We’re pleased to announce that GUI Design Studio version 2.3 has now been released and is available for immediate download. If you’ve already tried a previous version then check your email today for download instructions otherwise please request a trial.
There’s a host of new features in this version, including:
- Enhancements for Web application design
New Web elements: Web Tabs, Web Panels, Web Button, Text Link List, Image Placeholder, Greeked Text
- New navigation types: “Replace Top Window” for Web page navigation (and other uses) with “Back” and “Forward” support.
- New event triggers for dynamic effects: “Mouse Enter”, “Mouse Leave” and “Mouse Over”.
- A new “Browser” mode for the Simulator that features a simple browser bar and other features that better suit Web designs. This mode can be switched on and off.
- Thumbnail components for a compact visualisation of navigation links.
- Plus further enhancements to existing elements to make them more adaptable to Web application use.
- Other enhancements
New component overrides that allow you to use a component design and customise it by changing the properties of any element within it. This greatly enhances the reuse of components.
- Increased performance when using graphics and icons on larger projects to eliminate related system resource issues and speed up load time of graphic intensive designs.
- Plus various tweaks and bug fixes to other elements and features including the Icon Express icon editor.
We love to hear your comments and suggestions so give the new version a whirl and let us know what you think!