Some part of me likes the idea of the simpler style. I redid the mod to accommodate, and you're absolutely right, GM9. It is complicated, perhaps overly so.
I'm attaching what I've got so far.
While it works, there are likely easier ways to do it. Some explanations:
1. The
visible=false visible=true lines are my current best attempt to force the variables from the plugins to load. It's not necessary with the other drop in style.
2. The odd conditional is to hide missing menu entries.
3. It seems that semi-colon ";" breaks the variables so they're on different lines in the drop-ins.
Is it worth it to go with this method or better to revert to the other style?
I appreciate everybody's help and suggestions thus far. You're a great bunch.
Oh, and Landiin, it'll be possible to do exactly what you're suggesting.