Database Reference
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then FileMaker can continue to display the page properly no matter which mode you use (ex-
cept Layout mode). If you're using a website that needs information from the database, then
FileMaker feeds it the data from the find request instead. This behavior could come in handy
if the web page information would be helpful to a person trying to construct a find request,
but usually you want to leave this option off. It can be jarring to watch a web viewer con-
stantly refresh itself as you enter your find criteria.
Display Progress Bar
Unlike everything else on your layout, web page content isn't always immediately accessible
by FileMaker. The program has to go to the Internet and pull up the page, which can take
some time (just as it takes time for a page to load in your browser). If you turn on “Display
progress bar” (it's on until you turn it off, in fact), then FileMaker shows a subtle progress
bar at the bottom of the web viewer (
Figure 15-11
)
.
Figure 15-11. If you turn on the right options, the web viewer can show a status message (that text
at the very bottom) and/or progress bar (a black line just above the Status toolbar) as the web page
loads. If you prefer a minimalist look, in the Web Viewer Setup dialog box, turn off both “Display
status message” and “Display progress bar.”
Display Status Messages
Another option that FileMaker automatically turns on is the “Display status messages”
checkbox. This option tells the web viewer to reserve a little space along its bottom edge to
show status information (
Figure 15-11
)
. Status information typically means the “Loading”
messages you see at the bottom of a web browser window. Turn this option off if you'd
rather not sacrifice precious layout space for not much more information than what the pro-
