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Re: Filemaker with no mouse
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Corn Walker <[log in to unmask]>
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FileMaker Pro Discussions <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 8 Jan 2011 15:14:45 -0500
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On Jan 8, 2011, at 3:04 PM, Lee wrote:

> 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

Not easily. If they upgrade to FMP 11 you can take advantage of all of the latest Script Triggers to have a keyboard driven solution. Otherwise the best you can do is the 10 scripts assigned to hot keys or assigning hot keys to actions via custom menus.

Cheers,
-corn


Cornelius Walker
The Proof Group
http://proofgroup.com/

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