filemaker-layout-xmllisted

# FileMaker Layout XML Skill This skill gives Claude a deterministic, empirically verified foundation for generating FileMaker layout object XML — the `fmxmlsnippet type="LayoutObjectList"` clipboard format used by FileMaker's Layout mode paste handler. Created by Andrew Kear of Clockwork Creative Technology and shared openly with the FileMaker/Claris community. ## What this skill does When this skill is active, Claude will: - Generate paste-ready layout XML from plain descriptions ("add a field, a label, and a button to this layout") - Review existing layout XML for silent-failure risks before you paste it - Analyse Save-as-XML exports to understand layout structure - Generate correctly ordered elements, correct flag values, and correct minimal structures — without guessing ## Critical: always include ExtendedAttributes on generated Text/Button objects Pasting two or more Text objects without an `ExtendedAttributes` block on each `TextObj` causes FileMaker to silently concatenate their text together at paste time. Always include a standard `ExtendedAttributes` block (matching the object's own `CharacterStyle`) on every generated Text and Button object — confirmed to eliminate the corruption entirely at n=2 and n=3 objects in one paste. Never omit it, even for a single object — it costs nothing and removes the risk. `Button` objects, `ButtonBar` segments, `GroupButton` children, PopoverButton labels, and fields with `PlaceholderText` are confirmed clean in batches wit