Group classes into folders, Dolphin is too big in the meantime for having a flat directory hierarchy. dolphin/src/CMakeLists.txt will be cleaned up later.

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diff --git a/src/settings/additionalinfodialog.cpp b/src/settings/additionalinfodialog.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f735fffe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/additionalinfodialog.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2007 by Peter Penz ([email protected])                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA          *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "additionalinfodialog.h"
+
+#include <klocale.h>
+#include <kvbox.h>
+
+#include <QCheckBox>
+
+AdditionalInfoDialog::AdditionalInfoDialog(QWidget* parent,
+                                           KFileItemDelegate::InformationList info) :
+    KDialog(parent),
+    m_info(info),
+    m_size(0),
+    m_date(0),
+    m_permissions(0),
+    m_owner(0),
+    m_group(0),
+    m_type(0)
+{
+    setCaption(i18nc("@title:window", "Additional Information"));
+    setButtons(Ok | Cancel);
+    setDefaultButton(Ok);
+
+    KVBox* box = new KVBox(this);
+
+    m_size = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check Additional Information", "Size"), box);
+    m_date = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check Additional Information", "Date"), box);
+    m_permissions = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check Additional Information", "Permissions"), box);
+    m_owner = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check Additional Information", "Owner"), box);
+    m_group = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check Additional Information", "Group"), box);
+    m_type = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check Additional Information", "Type"), box);
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(okClicked()), this, SLOT(slotOk()));
+
+    m_size->setChecked(info.contains(KFileItemDelegate::Size));
+    m_date->setChecked(info.contains(KFileItemDelegate::ModificationTime));
+    m_permissions->setChecked(info.contains(KFileItemDelegate::Permissions));
+    m_owner->setChecked(info.contains(KFileItemDelegate::Owner));
+    m_group->setChecked(info.contains(KFileItemDelegate::OwnerAndGroup));
+    m_type->setChecked(info.contains(KFileItemDelegate::FriendlyMimeType));
+
+    setMainWidget(box);
+
+    const KConfigGroup dialogConfig(KSharedConfig::openConfig("dolphinrc"),
+                                    "AdditionalInfoDialog");
+    restoreDialogSize(dialogConfig);
+}
+
+AdditionalInfoDialog::~AdditionalInfoDialog()
+{
+    KConfigGroup dialogConfig(KSharedConfig::openConfig("dolphinrc"),
+                              "AdditionalInfoDialog");
+    saveDialogSize(dialogConfig, KConfigBase::Persistent);
+}
+
+KFileItemDelegate::InformationList AdditionalInfoDialog::additionalInfo() const
+{
+    return m_info;
+}
+
+void AdditionalInfoDialog::slotOk()
+{
+    m_info.clear();
+
+    if (m_size->isChecked()) {
+        m_info.append(KFileItemDelegate::Size);
+    }
+    if (m_date->isChecked()) {
+        m_info.append(KFileItemDelegate::ModificationTime);
+    }
+    if (m_permissions->isChecked()) {
+        m_info.append(KFileItemDelegate::Permissions);
+    }
+    if (m_owner->isChecked()) {
+        m_info.append(KFileItemDelegate::Owner);
+    }
+    if (m_group->isChecked()) {
+        m_info.append(KFileItemDelegate::OwnerAndGroup);
+    }
+    if (m_type->isChecked()) {
+        m_info.append(KFileItemDelegate::FriendlyMimeType);
+    }
+}
+
+#include "additionalinfodialog.moc"
diff --git a/src/settings/additionalinfodialog.h b/src/settings/additionalinfodialog.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9771960f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/additionalinfodialog.h
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2007 by Peter Penz ([email protected])                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA          *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef ADDITIONALINFODIALOG_H
+#define ADDITIONALINFODIALOG_H
+
+#include <kdialog.h>
+#include <kfileitemdelegate.h>
+
+class QCheckBox;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Dialog for changing the additional information properties of a directory.
+ */
+class AdditionalInfoDialog : public KDialog
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit AdditionalInfoDialog(QWidget* parent, KFileItemDelegate::InformationList info);
+    virtual ~AdditionalInfoDialog();
+    KFileItemDelegate::InformationList additionalInfo() const;
+
+private slots:
+    void slotOk();
+
+private:
+    KFileItemDelegate::InformationList m_info;
+    QCheckBox* m_size;
+    QCheckBox* m_date;
+    QCheckBox* m_permissions;
+    QCheckBox* m_owner;
+    QCheckBox* m_group;
+    QCheckBox* m_type;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/settings/applyviewpropsjob.cpp b/src/settings/applyviewpropsjob.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9250226e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/applyviewpropsjob.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz <[email protected]>                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   The code is based on kdelibs/kio/directorysizejob.*                   *
+ *  (C) 2006 by David Faure <[email protected]>                                *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "applyviewpropsjob.h"
+#include "viewproperties.h"
+
+ApplyViewPropsJob::ApplyViewPropsJob(const KUrl& dir,
+                                     const ViewProperties& viewProps) :
+    KIO::Job(),
+    m_viewProps(0),
+    m_progress(0),
+    m_dir(dir)
+{
+    m_viewProps = new ViewProperties(dir);
+    m_viewProps->setViewMode(viewProps.viewMode());
+    m_viewProps->setShowPreview(viewProps.showPreview());
+    m_viewProps->setShowHiddenFiles(viewProps.showHiddenFiles());
+    m_viewProps->setSorting(viewProps.sorting());
+    m_viewProps->setSortOrder(viewProps.sortOrder());
+
+    KIO::ListJob* listJob = KIO::listRecursive(dir, KIO::HideProgressInfo);
+    connect(listJob, SIGNAL(entries(KIO::Job*, const KIO::UDSEntryList&)),
+            SLOT(slotEntries(KIO::Job*, const KIO::UDSEntryList&)));
+    addSubjob(listJob);
+}
+
+ApplyViewPropsJob::~ApplyViewPropsJob()
+{
+    delete m_viewProps;  // the properties are written by the destructor
+    m_viewProps = 0;
+}
+
+void ApplyViewPropsJob::slotEntries(KIO::Job*, const KIO::UDSEntryList& list)
+{
+    KIO::UDSEntryList::ConstIterator it = list.begin();
+    const KIO::UDSEntryList::ConstIterator end = list.end();
+    foreach(const KIO::UDSEntry& entry, list) {
+        const QString name = entry.stringValue(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_NAME);
+        if ((name != ".") && (name != "..") && entry.isDir()) {
+            ++m_progress;
+
+            KUrl url(m_dir);
+            url.addPath(name);
+
+            Q_ASSERT(m_viewProps != 0);
+
+            ViewProperties props(url);
+            props.setDirProperties(*m_viewProps);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void ApplyViewPropsJob::slotResult(KJob* job)
+{
+    if (job->error()) {
+        setError(job->error());
+        setErrorText(job->errorText());
+    }
+    emitResult();
+}
+
+#include "applyviewpropsjob.moc"
diff --git a/src/settings/applyviewpropsjob.h b/src/settings/applyviewpropsjob.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da18af966
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/applyviewpropsjob.h
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz <[email protected]>                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   The code is based on kdelibs/kio/kio/directorysizejob.*               *
+ *  (C) 2006 by David Faure <[email protected]>                                *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef APPLYVIEWPROPSJOB_H
+#define APPLYVIEWPROPSJOB_H
+
+#include <kio/job.h>
+#include <kfileitem.h>
+#include <kurl.h>
+
+class ViewProperties;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Applies view properties recursively to directories.
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ * \code
+ * KJob* job = new ApplyViewPropsJob(dir, viewProps);
+ * connect(job, SIGNAL(result(KJob*)),
+ *          this, SLOT(slotResult(KJob*)));
+ * \endcode
+ *
+ * To be able to show a progress of the operation, the following steps
+ * are recommended:
+ * - Use a DirectorySizeJob to count the number of directories.
+ * - Use a timer to show the current count of directories by invoking
+ *   DirectorySizeJob::totalSubdirs() until the result signal is emitted.
+ * - Use the ApplyViewPropsJob.
+ * - Use a timer to show the progress by invoking ApplyViwePropsJob::progress().
+ *   In combination with the total directory count it is possible to show a
+ *   progress bar now.
+ */
+class ApplyViewPropsJob : public KIO::Job
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    /**
+     * @param dir       Directory where the view properties should be applied to
+     *                  (including sub directories).
+     * @param viewProps View properties for the directory \a dir including its
+     *                  sub directories.
+     */
+    ApplyViewPropsJob(const KUrl& dir, const ViewProperties& viewProps);
+    virtual ~ApplyViewPropsJob();
+    int progress() const;
+
+private slots:
+    virtual void slotResult(KJob* job);
+    void slotEntries(KIO::Job*, const KIO::UDSEntryList&);
+
+private:
+    ViewProperties* m_viewProps;
+    int m_currentItem;
+    int m_progress;
+    KUrl m_dir;
+};
+
+inline int ApplyViewPropsJob::progress() const
+{
+    return m_progress;
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/settings/columnviewsettingspage.cpp b/src/settings/columnviewsettingspage.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5918eaf92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/columnviewsettingspage.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz <[email protected]>                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "columnviewsettingspage.h"
+
+#include "dolphinfontrequester.h"
+#include "dolphinsettings.h"
+#include "dolphin_columnmodesettings.h"
+#include "iconsizegroupbox.h"
+#include "zoomlevelinfo.h"
+
+#include <kdialog.h>
+#include <klocale.h>
+#include <kcombobox.h>
+
+#include <QButtonGroup>
+#include <QCheckBox>
+#include <QGroupBox>
+#include <QHBoxLayout>
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QSlider>
+#include <QRadioButton>
+
+ColumnViewSettingsPage::ColumnViewSettingsPage(QWidget* parent) :
+    ViewSettingsPageBase(parent),
+    m_iconSizeGroupBox(0),
+    m_fontRequester(0),
+    m_textWidthBox(0)
+{
+    const int spacing = KDialog::spacingHint();
+    const int margin = KDialog::marginHint();
+    const QSizePolicy sizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
+
+    setSpacing(spacing);
+    setMargin(margin);
+
+    // Create "Icon" properties
+    m_iconSizeGroupBox = new IconSizeGroupBox(this);
+    m_iconSizeGroupBox->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy);
+
+    const int min = ZoomLevelInfo::minimumLevel();
+    const int max = ZoomLevelInfo::maximumLevel();
+    m_iconSizeGroupBox->setDefaultSizeRange(min, max);
+    m_iconSizeGroupBox->setPreviewSizeRange(min, max);
+
+    connect(m_iconSizeGroupBox, SIGNAL(defaultSizeChanged(int)),
+            this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+    connect(m_iconSizeGroupBox, SIGNAL(previewSizeChanged(int)),
+            this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    // create "Text" properties
+    QGroupBox* textGroup = new QGroupBox(i18nc("@title:group", "Text"), this);
+    textGroup->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy);
+
+    QLabel* fontLabel = new QLabel(i18nc("@label:listbox", "Font:"), textGroup);
+    m_fontRequester = new DolphinFontRequester(textGroup);
+    connect(m_fontRequester, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    QLabel* textWidthLabel = new QLabel(i18nc("@label:listbox", "Text width:"), textGroup);
+    m_textWidthBox = new KComboBox(textGroup);
+    m_textWidthBox->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Text width", "Small"));
+    m_textWidthBox->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Text width", "Medium"));
+    m_textWidthBox->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Text width", "Large"));
+    connect(m_textWidthBox, SIGNAL(activated(int)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    QGridLayout* textGroupLayout = new QGridLayout(textGroup);
+    textGroupLayout->addWidget(fontLabel, 0, 0, Qt::AlignRight);
+    textGroupLayout->addWidget(m_fontRequester, 0, 1);
+    textGroupLayout->addWidget(textWidthLabel, 1, 0, Qt::AlignRight);
+    textGroupLayout->addWidget(m_textWidthBox, 1, 1);
+
+    // Add a dummy widget with no restriction regarding
+    // a vertical resizing. This assures that the dialog layout
+    // is not stretched vertically.
+    new QWidget(this);
+
+    loadSettings();
+}
+
+ColumnViewSettingsPage::~ColumnViewSettingsPage()
+{
+}
+
+void ColumnViewSettingsPage::applySettings()
+{
+    ColumnModeSettings* settings = DolphinSettings::instance().columnModeSettings();
+
+    const int iconSize = ZoomLevelInfo::iconSizeForZoomLevel(m_iconSizeGroupBox->defaultSizeValue());
+    const int previewSize = ZoomLevelInfo::iconSizeForZoomLevel(m_iconSizeGroupBox->previewSizeValue());
+    settings->setIconSize(iconSize);
+    settings->setPreviewSize(previewSize);
+
+    const QFont font = m_fontRequester->font();
+    settings->setUseSystemFont(m_fontRequester->mode() == DolphinFontRequester::SystemFont);
+    settings->setFontFamily(font.family());
+    settings->setFontSize(font.pointSize());
+    settings->setItalicFont(font.italic());
+    settings->setFontWeight(font.weight());
+
+    // TODO:
+    //const int columnWidth = 150 + (m_columnWidthSlider->value() * 50);
+    //settings->setColumnWidth(columnWidth);
+}
+
+void ColumnViewSettingsPage::restoreDefaults()
+{
+    ColumnModeSettings* settings = DolphinSettings::instance().columnModeSettings();
+    settings->setDefaults();
+    loadSettings();
+}
+
+void ColumnViewSettingsPage::loadSettings()
+{
+    ColumnModeSettings* settings = DolphinSettings::instance().columnModeSettings();
+
+    const QSize iconSize(settings->iconSize(), settings->iconSize());
+    const int iconSizeValue = ZoomLevelInfo::zoomLevelForIconSize(iconSize);
+    m_iconSizeGroupBox->setDefaultSizeValue(iconSizeValue);
+
+    const QSize previewSize(settings->previewSize(), settings->previewSize());
+    const int previewSizeValue = ZoomLevelInfo::zoomLevelForIconSize(previewSize);
+    m_iconSizeGroupBox->setPreviewSizeValue(previewSizeValue);
+
+    if (settings->useSystemFont()) {
+        m_fontRequester->setMode(DolphinFontRequester::SystemFont);
+    } else {
+        QFont font(settings->fontFamily(),
+                   settings->fontSize());
+        font.setItalic(settings->italicFont());
+        font.setWeight(settings->fontWeight());
+        m_fontRequester->setMode(DolphinFontRequester::CustomFont);
+        m_fontRequester->setCustomFont(font);
+    }
+
+    // TODO:
+    //m_columnWidthSlider->setValue((settings->columnWidth() - 150) / 50);
+}
+
+#include "columnviewsettingspage.moc"
diff --git a/src/settings/columnviewsettingspage.h b/src/settings/columnviewsettingspage.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c723ed635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/columnviewsettingspage.h
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz <[email protected]>                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef COLUMNVIEWSETTINGSPAGE_H
+#define COLUMNVIEWSETTINGSPAGE_H
+
+#include <settings/viewsettingspagebase.h>
+
+class DolphinMainWindow;
+class DolphinFontRequester;
+class IconSizeGroupBox;
+class KComboBox;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Represents the page from the Dolphin Settings which allows
+ *        to modify the settings for the details view.
+ */
+class ColumnViewSettingsPage : public ViewSettingsPageBase
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    ColumnViewSettingsPage(QWidget* parent);
+    virtual ~ColumnViewSettingsPage();
+
+    /**
+     * Applies the settings for the details view.
+     * The settings are persisted automatically when
+     * closing Dolphin.
+     */
+    virtual void applySettings();
+
+    /** Restores the settings to default values. */
+    virtual void restoreDefaults();
+
+private:
+    void loadSettings();
+
+private:
+    IconSizeGroupBox* m_iconSizeGroupBox;
+    DolphinFontRequester* m_fontRequester;
+    KComboBox* m_textWidthBox;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/settings/detailsviewsettingspage.cpp b/src/settings/detailsviewsettingspage.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c47caf24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/detailsviewsettingspage.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz <[email protected]>                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "detailsviewsettingspage.h"
+
+#include "iconsizegroupbox.h"
+#include "dolphinfontrequester.h"
+#include "dolphinsettings.h"
+#include "dolphin_detailsmodesettings.h"
+#include "zoomlevelinfo.h"
+
+#include <kdialog.h>
+#include <klocale.h>
+
+#include <QButtonGroup>
+#include <QCheckBox>
+#include <QComboBox>
+#include <QGroupBox>
+#include <QGridLayout>
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QRadioButton>
+#include <QtGui/QSpinBox>
+
+DetailsViewSettingsPage::DetailsViewSettingsPage(QWidget* parent) :
+    ViewSettingsPageBase(parent),
+    m_iconSizeGroupBox(0),
+    m_fontRequester(0),
+    m_expandableFolders(0)
+{
+    const int spacing = KDialog::spacingHint();
+    const int margin = KDialog::marginHint();
+    const QSizePolicy sizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
+
+    setSpacing(spacing);
+    setMargin(margin);
+
+    // Create "Icon" properties
+    m_iconSizeGroupBox = new IconSizeGroupBox(this);
+    m_iconSizeGroupBox->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy);
+
+    const int min = ZoomLevelInfo::minimumLevel();
+    const int max = ZoomLevelInfo::maximumLevel();
+    m_iconSizeGroupBox->setDefaultSizeRange(min, max);
+    m_iconSizeGroupBox->setPreviewSizeRange(min, max);
+
+    connect(m_iconSizeGroupBox, SIGNAL(defaultSizeChanged(int)),
+            this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+    connect(m_iconSizeGroupBox, SIGNAL(previewSizeChanged(int)),
+            this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    // create "Text" properties
+    QWidget* textGroup = new QGroupBox(i18nc("@title:group", "Text"), this);
+    textGroup->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy);
+
+    QLabel* fontLabel = new QLabel(i18nc("@label:listbox", "Font:"), textGroup);
+    m_fontRequester = new DolphinFontRequester(textGroup);
+    connect(m_fontRequester, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    QHBoxLayout* textLayout = new QHBoxLayout(textGroup);
+    textLayout->addWidget(fontLabel, 0, Qt::AlignRight);
+    textLayout->addWidget(m_fontRequester);
+
+    // create "Expandable Folders" checkbox
+    m_expandableFolders = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check", "Expandable folders"), this);
+    connect(m_expandableFolders, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    // Add a dummy widget with no restriction regarding
+    // a vertical resizing. This assures that the dialog layout
+    // is not stretched vertically.
+    new QWidget(this);
+
+    loadSettings();
+}
+
+DetailsViewSettingsPage::~DetailsViewSettingsPage()
+{
+}
+
+void DetailsViewSettingsPage::applySettings()
+{
+    DetailsModeSettings* settings = DolphinSettings::instance().detailsModeSettings();
+
+    const int iconSize = ZoomLevelInfo::iconSizeForZoomLevel(m_iconSizeGroupBox->defaultSizeValue());
+    const int previewSize = ZoomLevelInfo::iconSizeForZoomLevel(m_iconSizeGroupBox->previewSizeValue());
+    settings->setIconSize(iconSize);
+    settings->setPreviewSize(previewSize);
+
+    const QFont font = m_fontRequester->font();
+    settings->setUseSystemFont(m_fontRequester->mode() == DolphinFontRequester::SystemFont);
+    settings->setFontFamily(font.family());
+    settings->setFontSize(font.pointSize());
+    settings->setItalicFont(font.italic());
+    settings->setFontWeight(font.weight());
+
+    settings->setExpandableFolders(m_expandableFolders->isChecked());
+}
+
+void DetailsViewSettingsPage::restoreDefaults()
+{
+    DetailsModeSettings* settings = DolphinSettings::instance().detailsModeSettings();
+    settings->setDefaults();
+    loadSettings();
+}
+
+void DetailsViewSettingsPage::loadSettings()
+{
+    DetailsModeSettings* settings = DolphinSettings::instance().detailsModeSettings();
+
+    const QSize iconSize(settings->iconSize(), settings->iconSize());
+    const int iconSizeValue = ZoomLevelInfo::zoomLevelForIconSize(iconSize);
+    m_iconSizeGroupBox->setDefaultSizeValue(iconSizeValue);
+
+    const QSize previewSize(settings->previewSize(), settings->previewSize());
+    const int previewSizeValue = ZoomLevelInfo::zoomLevelForIconSize(previewSize);
+    m_iconSizeGroupBox->setPreviewSizeValue(previewSizeValue);
+
+    if (settings->useSystemFont()) {
+        m_fontRequester->setMode(DolphinFontRequester::SystemFont);
+    } else {
+        QFont font(settings->fontFamily(),
+                   settings->fontSize());
+        font.setItalic(settings->italicFont());
+        font.setWeight(settings->fontWeight());
+        m_fontRequester->setMode(DolphinFontRequester::CustomFont);
+        m_fontRequester->setCustomFont(font);
+    }
+
+    m_expandableFolders->setChecked(settings->expandableFolders());
+}
+
+#include "detailsviewsettingspage.moc"
diff --git a/src/settings/detailsviewsettingspage.h b/src/settings/detailsviewsettingspage.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58e3fd905
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/detailsviewsettingspage.h
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz <[email protected]>                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef DETAILSVIEWSETTINGSPAGE_H
+#define DETAILSVIEWSETTINGSPAGE_H
+
+#include <settings/viewsettingspagebase.h>
+
+class DolphinFontRequester;
+class IconSizeGroupBox;
+class QCheckBox;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Represents the page from the Dolphin Settings which allows
+ *        to modify the settings for the details view.
+ */
+class DetailsViewSettingsPage : public ViewSettingsPageBase
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    DetailsViewSettingsPage(QWidget* parent);
+    virtual ~DetailsViewSettingsPage();
+
+    /**
+     * Applies the settings for the details view.
+     * The settings are persisted automatically when
+     * closing Dolphin.
+     */
+    virtual void applySettings();
+
+    /** Restores the settings to default values. */
+    virtual void restoreDefaults();
+
+private:
+    void loadSettings();
+
+private:
+    IconSizeGroupBox* m_iconSizeGroupBox;
+    DolphinFontRequester* m_fontRequester;
+    QCheckBox* m_expandableFolders;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/settings/dolphin_columnmodesettings.kcfg b/src/settings/dolphin_columnmodesettings.kcfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4fd5ecc6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/dolphin_columnmodesettings.kcfg
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE kcfg SYSTEM "http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0/kcfg.dtd">
+<kcfg>
+    <kcfgfile name="dolphinrc"/>
+    <include>kiconloader.h</include>
+    <include>kglobalsettings.h</include>
+    <group name="ColumnMode">
+        <entry name="FontFamily" type="String">
+            <label context="@label">Font family</label>
+            <default code="true">KGlobalSettings::generalFont().family()</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="UseSystemFont" type="Bool">
+            <label context="@label">Use system font</label>
+            <default>true</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="FontSize" type="Int">
+            <label context="@label">Font size</label>
+            <default code="true">KGlobalSettings::generalFont().pointSize()</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="ItalicFont" type="Bool">
+            <label context="@label Font style">Italic</label>
+            <default>false</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="FontWeight" type="Int">
+            <label context="@label">Font weight</label>
+            <default>0</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="IconSize" type="Int">
+            <label context="@label">Icon size</label>
+            <default code="true">KIconLoader::SizeSmall</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="PreviewSize" type="Int">
+            <label context="@label">Preview size</label>
+            <default code="true">KIconLoader::SizeLarge</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="ColumnWidth" type="Int">
+            <label context="@label">Column width</label>
+            <default>250</default>
+        </entry>
+    </group>
+</kcfg>
diff --git a/src/settings/dolphin_columnmodesettings.kcfgc b/src/settings/dolphin_columnmodesettings.kcfgc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55134335a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/dolphin_columnmodesettings.kcfgc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+File=dolphin_columnmodesettings.kcfg
+ClassName=ColumnModeSettings
+Singleton=false
+Mutators=true
diff --git a/src/settings/dolphin_detailsmodesettings.kcfg b/src/settings/dolphin_detailsmodesettings.kcfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..780d70540
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/dolphin_detailsmodesettings.kcfg
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE kcfg SYSTEM "http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0/kcfg.dtd">
+<kcfg>
+    <kcfgfile name="dolphinrc"/>
+    <include>kiconloader.h</include>
+    <include>kglobalsettings.h</include>
+    <group name="DetailsMode">
+        <entry name="FontFamily" type="String">
+            <label context="@label">Font family</label>
+            <default code="true">KGlobalSettings::generalFont().family()</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="UseSystemFont" type="Bool">
+            <label context="@label">Use system font</label>
+            <default>true</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="FontSize" type="Int">
+            <label context="@label">Font size</label>
+            <default code="true">KGlobalSettings::generalFont().pointSize()</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="ItalicFont" type="Bool">
+            <label context="@label Font style">Italic</label>
+            <default>false</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="FontWeight" type="Int">
+            <label context="@label">Font weight</label>
+            <default>0</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="IconSize" type="Int">
+            <label context="@label">Icon size</label>
+            <default code="true">KIconLoader::SizeSmall</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="PreviewSize" type="Int">
+            <label context="@label">Preview size</label>
+            <default code="true">KIconLoader::SizeLarge</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="ExpandableFolders" type="Bool">
+            <label context="@label">Expandable folders</label>
+            <default>false</default>
+        </entry>
+    </group>
+</kcfg>
diff --git a/src/settings/dolphin_detailsmodesettings.kcfgc b/src/settings/dolphin_detailsmodesettings.kcfgc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06da2e9e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/dolphin_detailsmodesettings.kcfgc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+File=dolphin_detailsmodesettings.kcfg
+ClassName=DetailsModeSettings
+Singleton=false 
+Mutators=true
diff --git a/src/settings/dolphin_directoryviewpropertysettings.kcfg b/src/settings/dolphin_directoryviewpropertysettings.kcfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ead1325de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/dolphin_directoryviewpropertysettings.kcfg
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<kcfg xmlns="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0"
+      xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+      xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0
+      http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0/kcfg.xsd" >
+    <include>kfileitemdelegate.h</include>
+
+<kcfgfile arg="true" />
+    <group name="Settings">
+        <entry name="ShowHiddenFiles" key="ShowDotFiles" type="Bool" >
+            <label context="@label">Show hidden files</label>
+            <whatsthis context="@info:whatsthis">When this option is enabled hidden files, such as those starting with a '.', will be shown in the file view.</whatsthis>
+            <default>false</default>
+        </entry>
+    </group>
+
+    <group name="Dolphin">
+        <entry name="ViewMode" type="Int" >
+            <label context="@label">View Mode</label>
+            <whatsthis context="@info:whatsthis">This option controls the style of the view. Currently supported values include icons (0), details (1) and column (2) views.</whatsthis>
+            <default>DolphinView::IconsView</default>
+            <min>0</min>
+            <max code="true">DolphinView::MaxModeEnum</max>
+        </entry>
+
+        <entry name="ShowPreview" type="Bool" >
+            <label context="@label">Show preview</label>
+            <whatsthis context="@info:whatsthis">When this option is enabled, a preview of the file content is shown as an icon.</whatsthis>
+            <default>false</default>
+        </entry>
+
+        <entry name="CategorizedSorting" type="Bool" >
+            <label context="@label">Categorized Sorting</label>
+            <whatsthis context="@info:whatsthis">When this option is enabled, the sorted items are summarized by their category.</whatsthis>
+            <default>false</default>
+        </entry>
+
+        <entry name="Sorting" type="Int" >
+            <label context="@label">Sort files by</label>
+            <whatsthis context="@info:whatsthis">This option defines which attribute (name, size, date, etc.) sorting is performed on.</whatsthis>
+            <default code="true">DolphinView::SortByName</default>
+            <min>0</min>
+            <max code="true">DolphinView::MaxSortEnum</max>
+        </entry>
+
+        <entry name="SortOrder" type="Int" >
+            <label context="@label">Order in which to sort files</label>
+            <default code="true">Qt::AscendingOrder</default>
+            <min code="true">Qt::AscendingOrder</min>
+            <max code="true">Qt::DescendingOrder</max>
+        </entry>
+
+        <entry name="AdditionalInfo" type="Int">
+            <label context="@label">Additional information</label>
+            <default>0</default>
+        </entry>
+
+        <entry name="Timestamp" type="DateTime" >
+            <label context="@label">Properties last changed</label>
+            <whatsthis context="@info:whatsthis">The last time these properties were changed by the user.</whatsthis>
+        </entry>
+    </group>
+</kcfg>
+
+
diff --git a/src/settings/dolphin_directoryviewpropertysettings.kcfgc b/src/settings/dolphin_directoryviewpropertysettings.kcfgc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..753642f8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/dolphin_directoryviewpropertysettings.kcfgc
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+File=dolphin_directoryviewpropertysettings.kcfg
+Singleton=false
+ClassName=ViewPropertySettings
+Mutators=true
+GlobalEnums=true
+IncludeFiles=dolphinview.h,qnamespace.h
diff --git a/src/settings/dolphin_generalsettings.kcfg b/src/settings/dolphin_generalsettings.kcfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f4defa92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/dolphin_generalsettings.kcfg
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE kcfg SYSTEM "http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0/kcfg.dtd">
+<kcfg>
+    <kcfgfile name="dolphinrc"/>
+    <include>QDir</include>
+    <group name="General">
+        <entry name="EditableUrl" type="Bool">
+            <label context="@label">Should the URL be editable for the user</label>
+            <default>false</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="ShowFullPath" type="Bool">
+            <label context="@label">Should the full path be shown inside the location bar</label>
+            <default>false</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="FirstRun" type="Bool">
+            <label context="@label">Is the application started the first time</label>
+            <default>true</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="HomeUrl" type="String">
+            <label context="@label">Home URL</label>
+            <default code="true">QDir::homePath()</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="SplitView" type="Bool">
+            <label context="@label">Split the view into two panes</label>
+            <default>false</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="FilterBar" type="Bool">
+            <label context="@label">Should the filter bar be shown</label>
+            <default>false</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="GlobalViewProps" type="Bool">
+            <label context="@label">Should the view properties be used for all directories</label>
+            <default>false</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="BrowseThroughArchives" type="Bool">
+            <label context="@label">Browse through archives</label>
+            <default>false</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="RenameInline" type="Bool">
+            <label context="@label">Rename inline</label>
+            <default>false</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="ShowSelectionToggle" type="Bool">
+            <label context="@label">Show selection toggle</label>
+            <default>true</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="ShowToolTips" type="Bool">
+            <label context="@label">Show tooltips</label>
+            <default>false</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="ShowCopyMoveMenu" type="Bool">
+            <label context="@label">Show 'Copy To' and 'Move To' commands in context menu</label>
+            <default>false</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="ViewPropsTimestamp" type="DateTime" >
+            <label context="@label">Timestamp since when the view properties are valid</label>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="AutoExpandFolders" type="Bool">
+            <label context="@label">Use auto-expanding folders for all view types</label>
+            <default>false</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="ShowZoomSlider" type="Bool">
+            <label context="@label">Show zoom slider in the statusbar</label>
+            <default>true</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="ShowSpaceInfo" type="Bool">
+            <label context="@label">Show the space information in the statusbar</label>
+            <default>false</default>
+        </entry>
+    </group>
+</kcfg>
diff --git a/src/settings/dolphin_generalsettings.kcfgc b/src/settings/dolphin_generalsettings.kcfgc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91b1fee46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/dolphin_generalsettings.kcfgc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+File=dolphin_generalsettings.kcfg
+ClassName=GeneralSettings 
+Singleton=false 
+Mutators=true
diff --git a/src/settings/dolphin_iconsmodesettings.kcfg b/src/settings/dolphin_iconsmodesettings.kcfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1311f6d20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/dolphin_iconsmodesettings.kcfg
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE kcfg SYSTEM "http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0/kcfg.dtd">
+<kcfg>
+    <kcfgfile name="dolphinrc"/>
+    <include>kglobalsettings.h</include>
+    <include>kiconloader.h</include>
+    <include>QListView</include>
+    <group name="IconsMode">
+        <entry name="Arrangement" type="Int">
+            <label context="@label">Arrangement</label>
+            <default code="true">QListView::TopToBottom</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="UseSystemFont" type="Bool">
+            <label context="@label">Use system font</label>
+            <default>true</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="FontFamily" type="String">
+            <label context="@label">Font family</label>
+            <default code="true">KGlobalSettings::generalFont().family()</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="FontSize" type="Int">
+            <label context="@label">Font size</label>
+            <default code="true">KGlobalSettings::generalFont().pointSize()</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="ItalicFont" type="Bool">
+            <label context="@label Font style">Italic</label>
+            <default>false</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="FontWeight" type="Int">
+            <label context="@label">Font weight</label>
+            <default>0</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="ItemHeight" type="Int">
+            <label context="@label">Item height</label>
+            <!--
+                 check 'void IconsViewSettingsPage::applySettings()' as reference (iconsviewsettingspage.cpp):
+                 itemHeight += fontHeight * numberOfTextlines + 10;
+            /-->
+            <default code="true">KIconLoader::SizeMedium + QFontMetrics(KGlobalSettings::generalFont()).height() * 2 + 10</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="ItemWidth" type="Int">
+            <label context="@label">Item width</label>
+            <!--
+                 check 'void IconsViewSettingsPage::applySettings()' as reference (iconsviewsettingspage.cpp):
+                 itemWidth = TopToBottomBase + textSizeIndex * TopToBottomInc;
+            /-->
+            <default>96</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="GridSpacing" type="Int">
+            <label context="@label">Grid spacing</label>
+            <default>8</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="IconSize" type="Int">
+            <label context="@label">Icon size</label>
+            <default code="true">KIconLoader::SizeMedium</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="NumberOfTextlines" type="Int">
+            <label context="@label">Number of textlines</label>
+            <!-- don't forget adjusting the "ItemHeight" too when changing this value /-->
+            <default>2</default>
+        </entry>
+        <entry name="PreviewSize" type="Int">
+            <label context="@label">Preview size</label>
+            <default code="true">KIconLoader::SizeHuge</default>
+        </entry>
+    </group>
+</kcfg>
diff --git a/src/settings/dolphin_iconsmodesettings.kcfgc b/src/settings/dolphin_iconsmodesettings.kcfgc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9987ce938
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/dolphin_iconsmodesettings.kcfgc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+File=dolphin_iconsmodesettings.kcfg
+ClassName=IconsModeSettings
+Singleton=false 
+Mutators=true
diff --git a/src/settings/dolphinfontrequester.cpp b/src/settings/dolphinfontrequester.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2fc444029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/dolphinfontrequester.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2008 by Peter Penz <[email protected]>                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "dolphinfontrequester.h"
+
+#include <kfontdialog.h>
+#include <kglobalsettings.h>
+#include <klocale.h>
+#include <kcombobox.h>
+
+#include <QEvent>
+#include <QPushButton>
+
+DolphinFontRequester::DolphinFontRequester(QWidget* parent) :
+    KHBox(parent),
+    m_modeCombo(0),
+    m_chooseFontButton(0),
+    m_mode(SystemFont),
+    m_customFont()
+{
+    setSpacing(KDialog::spacingHint());
+
+    m_modeCombo = new KComboBox(this);
+    m_modeCombo->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Font", "System Font"));
+    m_modeCombo->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Font", "Custom Font"));
+    connect(m_modeCombo, SIGNAL(activated(int)),
+            this, SLOT(changeMode(int)));
+
+    m_chooseFontButton = new QPushButton(i18nc("@action:button Choose font", "Choose..."), this);
+    connect(m_chooseFontButton, SIGNAL(clicked()),
+            this, SLOT(openFontDialog()));
+
+    changeMode(m_modeCombo->currentIndex());
+}
+
+DolphinFontRequester::~DolphinFontRequester()
+{
+}
+
+void DolphinFontRequester::setMode(Mode mode)
+{
+    m_mode = mode;
+    m_modeCombo->setCurrentIndex(m_mode);
+    m_modeCombo->setFont(font());
+    m_chooseFontButton->setEnabled(m_mode == CustomFont);
+}
+
+DolphinFontRequester::Mode DolphinFontRequester::mode() const
+{
+    return m_mode;
+}
+
+QFont DolphinFontRequester::font() const
+{
+    return (m_mode == CustomFont) ? m_customFont : KGlobalSettings::generalFont();
+}
+
+void DolphinFontRequester::setCustomFont(const QFont& font)
+{
+    m_customFont = font;
+}
+
+QFont DolphinFontRequester::customFont() const
+{
+    return m_customFont;
+}
+
+bool DolphinFontRequester::event(QEvent* event)
+{
+    if (event->type() == QEvent::Polish) {
+        m_modeCombo->setFont(font());
+    }
+    return KHBox::event(event);
+}
+
+void DolphinFontRequester::openFontDialog()
+{
+    QFont font;
+    const int result = KFontDialog::getFont(font,
+                                            KFontChooser::NoDisplayFlags,
+                                            this);
+    if (result == KFontDialog::Accepted) {
+        m_customFont = font;
+        m_modeCombo->setFont(m_customFont);
+        emit changed();
+    }
+}
+
+void DolphinFontRequester::changeMode(int index)
+{
+    setMode((index == CustomFont) ? CustomFont : SystemFont);
+    emit changed();
+}
+
+#include "dolphinfontrequester.moc"
diff --git a/src/settings/dolphinfontrequester.h b/src/settings/dolphinfontrequester.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03a062b2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/dolphinfontrequester.h
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2008 by Peter Penz <[email protected]>                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef DOLPHINFONTREQUESTER_H
+#define DOLPHINFONTREQUESTER_H
+
+#include <khbox.h>
+
+#include <QFont>
+
+class KComboBox;
+class QPushButton;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Allows to select between using the system font or a custom font.
+ */
+class DolphinFontRequester : public KHBox
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    enum Mode
+    {
+        SystemFont = 0,
+        CustomFont = 1
+    };
+
+    DolphinFontRequester(QWidget* parent);
+    virtual ~DolphinFontRequester();
+
+    void setMode(Mode mode);
+    Mode mode() const;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the custom font (see DolphinFontRequester::customFont()),
+     * if the mode is \a CustomFont, otherwise the system font is
+     * returned.
+     */
+    QFont font() const;
+
+    void setCustomFont(const QFont& font);
+    QFont customFont() const;
+
+signals:
+    /** Is emitted, if the font has been changed. */
+    void changed();
+
+protected:
+    bool event(QEvent* event);
+
+private slots:
+    void openFontDialog();
+    void changeMode(int index);
+
+private:
+    KComboBox* m_modeCombo;
+    QPushButton* m_chooseFontButton;
+
+    Mode m_mode;
+    QFont m_customFont;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/settings/dolphinsettings.cpp b/src/settings/dolphinsettings.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b91001ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/dolphinsettings.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz ([email protected]),                 *
+ *   Cvetoslav Ludmiloff and Patrice Tremblay                              *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "dolphinsettings.h"
+
+#include <kfileplacesmodel.h>
+#include <kcomponentdata.h>
+#include <klocale.h>
+#include <kstandarddirs.h>
+
+#include "dolphin_columnmodesettings.h"
+#include "dolphin_detailsmodesettings.h"
+#include "dolphin_generalsettings.h"
+#include "dolphin_iconsmodesettings.h"
+
+class DolphinSettingsSingleton
+{
+public:
+    DolphinSettings instance;
+};
+K_GLOBAL_STATIC(DolphinSettingsSingleton, s_settings)
+
+DolphinSettings& DolphinSettings::instance()
+{
+    return s_settings->instance;
+}
+
+void DolphinSettings::save()
+{
+    m_generalSettings->writeConfig();
+    m_iconsModeSettings->writeConfig();
+    m_detailsModeSettings->writeConfig();
+    m_columnModeSettings->writeConfig();
+}
+
+DolphinSettings::DolphinSettings()
+{
+    m_generalSettings = new GeneralSettings();
+    m_iconsModeSettings = new IconsModeSettings();
+    m_detailsModeSettings = new DetailsModeSettings();
+    m_columnModeSettings = new ColumnModeSettings();
+    m_placesModel = new KFilePlacesModel();
+}
+
+DolphinSettings::~DolphinSettings()
+{
+    delete m_generalSettings;
+    m_generalSettings = 0;
+
+    delete m_iconsModeSettings;
+    m_iconsModeSettings = 0;
+
+    delete m_detailsModeSettings;
+    m_detailsModeSettings = 0;
+
+    delete m_columnModeSettings;
+    m_columnModeSettings = 0;
+
+    delete m_placesModel;
+    m_placesModel = 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/settings/dolphinsettings.h b/src/settings/dolphinsettings.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55fa327ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/dolphinsettings.h
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz                                      *
+ *   [email protected]                                                     *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef DOLPHINSETTINGS_H
+#define DOLPHINSETTINGS_H
+
+#include <libdolphin_export.h>
+
+class ColumnModeSettings;
+class DetailsModeSettings;
+class GeneralSettings;
+class IconsModeSettings;
+class KFilePlacesModel;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Manages and stores all settings from Dolphin.
+ *
+ * The following properties are stored:
+ * - home URL
+ * - default view mode
+ * - URL navigator state (editable or not)
+ * - split view
+ * - properties for views
+ */
+class LIBDOLPHINPRIVATE_EXPORT DolphinSettings
+{
+public:
+    static DolphinSettings& instance();
+
+    GeneralSettings* generalSettings() const;
+    IconsModeSettings* iconsModeSettings() const;
+    DetailsModeSettings* detailsModeSettings() const;
+    ColumnModeSettings* columnModeSettings() const;
+    KFilePlacesModel* placesModel() const;
+    virtual void save();
+
+protected:
+    DolphinSettings();
+    virtual ~DolphinSettings();
+    friend class DolphinSettingsSingleton;
+
+private:
+    GeneralSettings* m_generalSettings;
+    IconsModeSettings* m_iconsModeSettings;
+    DetailsModeSettings* m_detailsModeSettings;
+    ColumnModeSettings* m_columnModeSettings;
+    KFilePlacesModel* m_placesModel;
+};
+
+inline GeneralSettings* DolphinSettings::generalSettings() const
+{
+    return m_generalSettings;
+}
+
+inline IconsModeSettings* DolphinSettings::iconsModeSettings() const
+{
+    return m_iconsModeSettings;
+}
+
+inline DetailsModeSettings* DolphinSettings::detailsModeSettings() const
+{
+    return m_detailsModeSettings;
+}
+
+inline ColumnModeSettings* DolphinSettings::columnModeSettings() const
+{
+    return m_columnModeSettings;
+}
+
+inline KFilePlacesModel* DolphinSettings::placesModel() const
+{
+    return m_placesModel;
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/settings/dolphinsettingsdialog.cpp b/src/settings/dolphinsettingsdialog.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54ac74bde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/dolphinsettingsdialog.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz                                      *
+ *   [email protected]                                                     *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "dolphinsettingsdialog.h"
+
+#include <dolphinapplication.h>
+#include <dolphinmainwindow.h>
+#include "generalsettingspage.h"
+#include "startupsettingspage.h"
+#include "viewsettingspage.h"
+
+#include <klocale.h>
+#include <kmessagebox.h>
+#include <kicon.h>
+
+DolphinSettingsDialog::DolphinSettingsDialog(DolphinMainWindow* mainWindow) :
+    KPageDialog(mainWindow),
+    m_pages()
+
+{
+    const QSize minSize = minimumSize();
+    setMinimumSize(QSize(512, minSize.height()));
+
+    setFaceType(List);
+    setCaption(i18nc("@title:window", "Dolphin Preferences"));
+    setButtons(Ok | Apply | Cancel | Default);
+    enableButtonApply(false);
+    setDefaultButton(Ok);
+
+    StartupSettingsPage* startupSettingsPage = new StartupSettingsPage(mainWindow, this);
+    KPageWidgetItem* startupSettingsFrame = addPage(startupSettingsPage,
+                                                    i18nc("@title:group", "Startup"));
+    startupSettingsFrame->setIcon(KIcon("go-home"));
+    connect(startupSettingsPage, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(enableApply()));
+
+    ViewSettingsPage* viewSettingsPage = new ViewSettingsPage(mainWindow, this);
+    KPageWidgetItem* viewSettingsFrame = addPage(viewSettingsPage,
+                                                 i18nc("@title:group", "View Modes"));
+    viewSettingsFrame->setIcon(KIcon("view-choose"));
+    connect(viewSettingsPage, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(enableApply()));
+
+    GeneralSettingsPage* generalSettingsPage = new GeneralSettingsPage(mainWindow, this);
+    KPageWidgetItem* generalSettingsFrame = addPage(generalSettingsPage,
+                                                    i18nc("@title:group General settings", "General"));
+    generalSettingsFrame->setIcon(KIcon("system-run"));
+    connect(generalSettingsPage, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(enableApply()));
+
+    const KConfigGroup dialogConfig(KSharedConfig::openConfig("dolphinrc"), "SettingsDialog");
+    restoreDialogSize(dialogConfig);
+
+    m_pages.append(startupSettingsPage);
+    m_pages.append(viewSettingsPage);
+    m_pages.append(generalSettingsPage);
+}
+
+DolphinSettingsDialog::~DolphinSettingsDialog()
+{
+    KConfigGroup dialogConfig(KSharedConfig::openConfig("dolphinrc"), "SettingsDialog");
+    saveDialogSize(dialogConfig);
+}
+
+void DolphinSettingsDialog::slotButtonClicked(int button)
+{
+    if ((button == Ok) || (button == Apply)) {
+        applySettings();
+    } else if (button == Default) {
+        const QString text(i18nc("@info", "All settings will be reset to default values. Do you want to continue?"));
+        if (KMessageBox::questionYesNo(this, text) == KMessageBox::Yes) {
+            restoreDefaults();
+        }
+    }
+
+    KPageDialog::slotButtonClicked(button);
+}
+
+void DolphinSettingsDialog::enableApply()
+{
+    enableButtonApply(true);
+}
+
+void DolphinSettingsDialog::applySettings()
+{
+    foreach (SettingsPageBase* page, m_pages) {
+        page->applySettings();
+    }
+    DolphinApplication::app()->refreshMainWindows();
+}
+
+void DolphinSettingsDialog::restoreDefaults()
+{
+    foreach (SettingsPageBase* page, m_pages) {
+        page->restoreDefaults();
+    }
+    DolphinApplication::app()->refreshMainWindows();
+}
+
+#include "dolphinsettingsdialog.moc"
diff --git a/src/settings/dolphinsettingsdialog.h b/src/settings/dolphinsettingsdialog.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc17b3774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/dolphinsettingsdialog.h
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz                                      *
+ *   [email protected]                                                     *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef DOLPHINSETTINGSDIALOG_H
+#define DOLPHINSETTINGSDIALOG_H
+
+#include <kpagedialog.h>
+
+class DolphinMainWindow;
+class SettingsPageBase;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Settings dialog for Dolphin.
+ *
+ * Contains the pages for startup settings, general settings and view settings.
+ *
+ * @author Peter Penz <[email protected]>
+ */
+class DolphinSettingsDialog : public KPageDialog
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit DolphinSettingsDialog(DolphinMainWindow* mainWindow);
+    virtual ~DolphinSettingsDialog();
+
+protected slots:
+    /** @see KDialog::slotButtonClicked() */
+    virtual void slotButtonClicked(int button);
+
+private slots:
+    /** Enables the Apply button. */
+    void enableApply();
+
+private:
+    void applySettings();
+    void restoreDefaults();
+
+private:
+    QList<SettingsPageBase*> m_pages;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/settings/generalsettingspage.cpp b/src/settings/generalsettingspage.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86b6f1939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/generalsettingspage.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz ([email protected]) and              *
+ *   and Patrice Tremblay                                                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "generalsettingspage.h"
+
+#include "settings/dolphinsettings.h"
+
+#include "dolphin_generalsettings.h"
+
+#include <kdialog.h>
+#include <klocale.h>
+#include <kvbox.h>
+
+#include <QCheckBox>
+#include <QGroupBox>
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QVBoxLayout>
+
+GeneralSettingsPage::GeneralSettingsPage(DolphinMainWindow* mainWin, QWidget* parent) :
+    SettingsPageBase(parent),
+    m_confirmMoveToTrash(0),
+    m_confirmDelete(0),
+    m_showDeleteCommand(0),
+    m_showCopyMoveMenu(0),
+    m_showZoomSlider(0),
+    m_showSpaceInfo(0),
+    m_browseThroughArchives(0),
+    m_renameInline(0),
+    m_autoExpandFolders(0)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(mainWin);
+
+    const int spacing = KDialog::spacingHint();
+
+    QVBoxLayout* topLayout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
+    KVBox* vBox = new KVBox(this);
+    vBox->setSpacing(spacing);
+
+    // create 'Ask Confirmation For' group
+    QGroupBox* confirmBox = new QGroupBox(i18nc("@title:group", "Ask For Confirmation When"), vBox);
+    m_confirmMoveToTrash = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check Ask for Confirmation When",
+                                               "Moving files or folders to trash"), confirmBox);
+    connect(m_confirmMoveToTrash, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+    m_confirmDelete = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check Ask for Confirmation When",
+                                          "Deleting files or folders"), confirmBox);
+    connect(m_confirmDelete, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    QVBoxLayout* confirmBoxLayout = new QVBoxLayout(confirmBox);
+    confirmBoxLayout->addWidget(m_confirmMoveToTrash);
+    confirmBoxLayout->addWidget(m_confirmDelete);
+
+    QGroupBox* contextMenuBox = new QGroupBox(i18nc("@title:group", "Context Menu"), vBox);
+
+    // create 'Show the command 'Delete' in context menu' checkbox
+    m_showDeleteCommand = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check", "Show 'Delete' command"), contextMenuBox);
+    connect(m_showDeleteCommand, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    m_showCopyMoveMenu = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check", "Show 'Copy To' and 'Move To' commands"), contextMenuBox);
+    connect(m_showCopyMoveMenu, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    QVBoxLayout* contextMenuBoxLayout = new QVBoxLayout(contextMenuBox);
+    contextMenuBoxLayout->addWidget(m_showDeleteCommand);
+    contextMenuBoxLayout->addWidget(m_showCopyMoveMenu);
+
+    QGroupBox* statusBarBox = new QGroupBox(i18nc("@title:group", "Status Bar"), vBox);
+
+    m_showZoomSlider = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check", "Show zoom slider"), statusBarBox);
+    connect(m_showZoomSlider, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    m_showSpaceInfo = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check", "Show space information"), statusBarBox);
+    connect(m_showSpaceInfo, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    QVBoxLayout* statusBarBoxLayout = new QVBoxLayout(statusBarBox);
+    statusBarBoxLayout->addWidget(m_showZoomSlider);
+    statusBarBoxLayout->addWidget(m_showSpaceInfo);
+
+    m_browseThroughArchives = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check", "Browse through archives"), vBox);
+    connect(m_browseThroughArchives, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    m_renameInline = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check", "Rename inline"), vBox);
+    connect(m_renameInline, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    m_autoExpandFolders = new QCheckBox(i18nc("option:check", "Open folders during drag operations"), vBox);
+    connect(m_autoExpandFolders, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    // Add a dummy widget with no restriction regarding
+    // a vertical resizing. This assures that the dialog layout
+    // is not stretched vertically.
+    new QWidget(vBox);
+
+    topLayout->addWidget(vBox);
+
+    loadSettings();
+}
+
+GeneralSettingsPage::~GeneralSettingsPage()
+{
+}
+
+void GeneralSettingsPage::applySettings()
+{
+    GeneralSettings* settings = DolphinSettings::instance().generalSettings();
+
+    KSharedConfig::Ptr kioConfig = KSharedConfig::openConfig("kiorc", KConfig::NoGlobals);
+    KConfigGroup confirmationGroup(kioConfig, "Confirmations");
+    confirmationGroup.writeEntry("ConfirmTrash", m_confirmMoveToTrash->isChecked());
+    confirmationGroup.writeEntry("ConfirmDelete", m_confirmDelete->isChecked());
+    confirmationGroup.sync();
+
+    KSharedConfig::Ptr globalConfig = KSharedConfig::openConfig("kdeglobals", KConfig::NoGlobals);
+    KConfigGroup configGroup(globalConfig, "KDE");
+    configGroup.writeEntry("ShowDeleteCommand", m_showDeleteCommand->isChecked());
+    configGroup.sync();
+
+    settings->setShowCopyMoveMenu(m_showCopyMoveMenu->isChecked());
+    settings->setShowZoomSlider(m_showZoomSlider->isChecked());
+    settings->setShowSpaceInfo(m_showSpaceInfo->isChecked());
+    settings->setBrowseThroughArchives(m_browseThroughArchives->isChecked());
+    settings->setRenameInline(m_renameInline->isChecked());
+    settings->setAutoExpandFolders(m_autoExpandFolders->isChecked());
+}
+
+void GeneralSettingsPage::restoreDefaults()
+{
+    GeneralSettings* settings = DolphinSettings::instance().generalSettings();
+    settings->setDefaults();
+
+    // TODO: reset default settings for trash and show delete command...
+
+    loadSettings();
+}
+
+void GeneralSettingsPage::loadSettings()
+{
+    KSharedConfig::Ptr kioConfig = KSharedConfig::openConfig("kiorc", KConfig::IncludeGlobals);
+    const KConfigGroup confirmationGroup(kioConfig, "Confirmations");
+    m_confirmMoveToTrash->setChecked(confirmationGroup.readEntry("ConfirmTrash", false));
+    m_confirmDelete->setChecked(confirmationGroup.readEntry("ConfirmDelete", true));
+
+    KSharedConfig::Ptr globalConfig = KSharedConfig::openConfig("kdeglobals", KConfig::IncludeGlobals);
+    KConfigGroup configGroup(globalConfig, "KDE");
+    m_showDeleteCommand->setChecked(configGroup.readEntry("ShowDeleteCommand", false));
+
+    GeneralSettings* settings = DolphinSettings::instance().generalSettings();
+    m_showCopyMoveMenu->setChecked(settings->showCopyMoveMenu());
+    m_showZoomSlider->setChecked(settings->showZoomSlider());
+    m_showSpaceInfo->setChecked(settings->showSpaceInfo());
+    m_browseThroughArchives->setChecked(settings->browseThroughArchives());
+    m_renameInline->setChecked(settings->renameInline());
+    m_autoExpandFolders->setChecked(settings->autoExpandFolders());
+}
+
+#include "generalsettingspage.moc"
diff --git a/src/settings/generalsettingspage.h b/src/settings/generalsettingspage.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4059dc3c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/generalsettingspage.h
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz                                      *
+ *   [email protected]                                                     *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+#ifndef GENERALSETTINGSPAGE_H
+#define GENERALSETTINGSPAGE_H
+
+#include <settings/settingspagebase.h>
+
+class DolphinMainWindow;
+class QLineEdit;
+class QCheckBox;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Page for the 'General' settings of the Dolphin settings dialog.
+ */
+class GeneralSettingsPage : public SettingsPageBase
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    GeneralSettingsPage(DolphinMainWindow* mainWindow, QWidget* parent);
+    virtual ~GeneralSettingsPage();
+
+    /** @see SettingsPageBase::applySettings() */
+    virtual void applySettings();
+
+    /** @see SettingsPageBase::restoreDefaults() */
+    virtual void restoreDefaults();
+
+private:
+    void loadSettings();
+
+private:
+    QCheckBox* m_confirmMoveToTrash;
+    QCheckBox* m_confirmDelete;
+
+    QCheckBox* m_showDeleteCommand;
+    QCheckBox* m_showCopyMoveMenu;
+
+    QCheckBox* m_showZoomSlider;
+    QCheckBox* m_showSpaceInfo;
+
+    QCheckBox* m_browseThroughArchives;
+    QCheckBox* m_renameInline;
+    QCheckBox* m_autoExpandFolders;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/settings/generalviewsettingspage.cpp b/src/settings/generalviewsettingspage.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acea9649c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/generalviewsettingspage.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz <[email protected]>                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "generalviewsettingspage.h"
+#include "dolphinmainwindow.h"
+#include "settings/dolphinsettings.h"
+#include "dolphinviewcontainer.h"
+#include "viewproperties.h"
+
+#include "dolphin_generalsettings.h"
+
+#include <QCheckBox>
+#include <QGroupBox>
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QRadioButton>
+#include <QSlider>
+#include <QSpinBox>
+#include <QBoxLayout>
+
+#include <kconfiggroup.h>
+#include <kdialog.h>
+#include <kglobal.h>
+#include <klocale.h>
+#include <khbox.h>
+
+GeneralViewSettingsPage::GeneralViewSettingsPage(const KUrl& url,
+                                                 QWidget* parent) :
+    ViewSettingsPageBase(parent),
+    m_url(url),
+    m_localProps(0),
+    m_globalProps(0),
+    m_maxPreviewSize(0),
+    m_spinBox(0),
+    m_useFileThumbnails(0),
+    m_showSelectionToggle(0),
+    m_showToolTips(0)
+{
+    const int spacing = KDialog::spacingHint();
+    const int margin = KDialog::marginHint();
+    const QSizePolicy sizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
+
+    setSpacing(spacing);
+    setMargin(margin);
+
+    QGroupBox* propsBox = new QGroupBox(i18nc("@title:group", "View Properties"), this);
+
+    m_localProps = new QRadioButton(i18nc("@option:radio", "Remember view properties for each folder"), propsBox);
+    connect(m_localProps, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    m_globalProps = new QRadioButton(i18nc("@option:radio", "Use common view properties for all folders"), propsBox);
+    connect(m_globalProps, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    QVBoxLayout* propsBoxLayout = new QVBoxLayout(propsBox);
+    propsBoxLayout->addWidget(m_localProps);
+    propsBoxLayout->addWidget(m_globalProps);
+
+    // create 'File Previews' box
+    QGroupBox* previewBox = new QGroupBox(i18nc("@title:group", "File Previews"), this);
+
+    KHBox* vBox = new KHBox(previewBox);
+    vBox->setSpacing(spacing);
+
+    new QLabel(i18nc("@label:slider", "Maximum file size:"), vBox);
+    m_maxPreviewSize = new QSlider(Qt::Horizontal, vBox);
+
+    m_spinBox = new QSpinBox(vBox);
+
+    connect(m_maxPreviewSize, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)),
+            m_spinBox, SLOT(setValue(int)));
+    connect(m_spinBox, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)),
+            m_maxPreviewSize, SLOT(setValue(int)));
+
+    connect(m_maxPreviewSize, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)),
+            this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+    connect(m_spinBox, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)),
+            this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    m_useFileThumbnails = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check", "Use thumbnails embedded in files"), previewBox);
+    connect(m_useFileThumbnails, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    QVBoxLayout* previewBoxLayout = new QVBoxLayout(previewBox);
+    previewBoxLayout->addWidget(vBox);
+    previewBoxLayout->addWidget(m_useFileThumbnails);
+
+    m_showSelectionToggle = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check", "Show selection marker"), this);
+    connect(m_showSelectionToggle, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    m_showToolTips = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check", "Show tooltips"), this);
+    connect(m_showToolTips, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    // Add a dummy widget with no restriction regarding
+    // a vertical resizing. This assures that the dialog layout
+    // is not stretched vertically.
+    new QWidget(this);
+
+    loadSettings();
+}
+
+
+GeneralViewSettingsPage::~GeneralViewSettingsPage()
+{
+}
+
+void GeneralViewSettingsPage::applySettings()
+{
+    ViewProperties props(m_url);  // read current view properties
+
+    const bool useGlobalProps = m_globalProps->isChecked();
+
+    GeneralSettings* settings = DolphinSettings::instance().generalSettings();
+    settings->setGlobalViewProps(useGlobalProps);
+
+    if (useGlobalProps) {
+        // Remember the global view properties by applying the current view properties.
+        // It is important that GeneralSettings::globalViewProps() is set before
+        // the class ViewProperties is used, as ViewProperties uses this setting
+        // to find the destination folder for storing the view properties.
+        ViewProperties globalProps(m_url);
+        globalProps.setDirProperties(props);
+    }
+
+    KConfigGroup globalConfig(KGlobal::config(), "PreviewSettings");
+    const int byteCount = m_maxPreviewSize->value() * 1024 * 1024; // value() returns size in MB
+    globalConfig.writeEntry("MaximumSize",
+                            byteCount,
+                            KConfigBase::Normal | KConfigBase::Global);
+    globalConfig.writeEntry("UseFileThumbnails",
+                            m_useFileThumbnails->isChecked(),
+                            KConfigBase::Normal | KConfigBase::Global);
+    globalConfig.sync();
+
+    settings->setShowSelectionToggle(m_showSelectionToggle->isChecked());
+    settings->setShowToolTips(m_showToolTips->isChecked());
+}
+
+void GeneralViewSettingsPage::restoreDefaults()
+{
+    GeneralSettings* settings = DolphinSettings::instance().generalSettings();
+    settings->setDefaults();
+    loadSettings();
+}
+
+void GeneralViewSettingsPage::loadSettings()
+{
+    GeneralSettings* settings = DolphinSettings::instance().generalSettings();
+    if (settings->globalViewProps()) {
+        m_globalProps->setChecked(true);
+    } else {
+        m_localProps->setChecked(true);
+    }
+
+    const int min = 1;   // MB
+    const int max = 100; // MB
+    m_maxPreviewSize->setRange(min, max);
+    m_maxPreviewSize->setPageStep(10);
+    m_maxPreviewSize->setSingleStep(1);
+    m_maxPreviewSize->setTickPosition(QSlider::TicksBelow);
+
+    KConfigGroup globalConfig(KGlobal::config(), "PreviewSettings");
+    // TODO: The default value of 5 MB must match with the default value inside
+    // kdelibs/kio/kio/previewjob.cpp. Maybe a static getter method in PreviewJob
+    // should be added for getting the default size?
+    const int maxByteSize = globalConfig.readEntry("MaximumSize", 5 * 1024 * 1024 /* 5 MB */);
+    int maxMByteSize = maxByteSize / (1024 * 1024);
+    if (maxMByteSize < 1) {
+        maxMByteSize = 1;
+    } else if (maxMByteSize > max) {
+        maxMByteSize = max;
+    }
+
+    m_spinBox->setRange(min, max);
+    m_spinBox->setSingleStep(1);
+    m_spinBox->setSuffix(" MB");
+
+    m_maxPreviewSize->setValue(maxMByteSize);
+    m_spinBox->setValue(m_maxPreviewSize->value());
+
+    const bool useFileThumbnails = globalConfig.readEntry("UseFileThumbnails", true);
+    m_useFileThumbnails->setChecked(useFileThumbnails);
+
+    m_showSelectionToggle->setChecked(settings->showSelectionToggle());
+    m_showToolTips->setChecked(settings->showToolTips());
+}
+
+#include "generalviewsettingspage.moc"
diff --git a/src/settings/generalviewsettingspage.h b/src/settings/generalviewsettingspage.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0bd7e005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/generalviewsettingspage.h
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz <[email protected]>                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef GENERALVIEWSETTINGSPAGE_H
+#define GENERALVIEWSETTINGSPAGE_H
+
+#include <kurl.h>
+#include <settings/viewsettingspagebase.h>
+
+class DolphinMainWindow;
+class QCheckBox;
+class QRadioButton;
+class QSlider;
+class QSpinBox;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Represents the page from the Dolphin Settings which allows
+ * to modify general settings for the view modes.
+ */
+class GeneralViewSettingsPage : public ViewSettingsPageBase
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    /**
+     * @param url     URL of the currently shown directory, which is used
+     *                to read the viewproperties.
+     * @param parent  Parent widget of the settings page.
+     */
+    GeneralViewSettingsPage(const KUrl& url, QWidget* parent);
+    virtual ~GeneralViewSettingsPage();
+
+    /**
+     * Applies the general settings for the view modes
+     * The settings are persisted automatically when
+     * closing Dolphin.
+     */
+    virtual void applySettings();
+
+    /** Restores the settings to default values. */
+    virtual void restoreDefaults();
+
+private:
+    void loadSettings();
+
+private:
+    KUrl m_url;
+    QRadioButton* m_localProps;
+    QRadioButton* m_globalProps;
+    QSlider* m_maxPreviewSize;
+    QSpinBox* m_spinBox;
+    QCheckBox* m_useFileThumbnails;
+    QCheckBox* m_showSelectionToggle;
+    QCheckBox* m_showToolTips;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/settings/iconsizegroupbox.cpp b/src/settings/iconsizegroupbox.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82698e7b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/iconsizegroupbox.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2008 by Peter Penz <[email protected]>                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "iconsizegroupbox.h"
+
+#include <klocale.h>
+
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QGridLayout>
+#include <QHelpEvent>
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QPoint>
+#include <QRect>
+#include <QSlider>
+
+#include "zoomlevelinfo.h"
+
+IconSizeGroupBox::IconSizeGroupBox(QWidget* parent) :
+    QGroupBox(i18nc("@title:group", "Icon Size"), parent),
+    m_defaultSizeSlider(0),
+    m_previewSizeSlider(0)
+{
+    QLabel* defaultLabel = new QLabel(i18nc("@label:listbox", "Default:"), this);
+    m_defaultSizeSlider = new QSlider(Qt::Horizontal, this);
+    m_defaultSizeSlider->setPageStep(1);
+    m_defaultSizeSlider->setTickPosition(QSlider::TicksBelow);
+    connect(m_defaultSizeSlider, SIGNAL(sliderMoved(int)),
+            this, SLOT(slotDefaultSliderMoved(int)));
+
+    QLabel* previewLabel = new QLabel(i18nc("@label:listbox", "Preview:"), this);
+    m_previewSizeSlider = new QSlider(Qt::Horizontal, this);
+    m_previewSizeSlider->setPageStep(1);
+    m_previewSizeSlider->setTickPosition(QSlider::TicksBelow);
+    connect(m_previewSizeSlider, SIGNAL(sliderMoved(int)),
+            this, SLOT(slotPreviewSliderMoved(int)));
+
+    QGridLayout* layout = new QGridLayout(this);
+    layout->addWidget(defaultLabel, 0, 0, Qt::AlignRight);
+    layout->addWidget(m_defaultSizeSlider, 0, 1);
+    layout->addWidget(previewLabel, 1, 0, Qt::AlignRight);
+    layout->addWidget(m_previewSizeSlider, 1, 1);
+}
+
+IconSizeGroupBox::~IconSizeGroupBox()
+{
+}
+
+void IconSizeGroupBox::setDefaultSizeRange(int min, int max)
+{
+    m_defaultSizeSlider->setRange(min, max);
+}
+
+void IconSizeGroupBox::setPreviewSizeRange(int min, int max)
+{
+    m_previewSizeSlider->setRange(min, max);
+}
+
+void IconSizeGroupBox::setDefaultSizeValue(int value)
+{
+    m_defaultSizeSlider->setValue(value);
+}
+
+int IconSizeGroupBox::defaultSizeValue() const
+{
+    return m_defaultSizeSlider->value();
+}
+
+void IconSizeGroupBox::setPreviewSizeValue(int value)
+{
+    m_previewSizeSlider->setValue(value);
+}
+
+int IconSizeGroupBox::previewSizeValue() const
+{
+    return m_previewSizeSlider->value();
+}
+
+void IconSizeGroupBox::slotDefaultSliderMoved(int value)
+{
+    showToolTip(m_defaultSizeSlider, value);
+    emit defaultSizeChanged(value);
+}
+
+void IconSizeGroupBox::slotPreviewSliderMoved(int value)
+{
+    showToolTip(m_previewSizeSlider, value);
+    emit previewSizeChanged(value);
+}
+
+void IconSizeGroupBox::showToolTip(QSlider* slider, int value)
+{
+    const int size = ZoomLevelInfo::iconSizeForZoomLevel(value);
+    slider->setToolTip(i18ncp("@info:tooltip", "Size: 1 pixel", "Size: %1 pixels", size));
+    QPoint global = slider->rect().topLeft();
+    global.ry() += slider->height() / 2;
+    QHelpEvent toolTipEvent(QEvent::ToolTip, QPoint(0, 0), slider->mapToGlobal(global));
+    QApplication::sendEvent(slider, &toolTipEvent);
+}
+
+#include "iconsizegroupbox.moc"
diff --git a/src/settings/iconsizegroupbox.h b/src/settings/iconsizegroupbox.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ec51c3a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/iconsizegroupbox.h
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2008 by Peter Penz <[email protected]>                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef ICONSIZEGROUPBOX_H
+#define ICONSIZEGROUPBOX_H
+
+#include <QGroupBox>
+
+class QSlider;
+
+/**
+ * @short Provides a group box for adjusting the icon sizes.
+ *
+ * It is possible to adjust the default icon size and the icon
+ * size when previews are used.
+ */
+class IconSizeGroupBox : public QGroupBox
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit IconSizeGroupBox(QWidget* parent);
+    virtual ~IconSizeGroupBox();
+
+    void setDefaultSizeRange(int min, int max);
+    void setPreviewSizeRange(int min, int max);
+
+    void setDefaultSizeValue(int value);
+    int defaultSizeValue() const;
+
+    void setPreviewSizeValue(int value);
+    int previewSizeValue() const;
+
+signals:
+    void defaultSizeChanged(int value);
+    void previewSizeChanged(int value);
+
+private slots:
+    void slotDefaultSliderMoved(int value);
+    void slotPreviewSliderMoved(int value);
+
+private:
+    void showToolTip(QSlider* slider, int value);
+
+private:
+    QSlider* m_defaultSizeSlider;
+    QSlider* m_previewSizeSlider;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/settings/iconsviewsettingspage.cpp b/src/settings/iconsviewsettingspage.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2acb4cd60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/iconsviewsettingspage.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz <[email protected]>                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "iconsviewsettingspage.h"
+
+#include "dolphinfontrequester.h"
+#include "settings/dolphinsettings.h"
+#include "iconsizegroupbox.h"
+#include "zoomlevelinfo.h"
+
+#include "dolphin_iconsmodesettings.h"
+
+#include <kdialog.h>
+#include <kiconloader.h>
+#include <kglobalsettings.h>
+#include <klocale.h>
+#include <kcombobox.h>
+
+#include <QCheckBox>
+#include <QGroupBox>
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QListView>
+#include <QPushButton>
+#include <QSpinBox>
+#include <QGridLayout>
+#include <QVBoxLayout>
+
+IconsViewSettingsPage::IconsViewSettingsPage(QWidget* parent) :
+    ViewSettingsPageBase(parent),
+    m_iconSizeGroupBox(0),
+    m_textWidthBox(0),
+    m_fontRequester(0),
+    m_textlinesCountBox(0),
+    m_arrangementBox(0),
+    m_gridSpacingBox(0)
+{
+    const int spacing = KDialog::spacingHint();
+    const int margin = KDialog::marginHint();
+    const QSizePolicy sizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
+
+    setSpacing(spacing);
+    setMargin(margin);
+
+    // Create "Icon" properties
+    m_iconSizeGroupBox = new IconSizeGroupBox(this);
+    m_iconSizeGroupBox->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy);
+
+    const int min = ZoomLevelInfo::minimumLevel();
+    const int max = ZoomLevelInfo::maximumLevel();
+    m_iconSizeGroupBox->setDefaultSizeRange(min, max);
+    m_iconSizeGroupBox->setPreviewSizeRange(min, max);
+
+    connect(m_iconSizeGroupBox, SIGNAL(defaultSizeChanged(int)),
+            this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+    connect(m_iconSizeGroupBox, SIGNAL(previewSizeChanged(int)),
+            this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    // create 'Text' group for selecting the font, the number of lines
+    // and the text width
+    QGroupBox* textGroup = new QGroupBox(i18nc("@title:group", "Text"), this);
+    textGroup->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy);
+
+    QLabel* fontLabel = new QLabel(i18nc("@label:listbox", "Font:"), textGroup);
+    m_fontRequester = new DolphinFontRequester(textGroup);
+    connect(m_fontRequester, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    QLabel* textlinesCountLabel = new QLabel(i18nc("@label:textbox", "Number of lines:"), textGroup);
+    m_textlinesCountBox = new QSpinBox(textGroup);
+    m_textlinesCountBox->setMinimum(1);
+    m_textlinesCountBox->setMaximum(5);
+    connect(m_textlinesCountBox, SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    QLabel* textWidthLabel = new QLabel(i18nc("@label:listbox", "Text width:"), textGroup);
+    m_textWidthBox = new KComboBox(textGroup);
+    m_textWidthBox->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Text width", "Small"));
+    m_textWidthBox->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Text width", "Medium"));
+    m_textWidthBox->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Text width", "Large"));
+    m_textWidthBox->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Text width", "Huge"));
+    connect(m_textWidthBox, SIGNAL(activated(int)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    QGridLayout* textGroupLayout = new QGridLayout(textGroup);
+    textGroupLayout->addWidget(fontLabel, 0, 0, Qt::AlignRight);
+    textGroupLayout->addWidget(m_fontRequester, 0, 1);
+    textGroupLayout->addWidget(textlinesCountLabel, 1, 0, Qt::AlignRight);
+    textGroupLayout->addWidget(m_textlinesCountBox, 1, 1);
+    textGroupLayout->addWidget(textWidthLabel, 2, 0, Qt::AlignRight);
+    textGroupLayout->addWidget(m_textWidthBox, 2, 1);
+
+    // create the 'Grid' group for selecting the arrangement and the grid spacing
+    QGroupBox* gridGroup = new QGroupBox(i18nc("@title:group", "Grid"), this);
+    gridGroup->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy);
+
+    QLabel* arrangementLabel = new QLabel(i18nc("@label:listbox", "Arrangement:"), gridGroup);
+    m_arrangementBox = new KComboBox(gridGroup);
+    m_arrangementBox->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Arrangement", "Columns"));
+    m_arrangementBox->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Arrangement", "Rows"));
+    connect(m_arrangementBox, SIGNAL(activated(int)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    QLabel* gridSpacingLabel = new QLabel(i18nc("@label:listbox", "Grid spacing:"), gridGroup);
+    m_gridSpacingBox = new KComboBox(gridGroup);
+    m_gridSpacingBox->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Grid spacing", "None"));
+    m_gridSpacingBox->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Grid spacing", "Small"));
+    m_gridSpacingBox->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Grid spacing", "Medium"));
+    m_gridSpacingBox->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Grid spacing", "Large"));
+    connect(m_gridSpacingBox, SIGNAL(activated(int)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    QGridLayout* gridGroupLayout = new QGridLayout(gridGroup);
+    gridGroupLayout->addWidget(arrangementLabel, 0, 0, Qt::AlignRight);
+    gridGroupLayout->addWidget(m_arrangementBox, 0, 1);
+    gridGroupLayout->addWidget(gridSpacingLabel, 1, 0, Qt::AlignRight);
+    gridGroupLayout->addWidget(m_gridSpacingBox, 1, 1);
+
+    // Add a dummy widget with no restriction regarding
+    // a vertical resizing. This assures that the dialog layout
+    // is not stretched vertically.
+    new QWidget(this);
+
+    loadSettings();
+}
+
+IconsViewSettingsPage::~IconsViewSettingsPage()
+{
+}
+
+void IconsViewSettingsPage::applySettings()
+{
+    IconsModeSettings* settings = DolphinSettings::instance().iconsModeSettings();
+
+    const int iconSize = ZoomLevelInfo::iconSizeForZoomLevel(m_iconSizeGroupBox->defaultSizeValue());
+    const int previewSize = ZoomLevelInfo::iconSizeForZoomLevel(m_iconSizeGroupBox->previewSizeValue());
+    settings->setIconSize(iconSize);
+    settings->setPreviewSize(previewSize);
+
+    const QFont font = m_fontRequester->font();
+    const int fontHeight = QFontMetrics(font).height();
+
+    const int arrangement = (m_arrangementBox->currentIndex() == 0) ?
+                            QListView::LeftToRight :
+                            QListView::TopToBottom;
+    settings->setArrangement(arrangement);
+
+    const int numberOfTextlines = m_textlinesCountBox->value();
+
+    const int defaultSize = settings->iconSize();
+    int itemWidth = defaultSize;
+    int itemHeight = defaultSize;
+    const int textSizeIndex = m_textWidthBox->currentIndex();
+    if (arrangement == QListView::TopToBottom) {
+        itemWidth += TopToBottomBase + textSizeIndex * TopToBottomInc;
+        itemHeight += fontHeight * numberOfTextlines + 10;
+    } else {
+        itemWidth += LeftToRightBase + textSizeIndex * LeftToRightInc;
+    }
+
+    settings->setItemWidth(itemWidth);
+    settings->setItemHeight(itemHeight);
+
+    settings->setUseSystemFont(m_fontRequester->mode() == DolphinFontRequester::SystemFont);
+    settings->setFontFamily(font.family());
+    settings->setFontSize(font.pointSize());
+    settings->setItalicFont(font.italic());
+    settings->setFontWeight(font.weight());
+
+    settings->setNumberOfTextlines(numberOfTextlines);
+
+    const int index = m_gridSpacingBox->currentIndex();
+    if (index == 0) {
+        // No grid spacing
+        settings->setGridSpacing(0);
+    } else {
+        settings->setGridSpacing(GridSpacingBase + (index - 1) * GridSpacingInc);
+    }
+}
+
+void IconsViewSettingsPage::restoreDefaults()
+{
+    IconsModeSettings* settings = DolphinSettings::instance().iconsModeSettings();
+    settings->setDefaults();
+    loadSettings();
+}
+
+void IconsViewSettingsPage::loadSettings()
+{
+    IconsModeSettings* settings = DolphinSettings::instance().iconsModeSettings();
+
+    const QSize iconSize(settings->iconSize(), settings->iconSize());
+    const int iconSizeValue = ZoomLevelInfo::zoomLevelForIconSize(iconSize);
+    m_iconSizeGroupBox->setDefaultSizeValue(iconSizeValue);
+
+    const QSize previewSize(settings->previewSize(), settings->previewSize());
+    const int previewSizeValue = ZoomLevelInfo::zoomLevelForIconSize(previewSize);
+    m_iconSizeGroupBox->setPreviewSizeValue(previewSizeValue);
+
+    if (settings->useSystemFont()) {
+        m_fontRequester->setMode(DolphinFontRequester::SystemFont);
+    } else {
+        QFont font(settings->fontFamily(),
+                   settings->fontSize());
+        font.setItalic(settings->italicFont());
+        font.setWeight(settings->fontWeight());
+        m_fontRequester->setMode(DolphinFontRequester::CustomFont);
+        m_fontRequester->setCustomFont(font);
+    }
+
+    m_textlinesCountBox->setValue(settings->numberOfTextlines());
+
+    const bool leftToRightArrangement = (settings->arrangement() == QListView::LeftToRight);
+    int textWidthIndex = 0;
+    const int remainingWidth = settings->itemWidth() - settings->iconSize();
+    if (leftToRightArrangement) {
+        textWidthIndex = (remainingWidth - LeftToRightBase) / LeftToRightInc;
+    } else {
+        textWidthIndex = (remainingWidth - TopToBottomBase) / TopToBottomInc;
+    }
+    // ensure that chosen index is always valid
+    textWidthIndex = qMax(textWidthIndex, 0);
+    textWidthIndex = qMin(textWidthIndex, m_textWidthBox->count() - 1);
+
+    m_textWidthBox->setCurrentIndex(textWidthIndex);
+    m_arrangementBox->setCurrentIndex(leftToRightArrangement ? 0 : 1);
+
+    const int spacing = settings->gridSpacing();
+    const int index = (spacing <= 0) ? 0 : 1 + (spacing - GridSpacingBase) / GridSpacingInc;
+    m_gridSpacingBox->setCurrentIndex(index);
+}
+
+#include "iconsviewsettingspage.moc"
diff --git a/src/settings/iconsviewsettingspage.h b/src/settings/iconsviewsettingspage.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c30ade673
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/iconsviewsettingspage.h
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz <[email protected]>                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef ICONSVIEWSETTINGSPAGE_H
+#define ICONSVIEWSETTINGSPAGE_H
+
+#include <dolphiniconsview.h>
+#include <settings/viewsettingspagebase.h>
+
+class DolphinFontRequester;
+class IconSizeGroupBox;
+class QCheckBox;
+class KComboBox;
+class QSpinBox;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Tab page for the 'Icons Mode' and 'Previews Mode' settings
+ * of the Dolphin settings dialog.
+ *
+ * Allows to set:
+ * - icon size
+ * - preview size
+ * - text width
+ * - grid spacing
+ * - font
+ * - number of text lines
+ * - arrangement
+ *
+ * @see DolphinIconsViewSettings
+ */
+class IconsViewSettingsPage : public ViewSettingsPageBase
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    IconsViewSettingsPage(QWidget* parent);
+    virtual ~IconsViewSettingsPage();
+
+    /**
+     * Applies the settings for the icons view.
+     * The settings are persisted automatically when
+     * closing Dolphin.
+     */
+    virtual void applySettings();
+
+    /** Restores the settings to default values. */
+    virtual void restoreDefaults();
+
+private:
+    void loadSettings();
+
+private:
+    enum
+    {
+        GridSpacingBase =   8,
+        GridSpacingInc  =  12,
+        LeftToRightBase = 128,
+        LeftToRightInc  =  64,
+        TopToBottomBase =  32,
+        TopToBottomInc  =  32
+    };
+
+    IconSizeGroupBox* m_iconSizeGroupBox;
+    KComboBox* m_textWidthBox;
+    DolphinFontRequester* m_fontRequester;
+    QSpinBox* m_textlinesCountBox;
+
+    KComboBox* m_arrangementBox;
+    KComboBox* m_gridSpacingBox;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/settings/settingspagebase.cpp b/src/settings/settingspagebase.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f8dcbfb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/settingspagebase.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz                                      *
+ *   [email protected]                                                     *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA          *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "settingspagebase.h"
+
+SettingsPageBase::SettingsPageBase(QWidget* parent) :
+        QWidget(parent)
+{}
+
+SettingsPageBase::~SettingsPageBase()
+{}
+
+
+#include "settingspagebase.moc"
diff --git a/src/settings/settingspagebase.h b/src/settings/settingspagebase.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19d4cf1f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/settingspagebase.h
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz                                      *
+ *   [email protected]                                                     *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA          *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef SETTINGSPAGEBASE_H
+#define SETTINGSPAGEBASE_H
+
+#include <QtGui/QWidget>
+
+/**
+ * @brief Base class for the settings pages of the Dolphin settings dialog.
+ *
+ * @author Peter Penz <[email protected]>
+ */
+class SettingsPageBase : public QWidget
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit SettingsPageBase(QWidget* parent);
+    virtual ~SettingsPageBase();
+
+    /**
+     * Must be implemented by a derived class to
+     * persistently store the settings.
+     */
+    virtual void applySettings() = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Must be implemented by a derived class to
+     * restored the settings to default values.
+     */
+    virtual void restoreDefaults() = 0;
+
+signals:
+    /** Is emitted if a setting has been changed. */
+    void changed();
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/settings/startupsettingspage.cpp b/src/settings/startupsettingspage.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..767fcab66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/startupsettingspage.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2008 by Peter Penz <[email protected]>                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "startupsettingspage.h"
+
+#include "settings/dolphinsettings.h"
+#include "dolphinmainwindow.h"
+#include "dolphinview.h"
+#include "dolphinviewcontainer.h"
+
+#include "dolphin_generalsettings.h"
+
+#include <kdialog.h>
+#include <kfiledialog.h>
+#include <klocale.h>
+#include <klineedit.h>
+#include <kmessagebox.h>
+#include <kvbox.h>
+
+#include <QCheckBox>
+#include <QGroupBox>
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QPushButton>
+#include <QRadioButton>
+
+StartupSettingsPage::StartupSettingsPage(DolphinMainWindow* mainWin, QWidget* parent) :
+    SettingsPageBase(parent),
+    m_mainWindow(mainWin),
+    m_homeUrl(0),
+    m_splitView(0),
+    m_editableUrl(0),
+    m_showFullPath(0),
+    m_filterBar(0)
+{
+    const int spacing = KDialog::spacingHint();
+
+    QVBoxLayout* topLayout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
+    KVBox* vBox = new KVBox(this);
+    vBox->setSpacing(spacing);
+
+    // create 'Home URL' editor
+    QGroupBox* homeBox = new QGroupBox(i18nc("@title:group", "Home Folder"), vBox);
+
+    KHBox* homeUrlBox = new KHBox(homeBox);
+    homeUrlBox->setSpacing(spacing);
+
+    new QLabel(i18nc("@label:textbox", "Location:"), homeUrlBox);
+    m_homeUrl = new KLineEdit(homeUrlBox);
+    m_homeUrl->setClearButtonShown(true);
+
+    QPushButton* selectHomeUrlButton = new QPushButton(KIcon("folder-open"), QString(), homeUrlBox);
+    connect(selectHomeUrlButton, SIGNAL(clicked()),
+            this, SLOT(selectHomeUrl()));
+
+    KHBox* buttonBox = new KHBox(homeBox);
+    buttonBox->setSpacing(spacing);
+
+    QPushButton* useCurrentButton = new QPushButton(i18nc("@action:button", "Use Current Location"), buttonBox);
+    connect(useCurrentButton, SIGNAL(clicked()),
+            this, SLOT(useCurrentLocation()));
+    QPushButton* useDefaultButton = new QPushButton(i18nc("@action:button", "Use Default Location"), buttonBox);
+    connect(useDefaultButton, SIGNAL(clicked()),
+            this, SLOT(useDefaultLocation()));
+
+    QVBoxLayout* homeBoxLayout = new QVBoxLayout(homeBox);
+    homeBoxLayout->addWidget(homeUrlBox);
+    homeBoxLayout->addWidget(buttonBox);
+
+    // create 'Split view', 'Editable location' and 'Filter bar' checkboxes
+    m_splitView = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check Startup Settings", "Split view mode"), vBox);
+    m_editableUrl = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check Startup Settings", "Editable location bar"), vBox);
+    m_showFullPath = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check Startup Settings", "Show full path inside location bar"), vBox);
+    m_filterBar = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check Startup Settings", "Show filter bar"), vBox);
+    connect(m_splitView,    SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+    connect(m_editableUrl,  SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+    connect(m_showFullPath, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+    connect(m_filterBar,    SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    // Add a dummy widget with no restriction regarding
+    // a vertical resizing. This assures that the dialog layout
+    // is not stretched vertically.
+    new QWidget(vBox);
+
+    topLayout->addWidget(vBox);
+
+    loadSettings();
+
+    // it's important connecting 'textChanged' after loadSettings(), as loadSettings()
+    // invokes m_homeUrl->setText()
+    connect(m_homeUrl, SIGNAL(textChanged(const QString&)), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+}
+
+StartupSettingsPage::~StartupSettingsPage()
+{
+}
+
+void StartupSettingsPage::applySettings()
+{
+    GeneralSettings* settings = DolphinSettings::instance().generalSettings();
+
+    const KUrl url(m_homeUrl->text());
+    KFileItem fileItem(KFileItem::Unknown, KFileItem::Unknown, url);
+    if (url.isValid() && fileItem.isDir()) {
+        settings->setHomeUrl(url.prettyUrl());
+    } else {
+        KMessageBox::error(this, i18nc("@info", "The location for the home folder is invalid and will not be applied."));
+    }
+
+    settings->setSplitView(m_splitView->isChecked());
+    settings->setEditableUrl(m_editableUrl->isChecked());
+    settings->setShowFullPath(m_showFullPath->isChecked());
+    settings->setFilterBar(m_filterBar->isChecked());
+}
+
+void StartupSettingsPage::restoreDefaults()
+{
+    GeneralSettings* settings = DolphinSettings::instance().generalSettings();
+    settings->setDefaults();
+    loadSettings();
+}
+
+void StartupSettingsPage::selectHomeUrl()
+{
+    const QString homeUrl = m_homeUrl->text();
+    KUrl url = KFileDialog::getExistingDirectoryUrl(homeUrl, this);
+    if (!url.isEmpty()) {
+        m_homeUrl->setText(url.prettyUrl());
+        emit changed();
+    }
+}
+
+void StartupSettingsPage::useCurrentLocation()
+{
+    const DolphinView* view = m_mainWindow->activeViewContainer()->view();
+    m_homeUrl->setText(view->url().prettyUrl());
+}
+
+void StartupSettingsPage::useDefaultLocation()
+{
+    m_homeUrl->setText(QDir::homePath());
+}
+
+void StartupSettingsPage::loadSettings()
+{
+    GeneralSettings* settings = DolphinSettings::instance().generalSettings();
+    m_homeUrl->setText(settings->homeUrl());
+    m_splitView->setChecked(settings->splitView());
+    m_editableUrl->setChecked(settings->editableUrl());
+    m_showFullPath->setChecked(settings->showFullPath());
+    m_filterBar->setChecked(settings->filterBar());
+}
+
+#include "startupsettingspage.moc"
diff --git a/src/settings/startupsettingspage.h b/src/settings/startupsettingspage.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04844f00c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/startupsettingspage.h
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2008 by Peter Penz <[email protected]>                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+#ifndef STARTUPSETTINGSPAGE_H
+#define STARTUPSETTINGSPAGE_H
+
+#include <settings/settingspagebase.h>
+
+class DolphinMainWindow;
+class KLineEdit;
+class QCheckBox;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Page for the 'Startup' settings of the Dolphin settings dialog.
+ *
+ * The startup settings allow to set the home URL and to configure the
+ * state of the view mode, split mode and the filter bar when starting Dolphin.
+ */
+class StartupSettingsPage : public SettingsPageBase
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    StartupSettingsPage(DolphinMainWindow* mainWindow, QWidget* parent);
+    virtual ~StartupSettingsPage();
+
+    /** @see SettingsPageBase::applySettings() */
+    virtual void applySettings();
+
+    /** @see SettingsPageBase::restoreDefaults() */
+    virtual void restoreDefaults();
+
+private slots:
+    void selectHomeUrl();
+    void useCurrentLocation();
+    void useDefaultLocation();
+
+private:
+    void loadSettings();
+
+private:
+    DolphinMainWindow* m_mainWindow;
+    KLineEdit* m_homeUrl;
+
+    QCheckBox* m_splitView;
+    QCheckBox* m_editableUrl;
+    QCheckBox* m_showFullPath;
+    QCheckBox* m_filterBar;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/settings/viewpropertiesdialog.cpp b/src/settings/viewpropertiesdialog.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..700bdb90b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/viewpropertiesdialog.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,405 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz                                      *
+ *   [email protected]                                                     *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA          *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "viewpropertiesdialog.h"
+
+#include "additionalinfodialog.h"
+#include "dolphinview.h"
+#include "settings/dolphinsettings.h"
+#include "dolphinsortfilterproxymodel.h"
+#include "dolphin_generalsettings.h"
+#include "dolphin_iconsmodesettings.h"
+#include "viewproperties.h"
+#include "viewpropsprogressinfo.h"
+
+#include <config-nepomuk.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_NEPOMUK
+#include <nepomuk/resourcemanager.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <kcomponentdata.h>
+#include <klocale.h>
+#include <kiconloader.h>
+#include <kio/netaccess.h>
+#include <kmessagebox.h>
+#include <kstandarddirs.h>
+#include <kurl.h>
+#include <kcombobox.h>
+
+#include <QAction>
+#include <QButtonGroup>
+#include <QCheckBox>
+#include <QGridLayout>
+#include <QGroupBox>
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QMenu>
+#include <QPushButton>
+#include <QRadioButton>
+#include <QBoxLayout>
+
+ViewPropertiesDialog::ViewPropertiesDialog(DolphinView* dolphinView) :
+    KDialog(dolphinView),
+    m_isDirty(false),
+    m_dolphinView(dolphinView),
+    m_viewProps(0),
+    m_viewMode(0),
+    m_sortOrder(0),
+    m_sorting(0),
+    m_showPreview(0),
+    m_showInGroups(0),
+    m_showHiddenFiles(0),
+    m_additionalInfo(0),
+    m_applyToCurrentFolder(0),
+    m_applyToSubFolders(0),
+    m_applyToAllFolders(0),
+    m_useAsDefault(0)
+{
+    Q_ASSERT(dolphinView != 0);
+    const bool useGlobalViewProps = DolphinSettings::instance().generalSettings()->globalViewProps();
+
+    setCaption(i18nc("@title:window", "View Properties"));
+    setButtons(KDialog::Ok | KDialog::Cancel | KDialog::Apply);
+
+    const KUrl& url = dolphinView->url();
+    m_viewProps = new ViewProperties(url);
+    m_viewProps->setAutoSaveEnabled(false);
+
+    QWidget* main = new QWidget();
+    QVBoxLayout* topLayout = new QVBoxLayout();
+
+    // create 'Properties' group containing view mode, sorting, sort order and show hidden files
+    QWidget* propsBox = main;
+    if (!useGlobalViewProps) {
+        propsBox = new QGroupBox(i18nc("@title:group", "Properties"), main);
+    }
+
+    QWidget* propsGrid = new QWidget();
+
+    QLabel* viewModeLabel = new QLabel(i18nc("@label:listbox", "View mode:"), propsGrid);
+    m_viewMode = new KComboBox(propsGrid);
+    m_viewMode->addItem(KIcon("view-list-icons"), i18nc("@item:inlistbox", "Icons"));
+    m_viewMode->addItem(KIcon("view-list-details"), i18nc("@item:inlistbox", "Details"));
+    m_viewMode->addItem(KIcon("view-file-columns"), i18nc("@item:inlistbox", "Column"));
+
+    QLabel* sortingLabel = new QLabel(i18nc("@label:listbox", "Sorting:"), propsGrid);
+    QWidget* sortingBox = new QWidget(propsGrid);
+
+    m_sortOrder = new KComboBox(sortingBox);
+    m_sortOrder->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Sort", "Ascending"));
+    m_sortOrder->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Sort", "Descending"));
+
+    m_sorting = new KComboBox(sortingBox);
+    m_sorting->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Sort", "By Name"));
+    m_sorting->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Sort", "By Size"));
+    m_sorting->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Sort", "By Date"));
+    m_sorting->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Sort", "By Permissions"));
+    m_sorting->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Sort", "By Owner"));
+    m_sorting->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Sort", "By Group"));
+    m_sorting->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Sort", "By Type"));
+#ifdef HAVE_NEPOMUK
+    // TODO: Hided "sort by rating" and "sort by tags" as without caching the performance
+    // is too slow currently (Nepomuk will support caching in future releases).
+    //
+    // if (!Nepomuk::ResourceManager::instance()->init()) {
+    //    m_sorting->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Sort", "By Rating"));
+    //    m_sorting->addItem(i18nc("@item:inlistbox Sort", "By Tags"));
+    // }
+#endif
+    m_showPreview = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check", "Show preview"), propsBox);
+    m_showInGroups = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check", "Show in groups"), propsBox);
+    m_showHiddenFiles = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check", "Show hidden files"), propsBox);
+
+    m_additionalInfo = new QPushButton(i18nc("@action:button", "Additional Information"), propsBox);
+
+    QHBoxLayout* sortingLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
+    sortingLayout->setMargin(0);
+    sortingLayout->addWidget(m_sortOrder);
+    sortingLayout->addWidget(m_sorting);
+    sortingBox->setLayout(sortingLayout);
+
+    QGridLayout* propsGridLayout = new QGridLayout(propsGrid);
+    propsGridLayout->addWidget(viewModeLabel, 0, 0, Qt::AlignRight);
+    propsGridLayout->addWidget(m_viewMode, 0, 1);
+    propsGridLayout->addWidget(sortingLabel, 1, 0, Qt::AlignRight);
+    propsGridLayout->addWidget(sortingBox, 1, 1);
+
+    QVBoxLayout* propsBoxLayout = new QVBoxLayout(propsBox);
+    propsBoxLayout->addWidget(propsGrid);
+    propsBoxLayout->addWidget(m_showPreview);
+    propsBoxLayout->addWidget(m_showInGroups);
+    propsBoxLayout->addWidget(m_showHiddenFiles);
+    propsBoxLayout->addWidget(m_additionalInfo);
+
+    topLayout->addWidget(propsBox);
+
+    connect(m_viewMode, SIGNAL(activated(int)),
+            this, SLOT(slotViewModeChanged(int)));
+    connect(m_sorting, SIGNAL(activated(int)),
+            this, SLOT(slotSortingChanged(int)));
+    connect(m_sortOrder, SIGNAL(activated(int)),
+            this, SLOT(slotSortOrderChanged(int)));
+    connect(m_additionalInfo, SIGNAL(clicked()),
+            this, SLOT(configureAdditionalInfo()));
+    connect(m_showPreview, SIGNAL(clicked()),
+            this, SLOT(slotShowPreviewChanged()));
+    connect(m_showInGroups, SIGNAL(clicked()),
+            this, SLOT(slotCategorizedSortingChanged()));
+    connect(m_showHiddenFiles, SIGNAL(clicked()),
+            this, SLOT(slotShowHiddenFilesChanged()));
+
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(okClicked()), this, SLOT(slotOk()));
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(applyClicked()), this, SLOT(slotApply()));
+
+    // Only show the following settings if the view properties are remembered
+    // for each directory:
+    if (!useGlobalViewProps) {
+        // create 'Apply View Properties To' group
+        QGroupBox* applyBox = new QGroupBox(i18nc("@title:group", "Apply View Properties To"), main);
+
+        m_applyToCurrentFolder = new QRadioButton(i18nc("@option:radio Apply View Properties To",
+                                                        "Current folder"), applyBox);
+        m_applyToCurrentFolder->setChecked(true);
+        m_applyToSubFolders = new QRadioButton(i18nc("@option:radio Apply View Properties To",
+                                                     "Current folder including all sub folders"), applyBox);
+        m_applyToAllFolders = new QRadioButton(i18nc("@option:radio Apply View Properties To",
+                                                     "All folders"), applyBox);
+
+        QButtonGroup* applyGroup = new QButtonGroup(this);
+        applyGroup->addButton(m_applyToCurrentFolder);
+        applyGroup->addButton(m_applyToSubFolders);
+        applyGroup->addButton(m_applyToAllFolders);
+
+        QVBoxLayout* applyBoxLayout = new QVBoxLayout(applyBox);
+        applyBoxLayout->addWidget(m_applyToCurrentFolder);
+        applyBoxLayout->addWidget(m_applyToSubFolders);
+        applyBoxLayout->addWidget(m_applyToAllFolders);
+
+        m_useAsDefault = new QCheckBox(i18nc("@option:check", "Use as default for new folders"), main);
+
+        topLayout->addWidget(applyBox);
+        topLayout->addWidget(m_useAsDefault);
+
+        connect(m_applyToCurrentFolder, SIGNAL(clicked()),
+                this, SLOT(markAsDirty()));
+        connect(m_applyToSubFolders, SIGNAL(clicked()),
+                this, SLOT(markAsDirty()));
+        connect(m_applyToAllFolders, SIGNAL(clicked()),
+                this, SLOT(markAsDirty()));
+        connect(m_useAsDefault, SIGNAL(clicked()),
+                this, SLOT(markAsDirty()));
+    }
+
+    main->setLayout(topLayout);
+    setMainWidget(main);
+
+    const KConfigGroup dialogConfig(KSharedConfig::openConfig("dolphinrc"),
+                                    "ViewPropertiesDialog");
+    restoreDialogSize(dialogConfig);
+
+    loadSettings();
+}
+
+ViewPropertiesDialog::~ViewPropertiesDialog()
+{
+    m_isDirty = false;
+    delete m_viewProps;
+    m_viewProps = 0;
+
+    KConfigGroup dialogConfig(KSharedConfig::openConfig("dolphinrc"),
+                              "ViewPropertiesDialog");
+    saveDialogSize(dialogConfig, KConfigBase::Persistent);
+}
+
+void ViewPropertiesDialog::slotOk()
+{
+    applyViewProperties();
+    accept();
+}
+
+void ViewPropertiesDialog::slotApply()
+{
+    applyViewProperties();
+}
+
+void ViewPropertiesDialog::slotViewModeChanged(int index)
+{
+    m_viewProps->setViewMode(static_cast<DolphinView::Mode>(index));
+    m_isDirty = true;
+
+    const DolphinView::Mode mode = m_viewProps->viewMode();
+    m_showInGroups->setEnabled(mode == DolphinView::IconsView);
+    m_additionalInfo->setEnabled(mode != DolphinView::ColumnView);
+}
+
+void ViewPropertiesDialog::slotSortingChanged(int index)
+{
+    const DolphinView::Sorting sorting = DolphinSortFilterProxyModel::sortingForColumn(index);
+    m_viewProps->setSorting(sorting);
+    m_isDirty = true;
+}
+
+void ViewPropertiesDialog::slotSortOrderChanged(int index)
+{
+    const Qt::SortOrder sortOrder = (index == 0) ? Qt::AscendingOrder : Qt::DescendingOrder;
+    m_viewProps->setSortOrder(sortOrder);
+    m_isDirty = true;
+}
+
+void ViewPropertiesDialog::slotCategorizedSortingChanged()
+{
+    m_viewProps->setCategorizedSorting(m_showInGroups->isChecked());
+    m_isDirty = true;
+}
+
+void ViewPropertiesDialog::slotShowPreviewChanged()
+{
+    const bool show = m_showPreview->isChecked();
+    m_viewProps->setShowPreview(show);
+    m_isDirty = true;
+}
+
+void ViewPropertiesDialog::slotShowHiddenFilesChanged()
+{
+    const bool show = m_showHiddenFiles->isChecked();
+    m_viewProps->setShowHiddenFiles(show);
+    m_isDirty = true;
+}
+
+void ViewPropertiesDialog::markAsDirty()
+{
+    m_isDirty = true;
+}
+
+void ViewPropertiesDialog::configureAdditionalInfo()
+{
+    KFileItemDelegate::InformationList info = m_viewProps->additionalInfo();
+    const bool useDefaultInfo = (m_viewProps->viewMode() == DolphinView::DetailsView) &&
+                                (info.isEmpty() || info.contains(KFileItemDelegate::NoInformation));
+    if (useDefaultInfo) {
+        // Using the details view without any additional information (-> additional column)
+        // makes no sense and leads to a usability problem as no viewport area is available
+        // anymore. Hence as fallback provide at least a size and date column.
+        info.clear();
+        info.append(KFileItemDelegate::Size);
+        info.append(KFileItemDelegate::ModificationTime);
+        m_viewProps->setAdditionalInfo(info);
+    }
+
+    AdditionalInfoDialog dialog(this, info);
+    if (dialog.exec() == QDialog::Accepted) {
+        m_viewProps->setAdditionalInfo(dialog.additionalInfo());
+        m_isDirty = true;
+    }
+}
+
+void ViewPropertiesDialog::applyViewProperties()
+{
+    // if nothing changed in the dialog, we have nothing to apply
+    if (!m_isDirty) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const bool applyToSubFolders = (m_applyToSubFolders != 0) &&
+                                   m_applyToSubFolders->isChecked();
+    if (applyToSubFolders) {
+        const QString text(i18nc("@info", "The view properties of all sub folders will be changed. Do you want to continue?"));
+        if (KMessageBox::questionYesNo(this, text) == KMessageBox::No) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ViewPropsProgressInfo* info = new ViewPropsProgressInfo(m_dolphinView,
+                                                                m_dolphinView->url(),
+                                                                *m_viewProps);
+        info->setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
+        info->setWindowModality(Qt::NonModal);
+        info->show();
+    }
+
+    const bool applyToAllFolders = (m_applyToAllFolders != 0) &&
+                                   m_applyToAllFolders->isChecked();
+
+    // If the user selected 'Apply To All Folders' the view properties implicitely
+    // are also used as default for new folders.
+    const bool useAsDefault = applyToAllFolders ||
+                              ((m_useAsDefault != 0) && m_useAsDefault->isChecked());
+    if (useAsDefault) {
+        // For directories where no .directory file is available, the .directory
+        // file stored for the global view properties is used as fallback. To update
+        // this file we temporary turn on the global view properties mode.
+        GeneralSettings* settings = DolphinSettings::instance().generalSettings();
+        Q_ASSERT(!settings->globalViewProps());
+
+        settings->setGlobalViewProps(true);
+        ViewProperties defaultProps(m_dolphinView->url());
+        defaultProps.setDirProperties(*m_viewProps);
+        defaultProps.save();
+        settings->setGlobalViewProps(false);
+    }
+
+    if (applyToAllFolders) {
+        const QString text(i18nc("@info", "The view properties of all folders will be changed. Do you want to continue?"));
+        if (KMessageBox::questionYesNo(this, text) == KMessageBox::No) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Updating the global view properties time stamp in the general settings makes
+        // all existing viewproperties invalid, as they have a smaller time stamp.
+        GeneralSettings* settings = DolphinSettings::instance().generalSettings();
+        settings->setViewPropsTimestamp(QDateTime::currentDateTime());
+    }
+
+    m_dolphinView->setMode(m_viewProps->viewMode());
+    m_dolphinView->setSorting(m_viewProps->sorting());
+    m_dolphinView->setSortOrder(m_viewProps->sortOrder());
+    m_dolphinView->setCategorizedSorting(m_viewProps->categorizedSorting());
+    m_dolphinView->setAdditionalInfo(m_viewProps->additionalInfo());
+    m_dolphinView->setShowPreview(m_viewProps->showPreview());
+    m_dolphinView->setShowHiddenFiles(m_viewProps->showHiddenFiles());
+
+    m_viewProps->save();
+
+    m_isDirty = false;
+}
+
+void ViewPropertiesDialog::loadSettings()
+{
+    // load view mode
+    const int index = static_cast<int>(m_viewProps->viewMode());
+    m_viewMode->setCurrentIndex(index);
+
+    // load sort order and sorting
+    const int sortOrderIndex = (m_viewProps->sortOrder() == Qt::AscendingOrder) ? 0 : 1;
+    m_sortOrder->setCurrentIndex(sortOrderIndex);
+    m_sorting->setCurrentIndex(m_viewProps->sorting());
+
+    const bool enabled = (index == DolphinView::DetailsView) ||
+                         (index == DolphinView::IconsView);
+    m_additionalInfo->setEnabled(enabled);
+
+    // load show preview, show in groups and show hidden files settings
+    m_showPreview->setChecked(m_viewProps->showPreview());
+
+    m_showInGroups->setChecked(m_viewProps->categorizedSorting());
+    m_showInGroups->setEnabled(index == DolphinView::IconsView); // only the icons view supports categorized sorting
+
+    m_showHiddenFiles->setChecked(m_viewProps->showHiddenFiles());
+}
+
+#include "viewpropertiesdialog.moc"
diff --git a/src/settings/viewpropertiesdialog.h b/src/settings/viewpropertiesdialog.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..320f8f115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/viewpropertiesdialog.h
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz                                      *
+ *   [email protected]                                                     *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA          *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef VIEWPROPERTIESDIALOG_H
+#define VIEWPROPERTIESDIALOG_H
+
+#include "libdolphin_export.h"
+
+#include <kdialog.h>
+
+class QCheckBox;
+class KComboBox;
+class QPushButton;
+class QRadioButton;
+class ViewProperties;
+class DolphinView;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Dialog for changing the current view properties of a directory.
+ *
+ * It is possible to specify the view mode, the sorting order, whether hidden files
+ * and previews should be shown. The properties can be assigned to the current folder,
+ * or recursively to all sub folders.
+ */
+class LIBDOLPHINPRIVATE_EXPORT ViewPropertiesDialog : public KDialog
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit ViewPropertiesDialog(DolphinView* dolphinView);
+    virtual ~ViewPropertiesDialog();
+
+private slots:
+    void slotOk();
+    void slotApply();
+    void slotViewModeChanged(int index);
+    void slotSortingChanged(int index);
+    void slotSortOrderChanged(int index);
+    void slotCategorizedSortingChanged();
+    void slotShowPreviewChanged();
+    void slotShowHiddenFilesChanged();
+    void markAsDirty();
+    void configureAdditionalInfo();
+
+private:
+    void applyViewProperties();
+    void loadSettings();
+
+private:
+    bool m_isDirty;
+    DolphinView* m_dolphinView;
+    ViewProperties* m_viewProps;
+
+    KComboBox* m_viewMode;
+    KComboBox* m_sortOrder;
+    KComboBox* m_sorting;
+    QCheckBox* m_showPreview;
+    QCheckBox* m_showInGroups;
+    QCheckBox* m_showHiddenFiles;
+    QPushButton* m_additionalInfo;
+    QRadioButton* m_applyToCurrentFolder;
+    QRadioButton* m_applyToSubFolders;
+    QRadioButton* m_applyToAllFolders;
+    QCheckBox* m_useAsDefault;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/settings/viewpropsprogressinfo.cpp b/src/settings/viewpropsprogressinfo.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c073d3d46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/viewpropsprogressinfo.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz                                      *
+ *   [email protected]                                                     *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA          *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "viewpropsprogressinfo.h"
+#include "applyviewpropsjob.h"
+#include "viewproperties.h"
+
+#include <QtGui/QLabel>
+#include <QtGui/QProgressBar>
+#include <QtCore/QTimer>
+#include <QtGui/QBoxLayout>
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <klocale.h>
+#include <kio/jobclasses.h>
+
+ViewPropsProgressInfo::ViewPropsProgressInfo(QWidget* parent,
+                                             const KUrl& dir,
+                                             const ViewProperties& viewProps) :
+    KDialog(parent),
+    m_dir(dir),
+    m_viewProps(0),
+    m_label(0),
+    m_progressBar(0),
+    m_dirSizeJob(0),
+    m_applyViewPropsJob(0),
+    m_timer(0)
+{
+    const QSize minSize = minimumSize();
+    setMinimumSize(QSize(320, minSize.height()));
+
+    setCaption(i18nc("@title:window", "Applying View Properties"));
+    setButtons(KDialog::Cancel);
+
+    m_viewProps = new ViewProperties(dir);
+    m_viewProps->setDirProperties(viewProps);
+
+    // the view properties are stored by the ViewPropsApplierJob, so prevent
+    // that the view properties are saved twice:
+    m_viewProps->setAutoSaveEnabled(false);
+
+    QWidget* main = new QWidget();
+    QVBoxLayout* topLayout = new QVBoxLayout();
+
+    m_label = new QLabel(i18nc("@info:progress", "Counting folders: %1", 0), main);
+    m_progressBar = new QProgressBar(main);
+    m_progressBar->setMinimum(0);
+    m_progressBar->setMaximum(0);
+    m_progressBar->setValue(0);
+
+    topLayout->addWidget(m_label);
+    topLayout->addWidget(m_progressBar);
+
+    main->setLayout(topLayout);
+    setMainWidget(main);
+
+    // Use the directory size job to count the number of directories first. This
+    // allows to give a progress indication for the user when applying the view
+    // properties later.
+    m_dirSizeJob = KIO::directorySize(dir);
+    connect(m_dirSizeJob, SIGNAL(result(KJob*)),
+            this, SLOT(applyViewProperties()));
+
+    // The directory size job cannot emit any progress signal, as it is not aware
+    // about the total number of directories. Therefor a timer is triggered, which
+    // periodically updates the current directory count.
+    m_timer = new QTimer(this);
+    connect(m_timer, SIGNAL(timeout()),
+            this, SLOT(updateProgress()));
+    m_timer->start(300);
+
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(cancelClicked()), this, SLOT(cancelApplying()));
+}
+
+ViewPropsProgressInfo::~ViewPropsProgressInfo()
+{
+    delete m_viewProps;
+    m_viewProps = 0;
+}
+
+void ViewPropsProgressInfo::closeEvent(QCloseEvent* event)
+{
+    m_timer->stop();
+    m_applyViewPropsJob = 0;
+    KDialog::closeEvent(event);
+}
+
+void ViewPropsProgressInfo::updateProgress()
+{
+    if (m_dirSizeJob != 0) {
+        const int subdirs = m_dirSizeJob->totalSubdirs();
+        m_label->setText(i18nc("@info:progress", "Counting folders: %1", subdirs));
+    }
+
+    if (m_applyViewPropsJob != 0) {
+        const int progress = m_applyViewPropsJob->progress();
+        m_progressBar->setValue(progress);
+    }
+}
+
+void ViewPropsProgressInfo::applyViewProperties()
+{
+    if (m_dirSizeJob->error()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const int subdirs = m_dirSizeJob->totalSubdirs();
+    m_label->setText(i18nc("@info:progress", "Folders: %1", subdirs));
+    m_progressBar->setMaximum(subdirs);
+
+    m_dirSizeJob = 0;
+
+    m_applyViewPropsJob = new ApplyViewPropsJob(m_dir, *m_viewProps);
+    connect(m_applyViewPropsJob, SIGNAL(result(KJob*)),
+            this, SLOT(close()));
+}
+
+void ViewPropsProgressInfo::cancelApplying()
+{
+    if (m_dirSizeJob != 0) {
+        m_dirSizeJob->kill();
+        m_dirSizeJob = 0;
+    }
+
+    if (m_applyViewPropsJob != 0) {
+        m_applyViewPropsJob->kill();
+        m_applyViewPropsJob = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+#include "viewpropsprogressinfo.moc"
diff --git a/src/settings/viewpropsprogressinfo.h b/src/settings/viewpropsprogressinfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d07d16d67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/viewpropsprogressinfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz                                      *
+ *   [email protected]                                                     *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA          *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+#ifndef VIEWPROPSPROGRESSINFO_H
+#define VIEWPROPSPROGRESSINFO_H
+
+#include <kdialog.h>
+#include <kio/directorysizejob.h>
+#include <kurl.h>
+
+class ApplyViewPropsJob;
+class QLabel;
+class QProgressBar;
+class QTimer;
+class ViewProperties;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Shows the progress information when applying view properties
+ *        recursively to a given directory.
+ *
+ * It is possible to cancel the applying. In this case the already applied
+ * view properties won't get reverted.
+ */
+class ViewPropsProgressInfo : public KDialog
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    /**
+     * @param parent    Parent widget of the dialog.
+     * @param dir       Directory where the view properties should be applied to
+     *                  (including sub directories).
+     * @param viewProps View properties for the directory \a dir including its
+     *                  sub directories.
+     */
+    ViewPropsProgressInfo(QWidget* parent,
+                          const KUrl& dir,
+                          const ViewProperties& viewProps);
+
+    virtual ~ViewPropsProgressInfo();
+
+protected:
+    virtual void closeEvent(QCloseEvent* event);
+
+private slots:
+    void updateProgress();
+    void applyViewProperties();
+    void cancelApplying();
+
+private:
+    KUrl m_dir;
+    ViewProperties* m_viewProps;
+
+    QLabel* m_label;
+    QProgressBar* m_progressBar;
+
+    KIO::DirectorySizeJob* m_dirSizeJob;
+    ApplyViewPropsJob* m_applyViewPropsJob;
+    QTimer* m_timer;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/settings/viewsettingspage.cpp b/src/settings/viewsettingspage.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44d32af81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/viewsettingspage.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz                                      *
+ *   [email protected]                                                     *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA          *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "viewsettingspage.h"
+
+#include "settings/columnviewsettingspage.h"
+#include "settings/detailsviewsettingspage.h"
+#include "dolphinmainwindow.h"
+#include "dolphinviewcontainer.h"
+#include "settings/generalviewsettingspage.h"
+#include "settings/iconsviewsettingspage.h"
+
+#include <QtGui/QBoxLayout>
+#include <QtGui/QLayout>
+#include <QtGui/QLabel>
+
+#include <kdialog.h>
+#include <klocale.h>
+#include <kiconloader.h>
+#include <ktabwidget.h>
+
+
+ViewSettingsPage::ViewSettingsPage(DolphinMainWindow* mainWindow,
+                                   QWidget* parent) :
+    SettingsPageBase(parent),
+    m_pages()
+{
+    QVBoxLayout* topLayout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
+    topLayout->setMargin(0);
+    topLayout->setSpacing(KDialog::spacingHint());
+
+    KTabWidget* tabWidget = new KTabWidget(this);
+
+    // initialize 'General' tab
+    const KUrl& url = mainWindow->activeViewContainer()->url();
+    GeneralViewSettingsPage* generalPage = new GeneralViewSettingsPage(url, tabWidget);
+    tabWidget->addTab(generalPage, KIcon("view-choose"), i18nc("@title:tab General settings", "General"));
+    connect(generalPage, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    // initialize 'Icons' tab
+    IconsViewSettingsPage* iconsPage = new IconsViewSettingsPage(tabWidget);
+    tabWidget->addTab(iconsPage, KIcon("view-list-icons"), i18nc("@title:tab", "Icons"));
+    connect(iconsPage, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    // initialize 'Details' tab
+    DetailsViewSettingsPage* detailsPage = new DetailsViewSettingsPage(tabWidget);
+    tabWidget->addTab(detailsPage, KIcon("view-list-details"), i18nc("@title:tab", "Details"));
+    connect(detailsPage, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    // initialize 'Column' tab
+    ColumnViewSettingsPage* columnPage = new ColumnViewSettingsPage(tabWidget);
+    tabWidget->addTab(columnPage, KIcon("view-file-columns"), i18nc("@title:tab", "Column"));
+    connect(columnPage, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SIGNAL(changed()));
+
+    m_pages.append(generalPage);
+    m_pages.append(iconsPage);
+    m_pages.append(detailsPage);
+    m_pages.append(columnPage);
+
+    topLayout->addWidget(tabWidget, 0, 0);
+}
+
+ViewSettingsPage::~ViewSettingsPage()
+{
+}
+
+void ViewSettingsPage::applySettings()
+{
+    foreach (ViewSettingsPageBase* page, m_pages) {
+        page->applySettings();
+    }
+}
+
+void ViewSettingsPage::restoreDefaults()
+{
+    foreach (ViewSettingsPageBase* page, m_pages) {
+        page->restoreDefaults();
+    }
+}
+
+#include "viewsettingspage.moc"
diff --git a/src/settings/viewsettingspage.h b/src/settings/viewsettingspage.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e76b30d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/viewsettingspage.h
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2006 by Peter Penz                                      *
+ *   [email protected]                                                     *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA          *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+#ifndef VIEWSETTINGSPAGE_H
+#define VIEWSETTINGSPAGE_H
+
+#include <QtGui/QWidget>
+#include <settings/settingspagebase.h>
+
+class ViewSettingsPageBase;
+class DolphinMainWindow;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Page for the 'View' settings of the Dolphin settings dialog.
+ *
+ * The views settings allow to set the properties for the icons mode,
+ * the details mode and the column mode.
+ */
+class ViewSettingsPage : public SettingsPageBase
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    ViewSettingsPage(DolphinMainWindow* mainWindow, QWidget* parent);
+    virtual ~ViewSettingsPage();
+
+    /** @see SettingsPageBase::applySettings() */
+    virtual void applySettings();
+
+    /** @see SettingsPageBase::restoreDefaults() */
+    virtual void restoreDefaults();
+
+private:
+    QList<ViewSettingsPageBase*> m_pages;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/settings/viewsettingspagebase.cpp b/src/settings/viewsettingspagebase.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b610bb0f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/viewsettingspagebase.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2008 by Peter Penz <[email protected]>                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#include "viewsettingspagebase.h"
+
+ViewSettingsPageBase::ViewSettingsPageBase(QWidget* parent) :
+    KVBox(parent)
+{
+}
+
+ViewSettingsPageBase::~ViewSettingsPageBase()
+{
+}
+
+#include "viewsettingspagebase.moc"
diff --git a/src/settings/viewsettingspagebase.h b/src/settings/viewsettingspagebase.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e85e25cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings/viewsettingspagebase.h
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2008 by Peter Penz <[email protected]>                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA            *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef VIEWSETTINGSPAGEBASE_H
+#define VIEWSETTINGSPAGEBASE_H
+
+#include <kvbox.h>
+
+/**
+ * @brief Base class for view settings configuration pages.
+ *
+ * @see GeneralViewSettingsPage;
+ * @see IconViewSettingsPage
+ * @see DetailsViewSettingsPage
+ * @see ColumnViewSettingsPage
+ */
+class ViewSettingsPageBase : public KVBox
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    ViewSettingsPageBase(QWidget* parent);
+    virtual ~ViewSettingsPageBase();
+
+    /**
+     * Applies the settings for the view.
+     * The settings are persisted automatically when
+     * closing Dolphin.
+     */
+    virtual void applySettings() = 0;
+
+    /** Restores the settings to default values. */
+    virtual void restoreDefaults() = 0;
+
+signals:
+    void changed();
+};
+
+#endif