I'm currently trying to change the way the tree sorts by meta_type which contain numbers(1.2, 1.3...). Are there any monkey patches that can give me control over sort or any tips on grabbing namespaces within the manage_menu.dtml

Dunno bout that, but there's a great recipe in the Python Cookbook at ASPN about sorting strings containing numbers correctly. (Which is, I imagine, your problem.) Should help you if you have to do it yourself. --jcc