"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.
> 
> On 9/01/11 7:17 AM, Richard S. Russell wrote:
>> 
>> On 2011 Jan 8, at 14:04, Lee wrote:
>> 
>>> 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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