Hi Helen, my 2 cents: > 1. What would be your estimate regarding the learning > curve (timewise) to becoming productive with Axure > without feeling like you are blowing the project > timelines for deliverables?
I learned on the job with regular projects, putting in the extra time to watch the demos and playing around with the various patterns other users created. You can learn a lot in one day, but it'll probably take a week before you're really comfortable (I'm talking about the prototyping and/or specifications portions--dragging widgets over and making a wireframe a la Visio is obviously a snap). 2. Can you import Visio > drawings into Axure? Nope, but it's a common request so I'm sure it's something Axure has thought about. You can copy and paste but they'll turn into images which probably won't have the functionality you need when prototyping. But after the initial transfer over from Visio, you wouldn't have to use it again since your next project is from scratch. 3. My understanding is that > Axure produces html code. So how compliant is the > code when trying to ensure WCAG 2 compliant code? Like others have mentioned, the code is "optimized" for prototyping purposes. > 4. What are the downfalls of using Axure? - The widget library isn't as robust as Visio's stencil collection, but this is changing rapidly. The latest version update includes the ability to create custom widgets. - Windows-only, but you can use something like Parallels Desktop to work around this It's my favorite go-to tool! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=37926 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
