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Easy GUI design software?
I am designing a software app and I need to design the GUI butI have no experience with it. Is there easy software out there that will let me place buttons, tabs, icons etc... doesn't have to actually function, I'm just going to do a basic design so my programmers can see what it is I want.
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well the only application i can think of would be visual studio or something. you could just design your window in visual studio (very easy) and preview it and voila you have your custom made window, or you could use the visual basic add-on to microsft word and draw it in there.
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I am designing a software app and I need to design the GUI butI have no experience with it. Is there easy software out there that will let me place buttons, tabs, icons etc... doesn't have to actually function, I'm just going to do a basic design so my programmers can see what it is I want.
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Expression Interactive Designer is a great tool for designing User Interfaces and provides better User Experience but if you can not afford this software then Try paper pencil .... create mock up screens with hand, just label or comment the tool names in apropriate locations where ever you want the programmers to place them.
this is the quikest and simplest way to create UI mock up screens.
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If you coded in C++, try wxWidgets. It has an LGPL license, so it's free. There is also a free WYSIWYG tool available here, which is an extention to the Dev-C++.
It works pretty much out-of-the-box, but you have to integrate your project in Dev-C++, which shouldn't be a problem if you have a bit of programming experience.
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Originally Posted by Piston2
I am designing a software app and I need to design the GUI butI have no experience with it. Is there easy software out there that will let me place buttons, tabs, icons etc... doesn't have to actually function, I'm just going to do a basic design so my programmers can see what it is I want.
You can use Microsoft Visual Basic Editor. It's easy to use, you get all the basic controls you require(TextBox, ComboBox, CheckBox, TabStrip, MultiPage, ...) and saves you from downloading any other tools.
Open Microsoft Excel
From the Tools menu, select Macros then Visual Basic Editor (alternatively you can press Alt + F11)
From the editor, click on the Insert menu, then select UserForm
From there you can then add your controls to your form. Voila! Simple and easy.
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