GUI Design Studio 2.4 Released

We’re pleased to announce that GUI Design Studio version 2.4 has now been released and is available for immediate download. If you’ve already tried a previous version or subscribed to our newsletter then check your email for download instructions, otherwise please request a trial.

GUI Design Studio version 2.4 is now Vista compatible with changes that include:

  • Documentation Generation
    • Now you can add rich, formatted descriptions to all of your design elements.

      • Element Notes

    • Generate specification documentation that describes your entire project or just a section of it. Formats include RTF and PDF:

      PDF Documentation Generation

      And hyperlinked HTML:

      HTML Documentation Generation
       

    • Create update documentation that includes only the designs that have changed since the last documentation was generated, saving time and resources.
       
    • Built-in spell checker available for UK and US English (with Spanish available on request).
       
    • Documentation translation files available for many languages.
       
  • Popup Annotations
    • Element descriptions appear in a popup tool-tip window within the design editor and, optionally, during prototype simulation.

      • Annotation Popups
       

    • This helps to convey your design intentions more quickly and easily for faster feedback and clarification of business rules.
       
  • Improved File Performance
    • Design documents now open and save faster with greatly improved performance across a local area network (LAN) drive.
       
    • Loading heavily interlinked designs (such as Web Applications) used to be a bit slow. Not any more! All designs now load quickly and, in some cases, over 100 times faster than in previous versions, making you more productive.
       
  • Other Enhancements
    • Transparency is now supported in GIF and PNG image files for greater design flexibility and better support for custom elements.

      • Transparent Image Support
       

    • Changes made to a component design are now instantly visible in other designs (in most cases) without having to manually refresh.
       
    • Plus lots of other tweaks and bug fixes.
       

As always, we’d love to hear your comments and suggestions so grab yourself a copy of the new version and let us know what you think!