: In a few words, what is your software, and what does it stand for.
Developer Integrated Development Environment (IDE ) for (X)HTML , CSS, XML, PHP and any other XML based languages, script or scripting languages,like PHP. Includes tag completion and editing, script languageautocompletionauto-completion, project management, live preview, PHP debugger, CVS
support, Subversion support (through external plugin) to name just a
few of the features.
; What are other software offering similar functionalities?
Bluefish, Anjuta, jEdit, IDE category on Freshmeat: http://freshmeat.net/browse/65/
; How does your software compare against these? :
debugger, scriptability, user actions, extensibility to support any XML
language, generic KPart plugin support is unique to the application.
Quanta leverages the KDE input/output mechanism (kioslaves) so that any transport native to KDE is available to Quanta. This includes FTP, SFTP, and SSH (FISH).
; Target audience :
: This will likely not factor into the judging of your project entry, but it will be helpful to publish this kind of information as part of the Trophées du libre contest.
Code The project welcomes all types of contributions from code to documentation and documentation writers tutorials. There is a built-in mechanism for users to share extensions via the kdewebdev website. Financial supporters large and small are very much needed, as well asfinancial supporters.
; Is your software related to other free software projects? (give details) :
main features are:
<ul>
<li>'''project management''', including support for local and remote (through
the network) project. Project files can be uploaded to many servers
using various protocols. CVS support is integrated, Subversion support
actions assigned to various project events and assigning roles in a
team are also available.</li>
<li>'''HTML and XML support''': by default support for various (X)HTML versions
and some XML based languages are available. This support can be
extended either by the user (by importing an XML DTD) or via
tags, document structure viewing, validation/problem reporting, context
help.</li>
<li>'''script language support''': by default '''PHP ''' support is included, other
languages can be supported by creating a language description package.
PHP debugger interface is included for the Gubed and XDebug debuggers.
Autocompletion for built in and user functions/variables is possible.</li>
<li>'''CSS support''': visual CSS editor, autocompletion for CSS.</li><li>'''templates''': full site, one document or snippet templates are possible.
Templates can be shared via hotstuff.</li>
<li>'''user toolbars and actions''': toolbars can be freely created with stock
or actions created by the user on it. This toolbars can be assigned to
a language or to a project. The toolbars are also shareable via
hotstuff.</li>
<li>script support'''unlimited extensibility''': any type of scripts/executables can be assigned to
actions or project events. Users can exchange toolbars through the
hotstuff system.</li>
<li>'''plugins''': general KPart plugin support. Any KDE KPart can be used
inside Quanta, by default Konsole, KImageMapEditor, KLinkStatus,
Cervisia (CVS) and KFileReplace is configured.</li>
<li>'''integrated preview''': documents can be previewed inside the application
using the KHTML engine. Preprocessing the documents through a web
server before previewing is possible.</li>
<li>'''context help''': context help for many languages can be downloaded via
hotstuff. New help packages can be created by the user.</li>
<li>'''lots of settings''': the application is highly configurable, so everyone
can adapt to its needs.</li>
</ul>