Custom panels for File Info.

Hi, everydoby.
This is my first post to this group and I wanted to say hello to everybody. Hello !!!
While doing some reading on Adobe's site I came across an application named Configurator 1.0. This application allows users to develop custom panels for Photoshop and it seems to design custom menus for the interface. I am interested in finding out if it can be used to design custom File Info panels for Photoshop. In case it can't is there another application that can do it and has a GUI that makes it easy to use and simple for someone with little programming experience ?
Thank you,
Joe

Hello, Michael.
I think you are right.
I've looked at the Adobe's website for information on how to build these panels and it seems far more complicated then it should be. Unfortunately Adobe doesn't seem to get that most users are NOT programmers. The information is complex and extensive, far more than it should be for someone who just wants to add a little amount of customization to his/her applications.
My idea was to find a simple GUI application that would allow the average user (myself) to create custom panels for the File Info menu option but one such application doesn't seem to be available. The options are to either immerse myself in the time-consuming, technically-demanding documentation available in the company's website or give up the project entirely.
Thanks again for your help.
Joe Caldwell.

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