How to eliminate (or customize) the bottom navigation bar

[tymwork]

I have a database were the user should not be able to add or delete records. Neither navigation on a view list will be required. Same comments for the search function. Ideally, I would like to remove this navigation bar to avoid users to mess around with the content of the database. Read only would have been a solution, but users still have to enter few data in a preset record. How can this be done? Is there a way to remove this navigation bar?

[kiote01]

Hi,

With the __FMTuoch_Open script, just add the "Show/Hide Status Area [Hide],  this then gives you the entire screen to work with and removes all he FM navigation.  Then you can add your own Menu Bar at the top or the bottom and create buttons for adding the navigation you would like to include.  Though I would suggest making one graphic the size of the screen with the buttons on it, then you create "invisible buttons" in FM and place them over the graphic buttons on the full screen image.  This seems to be the best way to cut down on load times in the app since the app only has to draw one graphic.  There are earlier posts from Michael that talk about why this works better.

I hope that helps.

Scott

[tymwork]

Thanks for the quick reply. I'll check out the recommended FMTouch-Open script. This is a big relief as I got quite concerned that my future app would not work properly!

 

[tymwork]

• "_ FMWS_FMTouch_Open"
This script runs when the FMTouch database initially opens, it allows you to showl
hide status area and do a number of other nice things .

How do you activate this script? Do you open script within FM 11, if yes, how do enter this string? Or is it through FMTouch on the iPhone. Could not find how to activate it on the iPhone.

Thanks for your help

[tymwork]

OK found how to do it.

Basically just go to the script menu of FileMaker, create a new script named "__FMWS_FMTouch_Open" and just select "Show/Hide Status Area (Hide)".

Works great!