on the user’s screen
resolution. Use the Get functions to determine the resolution.
Important Before using the Adjust Window script step, perform any script steps that affect the
window display area (such as Go to Layout or Show/Hide Toolbars). Once the window area is
determined, add the Adjust Window script step.
The Adjust Window script step may cover up a window that has an Exit Application button. Be sure
that users can close the Kiosk database solution easily.
Emulating menu commands and window controls
Use the following script steps to emulate menu commands and window controls.