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How to Design Frontend of Software

It is the face of software. Software front-end largely impact on the requirements of the user that he demands in which style, shape, colors and design it should be appear on our computer screen. It is the inter-acting part of backend with the user. A very critical part of your software, normally front-end plays a vital role in designing the backend. In small level software, front-end is designed first or in scientific software's, front-end have to be designed first. One of the major reasons of software failure is the failure of its front-end, if it is not user friendly or not fulfilling the user requirements. Software's front-end plays a vital role in its popularity, e.g. Microsoft windows is almost 90% used in the whole world on the personal PC's while other operating systems are the remaining proportion. It is all because of its graphical and user friendly environment.
What is the front-end?
.Normally the face of your software. In shape of colorful graphics, pictures, forms, buttons, labels, animations, symbols etc.
.The front-end contains a lot of options that are helpful to find our required information or to feed it in our record.
.Basically a simple drawing that guides us to run our software.
.Technically a translator between a user and the system which takes inputs from the user and give it to the backend, which gives output to it after performing required functionality and in the end front-end shows the results for us.
.Graphical front-end is the need of today's age. Putting your monitor off means that there is no view of your software and it means that you can't handle your software efficiently. So something should be in front of you that you can perform exactly you want, that 'something' is the front-end.
.Simply the body of your software.

What is available for designing front-end?

There are multiple ways to design your front-end of the software.

.The best language to design your front-end in shorter time is considered Microsoft Visual Basic now a days.
.Microsoft Visual C++ is suitable for scientific, window based and utility software.
.Java language is a platform independent language and that's its major advantage over other languages. It is useful for software that are implemented over large networks. A tool Fort For Java is available for designing front-end in Java.
.Delphi language is also used for designing the front-end of your software.
.Developer is used to design the front-end having its backend designed in Oracle.
.Some times Microsoft Access is also used for designing front-end for small level applications.

Helping tools available for designing front-end

You can also use third party tools for making your front-end very beautiful, graphical and user friendly.

.For special effects and animation, Macromedia Flash and 3D Studio Max can be used.
.For giving special effects on text, Flax, Swish, Ulead 3D effects, Xara Soft etc. can be used.
.For background and image effects you can use Adobe Photoshop and Image Ready.
.For generating reports from third party tool you can use Crystal Report.
.For making setup of your complete software, you can use Inno Setup, Click Item Install Maker, IExpress, Install shield Express, Installer VISE, Quick Install, Nsis setup, X-setup etc.
What is necessary for designing front-end?

Follow the tips and design your front-end of your own software.

Form Designing
.Place the front-end design ( Documentation ) in front of you that you can design accurately as the software needs.
.Design the all forms needed in the similar module first then go for the next module to save your time.
. Place the code against the buttons, lists, combo boxes, events, forms, modules etc. after completion of the graphical designing. This will enhance your idea about designing and you will avoid from re-changing.
.Design your forms according to your information that you are placing on them or design them according to the inputs you are receiving from it.
.The size of your form should be enough, not more than requirement or not less then.
.Your main form should very much user friendly to save the time of user. It can be user friendly by placing icons with concerning labels on it, provide the menu driven interface with helping tips.

Security and authentication
. Provide the password on/off options to secure the separate records.
.Proper checks should be given on forms to avoid the wrong entries, wrong or more than requirement selections, unrelated codes and unwanted options.
.Provide the restrictions to correct or re-enter the entries.
User options
.Administrator of the software should be provided the option to create new users, restrict the users for rights, delete the user and password settings.
.The access of software by different users at the same time should work efficiently to avoid the decrease of access speed.
Reports
.Select the method to produce the different types of reports from database that the language is suitable or the third party tool will provide better facilities.
.Categorize the reports according to the days, months, years, product type, required durations, specific accounts, specific customers, sale and purchase, analysis reports, comparative reports, personal reports of staff etc.
.Design the format of the report that which information should be placed on several reports according to the requirements. It will include the fields, rows and columns, date and time, company logo, total fields, average columns etc.
Printing Options
.Generated reports are always required to be printed so printing option should be included.
.Print setting options should be included to set up the page.
Backup and recovery options
.The data or the files of information having the daily entries or several reports is very much important for the company. So the backup is very necessary.
.Backup can be taken on your hard drive, magnetic tap, papers and CD's.
.If the back is omitted and your hard drive is damaged or a savior virus on your hard drive has lost the data, then recovery option should be there to solve the problem.
Complete help of software
.You have made the software and know how to operate it but the end users have to learn it, so help should be provided as Microsoft Windows provide us.
.Help feature is very important now a days because a little problem can hurdle the whole day's business and a tip or help can save your as well as customer's time.
.It should include contents, basic operating of the software, advance operating of the software, settings, about printing, for different operating systems etc.





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