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Our survey provides many insights into the features that users are looking for in user interface tools, as well as into the factors that may hinder their use. The results suggest that users are willing to pay a high price for a reliable tool that helps developing the user interface of both prototypes and fully operational systems and that provides good functionality. Yet users want a tool that is easy to use and learn. Reconciling these requirements is a major challenge for tool developers and researchers.

Author carried out this work as a researcher at Centre de recherche informatique de Montréal (CRIM).

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  1. Dépt. d'informatique et de recherche opérationnelle, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128 succursale Centre-ville, H3C 3J7, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Keller, R.K. (1995). User interface tools: A survey and perspective. In: Taylor, R.N., Coutaz, J. (eds) Software Engineering and Human-Computer Interaction. SE-HCI 1994. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 896. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0035818

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