Thanks Wicked Mouse. I had actually downloaded that earlier but missed the xml and text files in it.

Side question, what tool do you use for editing and formatting the xml? I have notepad++ but that doesn't really help with the formatting.

I just use EditPlus 2, something similar to Notepad++

this link doesn't work anymore, I think.

http://www.lotro.com/index.php?page_id=98&siid=25

I have the graphic files but would like to see the sample xml file.

not sure but perhaps this link answers to your question
There's Skindefinition.xml (art asset id's) and SkinDictionary.txt (element id's) in the pack that are the ones you're probably looking for.

I'm blind. Thanks. I have that pack but missed the skindefinition file inside. That's exactly what I was looking for...and all the panel, too. nice

It's really easy to miss those files in skinpack if you don't know they are there.. there's just so many other files in the pack they get lost in the mass ^^