Hi Layout: I use pencil and paper to lay out tables and forms. I have seen others use Paint Shop Pro to take screen shots and move things around, and then implement in HTML using CF Studio 5 (and notepad).
SQL: I use SQL+ to prepare views and complicated queries. Site Structure: Pencil and paper flow charts are the most flexible for me. If I had better Visio skills I would probably use Visio here. Graphics: I use Paint Shop Pro to mock up simple graphics, icons and text-based images. I use Google's Image Search to 'create' more complicated graphics. (Copyright, anyone?) Databases: MS Access to prepare db structure Project management: I don't like MS Project - don't like the resource allocation stuff, so I just use a flat document like a Word doc or email messages and reminders. When it's time to display a demo I usually use a light-weight CF App with hard-coded data. HTH > >I'm doing some research on what kinds of design tools ColdFusion >developers find useful when initially speccing out a project. By >design, I don't necessarily mean graphic design so much as application >architecture, however eventually graphic design has to be taken into >account, as well. For instance, do you use Visio to mock up the >interface, or HTML, or just a light-weight version of the app in CF? >Do you use Photoshop? Freehand? Graph paper (my favorite technique)? >How about database design, workflow, and process diagrams? Any >information would be greatly appreciated. > >Thanks, >Cantrell > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
