BaseElements Plugin to go open source

In order to make BaseElements the best DDR import tool available, we’ve written our own plugin. There are a couple of reasons for this. First we wanted to keep it simple for end users, and have a single plugin that does file functions as well as dialogs. Plus...
Conditional Formatting in BaseElements

Conditional Formatting in BaseElements

This is the first of a series of posts where I’m going to be highlighting new features and functionality in the upcoming BaseElements 3. Where possible I’ll also reveal how we’ve done various things to hopefully give you some ideas of how to use...

BaseElements 3 Beta

I’ve uploaded a beta version of BaseElements 3. This first release is Mac only while I sort out some issues with the plugin on windows. Hopefully that should only be a day or two. Some new features : FMP 11 compatible. FMPA 11v2 Runtime. Faster imports than BE...

Reducing Complexity in Software

Every time I’m working on BaseElements, there is an ongoing struggle between adding more features and making it easy to use. Recently I came across this article on Neven Mrgan’s Tumbl which is kind of related to the subject, but the final quote I think summed it...

FileMaker Pro 11 v2

FileMaker has released the first update for FileMaker Pro 11. The full details and downloads are available here. As with all updates, there is a lot there and I’d suggest that they’re worth downloading for all users. One curious inclusion in the fixes was...