kingman@tci.UUCP (Matt) (07/24/89)
hildreth@cg-atla.UUCP (Lon Hildreth) writes: >I spent some time with Prototyper the other day. When I was drawing my >first dialog, I got a Bus Error. Twice. If you don't give a dialog the >right name when you create it, it can't be changed. I accidently created >a dialog as a window. There's no way to change its window type. I had >to delete it and redraw the entire dialog contents. When I canceled out >of the Load Resource dialog, it bombed with an Illegal Instruction. ........... >I cannot recommend a product that crashes as often as Prototyper does. For >whatever it's worth, I was running it on IIcx. Mayber it's friendlier on >other machines. If it weren't for the crashes, it would be a nice prototyping >environment. I would not use the generated code, though. But it allows you >to run a prototype without having to compile anything. .......... I use Prototyper quite extensively and have had several problems with version 2.0 crashing, although the crashes are few and far between. Just the other day, I received version 2.1 and it seems much better. I've run it successfully on a Mac II, IIx, IIcx, and SE/30. You can rename and change the types of dialogs or windows easily. Just open your dialog or window, and select "Window Info..." (cmd-W) from the Special menu. You are then presented with a dialog that allows you to change the window name as well as the type while preserving all dialog items. I use prototyper mainly for laying out user interfaces. It's great for getting a quick idea what your program will look like, or for whipping-up a quick demo for others to see. I would also NOT use the generated code, mainly because it tends to be very inefficient. In the code generator, I usually check the box for "resources only" and write my own code. At $149 (MacConnection price, $259 retail), if you're designing UIs, I think Prototyper is a usefull tool, but it needs to be developed considerably more to be considered a CASE tool. I have no affiliation with any of the aforementioned companies/products, just an opinion......