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I am seeking some kind of tool that I can use for GUI prototyping. I
know how to use Visual Basic, but since a lot of software is being
coded in Java or C++, I'd like to learn a Java or C++ -based tool.
Back when I took my Java and C++ classes (two or three years ago), the
available tools -- at least the ones I could find -- were still not as
easy, not as "drag-and-drop", as Visual Basic. Has that changed? 

Is there some software out there that I could use, maybe some Borland
or Sun product, that makes it very easy to design a basic GUI?  The
same tool could almost surely be used to build the behind-the-scenes
code as well, but I'd leave that to pros.  I just want to be able to
create screen mockups of the GUI, and let someone else actually build
the code that makes it work.  Ideally, I'd like to find a tool where
there is a "Personal" edition that's free, or very, very cheap.  

I visited Sun's site, and it *appears* they've discontinued all their
personal and student versions (unless I missed something), and I can't
afford $1000+ for the tools I did see.  Borland still has the JBuilder
"Foundation" version, for free -- can anyone tell me how user-friendly
that is?

Please let me know what you can recommend.  I can be contacted
directly via e-mail, if you visit the Web site in my Sig, below.
Thanks in advance for all replies.

Steve O.

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