Poll: Which GUI editor do you prefer? graphic form editor

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Poll: Which GUI editor do you prefer? graphic form editor

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New question....
I see there are a number of GUI editors out there, too. Which do you prefer to use, and why?

Thanks!

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I use PureFORM to create a raw concept of my interface and for the first beginning. However I do all following changes by hand.
If any of you native English speakers have any suggestions for the above text, please let me know (via PM). Thanks!
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I use PB's built-in editor for most work, and my own Html Editor written in PB for Html GUI's, or Notepad.
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I don't use any GUI editor. Once you get used to it it's easier to write the code by hand.

Balsamiq mockups is a nice mockup tool: http://builds.balsamiq.com/b/mockups-web-demo/
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Trond wrote:I don't use any GUI editor. Once you get used to it it's easier to write the code by hand.

Balsamiq mockups is a nice mockup tool: http://builds.balsamiq.com/b/mockups-web-demo/
Aren't the mockups just for prototyping?

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The last UI I wrote used the internal web gadget. Layout was done in HTML/CSS and interactivity was done with Javascript.
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Mistrel wrote:The last UI I wrote used the internal web gadget. Layout was done in HTML/CSS and interactivity was done with Javascript.
:shock:
Is it fast?
Is there any screenshot or url?

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I was using Pureform but 64bit support became a bit of a problem so I only use PB's VD now.
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I have been using the PB Visual Designer for all my work thus far - just gets the basic form design sorted out quickly, after that it's very easy to edit by hand and you don't need to be a rocket scientist to use PB VD.

I only recently tried PureFORM but it is very impressive. Two things that caught my eye - the live code view, and the fact that you can simply copy and paste the code, which is especially useful when adding a quick child form to an existing project. Another plus is that all the gadgets for selection are on one panel. I have not tried working with the more advanced capabilities such as Read From Source and Code Injection but I can see that PureFORM is superior to PB VD - a bit more User friendly plus more functionality. Hardly a surprise because Gnozal has produced some excellent stuff for PB - very solid and reliable.
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