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My selected field (in grey) expands down when I select it in filemaker go. This pushes my window up and I am trying to be able to keep it in place for easier text input.
I do have a quite large text size (48) but the window doesn't resize itself on selection when I am on a computer, just when using filemaker go on the iphone.
Does anybody know how I might keep this extra large size text but avoid the expansion of the field window when active?
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rgordon- Your answer did exactly what I was trying to do, thank you!
At least in FM Go 12.0.3, the scroll bar does indeed display in all but the selected field. Is there another way to accomplish the task of suppressing the vertical growth of the selected field?
Also, seeing scroll bars makes me think multiple rows are not only possible, but allowed. Is there any way to restrict a field from allowing multiple lines of text, ie. disable the return key?
steveald:
Thank you for your post.
This is controlled by the iOS Text engine, so until this is changed, the vertical scrollbar is the only option.
To disable the return key, you would need to use an OnObjectKeystroke script trigger to evaulate for the return key. However, word-wrap would also cause the field to expand more than one line so you may also need to check the length of field to limit the number of characters.
Let me know if you need additional clarification.
TSGal
FileMaker, Inc.steveald:
To limit the number of characters, go into Manage Database..., click the Fields tab, select the field you want to limit, and click Options. In the Options window, click the "Validation" tab, and the last checkbox under the "Require" section is "Maximum number of characters". Enter a checkmark into the checkbox, and enter the number of characters.
Let me know if you need additional clarification.
TSGal
FileMaker, Inc.
Add a scroll bar to the field. The scroll bar will not display in Go but it will keep the field from expanding.