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diff --git a/include/bsettings.h b/include/bsettings.h
index 77f1592..0470c33 100644
--- a/include/bsettings.h
+++ b/include/bsettings.h
@@ -408,4 +408,54 @@ void bsReadSettings(BSContext *context);
 void bsWriteSettings(BSContext *context);
 void bsWriteChangedSettings(BSContext *context);
 
+/* INI file stuff */
+
+typedef struct _dictionary_ {
+	/** Number of entries in dictionary */
+	int n;
+	/** Storage size */
+	int size;
+	/** List of string values */
+	char **val;
+	/** List of string keys */
+	char **key ;
+	/** List of hash values for keys */
+	unsigned *hash;
+} IniDictionary;
+
+IniDictionary * bsIniOpen (const char * fileName);
+void bsIniClose (IniDictionary * dictionary);
+void bsIniSave (IniDictionary * dictionary, const char * fileName);
+Bool bsIniGetString (IniDictionary * dictionary, const char * section,
+		     const char * entry, char ** value);
+Bool bsIniGetInt (IniDictionary * dictionary, const char * section,
+		  const char * entry, int * value);
+Bool bsIniGetFloat (IniDictionary * dictionary, const char * section,
+		    const char * entry, float * value);
+Bool bsIniGetBool (IniDictionary * dictionary, const char * section,
+		   const char * entry, Bool * value);
+Bool bsIniGetColor (IniDictionary * dictionary, const char * section,
+		    const char * entry, BSSettingColorValue * value);
+Bool bsIniGetAction (IniDictionary * dictionary, const char * section,
+		     const char * entry, BSSettingActionValue * value);
+Bool bsIniGetList (IniDictionary * dictionary, const char * section,
+		   const char * entry, BSSettingValueList * value, BSSetting *parent);
+void bsIniSetString (IniDictionary * dictionary, const char * section,
+		     const char * entry, char * value);
+void bsIniSetInt (IniDictionary * dictionary, const char * section,
+		  const char * entry, int value);
+void bsIniSetFloat (IniDictionary * dictionary, const char * section,
+    		    const char * entry, float value);
+void bsIniSetBool (IniDictionary * dictionary, const char * section,
+		   const char * entry, Bool value);
+void bsIniSetColor (IniDictionary * dictionary, const char * section,
+		    const char * entry, BSSettingColorValue value);
+void bsIniSetAction (IniDictionary * dictionary, const char * section,
+		     const char * entry, BSSettingActionValue value);
+void bsIniSetList (IniDictionary * dictionary, const char * section,
+		   const char * entry, BSSettingValueList value, BSSettingType listType);
+
+void bsIniRemoveEntry (IniDictionary * dictionary, const char * section,
+					   const char * entry);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 549bd29..79f4c05 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ INCLUDES =			     \
 	-DLIBDIR=\"$(libdir)\"
 
 
-libbsettings_la_SOURCES=main.c lists.c compiz.c match.c config.c option.c
+libbsettings_la_SOURCES=main.c lists.c compiz.c match.c config.c option.c iniparser.c ini.c
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES=libbsettings.la
 
diff --git a/src/ini.c b/src/ini.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b87f39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ini.c
@@ -0,0 +1,535 @@
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include <bsettings.h>
+#include "iniparser.h"
+
+IniDictionary * bsIniOpen (const char * fileName)
+{
+	return iniparser_new ((char*) fileName);
+}
+
+void bsIniClose (IniDictionary * dictionary)
+{
+	iniparser_free (dictionary);
+}
+
+void bsIniSave (IniDictionary * dictionary, const char * fileName)
+{
+	FILE *file;
+
+	file = fopen (fileName, "w");
+	iniparser_dump_ini (dictionary, file);
+	fclose (file);
+}
+
+static char *getIniString (IniDictionary * dictionary,
+						   const char * section,
+						   const char * entry)
+{
+	char *sectionName;
+	char *retValue;
+
+	asprintf (&sectionName, "%s:%s", section, entry);
+
+	retValue = iniparser_getstring (dictionary, sectionName, NULL);
+	free (sectionName);
+
+	return retValue;
+}
+
+static void setIniString (IniDictionary * dictionary,
+	   					  const char * section,
+   						  const char * entry,
+						  const char * value)
+{
+	char *sectionName;
+
+	asprintf (&sectionName, "%s:%s", section, entry);
+	iniparser_setstr (dictionary, sectionName, (char*) value);
+	free (sectionName);
+}
+
+static char *writeActionString (BSSettingActionValue * action)
+{
+	char *keyBinding;
+	char *buttonBinding;
+	char *edge;
+	char *actionString = NULL;
+
+	keyBinding = bsKeyBindingToString (action);
+	if (!keyBinding)
+		keyBinding = strdup("");
+
+	buttonBinding = bsButtonBindingToString (action);
+	if (!buttonBinding)
+		buttonBinding = strdup("");
+
+	edge = bsEdgeToString (action);
+	if (!edge)
+		edge = strdup("");
+
+	asprintf (&actionString, "%s,%s,%s,%d,%s\n", keyBinding,
+			  buttonBinding, edge, action->edgeButton,
+			  action->onBell ? "true" : "false");
+
+	free (keyBinding);
+	free (buttonBinding);
+	free (edge);
+
+	return actionString;
+}
+
+static Bool parseActionString (const char* string, 
+							   BSSettingActionValue *value)
+{
+	char *valueString, *valueStart;
+	char *token;
+
+	memset (value, 0, sizeof(BSSettingActionValue));
+	valueString = strdup (string);
+	valueStart = valueString;
+
+	token = strsep (&valueString, ",");
+	if (!token)
+	{
+		free (valueStart);
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	/* key binding */
+	bsStringToKeyBinding (token, value);
+
+	token = strsep (&valueString, ",");
+	if (!token)
+	{
+		free (valueStart);
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	/* button binding */
+	bsStringToButtonBinding (token, value);
+
+	token = strsep (&valueString, ",");
+	if (!token)
+	{
+		free (valueStart);
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	/* edge binding */
+	bsStringToEdge (token, value);
+
+	token = strsep (&valueString, ",");
+	if (!token)
+	{
+		free (valueStart);
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	/* edge button */
+	value->edgeButton = strtoul (token, NULL, 10);
+
+	/* bell */
+	value->onBell = (strcmp (valueString, "true") == 0);
+
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+Bool bsIniGetString (IniDictionary * dictionary, 
+					 const char * section,
+					 const char * entry, 
+					 char ** value)
+{
+	char *retValue;
+
+	retValue = getIniString (dictionary, section, entry);
+
+	if (retValue)
+	{
+		*value = strdup (retValue);
+		return TRUE;
+	}
+	else
+		return FALSE;
+}
+
+Bool bsIniGetInt (IniDictionary * dictionary, 
+				  const char * section,
+				  const char * entry, 
+				  int * value)
+{
+	char *retValue;
+
+	retValue = getIniString (dictionary, section, entry);
+
+	if (retValue)
+	{
+		*value = strtoul (retValue, NULL, 10);
+		return TRUE;
+	}
+	else
+		return FALSE;
+}
+
+Bool bsIniGetFloat (IniDictionary * dictionary, 
+					const char * section,
+					const char * entry, 
+					float * value)
+{
+	char *retValue;
+
+	retValue = getIniString (dictionary, section, entry);
+
+	if (retValue)
+	{
+		*value = (float) strtod (retValue, NULL);
+		return TRUE;
+	}
+	else
+		return FALSE;
+}
+
+Bool bsIniGetBool (IniDictionary * dictionary, 
+				   const char * section,
+				   const char * entry, 
+				   Bool * value)
+{
+	char *retValue;
+
+	retValue = getIniString (dictionary, section, entry);
+
+	if (retValue)
+	{
+		if ((retValue[0] == 't') || (retValue[0] == 'T') ||
+			(retValue[0] == 'y') || (retValue[0] == 'Y') ||
+			(retValue[0] == '1'))
+		{
+			*value = TRUE;
+		}
+		else
+			*value = FALSE;
+
+		return TRUE;
+	}
+	else
+		return FALSE;
+}
+
+Bool bsIniGetColor (IniDictionary * dictionary, 
+					const char * section,
+					const char * entry, 
+					BSSettingColorValue * value)
+{
+	char *retValue;
+
+	retValue = getIniString (dictionary, section, entry);
+
+	if (retValue && bsStringToColor (retValue, value))
+		return TRUE;
+	else
+		return FALSE;
+}
+
+Bool bsIniGetAction (IniDictionary * dictionary, 
+					 const char * section,
+					 const char * entry, 
+					 BSSettingActionValue * value)
+{
+	char *retValue;
+
+	retValue = getIniString (dictionary, section, entry);
+
+	if (retValue)
+		return parseActionString (retValue, value);
+	else
+		return FALSE;
+}
+
+Bool bsIniGetList (IniDictionary * dictionary, 
+				   const char * section,
+				   const char * entry, 
+				   BSSettingValueList * value,
+				   BSSetting *parent)
+{
+	BSSettingValueList list = NULL;
+	char *valueString, *valueStart, *valString;
+	char *token;
+	int nItems = 0, i = 0;
+
+	valString = getIniString (dictionary, section, entry);
+	if (!valString)
+		return FALSE;
+
+	valueString = strdup (valString);
+	valueStart = valueString;
+
+	token = strsep (&valueString, ";");
+	while (token)
+	{
+		token = strsep (&valueString, ";");
+		nItems++;
+	}
+	valueString = valueStart;
+
+	token = strsep (&valueString, ";");
+
+	switch (parent->info.forList.listType)
+	{
+		case TypeString:
+		case TypeMatch:
+			{
+				char **array = malloc (nItems * sizeof(char*));
+				while (token)
+				{
+					array[i++] = strdup (token);
+					token = strsep (&valueString, ";");
+				}
+				list = bsGetValueListFromStringArray (array, nItems, parent);
+				for (i = 0; i < nItems; i++)
+					free (array[i]);
+				free (array);
+			}
+			break;
+		case TypeColor:
+			{
+				BSSettingColorValue *array = malloc (nItems * sizeof(BSSettingColorValue));
+				while (token)
+				{
+                    memset(&array[i], 0, sizeof(BSSettingColorValue));
+                   	bsStringToColor(token, &array[i]);
+					token = strsep (&valueString, ";");
+					i++;
+				}
+				list = bsGetValueListFromColorArray (array, nItems, parent);
+				free (array);
+			}
+			break;
+		case TypeBool:
+			{
+				Bool *array = malloc (nItems * sizeof(Bool));
+				Bool isTrue;
+				while (token)
+				{
+					isTrue = (token[0] == 'y' || token[0] == 'Y' || token[0] == '1' ||
+							  token[0] == 't' || token[0] == 'T');
+					array[i++] = isTrue;
+					token = strsep (&valueString, ";");
+				}
+				list = bsGetValueListFromBoolArray (array, nItems, parent);
+				free (array);
+			}
+			break;
+		case TypeInt:
+			{
+				int *array = malloc (nItems * sizeof(int));
+				while (token)
+				{
+					array[i++] = strtoul (token, NULL, 10);
+					token = strsep (&valueString, ";");
+				}
+				list = bsGetValueListFromIntArray (array, nItems, parent);
+				free (array);
+			}
+			break;
+		case TypeFloat:
+			{
+				float *array = malloc (nItems * sizeof(float));
+				while (token)
+				{
+					array[i++] = strtod (token, NULL);
+					token = strsep (&valueString, ";");
+				}
+				list = bsGetValueListFromFloatArray (array, nItems, parent);
+				free (array);
+			}
+			break;
+		case TypeAction:
+			{
+				BSSettingActionValue *array = malloc (nItems * sizeof(BSSettingActionValue));
+				while (token)
+				{
+					parseActionString (token, &array[i++]);
+					token = strsep (&valueString, ";");
+				}
+				list = bsGetValueListFromActionArray (array, nItems, parent);
+				free (array);
+			}
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+	}
+
+	*value = list;
+	free (valueStart);
+
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+void bsIniSetString (IniDictionary * dictionary, 
+					 const char * section,
+					 const char * entry, 
+					 char * value)
+{
+	setIniString (dictionary, section, entry, value);
+}
+
+void bsIniSetInt (IniDictionary * dictionary, 
+				  const char * section,
+				  const char * entry, 
+				  int value)
+{
+	char *string = NULL;
+	asprintf (&string, "%i", value);
+
+	if (string)
+	{
+		setIniString (dictionary, section, entry, string);
+		free (string);
+	}
+}
+
+void bsIniSetFloat (IniDictionary * dictionary, 
+					const char * section,
+					const char * entry, 
+					float value)
+{
+	char *string = NULL;
+	asprintf (&string, "%f", value);
+
+	if (string)
+	{
+		setIniString (dictionary, section, entry, string);
+		free (string);
+	}
+}
+
+void bsIniSetBool (IniDictionary * dictionary, 
+				   const char * section,
+				   const char * entry, 
+				   Bool value)
+{
+	setIniString (dictionary, section, entry,
+				  value ? "true" : "false");
+}
+
+void bsIniSetColor (IniDictionary * dictionary, 
+					const char * section,
+					const char * entry, 
+					BSSettingColorValue value)
+{
+	char *string;
+	string = bsColorToString (&value);
+
+	if (string)
+	{
+		setIniString (dictionary, section, entry, string);
+		free (string);
+	}
+}
+
+void bsIniSetAction (IniDictionary * dictionary, 
+					 const char * section,
+					 const char * entry, 
+					 BSSettingActionValue value)
+{
+	char *actionString;
+
+	actionString = writeActionString (&value);
+
+	if (actionString)
+	{
+		setIniString (dictionary, section, entry, actionString);
+		free (actionString);
+	}
+}
+
+void bsIniSetList (IniDictionary * dictionary, 
+				   const char * section,
+				   const char * entry, 
+				   BSSettingValueList value,
+				   BSSettingType listType)
+{
+#define STRINGBUFSIZE 2048
+	char stringBuffer[STRINGBUFSIZE]; //FIXME: we should allocate that dynamically
+
+	memset (stringBuffer, 0, sizeof(stringBuffer));
+
+	while (value)
+	{
+		switch (listType)
+		{
+			case TypeString:
+				strncat (stringBuffer, value->data->value.asString, STRINGBUFSIZE);
+				break;
+			case TypeMatch:
+				strncat (stringBuffer, value->data->value.asMatch, STRINGBUFSIZE);
+				break;
+			case TypeInt:
+				{
+					char *valueString = NULL;
+					asprintf (&valueString, "%d", value->data->value.asInt);
+					if (!valueString)
+						break;
+
+					strncat (stringBuffer, valueString, STRINGBUFSIZE);
+					free (valueString);
+				}
+				break;
+			case TypeBool:
+				strncat (stringBuffer, (value->data->value.asBool) ? "true" : "false", 
+						 STRINGBUFSIZE);
+				break;
+			case TypeFloat:
+				{
+					char *valueString = NULL;
+					asprintf (&valueString, "%f", value->data->value.asFloat);
+					if (!valueString)
+						break;
+
+					strncat (stringBuffer, valueString, STRINGBUFSIZE);
+					free (valueString);
+				}
+				break;
+			case TypeColor:
+				{
+					char *color = NULL;
+					color = bsColorToString(&value->data->value.asColor);
+					if (!color)
+						break;
+
+					strncat (stringBuffer, color, STRINGBUFSIZE);
+					free (color);
+				}
+				break;
+			case TypeAction:
+				{
+					char *action;
+					action = writeActionString (&value->data->value.asAction);
+					if (!action)
+						break;
+						
+					strncat (stringBuffer, action, STRINGBUFSIZE);
+					free (action);
+				}
+			default:
+				break;
+		}
+
+		strncat (stringBuffer, ";", STRINGBUFSIZE);;
+		value = value->next;
+	}
+
+	setIniString (dictionary, section, entry, stringBuffer);
+}
+
+void bsIniRemoveEntry (IniDictionary * dictionary, 
+					   const char * section,
+					   const char * entry)
+{
+	char *sectionName;
+
+	asprintf (&sectionName, "%s:%s", section, entry);
+	iniparser_unset (dictionary, sectionName);
+	free (sectionName);
+}
diff --git a/src/iniparser.c b/src/iniparser.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5815d24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/iniparser.c
@@ -0,0 +1,741 @@
+/*
+ Based upon libiniparser, by Nicolas Devillard
+ Hacked into 1 file (m-iniparser) by Freek/2005
+ Original terms following:
+
+ -- -
+
+ Copyright (c) 2000 by Nicolas Devillard (ndevilla AT free DOT fr).
+
+ Written by Nicolas Devillard. Not derived from licensed software.
+
+ Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any
+ purpose on any computer system, and to redistribute it freely,
+ subject to the following restrictions:
+
+ 1. The author is not responsible for the consequences of use of
+ this software, no matter how awful, even if they arise
+ from defects in it.
+
+ 2. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented, either
+ by explicit claim or by omission.
+
+ 3. Altered versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not
+ be misrepresented as being the original software.
+
+ 4. This notice may not be removed or altered.
+
+ */
+
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "iniparser.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/* strlib.c following */
+
+#define ASCIILINESZ 1024
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Convert a string to lowercase.
+  @param    s   String to convert.
+  @return   ptr to statically allocated string.
+
+  This function returns a pointer to a statically allocated string
+  containing a lowercased version of the input string. Do not free
+  or modify the returned string! Since the returned string is statically
+  allocated, it will be modified at each function call (not re-entrant).
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+static char * strlwc(char * s)
+{
+    static char l[ASCIILINESZ+1];
+    int i ;
+
+    if (s==NULL) return NULL ;
+    memset(l, 0, ASCIILINESZ+1);
+    i=0 ;
+    while (s[i] && i<ASCIILINESZ) {
+        l[i] = (char)tolower((int)s[i]);
+        i++ ;
+    }
+    l[ASCIILINESZ]=(char)0;
+    return l ;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Skip blanks until the first non-blank character.
+  @param    s   String to parse.
+  @return   Pointer to char inside given string.
+
+  This function returns a pointer to the first non-blank character in the
+  given string.
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+static char * strskp(char * s)
+{
+    char * skip = s;
+    if (s==NULL) return NULL ;
+    while (isspace((int)*skip) && *skip) skip++;
+    return skip ;
+}
+
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Remove blanks at the end of a string.
+  @param    s   String to parse.
+  @return   ptr to statically allocated string.
+
+  This function returns a pointer to a statically allocated string,
+  which is identical to the input string, except that all blank
+  characters at the end of the string have been removed.
+  Do not free or modify the returned string! Since the returned string
+  is statically allocated, it will be modified at each function call
+  (not re-entrant).
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+static char * strcrop(char * s)
+{
+    static char l[ASCIILINESZ+1];
+    char * last ;
+
+    if (s==NULL) return NULL ;
+    memset(l, 0, ASCIILINESZ+1);
+    strcpy(l, s);
+    last = l + strlen(l);
+    while (last > l) {
+        if (!isspace((int)*(last-1)))
+            break ;
+        last -- ;
+    }
+    *last = (char)0;
+    return l ;
+}
+
+
+/* dictionary.c.c following */
+/** Maximum value size for integers and doubles. */
+#define MAXVALSZ    1024
+
+/** Minimal allocated number of entries in a dictionary */
+#define DICTMINSZ   128
+
+/** Invalid key token */
+#define DICT_INVALID_KEY    ((char*)-1)
+
+/*
+ Doubles the allocated size associated to a pointer
+ 'size' is the current allocated size.
+ */
+static void * mem_double(void * ptr, int size)
+{
+    void *newptr;
+
+    newptr = calloc(2*size, 1);
+    memcpy(newptr, ptr, size);
+    free(ptr);
+    return newptr ;
+}
+
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                            Function codes
+ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Compute the hash key for a string.
+  @param    key     Character string to use for key.
+  @return   1 unsigned int on at least 32 bits.
+
+  This hash function has been taken from an Article in Dr Dobbs Journal.
+  This is normally a collision-free function, distributing keys evenly.
+  The key is stored anyway in the struct so that collision can be avoided
+  by comparing the key itself in last resort.
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+static unsigned dictionary_hash(char * key)
+{
+    int         len ;
+    unsigned    hash ;
+    int         i ;
+
+    len = strlen(key);
+    for (hash=0, i=0 ; i<len ; i++) {
+        hash += (unsigned)key[i] ;
+        hash += (hash<<10);
+        hash ^= (hash>>6) ;
+    }
+    hash += (hash <<3);
+    hash ^= (hash >>11);
+    hash += (hash <<15);
+    return hash ;
+}
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Create a new dictionary object.
+  @param    size    Optional initial size of the dictionary.
+  @return   1 newly allocated dictionary objet.
+
+  This function allocates a new dictionary object of given size and returns
+  it. If you do not know in advance (roughly) the number of entries in the
+  dictionary, give size=0.
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+static dictionary * dictionary_new(int size)
+{
+    dictionary *d ;
+
+    /* If no size was specified, allocate space for DICTMINSZ */
+    if (size<DICTMINSZ) size=DICTMINSZ ;
+
+    d = (dictionary *)calloc(1, sizeof(dictionary));
+    d->size = size ;
+    d->val  = (char **)calloc(size, sizeof(char*));
+    d->key  = (char **)calloc(size, sizeof(char*));
+    d->hash = (unsigned int *)calloc(size, sizeof(unsigned));
+
+    return d;
+}
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Delete a dictionary object
+  @param    d   dictionary object to deallocate.
+  @return   void
+
+  Deallocate a dictionary object and all memory associated to it.
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+static void dictionary_del(dictionary * d)
+{
+    int     i ;
+
+    if (d==NULL) return ;
+    for (i=0 ; i<d->size ; i++) {
+        if (d->key[i]!=NULL)
+            free(d->key[i]);
+        if (d->val[i]!=NULL)
+            free(d->val[i]);
+    }
+    free(d->val);
+    free(d->key);
+    free(d->hash);
+    free(d);
+
+    return;
+}
+
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Get a value from a dictionary.
+  @param    d       dictionary object to search.
+  @param    key     Key to look for in the dictionary.
+  @param    def     Default value to return if key not found.
+  @return   1 pointer to internally allocated character string.
+
+  This function locates a key in a dictionary and returns a pointer to its
+  value, or the passed 'def' pointer if no such key can be found in
+  dictionary. The returned character pointer points to data internal to the
+  dictionary object, you should not try to free it or modify it.
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static char * dictionary_get(dictionary * d, char * key, char * def)
+{
+    unsigned    hash ;
+    int         i ;
+
+    hash = dictionary_hash(key);
+    for (i=0 ; i<d->size ; i++) {
+        if (d->key==NULL)
+            continue ;
+        /* Compare hash */
+        if (hash==d->hash[i]) {
+            /* Compare string, to avoid hash collisions */
+            if (!strcmp(key, d->key[i])) {
+                return d->val[i] ;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return def ;
+}
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Set a value in a dictionary.
+  @param    d       dictionary object to modify.
+  @param    key     Key to modify or add.
+  @param    val     Value to add.
+  @return   void
+
+  If the given key is found in the dictionary, the associated value is
+  replaced by the provided one. If the key cannot be found in the
+  dictionary, it is added to it.
+
+  It is Ok to provide a NULL value for val, but NULL values for the dictionary
+  or the key are considered as errors: the function will return immediately
+  in such a case.
+
+  Notice that if you dictionary_set a variable to NULL, a call to
+  dictionary_get will return a NULL value: the variable will be found, and
+  its value (NULL) is returned. In other words, setting the variable
+  content to NULL is equivalent to deleting the variable from the
+  dictionary. It is not possible (in this implementation) to have a key in
+  the dictionary without value.
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+static void dictionary_set(dictionary * d, char * key, char * val)
+{
+    int         i ;
+    unsigned    hash ;
+
+    if (d==NULL || key==NULL) return ;
+
+    /* Compute hash for this key */
+    hash = dictionary_hash(key) ;
+    /* Find if value is already in blackboard */
+    if (d->n>0) {
+        for (i=0 ; i<d->size ; i++) {
+            if (d->key[i]==NULL)
+                continue ;
+            if (hash==d->hash[i]) { /* Same hash value */
+                if (!strcmp(key, d->key[i])) {   /* Same key */
+                    /* Found a value: modify and return */
+                    if (d->val[i]!=NULL)
+                        free(d->val[i]);
+                    d->val[i] = val ? strdup(val) : NULL ;
+                    /* Value has been modified: return */
+                    return ;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    /* Add a new value */
+    /* See if dictionary needs to grow */
+    if (d->n==d->size) {
+
+        /* Reached maximum size: reallocate blackboard */
+        d->val  = (char **)mem_double(d->val,  d->size * sizeof(char*)) ;
+        d->key  = (char **)mem_double(d->key,  d->size * sizeof(char*)) ;
+        d->hash = (unsigned int *)mem_double(d->hash, d->size * sizeof(unsigned)) ;
+
+        /* Double size */
+        d->size *= 2 ;
+    }
+
+    /* Insert key in the first empty slot */
+    for (i=0 ; i<d->size ; i++) {
+        if (d->key[i]==NULL) {
+            /* Add key here */
+            break ;
+        }
+    }
+    /* Copy key */
+    d->key[i]  = strdup(key);
+    d->val[i]  = val ? strdup(val) : NULL ;
+    d->hash[i] = hash;
+    d->n ++ ;
+    return ;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Delete a key in a dictionary
+  @param    d       dictionary object to modify.
+  @param    key     Key to remove.
+  @return   void
+
+  This function deletes a key in a dictionary. Nothing is done if the
+  key cannot be found.
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+static void dictionary_unset(dictionary * d, char * key)
+{
+    unsigned    hash ;
+    int         i ;
+
+    hash = dictionary_hash(key);
+    for (i=0 ; i<d->size ; i++) {
+        if (d->key[i]==NULL)
+            continue ;
+        /* Compare hash */
+        if (hash==d->hash[i]) {
+            /* Compare string, to avoid hash collisions */
+            if (!strcmp(key, d->key[i])) {
+                /* Found key */
+                break ;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (i>=d->size)
+        /* Key not found */
+        return ;
+
+    free(d->key[i]);
+    d->key[i] = NULL ;
+    if (d->val[i]!=NULL) {
+        free(d->val[i]);
+        d->val[i] = NULL ;
+    }
+    d->hash[i] = 0 ;
+    d->n -- ;
+    return ;
+}
+
+/* iniparser.c.c following */
+#define ASCIILINESZ         1024
+#define INI_INVALID_KEY     ((char*)-1)
+
+/* Private: add an entry to the dictionary */
+static void iniparser_add_entry(
+    dictionary * d,
+    char * sec,
+    char * key,
+    char * val)
+{
+    char longkey[2*ASCIILINESZ+1];
+
+    /* Make a key as section:keyword */
+    if (key!=NULL) {
+        sprintf(longkey, "%s:%s", sec, key);
+    } else {
+        strcpy(longkey, sec);
+    }
+
+    /* Add (key,val) to dictionary */
+    dictionary_set(d, longkey, val);
+    return ;
+}
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Get number of sections in a dictionary
+  @param    d   Dictionary to examine
+  @return   int Number of sections found in dictionary
+
+  This function returns the number of sections found in a dictionary.
+  The test to recognize sections is done on the string stored in the
+  dictionary: a section name is given as "section" whereas a key is
+  stored as "section:key", thus the test looks for entries that do not
+  contain a colon.
+
+  This clearly fails in the case a section name contains a colon, but
+  this should simply be avoided.
+
+  This function returns -1 in case of error.
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+int iniparser_getnsec(dictionary * d)
+{
+    int i ;
+    int nsec ;
+
+    if (d==NULL) return -1 ;
+    nsec=0 ;
+    for (i=0 ; i<d->size ; i++) {
+        if (d->key[i]==NULL)
+            continue ;
+        if (strchr(d->key[i], ':')==NULL) {
+            nsec ++ ;
+        }
+    }
+    return nsec ;
+}
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Get name for section n in a dictionary.
+  @param    d   Dictionary to examine
+  @param    n   Section number (from 0 to nsec-1).
+  @return   Pointer to char string
+
+  This function locates the n-th section in a dictionary and returns
+  its name as a pointer to a string statically allocated inside the
+  dictionary. Do not free or modify the returned string!
+
+  This function returns NULL in case of error.
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+char * iniparser_getsecname(dictionary * d, int n)
+{
+    int i ;
+    int foundsec ;
+
+    if (d==NULL || n<0) return NULL ;
+    foundsec=0 ;
+    for (i=0 ; i<d->size ; i++) {
+        if (d->key[i]==NULL)
+            continue ;
+        if (strchr(d->key[i], ':')==NULL) {
+            foundsec++ ;
+            if (foundsec>n)
+                break ;
+        }
+    }
+    if (foundsec<=n) {
+        return NULL ;
+    }
+    return d->key[i] ;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Save a dictionary to a loadable ini file
+  @param    d   Dictionary to dump
+  @param    f   Opened file pointer to dump to
+  @return   void
+
+  This function dumps a given dictionary into a loadable ini file.
+  It is Ok to specify @c stderr or @c stdout as output files.
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+void iniparser_dump_ini(dictionary * d, FILE * f)
+{
+    int     i, j ;
+    char    keym[ASCIILINESZ+1];
+    int     nsec ;
+    char *  secname ;
+    int     seclen ;
+
+    if (d==NULL || f==NULL) return ;
+
+    nsec = iniparser_getnsec(d);
+    if (nsec<1) {
+        /* No section in file: dump all keys as they are */
+        for (i=0 ; i<d->size ; i++) {
+            if (d->key[i]==NULL)
+                continue ;
+            fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", d->key[i], d->val[i]);
+        }
+        return ;
+    }
+    for (i=0 ; i<nsec ; i++) {
+        secname = iniparser_getsecname(d, i) ;
+        seclen  = (int)strlen(secname);
+        fprintf(f, "\n[%s]\n", secname);
+        sprintf(keym, "%s:", secname);
+        for (j=0 ; j<d->size ; j++) {
+            if (d->key[j]==NULL)
+                continue ;
+            if (!strncmp(d->key[j], keym, seclen+1)) {
+                fprintf(f,
+                        "%-30s = %s\n",
+                        d->key[j]+seclen+1,
+                        d->val[j] ? d->val[j] : "");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    fprintf(f, "\n");
+    return ;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Get the string associated to a key
+  @param    d       Dictionary to search
+  @param    key     Key string to look for
+  @param    def     Default value to return if key not found.
+  @return   pointer to statically allocated character string
+
+  This function queries a dictionary for a key. A key as read from an
+  ini file is given as "section:key". If the key cannot be found,
+  the pointer passed as 'def' is returned.
+  The returned char pointer is pointing to a string allocated in
+  the dictionary, do not free or modify it.
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+char * iniparser_getstring(dictionary * d, char * key, char * def)
+{
+    char * lc_key ;
+    char * sval ;
+
+    if (d==NULL || key==NULL)
+        return def ;
+
+    lc_key = strdup(strlwc(key));
+    sval = dictionary_get(d, lc_key, def);
+    free(lc_key);
+    return sval ;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Finds out if a given entry exists in a dictionary
+  @param    ini     Dictionary to search
+  @param    entry   Name of the entry to look for
+  @return   integer 1 if entry exists, 0 otherwise
+
+  Finds out if a given entry exists in the dictionary. Since sections
+  are stored as keys with NULL associated values, this is the only way
+  of querying for the presence of sections in a dictionary.
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+int iniparser_find_entry(
+    dictionary  *   ini,
+    char        *   entry
+)
+{
+    int found=0 ;
+    if (iniparser_getstring(ini, entry, INI_INVALID_KEY)!=INI_INVALID_KEY) {
+        found = 1 ;
+    }
+    return found ;
+}
+
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Set an entry in a dictionary.
+  @param    ini     Dictionary to modify.
+  @param    entry   Entry to modify (entry name)
+  @param    val     New value to associate to the entry.
+  @return   int 0 if Ok, -1 otherwise.
+
+  If the given entry can be found in the dictionary, it is modified to
+  contain the provided value. If it cannot be found, -1 is returned.
+  It is Ok to set val to NULL.
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+int iniparser_setstr(dictionary * ini, char * entry, char * val)
+{
+    dictionary_set(ini, strlwc(entry), val);
+    return 0 ;
+}
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Delete an entry in a dictionary
+  @param    ini     Dictionary to modify
+  @param    entry   Entry to delete (entry name)
+  @return   void
+
+  If the given entry can be found, it is deleted from the dictionary.
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+void iniparser_unset(dictionary * ini, char * entry)
+{
+    dictionary_unset(ini, strlwc(entry));
+}
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Parse an ini file and return an allocated dictionary object
+  @param    ininame Name of the ini file to read.
+  @return   Pointer to newly allocated dictionary
+
+  This is the parser for ini files. This function is called, providing
+  the name of the file to be read. It returns a dictionary object that
+  should not be accessed directly, but through accessor functions
+  instead.
+
+  The returned dictionary must be freed using iniparser_free().
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+dictionary * iniparser_new(char *ininame)
+{
+    dictionary  *   d ;
+    char        lin[ASCIILINESZ+1];
+    char        sec[ASCIILINESZ+1];
+    char        key[ASCIILINESZ+1];
+    char        val[ASCIILINESZ+1];
+    char    *   where ;
+    FILE    *   ini ;
+    int         lineno ;
+
+    if ((ini=fopen(ininame, "r"))==NULL) {
+        return NULL ;
+    }
+
+    sec[0]=0;
+
+    /*
+     * Initialize a new dictionary entry
+     */
+    d = dictionary_new(0);
+    lineno = 0 ;
+    while (fgets(lin, ASCIILINESZ, ini)!=NULL) {
+        lineno++ ;
+        where = strskp(lin); /* Skip leading spaces */
+        if (*where==';' || *where=='#' || *where==0)
+            continue ; /* Comment lines */
+        else {
+            if (sscanf(where, "[%[^]]", sec)==1) {
+                /* Valid section name */
+                strcpy(sec, strlwc(sec));
+                iniparser_add_entry(d, sec, NULL, NULL);
+            } else if (sscanf (where, "%[^=] = \"%[^\"]\"", key, val) == 2
+                   ||  sscanf (where, "%[^=] = '%[^\']'",   key, val) == 2
+                   ||  sscanf (where, "%[^=] = %[^;#]",     key, val) == 2) {
+                strcpy(key, strlwc(strcrop(key)));
+                /*
+                 * sscanf cannot handle "" or '' as empty value,
+                 * this is done here
+                 */
+                if (!strcmp(val, "\"\"") || !strcmp(val, "''")) {
+                    val[0] = (char)0;
+                } else {
+                    strcpy(val, strcrop(val));
+                }
+                iniparser_add_entry(d, sec, key, val);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    fclose(ini);
+    return d ;
+}
+
+
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/**
+  @brief    Free all memory associated to an ini dictionary
+  @param    d Dictionary to free
+  @return   void
+
+  Free all memory associated to an ini dictionary.
+  It is mandatory to call this function before the dictionary object
+  gets out of the current context.
+ */
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+void iniparser_free(dictionary * d)
+{
+    dictionary_del(d);
+}
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/src/iniparser.h b/src/iniparser.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef927e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/iniparser.h
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ Based upon libiniparser, by Nicolas Devillard
+ Hacked into 1 file (m-iniparser) by Freek/2005
+ Original terms following:
+
+ -- -
+
+ Copyright (c) 2000 by Nicolas Devillard (ndevilla AT free DOT fr).
+
+ Written by Nicolas Devillard. Not derived from licensed software.
+
+ Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any
+ purpose on any computer system, and to redistribute it freely,
+ subject to the following restrictions:
+
+ 1. The author is not responsible for the consequences of use of
+ this software, no matter how awful, even if they arise
+ from defects in it.
+
+ 2. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented, either
+ by explicit claim or by omission.
+
+ 3. Altered versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not
+ be misrepresented as being the original software.
+
+ 4. This notice may not be removed or altered.
+
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef _INIPARSER_H_
+#define _INIPARSER_H_
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+
+#include <bsettings.h>
+
+typedef IniDictionary dictionary;
+
+/* generated by genproto */
+
+dictionary * iniparser_new(char *ininame);
+void iniparser_free(dictionary * d);
+
+int iniparser_getnsec(dictionary * d);
+char * iniparser_getsecname(dictionary * d, int n);
+void iniparser_dump_ini(dictionary * d, FILE * f);
+char * iniparser_getstring(dictionary * d, char * key, char * def);
+int iniparser_find_entry(dictionary  *   ini, char        *   entry);
+int iniparser_setstr(dictionary * ini, char * entry, char * val);
+void iniparser_unset(dictionary * ini, char * entry);
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/backend/Makefile.am b/backend/Makefile.am
index 789c89d..00c2fea 100644
--- a/backend/Makefile.am
+++ b/backend/Makefile.am
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ INCLUDES =			     \
 	-DLIBDIR=\"$(libdir)\"
 
 
-libini_la_SOURCES=ini.c iniparser.c dictionary.c strlib.c
+libini_la_SOURCES=ini.c
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES=libini.la
 
diff --git a/backend/dictionary.c b/backend/dictionary.c
deleted file mode 100644
index e82996f..0000000
--- a/backend/dictionary.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,508 +0,0 @@
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-   @file	dictionary.c
-   @author	N. Devillard
-   @date	Aug 2000
-   @version	$Revision: 1.24 $
-   @brief	Implements a dictionary for string variables.
-
-   This module implements a simple dictionary object, i.e. a list
-   of string/string associations. This object is useful to store e.g.
-   informations retrieved from a configuration file (ini files).
-*/
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-/*
-	$Id: dictionary.c,v 1.24 2006-09-27 11:02:22 ndevilla Exp $
-	$Author: ndevilla $
-	$Date: 2006-09-27 11:02:22 $
-	$Revision: 1.24 $
-*/
-
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-   								Includes
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-#include "dictionary.h"
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-
-/** Maximum value size for integers and doubles. */
-#define MAXVALSZ	1024
-
-/** Minimal allocated number of entries in a dictionary */
-#define DICTMINSZ	128
-
-/** Invalid key token */
-#define DICT_INVALID_KEY    ((char*)-1)
-
-
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  							Private functions
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-/* Doubles the allocated size associated to a pointer */
-/* 'size' is the current allocated size. */
-static void * mem_double(void * ptr, int size)
-{
-    void    *   newptr ;
- 
-    newptr = calloc(2*size, 1);
-    memcpy(newptr, ptr, size);
-    free(ptr);
-    return newptr ;
-}
-
-
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  							Function codes
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief	Compute the hash key for a string.
-  @param	key		Character string to use for key.
-  @return	1 unsigned int on at least 32 bits.
-
-  This hash function has been taken from an Article in Dr Dobbs Journal.
-  This is normally a collision-free function, distributing keys evenly.
-  The key is stored anyway in the struct so that collision can be avoided
-  by comparing the key itself in last resort.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-unsigned dictionary_hash(char * key)
-{
-	int			len ;
-	unsigned	hash ;
-	int			i ;
-
-	len = strlen(key);
-	for (hash=0, i=0 ; i<len ; i++) {
-		hash += (unsigned)key[i] ;
-		hash += (hash<<10);
-		hash ^= (hash>>6) ;
-	}
-	hash += (hash <<3);
-	hash ^= (hash >>11);
-	hash += (hash <<15);
-	return hash ;
-}
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief	Create a new dictionary object.
-  @param	size	Optional initial size of the dictionary.
-  @return	1 newly allocated dictionary objet.
-
-  This function allocates a new dictionary object of given size and returns
-  it. If you do not know in advance (roughly) the number of entries in the
-  dictionary, give size=0.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-dictionary * dictionary_new(int size)
-{
-	dictionary	*	d ;
-
-	/* If no size was specified, allocate space for DICTMINSZ */
-	if (size<DICTMINSZ) size=DICTMINSZ ;
-
-	d = (dictionary *)calloc(1, sizeof(dictionary));
-	d->size = size ;
-	d->val  = (char **)calloc(size, sizeof(char*));
-	d->key  = (char **)calloc(size, sizeof(char*));
-	d->hash = (unsigned int *)calloc(size, sizeof(unsigned));
-	return d ;
-}
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief	Delete a dictionary object
-  @param	d	dictionary object to deallocate.
-  @return	void
-
-  Deallocate a dictionary object and all memory associated to it.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-void dictionary_del(dictionary * d)
-{
-	int		i ;
-
-	if (d==NULL) return ;
-	for (i=0 ; i<d->size ; i++) {
-		if (d->key[i]!=NULL)
-			free(d->key[i]);
-		if (d->val[i]!=NULL)
-			free(d->val[i]);
-	}
-	free(d->val);
-	free(d->key);
-	free(d->hash);
-	free(d);
-	return ;
-}
-
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief	Get a value from a dictionary.
-  @param	d		dictionary object to search.
-  @param	key		Key to look for in the dictionary.
-  @param    def     Default value to return if key not found.
-  @return	1 pointer to internally allocated character string.
-
-  This function locates a key in a dictionary and returns a pointer to its
-  value, or the passed 'def' pointer if no such key can be found in
-  dictionary. The returned character pointer points to data internal to the
-  dictionary object, you should not try to free it or modify it.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-char * dictionary_get(dictionary * d, char * key, char * def)
-{
-	unsigned	hash ;
-	int			i ;
-
-	hash = dictionary_hash(key);
-	for (i=0 ; i<d->size ; i++) {
-        if (d->key==NULL)
-            continue ;
-        /* Compare hash */
-		if (hash==d->hash[i]) {
-            /* Compare string, to avoid hash collisions */
-            if (!strcmp(key, d->key[i])) {
-				return d->val[i] ;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return def ;
-}
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief	Get a value from a dictionary, as a char.
-  @param	d		dictionary object to search.
-  @param	key		Key to look for in the dictionary.
-  @param	def		Default value for the key if not found.
-  @return 	char	
-
-  This function locates a key in a dictionary using dictionary_get,
-  and returns the first char of the found string.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-char dictionary_getchar(dictionary * d, char * key, char def)
-{
-	char * v ;
-
-	if ((v=dictionary_get(d,key,DICT_INVALID_KEY))==DICT_INVALID_KEY) {
-		return def ;
-	} else {
-		return v[0] ;
-	}
-}
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief	Get a value from a dictionary, as an int.
-  @param	d		dictionary object to search.
-  @param	key		Key to look for in the dictionary.
-  @param	def		Default value for the key if not found.
-  @return	int
-
-  This function locates a key in a dictionary using dictionary_get,
-  and applies atoi on it to return an int. If the value cannot be found
-  in the dictionary, the default is returned.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-int dictionary_getint(dictionary * d, char * key, int def)
-{
-	char * v ;
-
-	if ((v=dictionary_get(d,key,DICT_INVALID_KEY))==DICT_INVALID_KEY) {
-		return def ;
-	} else {
-		return atoi(v);
-	}
-}
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief		Get a value from a dictionary, as a double.
-  @param	d		dictionary object to search.
-  @param	key		Key to look for in the dictionary.
-  @param	def		Default value for the key if not found.
-  @return	double
-
-  This function locates a key in a dictionary using dictionary_get,
-  and applies atof on it to return a double. If the value cannot be found
-  in the dictionary, the default is returned.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-double dictionary_getdouble(dictionary * d, char * key, double def)
-{
-	char * v ;
-
-	if ((v=dictionary_get(d,key,DICT_INVALID_KEY))==DICT_INVALID_KEY) {
-		return def ;
-	} else {
-		return atof(v);
-	}
-}
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief	Set a value in a dictionary.
-  @param	d		dictionary object to modify.
-  @param	key		Key to modify or add.
-  @param	val 	Value to add.
-  @return	void
-
-  If the given key is found in the dictionary, the associated value is
-  replaced by the provided one. If the key cannot be found in the
-  dictionary, it is added to it.
-
-  It is Ok to provide a NULL value for val, but NULL values for the dictionary
-  or the key are considered as errors: the function will return immediately
-  in such a case.
-
-  Notice that if you dictionary_set a variable to NULL, a call to
-  dictionary_get will return a NULL value: the variable will be found, and
-  its value (NULL) is returned. In other words, setting the variable
-  content to NULL is equivalent to deleting the variable from the
-  dictionary. It is not possible (in this implementation) to have a key in
-  the dictionary without value.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-void dictionary_set(dictionary * d, char * key, char * val)
-{
-	int			i ;
-	unsigned	hash ;
-
-	if (d==NULL || key==NULL) return ;
-	
-	/* Compute hash for this key */
-	hash = dictionary_hash(key) ;
-	/* Find if value is already in blackboard */
-	if (d->n>0) {
-		for (i=0 ; i<d->size ; i++) {
-            if (d->key[i]==NULL)
-                continue ;
-			if (hash==d->hash[i]) { /* Same hash value */
-				if (!strcmp(key, d->key[i])) {	 /* Same key */
-					/* Found a value: modify and return */
-					if (d->val[i]!=NULL)
-						free(d->val[i]);
-                    d->val[i] = val ? strdup(val) : NULL ;
-                    /* Value has been modified: return */
-					return ;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	/* Add a new value */
-	/* See if dictionary needs to grow */
-	if (d->n==d->size) {
-
-		/* Reached maximum size: reallocate blackboard */
-		d->val  = (char **)mem_double(d->val,  d->size * sizeof(char*)) ;
-		d->key  = (char **)mem_double(d->key,  d->size * sizeof(char*)) ;
-		d->hash = (unsigned int *)mem_double(d->hash, d->size * sizeof(unsigned)) ;
-
-		/* Double size */
-		d->size *= 2 ;
-	}
-
-    /* Insert key in the first empty slot */
-    for (i=0 ; i<d->size ; i++) {
-        if (d->key[i]==NULL) {
-            /* Add key here */
-            break ;
-        }
-    }
-	/* Copy key */
-	d->key[i]  = strdup(key);
-    d->val[i]  = val ? strdup(val) : NULL ;
-	d->hash[i] = hash;
-	d->n ++ ;
-	return ;
-}
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief	Delete a key in a dictionary
-  @param	d		dictionary object to modify.
-  @param	key		Key to remove.
-  @return   void
-
-  This function deletes a key in a dictionary. Nothing is done if the
-  key cannot be found.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-void dictionary_unset(dictionary * d, char * key)
-{
-	unsigned	hash ;
-	int			i ;
-
-	hash = dictionary_hash(key);
-	for (i=0 ; i<d->size ; i++) {
-        if (d->key[i]==NULL)
-            continue ;
-        /* Compare hash */
-		if (hash==d->hash[i]) {
-            /* Compare string, to avoid hash collisions */
-            if (!strcmp(key, d->key[i])) {
-                /* Found key */
-                break ;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-    if (i>=d->size)
-        /* Key not found */
-        return ;
-
-    free(d->key[i]);
-    d->key[i] = NULL ;
-    if (d->val[i]!=NULL) {
-        free(d->val[i]);
-        d->val[i] = NULL ;
-    }
-    d->hash[i] = 0 ;
-    d->n -- ;
-    return ;
-}
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief	Set a key in a dictionary, providing an int.
-  @param	d		Dictionary to update.
-  @param	key		Key to modify or add
-  @param	val		Integer value to store (will be stored as a string).
-  @return	void
-
-  This helper function calls dictionary_set() with the provided integer
-  converted to a string using %d.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-
-void dictionary_setint(dictionary * d, char * key, int val)
-{
-	char	sval[MAXVALSZ];
-	sprintf(sval, "%d", val);
-	dictionary_set(d, key, sval);
-}
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief	Set a key in a dictionary, providing a double.
-  @param	d		Dictionary to update.
-  @param	key		Key to modify or add
-  @param	val		Double value to store (will be stored as a string).
-  @return	void
-
-  This helper function calls dictionary_set() with the provided double
-  converted to a string using %g.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-
-void dictionary_setdouble(dictionary * d, char * key, double val)
-{
-	char	sval[MAXVALSZ];
-	sprintf(sval, "%g", val);
-	dictionary_set(d, key, sval);
-}
-
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief	Dump a dictionary to an opened file pointer.
-  @param	d	Dictionary to dump
-  @param	f	Opened file pointer.
-  @return	void
-
-  Dumps a dictionary onto an opened file pointer. Key pairs are printed out
-  as @c [Key]=[Value], one per line. It is Ok to provide stdout or stderr as
-  output file pointers.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-void dictionary_dump(dictionary * d, FILE * out)
-{
-	int		i ;
-
-	if (d==NULL || out==NULL) return ;
-	if (d->n<1) {
-		fprintf(out, "empty dictionary\n");
-		return ;
-	}
-	for (i=0 ; i<d->size ; i++) {
-        if (d->key[i]) {
-            fprintf(out, "%20s\t[%s]\n",
-                    d->key[i],
-                    d->val[i] ? d->val[i] : "UNDEF");
-        }
-	}
-	return ;
-}
-
-
-
-/* Example code */
-#ifdef TESTDIC
-#define NVALS 20000
-int main(int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-	dictionary	*	d ;
-	char	*	val ;
-	int			i ;
-	char		cval[90] ;
-
-	/* allocate blackboard */
-	printf("allocating...\n");
-	d = dictionary_new(0);
-	
-	/* Set values in blackboard */
-	printf("setting %d values...\n", NVALS);
-	for (i=0 ; i<NVALS ; i++) {
-		sprintf(cval, "%04d", i);
-		dictionary_set(d, cval, "salut");
-	}
-	printf("getting %d values...\n", NVALS);
-	for (i=0 ; i<NVALS ; i++) {
-		sprintf(cval, "%04d", i);
-		val = dictionary_get(d, cval, DICT_INVALID_KEY);
-		if (val==DICT_INVALID_KEY) {
-			printf("cannot get value for key [%s]\n", cval);
-		}
-	}
-    printf("unsetting %d values...\n", NVALS);
-	for (i=0 ; i<NVALS ; i++) {
-		sprintf(cval, "%04d", i);
-		dictionary_unset(d, cval);
-	}
-    if (d->n != 0) {
-        printf("error deleting values\n");
-    }
-
-	printf("deallocating...\n");
-	dictionary_del(d);
-	return 0 ;
-}
-#endif
-/* vim: set ts=4 et sw=4 tw=75 */
diff --git a/backend/dictionary.h b/backend/dictionary.h
deleted file mode 100644
index b332680..0000000
--- a/backend/dictionary.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,244 +0,0 @@
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-   @file    dictionary.h
-   @author  N. Devillard
-   @date    Aug 2000
-   @version $Revision: 1.11 $
-   @brief   Implements a dictionary for string variables.
-
-   This module implements a simple dictionary object, i.e. a list
-   of string/string associations. This object is useful to store e.g.
-   informations retrieved from a configuration file (ini files).
-*/
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-/*
-	$Id: dictionary.h,v 1.11 2002-06-17 09:30:46 ndevilla Exp $
-	$Author: ndevilla $
-	$Date: 2002-06-17 09:30:46 $
-	$Revision: 1.11 $
-*/
-
-#ifndef _DICTIONARY_H_
-#define _DICTIONARY_H_
-
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-   								Includes
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-   								New types
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief	Dictionary object
-
-  This object contains a list of string/string associations. Each
-  association is identified by a unique string key. Looking up values
-  in the dictionary is speeded up by the use of a (hopefully collision-free)
-  hash function.
- */
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-typedef struct _dictionary_ {
-	int				n ;		/** Number of entries in dictionary */
-	int				size ;	/** Storage size */
-	char 		**	val ;	/** List of string values */
-	char 		**  key ;	/** List of string keys */
-	unsigned	 *	hash ;	/** List of hash values for keys */
-} dictionary ;
-
-
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  							Function prototypes
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Compute the hash key for a string.
-  @param    key     Character string to use for key.
-  @return   1 unsigned int on at least 32 bits.
-
-  This hash function has been taken from an Article in Dr Dobbs Journal.
-  This is normally a collision-free function, distributing keys evenly.
-  The key is stored anyway in the struct so that collision can be avoided
-  by comparing the key itself in last resort.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-unsigned dictionary_hash(char * key);
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Create a new dictionary object.
-  @param    size    Optional initial size of the dictionary.
-  @return   1 newly allocated dictionary objet.
-
-  This function allocates a new dictionary object of given size and returns
-  it. If you do not know in advance (roughly) the number of entries in the
-  dictionary, give size=0.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-dictionary * dictionary_new(int size);
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Delete a dictionary object
-  @param    d   dictionary object to deallocate.
-  @return   void
-
-  Deallocate a dictionary object and all memory associated to it.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-void dictionary_del(dictionary * vd);
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Get a value from a dictionary.
-  @param    d       dictionary object to search.
-  @param    key     Key to look for in the dictionary.
-  @param    def     Default value to return if key not found.
-  @return   1 pointer to internally allocated character string.
-
-  This function locates a key in a dictionary and returns a pointer to its
-  value, or the passed 'def' pointer if no such key can be found in
-  dictionary. The returned character pointer points to data internal to the
-  dictionary object, you should not try to free it or modify it.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-char * dictionary_get(dictionary * d, char * key, char * def);
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Get a value from a dictionary, as a char.
-  @param    d       dictionary object to search.
-  @param    key     Key to look for in the dictionary.
-  @param    def     Default value for the key if not found.
-  @return   char    
-
-  This function locates a key in a dictionary using dictionary_get,
-  and returns the first char of the found string.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-char dictionary_getchar(dictionary * d, char * key, char def) ;
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Get a value from a dictionary, as an int.
-  @param    d       dictionary object to search.
-  @param    key     Key to look for in the dictionary.
-  @param    def     Default value for the key if not found.
-  @return   int
-
-  This function locates a key in a dictionary using dictionary_get,
-  and applies atoi on it to return an int. If the value cannot be found
-  in the dictionary, the default is returned.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-int dictionary_getint(dictionary * d, char * key, int def);
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief        Get a value from a dictionary, as a double.
-  @param    d       dictionary object to search.
-  @param    key     Key to look for in the dictionary.
-  @param    def     Default value for the key if not found.
-  @return   double
-
-  This function locates a key in a dictionary using dictionary_get,
-  and applies atof on it to return a double. If the value cannot be found
-  in the dictionary, the default is returned.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-double dictionary_getdouble(dictionary * d, char * key, double def);
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Set a value in a dictionary.
-  @param    d       dictionary object to modify.
-  @param    key     Key to modify or add.
-  @param    val     Value to add.
-  @return   void
-
-  If the given key is found in the dictionary, the associated value is
-  replaced by the provided one. If the key cannot be found in the
-  dictionary, it is added to it.
-
-  It is Ok to provide a NULL value for val, but NULL values for the dictionary
-  or the key are considered as errors: the function will return immediately
-  in such a case.
-
-  Notice that if you dictionary_set a variable to NULL, a call to
-  dictionary_get will return a NULL value: the variable will be found, and
-  its value (NULL) is returned. In other words, setting the variable
-  content to NULL is equivalent to deleting the variable from the
-  dictionary. It is not possible (in this implementation) to have a key in
-  the dictionary without value.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-void dictionary_set(dictionary * vd, char * key, char * val);
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Delete a key in a dictionary
-  @param    d       dictionary object to modify.
-  @param    key     Key to remove.
-  @return   void
-
-  This function deletes a key in a dictionary. Nothing is done if the
-  key cannot be found.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-void dictionary_unset(dictionary * d, char * key);
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Set a key in a dictionary, providing an int.
-  @param    d       Dictionary to update.
-  @param    key     Key to modify or add
-  @param    val     Integer value to store (will be stored as a string).
-  @return   void
-
-  This helper function calls dictionary_set() with the provided integer
-  converted to a string using %d.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-void dictionary_setint(dictionary * d, char * key, int val);
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Set a key in a dictionary, providing a double.
-  @param    d       Dictionary to update.
-  @param    key     Key to modify or add
-  @param    val     Double value to store (will be stored as a string).
-  @return   void
-
-  This helper function calls dictionary_set() with the provided double
-  converted to a string using %g.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-void dictionary_setdouble(dictionary * d, char * key, double val);
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Dump a dictionary to an opened file pointer.
-  @param    d   Dictionary to dump
-  @param    f   Opened file pointer.
-  @return   void
-
-  Dumps a dictionary onto an opened file pointer. Key pairs are printed out
-  as @c [Key]=[Value], one per line. It is Ok to provide stdout or stderr as
-  output file pointers.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-void dictionary_dump(dictionary * d, FILE * out);
-
-#endif
diff --git a/backend/ini.c b/backend/ini.c
index c2d5751..109d878 100644
--- a/backend/ini.c
+++ b/backend/ini.c
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
  *
  **/
 
-
-
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ typedef struct _IniPrivData
 {
 	BSContext *context;
 	char * lastProfile;
-	dictionary * iniFile;
+	IniDictionary * iniFile;
 	int iniWatchDesc;
 	Bool ignoreEvent;
 } IniPrivData;
@@ -108,7 +106,7 @@ static void setProfile(IniPrivData *data, char *profile)
 	struct stat fileStat;
 
 	if (data->iniFile)
-		iniparser_freedict (data->iniFile);
+		bsIniClose (data->iniFile);
 
 	data->iniFile = NULL;
 
@@ -136,288 +134,11 @@ static void setProfile(IniPrivData *data, char *profile)
 	updateNotify (data, fileName);
 
 	/* load the data from the file */
-	data->iniFile = iniparser_load (fileName);
+	data->iniFile = bsIniOpen (fileName);
 
 	free (fileName);
 }
 
-static Bool readActionValue (BSSettingActionValue * action, char * valueString)
-{
-	char *value, *valueStart;
-	char *token;
-
-	memset (action, 0, sizeof(BSSettingActionValue));
-	value = strdup (valueString);
-	valueStart = value;
-
-	token = strsep (&value, ",");
-	if (!token)
-		goto invalidaction;
-
-	/* key binding */
-	bsStringToKeyBinding (token, action);
-
-	token = strsep (&value, ",");
-	if (!token)
-		goto invalidaction;
-
-	/* button binding */
-	bsStringToButtonBinding (token, action);
-
-	token = strsep (&value, ",");
-	if (!token)
-		goto invalidaction;
-
-	/* edge binding */
-	bsStringToEdge (token, action);
-
-	token = strsep (&value, ",");
-	if (!token)
-		goto invalidaction;
-
-	/* edge button */
-	action->edgeButton = strtoul (token, NULL, 10);
-
-	/* bell */
-	action->onBell = (strcmp (value, "true") == 0);
-
-	free (valueStart);
-
-	return TRUE;
-
-invalidaction:
-	free (valueStart);
-	return FALSE;
-}
-
-static char * writeActionValue (BSSettingActionValue * action)
-{
-	char *keyBinding;
-	char *buttonBinding;
-	char *edge;
-	char *actionString = NULL;
-
-	keyBinding = bsKeyBindingToString (action);
-	if (!keyBinding)
-		keyBinding = strdup("");
-
-	buttonBinding = bsButtonBindingToString (action);
-	if (!buttonBinding)
-		buttonBinding = strdup("");
-
-	edge = bsEdgeToString (action);
-	if (!edge)
-		edge = strdup("");
-
-	asprintf (&actionString, "%s,%s,%s,%d,%s\n", keyBinding,
-			  buttonBinding, edge, action->edgeButton,
-			  action->onBell ? "true" : "false");
-
-	return actionString;
-}
-
-static Bool readListValue (IniPrivData *data, BSSetting * setting, char * keyName)
-{
-	BSSettingValueList list = NULL;
-	char *value, *valueStart, *valString;
-	char *token;
-	int nItems = 0, i = 0;
-
-	valString = iniparser_getstring (data->iniFile, keyName, NULL);
-	if (!valString)
-		return FALSE;
-
-	value = strdup (valString);
-	valueStart = value;
-
-	token = strsep (&value, ";");
-	while (token)
-	{
-		token = strsep (&value, ";");
-		nItems++;
-	}
-	value = valueStart;
-
-	token = strsep (&value, ";");
-
-	switch (setting->info.forList.listType)
-	{
-		case TypeString:
-		case TypeMatch:
-			{
-				char **array = malloc (nItems * sizeof(char*));
-				while (token)
-				{
-					array[i++] = strdup (token);
-					token = strsep (&value, ";");
-				}
-				list = bsGetValueListFromStringArray (array, nItems, setting);
-				for (i = 0; i < nItems; i++)
-					free (array[i]);
-				free (array);
-			}
-			break;
-		case TypeColor:
-			{
-				BSSettingColorValue *array = malloc (nItems * sizeof(BSSettingColorValue));
-				while (token)
-				{
-                    memset(&array[i], 0, sizeof(BSSettingColorValue));
-                   	bsStringToColor(token, &array[i]);
-					token = strsep (&value, ";");
-					i++;
-				}
-				list = bsGetValueListFromColorArray (array, nItems, setting);
-				free (array);
-			}
-			break;
-		case TypeBool:
-			{
-				Bool *array = malloc (nItems * sizeof(Bool));
-				Bool isTrue;
-				while (token)
-				{
-					isTrue = (token[0] == 'y' || token[0] == 'Y' || token[0] == '1' ||
-							  token[0] == 't' || token[0] == 'T');
-					array[i++] = isTrue;
-					token = strsep (&value, ";");
-				}
-				list = bsGetValueListFromBoolArray (array, nItems, setting);
-				free (array);
-			}
-			break;
-		case TypeInt:
-			{
-				int *array = malloc (nItems * sizeof(int));
-				while (token)
-				{
-					array[i++] = strtoul (token, NULL, 10);
-					token = strsep (&value, ";");
-				}
-				list = bsGetValueListFromIntArray (array, nItems, setting);
-				free (array);
-			}
-			break;
-		case TypeFloat:
-			{
-				float *array = malloc (nItems * sizeof(float));
-				while (token)
-				{
-					array[i++] = strtod (token, NULL);
-					token = strsep (&value, ";");
-				}
-				list = bsGetValueListFromFloatArray (array, nItems, setting);
-				free (array);
-			}
-			break;
-		case TypeAction:
-			{
-				BSSettingActionValue *array = malloc (nItems * sizeof(BSSettingActionValue));
-				while (token)
-				{
-					readActionValue (&array[i++], token);
-					token = strsep (&value, ";");
-				}
-				list = bsGetValueListFromActionArray (array, nItems, setting);
-				free (array);
-			}
-			break;
-		default:
-			break;
-	}
-
-	if (list)
-	{
-		bsSetList (setting, list);
-		bsSettingValueListFree (list, TRUE);
-		free (valueStart);
-		return TRUE;
-	}
-
-	free (valueStart);
-
-	return FALSE;
-}
-
-static void writeListValue (IniPrivData *data, BSSetting * setting, char * keyName)
-{
-#define STRINGBUFSIZE 2048
-	char stringBuffer[STRINGBUFSIZE]; //FIXME: we should allocate that dynamically
-	BSSettingValueList list;
-
-	if (!bsGetList (setting, &list))
-		return;
-
-	memset (stringBuffer, 0, sizeof(stringBuffer));
-
-	while (list)
-	{
-		switch (setting->info.forList.listType)
-		{
-			case TypeString:
-				strncat (stringBuffer, list->data->value.asString, STRINGBUFSIZE);
-				break;
-			case TypeMatch:
-				strncat (stringBuffer, list->data->value.asMatch, STRINGBUFSIZE);
-				break;
-			case TypeInt:
-				{
-					char *value = NULL;
-					asprintf (&value, "%d", list->data->value.asInt);
-					if (!value)
-						break;
-
-					strncat (stringBuffer, value, STRINGBUFSIZE);
-					free (value);
-				}
-				break;
-			case TypeBool:
-				strncat (stringBuffer, (list->data->value.asBool) ? "true" : "false", 
-						 STRINGBUFSIZE);
-				break;
-			case TypeFloat:
-				{
-					char *value = NULL;
-					asprintf (&value, "%f", list->data->value.asFloat);
-					if (!value)
-						break;
-
-					strncat (stringBuffer, value, STRINGBUFSIZE);
-					free (value);
-				}
-				break;
-			case TypeColor:
-				{
-					char *color = NULL;
-					color = bsColorToString(&list->data->value.asColor);
-					if (!color)
-						break;
-
-					strncat (stringBuffer, color, STRINGBUFSIZE);
-					free (color);
-				}
-				break;
-			case TypeAction:
-				{
-					char *action;
-					action = writeActionValue (&list->data->value.asAction);
-					if (!action)
-						break;
-						
-					strncat (stringBuffer, action, STRINGBUFSIZE);
-					free (action);
-				}
-			default:
-				break;
-		}
-
-		strncat (stringBuffer, ";", STRINGBUFSIZE);;
-		list = list->next;
-	}
-
-	iniparser_setstr (data->iniFile, keyName, stringBuffer);
-}
-
 static void processEvents(void)
 {
     char	buf[256 * (sizeof (struct inotify_event) + 16)];
@@ -483,7 +204,7 @@ static Bool finiBackend(BSContext * context)
 		return FALSE;
 
 	if (data->iniFile)
-		iniparser_freedict (data->iniFile);
+		bsIniClose (data->iniFile);
 
 	if (data->iniWatchDesc)
 		inotify_rm_watch (iniNotifyFd, data->iniWatchDesc);
@@ -544,19 +265,17 @@ static void readSetting(BSContext * context, BSSetting * setting)
 		return;
 
 	if (setting->isScreen)
-		asprintf (&keyName, "%s:s%d_%s", setting->parent->name, 
-				  setting->screenNum, setting->name);
+		asprintf (&keyName, "s%d_%s", setting->screenNum, setting->name);
 	else
-		asprintf (&keyName, "%s:as_%s", setting->parent->name, setting->name);
+		asprintf (&keyName, "as_%s", setting->name);
 
 	switch (setting->type)
 	{
 	    case TypeString:
 			{
 				char *value;
-				value = iniparser_getstring (data->iniFile, keyName, NULL);
-
-				if (value)
+				if (bsIniGetString (data->iniFile, setting->parent->name,
+									keyName, &value))
 				{
 					bsSetString (setting, value);
 					status = TRUE;
@@ -566,9 +285,8 @@ static void readSetting(BSContext * context, BSSetting * setting)
 		case TypeMatch:
 			{
 				char *value;
-				value = iniparser_getstring (data->iniFile, keyName, NULL);
-
-				if (value)
+				if (bsIniGetString (data->iniFile, setting->parent->name,
+									keyName, &value))
 				{
 					bsSetMatch (setting, value);
 					status = TRUE;
@@ -578,9 +296,8 @@ static void readSetting(BSContext * context, BSSetting * setting)
 		case TypeInt:
 			{
 				int value;
-				value = iniparser_getint (data->iniFile, keyName, 0x7fffffff);
-
-				if (value != 0x7fffffff)
+				if (bsIniGetInt (data->iniFile, setting->parent->name,
+								 keyName, &value))
 				{
 					bsSetInt (setting, value);
 					status = TRUE;
@@ -589,10 +306,10 @@ static void readSetting(BSContext * context, BSSetting * setting)
 			break;
 		case TypeBool:
 			{
-				int value;
-				value = iniparser_getboolean (data->iniFile, keyName, 0x7fffffff);
+				Bool value;
 
-				if (value != 0x7fffffff)
+				if (bsIniGetBool (data->iniFile, setting->parent->name,
+								  keyName, &value))
 				{
 					bsSetBool (setting, (value != 0));
 					status = TRUE;
@@ -602,9 +319,8 @@ static void readSetting(BSContext * context, BSSetting * setting)
 		case TypeFloat:
 			{
 				float value;
-				value = (float) iniparser_getdouble (data->iniFile, keyName, 0x7ffffffff);
-
-				if (value != 0x7ffffffff)
+				if (bsIniGetFloat (data->iniFile, setting->parent->name,
+								   keyName, &value))
 				{
 					bsSetFloat (setting, value);
 					status = TRUE;
@@ -613,11 +329,9 @@ static void readSetting(BSContext * context, BSSetting * setting)
 			break;
 		case TypeColor:
 			{
-				char *value;
 				BSSettingColorValue color;
-				value = iniparser_getstring (data->iniFile, keyName, NULL);
-
-				if (value && bsStringToColor (value, &color))
+				if (bsIniGetColor (data->iniFile, setting->parent->name,
+								   keyName, &color))
 				{
 					bsSetColor (setting, color);
 					status = TRUE;
@@ -627,13 +341,8 @@ static void readSetting(BSContext * context, BSSetting * setting)
 		case TypeAction:
 			{
 				BSSettingActionValue action;
-				char *value;
-
-				value = iniparser_getstring (data->iniFile, keyName, NULL);
-				if (!value)
-					break;
-				
-				if (readActionValue (&action, value))
+				if (bsIniGetAction (data->iniFile, setting->parent->name,
+									keyName, &action))
 				{
 					bsSetAction (setting, action);
 					status = TRUE;
@@ -641,7 +350,16 @@ static void readSetting(BSContext * context, BSSetting * setting)
 			}
 			break;
 		case TypeList:
-			status = readListValue (data, setting, keyName);
+			{
+				BSSettingValueList value;
+				if (bsIniGetList (data->iniFile, setting->parent->name,
+								  keyName, &value, setting))
+				{
+					bsSetList (setting, value);
+					bsSettingValueListFree (value, TRUE);
+					status = TRUE;
+				}
+			}
 			break;
 		default:
 			break;
@@ -700,14 +418,13 @@ static void writeSetting(BSContext * context, BSSetting * setting)
 		return;
 
 	if (setting->isScreen)
-		asprintf (&keyName, "%s:s%d_%s", setting->parent->name, 
-				  setting->screenNum, setting->name);
+		asprintf (&keyName, "s%d_%s", setting->screenNum, setting->name);
 	else
-		asprintf (&keyName, "%s:as_%s", setting->parent->name, setting->name);
+		asprintf (&keyName, "as_%s", setting->name);
 
 	if (setting->isDefault)
 	{
-		iniparser_unset (data->iniFile, keyName);
+		bsIniRemoveEntry (data->iniFile, setting->parent->name, keyName);
 		free (keyName);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -718,85 +435,65 @@ static void writeSetting(BSContext * context, BSSetting * setting)
 			{
 				char *value;
 				if (bsGetString (setting, &value))
-					iniparser_setstr (data->iniFile, keyName, value);
+					bsIniSetString (data->iniFile, setting->parent->name,
+									keyName, value);
 			}
 			break;
 		case TypeMatch:
 			{
 				char *value;
 				if (bsGetMatch (setting, &value))
-					iniparser_setstr (data->iniFile, keyName, value);
+					bsIniSetString (data->iniFile, setting->parent->name,
+									keyName, value);
 			}
 			break;
 		case TypeInt:
 			{
 				int value;
 				if (bsGetInt (setting, &value))
-				{
-					char *string = NULL;
-					asprintf (&string, "%i", value);
-					if (!string)
-						break;
-
-					iniparser_setstr (data->iniFile, keyName, string);
-					free (string);
-				}
+					bsIniSetInt (data->iniFile, setting->parent->name,
+								 keyName, value);
 			}
 			break;
 		case TypeFloat:
 			{
 				float value;
 				if (bsGetFloat (setting, &value))
-				{
-					char *string = NULL;
-					asprintf (&string, "%f", value);
-					if (!string)
-						break;
-						
-					iniparser_setstr (data->iniFile, keyName, string);
-					free (string);
-				}
+					bsIniSetFloat (data->iniFile, setting->parent->name,
+								   keyName, value);
 			}
 			break;
 		case TypeBool:
 			{
 				Bool value;
 				if (bsGetBool (setting, &value))
-					iniparser_setstr (data->iniFile, keyName, value ? "true" : "false");
+					bsIniSetBool (data->iniFile, setting->parent->name,
+								  keyName, value);
 			}
 			break;
 		case TypeColor:
 			{
 				BSSettingColorValue value;
 				if (bsGetColor (setting, &value))
-				{
-					char *colString = NULL;
-					colString = bsColorToString (&value);
-					if (!colString)
-						break;
-
-					iniparser_setstr (data->iniFile, keyName, colString);
-					free (colString);
-				}
+					bsIniSetColor (data->iniFile, setting->parent->name,
+								   keyName, value);
 			}
 			break;
 		case TypeAction:
 			{
 				BSSettingActionValue value;
 				if (bsGetAction (setting, &value))
-				{
-					char *actionString = NULL;
-					actionString = writeActionValue (&value);
-					if (!actionString)
-						break;
-						
-					iniparser_setstr (data->iniFile, keyName, actionString);
-					free (actionString);
-				}
+					bsIniSetAction (data->iniFile, setting->parent->name,
+									keyName, value);
 			}
 			break;
 		case TypeList:
-			writeListValue (data, setting, keyName);
+			{
+				BSSettingValueList value;
+				if (bsGetList (setting, &value))
+					bsIniSetList (data->iniFile, setting->parent->name,
+								  keyName, value, setting->info.forList.listType);
+			}
 			break;
 		default:
 			break;
@@ -809,7 +506,6 @@ static void writeSetting(BSContext * context, BSSetting * setting)
 static void writeDone(BSContext * context)
 {
 	/* export the data to ensure the changes are on disk */
-	FILE *file;
 	char *fileName;
 	char *currentProfile;
 	IniPrivData *data;
@@ -821,16 +517,13 @@ static void writeDone(BSContext * context)
 	currentProfile = bsGetProfile (context);
 	fileName = getIniFileName (currentProfile);
 
-	file = fopen (fileName, "w");
-
-	iniparser_dump_ini (data->iniFile, file);
+	bsIniSave (data->iniFile, fileName);
 
 	/* empty file watch */
 	data->ignoreEvent = TRUE;
 	processEvents ();
 	data->ignoreEvent = FALSE;
 
-	fclose (file);
 	free (fileName);
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/iniparser.c b/backend/iniparser.c
deleted file mode 100644
index d0c4808..0000000
--- a/backend/iniparser.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,531 +0,0 @@
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-   @file    iniparser.c
-   @author  N. Devillard
-   @date    Mar 2000
-   @version $Revision: 2.16 $
-   @brief   Parser for ini files.
-*/
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-/*
-    $Id: iniparser.c,v 2.16 2006-09-27 11:03:34 ndevilla Exp $
-    $Author: ndevilla $
-    $Date: 2006-09-27 11:03:34 $
-    $Revision: 2.16 $
-*/
-
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-                                Includes
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-#include "iniparser.h"
-#include "strlib.h"
-
-#define ASCIILINESZ         1024
-#define INI_INVALID_KEY     ((char*)-1)
-
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-                        Private to this module
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-/* Private: add an entry to the dictionary */
-static void iniparser_add_entry(
-    dictionary * d,
-    char * sec,
-    char * key,
-    char * val)
-{
-    char longkey[2*ASCIILINESZ+1];
-
-    /* Make a key as section:keyword */
-    if (key!=NULL) {
-        sprintf(longkey, "%s:%s", sec, key);
-    } else {
-        strcpy(longkey, sec);
-    }
-
-    /* Add (key,val) to dictionary */
-    dictionary_set(d, longkey, val);
-    return ;
-}
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Get number of sections in a dictionary
-  @param    d   Dictionary to examine
-  @return   int Number of sections found in dictionary
-
-  This function returns the number of sections found in a dictionary.
-  The test to recognize sections is done on the string stored in the
-  dictionary: a section name is given as "section" whereas a key is
-  stored as "section:key", thus the test looks for entries that do not
-  contain a colon.
-
-  This clearly fails in the case a section name contains a colon, but
-  this should simply be avoided.
-
-  This function returns -1 in case of error.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-int iniparser_getnsec(dictionary * d)
-{
-    int i ;
-    int nsec ;
-
-    if (d==NULL) return -1 ;
-    nsec=0 ;
-    for (i=0 ; i<d->size ; i++) {
-        if (d->key[i]==NULL)
-            continue ;
-        if (strchr(d->key[i], ':')==NULL) {
-            nsec ++ ;
-        }
-    }
-    return nsec ;
-}
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Get name for section n in a dictionary.
-  @param    d   Dictionary to examine
-  @param    n   Section number (from 0 to nsec-1).
-  @return   Pointer to char string
-
-  This function locates the n-th section in a dictionary and returns
-  its name as a pointer to a string statically allocated inside the
-  dictionary. Do not free or modify the returned string!
-
-  This function returns NULL in case of error.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-char * iniparser_getsecname(dictionary * d, int n)
-{
-    int i ;
-    int foundsec ;
-
-    if (d==NULL || n<0) return NULL ;
-    foundsec=0 ;
-    for (i=0 ; i<d->size ; i++) {
-        if (d->key[i]==NULL)
-            continue ;
-        if (strchr(d->key[i], ':')==NULL) {
-            foundsec++ ;
-            if (foundsec>n)
-                break ;
-        }
-    }
-    if (foundsec<=n) {
-        return NULL ;
-    }
-    return d->key[i] ;
-}
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Dump a dictionary to an opened file pointer.
-  @param    d   Dictionary to dump.
-  @param    f   Opened file pointer to dump to.
-  @return   void
-
-  This function prints out the contents of a dictionary, one element by
-  line, onto the provided file pointer. It is OK to specify @c stderr
-  or @c stdout as output files. This function is meant for debugging
-  purposes mostly.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-void iniparser_dump(dictionary * d, FILE * f)
-{
-    int     i ;
-
-    if (d==NULL || f==NULL) return ;
-    for (i=0 ; i<d->size ; i++) {
-        if (d->key[i]==NULL)
-            continue ;
-        if (d->val[i]!=NULL) {
-            fprintf(f, "[%s]=[%s]\n", d->key[i], d->val[i]);
-        } else {
-            fprintf(f, "[%s]=UNDEF\n", d->key[i]);
-        }
-    }
-    return ;
-}
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Save a dictionary to a loadable ini file
-  @param    d   Dictionary to dump
-  @param    f   Opened file pointer to dump to
-  @return   void
-
-  This function dumps a given dictionary into a loadable ini file.
-  It is Ok to specify @c stderr or @c stdout as output files.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-void iniparser_dump_ini(dictionary * d, FILE * f)
-{
-    int     i, j ;
-    char    keym[ASCIILINESZ+1];
-    int     nsec ;
-    char *  secname ;
-    int     seclen ;
-
-    if (d==NULL || f==NULL) return ;
-
-    nsec = iniparser_getnsec(d);
-    if (nsec<1) {
-        /* No section in file: dump all keys as they are */
-        for (i=0 ; i<d->size ; i++) {
-            if (d->key[i]==NULL)
-                continue ;
-            fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", d->key[i], d->val[i]);
-        }
-        return ;
-    }
-    for (i=0 ; i<nsec ; i++) {
-        secname = iniparser_getsecname(d, i) ;
-        seclen  = (int)strlen(secname);
-        fprintf(f, "\n[%s]\n", secname);
-        sprintf(keym, "%s:", secname);
-        for (j=0 ; j<d->size ; j++) {
-            if (d->key[j]==NULL)
-                continue ;
-            if (!strncmp(d->key[j], keym, seclen+1)) {
-                fprintf(f,
-                        "%-30s = %s\n",
-                        d->key[j]+seclen+1,
-                        d->val[j] ? d->val[j] : "");
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    fprintf(f, "\n");
-    return ;
-}
-
-
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief	Get the string associated to a key, return NULL if not found
-  @param    d   Dictionary to search
-  @param    key Key string to look for
-  @return   pointer to statically allocated character string, or NULL.
-
-  This function queries a dictionary for a key. A key as read from an
-  ini file is given as "section:key". If the key cannot be found,
-  NULL is returned.
-  The returned char pointer is pointing to a string allocated in
-  the dictionary, do not free or modify it.
-
-  This function is only provided for backwards compatibility with 
-  previous versions of iniparser. It is recommended to use
-  iniparser_getstring() instead.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-char * iniparser_getstr(dictionary * d, const char * key)
-{
-    return iniparser_getstring(d, key, NULL);
-}
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Get the string associated to a key
-  @param    d       Dictionary to search
-  @param    key     Key string to look for
-  @param    def     Default value to return if key not found.
-  @return   pointer to statically allocated character string
-
-  This function queries a dictionary for a key. A key as read from an
-  ini file is given as "section:key". If the key cannot be found,
-  the pointer passed as 'def' is returned.
-  The returned char pointer is pointing to a string allocated in
-  the dictionary, do not free or modify it.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-char * iniparser_getstring(dictionary * d, const char * key, char * def)
-{
-    char * lc_key ;
-    char * sval ;
-
-    if (d==NULL || key==NULL)
-        return def ;
-
-    lc_key = strdup(strlwc(key));
-    sval = dictionary_get(d, lc_key, def);
-    free(lc_key);
-    return sval ;
-}
-
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Get the string associated to a key, convert to an int
-  @param    d Dictionary to search
-  @param    key Key string to look for
-  @param    notfound Value to return in case of error
-  @return   integer
-
-  This function queries a dictionary for a key. A key as read from an
-  ini file is given as "section:key". If the key cannot be found,
-  the notfound value is returned.
-
-  Supported values for integers include the usual C notation
-  so decimal, octal (starting with 0) and hexadecimal (starting with 0x)
-  are supported. Examples:
-
-  "42"      ->  42
-  "042"     ->  34 (octal -> decimal)
-  "0x42"    ->  66 (hexa  -> decimal)
-
-  Warning: the conversion may overflow in various ways. Conversion is
-  totally outsourced to strtol(), see the associated man page for overflow
-  handling.
-
-  Credits: Thanks to A. Becker for suggesting strtol()
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-int iniparser_getint(dictionary * d, const char * key, int notfound)
-{
-    char    *   str ;
-
-    str = iniparser_getstring(d, key, INI_INVALID_KEY);
-    if (str==INI_INVALID_KEY) return notfound ;
-    return (int)strtol(str, NULL, 0);
-}
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Get the string associated to a key, convert to a double
-  @param    d Dictionary to search
-  @param    key Key string to look for
-  @param    notfound Value to return in case of error
-  @return   double
-
-  This function queries a dictionary for a key. A key as read from an
-  ini file is given as "section:key". If the key cannot be found,
-  the notfound value is returned.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-double iniparser_getdouble(dictionary * d, char * key, double notfound)
-{
-    char    *   str ;
-
-    str = iniparser_getstring(d, key, INI_INVALID_KEY);
-    if (str==INI_INVALID_KEY) return notfound ;
-    return atof(str);
-}
-
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Get the string associated to a key, convert to a boolean
-  @param    d Dictionary to search
-  @param    key Key string to look for
-  @param    notfound Value to return in case of error
-  @return   integer
-
-  This function queries a dictionary for a key. A key as read from an
-  ini file is given as "section:key". If the key cannot be found,
-  the notfound value is returned.
-
-  A true boolean is found if one of the following is matched:
-
-  - A string starting with 'y'
-  - A string starting with 'Y'
-  - A string starting with 't'
-  - A string starting with 'T'
-  - A string starting with '1'
-
-  A false boolean is found if one of the following is matched:
-
-  - A string starting with 'n'
-  - A string starting with 'N'
-  - A string starting with 'f'
-  - A string starting with 'F'
-  - A string starting with '0'
-
-  The notfound value returned if no boolean is identified, does not
-  necessarily have to be 0 or 1.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-int iniparser_getboolean(dictionary * d, const char * key, int notfound)
-{
-    char    *   c ;
-    int         ret ;
-
-    c = iniparser_getstring(d, key, INI_INVALID_KEY);
-    if (c==INI_INVALID_KEY) return notfound ;
-    if (c[0]=='y' || c[0]=='Y' || c[0]=='1' || c[0]=='t' || c[0]=='T') {
-        ret = 1 ;
-    } else if (c[0]=='n' || c[0]=='N' || c[0]=='0' || c[0]=='f' || c[0]=='F') {
-        ret = 0 ;
-    } else {
-        ret = notfound ;
-    }
-    return ret;
-}
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Finds out if a given entry exists in a dictionary
-  @param    ini     Dictionary to search
-  @param    entry   Name of the entry to look for
-  @return   integer 1 if entry exists, 0 otherwise
-
-  Finds out if a given entry exists in the dictionary. Since sections
-  are stored as keys with NULL associated values, this is the only way
-  of querying for the presence of sections in a dictionary.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-int iniparser_find_entry(
-    dictionary  *   ini,
-    char        *   entry
-)
-{
-    int found=0 ;
-    if (iniparser_getstring(ini, entry, INI_INVALID_KEY)!=INI_INVALID_KEY) {
-        found = 1 ;
-    }
-    return found ;
-}
-
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Set an entry in a dictionary.
-  @param    ini     Dictionary to modify.
-  @param    entry   Entry to modify (entry name)
-  @param    val     New value to associate to the entry.
-  @return   int 0 if Ok, -1 otherwise.
-
-  If the given entry can be found in the dictionary, it is modified to
-  contain the provided value. If it cannot be found, -1 is returned.
-  It is Ok to set val to NULL.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-int iniparser_setstr(dictionary * ini, char * entry, char * val)
-{
-    dictionary_set(ini, strlwc(entry), val);
-    return 0 ;
-}
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Delete an entry in a dictionary
-  @param    ini     Dictionary to modify
-  @param    entry   Entry to delete (entry name)
-  @return   void
-
-  If the given entry can be found, it is deleted from the dictionary.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-void iniparser_unset(dictionary * ini, char * entry)
-{
-    dictionary_unset(ini, strlwc(entry));
-}
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Parse an ini file and return an allocated dictionary object
-  @param    ininame Name of the ini file to read.
-  @return   Pointer to newly allocated dictionary
-
-  This is the parser for ini files. This function is called, providing
-  the name of the file to be read. It returns a dictionary object that
-  should not be accessed directly, but through accessor functions
-  instead.
-
-  The returned dictionary must be freed using iniparser_freedict().
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-dictionary * iniparser_load(const char * ininame)
-{
-    dictionary  *   d ;
-    char        lin[ASCIILINESZ+1];
-    char        sec[ASCIILINESZ+1];
-    char        key[ASCIILINESZ+1];
-    char        val[ASCIILINESZ+1];
-    char    *   where ;
-    FILE    *   ini ;
-    int         lineno ;
-
-    if ((ini=fopen(ininame, "r"))==NULL) {
-        return NULL ;
-    }
-
-    sec[0]=0;
-
-    /*
-     * Initialize a new dictionary entry
-     */
-    d = dictionary_new(0);
-    lineno = 0 ;
-    while (fgets(lin, ASCIILINESZ, ini)!=NULL) {
-        lineno++ ;
-        where = strskp(lin); /* Skip leading spaces */
-        if (*where==';' || *where=='#' || *where==0)
-            continue ; /* Comment lines */
-        else {
-            if (sscanf(where, "[%[^]]", sec)==1) {
-                /* Valid section name */
-                strcpy(sec, strlwc(sec));
-                iniparser_add_entry(d, sec, NULL, NULL);
-            } else if (sscanf (where, "%[^=] = \"%[^\"]\"", key, val) == 2
-                   ||  sscanf (where, "%[^=] = '%[^\']'",   key, val) == 2
-                   ||  sscanf (where, "%[^=] = %[^;#]",     key, val) == 2) {
-                strcpy(key, strlwc(strcrop(key)));
-                /*
-                 * sscanf cannot handle "" or '' as empty value,
-                 * this is done here
-                 */
-                if (!strcmp(val, "\"\"") || !strcmp(val, "''")) {
-                    val[0] = (char)0;
-                } else {
-                    strcpy(val, strcrop(val));
-                }
-                iniparser_add_entry(d, sec, key, val);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    fclose(ini);
-    return d ;
-}
-
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Free all memory associated to an ini dictionary
-  @param    d Dictionary to free
-  @return   void
-
-  Free all memory associated to an ini dictionary.
-  It is mandatory to call this function before the dictionary object
-  gets out of the current context.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-void iniparser_freedict(dictionary * d)
-{
-    dictionary_del(d);
-}
-
-/* vim: set ts=4 et sw=4 tw=75 */
diff --git a/backend/iniparser.h b/backend/iniparser.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 5bbd904..0000000
--- a/backend/iniparser.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,296 +0,0 @@
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-   @file    iniparser.h
-   @author  N. Devillard
-   @date    Mar 2000
-   @version $Revision: 1.23 $
-   @brief   Parser for ini files.
-*/
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-/*
-	$Id: iniparser.h,v 1.23 2006-09-27 11:03:35 ndevilla Exp $
-	$Author: ndevilla $
-	$Date: 2006-09-27 11:03:35 $
-	$Revision: 1.23 $
-*/
-
-#ifndef _INIPARSER_H_
-#define _INIPARSER_H_
-
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-   								Includes
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
-/*
- * The following #include is necessary on many Unixes but not Linux.
- * It is not needed for Windows platforms.
- * Uncomment it if needed.
- */
-/* #include <unistd.h> */
-
-#include "dictionary.h"
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Get number of sections in a dictionary
-  @param    d   Dictionary to examine
-  @return   int Number of sections found in dictionary
-
-  This function returns the number of sections found in a dictionary.
-  The test to recognize sections is done on the string stored in the
-  dictionary: a section name is given as "section" whereas a key is
-  stored as "section:key", thus the test looks for entries that do not
-  contain a colon.
-
-  This clearly fails in the case a section name contains a colon, but
-  this should simply be avoided.
-
-  This function returns -1 in case of error.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-int iniparser_getnsec(dictionary * d);
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Get name for section n in a dictionary.
-  @param    d   Dictionary to examine
-  @param    n   Section number (from 0 to nsec-1).
-  @return   Pointer to char string
-
-  This function locates the n-th section in a dictionary and returns
-  its name as a pointer to a string statically allocated inside the
-  dictionary. Do not free or modify the returned string!
-
-  This function returns NULL in case of error.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-char * iniparser_getsecname(dictionary * d, int n);
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Save a dictionary to a loadable ini file
-  @param    d   Dictionary to dump
-  @param    f   Opened file pointer to dump to
-  @return   void
-
-  This function dumps a given dictionary into a loadable ini file.
-  It is Ok to specify @c stderr or @c stdout as output files.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-void iniparser_dump_ini(dictionary * d, FILE * f);
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Dump a dictionary to an opened file pointer.
-  @param    d   Dictionary to dump.
-  @param    f   Opened file pointer to dump to.
-  @return   void
-
-  This function prints out the contents of a dictionary, one element by
-  line, onto the provided file pointer. It is OK to specify @c stderr
-  or @c stdout as output files. This function is meant for debugging
-  purposes mostly.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-void iniparser_dump(dictionary * d, FILE * f);
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Get the string associated to a key, return NULL if not found
-  @param    d   Dictionary to search
-  @param    key Key string to look for
-  @return   pointer to statically allocated character string, or NULL.
-
-  This function queries a dictionary for a key. A key as read from an
-  ini file is given as "section:key". If the key cannot be found,
-  NULL is returned.
-  The returned char pointer is pointing to a string allocated in
-  the dictionary, do not free or modify it.
-
-  This function is only provided for backwards compatibility with
-  previous versions of iniparser. It is recommended to use
-  iniparser_getstring() instead.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-char * iniparser_getstr(dictionary * d, const char * key);
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Get the string associated to a key
-  @param    d       Dictionary to search
-  @param    key     Key string to look for
-  @param    def     Default value to return if key not found.
-  @return   pointer to statically allocated character string
-
-  This function queries a dictionary for a key. A key as read from an
-  ini file is given as "section:key". If the key cannot be found,
-  the pointer passed as 'def' is returned.
-  The returned char pointer is pointing to a string allocated in
-  the dictionary, do not free or modify it.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-char * iniparser_getstring(dictionary * d, const char * key, char * def);
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Get the string associated to a key, convert to an int
-  @param    d Dictionary to search
-  @param    key Key string to look for
-  @param    notfound Value to return in case of error
-  @return   integer
-
-  This function queries a dictionary for a key. A key as read from an
-  ini file is given as "section:key". If the key cannot be found,
-  the notfound value is returned.
-
-  Supported values for integers include the usual C notation
-  so decimal, octal (starting with 0) and hexadecimal (starting with 0x)
-  are supported. Examples:
-
-  - "42"      ->  42
-  - "042"     ->  34 (octal -> decimal)
-  - "0x42"    ->  66 (hexa  -> decimal)
-
-  Warning: the conversion may overflow in various ways. Conversion is
-  totally outsourced to strtol(), see the associated man page for overflow
-  handling.
-
-  Credits: Thanks to A. Becker for suggesting strtol()
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-int iniparser_getint(dictionary * d, const char * key, int notfound);
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Get the string associated to a key, convert to a double
-  @param    d Dictionary to search
-  @param    key Key string to look for
-  @param    notfound Value to return in case of error
-  @return   double
-
-  This function queries a dictionary for a key. A key as read from an
-  ini file is given as "section:key". If the key cannot be found,
-  the notfound value is returned.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-double iniparser_getdouble(dictionary * d, char * key, double notfound);
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Get the string associated to a key, convert to a boolean
-  @param    d Dictionary to search
-  @param    key Key string to look for
-  @param    notfound Value to return in case of error
-  @return   integer
-
-  This function queries a dictionary for a key. A key as read from an
-  ini file is given as "section:key". If the key cannot be found,
-  the notfound value is returned.
-
-  A true boolean is found if one of the following is matched:
-
-  - A string starting with 'y'
-  - A string starting with 'Y'
-  - A string starting with 't'
-  - A string starting with 'T'
-  - A string starting with '1'
-
-  A false boolean is found if one of the following is matched:
-
-  - A string starting with 'n'
-  - A string starting with 'N'
-  - A string starting with 'f'
-  - A string starting with 'F'
-  - A string starting with '0'
-
-  The notfound value returned if no boolean is identified, does not
-  necessarily have to be 0 or 1.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-int iniparser_getboolean(dictionary * d, const char * key, int notfound);
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Set an entry in a dictionary.
-  @param    ini     Dictionary to modify.
-  @param    entry   Entry to modify (entry name)
-  @param    val     New value to associate to the entry.
-  @return   int 0 if Ok, -1 otherwise.
-
-  If the given entry can be found in the dictionary, it is modified to
-  contain the provided value. If it cannot be found, -1 is returned.
-  It is Ok to set val to NULL.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-int iniparser_setstr(dictionary * ini, char * entry, char * val);
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Delete an entry in a dictionary
-  @param    ini     Dictionary to modify
-  @param    entry   Entry to delete (entry name)
-  @return   void
-
-  If the given entry can be found, it is deleted from the dictionary.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-void iniparser_unset(dictionary * ini, char * entry);
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Finds out if a given entry exists in a dictionary
-  @param    ini     Dictionary to search
-  @param    entry   Name of the entry to look for
-  @return   integer 1 if entry exists, 0 otherwise
-
-  Finds out if a given entry exists in the dictionary. Since sections
-  are stored as keys with NULL associated values, this is the only way
-  of querying for the presence of sections in a dictionary.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-int iniparser_find_entry(dictionary * ini, char * entry) ;
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Parse an ini file and return an allocated dictionary object
-  @param    ininame Name of the ini file to read.
-  @return   Pointer to newly allocated dictionary
-
-  This is the parser for ini files. This function is called, providing
-  the name of the file to be read. It returns a dictionary object that
-  should not be accessed directly, but through accessor functions
-  instead.
-
-  The returned dictionary must be freed using iniparser_freedict().
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-dictionary * iniparser_load(const char * ininame);
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Free all memory associated to an ini dictionary
-  @param    d Dictionary to free
-  @return   void
-
-  Free all memory associated to an ini dictionary.
-  It is mandatory to call this function before the dictionary object
-  gets out of the current context.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-void iniparser_freedict(dictionary * d);
-
-#endif
diff --git a/backend/strlib.c b/backend/strlib.c
deleted file mode 100644
index f0d85ae..0000000
--- a/backend/strlib.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,211 +0,0 @@
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @file		strlib.c
-  @author	N. Devillard
-  @date		Jan 2001
-  @version	$Revision: 1.9 $
-  @brief	Various string handling routines to complement the C lib.
-
-  This modules adds a few complementary string routines usually missing
-  in the standard C library.
-*/
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-/*
-	$Id: strlib.c,v 1.9 2006-09-27 11:04:11 ndevilla Exp $
-	$Author: ndevilla $
-	$Date: 2006-09-27 11:04:11 $
-	$Revision: 1.9 $
-*/
-
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-   								Includes
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-#include <string.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
-
-#include "strlib.h"
-
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-   							    Defines	
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-#define ASCIILINESZ	1024
-
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  							Function codes
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief	Convert a string to lowercase.
-  @param	s	String to convert.
-  @return	ptr to statically allocated string.
-
-  This function returns a pointer to a statically allocated string
-  containing a lowercased version of the input string. Do not free
-  or modify the returned string! Since the returned string is statically
-  allocated, it will be modified at each function call (not re-entrant).
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-char * strlwc(const char * s)
-{
-    static char l[ASCIILINESZ+1];
-    int i ;
-
-    if (s==NULL) return NULL ;
-    memset(l, 0, ASCIILINESZ+1);
-    i=0 ;
-    while (s[i] && i<ASCIILINESZ) {
-        l[i] = (char)tolower((int)s[i]);
-        i++ ;
-    }
-    l[ASCIILINESZ]=(char)0;
-    return l ;
-}
-
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief	Convert a string to uppercase.
-  @param	s	String to convert.
-  @return	ptr to statically allocated string.
-
-  This function returns a pointer to a statically allocated string
-  containing an uppercased version of the input string. Do not free
-  or modify the returned string! Since the returned string is statically
-  allocated, it will be modified at each function call (not re-entrant).
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-char * strupc(char * s)
-{
-    static char l[ASCIILINESZ+1];
-    int i ;
-
-    if (s==NULL) return NULL ;
-    memset(l, 0, ASCIILINESZ+1);
-    i=0 ;
-    while (s[i] && i<ASCIILINESZ) {
-        l[i] = (char)toupper((int)s[i]);
-        i++ ;
-    }
-    l[ASCIILINESZ]=(char)0;
-    return l ;
-}
-
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief	Skip blanks until the first non-blank character.
-  @param	s	String to parse.
-  @return	Pointer to char inside given string.
-
-  This function returns a pointer to the first non-blank character in the
-  given string.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-char * strskp(char * s)
-{
-    char * skip = s;
-	if (s==NULL) return NULL ;
-    while (isspace((int)*skip) && *skip) skip++;
-    return skip ;
-} 
-
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief	Remove blanks at the end of a string.
-  @param	s	String to parse.
-  @return	ptr to statically allocated string.
-
-  This function returns a pointer to a statically allocated string,
-  which is identical to the input string, except that all blank
-  characters at the end of the string have been removed.
-  Do not free or modify the returned string! Since the returned string
-  is statically allocated, it will be modified at each function call
-  (not re-entrant).
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-char * strcrop(char * s)
-{
-    static char l[ASCIILINESZ+1];
-	char * last ;
-
-    if (s==NULL) return NULL ;
-    memset(l, 0, ASCIILINESZ+1);
-	strcpy(l, s);
-	last = l + strlen(l);
-	while (last > l) {
-		if (!isspace((int)*(last-1)))
-			break ;
-		last -- ;
-	}
-	*last = (char)0;
-    return l ;
-}
-
-
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief	Remove blanks at the beginning and the end of a string.
-  @param	s	String to parse.
-  @return	ptr to statically allocated string.
-
-  This function returns a pointer to a statically allocated string,
-  which is identical to the input string, except that all blank
-  characters at the end and the beg. of the string have been removed.
-  Do not free or modify the returned string! Since the returned string
-  is statically allocated, it will be modified at each function call
-  (not re-entrant).
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-char * strstrip(char * s)
-{
-    static char l[ASCIILINESZ+1];
-	char * last ;
-	
-    if (s==NULL) return NULL ;
-    
-	while (isspace((int)*s) && *s) s++;
-	
-	memset(l, 0, ASCIILINESZ+1);
-	strcpy(l, s);
-	last = l + strlen(l);
-	while (last > l) {
-		if (!isspace((int)*(last-1)))
-			break ;
-		last -- ;
-	}
-	*last = (char)0;
-
-	return (char*)l ;
-}
-
-/* Test code */
-#ifdef TEST
-int main(int argc, char * argv[])
-{
-	char * str ;
-
-	str = "\t\tI'm a lumberkack and I'm OK      " ;
-	printf("lowercase: [%s]\n", strlwc(str));
-	printf("uppercase: [%s]\n", strupc(str));
-	printf("skipped  : [%s]\n", strskp(str));
-	printf("cropped  : [%s]\n", strcrop(str));
-	printf("stripped : [%s]\n", strstrip(str));
-
-	return 0 ;
-}
-#endif
-/* vim: set ts=4 et sw=4 tw=75 */
diff --git a/backend/strlib.h b/backend/strlib.h
deleted file mode 100644
index cd70a62..0000000
--- a/backend/strlib.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @file     strlib.h
-  @author   N. Devillard
-  @date     Jan 2001
-  @version  $Revision: 1.4 $
-  @brief    Various string handling routines to complement the C lib.
-
-  This modules adds a few complementary string routines usually missing
-  in the standard C library.
-*/
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-/*
-	$Id: strlib.h,v 1.4 2006-09-27 11:04:11 ndevilla Exp $
-	$Author: ndevilla $
-	$Date: 2006-09-27 11:04:11 $
-	$Revision: 1.4 $
-*/
-
-#ifndef _STRLIB_H_
-#define _STRLIB_H_
-
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-   								Includes
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  							Function codes
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Convert a string to lowercase.
-  @param    s   String to convert.
-  @return   ptr to statically allocated string.
-
-  This function returns a pointer to a statically allocated string
-  containing a lowercased version of the input string. Do not free
-  or modify the returned string! Since the returned string is statically
-  allocated, it will be modified at each function call (not re-entrant).
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-char * strlwc(const char * s);
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Convert a string to uppercase.
-  @param    s   String to convert.
-  @return   ptr to statically allocated string.
-
-  This function returns a pointer to a statically allocated string
-  containing an uppercased version of the input string. Do not free
-  or modify the returned string! Since the returned string is statically
-  allocated, it will be modified at each function call (not re-entrant).
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-char * strupc(char * s);
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Skip blanks until the first non-blank character.
-  @param    s   String to parse.
-  @return   Pointer to char inside given string.
-
-  This function returns a pointer to the first non-blank character in the
-  given string.
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-char * strskp(char * s);
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Remove blanks at the end of a string.
-  @param    s   String to parse.
-  @return   ptr to statically allocated string.
-
-  This function returns a pointer to a statically allocated string,
-  which is identical to the input string, except that all blank
-  characters at the end of the string have been removed.
-  Do not free or modify the returned string! Since the returned string
-  is statically allocated, it will be modified at each function call
-  (not re-entrant).
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-char * strcrop(char * s);
-
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/**
-  @brief    Remove blanks at the beginning and the end of a string.
-  @param    s   String to parse.
-  @return   ptr to statically allocated string.
-
-  This function returns a pointer to a statically allocated string,
-  which is identical to the input string, except that all blank
-  characters at the end and the beg. of the string have been removed.
-  Do not free or modify the returned string! Since the returned string
-  is statically allocated, it will be modified at each function call
-  (not re-entrant).
- */
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-char * strstrip(char * s) ;
-
-#endif