I have visio. I knew it had a use :-). I usually use it to make uml diagrams because I dislike rational. By any chance would you have a sample visio file I can look at that you created. I would understand if you can't show it to me.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Wally Randall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 10:06 PM Subject: Re: my issues with wirefram tools I have seen > I have just completed a very successful forms prototyping effort using Visio > to mock up the forms. It can quickly emulate the look and feel of specific > form types and can easily link forms together using dummy buttons and > hyperlinks. > > We built a visual map of the website as a flowchart and then linked specific > boxes to individual form mockups. Visio allows you to create multiple > pages (ie forms) with links between them. Visio then generates the pages as > linked HTML forms for quick display by users. We put the generated HTML on > our WEB site and had a conference call with users in Detroit who could > follow our phone conference discussion about the forms and their flow. > > Visio is a very easy to use and inexpensive tool for moving beyond the > wireframe. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Jonathan Kopanas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 5:13 PM > Subject: Re: my issues with wirefram tools I have seen > > > > I emailed them about 2 weeks ago looking for version 2.5 and they said > they > > would email me when the beta would be available online. I am very much > > looking forward to trying it. I have to admit there team or at least the > > members I meet are constantly trying to improve there product and looking > > for user input. Not many companies do that and the ones which do are > > usually very successfull. > > > > I think my argument is less about the products and more about the > > methodology/process of prototyping/wireframing. I was just surprised when > I > > tried out both wireframing tools to find out they did not allow more info > to > > be inserted, that is not the products fault but the methodologies. I just > > wanted to express my view to maybe open up people's eyes to another view > and > > get opinions on mine. > > > > Thanks though for your email. > > > > > Regarding Adalon's 2.5 beta product (which I would highly recommend over > > > the 2.2 version), I think the wireframe tool is really excellent. > > > Wireframes are not really meant to get down to the level of the form > > > fields. Rather, they help get buy-in from higher-level decision makers, > > > spur thought about what the overall application should do and, > > > incidentally, act as a nifty sales tool! Total time spent on the > > > wireframe tool is typically less than 2 hours. > > > > > > The 2.5 beta that I demo'd at CFNorth is, I think, an enormous step > > > forward. Earlier versions were good attempts, but Adalon reaches its > > > stride in 2.5. So, where do you get sign off for form fields, etc? At > > > this point, it is done in the prototype. Several of us are trying out > > > ideas of a step between wireframes and prototypes that may be able to > > > hone in on the kind of information you need, John. Things look hopeful. > > > > > > Anyway, hope that helps. > > > > > > ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bUrFMa.bV0Kx9 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
