This dialog-showing plug-in for FileMaker Pro 4.0 - 10 allows you to display progress bars, and almost arbitrary dialog boxes combining text, passwords, check boxes, radio buttons, pop-Up menus, etc. 24U SimpleDialog Plug-In assures you a high standard for user interface of your solutions on the base of FileMaker Pro. All is as easy as the standard Show Message and Status(CurrentMessageChoice) but much more powerful!
What is new in version 3.1
* New URL Link field can be used to add web links to dialogs
* Pop-up menu now can have hidden custom value IDs
* Default and cancel buttons can be set
* Calling a Wait function now automatically refreshes progress bar
* Default pop-up menu item is shown even if it is not part of the value list
* TextArea field can have more than 12 lines
* Checkbox can be controlled using keyboard on Mac OS X
* Custom functions now work inside field validation calculations
* TextArea can copy, cut, paste on Mac OS X
Main features
In comparison to standard functions of FileMaker Pro, the 24U SimpleDialog Plug-In offers the benefits as follows:
* Custom dialogs with up to 5 buttons
* Input fields of the type text, password, checkbox, radio button, pop-up menu
* Unlimited number of input fields and pop-up menu items
* Static text and separators improve readability of your dialogs
* Multi-line text area field can be used to edit long text
* Dialog may take icon from a container field (any size)
* Dialog look can be enhanced by picture from a container field
* Multiple progress dialogs with text messages
* Indefinite progress indicators (barber pole)
* Customizable dialog title, position, width, icon, and timeout
* Validation of any text field with a calculation or regular expression
* Custom message box can be displayed after unsuccessful validation
* Optical optimization (dynamic sizing of dialogs)
* Works with FileMaker Pro 4 - 6 and FileMaker Pro 7.