Drawing in FMP

#11

Unfortunately, there is no a truly finite number of drawings, as there can
be various combinations for each patient. It is used to describe the ocular
movement limitations and overactions. It needs to be individualized for each
patient.

On 10/9/05 5:18 PM, in article BF6FF078.2D74D%brad (AT) badesign (DOT) biz, "Brad
Anderson" <brad (AT) badesign (DOT) biz> wrote:

Quote:

On 9/10/05 4:16 PM, in article BF6E03E7.5F73F%trashadd (AT) bigfoot (DOT) com, "David
Robins, MD" <trashadd (AT) bigfoot (DOT) com> wrote:

Actually, I was hoping with my Tablet PC to be able to use Microsoft's "ink"
to "draw" superimposed on the FMP database layout and save it as part of the
record. (This is how I record part of the eye movement examination, which
cannot be just recorded using numbers, as I am doing now in lieu of the
drawing capability.

Perhaps someday this will be possible, if FMP becomes Tablet native, and can
incorporate "ink".

On 10/6/05 11:12 PM, in article
071020051912438058%helpful_harry (AT) nom (DOT) de.plume.com, "Helpful Harry"
helpful_harry (AT) nom (DOT) de.plume.com> wrote:

In article <BF6B5A37.5EF2D%trashadd (AT) bigfoot (DOT) com>, "David Robins, MD"
trashadd (AT) bigfoot (DOT) com> wrote:

I want to be able to "annotate" a layout (using arrows and lines, etc)
overlying a set of existing fields. Kind of like using Microsoft's "digital
ink", but since FMP is not Tablet PC native, it can't be done simply.

(I have an oval that represents the eye, and there are fields with numbers
around the periphery. I want to draw in the blank central oval. I don't
want
to draw elsewhere, and copy and paste into a container field - I need to do
it right there where it is.)

FileMaker Pro is a database application, not a drawing application. If
you want to draw diagrams you'll need to use an application designed
for that purpose.

Container fields can hold a varitry of things, including images and
"files" (or at least links to files) so you can double-click them to
edit them in the original application, but unless you want to play with
AppleScript or the Windows equivalent you can't actually create a new
file directly within a container field. The only other way is to paste
/ insert an existing image into the container field.

Helpful Harry
Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hardships ;o)

Hi David

I do a lot of work with the med profession here in Australia. I have found
there is usually a workaround for most problems.

I have been reading the posts and have a question re these drawings you
make. Is there a finite number of possible drawings? Could you pre draw
these diagrams and store them globally and then insert the appropriate
drawing to match the patients results?

Apart from this solution I have been looking at the xmChart plug in from
http://www.x2max.com/en/products/xmCHART/info.html

And then look at the graphics primitives section

Cheers Brad

#12

In article <101020050856115773%helpful_harry (AT) nom (DOT) de.plume.com>, Helpful
Harry <helpful_harry (AT) nom (DOT) de.plume.com> wrote:

Quote:

In article <I7udnf61nbUbR9XeRVn-iA (AT) comcast (DOT) com>, "Bill Marriott"
wjm (AT) wjm (DOT) org> wrote:

No offense, but that is like saying "FileMaker is a database application,
not an audio application...." Yet, one can quite easilly double-click a
fresh container field to bring up a simple sound recorder. Why should ink
be any different?

Ink is installed with Mac OS X, but it's rather useless for most people
since drawing with a mouse is cumbersome at best.

It's possible that a future version of FileMaker will be bale to
utilise the OS's Ink abilities, just as it can now utilise the OS's
QuickTime abilities to record sound.

Oops! I've just realised I got that wrong. Apple's handwriting
recognition isn't called "Ink", it's called "Inkwell".

\

Helpful Harry
Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hardships ;o)

#13

Aw, it was not a tablet Mac

"Helpful Harry" <helpful_harry (AT) nom (DOT) de.plume.com> wrote

Quote:

Ahhh, but let's wait and see what is announced at this Wednesday's
Apple event. ;o)

#14

In article <BcOdnWFQZZVfvNLeRVn-tg (AT) comcast (DOT) com>, "Bill Marriott"
<wjm (AT) wjm (DOT) org> wrote:

Quote:

"Helpful Harry" <helpful_harry (AT) nom (DOT) de.plume.com> wrote in message
news:101020050856115773%helpful_harry (AT) nom (DOT) de.plume.com...

Ahhh, but let's wait and see what is announced at this Wednesday's
Apple event. ;o)

Aw, it was not a tablet Mac

True (and was extremely unlikely to happen this close to the move to
Intel), but it was a video iPod, something that Steve Jobs was adamant
in the past that Apple wouldn't be making because nobody would be
interested in watching video on a tiny screen ... expect a new PDA,
mobile phone and tablet Mac at some stage in the future.

)

Helpful Harry
Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hardships ;o)

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