[Zope] OT: Q about mockup-making software

Paul Winkler pw_lists at slinkp.com
Thu Feb 5 18:41:59 EST 2004


On Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 05:24:32PM -0600, J Cameron Cooper wrote:
> Chris McDonough wrote:
> 
> >...
> >Also, I don't even care that the resulting mockup looks much like what
> >it will eventually look like in HTML.  The mockup doesn't even need to
> >be dynamic (it needn't show the actual dropping down of dropdown boxes,
> >or the actual scrolling of multiselect boxes, etc).  The only dynamicism
> >required is a capability that would allow me to create a set of images
> >that could be navigated by mouse clicks, each mouse click which would
> >essentially just lead to another "page" which could itself be a static
> >image with hotspots representing clickable areas.
> > 
> >
> That sounds exactly like Denim.
> http://guir.berkeley.edu/projects/denim/
> 
> It's pretty nice, though there are a few things it could do better (like 
> have templates for creating new pages.)
> 
> I tend to draw "looks" with GIMP and then follow up with clickable 
> mockups with Denim.

That looks pretty cool.
Can you easily import your graphics from GIMP into Denim?
They seem to encourage doing everything in denim with
a graphics tablet & stylus.

highlight of the promo video: "Bob is struck by sudden inspiration..."

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