What are the pro and cons for using tabs as menu for a solution and modules for every single “mini solution” which sometimes contain an own tab-menu in my case?
Tabs as menu???
Yes, a tappanel as solution menu. Instead of buttons.
Ah. Ok.
There’s really no difference. You can add tabs (related or un related), change their names, icons, disable them, etc. - just like buttons.
It just depends on your preference and the look and feel you’re going for.
With filemaker if you use buttons you hav to put this buttons on every single from then. How is that in Servoy? Is there a way to split the menu from the subforms by using buttons? Like Frames in a browser? Or would you use tabpanels for it?
Tabpanels are forms, frames can be seen as forms on ‘hidden’ tabpanels.
Don’t compare with FileMaker, you will fail But there definitely is no need to reacreate on every form!
I think the best thing you can do is just read the documents and play with it. That way you will find out what you can do and how you can do it.
AH! Now I get you question!
You can use a “tabless” tabpanel (one where you don’t show the tabs) and then place that on every form - so you only have a single instance of the navigation.
Download Servoy Developer and look at the sample CRM in designer mode. Notice how the buttons in the upper right are in a tabless tabpanel.
This is a MUCH better technique than putting them on every form!
And if I use a tabpanel instead and only one form to load other moduls into? Is this recommendable in terms of speed?
Hi Cookie,
Only the first time you load a form of a module it takes a little longer but after that it works great.
I use this approach for a main login and navigation solution.