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Corey Murtagh <emonk@slingshot.no.uce> wrote in message news:<1095102642.901780@ftpsrv1>...
> Steven O. wrote:
> 
> > 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.  
> 
> Try Borland Delphi or Borland C++ Builder.  They used to do a Personal 
> Edition that you could download and use for free... couldn't add any 
> third-party components to it, couldn't run programs outside the IDE, 
> etc. but good for getting an idea about the whole thing.

I don't think Delphi 6 PE is really crippled in any way.  it can
produce an .exe and can use components.  it just lacks some of the
features (and VCL extras) that come with pro versions, and the license
to produce for-sale software. i don't think it's available now though.
 D7 did the rounds on the cover-cd of a limited number of computer
magazines a couple of years ago too.

> If you're willing to go to Java there are a few free IDEs that might be 
> useful, but I don't know if any of them come with a GUI designer. 
> Perhaps one of the friendly Java people could assist with that.

i think netbeans does this.