fmpro layout diff uses information within a mac os x clippings file to extract information about filemaker layouts. a clippings file is created on mac os x by selecting all of the objects on a filemaker layout, and dragging the objects to the mac os x desktop. the clippings file includes a pict image representation of the layout, which is displayed in the fmpro layout diff main window. the other component of the clippings file consists of xml info from which field information is extracted and listed within the info window. the extracted info includes the filemaker 8.5 object name, field name, field id and table occurrence name. features: * instantly view filemaker 8.5 field object names - within filemaker 8.5, it is necessary to click on each layout object to determine the name which was assigned in layout mode. fmpro layout diff simplifies this process by listing all of the fields and their object names in a scrollable list. * gathers layout info with no ddr required - since fmpro layout diff reads xml info from mac os x clippings files, there is no need to create a ddr with filemaker pro 8.5 advanced. the xml and layout image info is instantly read directly from the clippings file by fmpro layout diff. * compare layouts by field name - layouts can be compared by field name in order to make it possible to compare layouts from different database files, as the field ids will not likely match between different files. the comparison process also takes into consideration the table occurrence name along with field name. * compare layouts by field id - layouts can also be compared by field id, to provide for the comparison of different layouts or different versions of the same layout within a single file. the comparison process also takes into consideration the table occurrence name along with field id.