v4: skins, remove

* remove skins
* defaults, rename class Defaults (was InfoSkin)
* sisupod, remove skin

* db
  * no skin info to store, omitted from structure
  * change prefix name (structure changed)

60 files changed, 110 insertions, 559 deletions

diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/composite.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/composite.rb
index d73b0c73..2f58567b 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/composite.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/composite.rb
@@ -83,21 +83,6 @@ module SiSU_Assemble
       FileUtils::mkdir_p(output_path) unless FileTest.directory?(output_path)
       SiSU_Env::SystemCall.new("#{path}/*",output_path,'q').rsync
     end
-    def download_doc_skin(doc_skin) #first element in array is source url
-      path="#{@env.processing_path.processing}/external_document/skin/doc"
-      FileUtils::mkdir_p(path) unless FileTest.directory?(path)
-      download_from=doc_skin.shift
-      doc_skin.each do |i|
-        skin="#{path}/#{i}.rb"
-        unless FileTest.exists?(skin)
-          skinfile=File.new(skin,'w+')
-          open("#{download_from}/#{i}.rb") do |g|
-            skinfile << g.read
-          end
-          skinfile.close
-        end
-      end
-    end
   end
   class Composite
     @@imager={}
@@ -139,21 +124,6 @@ module SiSU_Assemble
         end
       end
     end
-    def download_doc_skin(doc_skin) #first element in array is source url
-      path="#{@env.processing_path.processing}/external_document/skin/doc"
-      FileUtils::mkdir_p(path) unless FileTest.directory?(path)
-      download_from=doc_skin.shift
-      doc_skin.each do |i|
-        skin="#{path}/#{i}.rb"
-        unless FileTest.exists?(skin)
-          skinfile=File.new(skin,'w+')
-          open("#{download_from}/#{i}.rb") do |g|
-            skinfile << g.read
-          end
-          skinfile.close
-        end
-      end
-    end
     def insertion(fni,insert_array)
       file={ prepared: [], images: [] }
       rgx_image=/(?:^|[^_\\])\{\s*(\S+?\.(?:png|jpg|gif))/
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/concordance.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/concordance.rb
index 15bd2dbe..f93fbd6a 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/concordance.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/concordance.rb
@@ -112,9 +112,7 @@ module SiSU_Concordance
         @particulars,@md=particulars,particulars.md
         @data=SiSU_HTML::Source::HTML_Environment.new(particulars).tuned_file_instructions
         @file=SiSU_Env::FileOp.new(@md)
-        @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
         txt_path=%{#{@md.dir_out}}
-        SiSU_Env::InfoSkin.new(@md).select
         @fnb=@md.fnb
         @lex_button=%{<a href="http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/" target="_top"><img border="0" height="44" width="144" valign="center" src="#{@file.path_rel_links.html_seg_2}_sisu/image/sisu.png" alt="SiSU home --&gt;"></a>}
         @doc_details =<<WOK
@@ -197,7 +195,6 @@ WOK
       def initialize(particulars)
         @particulars=particulars
         begin
-          @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
           @env,@md,@dal_array=particulars.env,particulars.md,particulars.dal_array
           @file=SiSU_Env::FileOp.new(@md)
           @freq=Hash.new(0)
@@ -366,7 +363,6 @@ WOK
           end
           # special cases endnotes and header levels 1 - 3
         end
-        credits=@vz.credits_sisu
         @file_concordance << %{</div></body>\n</html>} # footer
         SiSU_Screen::Ansi.new(@md.opt.cmd,@md.fns,"#{@md.file.output_path.html_concordance.dir}/#{@md.file.base_filename.html_concordance}").flow if @md.opt.cmd =~/[MV]/
       end
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/constants.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/constants.rb
index fdb6b680..261756df 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/constants.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/constants.rb
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ Ep={
   f_opf:                     'content.opf',
 }
 Db={
-  name_prefix:               "SiSU#{SiSU_version_dir}__",
-  name_prefix_db:            "sisu_#{SiSU_version_dir}__",
+  name_prefix:               "SiSU#{SiSU_version_dir}a_",
+  name_prefix_db:            "sisu_#{SiSU_version_dir}a_",
   col_title:                  800,
   col_title_part:             400,
   col_title_edition:           10,
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ Gt={
   audio:                     'audio',
   video:                     'video',
   conf:                      'doc/_sisu',
-  skin:                      'doc/_sisu/skin',                                  #Gt[:skin: 'conf/skin/doc'
 }
 DISABLE={
   epub: {
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/css.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/css.rb
index 0b43edcc..52e2d997 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/css.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/css.rb
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ module SiSU_Style
   end
   class CSS
     def initialize
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
     end
     def fonts
       @vz.font_fonts
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/dal_substitutions_and_insertions.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/dal_substitutions_and_insertions.rb
index 8478b6e7..92e19034 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/dal_substitutions_and_insertions.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/dal_substitutions_and_insertions.rb
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ module SiSU_DAL_SubstituteAndInsert
   class SI
     def initialize(md,data)
       @md,@data=md,data
-      @skin=SiSU_Env::InfoSkin.new(@md)
     end
     def substitutions_and_insertions?
       data=@data
@@ -75,7 +74,6 @@ module SiSU_DAL_SubstituteAndInsert
       data.each do |para|
         if para =~/<:(insert\d+)!?>/ \
         and para !~/^%\s+/
-          @skin.select
           ins=SiSU_Viz::Inserts.new
           case para
           when /^\s*<:(insert1)>\s*$/
@@ -83,49 +81,42 @@ module SiSU_DAL_SubstituteAndInsert
             if defined? ins.insert1
               para=[]
               ins.insert1.split(/\n\n/).each {|x| para << x }
-            else p "skin #{i} not found in #{@skin.select}"
             end
           when /^\s*<:(insert2)>\s*$/
             i=$1
             if defined? ins.insert2
               para=[]
               ins.insert2.split(/\n\n/).each {|x| para << x }
-            else p "skin #{i} not found in #{@skin.select}"
             end
           when /^\s*<:(insert3)>\s*$/
             i=$1
             if defined? ins.insert3
               para=[]
               ins.insert3.split(/\n\n/).each {|x| para << x << "\n"}
-            else p "skin #{i} not found in #{@skin.select}"
             end
           when /^\s*<:(insert4)>\s*$/
             i=$1
             if defined? ins.insert4
               para=[]
               ins.insert4.split(/\n\n/).each {|x| para << x << "\n"}
-            else p "skin #{i} not found in #{@skin.select}"
             end
           when /^\s*<:(insert5)>\s*$/
             i=$1
             if defined? ins.insert5
               para=[]
               ins.insert5.split(/\n\n/).each {|x| para << x << "\n"}
-            else p "skin #{i} not found in #{@skin.select}"
             end
           when /^\s*<:(insert6)>\s*$/
             i=$1
             if defined? ins.insert6
               para=[]
               ins.insert6.split(/\n\n/).each {|x| para << x << "\n"}
-            else p "skin #{i} not found in #{@skin.select}"
             end
           when /^\s*<:(insert7)>\s*$/
             i=$1
             if defined? ins.insert7
               para=[]
               ins.insert7.split(/\n\n/).each {|x| para << x << "\n"}
-            else p "skin #{i} not found in #{@skin.select}"
             end
           end
           para.each {|x| data_expand << x }
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/dal_syntax.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/dal_syntax.rb
index 4a9dcbd4..fba2e765 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/dal_syntax.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/dal_syntax.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ module SiSU_DAL_Syntax
   class Markup
     def initialize(md='',data='')
       @data,@md=data,md
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
       @data_new=[]
       url_and_stub=SiSU_Env::InfoEnv.new.url
       @output_url="#{url_and_stub.remote}"
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ module SiSU_DAL_Syntax
               and @md.make.bold[:regx]                                                   #document header: @bold: [bold word list]
                 w=w.gsub(@md.make.bold[:regx],"#{Mx[:fa_bold_o]}\\1#{Mx[:fa_bold_c]}")
               elsif defined? @vz.markup_make_bold \
-              and @vz.markup_make_bold                                                   #defaults and skin adjusted bold word list
+              and @vz.markup_make_bold                                                   #defaults adjusted bold word list
                 w=w.gsub(@vz.markup_make_bold,"#{Mx[:fa_bold_o]}\\1#{Mx[:fa_bold_c]}")
               end
             else
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/db_columns.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/db_columns.rb
index 7c4fa9eb..4e9b9089 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/db_columns.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/db_columns.rb
@@ -1966,8 +1966,6 @@ module SiSU_DbColumns
       end
 =begin
 #% misc
-@make:
- :skin:
 @links:
 =end
       def fulltext
@@ -1990,73 +1988,6 @@ module SiSU_DbColumns
         end
         self
       end
-      def skin_name                      #check
-        def name
-          'skin_name'
-        end
-        def create_column
-          "#{name}                 VARCHAR(#{Db[:col_filename]}) NULL,"
-        end
-        def column_comment
-          %{COMMENT ON COLUMN metadata_and_text.#{name}
-           IS 'source text skin name';}
-        end
-        def tuple
-          t=if defined? @md.skin_name \
-          and @md.skin_name=~/\S+/
-            txt=@md.skin_name
-            txt=special_character_escape(txt)
-            ["#{name}, ","'#{txt}', "]
-          else ['','']
-          end
-        end
-        self
-      end
-      def skin_fingerprint                      #check
-        def name
-          'skin_fingerprint'
-        end
-        def create_column
-          "#{name}                VARCHAR(#{Db[:col_digest]}) NULL,"
-        end
-        def column_comment
-          %{COMMENT ON COLUMN metadata_and_text.#{name}
-           IS 'source text skin fingerprint';}
-        end
-        def tuple
-          t=if defined? @md.dgst_skin \
-          and @md.dgst_skin.is_a?(Array) \
-          and @md.dgst_skin[1]=~/\S+/
-            txt=@md.dgst_skin[1]
-            txt=special_character_escape(txt)
-            ["#{name}, ","'#{txt}', "]
-          else ['','']
-          end
-        end
-        self
-      end
-      def skin # you likely want a separate table for skins
-        def name
-          'skin'
-        end
-        def create_column
-          "#{name}                TEXT NULL,"
-        end
-        def column_comment
-          %{COMMENT ON COLUMN metadata_and_text.#{name}
-           IS 'source text skin';}
-        end
-        def tuple
-          t=if defined? @md.skin \
-          and @md.skin=~/\S+/
-            txt=@md.skin
-            txt=special_character_escape(txt)
-            ["#{name}, ","'#{txt}', "]
-          else ['','']
-          end
-        end
-        self
-      end
       def links
         def name
           'links'
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/db_create.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/db_create.rb
index e302a94f..64bf5763 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/db_create.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/db_create.rb
@@ -191,9 +191,6 @@ module SiSU_DbCreate
             #{column.src_txt.create_column}
             /* misc */
             #{column.fulltext.create_column}
-            #{column.skin_name.create_column}
-            #{column.skin_fingerprint.create_column}
-            #{column.skin.create_column}
             #{column.links.create_column.gsub(/,$/,'')}
 /*          subj                 VARCHAR(64) NULL, */
 /*          contact              VARCHAR(100) NULL, */
@@ -449,9 +446,6 @@ module SiSU_DbCreate
           %{#{column.src_word_count.column_comment}},
           %{#{column.src_txt.column_comment}},
           %{#{column.fulltext.column_comment}},
-          %{#{column.skin_name.column_comment}},
-          %{#{column.skin_fingerprint.column_comment}},
-          %{#{column.skin.column_comment}},
           %{#{column.links.column_comment}},
         ]
         conn_execute_array(sql_arr)
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/db_load_tuple.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/db_load_tuple.rb
index f55ce66c..78fa987a 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/db_load_tuple.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/db_load_tuple.rb
@@ -198,9 +198,6 @@ module SiSU_DbTuple
 #{@tp.column.src_word_count.tuple[0]}
 #{@tp.column.src_txt.tuple[0]}
 #{@tp.column.fulltext.tuple[0]}
-#{@tp.column.skin_name.tuple[0]}
-#{@tp.column.skin_fingerprint.tuple[0]}
-#{@tp.column.skin.tuple[0]}
 #{@tp.column.links.tuple[0]}
 tid)
 " +
@@ -283,9 +280,6 @@ tid)
 #{@tp.column.src_word_count.tuple[1]}
 #{@tp.column.src_txt.tuple[1]}
 #{@tp.column.fulltext.tuple[1]}
-#{@tp.column.skin_name.tuple[1]}
-#{@tp.column.skin_fingerprint.tuple[1]}
-#{@tp.column.skin.tuple[1]}
 #{@tp.column.links.tuple[1]}
 #{@id}
 );"
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/defaults.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/defaults.rb
index fbb7c8af..aa80c72b 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/defaults.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/defaults.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ module SiSU_Viz
     include SiSU_Env
   require_relative 'css'                                # css.rb
     include SiSU_Style
-  class Skin
+  class Defaults
     def initialize
       @fonts='verdana, arial, georgia, tahoma, sans-serif, helvetica, times, roman' # 'verdana, arial, georgia, tahoma, sans-serif, helvetica, "times new roman", times, roman'
       @dir=SiSU_Env::InfoEnv.new
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ WOK
       ''
     end
   end
-  class Home < Skin
+  class Home < Defaults
     def initialize
       @v=SiSU_Env::InfoVersion.instance.get_version
       @dir=SiSU_Env::InfoEnv.new
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ WOK
   end
   class Inserts
   end
-  class TeX < Skin
+  class TeX < Defaults
     def initialize(papersize='')
       @papersize=papersize
     end
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/digests.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/digests.rb
index 129b6b10..4bde7511 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/digests.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/digests.rb
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ module SiSU_DigestView
           SiSU_Screen::Ansi.new(@opt.cmd,@opt.fns,"file://#{@md.file.output_path.hash_digest.dir}/#{@md.file.base_filename.hash_digest}").flow if @opt.cmd =~/[MV]/
         end
         SiSU_DigestView::Source::Scroll.new(@particulars).songsheet
-        SiSU_Env::InfoSkin.new(@md).select
       rescue
         SiSU_Errors::InfoError.new($!,$@,@opt.cmd,@opt.fns).error do
           __LINE__.to_s + ':' + __FILE__
@@ -229,7 +228,7 @@ module SiSU_DigestView
                 end
               else
                 prefix=''
-                metad=[@tr.full_title,@tr.author,@tr.translator,@tr.illustrator,@tr.prepared_by,@tr.digitized_by,@tr.description,@tr.subject,@tr.abstract,@tr.publisher,@tr.contributor,@tr.date_created,@tr.date_issued,@tr.date_available,@tr.date_modified,@tr.date_valid,@tr.date,@tr.type,@tr.format,@tr.rights,@tr.identifier,@tr.source,@tr.language,@tr.language_original,@tr.relation,@tr.coverage,@tr.keywords,@tr.comments,@tr.cls_loc,@tr.cls_dewey,@tr.cls_gutenberg,@tr.cls_isbn,@tr.prefix_a,@tr.prefix_b,@tr.sourcefile,@tr.sourcefile_digest,@tr.last_generated,@tr.sisu_version,@tr.ruby_version,@tr.sc_number,@tr.sc_date,'Skin_Digest: ','Generated by: ','Ruby version: ']
+                metad=[@tr.full_title,@tr.author,@tr.translator,@tr.illustrator,@tr.prepared_by,@tr.digitized_by,@tr.description,@tr.subject,@tr.abstract,@tr.publisher,@tr.contributor,@tr.date_created,@tr.date_issued,@tr.date_available,@tr.date_modified,@tr.date_valid,@tr.date,@tr.type,@tr.format,@tr.rights,@tr.identifier,@tr.source,@tr.language,@tr.language_original,@tr.relation,@tr.coverage,@tr.keywords,@tr.comments,@tr.cls_loc,@tr.cls_dewey,@tr.cls_gutenberg,@tr.cls_isbn,@tr.prefix_a,@tr.prefix_b,@tr.sourcefile,@tr.sourcefile_digest,@tr.last_generated,@tr.sisu_version,@tr.ruby_version,@tr.sc_number,@tr.sc_date,'Generated by: ','Ruby version: ']
                 metad.each do |n|
                   m=rgx_txt(n)
                   if m=~/\S+/ \
@@ -257,8 +256,6 @@ module SiSU_DigestView
                   @c=/#{m_author}: (.+?)#{Mx[:id_o]}~\d;(?:\w|[0-6]:)\d+;\w\d+#{Mx[:id_c]}#{Mx[:id_o]}[0-9a-f]{#{@dl}}:[0-9a-f]{#{@dl}}#{Mx[:id_c]}/.match(para)[1].gsub(/<\/?u>/,'').strip
                 when /#{m_sourcefile_digest}.+?<u>/                                        #watch
                   dgst_extra="\n" + ' '*21 +'source' +' '*4 + @md.dgst[1] + ' '*34 + @md.fns
-                when /Skin_Digest: /
-                  dgst_extra="\n" + ' '*21 + 'skin' +' '*6 + @md.dgst_skin[1] + ' '*34 + /(skin_\S+?\.rb)/.match(@md.dgst_skin[0])[1]
                 when /#{m_sisu_version}: /
                   @v=/#{m_sisu_version}: (.+?)#{Mx[:id_o]}~\d;(?:\w|[0-6]:)\d+;\w\d+#{Mx[:id_c]}#{Mx[:id_o]}[0-9a-f]{#{@dl}}:[0-9a-f]{#{@dl}}#{Mx[:id_c]}/.match(para)[1].gsub(/<\/?u>/,'').strip
                 when /#{m_last_generated}: /
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/epub.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/epub.rb
index 151d30f3..e8430aa5 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/epub.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/epub.rb
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ module SiSU_EPUB
         @env.processing_path.epub_bld #(@md)
         @env.processing_path.epub_cp_images(@md)
         dir_epub=@env.processing_path.epub
-        SiSU_Env::InfoSkin.new(@md).select
         data=nil
         SiSU_Env::FileOp.new(@md).mkdir.output.epub
         @tuned_file_array=SiSU_EPUB::Source::XHTML_Environment.new(@particulars).tuned_file_instructions
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ module SiSU_EPUB
       def initialize(particulars)
         @particulars=particulars
         @md,@env=particulars.md,particulars.env
-        @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+        @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
         @env,@css=particulars.env,SiSU_Style::CSS.new
       end
       def directories
@@ -187,7 +186,7 @@ module SiSU_EPUB
       @@firstseg=nil
       def initialize(md=nil,data='')
         @md,@data=md,data
-        @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+        @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
         @epub=SiSU_EPUB_Format::HeadInformation.new(@md)
         @tell=SiSU_Screen::Ansi.new(@md.opt.cmd) if @md
         @make=SiSU_Env::ProcessingSettings.new(@md)
@@ -478,7 +477,7 @@ module SiSU_EPUB
     class ScrollHeadAndSegToc < Toc
       def initialize(md='',toc='',links_guide_toc='')
         @md,@toc,@links_guide_toc=md,toc,links_guide_toc
-        @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+        @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
       end
       def in_common
         toc_shared=[]
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/epub_concordance.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/epub_concordance.rb
index f6efa076..e75fb1bf 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/epub_concordance.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/epub_concordance.rb
@@ -99,9 +99,8 @@ module SiSU_EPUB_Concordance
       def initialize(particulars)
         @particulars,@md=particulars,particulars.md
         @data=SiSU_EPUB::Source::XHTML_Environment.new(particulars).tuned_file_instructions
-        @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+        @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
         txt_path=%{#{@md.dir_out}}
-        SiSU_Env::InfoSkin.new(@md).select
         @fnb=@md.fnb
         @lex_button=%{<a href="http://www.jus.uio.no/sisu/" target="_top"><img border="0" height="44" width="144" valign="center" src="../_sisu/image/sisu.png" alt="SiSU home --&gt;"></a>}
         @doc_details =<<WOK
@@ -153,7 +152,7 @@ WOK
       def initialize(particulars)
         @particulars=particulars
         begin
-          @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+          @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
           @env,@md,@dal_array=particulars.env,particulars.md,particulars.dal_array
           @path="#{@env.processing_path.epub}"
           @freq=Hash.new(0)
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/epub_format.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/epub_format.rb
index 15028362..2889c7b1 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/epub_format.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/epub_format.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ module SiSU_EPUB_Format
     def initialize(md,ocn)
       @md,@ocn=md,ocn.to_s
       @ocn ||=''
-      vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
     end
     def ocn_display
       @make=SiSU_Env::ProcessingSettings.new(@md)
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ WOK
     def initialize(md)
       @md=md
       # DublinCore 1 - title
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
       @css=SiSU_Env::CSS_Stylesheet.new(md)
       @seg_name_xhtml=(SiSU_EPUB::Source::Seg.new.seg_name_xhtml || [])
       @seg_name_xhtml_tracker=(SiSU_EPUB::Source::Seg.new.seg_name_xhtml_tracker || [])
@@ -1802,7 +1802,7 @@ WOK
     end
   end
   class FormatTextObject
-    @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+    @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
     attr_accessor :md,:t_o,:txt,:ocn,:format,:table,:link,:linkname,:paranum,:p_num,:headname,:banner,:url
     def initialize(md,t_o)
       @md,@t_o=md,t_o
@@ -1846,7 +1846,7 @@ WOK
         @txt=@txt.gsub(/#{Mx[:mk_o]}[-~]##{Mx[:mk_c]}/,'')
       end
       @p_num=ParagraphNumber.new(@md,@ocn)
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
     end
     def nametags_seg(dob) #FIX
       tags=''
@@ -2049,7 +2049,7 @@ WOK
   class FormatScroll < FormatTextObject
     def initialize(md,txt)
       super(md,txt)
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
     end
   end
   class FormatSeg < FormatTextObject
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/epub_segments.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/epub_segments.rb
index 8182690a..1261e228 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/epub_segments.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/epub_segments.rb
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ WOK
     attr_reader :seg_name_xhtml,:seg_name_xhtml_tracker
     def initialize(md='',data='')
       @md,@data=md,data
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
       @seg_name_xhtml=@@seg_name_xhtml || nil
       @seg_name_xhtml_tracker=@@tracker || nil
       @make=SiSU_Env::ProcessingSettings.new(@md) if @md
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/epub_tune.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/epub_tune.rb
index c98f6c52..e99216d5 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/epub_tune.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/epub_tune.rb
@@ -196,11 +196,11 @@ module SiSU_EPUB_Tune
   class Tune
     def initialize(data,md)
       @data,@md=data,md
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
       @env=SiSU_Env::InfoEnv.new(@md.fns)
       @sys=SiSU_Env::SystemCall.new
       @env=SiSU_Env::InfoEnv.new(@md.fns)
-      @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Skin.new.url_decoration
+      @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new.url_decoration
     end
     def songsheet
       begin
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/git.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/git.rb
index 7c0d573a..50521fba 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/git.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/git.rb
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ module SiSU_Git
         po:        git_path_fnb + '/' + Gt[:po] + '/' + lng,
         pot:       git_path_fnb + '/' + Gt[:pot],
         conf:      git_path_fnb + '/' + Gt[:sisupod] + '/' + Gt[:conf],
-        skin:      git_path_fnb + '/' + Gt[:sisupod] + '/' + Gt[:skin],
         image:     git_path_fnb + '/' + Gt[:sisupod] + '/' + Gt[:image],
         audio:     git_path_fnb + '/' + Gt[:sisupod] + '/' + Gt[:audio],
         video:     git_path_fnb + '/' + Gt[:sisupod] + '/' + Gt[:video],
@@ -127,7 +126,6 @@ module SiSU_Git
       FileUtils::mkdir_p(@git_path[:po]) unless FileTest.directory?(@git_path[:po])
       FileUtils::mkdir_p(@git_path[:pot]) unless FileTest.directory?(@git_path[:pot])
       FileUtils::mkdir_p(@git_path[:conf]) unless FileTest.directory?(@git_path[:conf])
-      FileUtils::mkdir_p(@git_path[:skin]) unless FileTest.directory?(@git_path[:skin])
       FileUtils::mkdir_p(@git_path[:image]) unless FileTest.directory?(@git_path[:image])
       #FileUtils::mkdir_p(@git_path[:audio]) unless FileTest.directory?(@git_path[:audio])
       #FileUtils::mkdir_p(@git_path[:video]) unless FileTest.directory?(@git_path[:video])
@@ -197,56 +195,10 @@ module SiSU_Git
         else "#{@env.path.pwd}/#{@opt.fns}"
         end
       end
-      def locate_skin
-        SiSU_Env::InfoSkin.new(@md).select
-      end
       def read_composite
         #print __FILE__ + ':'
         #p __LINE__
       end
-      def extract_skin
-        #print __FILE__ + ':'
-        #p __LINE__
-      end
-      def extract_skin_and_images #(parse_file)
-        parse_file_name=locate_parse_file
-        parse_file=IO.readlines(parse_file_name,'')
-        rgx_image=/(?:^|[^_\\])\{\s*(\S+?\.(?:png|jpg|gif))/
-        #rgx_rb_image=/["'](\S+?\.(?:png|jpg|gif))["']/
-        #rgx_rb_image=/[^\/]?([a-z]\S+?\.(?:png|jpg|gif))/
-        rgx_rb_image=/([a-z][^ \/]+?\.(?:png|jpg|gif))/
-        rgx_skin=/^\s+:skin:\s+(\S+)/
-        skin_get=nil
-        images=[]
-        skin_get
-        parse_file.each do |f|                                                  #% work area
-          if f !~/^%+\s/
-            skin_get ||= f.scan(rgx_skin).uniq.flatten if f =~rgx_skin
-            if f =~rgx_image
-              images << f.scan(rgx_image).uniq
-            end
-          end
-        end
-        skin=skin_get[0] if skin_get
-        skin=locate_skin
-        parse_skin=IO.readlines(skin,"\n")
-        parse_skin.each do |f|                                                  #% work area
-          if f !~/^#/ \
-          and f =~rgx_rb_image
-            images << f.scan(rgx_rb_image).uniq
-          end
-        end
-        image_path="#{@env.path.pwd}/_sisu/image"
-        images.flatten.each do |i|
-          if FileTest.file?("#{image_path}/#{i}")
-            FileUtils::cp_r("#{image_path}/#{i}",@git_path[:image])
-          end
-        end
-        if FileTest.file?(skin)
-          FileUtils::cp_r(skin,"#{@git_path[:conf]}/skin")
-        end
-        { skin: skin, images: images }
-      end
       def sisuyaml_rc
         sisurc=@env.path.sisurc_path
         if FileTest.file?(sisurc)
@@ -265,11 +217,9 @@ module SiSU_Git
         if composite_src?
           populate.copy_related_sst_ssi
         end
-        populate.extract_skin
         #parse_file_name=locate_parse_file
         #parse_file=IO.readlines(parse_file_name,'')
         populate.sisuyaml_rc #(parse_file)
-        populate.extract_skin_and_images #(parse_file)
         #populate.extract_composite_source
         #populate.read_composite # or read_each_composite
         populate.identify_language_versions
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/harvest_authors.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/harvest_authors.rb
index ec2e014e..ef4b89c3 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/harvest_authors.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/harvest_authors.rb
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ module SiSU_HarvestAuthors
       @alphabet_list=%W[9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z]
       @alph=@alphabet_list.dup
       @letter=@alph.shift
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
     end
     def html_file_open
       @the_idx.keys.each do |lng|
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/harvest_topics.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/harvest_topics.rb
index f472fc0d..ac64c905 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/harvest_topics.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/harvest_topics.rb
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ module SiSU_HarvestTopics
       @alphabet_list=%W[9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z]
       @alph=@alphabet_list.dup
       @letter=@alph.shift
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
     end
     def html_file_open
       @the_idx.keys.each do |lng|
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/html.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/html.rb
index d65a8ed3..f9162192 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/html.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/html.rb
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ module SiSU_HTML
           : SiSU_Screen::Ansi.new(@opt.cmd,'HTML',tool).green_title_hi
           SiSU_Screen::Ansi.new(@opt.cmd,@opt.fns,"file://#{@md.file.output_path.html_seg.dir}/#{@md.file.base_filename.html_segtoc}").flow if @opt.cmd =~/[MV]/
         end
-        SiSU_Env::InfoSkin.new(@md).select
         data=nil
         @tuned_file_array=SiSU_HTML::Source::HTML_Environment.new(@particulars).tuned_file_instructions
         data=@tuned_file_array
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ module SiSU_HTML
       def initialize(particulars)
         @particulars=particulars
         @md,@env=particulars.md,particulars.env
-        @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+        @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
         @env,@css=particulars.env,SiSU_Style::CSS.new
       end
       def tuned_file_instructions
@@ -223,7 +222,7 @@ module SiSU_HTML
       @@firstseg=nil
       def initialize(md=nil,data='')
         @data,@md=data,md
-        @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+        @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
         @tell=SiSU_Screen::Ansi.new(@md.opt.cmd) if @md
       end
       def songsheet #extracts toc for scroll & seg
@@ -515,7 +514,7 @@ WOK
     class ScrollHeadAndSegToc < Toc
       def initialize(md='',toc='',links_guide_toc='')
         @md,@toc,@links_guide_toc=md,toc,links_guide_toc
-        @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+        @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
         @make=SiSU_Env::ProcessingSettings.new(@md)
       end
       def in_common
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/html_format.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/html_format.rb
index eb39eead..3895c8a1 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/html_format.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/html_format.rb
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ module SiSU_HTML_Format
     def initialize(md)
       @md=md
       # DublinCore 1 - title
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
       @seg_name_html=(SiSU_HTML::Source::Seg.new.seg_name_html || [])
       @seg_name_html_tracker=(SiSU_HTML::Source::Seg.new.seg_name_html_tracker || [])
       @metalink='#metadata'
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ WOK
     end
   end
   class FormatTextObject
-    @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+    @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
     attr_accessor :md,:t_o,:txt,:ocn,:format,:table,:link,:linkname,:paranum,:p_num,:headname,:banner,:url
     def initialize(md,t_o)
       @md,@t_o=md,t_o
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ WOK
         @txt=@txt.gsub(/#{Mx[:mk_o]}[-~]##{Mx[:mk_c]}/,'')
       end
       @p_num=ParagraphNumber.new(@md,@ocn)
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
       @make=SiSU_Env::ProcessingSettings.new(@md)
     end
     def nametags_scroll(dob)
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ WOK
   class FormatScroll < FormatTextObject
     def initialize(md,txt)
       super(md,txt)
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
     end
   end
   class FormatSeg < FormatTextObject
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/html_promo.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/html_promo.rb
index 2cde2a44..70e63335 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/html_promo.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/html_promo.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ module SiSU_HTML_Promo
       @env=SiSU_Env::InfoEnv.new(@md.fns,@md)
       @rc=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.sisu_yaml.rc
       @ad=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.ads
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
       @flag=@env.widget.promo?
       @make=SiSU_Env::ProcessingSettings.new(@md)
     end
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ module SiSU_HTML_Promo
       && @flag[:ad]
         ads=if @md.promo && @md.promo.length > 0           #promo set in document
           promo_array=@md.promo
-        elsif @flag[:sk]                                   #promo set in associated skin
+        elsif @flag[:sk]                                   #promo set
           promo_array=@vz.widget_promo
         elsif @flag[:rc]                                   #promo set in rc file
           promo_array=if @rc['html']['promo'].is_a?(String)
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/html_scroll.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/html_scroll.rb
index 6755fc9b..98f922b2 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/html_scroll.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/html_scroll.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ module SiSU_HTML_Scroll
   class Scroll
     def initialize(md='',data='',endnotes='')
       @md,@data,@endnotes=md,data,endnotes
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
     end
     def songsheet
       begin
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/html_segments.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/html_segments.rb
index d41b77c7..97334023 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/html_segments.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/html_segments.rb
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ module SiSU_HTML_Seg
     attr_reader :seg_name_html,:seg_name_html_tracker
     def initialize(md=nil,data='')
       @md,@data=md,data
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
       @seg_name_html=@@seg_name_html || nil
       @seg_name_html_tracker=@@tracker || nil
       @env=SiSU_Env::InfoEnv.new(@md.fns) if @md
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/html_tune.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/html_tune.rb
index ea558540..9ad44443 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/html_tune.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/html_tune.rb
@@ -197,11 +197,11 @@ module SiSU_HTML_Tune
   class Tune
     def initialize(data,md)
       @data,@md=data,md
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
       @env=SiSU_Env::InfoEnv.new(@md.fns)
       @sys=SiSU_Env::SystemCall.new
       @env=SiSU_Env::InfoEnv.new(@md.fns)
-      @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Skin.new.url_decoration
+      @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new.url_decoration
     end
     def songsheet
       begin
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/hub.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/hub.rb
index 2e0fb92c..02762d4a 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/hub.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/hub.rb
@@ -586,7 +586,6 @@ p "#{__LINE__}:#{__FILE__}" if @opt.act[:maintenance][:set] ==:on
         @retry_count= -1
         begin
           path_image='./_sisu/processing/external_document/image'
-          path_skin='./_sisu/processing/external_document/skin/doc'
           @get_s,@get_p,@get_pl=[],[],[]
           re_s=/(\S+?\.-sst)$/
           re_p3=/((?:https?|file):\/\/\S+?(?:\/\S+?\.ss[mt]\.txz|sisupod(?:\.txz)?|\.ssp))/
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/manifest.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/manifest.rb
index 87798fdf..0c290204 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/manifest.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/manifest.rb
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ module SiSU_Manifest
       begin
         @env=SiSU_Env::InfoEnv.new(@opt.fns)
         @md=SiSU_Param::Parameters.new(@opt).get
-        SiSU_Env::InfoSkin.new(@md).select
         xbrowser=@env.program.web_browser
         browser=@env.program.console_web_browser
 #       webserv_url=@env.path.url.output_tell #fix in sysenv
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ module SiSU_Manifest
         l=SiSU_Env::StandardiseLanguage.new(md.opt.lng).language
         @language=l[:n]
         @translate=SiSU_Translate::Source.new(md,@language)
-        @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Skin.new.url_decoration
+        @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new.url_decoration
         @stylesheet=SiSU_Style::CSS_HeadInfo.new(md).stylesheet
       end
       def output
@@ -771,7 +770,7 @@ WOK
         begin
           minitoc=SiSU_HTML_MiniToc::TocMini.new(@md,data).songsheet.join("\n")
           id,file='',''
-          vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+          vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
           search_form=if @f.build.search_form?
             "<td>#{@env.widget_static.search_form}</td>"
           else ''
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/manpage.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/manpage.rb
index 4d5e3144..4d293d92 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/manpage.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/manpage.rb
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ module SiSU_Manpage
         SiSU_Screen::Ansi.new(@opt.cmd,@opt.fns,"#{@md.file.output_path.manpage.dir}/#{@md.file.base_filename.manpage}").flow if @opt.cmd =~/[MV]/
         @dal_array=SiSU_DAL::Source.new(@opt).get # dal file drawn here
         SiSU_Manpage::Source::Scroll.new(@md,@dal_array).songsheet
-        SiSU_Env::InfoSkin.new(@md).select #watch
       rescue
         SiSU_Errors::InfoError.new($!,$@,@opt.cmd,@opt.fns).error do
           __LINE__.to_s + ':' + __FILE__
@@ -108,8 +107,8 @@ module SiSU_Manpage
       @@endnotes={ para: [], end: [] }
       def initialize(md,data)
         @md,@data=md,data
-        @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Skin.new.url_decoration
-        @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+        @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new.url_decoration
+        @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
         @tab="\t"
         @br="\n"
         @@dostype='unix endnotes'
@@ -164,8 +163,7 @@ GSUB
         @manpage[:metadata]=SiSU_Metadata::Summary.new(@md).manpage.metadata
       end
       def manpage_tail
-        SiSU_Env::InfoSkin.new(@md).select
-        vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+        vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
         generator="Generated by: #{@md.sisu_version[:project]} #{@md.sisu_version[:version]} of #{@md.sisu_version[:date_stamp]} (#{@md.sisu_version[:date]})"  if @md.sisu_version[:version]
         lastdone="Last Generated on: #{Time.now}"
         rubyv="Ruby version: #{@md.ruby_version}"
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/manpage_format.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/manpage_format.rb
index 1f44b63b..57edaeb5 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/manpage_format.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/manpage_format.rb
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ module SiSU_ManpageFormat
       @md,@dob=md,dob
       rgx=/#{Mx[:en_a_o]}[\d*+]+\s+(.+?)#{Mx[:en_a_c]}/
       @dob.obj.gsub!(rgx,'\1') if @dob.obj =~rgx
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
     end
     def scr_endnote_body
       "<endnote>#{@dob.obj}</endnote> "
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/odf.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/odf.rb
index 4381bfc5..7e4e807c 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/odf.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/odf.rb
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ module SiSU_ODF
           SiSU_Screen::Ansi.new(@opt.cmd,@opt.fns,"file://#{@md.file.output_path.odt.dir}/#{@md.file.base_filename.odt}").flow if @opt.cmd =~/[MV]/
         end
         SiSU_ODF::Source::Scroll.new(@particulars).songsheet
-        SiSU_Env::InfoSkin.new(@md).select
       rescue
         SiSU_Errors::InfoError.new($!,$@,@opt.cmd,@opt.fns).error do
           __LINE__.to_s + ':' + __FILE__
@@ -106,9 +105,9 @@ module SiSU_ODF
       @@fns=nil
       def initialize(particulars)
         @md,@env,@dal_array=particulars.md,particulars.env,particulars.dal_array
-        @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+        @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
         @tab="\t"
-        @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Skin.new.url_decoration
+        @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new.url_decoration
         @br=(@md.opt.cmd =~/M/) ? '' : ''
         #@br=(@md.opt.cmd =~/M/) ? "\n" : ''
       end
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/odf_format.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/odf_format.rb
index edde88ff..a12c09d0 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/odf_format.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/odf_format.rb
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ module SiSU_ODF_Format
       end
       rgx=/#{Mx[:en_a_o]}\d+\s+(.+?)#{Mx[:en_a_c]}/
       @txt=@txt.gsub(rgx,'\1') if @txt =~rgx
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
     end
     def scr_endnote_body
       "<endnote>#{@txt}</endnote> "
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ module SiSU_ODF_Format
     def initialize(md,dob,p_num)
       @md,@dob,@p_num=md,dob,p_num
       @txt=dob.obj
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
       if @md.fns != @@fns
         @@table_counter=0
         @@fns=@md.fns
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/param.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/param.rb
index bffba529..d1b00cfc 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/param.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/param.rb
@@ -949,9 +949,6 @@ module SiSU_Param
           end
           self
         end
-        def skin
-          @h['skin']
-        end
         def promo
           @h['promo']
         end
@@ -1058,9 +1055,9 @@ module SiSU_Param
       @doc={ lv: [] }
       @doc[:fns],@doc[:fnb],@doc[:scr_suffix]='','',''
       @@publisher='SiSU scribe'
-      attr_accessor :make,:env,:path,:file,:fn,:fns,:fno,:fnb,:fnn,:fnt,:fnl,:flv,:fnz,:fnstex,:ocn,:sfx_src,:pdf,:file_type,:dir_out,:dir_tex,:dir_lout,:txt_path,:site_skin,:sisu,:sisu_version,:ruby_version,:title,:subtitle,:full_title,:html_title,:subtitle_tex,:creator,:classify,:author_home,:author,:author_title,:author_nationality,:authors,:authorship,:translator,:illustrator,:prepared_by,:digitized_by,:subject,:description,:publisher,:current_publisher,:contributor,:date,:date_created,:date_issued,:date_available,:date_valid,:date_modified,:date_translated,:date_added_to_site,:date_scheme,:date_created_scheme,:date_issued_scheme,:date_available_scheme,:date_valid_scheme,:date_modified_scheme,:type,:format,:identifier,:source,:language,:language_original,:relation,:coverage,:rights,:keywords,:comments,:abstract,:cls_loc,:cls_dewey,:cls_pg,:cls_isbn,:papersize,:papersize_array,:toc,:lv1,:lv2,:lv3,:lv4,:lv5,:lv6,:lvs,:pagenew,:pagebreak,:num_top,:toc_lev_limit,:flag_endnotes,:flag_auto_endnotes,:flag_separate_endnotes,:flag_separate_endnotes_make,:markup,:markup_instruction,:markup_version,:markup_declared,:flag_tables,:vocabulary,:doc_skin,:doc_css,:yaml,:lnk,:links,:prefix_a,:prefix_b,:suffix,:information,:contact,:icon,:image,:ad_url,:ad_png,:ad_alt,:ad_began,:flag_promo,:promo,:ad_home,:stmp,:stmpd,:sc_filename,:sc_number,:sc_date,:sc_time,:sc_info,:yamladdr,:locale,:wc_lines,:wc_words,:wc_bytes,:file_encoding,:filesize,:user,:home,:hostname,:pwd,:firstseg,:programs,:author_copymark,:i18n,:lang,:lang_code_insert,:en,:notes,:dgst,:dgst_skin,:generated,:tags,:tag_array,:concord_make,:seg_names,:seg_autoname_safe,:set_header_title,:set_heading_top,:set_heading_seg,:heading_seg_first,:heading_seg_first_flag,:base_program,:ec,:opt,:sem_tag,:book_idx,:topic_register,:topic_register_array,:original,:writing_focus,:audio,:daisy
+      attr_accessor :make,:env,:path,:file,:fn,:fns,:fno,:fnb,:fnn,:fnt,:fnl,:flv,:fnz,:fnstex,:ocn,:sfx_src,:pdf,:file_type,:dir_out,:dir_tex,:dir_lout,:txt_path,:sisu,:sisu_version,:ruby_version,:title,:subtitle,:full_title,:html_title,:subtitle_tex,:creator,:classify,:author_home,:author,:author_title,:author_nationality,:authors,:authorship,:translator,:illustrator,:prepared_by,:digitized_by,:subject,:description,:publisher,:current_publisher,:contributor,:date,:date_created,:date_issued,:date_available,:date_valid,:date_modified,:date_translated,:date_added_to_site,:date_scheme,:date_created_scheme,:date_issued_scheme,:date_available_scheme,:date_valid_scheme,:date_modified_scheme,:type,:format,:identifier,:source,:language,:language_original,:relation,:coverage,:rights,:keywords,:comments,:abstract,:cls_loc,:cls_dewey,:cls_pg,:cls_isbn,:papersize,:papersize_array,:toc,:lv1,:lv2,:lv3,:lv4,:lv5,:lv6,:lvs,:pagenew,:pagebreak,:num_top,:toc_lev_limit,:flag_endnotes,:flag_auto_endnotes,:flag_separate_endnotes,:flag_separate_endnotes_make,:markup,:markup_instruction,:markup_version,:markup_declared,:flag_tables,:vocabulary,:doc_css,:yaml,:lnk,:links,:prefix_a,:prefix_b,:suffix,:information,:contact,:icon,:image,:ad_url,:ad_png,:ad_alt,:ad_began,:flag_promo,:promo,:ad_home,:stmp,:stmpd,:sc_filename,:sc_number,:sc_date,:sc_time,:sc_info,:yamladdr,:locale,:wc_lines,:wc_words,:wc_bytes,:file_encoding,:filesize,:user,:home,:hostname,:pwd,:firstseg,:programs,:author_copymark,:i18n,:lang,:lang_code_insert,:en,:notes,:dgst,:generated,:tags,:tag_array,:concord_make,:seg_names,:seg_autoname_safe,:set_header_title,:set_heading_top,:set_heading_seg,:heading_seg_first,:heading_seg_first_flag,:base_program,:ec,:opt,:sem_tag,:book_idx,:topic_register,:topic_register_array,:original,:writing_focus,:audio,:daisy
       def initialize(fns_array,opt)
-        @env=@path,@file=@fn=@fns=@fno=@fnb=@fnn=@fnt=@fnl=@flv=@fnz=@fnstex=@ocn=@sfx_src=@pdf=@file_type=@dir_out=@dir_tex=@dir_lout=@txt_path=@make=@flag_endnotes=@flag_auto_endnotes=@flag_separate_endnotes=@flag_separate_endnotes_make=@site_skin=@sisu=@sisu_version=@ruby_version=@title=@subtitle=@full_title=@html_title=@subtitle_tex=@creator=@classify=@author_home=@author=@author_title=@author_nationality=@translator=@illustrator=@prepared_by=@digitized_by=@subject=@description=@publisher=@current_publisher=@contributor=@date=@date_created=@date_issued=@date_available=@date_valid=@date_modified=@date_translated=@date_added_to_site=@date_scheme=@date_created_scheme=@date_issued_scheme=@date_available_scheme=@date_valid_scheme=@date_modified_scheme=@type=@format=@identifier=@source=@language=@language_original=@relation=@coverage=@rights=@keywords=@comments=@abstract=@cls_loc=@cls_dewey=@cls_pg=@cls_isbn=@papersize=@toc=@lv1=@lv2=@lv3=@lv4=@lv5=@lv6=@pagenew=@pagebreak=@num_top=@toc_lev_limit=@flag_tables=@vocabulary=@doc_skin=@doc_css=@yaml=@lnk=@links=@prefix_a=@prefix_b=@suffix=@information=@contact=@icon=@ad_url=@ad_png=@ad_alt=@ad_began=@promo=@ad_home=@stmp=@stmpd=@sc_filename=@sc_number=@sc_date=@sc_time=@sc_info=@yamladdr=@locale=@wc_lines=@wc_words=@wc_bytes=@file_encoding=@filesize=@firstseg=@programs=@author_copymark=@i18n=@lang=@lang_code_insert=@en=@notes=@dgst=@dgst_skin=@generated=@heading_seg_first=@base_program=@topic_register=@original=@writing_focus=@audio=nil
+        @env=@path,@file=@fn=@fns=@fno=@fnb=@fnn=@fnt=@fnl=@flv=@fnz=@fnstex=@ocn=@sfx_src=@pdf=@file_type=@dir_out=@dir_tex=@dir_lout=@txt_path=@make=@flag_endnotes=@flag_auto_endnotes=@flag_separate_endnotes=@flag_separate_endnotes_make=@sisu=@sisu_version=@ruby_version=@title=@subtitle=@full_title=@html_title=@subtitle_tex=@creator=@classify=@author_home=@author=@author_title=@author_nationality=@translator=@illustrator=@prepared_by=@digitized_by=@subject=@description=@publisher=@current_publisher=@contributor=@date=@date_created=@date_issued=@date_available=@date_valid=@date_modified=@date_translated=@date_added_to_site=@date_scheme=@date_created_scheme=@date_issued_scheme=@date_available_scheme=@date_valid_scheme=@date_modified_scheme=@type=@format=@identifier=@source=@language=@language_original=@relation=@coverage=@rights=@keywords=@comments=@abstract=@cls_loc=@cls_dewey=@cls_pg=@cls_isbn=@papersize=@toc=@lv1=@lv2=@lv3=@lv4=@lv5=@lv6=@pagenew=@pagebreak=@num_top=@toc_lev_limit=@flag_tables=@vocabulary=@doc_css=@yaml=@lnk=@links=@prefix_a=@prefix_b=@suffix=@information=@contact=@icon=@ad_url=@ad_png=@ad_alt=@ad_began=@promo=@ad_home=@stmp=@stmpd=@sc_filename=@sc_number=@sc_date=@sc_time=@sc_info=@yamladdr=@locale=@wc_lines=@wc_words=@wc_bytes=@file_encoding=@filesize=@firstseg=@programs=@author_copymark=@i18n=@lang=@lang_code_insert=@en=@notes=@dgst=@generated=@heading_seg_first=@base_program=@topic_register=@original=@writing_focus=@audio=nil
         @data,@path,@fns,@fno,@opt=fns_array,opt.pth,opt.fns,opt.fno,opt #@data used as data
         @flag_tables,@set_header_title,@set_heading_top,@set_heading_seg,@heading_seg_first_flag,@flag_promo,@book_idx=false,false,false,false,false,false,false
         @seg_autoname_safe=true
@@ -1274,10 +1271,6 @@ module SiSU_Param
               and @make.language[0]
                 @i18n=@make.language
               end
-              if defined? @make.skin \
-              and @make.skin
-                @doc_skin=@make.skin
-              end
               if defined? @make.manpage \
               and @make.manpage
                 @man_section=(defined? @make.manpage.section) \
@@ -1487,20 +1480,15 @@ module SiSU_Param
         fn=@opt.fno #decide what to do a filesize on .ssm tells very little about actual document size
         @filesize=(File.size(fn)).to_s
         if @sys.openssl !=false
-          skin=@doc_skin \
-          ? (SiSU_Env::InfoSkin.new(@opt,@doc_skin).select)
-          : SiSU_Env::InfoSkin.new(@opt).select
-          @dgst,@dgst_skin=[],[]
+          @dgst=[]
           if @env.digest.type =~/sha256/
             dgst=@sys.sha256(@env.source_file_with_path)
             @dgst=dgst[1].length==64 ? dgst : nil
             puts 'check document (sha256) digest' if not @dgst
-            @dgst_skin=skin ? (@sys.sha256(skin)) : nil
           else
             dgst=@sys.md5(@env.source_file_with_path)
             @dgst=dgst[1].length==32 ? dgst : nil
             puts 'check document (md5) digest' if not @dgst
-            @dgst_skin=skin ? (@sys.md5(skin)) : nil
           end
         end
         @publisher ||= "#{@@publisher} (this copy)"
@@ -1623,9 +1611,6 @@ module SiSU_Param
         @lv4 ||=/^4~/
         @lv5 ||=/^5~/
         @lv6 ||=/^6~/
-        if @doc_skin
-          SiSU_Screen::Ansi.new(@opt.cmd,"doc_skin <- #{@doc_skin}").txt_grey if @opt.cmd =~/v/
-        end
         @data=nil #else whole file's contents are stored in md pstore & is not required to be... big waste actually
         @file=SiSU_Env::FileOp.new(self) #watch
         Store.new(self,@env).store                                             #% pstore
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/plaintext.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/plaintext.rb
index 9e5719b7..5ad35447 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/plaintext.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/plaintext.rb
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ module SiSU_Plaintext
         end
         #wrap_width=(defined? md.make.plaintext_wrap) ? md.make.plaintext_wrap : 78
         SiSU_Plaintext::Source::Scroll.new(dal_array,md,wrap_width).songsheet
-        SiSU_Env::InfoSkin.new(md).select #watch
       rescue
         SiSU_Errors::InfoError.new($!,$@,@opt.cmd,@opt.fns).error do
           __LINE__.to_s + ':' + __FILE__
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ module SiSU_Plaintext
       def initialize(data,md,wrap_width)
         @data,@md,@wrap_width=data,md,wrap_width
         @env=SiSU_Env::InfoEnv.new(@md.fns)
-        @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Skin.new.url_decoration
+        @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new.url_decoration
         @tab="\t"
         @@endnotes_=case md.opt.mod.inspect
         when /--footnote/; false
@@ -188,9 +187,8 @@ WOK
         end
       end
       def plaintext_tail
-        SiSU_Env::InfoSkin.new(@md).select
 #       env=SiSU_Env::InfoEnv.new(@md.fns)
-        vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+        vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
         base_url="#{@env.url.root}/#{@md.fnb}"
         generator="Generated by: #{@md.sisu_version[:project]} #{@md.sisu_version[:version]} of #{@md.sisu_version[:date_stamp]} (#{@md.sisu_version[:date]})"  if @md.sisu_version[:version]
         lastdone="Last Generated on: #{Time.now}"
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/plaintext_format.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/plaintext_format.rb
index d98511d2..745fa715 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/plaintext_format.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/plaintext_format.rb
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ module SiSU_PlaintextFormat
       @txt=@txt.gsub(rgx,'') if @txt =~rgx
       rgx=/#{Mx[:en_a_o]}[\d*+]+\s+(.+?)#{Mx[:en_a_c]}/
       @txt=@txt.gsub(rgx,'\1') if @txt =~rgx
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
     end
     def scr_endnote_body
       "<endnote>#{@txt}</endnote> "
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/po4a.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/po4a.rb
index 534569f5..0cda6475 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/po4a.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/po4a.rb
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ module SiSU_Po4a
           else 78
           end
           SiSU_Po4a::Source::Scroll.new(fn,@dal_array_lang_src,@dal_array_lang_translation,@@md_src,@@md_trn,wrap_width).songsheet
-          SiSU_Env::InfoSkin.new(md).select #watch
         end
       rescue
         SiSU_Errors::InfoError.new($!,$@,@opt.cmd,@opt.fns).error do
@@ -169,8 +168,8 @@ module SiSU_Po4a
         @md=(md_trn.nil?) \
         ? md_src
         : md_trn
-        @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Skin.new.url_decoration
-        @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+        @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new.url_decoration
+        @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
         @tab="\t"
         @@endnotes_=(@md.opt.mod.inspect =~/--endnote/) ? true : false    # --footnote
         @br=(@md.opt.mod.inspect =~/--dos/) ? "\r\n" : "\n"               # --unix
@@ -327,7 +326,6 @@ GSUB
           meta_src.processing_tags.make.bold,
           meta_src.processing_tags.make.italics,
           meta_src.processing_tags.make.texpdf_font,
-          meta_src.processing_tags.make.skin,
           'msgstr ""',
         ]
         w.each do |y|
@@ -475,7 +473,6 @@ GSUB
           meta_src.processing_tags.make.bold,
           meta_src.processing_tags.make.italics,
           meta_src.processing_tags.make.texpdf_font,
-          meta_src.processing_tags.make.skin,
           'msgstr ""',
           meta_trn.processing_tags.make.language,
           meta_trn.processing_tags.make.headings,
@@ -485,7 +482,6 @@ GSUB
           meta_trn.processing_tags.make.bold,
           meta_trn.processing_tags.make.italics,
           meta_trn.processing_tags.make.texpdf_font,
-          meta_trn.processing_tags.make.skin,
         ]
         w.each do |y|
           z=''
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/po4a_set.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/po4a_set.rb
index 0dcc25a9..020f521c 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/po4a_set.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/po4a_set.rb
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ WOK
       when /^#{Mx[:meta_o]}(bold)#{Mx[:meta_c]}\s*(.+?)$/;                header($1,$2,'process','instruct')
       when /^#{Mx[:meta_o]}(italics|itali[sz]e)#{Mx[:meta_c]}\s*(.+?)$/;  header('italicize',$2,'process','instruct')
       when /^#{Mx[:meta_o]}(vocabulary|wordlist)#{Mx[:meta_c]}\s*(.+?)$/; header('vocabulary',$2,'process','instruct')
-      when /^#{Mx[:meta_o]}(skin)#{Mx[:meta_c]}\s*(.+?)$/;                header($1,$2,'process','instruct')
       when /^#{Mx[:meta_o]}(css|stylesheet)#{Mx[:meta_c]}\s*(.+?)$/;      header('css',$2,'process','instruct')
       when /^#{Mx[:meta_o]}(links)#{Mx[:meta_c]}\s*(.+?)$/;               header($1,$2,'process','instruct')
       when /^#{Mx[:meta_o]}(prefix)#{Mx[:meta_c]}\s*(.+?)$/;              header($1,$2,'process','instruct') #add a & b
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/qrcode.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/qrcode.rb
index 151b38d2..2db0cf62 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/qrcode.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/qrcode.rb
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ module SiSU_QRcode
       begin
         @env=SiSU_Env::InfoEnv.new(@opt.fns)
         @md=SiSU_Param::Parameters.new(@opt).get
-        SiSU_Env::InfoSkin.new(@md).select
         xbrowser=@env.program.web_browser
         browser=@env.program.console_web_browser
         unless @opt.cmd =~/q/
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ module SiSU_QRcode
         l=SiSU_Env::StandardiseLanguage.new(@md.opt.lng).language
         @language=l[:n]
         @translate=SiSU_Translate::Source.new(@md,@language)
-        @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Skin.new.url_decoration
+        @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new.url_decoration
         @f.make_path(@f.output_path.qrcode.dir)
       end
       def output_metadata
@@ -707,7 +706,7 @@ WOK
       def check_output(data)
         begin
           id,file='',''
-          vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+          vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
           @f=SiSU_Env::FileOp.new(@md) #.base_filename
           url=@f.output_path.base.url
           @en_manifest=if @env.output_dir_structure.by_language_code?
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/relaxng.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/relaxng.rb
index da40313d..f2ceec58 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/relaxng.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/relaxng.rb
@@ -980,7 +980,6 @@ start =
          | element links { text }
          | element markup { text }
          | element rights { text }
-         | element skin { xsd:NCName }
          | element subject { text }
          | element title { text }
          | element type { xsd:NCName }
@@ -1031,7 +1030,6 @@ start =
          | element links { text }
          | element markup { text }
          | element rights { text }
-         | element skin { xsd:NCName }
          | element subject { text }
          | element title { text }
          | element type { xsd:NCName }
@@ -1104,7 +1102,6 @@ start =
          | element links { text }
          | element markup { text }
          | element rights { text }
-         | element skin { xsd:NCName }
          | element subject { text }
          | element title { text }
          | element type { xsd:NCName }
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/remote.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/remote.rb
index c03dad7a..d593f44b 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/remote.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/remote.rb
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ module SiSU_Remote
       require 'pp'
       require_relative 'composite'                      # composite.rb
       @rgx_image=/(?:^|[^_\\])\{\s*(\S+?\.(?:png|jpg|gif))/
-      @rgx_skin=/@skin:\s+(\S+)/
       threads=[]
       for requested_page in @get_s
         re_fnb=/((?:https?|file):\/\/[^\/ ]+?\/[^\/ ]+?)\/\S+?\/([^\/]+?)\.ss(t)/ #revisit and remove DO
@@ -121,14 +120,11 @@ module SiSU_Remote
             raise "#{url} not found" unless f
             base_uri,fnb,instr=re_fnb.match(url)[1..3] if re_fnb
             imagedir=base_uri + '/_sisu/image' #check on
-            doc_skin_dir = /((?:https?|file):\/\/\S+?)\/[^\/]+?\.sst$/.match(url).captures.join + '/_sisu/skin/doc'
             downloaded_file=File.new("#{fnb}.-sst",'w+')
             image_download_url=SiSU_Assemble::RemoteImage.new.image(imagedir)
             images=[]
-            skin=SiSU_Assemble::RemoteImage.new.image(doc_skin_dir)
             f.collect.each do |r|                            # work area
               unless r =~/^%+\s/
-                skin << r.scan(@rgx_skin).uniq if r =~@rgx_skin
                 if r !~/^%+\s/ \
                 and r =~@rgx_image
                   images << r.scan(@rgx_image).uniq
@@ -136,10 +132,6 @@ module SiSU_Remote
               end
               downloaded_file << r
             end
-            if skin \
-            and skin.length > 0
-              SiSU_Assemble::RemoteImage.new.download_doc_skin(skin)
-            end
             if images \
             and images.length > 1
               images=images.flatten.uniq
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/shared_html_lite.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/shared_html_lite.rb
index 8afb14c9..dfb98ad0 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/shared_html_lite.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/shared_html_lite.rb
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ module SiSU_FormatShared
       else @@hname
       end
       @tab="\t"
-      @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Skin.new.url_decoration
+      @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new.url_decoration
       @@tablehead,@@tablefoot=[],[]
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
       @env=SiSU_Env::InfoEnv.new(@md.fns)
       @base_url="#{@env.url.root}/#{@md.fnb}/#{@hname}.html"
     end
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/shared_images.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/shared_images.rb
index e55f03ad..48fd81a6 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/shared_images.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/shared_images.rb
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@ module SiSU_Images
       def songsheet
         images_set.select_sisu_base
         images_set.select_with_document
-        if @md.opt.cmd =~/h/
-          images_set.select_with_document_skin
-        end
       end
       def images_set
         @pwd=(/(\S+?)(?:\/(?:#{Px[:lng_lst_rgx]}))?$/).match(Dir.pwd)[1]
@@ -126,39 +123,6 @@ module SiSU_Images
           dest=dest_path(:image)
           copy(src_path,dest,images)
         end
-        def select_with_document_skin
-          rgx_rb_image=/["']\S*?([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+?\.(?:png|jpg|gif))["']/
-          skin_source=SiSU_Env::InfoSkin.new(@md).apply
-          docskin=nil
-          if skin_source \
-          and skin_source[:type] == :dir
-            docskin_with_path="#{docskin_place}/skin_#{@env.stub_pwd}.rb"
-            docskin=[docskin_with_path.gsub(/.+?\/(skin_\S+?)\.rb/,'\1')]
-            #docskin='skin_sisupod'
-          end
-          images=[]
-          if skin_source \
-          and skin_source[:name_path] #imperfect, revisit
-            unless (skin_source[:name_path].nil? \
-            or skin_source[:name_path].empty?)
-              skinfile_array=IO.readlines(skin_source[:name_path],'')
-              skinfile_array.each do |f|                                           #% work area
-                unless f =~/^%+ / #hmmm
-                  images << f.scan(rgx_rb_image).uniq if f =~rgx_rb_image
-                  #does not really discriminate, may duplicate images in sisu file, and may take images from default image pool
-                end
-              end
-            end
-          end
-          src_path=unless @md.opt.f_pth[:pth] =~/\/\S+?\/sisupod\/\S+?\/sisupod\/doc/
-            "#{@pwd}/_sisu/image"
-          else #sisupod
-            pt=/(\/\S+?\/sisupod\/\S+?\/sisupod)\/doc/.match(@md.opt.f_pth[:pth])[1]
-            pt + '/image'
-          end
-          dest=dest_path(:image)
-          copy(src_path,dest,images.flatten)
-        end
         def select_sisu_base
           images=%w[arrow_next_red.png arrow_prev_red.png arrow_up_red.png dot_clear.png dot_white.png b_doc.png b_epub.png b_odf.png b_pdf.png b_toc.png]
           src_path="#{@env.path.share}/image"
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/shared_metadata.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/shared_metadata.rb
index cd1e97db..32555776 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/shared_metadata.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/shared_metadata.rb
@@ -263,11 +263,6 @@ module SiSU_Metadata
         @tag,@inf,@class='Source Digest',"#{@md.dgst[0]} #{@md.dgst[1]}",'src'
         meta << self.meta_para
       end
-      if defined? @md.dgst_skin \
-      and @md.dgst_skin.is_a?(Array)
-        @tag,@inf,@class='Skin Digest',"#{@md.dgst_skin[0]} #{@md.dgst_skin[1]}",'src'
-        meta << self.meta_para
-      end
       if @display_heading
         @tag,@inf=%{<b><u>Generated</u></b>},''
         meta << self.meta_para
@@ -358,13 +353,6 @@ module SiSU_Metadata
           else nil
           end
         end
-        def skin
-          if defined? @md.make.skin \
-          and @md.make.skin
-            ' :skin: ' + @md.make.skin
-          else nil
-          end
-        end
         self
       end
       self
@@ -907,7 +895,7 @@ WOK
     end
     def odf
       def meta_para
-        url_brace=SiSU_Viz::Skin.new.url_decoration
+        url_brace=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new.url_decoration
         if @inf.is_a?(String)
           @inf=@inf.gsub(/</,'&lt;').gsub(/>/,'&gt;').
             gsub(/&lt;br(?: \/)?&gt;/,'<br />')
@@ -1200,14 +1188,6 @@ WOK
         tag,inf='Source Digest',"\\begin\{footnotesize\}#{hash_of}\\end\{footnotesize\}\\-\\begin\{scriptsize\}#{dgst}\\end\{scriptsize\}"
         meta << meta_para(tag,inf,false)
       end
-      if defined? @md.dgst_skin \
-      and @md.dgst_skin.is_a?(Array)
-        hash_of=spec_char(@md.dgst_skin[0])
-        hash_of=word_break_points(hash_of)
-        dgst=number_break_points(@md.dgst_skin[1])
-        tag,inf='Skin Digest',"\\begin\{footnotesize\}#{hash_of}\\end\{footnotesize\}\\-\\begin\{scriptsize\}#{dgst}\\end\{scriptsize\}"
-        meta << meta_para(tag,inf,false)
-      end
       meta << %{#{@br}\\begin\{bfseries\}Generated \\end\{bfseries\}}
       if defined? @md.generated \
       and @md.generated.is_a?(Time)
@@ -1324,7 +1304,6 @@ if @md.make
     @md.make.emphasis,
     @md.make.plaintext_wrap,
     @md.make.texpdf_font,
-    @md.make.skin,
     @md.make.promo,
     @md.make.ad,
     @md.make.manpage
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/shared_sisupod_source.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/shared_sisupod_source.rb
index 18821e37..eede4e15 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/shared_sisupod_source.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/shared_sisupod_source.rb
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ module SiSU_Source
         po:        path_pod + '/' + Gt[:po] + '/' + @opt.lng,
         pot:       path_pod + '/' + Gt[:pot],
         conf:      path_pod + '/' + Gt[:conf],
-        skin:      path_pod + '/' + Gt[:skin],
         image:     path_pod + '/' + Gt[:image],
         audio:     path_pod + '/' + Gt[:audio],
         video:     path_pod + '/' + Gt[:video],
@@ -102,32 +101,6 @@ module SiSU_Source
     def directories
       SiSU_Env::InfoEnv.new.sisupod_v3(@opt)
     end
-    def select_skin(skin='')                                                   #skin loading logic here
-      load "#{SiSU_lib}/defaults.rb"
-      @skin={}
-      skin_path = [
-        "#{@opt.base_path}/_sisu/skin",
-        "#{@env.path.home}/.sisu/skin",
-        '/etc/sisu/skin',
-        "#{@path_pod[:pod]}/external_document/skin" #CHECK
-      ]
-      sk_doc,sk_dir="#{Gt[:doc]}/#{skin}.rb","dir/skin_#{@env.stub_pwd}.rb"
-      skin_path.each do |v|                                                    #document skin priority 1
-        if FileTest.file?("#{v}/#{sk_doc}")
-          @skin={ name_path: "#{v}/#{sk_doc}", type: :doc }
-          break
-        end
-      end
-      unless @skin.length > 0
-        skin_path.each do |v|                                                  #directory skin priority 2
-          if FileTest.file?("#{v}/#{sk_dir}")
-            @skin={ name_path: "#{v}/#{sk_dir}", type: :dir }
-            break
-          end
-        end
-      end
-      @skin
-    end
     def images_extract(f,images)                                                # consider using param info
       rgx_image=/(?:^|[^_\\])\{(?:\s*|\~\^\s+)(\S+?\.(?:png|jpg|gif)\b)/m
       if f !~/^%+\s/ \
@@ -140,14 +113,12 @@ module SiSU_Source
       @pwd=Dir.pwd
       @rgx_rb_image=/["']\S*?([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+?\.(?:png|jpg|gif))["']/
       @rgx_image=/(?:^|[^_\\])\{\s*(\S+?\.(?:png|jpg|gif))/
-      @rgx_skin=/^\s+:skin:\s+(\S+)/
       @rgx_doc_import=/^<<\s*(\S+?\.ss[ti])/
       file_array=IO.readlines(@opt.fno,'')
-      skin,images,doc_import=[],[],[]
+      images,doc_import=[],[]
       doc_import_dir=@opt.sub_location
       file_array.each do |f|                                                   #% work area
         if f !~/^%+\s/
-          skin << f.scan(@rgx_skin).uniq.flatten if f =~@rgx_skin
           f=f.gsub(/<:=(\S+?)>/,'{ c_\1.png 14x14 }image')                                                           # embedded symbol (image)
           if f !~/^%+\s/ \
           and f =~@rgx_image
@@ -170,41 +141,6 @@ module SiSU_Source
           end
         end
       end
-      docskin=nil
-      if skin \
-      and skin.length > 0
-        docskin=skin.pop.flatten.join
-        skin_source=select_skin(docskin)
-      else
-        skin_source=select_skin
-      end
-      docskin_place="#{@path_pod[:skin]}/#{skin_source[:type].to_s}"
-      FileUtils::mkdir_p(docskin_place)
-      if skin_source[:type] == :dir
-        docskin_with_path="#{docskin_place}/skin_#{@env.stub_pwd}.rb"
-        docskin=[docskin_with_path.gsub(/.+?\/(skin_\S+?)\.rb/,'\1')]
-        docskin='skin_sisupod'
-      end
-      if skin_source \
-      and skin_source[:name_path]
-        unless skin_source[:name_path].nil? \
-        or skin_source[:name_path].empty?
-          if FileTest.file?(skin_source[:name_path])
-            FileUtils::cp(skin_source[:name_path],"#{docskin_place}/#{docskin}.rb")
-            skinfile_array=IO.readlines(skin_source[:name_path],'')
-            para_images=[]
-            skinfile_array.each do |f|                                           #% work area
-              unless f =~/^%+ / #hmmm
-                images << f.scan(@rgx_rb_image).uniq if f =~@rgx_rb_image
-                #does not really discriminate, may duplicate images in sisu file, and may take images from default image pool
-              end
-            end
-          else STDERR.puts %{\t*WARN* did not find - "#{skin_source[:name_path]}" [#{__FILE__}:#{__LINE__}]}
-          end
-        end
-      end
-      #1. mapping in doc dir?
-      #2. need images used by skin, scan skin??
       if images \
       and images.length > 1
         images=images.flatten.uniq
@@ -317,8 +253,6 @@ question?:                   should you permit the packing of multiple documents
   open @opt.fns, parse file
     extract from file content:
       images and copy each image from whatever image source to _sisu/sisupod/sisu/_sisu/image
-      skin and copy active skin from whatever source to _sisu/sisupod/sisu/_sisu/skin/doc
-      extract from skin images required by skin
 
    remove previously existing contents of _/sisu/sisupod &
    make directory structure:
@@ -332,8 +266,6 @@ v3 -->
          fr/content.sst
          _sisu
            conf
-             skin/
-               doc                     [relevant skin if any other than default]
            image (ln -s ../../image)
            audio (ln -s ../../audio)
            video (ln -s ../../video)
@@ -347,19 +279,11 @@ v2 -->
        content.sst                     [file content]
        filename.sst                    [link to content.sst]
        _sisu/
-         skin/
-           doc                         [relevant skin if any other than default]
          image/                        [all images for specific document gathered here]
 
 sisu
   _sisu
     sisurc.yml
-    skin/
-      dir/
-      doc/
-      misc/
-      site/
-      yaml/
     convert/
     standard_terms/
     image
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/shared_txt.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/shared_txt.rb
index 228109c1..6876dabd 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/shared_txt.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/shared_txt.rb
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ module SiSU_TextUtils
       when /^#{Mx[:meta_o]}(bold)#{Mx[:meta_c]}\s*(.+?)$/;                header($1,$2,'process','instruct')
       when /^#{Mx[:meta_o]}(italics|itali[sz]e)#{Mx[:meta_c]}\s*(.+?)$/;  header('italicize',$2,'process','instruct')
       when /^#{Mx[:meta_o]}(vocabulary|wordlist)#{Mx[:meta_c]}\s*(.+?)$/; header('vocabulary',$2,'process','instruct')
-      when /^#{Mx[:meta_o]}(skin)#{Mx[:meta_c]}\s*(.+?)$/;                header($1,$2,'process','instruct')
       when /^#{Mx[:meta_o]}(css|stylesheet)#{Mx[:meta_c]}\s*(.+?)$/;      header('css',$2,'process','instruct')
       when /^#{Mx[:meta_o]}(links)#{Mx[:meta_c]}\s*(.+?)$/;               header($1,$2,'process','instruct')
       when /^#{Mx[:meta_o]}(prefix)#{Mx[:meta_c]}\s*(.+?)$/;              header($1,$2,'process','instruct') #add a & b
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/shared_xml.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/shared_xml.rb
index 6c5b29ba..2886ae37 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/shared_xml.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/shared_xml.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ module SiSU_XML_Munge
       @md=md
       @sys=SiSU_Env::SystemCall.new
       @dir=SiSU_Env::InfoEnv.new(@md.fns)
-      @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Skin.new.url_decoration
+      @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new.url_decoration
       if @md.sem_tag
         @ab ||=semantic_tags.default
       end
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ module SiSU_XML_Tags #Format
       end
       content=meta_content_clean(@md.keywords)
       @keywords=%{  <meta name="keywords" content="#{content}" />\n} if @md.keywords
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
     end
     def meta_content_clean(content='')
       content
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/sisupod_make.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/sisupod_make.rb
index 7b7957ab..bea6e775 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/sisupod_make.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/sisupod_make.rb
@@ -102,8 +102,6 @@ question?:                   should you permit the packing of multiple documents
   open @opt.fns, parse file
     extract from file content:
       images and copy each image from whatever image source to _sisu/sisupod/sisu/_sisu/image
-      skin and copy active skin from whatever source to _sisu/sisupod/sisu/_sisu/skin/doc
-      extract from skin images required by skin
 
    remove previously existing contents of _/sisu/sisupod &
    make directory structure:
@@ -117,8 +115,6 @@ v3 -->
          fr/content.sst
          _sisu
            conf
-             skin/
-               doc                     [relevant skin if any other than default]
            image (ln -s ../../image)
            audio (ln -s ../../audio)
            video (ln -s ../../video)
@@ -132,19 +128,11 @@ v2 -->
        content.sst                     [file content]
        filename.sst                    [link to content.sst]
        _sisu/
-         skin/
-           doc                         [relevant skin if any other than default]
          image/                        [all images for specific document gathered here]
 
 sisu
   _sisu
     sisurc.yml
-    skin/
-      dir/
-      doc/
-      misc/
-      site/
-      yaml/
     convert/
     standard_terms/
     image
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/sst_do_inline_footnotes.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/sst_do_inline_footnotes.rb
index b30fa8d2..b395af55 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/sst_do_inline_footnotes.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/sst_do_inline_footnotes.rb
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ module SiSU_ConvertFootnotes
       @md,@data=md,data
       @@word_mode=[]
       @env=SiSU_Env::InfoEnv.new(@md.fns)
-      @skin=SiSU_Env::InfoSkin.new(@md)
       l=SiSU_Env::StandardiseLanguage.new(@md.opt.lng).language
       @language=l[:n]
       @translate=SiSU_Translate::Source.new(@md,@language)
@@ -274,7 +273,6 @@ module SiSU_ConvertFootnotes
         end
         if para =~/<:insert\d+!?>/ \
         and para !~/^%\s+/
-          @skin.select
           ins=SiSU_Viz::Inserts.new
           case para
           when /^\s*<:insert1>\s*$/
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/sst_to_s_xml_sax.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/sst_to_s_xml_sax.rb
index fc41aff1..18ad3955 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/sst_to_s_xml_sax.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/sst_to_s_xml_sax.rb
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ module SiSU_SimpleXML_ModelSax
       @@xml={ body: [], open: [], close: [], head: [] }
       def initialize(data='',particulars='')
         @data,@env,@md=data,particulars.env,particulars.md
-        @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+        @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
         @regx=/^(?:#{Mx[:mk_o]}:p[bn]#{Mx[:mk_c]}\s*)?(?:#{Mx[:lv_o]}[1-9]:(\S*)#{Mx[:lv_c]})?(.+)/
         @tab="\t"
         if @md
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/sysenv.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/sysenv.rb
index 286fa408..788c8780 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/sysenv.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/sysenv.rb
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ module SiSU_Env
   end
   class GetInit < InfoSystemGen
     @@noyaml=false
-    @@rc,@@sisurc_path,@@vz,@@tx=nil,nil,nil,nil
+    @@rc,@@sisurc_path,@@tx=nil,nil,nil
     @@ad={ promo: nil, promo_list: nil, flag_promo: false }
     @@sdmd=nil
     attr_accessor :yaml
@@ -279,9 +279,6 @@ module SiSU_Env
           true
         end
     end
-    def skin
-      @@vz ||=SiSU_Viz::Skin.new
-    end
     def tex
       @@tx ||=SiSU_Viz::TeX.new
     end
@@ -993,6 +990,7 @@ module SiSU_Env
     @@fb,@@man_path=nil,nil
     def initialize(fns='',md=nil)
       super() #you may not want to re-execute this static info so frequently!
+      @init=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new
       @fns,@md=fns,md
       @env=SiSU_Env::EnvCall.new(fns) if fns
       fnb=if @md \
@@ -1393,7 +1391,7 @@ module SiSU_Env
     def widget #needs (md) #move
       @rc=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.sisu_yaml.rc
       @ad=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.ads
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
       @flag={ ad: false, md: false, sk: false, rc: false }
       def promo?
         @flag[:ad]=if @md.flag_promo && @ad[:flag_promo]
@@ -1571,7 +1569,7 @@ WOK
     end
     def widget_static
       @rc=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.sisu_yaml.rc
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
       @flag={ ad: false, md: false, sk: false, rc: false }
       def search?
         flag=if defined? @rc['search'] \
@@ -1848,7 +1846,7 @@ WOK
         defaults[:sample_data_path]
       end
       def rc
-        @sys.rc_path
+        @init.rc_path
       end
       def yamlrc
         GetInit.new.sisu_yaml.rc_path
@@ -3172,22 +3170,6 @@ WOK
       end
       self
     end
-    def images_from_skin
-      skin=SiSU_Env::InfoSkin.new(@md).select
-      skin_array=nil
-      skin_images_array=[]
-      if skin
-        skin_array=IO.readlines(skin,"\n")
-        skin_array.each do |l|
-          if l !~/^#/
-            if l =~/([a-z0-9._-]+\.(?:png|jpg|gif))/i
-              skin_images_array << $1
-            end
-          end
-        end
-      end
-      skin_images_array
-    end
     def rsync
       @f=SiSU_Env::FileOp.new(@md)
       def document
@@ -5648,58 +5630,6 @@ WOK
       @editor,@wc,@tidy,@rexml,@pdflatex,@postgresql,@sqlite=prog.text_editor,prog.wc,prog.tidy,prog.rexml,prog.pdflatex,prog.postgresql,prog.sqlite
     end
   end
-  class InfoSkin
-    def initialize(md=nil,skin=nil)
-      @md=md
-      @d_sk=if skin.is_a?(String)
-        skin
-      elsif defined? md.doc_skin \
-      and md.doc_skin
-        md.doc_skin
-      else nil
-      end
-      @home,@pwd=ENV['HOME'],Dir.pwd
-      m=/.+\/(?:src\/)?(\S+)/m # m=/.+?\/(?:src\/)?([^\/]+)$/im # m=/.+\/(\S+)/m
-      @pwd_stub=@pwd[m,1]
-      @env=SiSU_Env::InfoEnv.new
-    end
-    def apply
-      if @m.respond_to?(:make) \
-      and @md.make.respond_to(:skin)
-        skin_path=unless @md.opt.f_pth[:pth] =~/\/\S+?\/#{Gt[:sisupod]}\/\S+?\/#{Gt[:pod]}\/#{Gt[:doc]}/
-          [
-            "#{@env.path.pwd}/_sisu/skin",
-            "#{@env.path.home}/.sisu/skin",
-            '/etc/sisu/skin',
-            "#{@env.processing_path.processing_sisupod(@md.opt)}/external_document/skin"
-          ]
-        else #sisupod
-          pt=/(\/\S+?\/#{Gt[:sisupod]}\/\S+?\/#{Gt[:pod]}\/#{Gt[:doc]})/.match(@md.opt.f_pth[:pth])[1]
-          [ "#{pt}/_sisu/skin" ]
-        end
-        sk_doc,sk_dir="doc/#{@md.make.skin}.rb","dir/skin_#{@env.stub_pwd}.rb"
-        skin_path.each do |v|                                                    #document skin priority 1
-          if FileTest.file?("#{v}/#{sk_doc}")
-            @skin_apply={ name: @md.make.skin, name_path: "#{v}/#{sk_doc}", type: :doc }
-            break
-          end
-        end
-        unless @skin_apply.length > 0
-          skin_path.each do |v|                                                  #directory skin priority 2
-            if FileTest.file?("#{v}/#{sk_dir}")
-              @skin_apply={ name: "skin_#{@env.stub_pwd}.rb", name_path: "#{v}/#{sk_dir}", type: :dir }
-              break
-            end
-          end
-        end
-      else nil
-      end
-      @skin_apply
-    end
-    def select                                                                 # skin loading logic here, removed
-      nil
-    end
-  end
   class CSS_Default
     def html
       'html.css'
@@ -5834,36 +5764,28 @@ WOK
     def initialize(cmd)
       @cmd=cmd
       @env=SiSU_Env::InfoEnv.new
+      @init=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new
       @home,@pwd=ENV['HOME'],ENV['PWD'] #@pwd=Dir.pwd
       @rc=GetInit.new.sisu_yaml.rc
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
       @vz_home=SiSU_Viz::Home.new
     end
     def homepage
-      home_pages_manually_created=nil
-      @env.sys.rc_path.each do |v|
-        home_pages_manually_created=Dir.glob("#{v}/home/*.html")
-        if home_pages_manually_created.length > 0
-          break
-        end
-      end
+      home_pages_manually_created=Dir.glob("#{@env.path.rc}/home/*.html")
       FileUtils::mkdir_p("#{@env.path.webserv}/#{@env.path.stub_pwd}") unless FileTest.directory?("#{@env.path.webserv}/#{@env.path.stub_pwd}")
-      if home_pages_manually_created
-        FileUtils.cp(home_pages_manually_created,"#{@env.path.webserv}/#{@env.path.stub_pwd}")
-      else
-        doc_skin=nil
-        sk_doc='doc/skin_sisu.rb'
-        @env.sys.rc_path.each do |v|                                                     #document skin priority 1
-          if FileTest.file?("#{v}/skin/#{sk_doc}")
-            doc_skin="#{v}/skin/#{sk_doc}"
-            load doc_skin
-            break
-          end
+      if home_pages_manually_created.length > 0
+        home_pages_manually_created.each do |homepage|
+          FileUtils.cp(homepage,"#{@env.path.webserv}/#{@env.path.stub_pwd}")
         end
-        filename_homepage=File.new("#{@env.path.webserv}/#{@env.path.stub_pwd}/index.html",'w')
-        filename_homepage_toc=File.new("#{@env.path.webserv}/#{@env.path.stub_pwd}/toc.html",'w')
-        filename_homepage << @vz_home.homepage
-        filename_homepage_toc << @vz_home.homepage
+      else
+        filename_homepage="#{@env.path.webserv}/#{@env.path.stub_pwd}/index.html"
+        filename_home_toc="#{@env.path.webserv}/#{@env.path.stub_pwd}/toc.html"
+        file_homepage=File.new(filename_homepage,'w')
+        file_home_toc=File.new(filename_home_toc,'w')
+        file_homepage << @vz_home.homepage
+        file_home_toc << @vz_home.homepage
+        file_homepage.close
+        file_home_toc.close
       end
     end
     def cp_images(src_path,dest_path)
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/texinfo.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/texinfo.rb
index 5305ceed..ef622025 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/texinfo.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/texinfo.rb
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ module SiSU_TexInfo
       @opt=opt
       @md=SiSU_Param::Parameters.new(@opt).get
       @env=SiSU_Env::InfoEnv.new(@opt.fns)
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
     end
     def directories
       begin
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ module SiSU_TexInfo
     def initialize(md,data)
       @md,@data=md,data
       @env=SiSU_Env::InfoEnv.new(@md.fns)
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
       @f=SiSU_Env::FileOp.new(@md)
     end
     def songsheet
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/texinfo_format.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/texinfo_format.rb
index e79c3f38..09c54575 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/texinfo_format.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/texinfo_format.rb
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ module SiSU_TexInfoFormat
         p dob.class
         p caller
       end
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
     end
     def head
       t=Time.now
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/texpdf.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/texpdf.rb
index 2c78ca61..c52b0641 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/texpdf.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/texpdf.rb
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ module SiSU_TeX
         $flag=@md.opt.cmd                                                          #introduced to pass 0 for no object citation numbers... to texpdf_format
         directories
                                                                                #% needed needs to be reprogrammed !!!
-        SiSU_Env::InfoSkin.new(@md).select
         dal_array=SiSU_DAL::Source.new(@opt).get # dal file drawn here
         SiSU_TeX::Source::LaTeXcreate.new(@particulars).songsheet
         dal_array=''
@@ -290,9 +289,9 @@ module SiSU_TeX
         @data=@particulars.dal_array # dal file drawn here
         @st={ tex: {} }
         @tex_ml=SiSU_TeX_Pdf::UseTeX.new(@md)
-        @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+        @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
         @dp=@@dp ||=SiSU_Env::InfoEnv.new.digest.pattern
-        @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Skin.new.url_decoration
+        @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new.url_decoration
         l=SiSU_Env::StandardiseLanguage.new(@md.opt.lng).language
         @language=l[:n]
         @translate=SiSU_Translate::Source.new(@md,@language)
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/texpdf_format.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/texpdf_format.rb
index 77723f85..d65067c3 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/texpdf_format.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/texpdf_format.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ module SiSU_TeX_Pdf
   class BareUrls
     def initialize(md,dob=nil)
       @md,@dob=md,dob
-      @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Skin.new.url_decoration
+      @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new.url_decoration
     end
     def bare_urls
       @dob.obj=@dob.obj.gsub(/#{Mx[:url_o]}([a-zA-Z0-9._-]+\@\S+?\.[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+)#{Mx[:url_c]}/,
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ module SiSU_TeX_Pdf
       end
       @start_table=''
       @tx=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.tex
-      @brace_rel=SiSU_Viz::Skin.new.rel_decoration
+      @brace_rel=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new.rel_decoration
       @env ||=SiSU_Env::InfoEnv.new(@md.fns)
       @tex2pdf=@@tex3pdf ||=SiSU_Env::SystemCall.new.tex2pdf_engine
       @make ||=SiSU_Env::ProcessingSettings.new(@md)
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ module SiSU_TeX_Pdf
         p caller
       end
       @tx=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.tex
-      @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Skin.new.url_decoration
+      @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new.url_decoration
       @tex2pdf=@@tex3pdf ||=SiSU_Env::SystemCall.new.tex2pdf_engine
       @ps=@txt if @txt=~/(?:a4|letter|legal|book|a5|b5)/i
       @lang ||=SiSU_i18n::Languages.new #.list[@md.opt.lng][:xlp]
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ WOK
   class SpecialCharacters
     def initialize(md,str,is=:default)
       @md,@txt,@is=md,str,is
-      @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Skin.new.url_decoration
+      @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new.url_decoration
       @tex2pdf=@@tex3pdf ||=SiSU_Env::SystemCall.new.tex2pdf_engine
     end
     def xetex_code_listings(str,is=:default)                                  # ~ ^ $ & % _ { }  #LaTeX special characters - KEEP list
@@ -1384,10 +1384,10 @@ WOK
     attr_accessor :url,:txt,:date
     def initialize(md)
       @md=md
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
       @date=SiSU_Env::InfoDate.new # #{@date.year}
       @copymark='{\\begin{footnotesize}\\raisebox{1ex}{\\copyright}\\end{footnotesize}}'
-      @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Skin.new.url_decoration
+      @brace_url=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new.url_decoration
     end
     def skip
       "\n\\vspace*{\\smallskipamount} \n"
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/wikispeak.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/wikispeak.rb
index 9ac6cc37..e67213f0 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/wikispeak.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/wikispeak.rb
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ module SiSU_Wikispeak
         SiSU_Screen::Ansi.new(@opt.cmd,@opt.fns,"#{@env.path.output_tell}/#{@md.fnb}/#{@md.fn[:wiki]}").flow if @opt.cmd =~/[MV]/
         @dal_array=SiSU_DAL::Source.new(@opt).get # dal file drawn here
         SiSU_Wikispeak::Source::Scroll.new(@dal_array,@md).songsheet
-        SiSU_Env::InfoSkin.new(@md).select #watch
       rescue
         SiSU_Errors::InfoError.new($!,$@,@opt.cmd,@opt.fns).error do
           __LINE__.to_s + ':' + __FILE__
@@ -149,7 +148,7 @@ module SiSU_Wikispeak
       @@dp=nil
       def initialize(data,md)
         @data,@md=data,md
-        @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+        @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
         @dp=@@dp ||=SiSU_Env::InfoEnv.new.digest.pattern
         @regx=/^(?:(?:#{Mx[:br_line]}\s*|#{Mx[:br_nl]}\s*)?#{Mx[:lv_o]}\d:(\S*?)#{Mx[:lv_c]}\s*)?(.+)/ #fix Mx[:lv_o] #m # 2004w18 pb pn removal added
         @tab="\t"
@@ -177,8 +176,7 @@ WOK
         end
       end
       def wiki_tail
-        SiSU_Env::InfoSkin.new(@md).select
-        vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+        vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
         generator="Generated by: #{@md.sisu_version[:project]} #{@md.sisu_version[:version]} of #{@md.sisu_version[:date_stamp]} (#{@md.sisu_version[:date]})"  if @md.sisu_version[:version]
         lastdone="Last Generated on: #{Time.now}"
         rubyv="Ruby version: #{@md.ruby_version}"
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/xhtml.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/xhtml.rb
index f78466b7..df3f18a6 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/xhtml.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/xhtml.rb
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ module SiSU_XHTML
       @@xml={ body: [], sisu: [], open: [], close: [], head: [] }
       def initialize(particulars)
         @env,@md,@dal_array=particulars.env,particulars.md,particulars.dal_array
-        @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+        @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
         @tab="\t"
         @trans=SiSU_XML_Munge::Trans.new(@md)
         @sys=SiSU_Env::SystemCall.new
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/xhtml_table.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/xhtml_table.rb
index e6a470f5..991359fa 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/xhtml_table.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/xhtml_table.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ module SiSU_XHTML_Table
     @@tablehead=0
     @@tablefoot=[] #watch
     def initialize(table)
-      @table_obj,@vz=table,SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @table_obj,@vz=table,SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
     end
     def table
       table_obj=@table_obj
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/xml.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/xml.rb
index 4c6a7332..beccb393 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/xml.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/xml.rb
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ module SiSU_XML_SAX
       @@xml={ body: [], open: [], close: [], head: [] }
       def initialize(particulars)
         @env,@md,@dal_array=particulars.env,particulars.md,particulars.dal_array
-        @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+        @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
         @trans=SiSU_XML_Munge::Trans.new(@md)
         @sys=SiSU_Env::SystemCall.new
       end
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/xml_dom.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/xml_dom.rb
index 80f7938a..d0d39dbe 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/xml_dom.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/xml_dom.rb
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ module SiSU_XML_DOM
       @@xml={ body: [], open: [], close: [], head: [], sc: [] }
       def initialize(particulars)
         @env,@md,@dal_array=particulars.env,particulars.md,particulars.dal_array
-        @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+        @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
         @trans=SiSU_XML_Munge::Trans.new(@md)
         @sys=SiSU_Env::SystemCall.new
       end
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/xml_format.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/xml_format.rb
index 50e90772..445fd45a 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/xml_format.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/xml_format.rb
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ module SiSU_XML_Format
       @copyright=%{<meta name="copyright" content="#{@md.rights.copyright.all}" />\n} if @md.rights.copyright.all # possibly redundant see dc.rights
       @owner=%{<meta name="owner" content="#{@md.owner}" />\n} if @md.owner
       @keywords=%{<meta name="keywords" content="#{@md.keywords}" />\n} if @md.keywords
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin #margin,paragraph,table,banner,url,png,txt,color,font,nav_txt,nav_png,credits,js,php
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new #margin,paragraph,table,banner,url,png,txt,color,font,nav_txt,nav_png,credits,js,php
       @index='index'
     end
     def table_close
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ WOK
       @lnk_url=@lnk_url.gsub(rgx,'') if @lnk_url =~rgx
       rgx=/~\{\d+\s+(.+?)\}~/
       @lnk_url=@lnk_url.gsub(rgx,'\1') if @lnk_url =~rgx
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
     end
     def scr_endnote_body
       "<endnote>#{@txt}</endnote> "
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ WOK
       @md=md
       @rdf=SiSU_XML_Tags::RDF.new(md)
       # DublinCore 1 - title
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
       @stylesheet=SiSU_Style::CSS_HeadInfo.new(md).stylesheet
       @seg_name_html=(SiSU_HTML::Source::Seg.new.seg_name_html || [])
       @seg_name_html_tracker=(SiSU_HTML::Source::Seg.new.seg_name_html_tracker || [])
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ WOK
     end
   end
   class FormatTextObject
-    @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+    @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
     attr_accessor :md,:dob,:txt,:ocn,:format,:table,:link,:linkname,:paranum,:p_num,:headname,:banner,:url
     def initialize(md,t_o)
       @md,@t_o=md,t_o
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ WOK
         end
       end
       @dob=t_o if defined? t_o.is
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
     end
     def endnote_body
       %{
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ WOK
   class FormatScroll < FormatTextObject
     def initialize(md,txt)
       super(md,txt)
-      @vz=SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @vz=SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
     end
   end
   class FormatSeg < FormatTextObject
diff --git a/lib/sisu/v4/xml_tables.rb b/lib/sisu/v4/xml_tables.rb
index edf2a6be..8f95024d 100644
--- a/lib/sisu/v4/xml_tables.rb
+++ b/lib/sisu/v4/xml_tables.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ module SiSU_Tables
     @@tablehead=0
     @@tablefoot=[] #watch #bug??? #check was @@tablefoot
     def initialize(one,ocn='')
-      @one,@parablock,@ocn,@vz=one,one,ocn,SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @one,@parablock,@ocn,@vz=one,one,ocn,SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
     end
     def table_split                                                            #% used but, no longer operational, revisit
       @new_content=[]
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ module SiSU_Tables
     @@tablehead=0
     @@tablefoot=[]
     def initialize(one,ocn='')
-      @one,@parablock,@ocn,@vz=one,one,ocn,SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @one,@parablock,@ocn,@vz=one,one,ocn,SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
     end
     def table
       m=@parablock[/<!f(.+?)!>/,1]
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ module SiSU_Tables
     @@tablehead=0
     @@tablefoot=[]
     def initialize(one)
-      @one,@parablock,@vz=one,one,SiSU_Env::GetInit.new.skin
+      @one,@parablock,@vz=one,one,SiSU_Viz::Defaults.new
     end
     def table_head(inf)
       %{<table summary="normal text css" width="100%" border="0" bgcolor="white" cellpadding="2" align="center">