+config.skin = ConfigSubsection()
+config.skin.primary_skin = configElement("config.skin.primary_skin", configText, "skin.xml", 0)
+
+try:
+ loadSkin(config.skin.primary_skin.value)
+except SkinError, err:
+ print "SKIN ERROR:", err
+ print "defaulting to standard skin..."
+ loadSkin('skin.xml')