Investigations into GUI Builder and their Effects on GUI Design

http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/~masitah/papers/guidesign.PDF

I've been searching for GUI builder documents because I might take that work. 

This paper introduces current industrial tools and analyzes pros and cons. And it suggests its unique GUI builder model. Then, it explains about design and implementation stages. 

This paper's guideline is below. 

1. Multiple windows. 

Users should face multiple windows each of which provides gui window, widget selection window and others. So, some users could want multiple windows and others could want their only necessary windows. 

2. Consistency. 

That is about usability. For example, it explains about colors of window's border and menu bar.

3. Meaningful feedback.

User should have to receive feedback at real time. For example, when user tries to save the current view, a popup window should be shown and user should check his work has been done normally. 

4. online help

5. Target the user

6. Accuracy

7. Cut and copy, drag and drop techniques.

8. Shortcuts

9. Preview

10. Hierarchy.