diff --git a/mvc/src/models/m_config.py b/mvc/src/models/m_config.py
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+# This Python file uses the following encoding: utf-8
+import sys
+import os
+from ConfigParser import ConfigParser
+
+class Ini(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.ini = []
+        
+    def add_section(self, section):
+        self.ini.append("[%s]" % section)
+        
+    def add_key(self, key, value):
+        self.ini.append("%s=%s" % (key, value))
+        
+    def add_comment(self, comment):
+        self.ini.append(";%s" % comment)
+        
+    def add_verb(self, verb):
+        self.ini.append(verb)
+
+    def show(self):
+        return "\n".join(self.ini)
+
+class ConfigModel(object):
+    ini = Ini()
+    
+    confd = {
+        'savewin' : True,
+        'savepan' : True,
+        'wx' : 800,
+        'wy' : 600,
+        'h' : 200,
+        'v' : 300,
+        'exportxls' : False,
+        'cd' : '/cdrom',
+        'ejectapp' : 'eject -r',
+        'eject' : True,
+        'pil': False,
+        'gthumb':False,
+        'exif':False,
+        'confirmquit':True,
+        'mntwarn':True,
+        'confirmabandon':True,
+        'showtoolbar':True,
+        'showstatusbar':True,
+    }
+    
+    dictconf = {
+        "save main window size" : "savewin",
+        "save panes size" : "savepan",
+        "main window width" : "wx",
+        "main window height": "wy",
+        "horizontal panes": "h",
+        "vertical panes":"v",
+        "export xls":"exportxls",
+        "cd drive":"cd",
+        "eject command":"eject",
+        "image support":"pil",
+        'confirm quit':'confirmquit',
+        'warn mount/umount errors':'mntwarn',
+        'confirm abandon current catalog':'confirmabandon',
+        'show toolbar':'showtoolbar',
+        'show statusbar and progress bar':'showstatusbar',
+    }
+    
+    dbool = (
+             'exportxls',
+             'pil',
+             'savewin',
+             'savepan',
+             'eject',
+             'gthumb',
+             'exif',
+             'confirmquit',
+             'mntwarn',
+             'confirmabandon',
+             'showtoolbar',
+             'showstatusbar',
+    )
+    
+    dstring = ('cd','eject')
+    
+    try:
+        path = os.environ['HOME']
+    except:
+        path = "/tmp"
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+        
+    def save(self):
+        try:
+            os.lstat("%s/.pygtktalog" % self.path)
+        except:
+            print "Saving preferences to %s/.pygtktalog" % self.path
+        newIni = Ini()
+        newIni.add_section("pyGTKtalog conf")
+        for opt in self.dictconf:
+            newIni.add_key(opt,self.confd[self.dictconf[opt]])
+        try:
+            f = open("%s/.pygtktalog" % self.path,"w")
+            success = True
+        except:
+            print "Cannot open config file %s for writing." % (self.path, "/.pygtktalog")
+            success = False
+        f.write(newIni.show())
+        f.close()
+        return success
+        
+    def load(self):
+        try:
+            # try to read config file
+            parser = ConfigParser()
+            parser.read("%s/.pygtktalog" % self.path)
+            for sec in parser.sections():
+                if sec == 'pyGTKtalog conf':
+                    for opt in parser.options(sec):
+                        try:
+                            if self.dictconf[opt] in self.dbool:
+                                self.confd[self.dictconf[opt]] = parser.getboolean(sec,opt)
+                            elif self.dictconf[opt] in self.dstring:
+                                self.confd[self.dictconf[opt]] = parser.get(sec,opt)
+                            else:
+                                self.confd[self.dictconf[opt]] = parser.getint(sec,opt)
+                        except:
+                            if __debug__:
+                                print "failed to parse option:", opt
+                            pass
+        except:
+            if __debug__:
+                print "load config file failed"
+            pass
+    def __str__(self):
+        """show prefs in string way"""
+        string = "[varname]\tvalue\n"
+        for i in self.confd:
+            string+="%s\t%s\n" % (i,self.confd[i])
+        return string