diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/settings/settingmanager.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/settings/settingmanager.cpp
index afb80c206..b0e5cba98 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/settings/settingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/settings/settingmanager.cpp
@@ -10,17 +10,7 @@
 
 CSMSettings::SettingManager::SettingManager(QObject *parent) :
     QObject(parent)
-{
-    mReadWriteMessage = QObject::tr("<br><b>Could not open or create file for \
-                        writing</b><br><br> Please make sure you have the right\
-                         permissions and try again.<br>");
-
-    mReadOnlyMessage = QObject::tr("<br><b>Could not open file for \
-                        reading</b><br><br> Please make sure you have the \
-                        right permissions and try again.<br>");
-
-}
-
+{}
 
 CSMSettings::Setting *CSMSettings::SettingManager::createSetting
         (CSMSettings::SettingType typ, const QString &page, const QString &name)
@@ -42,23 +32,6 @@ CSMSettings::Setting *CSMSettings::SettingManager::createSetting
     return setting;
 }
 
-void CSMSettings::SettingManager::displayFileErrorMessage(const QString &message,
-                                                        bool isReadOnly) const
-{
-        // File cannot be opened or created
-        QMessageBox msgBox;
-        msgBox.setWindowTitle(QObject::tr("OpenCS configuration file I/O error"));
-        msgBox.setIcon(QMessageBox::Critical);
-        msgBox.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox::Ok);
-
-        if (!isReadOnly)
-            msgBox.setText (mReadWriteMessage + message);
-        else
-            msgBox.setText (message);
-
-        msgBox.exec();
-}
-
 void CSMSettings::SettingManager::addDefinitions (const QSettings *settings)
 {
     foreach (const QString &key, settings->allKeys())
@@ -80,35 +53,9 @@ void CSMSettings::SettingManager::addDefinitions (const QSettings *settings)
             values.append (setting->defaultValues());
 
         setting->setDefinedValues (values);
-
-        qDebug() << "added definitons " << values;
-    }
-}
-
-QList <CSMSettings::Setting *> CSMSettings::SettingManager::findSettings
-                                                    (const QStringList &list)
-{
-    QList <CSMSettings::Setting *> settings;
-
-    foreach (const QString &value, list)
-    {
-        QStringList names = value.split(".", QString::SkipEmptyParts);
-
-        if (names.size() != 2)
-            continue;
-
-        Setting *setting = findSetting (names.at(0), names.at(1));
-
-        if (!setting)
-            continue;
-
-        settings.append (setting);
     }
-
-    return settings;
 }
 
-
 CSMSettings::Setting *CSMSettings::SettingManager::findSetting
                         (const QString &pageName, const QString &settingName)
 {
@@ -123,19 +70,6 @@ CSMSettings::Setting *CSMSettings::SettingManager::findSetting
     return 0;
 }
 
-QList <CSMSettings::Setting *> CSMSettings::SettingManager::findSettings
-                                                    (const QString &pageName)
-{
-    QList <CSMSettings::Setting *> settings;
-
-    foreach (Setting *setting, mSettings)
-    {
-        if (setting->page() == pageName)
-            settings.append (setting);
-    }
-    return settings;
-}
-
 CSMSettings::SettingPageMap CSMSettings::SettingManager::settingPageMap() const
 {
     SettingPageMap pageMap;
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/settings/settingmanager.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/settings/settingmanager.hpp
index 9342c66e4..95f55106e 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/settings/settingmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/settings/settingmanager.hpp
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ namespace CSMSettings
     {
         Q_OBJECT
 
-        QString mReadOnlyMessage;
-        QString mReadWriteMessage;
         QList <Setting *> mSettings;
 
     public:
@@ -33,13 +31,6 @@ namespace CSMSettings
         Setting *findSetting
             (const QString &pageName, const QString &settingName = QString());
 
-        ///retrieve all settings for a specified page
-        QList <Setting *> findSettings (const QString &pageName);
-
-        ///retrieve all settings named in the attached list.
-        ///Setting names are specified in "PageName.SettingName" format.
-        QList <Setting *> findSettings (const QStringList &list);
-
         ///Retreive a map of the settings, keyed by page name
         SettingPageMap settingPageMap() const;
 
@@ -52,11 +43,6 @@ namespace CSMSettings
         ///add definitions to the settings specified in the page map
         void addDefinitions (const QSettings *settings);
 
-        void displayFileErrorMessage(const QString &message,
-                                     bool isReadOnly) const;
-
-        QList <Setting *> settings() const           { return mSettings; }
-
     signals:
 
         void userSettingUpdated (const QString &, const QStringList &);
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp
index 7764cc2c2..178104982 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ CSMSettings::UserSettings::UserSettings()
 
     mSettings = 0;
 
+    mReadWriteMessage = QObject::tr("<br><b>Could not open or create file for \
+                        writing</b><br><br> Please make sure you have the right\
+                         permissions and try again.<br>");
+
+    mReadOnlyMessage = QObject::tr("<br><b>Could not open file for \
+                        reading</b><br><br> Please make sure you have the \
+                        right permissions and try again.<br>");
+
     buildSettingModelDefaults();
 }
 
@@ -131,10 +139,10 @@ void CSMSettings::UserSettings::buildSettingModelDefaults()
         * proxy slave settings, but must match any declared values the proxy
         * slave has, if any.
         *******************************************************************/
-
+/*
         //create setting objects, specifying the basic widget type,
         //the page name, and the view name
-/*
+
         Setting *masterBoolean = createSetting (Type_RadioButton, section,
                                                 "Master Proxy");
 
@@ -234,6 +242,7 @@ void CSMSettings::UserSettings::buildSettingModelDefaults()
         slaveIntegerSpinbox->setSerializable (false);
         slaveDoubleSpinbox->setSerializable (false);
         slaveSlider->setSerializable (false);
+        slaveDial->setSerializable (false);
 
         slaveBoolean->setDefaultValues (QStringList()
                                         << "One" << "Three" << "Five");
@@ -285,9 +294,34 @@ CSMSettings::UserSettings::~UserSettings()
     mUserSettingsInstance = 0;
 }
 
+void CSMSettings::UserSettings::displayFileErrorMessage
+                                                (const QString &userpath,
+                                                 const QString &globalpath,
+                                                 const QString &localpath) const
+{
+    QString message = QObject::tr("<br><b>An error was encountered loading \
+            user settings files.</b><br><br> One or several files could not \
+            be read.  This may be caused by a missing configuration file, \
+            incorrect file permissions or a corrupted installation of \
+            OpenCS.<br>");
+
+    message += QObject::tr("<br>Global filepath: ") + globalpath;
+    message += QObject::tr("<br>Local filepath: ") + localpath;
+    message += QObject::tr("<br>User filepath: ") + userpath;
+
+    QMessageBox msgBox;
+
+    msgBox.setWindowTitle(QObject::tr("OpenCS configuration file I/O error"));
+    msgBox.setIcon(QMessageBox::Critical);
+    msgBox.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox::Ok);
+
+    msgBox.setText (mReadWriteMessage + message);
+    msgBox.exec();
+}
+
 void CSMSettings::UserSettings::loadSettings (const QString &fileName)
 {
-    mUserFilePath = QString::fromUtf8
+    QString userFilePath = QString::fromUtf8
                                 (mCfgMgr.getUserConfigPath().string().c_str());
 
     QString globalFilePath = QString::fromUtf8
@@ -296,7 +330,7 @@ void CSMSettings::UserSettings::loadSettings (const QString &fileName)
     QString localFilePath = QString::fromUtf8
                                 (mCfgMgr.getLocalPath().string().c_str());
 
-    bool isUser = QFile (mUserFilePath + fileName).exists();
+    bool isUser = QFile (userFilePath + fileName).exists();
     bool isSystem = QFile (globalFilePath + fileName).exists();
 
     QString otherFilePath = globalFilePath;
@@ -311,22 +345,12 @@ void CSMSettings::UserSettings::loadSettings (const QString &fileName)
     //error condition - notify and return
     if (!isUser || !isSystem)
     {
-        QString message = QObject::tr("<br><b>An error was encountered loading \
-                user settings files.</b><br><br> One or several files could not \
-                be read.  This may be caused by a missing configuration file, \
-                incorrect file permissions or a corrupted installation of \
-                OpenCS.<br>");
-
-        message += QObject::tr("<br>Global filepath: ") + globalFilePath;
-        message += QObject::tr("<br>Local filepath: ") + localFilePath;
-        message += QObject::tr("<br>User filepath: ") + mUserFilePath;
-
-        displayFileErrorMessage ( message, true);
+        displayFileErrorMessage (userFilePath, globalFilePath, localFilePath);
         return;
     }
 
     QSettings::setPath
-                (QSettings::IniFormat, QSettings::UserScope, mUserFilePath);
+                (QSettings::IniFormat, QSettings::UserScope, userFilePath);
 
     QSettings::setPath
                 (QSettings::IniFormat, QSettings::SystemScope, otherFilePath);
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.hpp
index ade14c50c..826bb6d6b 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.hpp
@@ -28,14 +28,12 @@ namespace CSMSettings {
         Q_OBJECT
 
         static UserSettings *mUserSettingsInstance;
-        QString mUserFilePath;
         Files::ConfigurationManager mCfgMgr;
 
         QString mReadOnlyMessage;
         QString mReadWriteMessage;
         QSettings *mSettings;
 
-
     public:
 
         /// Singleton implementation
@@ -47,9 +45,6 @@ namespace CSMSettings {
         UserSettings (UserSettings const &);        //not implemented
         void operator= (UserSettings const &);      //not implemented
 
-        /// Writes settings to the last loaded settings file
-        bool writeSettings();
-
         /// Retrieves the settings file at all three levels (global, local and user).
         void loadSettings (const QString &fileName);
 
@@ -61,6 +56,10 @@ namespace CSMSettings {
     private:
 
         void buildSettingModelDefaults();
+        void displayFileErrorMessage(const QString &userpath,
+                                     const QString &globalpath,
+                                     const QString &localpath) const;
+
     };
 }
 #endif // USERSETTINGS_HPP