A "Webdesign Linux" approach

Question

Hi Arch folks!
I'm pretty new to arch. I did a couple of different installations, tried different desktops, window managers and all the stuff. I think I created a nice, working, all-purpose system now (using GNOME), but relating webdesign on that system I'm not satisfied at all.
It would be useful if the system and desktop were reduced to needs for webdesign.
Since some time I see more often people asking for the best webdesign applications, tools, widgets, gadgets, tools and linux-distributions which are best for webdesign.
But I don't think it's enough to just install the suggested software and use it within your existing system.
Now, the idea: As the most UI-Designers know, unnecessary stuff should be avoided, I think it would be easier and make webdesigners feel more comfortable when doing the work on a clean desktop.
@Webdesigners: Imagine you choose something like "Webdesign Arch" in the bootloader menu. Then you know, a working system will boot up which won't ask questions at all, autostarts needed stuff on bootup, a fast, sophisticated desktop will say hello and launchers can be found at the intuitvly expected, easy accessible place.
The targets:
1) a ready to use linux system
2) fast desktop, reduced to webdesign needs but ...
3) ... looking good, maybe some eye-candy like wallpaper, icons, themes and stuff which helps the webdesigner to get inspired
4) most needed tools ready to use: different browsers, editors, graphics tools, some note taking widgets for collecting ideas, working and configured LAMP, maybe some multimedia apps like xmms for listening to music while thinking, news-reader with some recommended feeds and blogs
5) at all: the webdesigner should feel comfortable on the desktop
The issues/questions at board users:
@ target 1) I do know how to setup up and install the system, but I don't really know about the system internals:
  - Are really all packages from the arch-base installation needed for this approach?
  - Howto get all the stuff on a CD - ready to install with a few clicks?
@target 2) The LnF-Thread (http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=18880) could be useful for choosing the packages and software, but I think XFCE is the best choice for this approach. Other suggestions and oppinions?
@target 3) Suggestions? There should not be too much eye-candy-stuff to keep the system small, but most used and community-favourite eye-candy-stuff should be included.
@target 4) Software as mentioned above, should be a selection of some experienced webdesigners in the arch-community
@target 5) Any suggestions to for this task?
So far the description of the idea.
Are there interested people for this approach? What's your oppinion about it? Could it really be useful? In general, what do you think about it?
If there are people who like the idea, then I don't want to make a big project about it. Just give the child a name, discuss the targets and suggestions, create the system and give it to the community.

Answer 1

To get it runnin' ... a list of packages which I think have to be included:
Browsers
There need to be different browsers/engines to test the pages, as you know the look different...
- Firefox representing the Gecko-engine
- Opera
- Internet Explorer: maybe a difficult challenge, and I don't like it cause for IE it's necessary to include wine...
Graphics
- GIMP or GIMP-Shop
- maybe Blender (I really often see it in recommendation-lists for webdesign with linux)
- xsane (scanning software), a must if you wanna use hand-drawn graphics
Other stuff
- XMMS: as I mentioned, an Audio-Player would be nice to help the designer to get inspired (sorry for my bad english, is it "get" inspired or "become" inspired or something different??)
- eye-candy stuff: nice, inspiring wallpapers, themes, mouse icons, icon-themes, gdm or other login manager themes
- PyPad: really easy and light editor for note taking or reading readmes of PHP-Scripts and all the stuff
What's left?
- Vector-Graphics software: Inkscape or, which I would prefer: XaraLX (see http://www.xaralx.org - any other suggestions?
- Source-Code-Editor: Geany (nice but no code-completion), Bluefish (no code-completion, syntax highlighting is buggy, generally slow and you'll come in troubles when dealing with long lines), Quanta (in my oppinnion a bit overloaded, tries to give the developer everything but not comfortable, and: it needs QT...)
- a simple picture viewer like the gnome standard viewer (don't know it's name)
- file browser: pcmanfm, tuxcommander, mucommander, rox ???
- something to manage network profiles, probably the simplest way is wifi-radar
- clipboard manager, i think there is a plugin for xfce (if "we" use xfce for this little project)
- FTP-client: maybe gftp or a filemanager with ftp-capabilities
- login manager: i think GDM would be the best solution if we are "GTK+-ed"
- any presentation software, something like powerpoint
- an organizer
- a note-taking tool
- brainstorming/mindmapping software
- RSS-reader
Configuration and Ressources
- launchers for the tools should be in place and easy accessible
- nice theme should be standard
- maybe include some short tutorials for things like power-managment (powernowd, cpufreq and the stuff) and for extending it with basic things which really should be users choice (IM, email-client)
- Ressource collection with useful links (tutorials, AJAX-libraries and stuff like this, ebooks, links to software like CMS, BulletinBoards, ...)
- RSS-reader configured with some recommended feeds (like A-List-Apart, and some others)
Any other suggestions? Would be nice if you post your choice, especially for the points in "What's left?" and "Configuration and Ressources"!