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GUI Design Studio

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System Requirements

  • Microsoft Windows Vista/XP/NT/2000
  • At least 15 Mb hard disk space
  • At least 256 Mb memory recommended

Projects

  • Organise your work into projects.
  • Each project has its own folder structure.
  • Link to other library projects anywhere on your computer or network.
  • Link to other folders for convenient access to images and other files anywhere on your computer or network.
  • Create individual design files that are independent of any project if you want to.
  • Create design libraries for reuse and consistency between projects.
  • Paste images from the clipboard directly into files within project folders.

Screen Designer

  • Open multiple design documents at a time and use the tabbed interface to quickly switch between them.
  • Create graphical user interface (GUI) screens using standard Windows elements including frame windows, dialogs, menus, toolbars, tabs, push buttons, check boxes, radio buttons, scroll bars, sliders, spinners, combo boxes, trees, list boxes, edit boxes, static text and more.
  • Create custom controls from existing elements or other custom controls.
  • Create component designs for use within other designs.
  • Add icons and images from common file formats.
  • Drag and drop from control palettes that show you exactly what you will get.
  • Property editors allow you to customise each element.
  • Automatic parenting of elements.
  • No restrictions on where you can place any element
  • Edge snapping allows screen elements to just 'click' together.
  • Design grids provide simple means for creating consistent layouts.
  • Align groups of elements at the click of a button.
  • Evenly space groups of elements.
  • Resize elements to match others or span a group of other elements.
  • Zoom in to see fine detail or zoom out for an overview of large designs. Zoom in increments using toolbar buttons or the keyboard or smooth zoom using the mouse.
  • Quickly pan around large designs using the mouse with support for scroll and tilt wheels.
  • Cut, copy and paste.
  • Use an optional canvas guide to indicate available screen space.
  • Annotate your designs with text boxes and markers.
  • Add notes to each design.
  • Choose a colour scheme to avoid confusion with actual, functional windows.

Icons

  • Provides fast access to palettes of icons.
  • Common icons are shared between projects.
  • Projects may also have their own set of icons.
  • Uses standard ICO files that may later be used in development of an actual product.
  • The included Icon Express editor supports 16-colour, 256-colour and true-colour icons of any size up to the maximum 127 x 127.
  • Can also integrate with any other icon editor application if preferred.

Storyboarding and Prototyping

  • Draw connections between navigational elements such as buttons and windows to show flow of control.
  • Add overlays to images and other elements to create navigational hotspots.
  • Supports modal and modeless windows, showing, hiding or toggling windows and window replacement for tabbed effects.
  • Anchors allow you to position windows precisely.
  • Instantly test or demonstrate your design in the Simulator.
  • Add message boxes to describe functionality that might occur in the real application.
  • Create multiple scenarios such as a normal condition and various error conditions.
  • Choose which scenario to activate or let the Simulator choose for you.
  • Change the effective screen resolution to see how your design might fit with a different screen size.
  • Everything is done graphically with no scripting or coding.