John

It is an app not a plugin.  And a very cool little app indeed.

"fmXRaySpecs uses AppleScript Objective-C and the Scripting Bridge introduced in Snow Leopard. It would require a ground-up rewrite to make it run in Leopard, and 10.7 is almost out. We will not be releasing a version that works in an OS version earlier than 10.6."

Stephen

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On Jun 27, 2011, at 1:32 PM, John Weinshel wrote:

> Hi Jonathan,
> 
> This looks like a promising tool. From the website, it implied that it was
> not a plugin, but an app, but I didn't see that expressed explicitly. Is
> that true? I am wary of adding a plugin for this kind of work, and would
> prefer an application that, if it goes down, doesn't take anything else
> with it, or that may create very subtle problems that take forever to
> troubleshoot. Something we've seen from plugins from some of the most
> reliable shops. Seems like nothing is immune to changes to the OS, Java,
> or Filemaker itself.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> John Weinshel
> Datagrace
> Vashon Island, WA
> (206) 463-1634
> Associate Member, Filemaker Business Alliance
> Certified For Filemaker 11
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 6/27/11 11:12 AM, "Jonathan Fletcher" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>> Dear Fellow FileMaker Fanatics,
>> 
>> As mentioned on the last FileMaker Talk podcast, Dave Ramsey has created
>> a tool that gives the developer access to the field metadata on a layout.
>> It is called FMXRaySpecs, and can very quickly tell you all about your
>> script triggers, conditional formatting, find settings, tab layers and
>> much more. This can save a lot of time when trying to decipher complex
>> layouts and find errant triggers and such. Take a moment to check this
>> out:
>> 
>> Video:
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AncfeCMyMWk
>> 
>> Also accessible from the videos page of the apps site:
>> http://workflowdata.com/fmxrayspecs
>> 
>> FileMaker Talk podcast with Matt Navarre, John Sindelar and Todd Geist
>> (they talk mainly about GoZynk--which is an interesting discussion of
>> itself--but have a brief discussion of FMXRaySpecs near the end):
>> http://filemakertalk.com/
>> 
>> 
>> As it is heavily dependent on AppleScript, PC users will want to buy a
>> Mac just to be able to use this tool!
>> 
>> [Full disclosure: I occasionally work for Mr. Ramsey, and I helped Beta
>> test this tool, but it is just SO useful that I had to tell y'all all
>> about it.]
>> 
>> j.
>> 
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>> 
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