Rule #1 - Be Patient - Rule #2 - Don't ask when, if you don't contribute - Rule #3 - You have coding skills - LinuxMCE's small brother is available: http://www.agocontrol.com
Maybe this will help, or at least point you in the right direction.http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=12740.0
Are you having the same screen issue?
What UI are you running; 1, 2, 2+alpha?