Primary Computer
My primary computer for web development is a Dell Celeron desktop with 4 GB RAM running Slackware Linux 13.0. Slackware defaults to the KDE desktop environment, but I normally use the Fluxbox window manager.
Primary Software
I use a combination of WYSIWYG and text editors to develop sites. I like to draft them in WYSIWYG, then fine tune them for validation with a text editor. Lately, I've been using the Kompozer WYSIWYG editor.
I tend to use the Kate text editor most often; it's nicely color-coded for web design.
I reviewed Kompozer today and posted some screen shots, for what it's worth.
Kompozer is a fork of the old NVU HTML editor project, which was managed by Linspire. Linspire is no more and the NVU name is dead.
I use HTML Tidy for final clean-up.
My primary personal browser is Opera, which includes excellent development tools (Opera Dragonfly) and, because of Opera's commitment to standards-compliance, is great for testing.
I also test in Firefox, Konqueror, Chrome, Internet Explorer running under WINE, and any other browser that happens to be lying around on my hard drives.
If I have to, I'll fire up a Windows computer, but I try to avoid that. Life's too short.
What I'd Do Differently
- The hardware does everything I've asked it to do.
Input Devices (Mouse, Tablet, Trackball)
Mouse and keyboard.
Monitor Size and Number
17" Viewsonic E70.
Other Peripherals
External USB drive. HP L7680 Office Jet printer. Speakers.
What do you use this setup for?
Everything and anything.
