diff --git a/MainWindow.cs b/MainWindow.cs
--- a/MainWindow.cs
+++ b/MainWindow.cs
@@ -29,22 +29,15 @@ using DesertPaintLab;
 
 public partial class MainWindow : Gtk.Window
 {
-    const string APP_VERSION = "1.1.10";
+    const string APP_VERSION = "1.7.11";
 
 	bool unsavedData = false;
 	bool shouldShutDown = false;
-	string appDataPath;
 	List<string> profileList = new List<string>();
 	PlayerProfile profile = null;
 	PaintColor expectedColor = new PaintColor();
 	PaintColor reactedColor = new PaintColor();
 	
-	int screenWidth = 0;
-	int screenHeight = 0;
-	int pixelMultiplier = 1;
-
-    bool enableDebugMenu = false;
-
 	Gdk.Window rootWindow = null;
 	Gdk.Pixbuf screenBuffer = null;
 
@@ -62,10 +55,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Gtk.Wi
 	
 	public MainWindow () : base(Gtk.WindowType.Toplevel)
 	{
-		appDataPath = System.IO.Path.Combine(
-			Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData),
-		    "DesertPaintLab");
-		
+        string appDataPath = FileUtils.AppDataPath;
 		if (!System.IO.Directory.Exists(appDataPath))
 		{
 			System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(appDataPath);	
@@ -130,27 +120,36 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Gtk.Wi
 		rootWindow = Gdk.Global.DefaultRootWindow;
 
 		// get its width and height
+        int screenWidth;
+        int screenHeight;
 		rootWindow.GetSize(out screenWidth, out screenHeight);
+        int pixelMultiplier = 1;
 
-        string settingsPath = System.IO.Path.Combine(appDataPath, "settings");
-        if (System.IO.File.Exists(settingsPath))
+        if ( DesertPaintLab.Settings.Load() == true )
         {
-            LoadSettings(settingsPath);
+            DesertPaintLab.Settings.Get("ScreenWidth", out screenWidth);
+            DesertPaintLab.Settings.Get("ScreenHeight", out screenHeight);
+            DesertPaintLab.Settings.Get("PixelMultiplier", out pixelMultiplier);
         }
 
+        bool enableDebugMenu;
+        DesertPaintLab.Settings.Get("EnableDebugMenu", out enableDebugMenu);
         this.DebugAction.Visible = enableDebugMenu;
 
 		ScreenCheckDialog screenCheckDialog = new ScreenCheckDialog();
 		screenCheckDialog.ScreenWidth = screenWidth;
 		screenCheckDialog.ScreenHeight = screenHeight;
-		screenCheckDialog.GamePixelWidth = pixelMultiplier;
+        screenCheckDialog.GamePixelWidth = pixelMultiplier;
 		ResponseType resp = (ResponseType)screenCheckDialog.Run();
-		screenWidth = screenCheckDialog.ScreenWidth;
-		screenHeight = screenCheckDialog.ScreenHeight;
-		pixelMultiplier = screenCheckDialog.GamePixelWidth;
+        screenWidth = screenCheckDialog.ScreenWidth;
+        screenHeight = screenCheckDialog.ScreenHeight;
+        pixelMultiplier = screenCheckDialog.GamePixelWidth;
 		screenCheckDialog.Destroy();
 
-        SaveSettings(settingsPath);
+        DesertPaintLab.Settings.Set("ScreenWidth", screenWidth);
+        DesertPaintLab.Settings.Set("ScreenHeight", screenHeight);
+        DesertPaintLab.Settings.Set("PixelMultiplier", pixelMultiplier);
+        DesertPaintLab.Settings.Save();
 
 		screenBuffer = new Gdk.Pixbuf(Gdk.Colorspace.Rgb, false, 8, screenWidth, screenHeight);
 	
@@ -162,83 +161,6 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Gtk.Wi
 		}
 	}
 
-    static Regex optionEntry = new Regex(@"(?<opt>[^#=][^=]*)=(?<optval>.*)$");
-    void LoadSettings(string file)
-    {
-        string line;
-        Match match;
-        using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(file))
-        {
-            while ((line = reader.ReadLine()) != null) 
-            {
-                match = optionEntry.Match(line);
-                if (match.Success)
-                {
-                    String optName = match.Groups["opt"].Value.ToLower();
-                    String optVal = match.Groups["optval"].Value.Trim();
-                    switch (optName)
-                    {
-                        case "screenwidth":
-                            try {
-                                int val = Int32.Parse(optVal);
-                                if (val > 0)
-                                {
-                                    screenWidth = val;
-                                }
-                            } catch (FormatException) {
-                                // ignore
-                            }
-                            break;
-                        case "screenheight":
-                            try {
-                                int val = Int32.Parse(optVal);
-                                if (val > 0)
-                                {
-                                    screenHeight = val;
-                                }
-                            } catch (FormatException) {
-                                // ignore
-                            }
-                            break;
-                        case "pixelmultiplier":
-                            try {
-                                int val = Int32.Parse(optVal);
-                                if (val > 0)
-                                {
-                                    pixelMultiplier = val;
-                                }
-                            } catch (FormatException) {
-                                // ignore
-                            }
-                            break;
-                        case "debug":
-                            try {
-                                bool val = Boolean.Parse(optVal.ToLower());
-                                enableDebugMenu = val;
-                            } catch (FormatException) {
-                                // ignore
-                            }
-                            break;
-                        default:
-                            // ignore
-                            break;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    void SaveSettings(string file)
-    {
-        using (StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(file))
-        {
-            writer.WriteLine("screenwidth={0}", screenWidth);
-            writer.WriteLine("screenheight={0}", screenHeight);
-            writer.WriteLine("pixelmultiplier={0}", pixelMultiplier);
-            writer.WriteLine("debug={0}", enableDebugMenu);
-        }
-    }
-
 	bool ConfirmedExit()
 	{
 		if (unsavedData)
@@ -259,7 +181,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Gtk.Wi
 	void SetProfileName(string name)
 	{	
 		profile = new PlayerProfile(name,
-		                System.IO.Path.Combine(appDataPath, name));
+            System.IO.Path.Combine(FileUtils.AppDataPath, name));
 		
 		statusBar.Push(0, name);
 	}
@@ -571,7 +493,14 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Gtk.Wi
 	unsafe bool CaptureReactionColor()
 	{
 		// Take a screenshot.
-		Gdk.Image rootImage = rootWindow.GetImage(0, 0, screenWidth, screenHeight);
+        int screenWidth, screenHeight;
+        bool debugScreenshot = false;
+        bool enableDebugMenu = false;
+        DesertPaintLab.Settings.Get("ScreenWidth", out screenWidth);
+        DesertPaintLab.Settings.Get("ScreenHeight", out screenHeight);
+        DesertPaintLab.Settings.Get("EnableDebugMenu", out enableDebugMenu);
+        DesertPaintLab.Settings.Get("DebugScreenshot", out debugScreenshot);
+        Gdk.Image rootImage = rootWindow.GetImage(0, 0, screenWidth, screenHeight);
 		screenBuffer.GetFromImage(rootImage, rootImage.Colormap, 0, 0, 0, 0, screenWidth, screenHeight);
 		//screenBuffer.GetFromDrawable(rootWindow,
 		//	rootWindow.Colormap, 0, 0, 0, 0, screenWidth, screenHeight);
@@ -580,7 +509,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Gtk.Wi
         int redPixelStart = -1;
 	
         bool wasCaptured = ReactionRecorder.CaptureReaction(pixBytes, screenWidth, screenHeight, stride, ref reactedColor, ref redPixelStart);
-        if (!wasCaptured && enableDebugMenu)
+        if (!wasCaptured && enableDebugMenu && debugScreenshot)
         {
             // write out the screenshot
             string screenshotDir = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments);
@@ -608,7 +537,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Gtk.Wi
                 filename = System.IO.Path.Combine(screenshotDir, String.Format("DesertPaintLab_Colormatch{0}.png", i));
             } while (System.IO.File.Exists(filename));
             int captureAreaWidth = Math.Min(64, screenWidth - redPixelStartX + 64);
-            int captureAreaHeight = Math.Min(64, screenWidth - redPixelStartY + 64);
+            int captureAreaHeight = Math.Min(64, screenHeight - redPixelStartY + 64);
             Gdk.Pixbuf outPixBuf = new Gdk.Pixbuf(screenBuffer, Math.Max(0, redPixelStartX - 16), Math.Max(0, redPixelStartY - 16), captureAreaWidth, captureAreaHeight);
             //screenBuffer.Save(filename, "png");
             outPixBuf.Save(filename, "png");
@@ -620,6 +549,9 @@ public partial class MainWindow : Gtk.Wi
 
     protected virtual void OnDebugScreenshot(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
     {
+        int screenWidth, screenHeight;
+        DesertPaintLab.Settings.Get("ScreenWidth", out screenWidth);
+        DesertPaintLab.Settings.Get("ScreenHeight", out screenHeight);
         Gdk.Image rootImage = rootWindow.GetImage(0, 0, screenWidth, screenHeight);
         screenBuffer.GetFromImage(rootImage, rootImage.Colormap, 0, 0, 0, 0, screenWidth, screenHeight);
         string screenshotDir = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments);