Designing Windows › Controls › Prototyping

Prototyping

At any point after you add a menu item or a push button to a window, you can start testing the dialogs among windows and dialogs. This testing is called prototyping. You can use prototyping to verify the dialog flow with your users as you design the interface.

You perform prototyping by placing the Navigation Diagram tool into the prototype mode. The two modes are edit and prototype. During prototyping, the Navigation Diagram tool either presents you with a pop-up on which you specify the next procedure or displays a dialog. A dialog displays if the menu item or push button invokes a supplemental dialog.

Note: You cannot add or specify the characteristics for controls when the Navigation Diagram tool is in prototype mode. All the menu items in the Edit drop-down are disabled. To add controls or specify characteristics for them, select Mode, Edit.