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Hi there. I just finished coding a new feature which I think you may like. You can now use the following notation to format only certain parts of your...
By Peldi
Introducing "Mockups To Go"
I am extremely happy to announce today the immediate availability of "Mockups To Go" (www.mockupstogo.net), a user-contributed collection of ready-to-use UI components and design patterns built using Balsamiq Mockups....
By Peldi
First 1.5 Weekly Relese of 2009!
Hi there. I didn't do a weekly release last week because I didn't have much to put in and no-one would have noticed anyways. Today, the new build brings...
By Peldi
1.5 Weekly Release: what's new this week
I am starting to batch updates and releasing once a week (Sunday morning, Italian time). I used to "fix it an release it" but now that the product is...
By Peldi
New Release: Balsamiq Mockups 1.5
I am extremely pleased to announce the immediate availability of Balsamiq Mockups version 1.5. This is a FREE upgrade for all Mockups versions. Download links: Mockups for Desktop, for...
By Peldi
Looking for Mockups 1.5 testers
Hi there, I am approaching release quality for Mockups 1.5, and am looking for volunteers to test the pre-release version. If you are interested, simply go to the Next...
By Peldi
"Minor Edit" support in Mockups for Confluence
Spurred by a customer's email, I have made the following enhancement to Mockups for Confluence today. The problem is that when people create and edit UI mockups in Confluence,...
By Peldi
New Product: Mockups for JIRA Personal
I know I know, it might not be the smartest thing to release a new product every day, but I'm too excited to sit on this one. The news:...
By Peldi
New product: Balsamiq Mockups for XWiki
Hi there. Less than a month since shipping Mockups for JIRA, I have some more exciting news to share. In case you didn't know, XWiki (xwiki.org) is both a...
By Peldi
A small enhancement: Background Transparency
Hey there. Just a quick post to show a new little enhancement I just added. You can now set the transparency level of the background color for the Tree,...
By Peldi
Little updates here and there
Hi there, sorry for not blogging for a while (a whole 10 days!), but I've been pretty busy with both Balsamiq work and life in general: after 3 months...
By Peldi
Mockups For JIRA: now shipping!
I am thrilled to announce the immediate availability of Balsamiq Mockups for JIRA, the latest version of Balsamiq Mockups. You can download it, test it and if you wish,...
By Peldi
Another small improvement: Selection in Menu and Tree
Hey there, the title pretty much says it all, but here's a picture too: 🙂 I also fixed a bug with Mockups not showing up on startup when you...
By Peldi
New File Extension: BMML
After getting a nod from my superstar customers, I have changed the default file extension used by Balsamiq Mockups for Desktop from XML to BMML. It stands for Balsamiq...
By Peldi
New icons!
You asked for them, you got them! Sorry this took a little while. We (i.e. my lovely wife, the hand behind all of Mockups' icons and UI controlsI) also...
By Peldi
Export your Mockups from the Command Line!
Hi there, I just added a new feature to Balsamiq Mockups for Desktop, which I hope will help you integrate it in your workflow even more. In short, you...
By Peldi
Mockups for JIRA: getting close!
As you can see, Balsamiq Mockups for JIRA is pretty close to becoming a reality. The build is approaching beta-quality: if you'd like to help me test it, email...
By Peldi
Faster faster faster!
The faster you are able to create your UI mockups, the happier I am. In the last few days I made some improvements which should help you get your...
By Peldi
InspireUX and Mockups: get inspired!
I am extremely excited to announce a new little feature of Balsamiq Mockups: Clicking on the menu will simply open a new browser page to www.inspireUX.com. If you don't...
By Peldi
Recommended Mockups for Desktop upgrade
Today I finally had some time to dedicate to bug fixing and performance tuning. Here's a summary, roughly in order of importance the big one: in some instances, Mockups...
By Peldi
New feature: merge mockups
More than a new feature it's a change to the existing "Import Mockup" feature. Starting now, importing a mockup will no longer clear the current mockup. No UI changes,...
By Peldi
Time to kiss Comic Sans MS goodbye
Ok so people hate Comic Sans MS, I get it now. So let's get rid of it. Adam Alexander was kind enough to provide me with a list of...
By Peldi
A little update and a record day
I just published a build with a few bug-fixes: the Tree no longer goes crazy if you use system fonts (thanks Travis Jensen for reporting it) the DataGrid selection...
By Peldi
Licensing Changes for Mockups For Confluence
The news Your Mockups and Confluence licenses no longer have to match. In other words: you can now install a small license of Mockups (i.e. a Team license) on...
By Peldi
A tiny new feature, and the Ribbon is in
Ok so I merged the Ribbon UI Library changes described yesterday into the official build, thanks for the feedback everyone. I also added a solid background to a bunch...
By Peldi
New feature preview: "Ribbon"
Hi there. So no-one likes to scroll horizontally, myself included. So why does Mockups force you to scroll that way through 60+ UI controls in the UI Library? Well,...
By Peldi
Tiny new feature with a big impact: size overlay
This is my favorite kind of feature: there when you need it, invisible when you don't. It took about 15 minutes to code, and solves a real need. In...
By Peldi
A few bug fixes
Perfection is unattainable, but it doesn't hurt to aim for it right? 🙂 I try to get closer, one micro-release at the time. Here's what I just fixed today:...
By Peldi
Mockups for Desktop Volume Licensing
Hi everyone. Spurred by a prospective customer who asked for it, I have now added volume licensing options to the Mockups For Desktop online store. Here are the discounts:...
By Peldi
New Release: Balsamiq Mockups 1.1
The news: Mockups version 1.1 is available as of today as a free upgrade to all customers. What to do: go get it! For your desktop and for Atlassian...
By Peldi
Curly Braces, Scratch-Outs, Big Red X-s, oh my!
Today I finally enlisted my lovely wife (and hand behind all of the UI controls in Balsamiq Mockups) to draw a few more shapes for me. A few hours...
By Peldi
New feature: lock controls
A few of you have asked for it, and I finally got around to implementing it: you can now lock controls in place in Balsamiq Mockups. This is especially...
By Peldi
Small feature, big improvement
Inspired by my first and best Mockups for Confluence customer yet (hi Neville!), I just added a small feature to Mockups for Confluence. This 40-second, no-audio screencast should speak...
By Peldi
International Languages Support added
Hi there. I just added a new item to the View menu that lets you use system fonts for your mockups instead of the default Comic Sans MS: This...
By Peldi
Mockups For Desktop 1.1 alpha - not for the faint of heart
A full 16 days after the release of Mockups 1.0, an alpha version of 1.1 is ready for testing for the braves amongst you. 🙂 Version 1.1 is scheduled...
By Peldi
Mockups for Confluence now 2.8+ compatible
Hi there, just a quick note to tell you that I just posted a new build of Balsamiq Mockups For Confluence which works with Confluence 2.8 and above, i.e....
By Peldi
Polish-time, and Callouts!
Hi everyone. I used Mockups for a couple of hours the other day and realized that it was still too rough around the edges for my taste. So here's...
By Peldi
New micro-release!
I want to write a "launch post-mortem" entry tomorrow, but for now I wanted to encourage you to go download the new release of Mockups, as there are some...
By Peldi
Balsamiq Mockups Online Help
I just completed the first draft of the Balsamiq Mockups Online Help documentation. These are my beliefs about software documentation in our current state of technology: software should be...
By Peldi
Continuous Integration is rad
I just finished setting up my first CruiseControl project (I can't afford Bamboo right now). So now every time I do a check-in that's related to Mockups Live, if...
By Peldi
Weekly update
Hi there balsamiq friends! You may be asking yourselves: so what happened this week in balsamiq world? 🙂 Thanks to my beta participants' awesome feedback, I have made the...
By Peldi