By Eddy R.
3-20-01

ViewletBuilder is a Java application that allows you to create Viewlets - small applets that can be read by any browser compliant with Java 1.1 and without any plugin.

ViewletBuilder creates animated online demos of how software works. With ViewletBuilder you can make and add compelling multimedia demos to your site in a matter of hours. The crisp clean looking tutorials created by ViewletBuilder are very easy to make. In fact, the process of building a Viewlet is essentially automated. The first step is to take screen shots of the function you want to demonstrate. The cursor movement is automatically interpolated between the screenshots. Templates of pre-made balloons and notes are available for quick entry of text info. Playback timing is globally controlled, or on a screen by screen basis.

Major Features of the Program include: 1) Animated online demos that require no plug-in and are small in size. 2) Fast Creation of demos ("Viewlets") that have both text and audio 3) Easy to learn - the learning curve is about an hour. Additional software required to run ViewletBuilder on the authoring side is Java 1.3 (Viewlets utilize Java 1.1, the standard incorporated into all mainstream Browsers.).

Qarbon - the software developer, has a freeware version available for download on its site so that you may see the many benefits of using ViewletBuilder.