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Is there a mockup/authoring system for linux that I can use to mockup gui interfaces? I want to be able to create pages of screens with button that link to other pages. I first want to use this to document out current app. Then I want to use it to create a new version so that others can review the approach I want to take.

I am first looking at libreoffice because you can draw primitives very easy. It has a scripting backend as well. I had used authoring systems years ago (20 years) on old black and white macs. I have not seen systems like that in a while. Searching for authoring systems for linux brings up a lot of web based ones. I don't want to mock it up on web if I can help it, but it could work if it did relative links to html files in the same directory. That way any browser would work.

I really just don't know what the state of the art tools used for this. Probably using terms I don't recognize.

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    Heh, I searched synaptic and found an authoring system that was inspired by HyperCard. Which is what I used on the Mac years ago. It is called: "EToys"

    So in a serious conversation I may be able to say: "Just install etoys to view the design doc."
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    @Demolishun Crap, it looks capable, but looks like shit. Damn.
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    Linux has several GUI environments, here's a tutorial for Gnome: https://blogs.gnome.org/tbernard/... Here's one for KDE: https://community.kde.org/KDE_Visua...

    Or alternatively you can just import SVG components into whatever design tool you like the most
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    I found a couple of good candidates that can create functional mockups:

    ForeUI and Balsamiq Wireframe

    ForeUI produces PDFs, Images, and can simulate using HTML5. So you can test interactivity that way.

    Still playing with both of these.
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    Figma is a great design tool. It's probably more geared towards web design, but I've used it for mobile and desktop design as well.
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