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How do I get an icon to track the Y position of a control in a form in view mode?

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I have an icon that I want to track the Y value of a control in a form. Now, it's simple enough to just drop it in the data card. That's fine but I am using this icon as a button. When the form is in view mode so is the icon. I can't find a way to force that icon into Edit mode when the form is in View mode. If there is that sounds like the simplest answer.

My next thought is that to drop the icon at the top level of the screen and just scroll the icon as the form scrolls. Of course, there is an issue with this too. There is a horizontal container at the top. Scrolling the icon with the form would scroll the icon over the top of that horizontal container.

Any suggestions how to make this work?

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futr_vision 821 Super User 2025 Season 1 on at

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Re: How do I get an icon to track the Y position of a control in a form in view mode?

#1 probably isn't possible since this is a horizontal container and every control I add just stacks(unless there is a way to override this). #2 sounds like a good answer. Now I just need to decide do I want to gut everything built around the DisplayMode of the form and replace it with the variable? Fun times.
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Re: How do I get an icon to track the Y position of a control in a form in view mode?

Hi @futr_vision ,

The short answer is that you cannot have a control inside a form activate while the form is in view mode, which leaves two possibilities.

Put the icon "on top" of the Form (easiest)

Do not actually have a View Mode, but use a Variable (varFormMode) and have the Form in Edit Mode, but every control except the icon in View Mode when varFormMode is "View"

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