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I haven't used my Air since getting a Pixel. When I need to build something, I fire up Sublime in VT3.

• randall 13y ago
  What's VT3?
  • bsimpson 13y ago
    Virtual Terminal 3. If you press Ctrl-Alt-F2 (forward arrow), you'll get to VT2. You can install crouton and run xinit, which will start a window manager in VT3 (Ctrl-Alt-F3/Reload). I've got my setup scripted here: https://github.com/appsforartists/pixel_webdev https://github.com/appsforartists/pixel_webdev
  • banjomonster 13y ago
    I think he means this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_console https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_console
• hayksaakian 13y ago
  I would also like to know what vt3 is
• kunai 13y ago
  Don't have one yet, but are there any window managers with high-resolution support out yet? I may just get a Pixel if there are. I know Unity hasn't, and Gnome 3 (my favorite) has pixel-doubling support on the way, but if there are any others or if you've been able to optimize an X WM to be readable and polished.
  • bsimpson 13y ago
    I've been using Openbox with no complaints. My setup is documented here: https://github.com/appsforartists/pixel_webdev https://github.com/appsforartists/pixel_webdev All I use it for is Sublime Text, so things more-or-less look great for me. The problem with Linux is that there are multiple ways of doing any one thing. So, just because Openbox and Sublime can handle high DPI doesn't mean your run-of-the-mill KDE/GTK app will.
• tommaxwell 13y ago
  Another option is https://www.nitrous.io/app https://www.nitrous.io/app Fully-featured web IDE; supports Ruby, Python, Go, and more. You provision a box to do your development on.
  • groundCode 13y ago
    I've just started tinkering with nitrous.io - I have to say it's very impressive and it makes the chromebook an actual usable device for development out of the box without any tinkering
    • tommaxwell 13y ago
      Good to hear. I haven't actually used it much yet but it's made me consider getting a Chromebook.