"The reason they don't want to use the mouse is because they have  another software program used in the same business that uses the keyboard to perform all functions. "

I'd be curious to watch that program in action. I can't imagine a function that it can do without a mouse that Filemaker won't. But then again, I haven't yet seen everything.

Geoff

On Jan 8, 2011, at 3:26 PM, Lee wrote:

> The reason they don't want to use the mouse is because they have  another software program used in the same business that uses the keyboard to perform all functions. They feel that using keystrokes is much quicker but I'm wondering how many memory 'buttons' would they would need in their brains when there are so many scripts on different layouts within the whole solution.
> I think I'll pursue the 'Tab' option first, thank you for the suggestion.
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> On 9/01/11 7:17 AM, Richard S. Russell wrote:
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>> On 2011 Jan 8, at 14:04, Lee wrote:
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>>> Hi,
>>> I've had a request from a client using one of my solutions. Can it be used without a mouse, that is, can key strokes be used to replace the mouse ?
>>> I've never thought about it before so I'm just throwing it out there to see if its possible.
>>> I guess it just means can you activate scripts from a keyboard instead of using the mouse to click on buttons.
>>> They're using FM 8.5v2
>> Of course, you can set up the buttons so they're in the tab sequence, then tab to them and use the return key to activate them.
>> 
>> It might help if we knew WHY they want to avoid the mouse.
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