Moving to Linux

[pyrhho]

Hey guys,
Ok, so I got this copy of Ubuntu round here, so I've been messing around with it a bit at the office. I'm really thinking about switching my web-work laptop over to it. It comes standard with most everything I need (minus Firefox extensions), and I found a tutorial to haxoring Photoshop CS2 onto it. The only thing really standing in my way is a web editor. Any recommended ones? I'm using Dreamweaver 8 right now, and like it. If I have to go back to text-only editing I may still think about it, but I honestly really like the whole lazy WYSIWYG, and site management/built-in FTP things.

Anyone know of a good alternative, or an easy way to get Dreamweaver working on Linux (short of a Windows Emulator, or dual-boot?)

I've heard NVU is a pretty decent alternative, any thoughts?

Thanks,
pyrhho

 

[joe]

you can't, and NVU sucks.

 

[BNWFinance]

I have Ubuntu 6 on my laptop, XP Pro on my desktop. I use the terminal server connection software that comes with Ubuntu to connect remotely to my desktop and voila! Instant emulation. I still prefer to code by hand when I have to, but Dreamweaver is okay.

 

[Stanley]

I don't know any WYSIWYG applications for Ubuntu, although I'm sure there are some

ask on a linux forum http://www.linuxquestions.org

 

[BNWFinance]

http://sourceforge.net/search/index.php
Click "Advanced" search and use this search string:

(+html) AND -has_file0) AND trove55 58 57 61 46 259 606 65 285)


Sort by rank and take a browse. Quanta+Web is pretty good and I've used it before. Like I said though, none of the Linux IDEs for web are as good or as integrated as Dreamweaver/Fireworks, so I just use terminal server from the Linux laptop to my Windows desktop.

 

[kr338r]

a friend of mine uses dreamweaver mx on ubuntu w/ linux crossover from codemasters, although there are some hacks that have to be done for full functionality:
http://www.codeweavers.com/compatibility/browse/name/?app_id=14;tips=1

 

[pyrhho]

ok, sweet, thanks guys. I think I'm gonna try the Codeweavers thing, then if I can't get that going, I'll resort to finding something else on sourceforge.

Thanks again

 

[v1nce]

NVU sucks ass, stay away from it. The code it ouputs is pathetic.

Quata Plus is one of the best web development environments I've worked in. I've heard good things about Eclipse for an IDE but haven't had any experience with it.

 

[Palmerville]

Personally I like Nvu. I don't create uber complicated sites so I don't need the complexity that a dreamweaver brings. My only complaint is that it pukes if you manually edit in an iframe and then try to edit with Nvu.