Comments on: Web Dev on Vista

By: Aeron Glemann

Aeron Glemann — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 23:53:03 +0000

@Emil

I will tell you, I normally prefer Safari over FF with my old PPC Mac at work because it is so much faster - even though FF has much better developer tools. At home though on a new Intel MBP I definitely prefer FF - it blazes! I’m not sure what this speed thing is about - just make sure you’re working with a recent version (I just updated from 1.5 to 2) that is compiled Intel or Universal binary. If you’re using a version of FF compiled for PPC it will run in emulation, hence slow.

By: xasu23

xasu23 — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 06:51:44 +0000

PS Pad is my choice..

it’s free & havin all the featurs u want.

http://www.pspad.com

By: Terry Apodaca

Terry Apodaca — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:59:09 +0000

I know it's like beating a dead horse...but for text editors there are several that will do the trick.

Free: Notepad++ (my current of choice) Intype Crimson Editor EditPad Lite

-There was one project that I stumbled on a while back. It wasn't great, but it was getting there. I can't find the link anymore (it's logo was purple?).

Pay: TextPad UltraEdit

other OS: bluefish

By: Emil

Emil — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:49:00 +0000

I’m going to switch my pc dev computer to a new macbook pro next week and I’m worried to loose firefox speed. What mac are you using? Is it intel based?

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:01:44 +0000

EditPlus 2 is a great text editor for Windows, it starts up instantly, has tabs, built in FTP browsing, optional spell checker, auto backup, template manager, multi-file search, etc… It’s very fast and very customisable.

I use both BBEdit and TextMate on a daily basis (mostly TextMate now) and I still prefer using EditPlus on any version of Windows.

http://www.editplus.com

By: Michael Geary

Michael Geary — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:47:59 +0000

Thanks for the tip, David. Was I being snarky? I didn’t mean to be. Sorry about that!

By: David

David — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:57:12 +0000

Snarky Michael said:

Um, well, yes, if I'm going to do just about anything with an image, I'll probably load it into an image editing program (either Paint or Paint Shop Pro) anyway.

Well, in that case you need to look at Gadwin PrintScreen. This free Windows utility is activated by the Print Screen key and allows you to grab just the part of the screen you want. Saves to either GIF, JPEG or (best) PNG.

By: Michael Geary

Michael Geary — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:34:02 +0000

Thanks for the info, Ryan. I will have to check out svnX sometime. (Pun intended!)

I do most of my work on Windows these days for a reason that hasn't come up in the discussion - I am a ThinkPad fanatic. I can live with either Mac OS or Windows - I spend most of my time in Komodo anyway, and it runs fine on either OS - but I won't use a machine without a TrackPoint. And I really like that high density display! :-)

By: Ryan Campbell

Ryan Campbell — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:17:02 +0000

First, I dislike messing with windows explorer. But other than that, I just prefer a list with (M)odify, (A)dd, (D)elete next to the file names so I can get a quick glance. That is easier than folders with checks or minuses that you have to open to find the specific files edited. Also, I find the repository, and looking at old builds with drag drop file support much easier with svnX than with Tortoise.

By: Carl Camera

Carl Camera — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:16:56 +0000

Ryan. Check out the Vista Snipping Tool in the Accessories folder to capture parts of the desktop screen. I haven’t used it much but it sounds like what you’re looking for.