Ok the stuff in that link is something I could probably do, do we have sample art for menu borders and such?
Also, has anyone done anything on this in the way of design (functional not graphical) I am happy to work something out for that but I don't want to reinvent the wheel if someone already has a plan.

It does seem a bit of a deep end to be diving into, especially as I am not terribly familiar with either of the two languages or how they interface. I would be a much better asset if I could collaborate with someone who knows the ropes a bit better.

Thanks for the link to that page I will have a read through and see what else there is on the list that might interest me. Is there a page that lists who is working on what anywhere? If not we should at least start a thread. I downloaded the main repository but I imagine people have a lot of uncommited changes, if I am going to help or collaborate it might be good to see what the person I am helping is doing.