diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/CMakeLists.txt b/RetroFE/Source/CMakeLists.txt
index 92d0625..2216b0e 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${RETROFE_DIR}/CMake")
 
 set(SQLITE3_ROOT "${RETROFE_THIRD_PARTY_DIR}/sqlite3")
 set(RAPIDXML_ROOT "${RETROFE_THIRD_PARTY_DIR}/rapidxml-1.13")
+set(LUA_ROOT "${RETROFE_THIRD_PARTY_DIR}/lua-5.3.0/src")
 
 if(WIN32)
 if(MSVC)
@@ -66,6 +67,8 @@ set(RETROFE_INCLUDE_DIRS
 	"${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
 	"${SQLITE3_ROOT}"
 	"${RAPIDXML_ROOT}"
+  "${LUA_ROOT}"
+  
 )
 
 if(MSVC)
@@ -80,6 +83,7 @@ set(RETROFE_LIBRARIES
 	${SDL2_MIXER_LIBRARIES}
 	${SDL2_TTF_LIBRARIES}
 	${ZLIB_LIBRARIES}
+  LUA
 )
 
 if(NOT WIN32)
@@ -87,103 +91,26 @@ if(NOT WIN32)
 endif()
 
 set(RETROFE_HEADERS
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Collection/CollectionInfo.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Collection/CollectionInfoBuilder.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Collection/Item.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Collection/MenuParser.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Control/UserInput.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Control/InputHandler.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Control/JoyAxisHandler.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Control/JoyButtonHandler.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Control/JoyHatHandler.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Control/KeyboardHandler.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Control/MouseButtonHandler.h"
 	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Database/Configuration.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Database/DB.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Database/MetadataDatabase.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Execute/AttractMode.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Execute/Launcher.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Animate/Tween.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Animate/TweenTypes.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Animate/TweenSet.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Animate/Animation.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Animate/AnimationEvents.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/ComponentItemBinding.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Component/Container.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Component/Component.h"
 	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Component/Image.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Component/ImageBuilder.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Component/ReloadableMedia.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Component/ReloadableText.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Component/ScrollingList.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Component/Text.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Component/VideoComponent.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Component/VideoBuilder.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Font.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/FontCache.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/PageBuilder.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/MenuNotifierInterface.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Page.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Sound/Sound.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Utility/Log.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Utility/Utils.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Video/IVideo.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Video/GStreamerVideo.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Video/VideoFactory.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/ComponentItemBindingBuilder.h"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/ViewInfo.h"
+	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Component/Component.h"
+	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Lua.h"
 	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/RetroFE.h"
 	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/SDL.h"
 	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Version.h"
 )
 
 set(RETROFE_SOURCES
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Collection/CollectionInfo.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Collection/CollectionInfoBuilder.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Collection/Item.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Collection/MenuParser.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Control/UserInput.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Control/JoyAxisHandler.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Control/JoyButtonHandler.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Control/JoyHatHandler.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Control/KeyboardHandler.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Control/MouseButtonHandler.cpp"
 	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Database/Configuration.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Database/DB.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Database/MetadataDatabase.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Execute/AttractMode.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Execute/Launcher.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Font.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/FontCache.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/PageBuilder.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Page.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/ViewInfo.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Animate/Animation.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Animate/AnimationEvents.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Animate/Tween.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Animate/TweenSet.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/ComponentItemBindingBuilder.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/ComponentItemBinding.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Component/Container.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Component/Component.cpp"
 	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Component/Image.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Component/ImageBuilder.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Component/Text.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Component/ReloadableMedia.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Component/ReloadableText.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Component/ScrollingList.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Component/VideoBuilder.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Component/VideoComponent.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Sound/Sound.cpp"
+	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Graphics/Component/Component.cpp"
 	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Utility/Log.cpp"
 	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Utility/Utils.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Video/GStreamerVideo.cpp"
-	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Video/VideoFactory.cpp"
+	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Lua.cpp"
 	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Main.cpp"
 	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/RetroFE.cpp"
 	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/SDL.cpp"
 	"${RETROFE_DIR}/Source/Version.cpp"
-	"${SQLITE3_ROOT}/sqlite3.c"
 )
 
 
@@ -199,6 +126,9 @@ if(MINGW)
   set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "-static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -lmingw32 -mwindows")
 endif()
 
+file(GLOB LUA_SRC ${LUA_ROOT}/*.c)
+add_library( LUA STATIC ${LUA_SRC})
+
 add_definitions(-DRETROFE_VERSION_MAJOR=${VERSION_MAJOR})
 add_definitions(-DRETROFE_VERSION_MINOR=${VERSION_MINOR})
 add_definitions(-DRETROFE_VERSION_BUILD=${VERSION_BUILD})
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Database/Configuration.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Database/Configuration.cpp
index 7d3e294..1c9b561 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Database/Configuration.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Database/Configuration.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ Configuration::~Configuration()
 
 void Configuration::initialize()
 {
+    absolutePath = "C:/Users/Don/Downloads/RetroFE-FTP";
+    return;
     const char *environment = std::getenv("RETROFE_PATH");
     std::string environmentStr;
     if (environment != NULL)
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Execute/AttractMode.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Execute/AttractMode.cpp
index 42154fe..466f543 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Execute/AttractMode.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Execute/AttractMode.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  * along with RetroFE.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 #include "AttractMode.h"
-#include "../Graphics/Page.h"
 
 #include <cstdlib>
 
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ void AttractMode::reset()
     activeTime_ = 0;
 }
 
-void AttractMode::update(float dt, Page &page)
+void AttractMode::update(float dt)
 {
     elapsedTime_ += dt;
 
@@ -47,13 +46,13 @@ void AttractMode::update(float dt, Page &page)
 
     if(isActive_)
     {
-        page.setScrolling(Page::ScrollDirectionForward);
+        //todo: enable scrolling
 
         if(elapsedTime_ > activeTime_)
         {
             elapsedTime_ = 0;
             isActive_ = false;
-            page.setScrolling(Page::ScrollDirectionIdle);
+            //todo: go to idle
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Execute/AttractMode.h b/RetroFE/Source/Execute/AttractMode.h
index c016836..5939f7a 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Execute/AttractMode.h
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Execute/AttractMode.h
@@ -15,14 +15,12 @@
  */
 #pragma once
 
-class Page;
-
 class AttractMode
 {
 public:
     AttractMode();
     void reset();
-    void update(float dt, Page &page);
+    void update(float dt);
     float idleTime;
 
 private:
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Component.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Component.cpp
index 3b81db2..e0d55a7 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Component.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Component.cpp
@@ -14,447 +14,7 @@
  * along with RetroFE.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 #include "Component.h"
-#include "../Animate/Tween.h"
-#include "../../Graphics/ViewInfo.h"
 #include "../../Utility/Log.h"
 #include "../../SDL.h"
 
-Component::Component(Page &p)
-: page(p)
-{
-    tweens_ = NULL;
-    newItemSelectedSinceEnter = false;
-    backgroundTexture_ = NULL;
-    freeGraphicsMemory();
 
-}
-
-Component::Component(const Component &copy)
-    : page(copy.page)
-{
-    tweens_ = NULL;
-    newItemSelectedSinceEnter = false;
-    backgroundTexture_ = NULL;
-    freeGraphicsMemory();
-
-    if(copy.tweens_)
-    {
-        AnimationEvents *tweens = new AnimationEvents(*copy.tweens_);
-        setTweens(tweens);
-    }
-
-
-}
-
-Component::~Component()
-{
-    freeGraphicsMemory();
-}
-
-void Component::freeGraphicsMemory()
-{
-    currentAnimationState = HIDDEN;
-    enterRequested = false;
-    exitRequested = false;
-    menuEnterRequested = false;
-    menuEnterIndex = -1;
-    menuScrollRequested = false;
-    menuExitRequested = false;
-    menuExitIndex = -1;
-
-    newItemSelected = false;
-    playlistChanged = false;
-    highlightExitComplete = false;
-    currentTweens_ = NULL;
-    currentTweenIndex_ = 0;
-    currentTweenComplete_ = false;
-    elapsedTweenTime_ = 0;
-    scrollActive = false;
-
-    if(backgroundTexture_)
-    {
-        SDL_LockMutex(SDL::getMutex());
-        SDL_DestroyTexture(backgroundTexture_);
-        SDL_UnlockMutex(SDL::getMutex());
-
-        backgroundTexture_ = NULL;
-    }
-}
-void Component::allocateGraphicsMemory()
-{
-    if(!backgroundTexture_)
-    {
-        // make a 4x4 pixel wide surface to be stretched during rendering, make it a white background so we can use
-        // color  later
-        SDL_Surface *surface = SDL_CreateRGBSurface(0, 4, 4, 32, 0, 0, 0, 0);
-        SDL_FillRect(surface, NULL, SDL_MapRGB(surface->format, 255, 255, 255));
-
-        SDL_LockMutex(SDL::getMutex());
-        backgroundTexture_ = SDL_CreateTextureFromSurface(SDL::getRenderer(), surface);
-        SDL_UnlockMutex(SDL::getMutex());
-
-        SDL_FreeSurface(surface);
-        SDL_SetTextureBlendMode(backgroundTexture_, SDL_BLENDMODE_BLEND);
-    }
-}
-
-void Component::triggerEnterEvent()
-{
-    enterRequested = true;
-}
-
-void Component::triggerExitEvent()
-{
-    exitRequested = true;
-}
-
-
-
-void Component::triggerMenuEnterEvent(int menuIndex)
-{
-    menuEnterRequested = true;
-    menuEnterIndex = menuIndex;
-}
-
-void Component::triggerMenuScrollEvent()
-{
-    menuScrollRequested = true;
-}
-
-
-void Component::triggerMenuExitEvent(int menuIndex)
-{
-    menuExitRequested = true;
-    menuExitIndex = menuIndex;
-}
-void Component::triggerHighlightEvent()
-{
-    newItemSelected = true;
-}
-
-void Component::triggerPlaylistChangeEvent(std::string name)
-{
-    playlistChanged = true;
-    this->playlistName = name;
-}
-
-bool Component::isIdle()
-{
-    return (currentAnimationState == IDLE);
-}
-
-bool Component::isHidden()
-{
-    return (currentAnimationState == HIDDEN);
-}
-bool Component::isWaiting()
-{
-    return (currentAnimationState == HIGHLIGHT_WAIT);
-}
-
-bool Component::isMenuScrolling()
-{
-    return (currentAnimationState == MENU_ENTER || currentAnimationState == MENU_SCROLL || currentAnimationState == MENU_EXIT || menuScrollRequested);
-}
-
-void Component::setTweens(AnimationEvents *set)
-{
-    tweens_ = set;
-    forceIdle();
-}
-
-void Component::forceIdle()
-{
-    currentAnimationState = IDLE;
-    currentTweenIndex_ = 0;
-    currentTweenComplete_ = false;
-    elapsedTweenTime_ = 0;
-    currentTweens_ = NULL;
-}
-
-
-void Component::update(float dt)
-{
-    elapsedTweenTime_ += dt;
-    highlightExitComplete = false;
-    if(isHidden() || isWaiting() || (isIdle() && exitRequested))
-    {
-        currentTweenComplete_ = true;
-    }
-
-    if(currentTweenComplete_)
-    {
-        currentTweens_ = NULL;
-
-        // There was no request to override our state path. Continue on as normal.
-        std::stringstream ss;
-        switch(currentAnimationState)
-        {
-        case MENU_ENTER:
-            currentTweens_ = NULL;
-            currentAnimationState = IDLE;
-            break;
-
-        case MENU_SCROLL:
-            currentTweens_ = NULL;
-            currentAnimationState = IDLE;
-            break;
-
-        case MENU_EXIT:
-            currentTweens_ = NULL;
-            currentAnimationState = IDLE;
-            break;
-
-
-        case ENTER:
-            currentTweens_ = tweens_->getAnimation("enter", menuEnterIndex);
-            currentAnimationState = HIGHLIGHT_ENTER;
-            break;
-
-        case EXIT:
-            currentTweens_ = NULL;
-            currentAnimationState = HIDDEN;
-            break;
-
-        case HIGHLIGHT_ENTER:
-            currentTweens_ = tweens_->getAnimation("idle", menuEnterIndex);
-            currentAnimationState = IDLE;
-            break;
-
-        case IDLE:
-            // prevent us from automatically jumping to the exit tween upon enter
-            if(enterRequested)
-            {
-                enterRequested = false;
-                newItemSelected = false;
-            }
-            else if(menuExitRequested && (!menuEnterRequested || menuExitRequested <= menuEnterRequested))
-            {
-                currentTweens_ = tweens_->getAnimation("menuExit", menuExitIndex);
-                currentAnimationState = MENU_EXIT;
-                menuExitRequested = false;
-            }
-            else if(menuEnterRequested && (!menuExitRequested || menuExitRequested > menuEnterRequested))
-            {
-                currentTweens_ = tweens_->getAnimation("menuEnter", menuEnterIndex);
-                currentAnimationState = MENU_ENTER;
-                menuEnterRequested = false;
-
-            }
-            else if(menuScrollRequested)
-            {
-                menuScrollRequested = false;
-                currentTweens_ = tweens_->getAnimation("menuScroll", menuEnterIndex);
-                currentAnimationState = MENU_SCROLL;
-            }
-            else if(scrollActive || newItemSelected || exitRequested)
-            {
-                currentTweens_ = tweens_->getAnimation("highlightExit", menuEnterIndex);
-                currentAnimationState = HIGHLIGHT_EXIT;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                currentTweens_ = tweens_->getAnimation("idle", menuEnterIndex);
-                currentAnimationState = IDLE;
-            }
-            break;
-
-        case HIGHLIGHT_EXIT:
-
-            // intentionally break down
-        case HIGHLIGHT_WAIT:
-
-            if(exitRequested && (currentAnimationState == HIGHLIGHT_WAIT))
-            {
-                currentTweens_ = tweens_->getAnimation("highlightExit", menuEnterIndex);
-                currentAnimationState = HIGHLIGHT_EXIT;
-
-            }
-            else if(exitRequested && (currentAnimationState == HIGHLIGHT_EXIT))
-            {
-
-                currentTweens_ = tweens_->getAnimation("exit", menuEnterIndex);
-                currentAnimationState = EXIT;
-                exitRequested = false;
-            }
-            else if(scrollActive)
-            {
-                currentTweens_ = NULL;
-                currentAnimationState = HIGHLIGHT_WAIT;
-            }
-            else if(newItemSelected)
-            {
-                currentTweens_ = tweens_->getAnimation("highlightEnter", menuEnterIndex);
-                currentAnimationState = HIGHLIGHT_ENTER;
-                highlightExitComplete = true;
-                newItemSelected = false;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                currentTweens_ = NULL;
-                currentAnimationState = HIGHLIGHT_WAIT;
-            }
-            break;
-
-        case HIDDEN:
-            if(enterRequested || exitRequested)
-            {
-                currentTweens_ = tweens_->getAnimation("enter", menuEnterIndex);
-                currentAnimationState = ENTER;
-            }
-
-            else if(menuExitRequested && (!menuEnterRequested || menuExitRequested <= menuEnterRequested))
-            {
-                currentTweens_ = tweens_->getAnimation("menuExit", menuExitIndex);
-                currentAnimationState = MENU_EXIT;
-                menuExitRequested = false;
-            }
-            else if(menuEnterRequested && (!menuExitRequested || menuExitRequested > menuEnterRequested))
-            {
-                currentTweens_ = tweens_->getAnimation("menuEnter", menuEnterIndex);
-                currentAnimationState = MENU_ENTER;
-                menuEnterRequested = false;
-
-            }
-            else if(menuScrollRequested)
-            {
-                menuScrollRequested = false;
-                currentTweens_ = tweens_->getAnimation("menuScroll", menuEnterIndex);
-                currentAnimationState = MENU_SCROLL;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                currentTweens_ = NULL;
-                currentAnimationState = HIDDEN;
-            }
-        }
-
-        currentTweenIndex_ = 0;
-        currentTweenComplete_ = false;
-
-        elapsedTweenTime_ = 0;
-    }
-
-    currentTweenComplete_ = animate(isIdle());
-}
-
-void Component::draw()
-{
-
-    if(backgroundTexture_)
-    {
-        SDL_Rect rect;
-        rect.h = static_cast<int>(baseViewInfo.ScaledHeight());
-        rect.w = static_cast<int>(baseViewInfo.ScaledWidth());
-        rect.x = static_cast<int>(baseViewInfo.XRelativeToOrigin());
-        rect.y = static_cast<int>(baseViewInfo.YRelativeToOrigin());
-
-
-        SDL_SetTextureColorMod(backgroundTexture_,
-                               static_cast<char>(baseViewInfo.BackgroundRed*255),
-                               static_cast<char>(baseViewInfo.BackgroundGreen*255),
-                               static_cast<char>(baseViewInfo.BackgroundBlue*255));
-
-        SDL::renderCopy(backgroundTexture_, static_cast<char>(baseViewInfo.BackgroundAlpha*255), NULL, &rect, baseViewInfo.Angle);
-    }
-}
-
-bool Component::animate(bool loop)
-{
-    bool completeDone = false;
-    if(!currentTweens_ || currentTweenIndex_ >= currentTweens_->size())
-    {
-        completeDone = true;
-    }
-    else if(currentTweens_)
-    {
-        bool currentDone = true;
-        TweenSet *tweens = currentTweens_->tweenSet(currentTweenIndex_);
-
-        for(unsigned int i = 0; i < tweens->size(); i++)
-        {
-            Tween *tween = tweens->tweens()->at(i);
-            double elapsedTime = elapsedTweenTime_;
-
-            //todo: too many levels of nesting
-            if(elapsedTime < tween->duration)
-            {
-                currentDone = false;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                elapsedTime = static_cast<float>(tween->duration);
-            }
-
-            float value = tween->animate(elapsedTime);
-
-            switch(tween->property)
-            {
-            case TWEEN_PROPERTY_X:
-                baseViewInfo.X = value;
-                break;
-
-            case TWEEN_PROPERTY_Y:
-                baseViewInfo.Y = value;
-                break;
-
-            case TWEEN_PROPERTY_HEIGHT:
-                baseViewInfo.Height = value;
-                break;
-
-            case TWEEN_PROPERTY_WIDTH:
-                baseViewInfo.Width = value;
-                break;
-
-            case TWEEN_PROPERTY_ANGLE:
-                baseViewInfo.Angle = value;
-                break;
-
-            case TWEEN_PROPERTY_ALPHA:
-                baseViewInfo.Alpha = value;
-                break;
-
-            case TWEEN_PROPERTY_X_ORIGIN:
-                baseViewInfo.XOrigin = value;
-                break;
-
-            case TWEEN_PROPERTY_Y_ORIGIN:
-                baseViewInfo.YOrigin = value;
-                break;
-
-            case TWEEN_PROPERTY_X_OFFSET:
-                baseViewInfo.XOffset = value;
-                break;
-
-            case TWEEN_PROPERTY_Y_OFFSET:
-                baseViewInfo.YOffset = value;
-                break;
-
-            case TWEEN_PROPERTY_FONT_SIZE:
-                baseViewInfo.FontSize = value;
-                break;
-
-            case TWEEN_PROPERTY_BACKGROUND_ALPHA:
-                baseViewInfo.BackgroundAlpha = value;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if(currentDone)
-        {
-            currentTweenIndex_++;
-            elapsedTweenTime_ = 0;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if(!currentTweens_ || currentTweenIndex_ >= currentTweens_->tweenSets()->size())
-    {
-        if(loop)
-        {
-            currentTweenIndex_ = 0;
-        }
-        completeDone = true;
-    }
-
-    return completeDone;
-}
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Component.h b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Component.h
index 495961e..83f282b 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Component.h
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Component.h
@@ -15,85 +15,9 @@
  */
 #pragma once
 
-#include <vector>
-
-#include "../../SDL.h"
-#include "../MenuNotifierInterface.h"
-#include "../Page.h"
-#include "../ViewInfo.h"
-#include "../Animate/Tween.h"
-#include "../Animate/AnimationEvents.h"
-#include "../../Collection/Item.h"
 class Component
 {
 public:
-    Component(Page &p);
-    Component(const Component &copy);
-    virtual ~Component();
-    virtual void freeGraphicsMemory();
-    virtual void allocateGraphicsMemory();
-    virtual void launchEnter() {}
-    virtual void launchExit() {}
-    void triggerEnterEvent();
-    void triggerExitEvent();
-    void triggerMenuEnterEvent(int menuIndex = -1);
-    void triggerMenuExitEvent(int menuIndex = -1);
-    void triggerMenuScrollEvent();
-    void triggerHighlightEvent();
-    void triggerPlaylistChangeEvent(std::string name);
-    bool isIdle();
-    bool isHidden();
-    bool isWaiting();
-    bool isMenuScrolling();
-
-    virtual void update(float dt);
-    virtual void draw();
-    void setTweens(AnimationEvents *set);
-    void forceIdle();
-    ViewInfo baseViewInfo;
-    std::string collectionName;
-    bool scrollActive;
-
-protected:
-    Page &page;
-
-    enum AnimationState
-    {
-        IDLE,
-        ENTER,
-        HIGHLIGHT_EXIT,
-        HIGHLIGHT_WAIT,
-        HIGHLIGHT_ENTER,
-        EXIT,
-        MENU_ENTER,
-        MENU_SCROLL,
-        MENU_EXIT,
-        HIDDEN
-    };
-
-    AnimationState currentAnimationState;
-    bool enterRequested;
-    bool exitRequested;
-    bool menuEnterRequested;
-    int menuEnterIndex;
-    bool menuScrollRequested;
-    bool menuExitRequested;
-    int menuExitIndex;
-    bool newItemSelected;
-    bool playlistChanged;
-    std::string playlistName;
-    bool highlightExitComplete;
-    bool newItemSelectedSinceEnter;
-private:
-
-    bool animate(bool loop);
-    bool tweenSequencingComplete();
-
-    AnimationEvents *tweens_;
-    Animation *currentTweens_;
-    SDL_Texture *backgroundTexture_;
-
-    unsigned int currentTweenIndex_;
-    bool currentTweenComplete_;
-    float elapsedTweenTime_;
+    virtual void update(float dt) = 0;
+    virtual void draw() = 0;
 };
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Container.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Container.cpp
index 1b59d1e..18db73e 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Container.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Container.cpp
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 #include "../ViewInfo.h"
 #include "../../SDL.h"
 
-Container::Container(Page &p)
-: Component(p)
+Container::Container()
+: Component()
 {
     allocateGraphicsMemory();
 }
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Container.h b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Container.h
index d98c0d4..9c04a63 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Container.h
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Container.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 class Container : public Component
 {
 public:
-    Container(Page &p);
+    Container();
     virtual ~Container();
     void freeGraphicsMemory();
     void allocateGraphicsMemory();
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Image.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Image.cpp
index d13de5b..5464dd8 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Image.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Image.cpp
@@ -14,46 +14,26 @@
  * along with RetroFE.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 #include "Image.h"
-#include "../ViewInfo.h"
 #include "../../SDL.h"
-#include "../../Utility/Log.h"
 #include <SDL2/SDL_image.h>
 
-Image::Image(std::string file, Page &p, float scaleX, float scaleY)
-    : Component(p)
-    , texture_(NULL)
+Image::Image(std::string file)
+    : texture_(NULL)
     , file_(file)
-    , scaleX_(scaleX)
-    , scaleY_(scaleY)
+    , width(0)
+    , height(0)
+    , x(0)
+    , y(0)
+    , alpha(1)
 {
-    allocateGraphicsMemory();
 }
 
 Image::~Image()
 {
-    freeGraphicsMemory();
 }
 
-void Image::freeGraphicsMemory()
+void Image::Initialize()
 {
-    Component::freeGraphicsMemory();
-
-    SDL_LockMutex(SDL::getMutex());
-    if (texture_ != NULL)
-    {
-        SDL_DestroyTexture(texture_);
-        texture_ = NULL;
-    }
-    SDL_UnlockMutex(SDL::getMutex());
-}
-
-void Image::allocateGraphicsMemory()
-{
-    int width;
-    int height;
-
-    Component::allocateGraphicsMemory();
-
     if(!texture_)
     {
         SDL_LockMutex(SDL::getMutex());
@@ -63,27 +43,47 @@ void Image::allocateGraphicsMemory()
         {
             SDL_SetTextureBlendMode(texture_, SDL_BLENDMODE_BLEND);
             SDL_QueryTexture(texture_, NULL, NULL, &width, &height);
-            baseViewInfo.ImageWidth = width * scaleX_;
-            baseViewInfo.ImageHeight = height * scaleY_;
         }
         SDL_UnlockMutex(SDL::getMutex());
+    }
+}
 
+void Image::DeInitialize()
+{
+    if(texture_)
+    {
+        SDL_DestroyTexture(texture_);
+        texture_ = NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+void Image::update(float dt)
+{
+    if(!texture_)
+    {
+        SDL_LockMutex(SDL::getMutex());
+        texture_ = IMG_LoadTexture(SDL::getRenderer(), file_.c_str());
+
+        if (texture_ != NULL)
+        {
+            SDL_SetTextureBlendMode(texture_, SDL_BLENDMODE_BLEND);
+            SDL_QueryTexture(texture_, NULL, NULL, &width, &height);
+        }
+        SDL_UnlockMutex(SDL::getMutex());
     }
 }
 
 void Image::draw()
 {
-    Component::draw();
-
     if(texture_)
     {
         SDL_Rect rect;
 
-        rect.x = static_cast<int>(baseViewInfo.XRelativeToOrigin());
-        rect.y = static_cast<int>(baseViewInfo.YRelativeToOrigin());
-        rect.h = static_cast<int>(baseViewInfo.ScaledHeight());
-        rect.w = static_cast<int>(baseViewInfo.ScaledWidth());
+        rect.x = x;
+        rect.y = y;
+        rect.h = width;
+        rect.w = height;
 
-        SDL::renderCopy(texture_, static_cast<char>((baseViewInfo.Alpha * 255)), NULL, &rect, baseViewInfo.Angle);
+        SDL::renderCopy(texture_, (unsigned char)(alpha*255), NULL, &rect, 45);
     }
 }
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Image.h b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Image.h
index 6dd5ff3..c8edffd 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Image.h
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Image.h
@@ -22,15 +22,20 @@
 class Image : public Component
 {
 public:
-    Image(std::string file, Page &p, float scaleX, float scaleY);
+    Image(std::string file);
     virtual ~Image();
-    void freeGraphicsMemory();
-    void allocateGraphicsMemory();
+    void Initialize();
+    void DeInitialize();
+    void update(float dt);
     void draw();
+    int width;
+    int height;
+    int x; 
+    int y;
+    int rotate;
+    float alpha;
 
 protected:
     SDL_Texture *texture_;
     std::string file_;
-    float scaleX_;
-    float scaleY_;
 };
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ImageBuilder.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ImageBuilder.cpp
index 8da2923..ddf353e 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ImageBuilder.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ImageBuilder.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "../../Utility/Log.h"
 #include <fstream>
 
-Image * ImageBuilder::CreateImage(std::string path, Page &p, std::string name, float scaleX, float scaleY)
+Image * ImageBuilder::CreateImage(std::string path, std::string name)
 {
     Image *image = NULL;
     std::vector<std::string> extensions;
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Image * ImageBuilder::CreateImage(std::string path, Page &p, std::string name, f
 
     if(Utils::findMatchingFile(prefix, extensions, file))
     {
-        image = new Image(file, p, scaleX, scaleY);
+        image = new Image(file);
     }
 
     return image;
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ImageBuilder.h b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ImageBuilder.h
index be3dc31..a9d6340 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ImageBuilder.h
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ImageBuilder.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  */
 #pragma once
 
-#include "../Page.h"
 #include "Image.h"
 #include "VideoComponent.h"
 #include "../../Video/VideoFactory.h"
@@ -24,5 +23,5 @@
 class ImageBuilder
 {
 public:
-    Image * CreateImage(std::string path, Page &p, std::string name, float scaleX, float scaleY);
+    Image * CreateImage(std::string path, std::string name);
 };
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ReloadableMedia.h b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ReloadableMedia.h
index 2f5683d..352469a 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ReloadableMedia.h
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ReloadableMedia.h
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ private:
     Font *FfntInst_;
     bool textFallback_;
     std::string type_;
-    float scaleX_;
-    float scaleY_;
     std::string currentCollection_;
-    Page *page_;
     int displayOffset_;
 };
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ReloadableText.h b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ReloadableText.h
index d0dfcb4..36269dd 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ReloadableText.h
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ReloadableText.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include "Component.h"
 #include "Text.h"
 #include "../Font.h"
-#include "../Page.h"
 #include "../../Collection/Item.h"
 #include <SDL2/SDL.h>
 #include <string>
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@
 class ReloadableText : public Component
 {
 public:
-    ReloadableText(std::string type, Page &page, Font *font, std::string layoutKey, float scaleX, float scaleY);
+    ReloadableText(std::string type, Font *font, std::string layoutKey);
     virtual ~ReloadableText();
     void update(float dt);
     void draw();
@@ -58,7 +57,4 @@ private:
     bool reloadRequested_;
     bool firstLoad_;
     Font *fontInst_;
-
-    float scaleX_;
-    float scaleY_;
 };
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ScrollingList.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ScrollingList.cpp
index 49fd45b..9e9d6c1 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ScrollingList.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ScrollingList.cpp
@@ -340,8 +340,8 @@ void ScrollingList::letterChange(bool increment)
         // check if we are changing characters from a-z, or changing from alpha character to non-alpha character
         if(isalpha(startname[0]) ^ isalpha(endname[0]))
         {
-           break; 
            itemIndex_ = index;
+           break; 
         }
         else if(isalpha(startname[0]) && isalpha(endname[0]) && startname[0] != endname[0])
         {
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ScrollingList.h b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ScrollingList.h
index 4dafc51..3331d81 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ScrollingList.h
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/ScrollingList.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include "Component.h"
 #include "../Animate/Tween.h"
-#include "../Page.h"
 #include "../MenuNotifierInterface.h"
 #include "../ViewInfo.h"
 #include "../../Database/Configuration.h"
@@ -44,9 +43,6 @@ public:
     };
 
     ScrollingList(Configuration &c,
-                  Page &p,
-                  float scaleX,
-                  float scaleY,
                   Font *font,
                   std::string layoutKey,
                   std::string imageType);
@@ -124,8 +120,6 @@ private:
     float scrollPeriod_;
     
     Configuration &config_;
-    float scaleX_;
-    float scaleY_;
     Font *fontInst_;
     std::string layoutKey_;
     std::string imageType_;
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Text.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Text.cpp
index c065ae2..7b1b772 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Text.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Text.cpp
@@ -20,12 +20,10 @@
 #include "../Font.h"
 #include <sstream>
 
-Text::Text(std::string text, Page &p, Font *font, float scaleX, float scaleY)
-    : Component(p)
+Text::Text(std::string text, Font *font)
+    : Component()
     , textData_(text)
     , fontInst_(font)
-    , scaleX_(scaleX)
-    , scaleY_(scaleY)
 {
     allocateGraphicsMemory();
 }
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ void Text::draw()
 
     baseViewInfo.Width = imageWidth*scale;
     baseViewInfo.Height = baseViewInfo.FontSize;
-    baseViewInfo.ImageWidth = imageWidth;
+    baseViewInfo.ImageWidth = imageWidth;   
     baseViewInfo.ImageHeight = imageHeight;
 
     float xOrigin = baseViewInfo.XRelativeToOrigin();
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Text.h b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Text.h
index 321cd44..a9ad6f8 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Text.h
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Text.h
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "Component.h"
-#include "../Page.h"
 #include <SDL2/SDL.h>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ class Text : public Component
 {
 public:
     //todo: should have a Font flass that references fontcache, pass that in as an argument
-    Text(std::string text, Page &p, Font *font, float scaleX, float scaleY);
+    Text(std::string text, Font *font);
     virtual ~Text();
     void setText(std::string text);
     void allocateGraphicsMemory();
@@ -36,6 +35,4 @@ public:
 private:
     std::string textData_;
     Font *fontInst_;
-    float scaleX_;
-    float scaleY_;
 };
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/VideoBuilder.h b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/VideoBuilder.h
index bd9954e..78fbd9d 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/VideoBuilder.h
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/VideoBuilder.h
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
 
 #include "Image.h"
 #include "VideoComponent.h"
-#include "../Page.h"
 #include "../../Video/VideoFactory.h"
 
 //todo: this is more of a factory than a builder
 class VideoBuilder
 {
 public:
-    VideoComponent * createVideo(std::string path, Page &page, std::string name, float scaleX, float scaleY);
+    VideoComponent * createVideo(std::string path, std::string name);
 
 private:
     VideoFactory factory_;
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/VideoComponent.h b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/VideoComponent.h
index 9477c7b..3320548 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/VideoComponent.h
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/VideoComponent.h
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "Component.h"
 #include "Image.h"
-#include "../Page.h"
 #include "../../Collection/Item.h"
 #include "../../Video/IVideo.h"
 #include <SDL2/SDL.h>
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@
 class VideoComponent : public Component
 {
 public:
-    VideoComponent(IVideo *videoInst, Page &p, std::string videoFile, float scaleX, float scaleY);
+    VideoComponent(IVideo *videoInst, std::string videoFile);
     virtual ~VideoComponent();
     void update(float dt);
     void draw();
@@ -38,7 +37,5 @@ private:
     std::string videoFile_;
     std::string name_;
     IVideo *videoInst_;
-    float scaleX_;
-    float scaleY_;
     bool isPlaying_;
 };
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Main.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Main.cpp
index d14bb6a..4df020f 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Main.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Main.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "Database/Configuration.h"
-#include "Collection/CollectionInfoBuilder.h"
-#include "Execute/Launcher.h"
 #include "Utility/Log.h"
 #include "Utility/Utils.h"
 #include "RetroFE.h"
@@ -31,135 +29,23 @@ static bool StartLogging();
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     Configuration::initialize();
-
     Configuration config;
+    config.import("", "C:/Users/Don/Downloads/RetroFE-FTP/settings.conf");
 
     if(!StartLogging())
     {
         return -1;
     }
 
-    // check to see if createcollection was requested
-    if(argc == 3)
-    {
-        std::string param = argv[1];
-        std::string value = argv[2];
-
-        if(param == "-createcollection")
-        {
-            CollectionInfoBuilder::createCollectionDirectory(value);
-        }
-
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-
-    if(!ImportConfiguration(&config))
-    {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
     RetroFE p(config);
 
     p.run();
 
-    p.deInitialize();
-
     Logger::deInitialize();
 
     return 0;
 }
 
-bool ImportConfiguration(Configuration *c)
-{
-    std::string configPath =  Configuration::absolutePath;
-    std::string launchersPath =  Utils::combinePath(Configuration::absolutePath, "launchers");
-    std::string collectionsPath =  Utils::combinePath(Configuration::absolutePath, "collections");
-    DIR *dp;
-    struct dirent *dirp;
-
-    std::string settingsConfPath = Utils::combinePath(configPath, "settings.conf");
-    if(!c->import("", settingsConfPath))
-    {
-        Logger::write(Logger::ZONE_ERROR, "RetroFE", "Could not import \"" + settingsConfPath + "\"");
-        return false;
-    }
-    
-    std::string controlsConfPath = Utils::combinePath(configPath, "controls.conf");
-    if(!c->import("controls", controlsConfPath))
-    {
-        Logger::write(Logger::ZONE_ERROR, "RetroFE", "Could not import \"" + controlsConfPath + "\"");
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    dp = opendir(launchersPath.c_str());
-
-    if(dp == NULL)
-    {
-        Logger::write(Logger::ZONE_NOTICE, "RetroFE", "Could not read directory \"" + launchersPath + "\"");
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    while((dirp = readdir(dp)) != NULL)
-    {
-        if (dirp->d_type != DT_DIR && std::string(dirp->d_name) != "." && std::string(dirp->d_name) != "..")
-        {
-            std::string basename = dirp->d_name;
-
-            std::string extension = basename.substr(basename.find_last_of("."), basename.size()-1);
-            basename = basename.substr(0, basename.find_last_of("."));
-
-            if(extension == ".conf")
-            {
-                std::string prefix = "launchers." + basename;
-
-                std::string importFile = Utils::combinePath(launchersPath, std::string(dirp->d_name));
-
-                if(!c->import(prefix, importFile))
-                {
-                    Logger::write(Logger::ZONE_ERROR, "RetroFE", "Could not import \"" + importFile + "\"");
-                    closedir(dp);
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    closedir(dp);
-
-    dp = opendir(collectionsPath.c_str());
-
-    if(dp == NULL)
-    {
-        Logger::write(Logger::ZONE_ERROR, "RetroFE", "Could not read directory \"" + collectionsPath + "\"");
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    while((dirp = readdir(dp)) != NULL)
-    {
-        std::string collection = (dirp->d_name);
-        if (dirp->d_type == DT_DIR && collection != "." && collection != ".." && collection.length() > 0 && collection[0] != '_')
-        {
-            std::string prefix = "collections." + collection;
-
-            std::string settingsFile = Utils::combinePath(collectionsPath, collection, "settings.conf");
-
-            if(!c->import(collection, prefix, settingsFile))
-            {
-                Logger::write(Logger::ZONE_ERROR, "RetroFE", "Could not import \"" + settingsFile + "\"");
-                closedir(dp);
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    closedir(dp);
-
-    Logger::write(Logger::ZONE_INFO, "RetroFE", "Imported configuration");
-
-    return true;
-}
-
 bool StartLogging()
 {
     std::string logFile = Utils::combinePath(Configuration::absolutePath, "log.txt");
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp
index 394d596..0eb1158 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp
@@ -15,30 +15,19 @@
  */
 
 #include "RetroFE.h"
-#include "Collection/CollectionInfoBuilder.h"
-#include "Collection/CollectionInfo.h"
-#include "Database/Configuration.h"
-#include "Collection/Item.h"
-#include "Execute/Launcher.h"
 #include "Utility/Log.h"
 #include "Utility/Utils.h"
-#include "Collection/MenuParser.h"
 #include "SDL.h"
-#include "Control/UserInput.h"
-#include "Graphics/PageBuilder.h"
-#include "Graphics/Page.h"
-#include "Graphics/Component/ScrollingList.h"
-#include "Video/VideoFactory.h"
+#include "Graphics/Component/Image.h"
+#include "Graphics/Component/Component.h"
 #include <vector>
-#include <string>
-#include <sstream>
-#include <dirent.h>
 
 #ifdef __linux
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <cstring>
+
 #endif
 
 #ifdef WIN32
@@ -47,600 +36,162 @@
 #include <SDL2/SDL_thread.h>
 #endif
 
+
+std::map<Component *, Component *> components;
+
+static int lua_getCenter(lua_State *l)
+{
+    int x = SDL::getWindowWidth() / 2;
+    int y = SDL::getWindowHeight() / 2;
+    lua_pushnumber(l, x);
+    lua_pushnumber(l, y);
+    return 2;
+}
+
+static int lua_getDimensions(lua_State *l)
+{
+    int x = SDL::getWindowWidth();
+    int y = SDL::getWindowHeight();
+    lua_pushnumber(l, x);
+    lua_pushnumber(l, y);
+    return 2;
+}
+
+Image *i = NULL;
+static int lua_imageCreate(lua_State *l)
+{
+    std::string filename = lua_tostring(l, 1);
+    i = new Image(filename);
+    i->Initialize();
+    lua_pushinteger(l, (int)i);
+    components[i] = i;
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static int lua_imageDelete(lua_State *l)
+{
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_tointeger(l, 1);
+    if(components.find(i) != components.end()) {
+        components.erase(i);
+    }
+    i->DeInitialize();
+    delete i;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int lua_imageSetSize(lua_State *l)
+{
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_tointeger(l, 1);
+    i->width = (int)lua_tointeger(l, 2);
+    i->height = (int)lua_tointeger(l, 3);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int lua_imageSetPosition(lua_State *l)
+{
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_tointeger(l, 1);
+    i->x = (int)lua_tointeger(l, 2);
+    i->y = (int)lua_tointeger(l, 3);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int lua_imageSetRotate(lua_State *l)
+{
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_tointeger(l, 1);
+    i->rotate = (int)lua_tointeger(l, 2);
+    return 0;
+}
+static int lua_imageSetAlpha(lua_State *l)
+{
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_tointeger(l, 1);
+    i->alpha = (float)lua_tonumber(l, 2);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+static const luaL_Reg luaDisplayFuncs[] = {
+  // Creation
+  {"getCenter", lua_getCenter},
+  {"getDimensions", lua_getDimensions},
+  {NULL, NULL}
+};
+
+static const luaL_Reg luaImageFuncs[] = {
+  // Creation
+  {"create", lua_imageCreate},
+  {"delete", lua_imageDelete},
+  {"setSize", lua_imageSetSize},
+  {"setRotate", lua_imageSetRotate},
+  {"setPosition", lua_imageSetPosition},
+  {"setAlpha", lua_imageSetAlpha},
+  {NULL, NULL}
+};
+
+void RetroFE::initializeLua()
+{
+    lua_.initialize();
+
+    lua_newtable(lua_.state);
+    luaL_setfuncs (lua_.state, luaDisplayFuncs, 0);
+    lua_pushvalue(lua_.state,-1);        // pluck these lines out if they offend you
+    lua_setglobal(lua_.state,"display"); // for they clobber the Holy _G
+
+    lua_newtable(lua_.state);
+    luaL_setfuncs (lua_.state, luaImageFuncs, 0);
+    lua_pushvalue(lua_.state,-1);        // pluck these lines out if they offend you
+    lua_setglobal(lua_.state,"image"); // for they clobber the Holy _G
+}
+
+void RetroFE::reloadLuaScripts()
+{
+    luaL_loadfile(lua_.state, "C:/Users/Don/Downloads/RetroFE-FTP/layouts/LUATest/Page.lua");
+    lua_pcall(lua_.state, 0, LUA_MULTRET, 0);
+}
+
+
+
+
 RetroFE::RetroFE(Configuration &c)
-    : initialized(false)
-    , initializeError(false)
-    , initializeThread(NULL)
-    , config_(c)
-    , db_(NULL)
-    , metadb_(NULL)
-    , input_(config_)
-    , currentPage_(NULL)
-    , keyInputDisable_(0)
-    , currentTime_(0)
-    , lastLaunchReturnTime_(0)
-    , keyLastTime_(0)
-    , keyDelayTime_(.3f) 
+: config_(c)
 {
 }
 
 RetroFE::~RetroFE()
 {
-    deInitialize();
 }
 
-void RetroFE::render()
-{
-    SDL_LockMutex(SDL::getMutex());
-    SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(SDL::getRenderer(), 0x0, 0x0, 0x00, 0xFF);
-    SDL_RenderClear(SDL::getRenderer());
 
-    if(currentPage_)
-    {
-        currentPage_->draw();
-    }
-
-    SDL_RenderPresent(SDL::getRenderer());
-    SDL_UnlockMutex(SDL::getMutex());
-}
-
-int RetroFE::initialize(void *context)
-{
-    RetroFE *instance = static_cast<RetroFE *>(context);
-
-    Logger::write(Logger::ZONE_INFO, "RetroFE", "Initializing");
-
-    if(!instance->input_.initialize()) 
-    { 
-        Logger::write(Logger::ZONE_ERROR, "RetroFE", "Could not initialize user controls");
-        instance->initializeError = true;
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    instance->db_ = new DB(Utils::combinePath(Configuration::absolutePath, "meta.db"));
-
-    if(!instance->db_->initialize())
-    {
-        Logger::write(Logger::ZONE_ERROR, "RetroFE", "Could not initialize database");
-        instance->initializeError = true;
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    instance->metadb_ = new MetadataDatabase(*(instance->db_), instance->config_);
-
-    if(!instance->metadb_->initialize())
-    {
-        Logger::write(Logger::ZONE_ERROR, "RetroFE", "Could not initialize meta database");
-        instance->initializeError = true;
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    instance->initialized = true;
-    return 0;
-}
-
-void RetroFE::launchEnter()
-{
-    if(currentPage_)
-    {
-        currentPage_->launchEnter();
-    }
-
-    SDL_SetWindowGrab(SDL::getWindow(), SDL_FALSE);
-
-}
-
-void RetroFE::launchExit()
-{
-    SDL_RestoreWindow(SDL::getWindow());
-    SDL_RaiseWindow(SDL::getWindow());
-    SDL_SetWindowGrab(SDL::getWindow(), SDL_TRUE);
-    input_.resetStates();
-    attract_.reset();
-
-    currentTime_ = static_cast<float>(SDL_GetTicks()) / 1000;
-    if(currentPage_)
-    {
-        currentPage_->launchExit();
-    }
-    lastLaunchReturnTime_ = currentTime_;
-
-}
-
-void RetroFE::freeGraphicsMemory()
-{
-    if(currentPage_)
-    {
-        currentPage_->freeGraphicsMemory();
-    }
-    fontcache_.deInitialize();
-
-    SDL::deInitialize();
-}
-
-void RetroFE::allocateGraphicsMemory()
-{
-    SDL::initialize(config_);
-
-    fontcache_.initialize();
-
-    if(currentPage_)
-    {
-        currentPage_->allocateGraphicsMemory();
-        currentPage_->start();
-    }
-}
-
-bool RetroFE::deInitialize()
-{
-    bool retVal = true;
-    freeGraphicsMemory();
-
-    if(currentPage_)
-    {
-        currentPage_->DeInitialize();
-        delete currentPage_;
-        currentPage_ = NULL;
-    }
-    if(metadb_)
-    {
-        delete metadb_;
-        metadb_ = NULL;
-    }
-
-    if(db_)
-    {
-        delete db_;
-        db_ = NULL;
-    }
-
-    initialized = false;
-    //todo: handle video deallocation
-
-    Logger::write(Logger::ZONE_INFO, "RetroFE", "Exiting");
-
-    return retVal;
-}
 
 void RetroFE::run()
 {
     if(!SDL::initialize(config_)) return;
 
-    fontcache_.initialize();
-    float preloadTime = 0;
-    bool videoEnable = true;
-    int videoLoop = 0;
-    config_.getProperty("videoEnable", videoEnable);
-    config_.getProperty("videoLoop", videoLoop);
+    initializeLua();
 
-    VideoFactory::setEnabled(videoEnable);
-    VideoFactory::setNumLoops(videoLoop);
-    VideoFactory::createVideo(); // pre-initialize the gstreamer engine
+    reloadLuaScripts();
 
+    bool quit = false;
 
-    initializeThread = SDL_CreateThread(initialize, "RetroFEInit", (void *)this);
+    while(!quit) {
+
+        SDL_LockMutex(SDL::getMutex());
+        SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(SDL::getRenderer(), 0x0, 0x0, 0x00, 0xFF);
+        SDL_RenderClear(SDL::getRenderer());
+
+        for(std::map<Component *, Component *>::iterator it = components.begin(); it != components.end(); it++)
+        {
+            it->second->update(0);
+        }
+
+        for(std::map<Component *, Component *>::iterator it = components.begin(); it != components.end(); it++)
+        {
+            it->second->draw();
+        }
+
+        SDL_RenderPresent(SDL::getRenderer());
+        SDL_UnlockMutex(SDL::getMutex());
 
-    if(!initializeThread)
-    {
-        Logger::write(Logger::ZONE_INFO, "RetroFE", "Could not initialize RetroFE");
-        return;
     }
 
-    int attractModeTime = 0;
-    std::string firstCollection = "Main";
-    bool running = true;
-    RETROFE_STATE state = RETROFE_NEW;
 
-    config_.getProperty("attractModeTime", attractModeTime);
-    config_.getProperty("firstCollection", firstCollection);
-
-    attract_.idleTime = static_cast<float>(attractModeTime);
-
-    int initializeStatus = 0;
-
-    // load the initial splash screen, unload it once it is complete
-    currentPage_ = loadSplashPage();
-    bool splashMode = true;
-
-    Launcher l(*this, config_);
-    preloadTime = static_cast<float>(SDL_GetTicks()) / 1000;
-
-    while (running)
-    {
-        float lastTime = 0;
-        float deltaTime = 0;
-        SDL_Event e;
-        if (SDL_PollEvent(&e))
-        {
-            if(input_.update(e))
-            {
-                attract_.reset();
-            }
-        }
-
-        if(!currentPage_)
-        {
-            Logger::write(Logger::ZONE_WARNING, "RetroFE", "Could not load page");
-            running = false;
-            break;
-        }
-        switch(state)
-        {
-        case RETROFE_IDLE:
-            if(currentPage_ && !splashMode)
-            {
-
-                // account for when returning from a menu and the previous key was still "stuck" 
-                if(lastLaunchReturnTime_ == 0 || (currentTime_ - lastLaunchReturnTime_ > .3))
-                { 
-                    state = processUserInput(currentPage_);
-                    lastLaunchReturnTime_ = 0;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if((initialized || initializeError) && splashMode && currentPage_->getMinShowTime() <= (currentTime_ - preloadTime))
-            {
-                SDL_WaitThread(initializeThread, &initializeStatus);
-
-                if(initializeError)
-                {
-                    state = RETROFE_QUIT_REQUEST;
-                    break;
-                }
-
-                // delete the splash screen and use the standard menu
-                currentPage_->DeInitialize();
-                delete currentPage_;
-
-                currentPage_ = loadPage();
-                splashMode = false;
-                if(currentPage_)
-                {
-                    std::string firstCollection = "Main";
-                    bool menuSort = true;
-
-                    config_.getProperty("firstCollection", firstCollection);
-                    config_.getProperty("collections." + firstCollection + ".list.menuSort", menuSort);
-
-                    currentPage_->start();
-                    config_.setProperty("currentCollection", firstCollection);
-                    CollectionInfo *info = getCollection(firstCollection);
-                    MenuParser mp;
-
-                    mp.buildMenuItems(info, menuSort);
-
-                    currentPage_->pushCollection(info);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    state = RETROFE_QUIT_REQUEST;
-                }
-
-            }
-
-            break;
-
-        case RETROFE_NEXT_PAGE_REQUEST:
-            if(currentPage_->isIdle())
-            {
-                state = RETROFE_NEW;
-            }
-            break;
-
-        case RETROFE_LAUNCH_REQUEST:
-            nextPageItem_ = currentPage_->getSelectedItem();
-            l.run(nextPageItem_->collectionInfo->name, nextPageItem_);
-            state = RETROFE_IDLE;
-            break;
-
-        case RETROFE_BACK_REQUEST:
-
-            lastMenuOffsets_[currentPage_->getCollectionName()] = currentPage_->getScrollOffsetIndex();
-            currentPage_->popCollection();
-            config_.setProperty("currentCollection", currentPage_->getCollectionName());
-
-            state = RETROFE_NEW;
-
-            break;
-
-        case RETROFE_NEW:
-            if(currentPage_->isIdle())
-            {
-                state = RETROFE_IDLE;
-            }
-            break;
-
-        case RETROFE_QUIT_REQUEST:
-            currentPage_->stop();
-            state = RETROFE_QUIT;
-            break;
-
-        case RETROFE_QUIT:
-            if(currentPage_->isHidden())
-            {
-                running = false;
-            }
-
-            break;
-        }
-
-        // the logic below could be done in a helper method
-        if(running)
-        {
-            lastTime = currentTime_;
-            currentTime_ = static_cast<float>(SDL_GetTicks()) / 1000;
-
-            if (currentTime_ < lastTime)
-            {
-                currentTime_ = lastTime;
-            }
-
-            deltaTime = currentTime_ - lastTime;
-            double sleepTime = 1000.0/60.0 - deltaTime*1000;
-            if(sleepTime > 0)
-            {
-                SDL_Delay(static_cast<unsigned int>(sleepTime));
-            }
-
-            if(currentPage_)
-            {
-                attract_.update(deltaTime, *currentPage_);
-                currentPage_->update(deltaTime);
-            }
-
-            render();
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-
-bool RetroFE::back(bool &exit)
-{
-    bool canGoBack = false;
-    bool exitOnBack = false;
-    config_.getProperty("exitOnFirstPageBack", exitOnBack);
-    exit = false;
-
-    if(currentPage_->getMenuDepth() <= 1)
-    {
-        exit = exitOnBack;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        canGoBack = true;
-    }
-
-    return canGoBack;
-}
-
-
-RetroFE::RETROFE_STATE RetroFE::processUserInput(Page *page)
-{
-    bool exit = false;
-    RETROFE_STATE state = RETROFE_IDLE;
-
-    bool rememberMenu = false;
-    config_.getProperty("rememberMenu", rememberMenu);
-
-    if(page->isHorizontalScroll())
-    {
-        if (input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodeLeft))
-        {
-            page->setScrolling(Page::ScrollDirectionBack);
-        }
-        if (input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodeRight))
-        {
-            page->setScrolling(Page::ScrollDirectionForward);
-        } 
-    }
-    else
-    { 
-        if (input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodeUp))
-        {
-            page->setScrolling(Page::ScrollDirectionBack);
-        }
-        if (input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodeDown))
-        {
-                page->setScrolling(Page::ScrollDirectionForward);
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (!input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodePageUp) &&
-    !input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodePageDown) &&
-    !input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodeLetterUp) &&
-    !input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodeLetterDown) &&
-    !input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodeNextPlaylist) &&
-    !input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodeAddPlaylist) &&
-    !input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodeRemovePlaylist) &&
-    !input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodeRandom))
-    {
-        keyLastTime_ = 0;
-        keyDelayTime_= 0.3f;
-    }
-
-    else if((currentTime_ - keyLastTime_) > keyDelayTime_ || keyLastTime_ == 0)
-    {
-        keyLastTime_ = currentTime_;
-        keyDelayTime_-= .05f;
-        if(keyDelayTime_< 0.1f) keyDelayTime_= 0.1f;
-        
-        if (input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodePageUp))
-        {
-            page->pageScroll(Page::ScrollDirectionBack);
-        }
-        if (input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodePageDown))
-        {
-            page->pageScroll(Page::ScrollDirectionForward);
-        }
-        if (input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodeLetterUp))
-        {
-            page->letterScroll(Page::ScrollDirectionBack);
-        }
-        if (input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodeLetterDown))
-        {
-            page->letterScroll(Page::ScrollDirectionForward);
-        }
-        if(input_.newKeyPressed(UserInput::KeyCodeNextPlaylist))
-        {
-            page->nextPlaylist();
-        }
-        if(input_.newKeyPressed(UserInput::KeyCodeRemovePlaylist))
-        {
-            page->removePlaylist();
-        }
-        if(input_.newKeyPressed(UserInput::KeyCodeAddPlaylist))
-        {
-            page->addPlaylist();
-        }
-        if(input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodeRandom))
-        {
-            page->selectRandom();
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodeAdminMode))
-    {
-        //todo: add admin mode support
-    }
-    if (input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodeSelect) && page->isMenuIdle())
-    {
-        nextPageItem_ = page->getSelectedItem();
-
-        if(nextPageItem_)
-        {
-            if(nextPageItem_->leaf)
-            {
-                state = RETROFE_LAUNCH_REQUEST;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                bool menuSort = true;
-                config_.setProperty("currentCollection", nextPageItem_->name);
-                config_.getProperty("collections." + nextPageItem_->name + ".list.menuSort", menuSort);
-
-                CollectionInfo *info = getCollection(nextPageItem_->name);
-
-                MenuParser mp;
-                mp.buildMenuItems(info, menuSort);
-                page->pushCollection(info);
-
-                if(rememberMenu && lastMenuOffsets_.find(nextPageItem_->name) != lastMenuOffsets_.end())
-                {
-                    page->setScrollOffsetIndex(lastMenuOffsets_[nextPageItem_->name]);
-                }
-                
-                state = RETROFE_NEXT_PAGE_REQUEST;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodeBack) && page->isMenuIdle())
-    {
-        if(back(exit) || exit)
-        {
-            state = (exit) ? RETROFE_QUIT_REQUEST : RETROFE_BACK_REQUEST;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodeQuit))
-    {
-        state = RETROFE_QUIT_REQUEST;
-    }
-
-    if(!input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodeUp) &&
-            !input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodeLeft) &&
-            !input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodeDown) &&
-            !input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodeRight) &&
-            !input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodePageUp) &&
-            !input_.keystate(UserInput::KeyCodePageDown))
-    {
-        page->setScrolling(Page::ScrollDirectionIdle);
-    }
-
-    return state;
-}
-
-Page *RetroFE::loadPage()
-{
-    std::string layoutName;
-
-    config_.getProperty("layout", layoutName);
-
-    PageBuilder pb(layoutName, "layout", config_, &fontcache_);
-    Page *page = pb.buildPage();
-
-    if(!page)
-    {
-        Logger::write(Logger::ZONE_ERROR, "RetroFE", "Could not create page");
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        page->start();
-    }
-
-    return page;
-}
-
-Page *RetroFE::loadSplashPage()
-{
-    std::string layoutName;
-    config_.getProperty("layout", layoutName);
-
-    PageBuilder pb(layoutName, "splash", config_, &fontcache_);
-    Page * page = pb.buildPage();
-    page->start();
-
-    return page;
-}
-
-
-CollectionInfo *RetroFE::getCollection(std::string collectionName)
-{
-    // the page will deallocate this once its done
-
-    CollectionInfoBuilder cib(config_, *metadb_);
-    CollectionInfo *collection = cib.buildCollection(collectionName);
-    DIR *dp;
-    struct dirent *dirp;
-
-    std::string path = Utils::combinePath(Configuration::absolutePath, "collections", collectionName);
-    dp = opendir(path.c_str());
-
-    while((dirp = readdir(dp)) != NULL)
-    {
-        std::string file = dirp->d_name;
-
-        size_t position = file.find_last_of(".");
-        std::string basename = (std::string::npos == position)? file : file.substr(0, position);
-
-        std::string comparator = ".sub";
-        int start = file.length() - comparator.length();
-
-        if(start >= 0)
-        {
-            if(file.compare(start, comparator.length(), comparator) == 0)
-            {
-                Logger::write(Logger::ZONE_INFO, "RetroFE", "Loading subcollection into menu: " + basename);
-
-                CollectionInfo *subcollection = cib.buildCollection(basename, collectionName);
-                collection->addSubcollection(subcollection);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    collection->sortItems();
-    return collection;
-}
-
-std::string RetroFE::getLayout(std::string collectionName)
-{
-    std::string layoutKeyName = "collections." + collectionName + ".layout";
-    std::string layoutName = "Default 16x9";
-
-    if(!config_.getProperty(layoutKeyName, layoutName))
-    {
-        config_.getProperty("layout", layoutName);
-    }
-
-    return layoutName;
 }
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.h b/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.h
index f00d529..d9f3bd9 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.h
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.h
@@ -15,73 +15,20 @@
  */
 #pragma once
 
-#include "Collection/Item.h"
-#include "Control/UserInput.h"
-#include "Database/DB.h"
-#include "Database/MetadataDatabase.h"
-#include "Execute/AttractMode.h"
-#include "Graphics/FontCache.h"
-#include "Video/IVideo.h"
-#include "Video/VideoFactory.h"
+#include "Lua.h"
+#include "Database/Configuration.h"
 #include <SDL2/SDL.h>
-#include <list>
-#include <vector>
-#include <map>
 
-class CollectionInfo;
-class Configuration;
-class Page;
 
 class RetroFE
 {
 public:
     RetroFE(Configuration &c);
     virtual ~RetroFE();
-    bool deInitialize();
     void run();
-    void freeGraphicsMemory();
-    void allocateGraphicsMemory();
-    void launchEnter();
-    void launchExit();
 private:
-    volatile bool initialized;
-    volatile bool initializeError;
-    SDL_Thread *initializeThread;
-    static int initialize(void *context);
-
-    enum RETROFE_STATE
-    {
-        RETROFE_IDLE,
-        RETROFE_NEXT_PAGE_REQUEST,
-        RETROFE_LAUNCH_REQUEST,
-        RETROFE_BACK_REQUEST,
-        RETROFE_NEW,
-        RETROFE_QUIT_REQUEST,
-        RETROFE_QUIT,
-    };
-
-    void render();
-    bool back(bool &exit);
-    void quit();
-    Page *loadPage();
-    Page *loadSplashPage();
-    RETROFE_STATE processUserInput(Page *page);
-    void update(float dt, bool scrollActive);
-    std::string getLayout(std::string collectionName);
-    CollectionInfo *getCollection(std::string collectionName);
+    void initializeLua();
+    void reloadLuaScripts();
     Configuration &config_;
-    DB *db_;
-    MetadataDatabase *metadb_;
-    UserInput input_;
-    Page *currentPage_;
-    float keyInputDisable_;
-    float currentTime_;
-    float lastLaunchReturnTime_;
-    float keyLastTime_;
-    float keyDelayTime_;
-    Item *nextPageItem_;
-    FontCache fontcache_;
-    AttractMode attract_;
-    std::map<std::string, unsigned int> lastMenuOffsets_;
-
+    Lua lua_;
 };