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I would like to have some suggestions about which third-part controls can we use in our Visual C++ MFC application?
We've deployed IOComp's Plot Pack in both ActiveX and .Net flavors with great success. Great API, incredibly flexible, provides a toolbar that lets users pan/zoom/customize. It's solid, has a long track record, relatively inexpensive, and is very fast.
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Xtreme Toolkit Pro controls
http://www.codejock.com/products/toolkitpro/
We have used the ActiveX version of TeeChart (http://www.steema.com/), which works nicely and comes with many MFC examples. It's ActiveX though, that may or may not be a problem in your case.
The IOComp package (http://iocomp.com/ ) looks great, but does seem quite expensive to me at around $850 for a developer license
The TeeChart package ( http://www.steema.com ) looks comparable at a smaller prices of $450. They have a free 50 day evaluation license
There are a couple of free chart controls at codeproject:
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/CBarChart.aspx
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/High-speedCharting.aspx
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/graph2d.aspx This one I have used. The integration procedure is awkward, but it does the job.
FarPoint and codejock, AFAIK, do not have chart controls.
Just for completeness Scientific charting control. I used it some time ago and it was pretty easy.
Best chart for MFC I have seen, modern, stable and very well written
http://www.codejock.com/products/chart/
If you don't mind paying, there's FarPoint Spread:
http://www.componentsource.com/selec/products/farpoint-spread/summary.html
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I've been doing a lot of reading these last two days on Microsoft Prism, but the thing I'm still not very sure of is what does the future look like for it? I know that version 4.1 was just released a few months ago, but besides Microsoft's own documentation, I haven't found many blog posts written in the last year on the subject, most of what I find is 2009-2010.
It definitely looks interesting but the learning curve seems to be a bit steep and I wouldn't want to embark if it's going to become obsolete in the near future. Anyone has any insight on this?
Mike, from my perspective it's not a bad thing that there isn't much blogging.
PRISM is supported and their message board monitored. There is a big community that uses PRISM. Functionality isn't being developed - thats' why not much to blog about, but it's solid and open-source. P&P team maintaining it and there might be 4.5 release later on when .NET 4.5 comes live.
This is not MVVM framework, and there is a lot of different MVVM frameworks. This is not model or business objects wrapper. This is framework to develop modular composite applications with WPF/Silverlight. And AFAIK there is nothing like this available.
We use their modules, navigations, regions, DelegageCommands, etc. We use pretty much everything available from PRISM and it works great for us. OTOH we did roll out our own MVVM functionality.
P.S. Learning curve WAS painful. Not because it's bad framework but because there is a lot of functionality (which you can use ala cart btw). At the end it is worth it. I suggest getting their book and reading it quickly just to see what it's all about. Then you will see when and how you can use their functionality.
Prism is a life saver. Now its maintained by Brian Lagunas. He is once of the best person on earth to help. He always reads our messages and replies. If you want to get a better understanding then Brian Lagunas has excellent courses on Pluralsight.
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What tools is best for drawing an overview of a system for a new starter.
I want to show the components and if possible the technologies they use.
Current options include: Visio, Word, EA?, Paint!
Visual Studio isn't an option (too exprensive).
As VS is too expensive, perhaps Google Draw would fit the bill? It's part of Google Docs, which is free. Just sign in with your Google account.
It's got all the normal flow chart symbols, I find it dead easy to use, and it's on line so you can share it with a new starter just by sending them the URL and giving them access to the drawing.
I use it for nearly all my system diagrams now, because it's so easy to use.
I had the exact same issue a short while back and tried all those tools (and others). Here's what I found:
PowerPoint's the best option! You probably already know how to use it and it gets the job done.
If you're looking for some neat diagram elements (e.g. pictures of network components and such) then Visio is also a pretty good option.
Enterprise Architect (EA) is an overkill for the job and unless you're already proficient with it you'll find yourself spending way too much time on figuring out how to get it to do your bidding rather than just drawing the damn overview.
Paint is is too simplistic - you'll be more productive with PowerPoint.
http://www.bubbl.us/ (fast mindmapping)
http://www.Draw.io/ (online diagrams, incl. UML)
http://www.visual-paradigm.com/ (client program that needs to be installed)
I have taken to a combination of visio and powerpoint, usually embedding flowcharts into a PP deck. I've found I get more bang for the buck by maintaining a living architecture diagram in visio and then referencing it in other materials appropriate for their audience. For example, I might want to reference an arch diagram in both an introductory slideshow as well as detailed API documentation.
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I am looking for some tool that would help me prototype basic website structure and logistics (or simply user interface).
It should be extremely efficient in the matter of time needed to do simple changes like changing position of objects on the page. It should provide features for creating multiple pages and linking them together.
I don't need visual aspect of the thing, just the basic structure, placement of objects and logistics.
I prefer offline, free or open source solution.
Try Mockingbird, it's mainly used for user interface prototypes, but you can easily use it for flowcharts / structure diagrams etc.
Best of all it's free!
Try Balsamiq Mockups, it's excellent and quite inexpensive. Or, Microsoft's Sketchflow is great for building interactive prototypes.
In no particular order:
Sketchflow, part of Expression Blend 3
Balsamiq
Mockingbird
Axure
"I prefer offline, free or open source solution."
Then Pencil is what you need!
I've tried iPlotz recently which is an online wireframing tool and I've been impressed.
I highly recommend Mockplus Cloud.
Mockplus is a desktop-based tool for prototyping mobile, web, and apps. You are able to create interactions with simple drag-and-drop. Besides，your teamwork will be time-efficient with the collaboration feature.
The admins are always online and can solve your problems in minutes if you have any. You can learn about design and get design inspirations and resources in this group.
What’s more, this group offers many benefits to its members only.
If you join the Mockplus and the admin will offer you 40% off coupons and free UI Kits & Fonts Package. Besides, you will get life-time free tech support on Mockplus even if you are not a paid user now.
If you are looking for a place to communicate with others about product and UX/UI design, and also get a great rapid prototyping tool with saving a big budget.
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I am looking for a web based text editor that supports collaboration with 2 or more people.
I am hoping to work on a fairly 'small' project with a couple other people from afar and would really like for us to be able to work on the same file at the same time and see the changes each other make in 'real time'.
Language built on is not much of an issue, would prefer to have syntax highlighting, but not really required.
EtherPad is ideal for realtime collaborative editing, much better than google docs if you're ok with strictly plain text.
Try it out here: http://etherpad.org/
I just tried out CollabEdit for comparison and it seems it really can't handle two people typing at the same time.
See also these similar questions:
How do you collaborate with other coders in real time?
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/148538/what-is-a-great-tool-for-remote-pair
What Features Should Tomorrow's Wiki Include?
google docs would be a save bet. it allows for simultanous editing.
Try out Bespin the new one from Mozilla! It is supposed to have collaboration tools built in, Though I'm not sure if all the features are available yet.
CollabEdit
I saw this linked in another question and it seems to fit the bill 100%, web-based and syntax highlighting.
Have you looked at Google Apps? Myself and two others were using the spreadsheet for planning on a project. You can see the other people moving around their curors and entering text. It's very very cool.
Look at DocSynch
I saw demo of the plugin for eclipse, i dont' remember it's name... maybe this one
Also this wiki page has a list of the collaborative editors.
I hear Mozilla's new "cloud" text editor, Bespin, looks interesting.
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I'm looking for websites that showcase screenshots of applications with exceptional UI design. I'm writing an application and am taking my time considering what the UI should look like. My audience is not business but family.
My previous UI-design experience (and comfort) is with Windows Forms so I would typically use standard list boxes, buttons, tabs, etc. Now I'm experimenting with WPF and was looking at more...attractive...interfaces (as long as it still meets the needs of the application and enhances - not detracts - from its purpose).
Any thoughts of galleries or specific examples of applications with great UI design?
EDIT: I'll also take individual application's that you feel make a great, intuitive design.
For web, check this link:
http://designingwebinterfaces.com/designing-web-interfaces-12-screen-patterns
For windows forms, there is no such site (at least to my knowledge). What I do is to mimic the behavior of the applications I like (e.g. docking panels in Visual studio, some other GUI in Office and so on.
Media players (e.g. DVD or audio players) also have some really cool looking Gui so you can download a couple of demos from different vendors and checkout their GUI.
Last example is to go to sites like www.codeguru.com or www.codeproject.com and checkout the winforms/ MFC sections there. They have some really cool custom controls stuff.
General UI
patterntap.com
konigi.com
Mobile UI
pttrns.com
lovelyui.com
mobile-patterns.com
I found the following site which has some cool stuff for WPF:
http://windowsclient.net/community/showcase.aspx
It's not a gallery, but Joel Spolsky wrote a great book on User Interface Design for Programmers.