The fact that the site tells you to put the settings in your step.rc is not antiquated. How OTS2 uses the step.rc is just different. The docs were written for LiteStep and not any Themeing Standard so they will tell you how to use LS. As for your problem...you will need to talk to Message or jugg directly since they are the only two that know the specific ins and outs of the LiteStep Desktop Area.