I'm not sure how many LS users are programmer, but I can say that I'M not, and I'm sure quite a few others aren't as well. now, it may be easy for you to say that looking at xml code is "so *** easy", but that's because you're a programmer. it's what you do. just like I think building my own computer is easy as pie. however, if you ask a NON tech, they would have no idea how to do it. now, I could probably learn XML, but the problem is, the community is trying to make Litestep as user-friendly and accessible as possible, while keeping it highly configurable. I don't think going XML would do that.