A couple more application categories that I left out…
Terry left a comment in my first article asking about Dreamweaver alternatives…
…What about an HTML editor that is comparable to Dreamweaver? That would be handy-dandy!
I replied to him in the comment section of the article, but I thought it was important enough to put it here:
I think that NVU is the closest to a Dreamweaver replacement that there is(It also runs on Windows). It really depends on the functionality you are looking for. For WYSIWYG editors, you have NVU, and Amaya. If you want just a plain editor that supports syntax highlighting and validation, you could try gphpedit, or screem. Finally you could choose a CMS(Content Management System) which can integrate the different portions of your website(eg: blog/gallery/forum/main page). If you want to look into a CMS, I’d probably look at Joomla first and then maybe Drupal(The same CMS that manages the Firefox site).
Another category I forgot to mention was an IM client. I think the most popular IM client for linux is probably GAIM. Gaim works well with all of the major IM networks like AIM, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, and Yahoo! Messenger. Of course KDE’s Kopete fans may beg to differ as it supports the same networks as GAIM and sports a very clean interface. If you are an ICQ only fan, then licq is your best bet.
If you don’t see your favorite application here, leave a comment and list it. I’m always eager to try out new apps!!
