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WindowTransition.Perform

Performs the transitions.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
WindowTransition 1.5 ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No
MBS( "WindowTransition.Perform"; Duration )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example
Duration the number of seconds for the transition to complete

Description

Performs the transitions.
You first call WindowTransition.Prepare or WindowTransition.PrepareWindow to let the OS take screenshot of window or screen. Then you switch layout or window and make a script pause of maybe 0.1 seconds to have FileMaker redraw everything. Also you can call refresh window script step. Then you call WindowTransition.Perform to actually do the transition.
Not official supported by Apple and some effects don't work well on latest OS X versions!

See also

Created 18th August 2014, last changed 3th April 2021


Window.Update - WindowTransition.Prepare

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