[cstark27]

FYI installed the Netflix plugin mentioned above and it doesn't change the confluence menu at all. It simply adds a plug-in under videos and it doesn't run, although it shows properly installed.

Anybody running any skins that are working well that allow home screen menus to be changed?

You must change the Home screen addon shortcuts, via skin settings, to put it on your Home screen (Settings>Appearance>Skin>Settings). This is the same way to put any addon on your home screen. Confluence will work fine. Also, the method used in the addon to call the app requires Gotham.

So, to clarify, being able to put an addon shortcut on your Home screen is not a new thing. The only "new" thing is that Gotham lets you use the XBMC.StartAndroidActivity() function to start Android apps. This then allows you to place a shortcut on the Home screen to launch a given Android app, for anyone not using a skin that can put Favorites on the Home screen.

I've been all through the skin settings under (Settings>Appearance>Skin>Settings) and see absolutely no way to add a direct Menu Item/shortcut for Netflix or Hulu +. I'm looking to add them as a root menu item.

I don't think you can do it with Confluence because it doesn't see the Android Apps as a program addon. Try Ace skin. Favorite Netflix, then go to Ace, customize main menu then scroll down to FAVOURITE and you should be able to pick Netflix. This is on the Gotham release. It won't launch on the Frodo release.