FILEMAKER 10: The FileMaker 10 Status Bar Buttons And Access Settings

From Dwayne Wright - Certified FileMaker 9 Developer
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CHAPTER 4: More About Privileges

What happens to status bar buttons, like delete record, if the user does not have access to delete records. Is it grayed out, does it just not work, is there a notification?

I had to manually give this a try because I rarely use the FileMaker 10 status bar and even more rarely work with a database in a mode other than full access. What I found out is that the buttons are grayed out and un-clickable.

Here you can see the status bar while the user is signed in with full access. (click image to expand viewing area)

Here you can see the status bar while the user is signed in with read only access. (click image to expand viewing area)

Even more weird, you can customize the status bar in Read Only access. The icons become full viewable (not gray) and you can add icons to the status bar that you don’t have access to engage. Once you save your toolbar settings, the buttons will gray out again.
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