Microsoft has launched a test version of its forthcoming
graphical user interface (GUI) design tool for applications built
for its new Windows Vista operating system.
Microsoft Expression Interactive Designer is a Microsoft
Community Technology Preview (CTP) for GUI designers.
Using the tool, they can try out 2D and 3D graphics, animation,
dynamic layout, data binding, style and template editing, and
resource management, said Microsoft.
Microsoft has also released an update of Expression Graphic
Designer, which can be used to create graphics before they are
exported to Interactive Designer for deployment within a GUI.
The tools are designed for developing Windows applications that
run on WinFX. WinFX is the Vista presentation platform for
displaying the user interfaces of Windows software.
Vista is expected to be commercially launched in the second-half
of this year.
