I'm a linux user(suse 9.3+gnome 2.10) and have finded NVU editor at some weeks ago, finnally a complete editor working native linux.NVU is based on mozilla/firefox code and allow users install extensions like you do on firefox.
So i've code a extension to NVU to make my life easy =) while building template to mambo.
Mambo Template Builder extension for NVU1.0PR allow Mambo 4.5.x
users build and update templateDetails.xml, Create Mambo Template directory structure, will create blank index.html files on "css and images" dirs, allow easily insert mambo 4.5.x Template PHP code needed to build your Mambo templates and finally build a zip install package ready to install on your Mambo. This a beta release, please report problems if get some....
NVU is following Web standards. You will make templates "Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional" very easy!
NVU is a complete Web Authoring System for Linux Desktop users as well as Microsoft Windows and Macintosh users to rival programs like FrontPage and Dreamweaver and is avaliable for Linux, Windows2000/XP and MAC OSX.
NVU is based on mozilla/firefox composer code..
You can get nvu here:
http://www.nvu.com
You can download Mambo template builder extension for NVU and tutorial exemple template package at mamboforge here:
http://mamboforge.net/projects/open4g/
You can go direct to a basic "using NVU mambo template builder" tutorial here:
http://mambotemplatebuilder.open4g.com
IMPORTANT: not tested on NVU for Mac...!!
I'm looking for beta testers using NVU on MAC OSX!
I would like share this release with mambo community and hear comments and sugestions...
Enjoy!
Mambo 4.5.x Template Builder extension v0.0.9 for NVU WYSWYG Editor Released! 
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