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By Alexis Allen
FileMaker, Themes
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Great article Alexis, thanks.
One thing to keep in mind is that although we were warned about using format painter in FM13 (because of added CSS code), it has been said that in FM14 style optimization was introduced and we are safe to use it again (:
Thanks Dan. Yes, there is this article that says that you can use the Format Painter to copy/paste a style: https://www.filemaker.com/help/14/fmp/en/html/edit_layout.10.33.html#1147978
However, when I tried it, even though it did change the style, it gave the object a red triangle, indicating local styling. I suppose you could then re-save the style to the object.
Possibly. I just repeated what someone at FMI said when I asked about it.
I guess the only real way to find out is to compare the CSS code before and after.
When I get some free time (:
On Facebook, developer Lisette Wilson suggests using fmXRaySpecs http://workflowdata.com/fmxrayspecs.html to help find locally-styled objects.
“Copy all layout objects in layout mode, then refresh from clipboard in fmXRaySpecs to find out which objects are not styled. It’s faster than running a DDR and you are working layout by layout anyway.”
Apparently, the DevCon video links are not available to TechNet members. Perhaps they are FBA only?
I’m not presently FBA and am able to see them. I think TechNet is now the FileMaker Community so perhaps the logins are different?
I believe that access to some of the FM DevCon videos is restricted to having attended and that others have been placed outside the firewall.
Alexis, nice job on this blog post!
Tony White
Thanks for this article!
I am updating a database that was originally created in FMP7 updated to FMP10. We have recently updated to 14.
There is one behavior that is making layout work challenging, that I can’t seem to find a work around.
The background in Layout Mode stubbornly remains grey. I can add a fill color or even an image, but I won’t see it in Layout Mode. Browse, Find and Preview Modes the background take on the attribute and are viewed as expected. Layout mode I get a medium grey. After reading your article, I am suspecting that if I want WYSIWYG in layout mode I need to start over and create a new database.
Looking for a solution I have learned how to change the background, set layout size, change and add styles.
Any words of wisdom?
Thanks,
Dawn
change and edit themes
I haven’t seen this particular issue before, so I don’t have any specific advice. Have you tried changing the base theme?