Frequently Asked Questions
Answers for frequently asked questions.
Help
Is there a step by step tutorial to ease the learning curve of using DesignerVista Software ?
- Yes. See Tutorials
Products
How do I select a product within DesignerVista suite ? or Can you explain the purpose of Desktop, Web, Mobile and Sketch products?.
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Desktop
To mockup High-Fidelity Desktop GUI Applications with Native Look and Feel. DesignerVista supports Windows Desktop, .NET Forms, Java Swing, Java SWT and Microsoft Office Ribbon GUI Mockups. -
Web
To mockup High-Fidelity Websites, Web Applications and Rich Client GUI Applications. DesignerVista supports Web, Silverlight, Sharepoint and YUI GUI Mockups. -
Mobile
To mockup Mobile GUI Applications. DesignerVista supports iPhone, Windows Phone 7 and Android GUI Mockups. -
Sketch
To mockup Low-Fidelity (Independent of Look and Feel) GUI Mockups. DesignerVista supports Desktop and Web Applications sketch GUI mockups.
Can we create GUI mockup of office like applications (with Ribbon controls .. Excel/Word kind of) ?
- Yes. Select Ribbon product while launching DesignerVista.
Is there any functionality difference between trial version and licensed version?.
- No. Trial version contains the same functionality that you get when you buy licensed version but with the following restrictions.
- Save and Print features are disabled.
- Trial version watermark on screen and print preview.
Do you support custom themes ?.
Images
How do I copy designs into another program such as Paint, Word etc?
- Assuming that you have designed a GUI page.
- Press Ctrl + Alt + C or Right click and select [ Edit | Clipboard | Copy To Clipboard...] menu item from the main menu.
- Open a word document and Press Ctrl + V.
- You can paste the GUI Design into any editor that supports images such as Microsoft Powerpoint, Paint, Word etc.
How can I save the mock up screens I create using designer vista as jpeg files?
- Press Ctrl + Alt + P or Select File | Save | Save Current Page As Image menu item
- File Save Dialog will be displayed
- Select JPEG option in Files of Type combobox
I have lot of images in a image folder. Is there any preference so that DesignerVista always choose this folder for image/icon selection ?
I have some icons in a icons folder. Is there a way to add these icons into Shapes Explorer window so that I can drag and drop later ?
- Yes. See See Favorites and Libraries Window
Text
Do you support random text (lorem ipsum) ?
- Yes.
- Right Click on the page and Select Insert Text | Paragraph menu item.
- You can insert paragraphs, sentences, words, lists etc.
Page Templates
Can we create screen templates (Like we create a generic screen. Then we use that as a starting point to create more specific ones. If we change the generic screen, it should update all the screens that use it as base screen) ?
- Yes. DesignerVista supports page template. See Wizard GUI Design Tutorial
Annotations
Can we write annotations. (Like notes to developers or some info while sitting in JAD sessions) ?
- Yes. We have added annotation controls such as Call out Balloon, Brackets, Braces etc.
Can we add some simple notes to control ?
- Yes. Press Alt + Enter to add notes to a control.
I have added notes to couple of controls. How do I get a compiled report of these notes ?
- Select Reports | Notes | Generate Notes Report... menu item.
Wireframing/Simulation/Demo/Runtime
Can you link a GUI form to a GUI form ?
- Yes. You can link any control to a page in the document. Please follow the steps outlined below.
- Select a control.
- Right click and Select Runtime | Edit Links... menu item from the Application Menu bar.
- Input Target Page, Enable Link and Tooltip text
- Click OK
- Press F10 to run demo
- Click on the control to see the linked page
Can you link a tree node to a GUI form ?
- Yes. Please follow the steps outlined below.
- Select a tree control.
- Double click to open a tree designer.
- Select a node that you want to add a link.
- Right click and Select Edit Links... menu item.
- Input Target Page, Enable Link and Tooltip text
- Click OK
- Press F10 to run simulation and click on the tree node
- Linked page will be displayed.
Do you support to provide a link to part of a image?
- Yes. Please use Transparent Link controls.
Table and Tree
Can you populate tables from an Excel file ?
- Yes. You can import CSV data from Excel.
Can you populate XML file into Tree control ?
- Yes. You can import XML file contents into tree control.
Can you populate Files and Folders as tree nodes in a tree control.
- Yes. You can import names of files and folders into tree control.