and now for the rest of the work on the new combo/miss labels.

Themes/default/Graphics/Player combo/default.lua

@@ -34,16 +34,21 @@ local t = Def.ActorFrame {
 			Name="Number";
 			OnCommand = THEME:GetMetric("Combo", "NumberOnCommand");
 		};
-		LoadFont("Common Normal") .. {
-			Name="Label";
-			OnCommand = THEME:GetMetric("Combo", "LabelOnCommand");
+		LoadActor("_combo")..{
+			Name="ComboLabel";
+			OnCommand = THEME:GetMetric("Combo", "ComboLabelOnCommand");
+		};
+		LoadActor("_misses")..{
+			Name="MissLabel";
+			OnCommand = THEME:GetMetric("Combo", "MissLabelOnCommand");
 		};
 	};
 	InitCommand = function(self)
 		c = self:GetChildren();
 		cf = c.ComboFrame:GetChildren();
 		cf.Number:visible(false);
-		cf.Label:visible(false);
+		cf.ComboLabel:visible(false)
+		cf.MissLabel:visible(false)
 	end;
 	-- Milestones:
 	-- 25,50,100,250,600 Multiples;
@@ -77,20 +82,13 @@ local t = Def.ActorFrame {
 		local iCombo = param.Misses or param.Combo;
 		if not iCombo or iCombo < ShowComboAt then
 			cf.Number:visible(false);
-			cf.Label:visible(false);
+			cf.ComboLabel:visible(false)
+			cf.MissLabel:visible(false)
 			return;
 		end
 
-		local labeltext = "";
-		if param.Combo then
-			labeltext = "COMBO";
--- 			c.Number:playcommand("Reset");
-		else
-			labeltext = "MISSES";
--- 			c.Number:playcommand("Miss");
-		end
-		cf.Label:settext( labeltext );
-		cf.Label:visible(false);
+		cf.ComboLabel:visible(false)
+		cf.MissLabel:visible(false)
 
 		param.Zoom = scale( iCombo, 0, NumberMaxZoomAt, NumberMinZoom, NumberMaxZoom );
 		param.Zoom = clamp( param.Zoom, NumberMinZoom, NumberMaxZoom );
@@ -98,8 +96,15 @@ local t = Def.ActorFrame {
 		param.LabelZoom = scale( iCombo, 0, NumberMaxZoomAt, LabelMinZoom, LabelMaxZoom );
 		param.LabelZoom = clamp( param.LabelZoom, LabelMinZoom, LabelMaxZoom );
 
+		if param.Combo then
+			cf.ComboLabel:visible(true)
+			cf.MissLabel:visible(false)
+		else
+			cf.ComboLabel:visible(false)
+			cf.MissLabel:visible(true)
+		end
+
 		cf.Number:visible(true);
-		cf.Label:visible(true);
 		cf.Number:settext( string.format("%i", iCombo) );
         cf.Number:textglowmode("TextGlowMode_Stroke");
 		-- FullCombo Rewards
@@ -125,15 +130,17 @@ local t = Def.ActorFrame {
 			cf.Number:diffuse(Color("White"));
 			cf.Number:strokecolor(Color("Stealth"));
 			cf.Number:stopeffect();
-			(cmd(diffuse,Color("White");diffusebottomedge,color("0.5,0.5,0.5,1")))(cf.Label);
 		else
 			cf.Number:diffuse(color("#ff0000"));
 			cf.Number:stopeffect();
-			(cmd(diffuse,Color("Red");diffusebottomedge,color("0.5,0,0,1")))(cf.Label);
 		end
 		-- Pulse
 		Pulse( cf.Number, param );
-		PulseLabel( cf.Label, param );
+		if param.Combo then
+			PulseLabel( cf.ComboLabel, param );
+		else
+			PulseLabel( cf.MissLabel, param );
+		end
 		-- Milestone Logic
 	end;
 --[[ 	ScoreChangedMessageCommand=function(self,param)

Themes/default/metrics.ini

@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ LabelMaxZoom=0.875*1
 PulseCommand=%function(self,param) self:finishtweening(); self:diffusealpha(1); self:zoom(1.125*param.Zoom); self:linear(0.05); self:zoom(param.Zoom); self:sleep(2); self:linear(0.5); self:diffusealpha(0); end;
 PulseLabelCommand=%function(self,param) self:finishtweening(); self:diffusealpha(1); self:zoom(1.075*param.LabelZoom); self:linear(0.05); self:zoom(param.LabelZoom); self:sleep(2); self:linear(0.5); self:diffusealpha(0); end;
 NumberOnCommand=y,240-216-1.5;shadowlength,1;horizalign,right;vertalign,bottom;skewx,-0.125;
-LabelOnCommand=x,6;y,22.5;shadowlength,1;zoom,0.75;diffusebottomedge,color("0.75,0.75,0.75,1");horizalign,left;vertalign,bottom
+
+ComboLabelOnCommand=x,0;y,23;shadowlength,1;zoom,0.75;align,0,1
+MissLabelOnCommand=x,0;y,23;shadowlength,1;zoom,0.75;align,0,1
 
 [HoldJudgment]
 HoldJudgmentLetGoCommand=finishtweening;visible,true;shadowlength,0;diffusealpha,1;zoom,1;linear,0.8;zoom,0.75;sleep,0.5;linear,0.1;diffusealpha,0