What’s best to use in FileMaker? To show results in a portal or a list?
PORTALS
• Neat
• Precise
• Takes up a fixed amount of room
• Can be just one part of a page view layout
• Can be used with a filtered drop down list to show different results
• Tends to be controlled either by t/o (table occurrence relationships) in File > Manage > Database
• Or by the portal dialogue ie Filter By…
• Often not big enough so I have to use a popover button. Which has it’s advantages, ie can show tons more (secondary) info in a more readable view. But it’s an extra click.
LIST VIEWS
I must admit I use these a lot, and control them by scripts.
• Very powerful
• Bigger – more info
• So much more versatile
• Design friendly. Not just as rows of info but mini layouts
• Can even contain portals!
