how to install eclipse with sftp on ubuntu linux

option 1: Aptana Studio
  http://www.aptana.org/

option 2: Eclipse Pulse
  http://www.poweredbypulse.com/

option 3: how to install sftp on any eclipse
help->install new
[wait for the catalog to update
select : -- Alla Avaliable Sites --
search : target managment


help->install new
[wait for the catalog to update
select : -- Alla Avaliable Sites --
search : remote system

ubuntu linux visual directory compare / diff tools

sudo apt-get install meld
meld dir1 dir2

sudo apt-get install kompare
kompare dir1 dir2

sudo apt-get install kdelibs4c2a
wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10679965/kdiff3_0.9.92-2ubuntu1_i386.deb
wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13473685/libkonq4_3.5.9-0ubuntu7_i386.deb
wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10679966/kdiff3-doc_0.9.92-2ubuntu1_all.deb
dpkg -i *.deb
kdiff3 dir1 dir2

http://www.sourcegear.com/diffmerge/
http://www.scootersoftware.com/index.php

Programming fonts

Envy Code R :
http://damieng.com/blog/category/design/fonts

Progy :
http://www.proggyfonts.com/index.php?menu=download

Consolas :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=22e69ae4-7e40-4807-8a86-b3d36fab68d3&displaylang=en


Linux fixed :
http://www.hassings.dk/lars/fonts.html

And more :
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000157.html

Add smarty support to eclipse php

Intasll smartypdt :
http://code.google.com/p/smartypdt/

eclipe plugin : sftp to edit remote files

Install the RSE (remote system explorer) from here

Best free editor(s) for remote PHP developments

The only editors that i found which has the ability to open remote files via sftp and also have completion for smarty are:
1. Komodo Edit - FREE
2. UlrtaEdit + the Smarty plugin ftom the extras page

linux xterm fixed font for windows

Downloads the fixed font from http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/fonts/

How to develop remotely on a website with eclipse

Use the "Target Management" eclipse plugin - here is a tutorial :

http://eclipsewebmaster.blogspot.com/2007/01/remote-editing-using-eclipse.html

Books : Oreilly iPhone Open Application Development

http://www.mininova.org/tor/1284340

Trace perl script (like bash -x)

Install :

$ sudo cpan Devel::Trace

Run:

$ perl -d:Trace [filename.pl]

php/html editors for windows and linux

Some editors for php/html development :

Linux - Bluefish (apt-get install bluefish / yum install bluefish)

Windows - NuSphere PhpED - seach in emule "phped yag"