diff --git a/apps/opencs/editor.cpp b/apps/opencs/editor.cpp
index 982fc20d5b..8f419fa792 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/editor.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/editor.cpp
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ std::auto_ptr<sh::Factory> CS::Editor::setupGraphics()
 
     factory->loadAllFiles();
 
-    bool shaders = mUserSettings.setting("Objects/shaders", QString("true")) == "true" ? true : false;
+    bool shaders = mUserSettings.setting("3d-render/shaders", QString("true")) == "true" ? true : false;
     sh::Factory::getInstance ().setShadersEnabled (shaders);
 
     std::string fog = mUserSettings.setting("Shader/fog", QString("true")).toStdString();
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ std::auto_ptr<sh::Factory> CS::Editor::setupGraphics()
     // internal setting - may be switched on or off by the use of shader configurations
     sh::Factory::getInstance ().setGlobalSetting ("viewproj_fix", "false");
 
-    std::string num_lights = mUserSettings.setting("Objects/num_lights", QString("8")).toStdString();
+    std::string num_lights = mUserSettings.setting("3d-render-adv/num_lights", QString("8")).toStdString();
     sh::Factory::getInstance ().setGlobalSetting ("num_lights", num_lights);
 
     /// \todo add more configurable shiny settings
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/settings/setting.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/settings/setting.cpp
index 404ec58f7d..9e33ab9168 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/settings/setting.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/settings/setting.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 #include "support.hpp"
 
 CSMSettings::Setting::Setting(SettingType typ, const QString &settingName,
-                             const QString &pageName)
-    : mIsEditorSetting (false)
+    const QString &pageName, const QString& label)
+: mIsEditorSetting (true)
 {
     buildDefaultSetting();
 
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ CSMSettings::Setting::Setting(SettingType typ, const QString &settingName,
     setProperty (Property_SettingType, QVariant (settingType).toString());
     setProperty (Property_Page, pageName);
     setProperty (Property_Name, settingName);
+    setProperty (Property_Label, label.isEmpty() ? settingName : label);
 }
 
 void CSMSettings::Setting::buildDefaultSetting()
@@ -290,14 +291,16 @@ CSMSettings::SettingType CSMSettings::Setting::type() const
                                         Property_SettingType).at(0).toInt());
 }
 
-void CSMSettings::Setting::setMaximum (int value)
+void CSMSettings::Setting::setRange (int min, int max)
 {
-    setProperty (Property_Maximum, value);
+    setProperty (Property_Minimum, min);
+    setProperty (Property_Maximum, max);
 }
 
-void CSMSettings::Setting::setMaximum (double value)
+void CSMSettings::Setting::setRange (double min, double max)
 {
-    setProperty (Property_Maximum, value);
+    setProperty (Property_Minimum, min);
+    setProperty (Property_Maximum, max);
 }
 
 QString CSMSettings::Setting::maximum() const
@@ -305,16 +308,6 @@ QString CSMSettings::Setting::maximum() const
     return property (Property_Maximum).at(0);
 }
 
-void CSMSettings::Setting::setMinimum (int value)
-{
-    setProperty (Property_Minimum, value);
-}
-
-void CSMSettings::Setting::setMinimum (double value)
-{
-    setProperty (Property_Minimum, value);
-}
-
 QString CSMSettings::Setting::minimum() const
 {
     return property (Property_Minimum).at(0);
@@ -372,6 +365,26 @@ bool CSMSettings::Setting::wrapping() const
     return (property (Property_Wrapping).at(0) == "true");
 }
 
+void CSMSettings::Setting::setLabel (const QString& label)
+{
+    setProperty (Property_Label, label);
+}
+
+QString CSMSettings::Setting::getLabel() const
+{
+    return property (Property_Label).at (0);
+}
+
+void CSMSettings::Setting::setToolTip (const QString& toolTip)
+{
+    setProperty (Property_ToolTip, toolTip);
+}
+
+QString CSMSettings::Setting::getToolTip() const
+{
+    return property (Property_ToolTip).at (0);
+}
+
 void CSMSettings::Setting::setProperty (SettingProperty prop, bool value)
 {
     setProperty (prop, QStringList() << QVariant (value).toString());
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/settings/setting.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/settings/setting.hpp
index 0068fd1581..be51a531a9 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/settings/setting.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/settings/setting.hpp
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ namespace CSMSettings
 
     public:
 
-        explicit Setting(SettingType typ, const QString &settingName,
-                         const QString &pageName);
+        Setting(SettingType typ, const QString &settingName,
+            const QString &pageName, const QString& label = "");
 
         void addProxy (const Setting *setting, const QStringList &vals);
         void addProxy (const Setting *setting, const QList <QStringList> &list);
@@ -66,12 +66,11 @@ namespace CSMSettings
         void setMask (const QString &value);
         QString mask() const;
 
-        void setMaximum (int value);
-        void setMaximum (double value);
+        void setRange (int min, int max);
+        void setRange (double min, double max);
+
         QString maximum() const;
 
-        void setMinimum (int value);
-        void setMinimum (double value);
         QString minimum() const;
 
         void setName (const QString &value);
@@ -132,6 +131,13 @@ namespace CSMSettings
         void setWidgetWidth (int value);
         int widgetWidth() const;
 
+        /// This is the text the user gets to see.
+        void setLabel (const QString& label);
+        QString getLabel() const;
+
+        void setToolTip (const QString& toolTip);
+        QString getToolTip() const;
+
         ///returns the specified property value
         QStringList property (SettingProperty prop) const;
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/settings/support.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/settings/support.hpp
index 1e122a214e..ab0e5088ce 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/settings/support.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/settings/support.hpp
@@ -36,12 +36,14 @@ namespace CSMSettings
         Property_TicksAbove = 20,
         Property_TicksBelow = 21,
         Property_StyleSheet = 22,
+        Property_Label = 23,
+        Property_ToolTip = 24,
 
         //Stringlists should always be the last items
-        Property_DefaultValues = 23,
-        Property_DeclaredValues = 24,
-        Property_DefinedValues = 25,
-        Property_Proxies = 26
+        Property_DefaultValues = 25,
+        Property_DeclaredValues = 26,
+        Property_DefinedValues = 27,
+        Property_Proxies = 28
     };
 
     ///Basic setting widget types.
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp
index 11fdc54f48..1813a97ff7 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.cpp
@@ -30,183 +30,127 @@ namespace boost
 } /* namespace boost */
 #endif /* (BOOST_VERSION <= 104600) */
 
-CSMSettings::UserSettings *CSMSettings::UserSettings::mUserSettingsInstance = 0;
+CSMSettings::UserSettings *CSMSettings::UserSettings::sUserSettingsInstance = 0;
 
     CSMSettings::UserSettings::UserSettings (const Files::ConfigurationManager& configurationManager)
     : mCfgMgr (configurationManager)
     , mSettingDefinitions(NULL)
-    , mSettingCfgDefinitions(NULL)
 {
-    assert(!mUserSettingsInstance);
-    mUserSettingsInstance = this;
+    assert(!sUserSettingsInstance);
+    sUserSettingsInstance = this;
 
     buildSettingModelDefaults();
-
-    // for overriding opencs.ini settings with those from settings.cfg
-    mSettingCfgDefinitions = new QSettings(QSettings::IniFormat, QSettings::UserScope, "", QString(), this);
 }
 
 void CSMSettings::UserSettings::buildSettingModelDefaults()
 {
     QString section;
 
-    section = "Objects";
+    declareSection ("3d-render", "3D Rendering");
     {
-        Setting *numLights = createSetting (Type_SpinBox, section, "num_lights");
-        numLights->setDefaultValue(8);
-        numLights->setEditorSetting(true);
-        numLights->setColumnSpan (1);
-        numLights->setMinimum (0);
-        numLights->setMaximum (100); // FIXME: not sure what the max value should be
-        numLights->setWidgetWidth (10);
-        numLights->setViewLocation(1, 2);
+        Setting *shaders = createSetting (Type_CheckBox, "shaders", "Enable Shaders");
+        shaders->setDefaultValue ("true");
 
-        Setting *shaders = createSetting (Type_CheckBox, section, "shaders");
-        shaders->setDeclaredValues(QStringList() << "true" << "false");
-        shaders->setDefaultValue("true");
-        shaders->setEditorSetting(true);
-        shaders->setSpecialValueText("Enable Shaders");
-        shaders->setWidgetWidth(25);
-        shaders->setColumnSpan (3);
-        shaders->setStyleSheet ("QGroupBox { border: 0px; }");
-        shaders->setViewLocation(2, 1);
+        Setting *farClipDist = createSetting (Type_DoubleSpinBox, "far-clip-distance", "Far clipping distance");
+        farClipDist->setDefaultValue (300000);
+        farClipDist->setRange (0, 1000000);
+        farClipDist->setToolTip ("The maximum distance objects are still rendered at.");
+
+        QString defaultValue = "None";
+        Setting *antialiasing = createSetting (Type_ComboBox, "antialiasing", "Antialiasing");
+        antialiasing->setDeclaredValues (QStringList()
+            << defaultValue << "MSAA 2" << "MSAA 4" << "MSAA 8" << "MSAA 16");
+        antialiasing->setDefaultValue (defaultValue);
     }
 
-    section = "Scene";
+    declareSection ("3d-render-adv", "3D Rendering (Advanced)");
     {
-        Setting *fastFactor = createSetting (Type_SpinBox, section, "fast factor");
-        fastFactor->setDefaultValue(4);
-        fastFactor->setEditorSetting(true);
-        fastFactor->setColumnSpan (1);
-        fastFactor->setMinimum (1);
-        fastFactor->setSpecialValueText ("1"); // FIXME: workaround
-        fastFactor->setMaximum (100); // FIXME: not sure what the max value should be
-        fastFactor->setWidgetWidth (10);
-        fastFactor->setViewLocation(1, 2);
-
-        Setting *farClipDist = createSetting (Type_DoubleSpinBox, section, "far clip distance");
-        farClipDist->setDefaultValue(300000);
-        farClipDist->setEditorSetting(true);
-        farClipDist->setColumnSpan (1);
-        farClipDist->setMinimum (0);
-        farClipDist->setMaximum (1000000); // FIXME: not sure what the max value should be
-        farClipDist->setWidgetWidth (10);
-        farClipDist->setViewLocation(2, 2);
-
-        Setting *timerStart = createSetting (Type_SpinBox, section, "timer start");
-        timerStart->setDefaultValue(20);
-        timerStart->setEditorSetting(true);
-        timerStart->setColumnSpan (1);
-        timerStart->setMinimum (0);
-        timerStart->setMaximum (100); // FIXME: not sure what the max value should be
-        timerStart->setWidgetWidth (10);
-        timerStart->setViewLocation(3, 2);
+        Setting *numLights = createSetting (Type_SpinBox, "num_lights",
+            "Number of lights per pass");
+        numLights->setDefaultValue (8);
+        numLights->setRange (1, 100);
     }
 
-    section = "SubView";
+    declareSection ("scene-input", "Scene Input");
     {
-        Setting *maxSubView = createSetting (Type_SpinBox, section, "max subviews");
-        maxSubView->setDefaultValue(256);
-        maxSubView->setEditorSetting(true);
-        maxSubView->setColumnSpan (1);
-        maxSubView->setMinimum (1);
-        maxSubView->setSpecialValueText ("1");
-        maxSubView->setMaximum (256); // FIXME: not sure what the max value should be
-        maxSubView->setWidgetWidth (10);
-        maxSubView->setViewLocation(1, 2);
+        Setting *timer = createSetting (Type_SpinBox, "timer", "Input responsiveness");
+        timer->setDefaultValue (20);
+        timer->setRange (1, 100);
+        timer->setToolTip ("The time between two checks for user input in milliseconds.<p>"
+            "Lower value result in higher responsiveness.");
 
-        Setting *minWidth = createSetting (Type_SpinBox, section, "minimum width");
-        minWidth->setDefaultValue(325);
-        minWidth->setEditorSetting(true);
-        minWidth->setColumnSpan (1);
-        minWidth->setMinimum (50);
-        minWidth->setSpecialValueText ("50");
-        minWidth->setMaximum (10000); // FIXME: not sure what the max value should be
-        minWidth->setWidgetWidth (10);
-        minWidth->setViewLocation(2, 2);
-
-        Setting *reuse = createSetting (Type_CheckBox, section, "reuse");
-        reuse->setDeclaredValues(QStringList() << "true" << "false");
-        reuse->setDefaultValue("true");
-        reuse->setEditorSetting(true);
-        reuse->setSpecialValueText("Reuse SubView");
-        reuse->setWidgetWidth(25);
-        reuse->setColumnSpan (3);
-        reuse->setStyleSheet ("QGroupBox { border: 0px; }");
-        reuse->setViewLocation(3, 2);
+        Setting *fastFactor = createSetting (Type_SpinBox, "fast-factor",
+            "Fast movement factor");
+        fastFactor->setDefaultValue (4);
+        fastFactor->setRange (1, 100);
+        fastFactor->setToolTip (
+            "Factor by which movement is speed up while the shift key is held down.");
     }
 
-    section = "Window Size";
+    declareSection ("window", "Window");
     {
-        Setting *width = createSetting (Type_LineEdit, section, "Width");
-        Setting *height = createSetting (Type_LineEdit, section, "Height");
-
-        width->setWidgetWidth (5);
-        height->setWidgetWidth (8);
-
-        width->setDefaultValues (QStringList() << "1024");
-        height->setDefaultValues (QStringList() << "768");
-
-        width->setEditorSetting (true);
-        height->setEditorSetting (true);
-
-        height->setViewLocation (2,2);
-        width->setViewLocation (2,1);
-
-        /*
-         *Create the proxy setting for predefined values
-         */
-        Setting *preDefined = createSetting (Type_ComboBox, section,
-                                             "Pre-Defined");
-
-        preDefined->setDeclaredValues (QStringList() << "640 x 480"
-                                << "800 x 600" << "1024 x 768" << "1440 x 900");
-
+        Setting *preDefined = createSetting (Type_ComboBox, "pre-defined",
+            "Default window size");
+        preDefined->setEditorSetting (false);
+        preDefined->setDeclaredValues (
+            QStringList() << "640 x 480" << "800 x 600" << "1024 x 768" << "1440 x 900");
         preDefined->setViewLocation (1, 1);
-        preDefined->setWidgetWidth (10);
         preDefined->setColumnSpan (2);
+        preDefined->setToolTip ("Newly opened top-level windows will open with this size "
+            "(picked from a list of pre-defined values)");
 
-        preDefined->addProxy (width,
-                             QStringList() << "640" << "800" << "1024" << "1440"
-                             );
+        Setting *width = createSetting (Type_LineEdit, "default-width",
+            "Default window width");
+        width->setDefaultValues (QStringList() << "1024");
+        width->setViewLocation (2, 1);
+        width->setColumnSpan (1);
+        width->setToolTip ("Newly opened top-level windows will open with this width.");
+        preDefined->addProxy (width, QStringList() << "640" << "800" << "1024" << "1440");
 
-        preDefined->addProxy (height,
-                             QStringList() << "480" << "600" << "768" << "900"
-                             );
+        Setting *height = createSetting (Type_LineEdit, "default-height",
+            "Default window height");
+        height->setDefaultValues (QStringList() << "768");
+        height->setViewLocation (2, 2);
+        height->setColumnSpan (1);
+        height->setToolTip ("Newly opened top-level windows will open with this height.");
+        preDefined->addProxy (height, QStringList() << "480" << "600" << "768" << "900");
+
+        Setting *reuse = createSetting (Type_CheckBox, "reuse", "Reuse Subviews");
+        reuse->setDefaultValue ("true");
+        reuse->setToolTip ("When a new subview is requested and a matching subview already "
+            " exist, do not open a new subview and use the existing one instead.");
+
+        Setting *maxSubView = createSetting (Type_SpinBox, "max-subviews",
+            "Maximum number of subviews per top-level window");
+        maxSubView->setDefaultValue (256);
+        maxSubView->setRange (1, 256);
+        maxSubView->setToolTip ("If the maximum number is reached and a new subview is opened "
+            "it will be placed into a new top-level window.");
+
+        Setting *minWidth = createSetting (Type_SpinBox, "minimum-width",
+            "Minimum subview width");
+        minWidth->setDefaultValue (325);
+        minWidth->setRange (50, 10000);
+        minWidth->setToolTip ("Minimum width of subviews.");
     }
 
-    section = "Display Format";
+    declareSection ("records", "Records");
     {
         QString defaultValue = "Icon and Text";
+        QStringList values = QStringList() << defaultValue << "Icon Only" << "Text Only";
 
-        QStringList values = QStringList()
-                            << defaultValue << "Icon Only" << "Text Only";
-
-        Setting *rsd = createSetting (Type_RadioButton,
-                                      section, "Record Status Display");
-
-        Setting *ritd = createSetting (Type_RadioButton,
-                                      section, "Referenceable ID Type Display");
-
+        Setting *rsd = createSetting (Type_RadioButton, "status-format",
+            "Modification status display format");
+        rsd->setDefaultValue (defaultValue);
         rsd->setDeclaredValues (values);
+
+        Setting *ritd = createSetting (Type_RadioButton, "type-format",
+            "ID type display format");
+        ritd->setDefaultValue (defaultValue);
         ritd->setDeclaredValues (values);
-
-        rsd->setEditorSetting (true);
-        ritd->setEditorSetting (true);
     }
 
-    section = "Video";
-    {
-        QString defaultValue = "None";
-        QStringList values = QStringList()
-                        << defaultValue << "MSAA 2" << "MSAA 4" << "MSAA 8" << "MSAA 16";
-        Setting *antialiasing = createSetting (Type_SpinBox, section, "antialiasing");
-        antialiasing->setDeclaredValues (values);
-        antialiasing->setEditorSetting (true);
-        antialiasing->setWidgetWidth(15);
-    }
 
-    section = "Proxy Selection Test";
     {
         /******************************************************************
         * There are three types of values:
@@ -382,7 +326,7 @@ void CSMSettings::UserSettings::buildSettingModelDefaults()
 
 CSMSettings::UserSettings::~UserSettings()
 {
-    mUserSettingsInstance = 0;
+    sUserSettingsInstance = 0;
 }
 
 void CSMSettings::UserSettings::loadSettings (const QString &fileName)
@@ -411,13 +355,9 @@ void CSMSettings::UserSettings::loadSettings (const QString &fileName)
 
     mSettingDefinitions = new QSettings
         (QSettings::IniFormat, QSettings::UserScope, "opencs", QString(), this);
-
-    // check if override entry exists (default: disabled)
-    if(!mSettingDefinitions->childGroups().contains("Video", Qt::CaseInsensitive))
-        mSettingDefinitions->setValue("Video/use settings.cfg", "false");
 }
 
-// if the key is not found create one with a defaut value
+// if the key is not found create one with a default value
 QString CSMSettings::UserSettings::setting(const QString &viewKey, const QString &value)
 {
     if(mSettingDefinitions->contains(viewKey))
@@ -451,23 +391,10 @@ QString CSMSettings::UserSettings::settingValue (const QString &settingKey)
 {
     QStringList defs;
 
-    // check if video settings are overriden
-    if(settingKey.contains(QRegExp("^Video\\b", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) &&
-       mSettingDefinitions->value("Video/use settings.cfg") == "true" &&
-       settingKey.contains(QRegExp("^Video/\\brender|antialiasing|vsync|fullscreen\\b", Qt::CaseInsensitive)))
-    {
-        if (!mSettingCfgDefinitions->contains (settingKey))
-            return QString();
-        else
-            defs = mSettingCfgDefinitions->value (settingKey).toStringList();
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        if (!mSettingDefinitions->contains (settingKey))
-            return QString();
+    if (!mSettingDefinitions->contains (settingKey))
+        return QString();
 
-        defs = mSettingDefinitions->value (settingKey).toStringList();
-    }
+    defs = mSettingDefinitions->value (settingKey).toStringList();
 
     if (defs.isEmpty())
         return QString();
@@ -477,8 +404,8 @@ QString CSMSettings::UserSettings::settingValue (const QString &settingKey)
 
 CSMSettings::UserSettings& CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance()
 {
-    assert(mUserSettingsInstance);
-    return *mUserSettingsInstance;
+    assert(sUserSettingsInstance);
+    return *sUserSettingsInstance;
 }
 
 void CSMSettings::UserSettings::updateUserSetting(const QString &settingKey,
@@ -486,11 +413,11 @@ void CSMSettings::UserSettings::updateUserSetting(const QString &settingKey,
 {
     mSettingDefinitions->setValue (settingKey ,list);
 
-    if(settingKey == "Objects/num_lights" && !list.empty())
+    if(settingKey == "3d-render-adv/num_lights" && !list.empty())
     {
         sh::Factory::getInstance ().setGlobalSetting ("num_lights", list.at(0).toStdString());
     }
-    else if(settingKey == "Objects/shaders" && !list.empty())
+    else if(settingKey == "3d-render/shaders" && !list.empty())
     {
         sh::Factory::getInstance ().setShadersEnabled (list.at(0).toStdString() == "true" ? true : false);
     }
@@ -539,24 +466,57 @@ CSMSettings::SettingPageMap CSMSettings::UserSettings::settingPageMap() const
     SettingPageMap pageMap;
 
     foreach (Setting *setting, mSettings)
-        pageMap[setting->page()].append (setting);
+    {
+        SettingPageMap::iterator iter = pageMap.find (setting->page());
+
+        if (iter==pageMap.end())
+        {
+            QPair<QString, QList <Setting *> > value;
+
+            std::map<QString, QString>::const_iterator iter2 =
+                mSectionLabels.find (setting->page());
+
+            value.first = iter2!=mSectionLabels.end() ? iter2->second : "";
+
+            iter = pageMap.insert (setting->page(), value);
+        }
+
+        iter->second.append (setting);
+    }
 
     return pageMap;
 }
 
 CSMSettings::Setting *CSMSettings::UserSettings::createSetting
-        (CSMSettings::SettingType typ, const QString &page, const QString &name)
+        (CSMSettings::SettingType type, const QString &name, const QString& label)
 {
-    //get list of all settings for the current setting name
-    if (findSetting (page, name))
-    {
-        qWarning() << "Duplicate declaration encountered: "
-                   << (name + '/' + page);
-        return 0;
-    }
+    Setting *setting = new Setting (type, name, mSection, label);
 
-    Setting *setting = new Setting (typ, name, page);
+    // set useful defaults
+    int row = 1;
 
+    if (!mSettings.empty())
+        row = mSettings.back()->viewRow()+1;
+
+    setting->setViewLocation (row, 1);
+
+    setting->setColumnSpan (3);
+
+    int width = 10;
+
+    if (type==Type_CheckBox)
+        width = 40;
+
+    setting->setWidgetWidth (width);
+
+    if (type==Type_CheckBox)
+        setting->setStyleSheet ("QGroupBox { border: 0px; }");
+
+    if (type==Type_CheckBox)
+        setting->setDeclaredValues(QStringList() << "true" << "false");
+
+    if (type==Type_CheckBox)
+        setting->setSpecialValueText (setting->getLabel());
 
     //add declaration to the model
     mSettings.append (setting);
@@ -564,6 +524,12 @@ CSMSettings::Setting *CSMSettings::UserSettings::createSetting
     return setting;
 }
 
+void CSMSettings::UserSettings::declareSection (const QString& page, const QString& label)
+{
+    mSection = page;
+    mSectionLabels[page] = label;
+}
+
 QStringList CSMSettings::UserSettings::definitions (const QString &viewKey) const
 {
     if (mSettingDefinitions->contains (viewKey))
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.hpp
index 0aabd66e57..5188a98429 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/settings/usersettings.hpp
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 #ifndef USERSETTINGS_HPP
 #define USERSETTINGS_HPP
 
+#include <map>
+
 #include <QList>
 #include <QStringList>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QMap>
+#include <QPair>
 
 #include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
 #include "support.hpp"
@@ -22,20 +25,20 @@ class QSettings;
 namespace CSMSettings {
 
     class Setting;
-    typedef QMap <QString, QList <Setting *> > SettingPageMap;
+    typedef QMap <QString, QPair<QString, QList <Setting *> > > SettingPageMap;
 
     class UserSettings: public QObject
     {
 
         Q_OBJECT
 
-        static UserSettings *mUserSettingsInstance;
+        static UserSettings *sUserSettingsInstance;
         const Files::ConfigurationManager& mCfgMgr;
 
         QSettings *mSettingDefinitions;
-        QSettings *mSettingCfgDefinitions;
         QList <Setting *> mSettings;
-
+        QString mSection;
+        std::map<QString, QString> mSectionLabels;
 
     public:
 
@@ -64,7 +67,7 @@ namespace CSMSettings {
         void removeSetting
                         (const QString &pageName, const QString &settingName);
 
-        ///Retreive a map of the settings, keyed by page name
+        ///Retrieve a map of the settings, keyed by page name
         SettingPageMap settingPageMap() const;
 
         ///Returns a string list of defined vlaues for the specified setting
@@ -84,8 +87,13 @@ namespace CSMSettings {
         void buildSettingModelDefaults();
 
         ///add a new setting to the model and return it
-        Setting *createSetting (CSMSettings::SettingType typ,
-                            const QString &page, const QString &name);
+        Setting *createSetting (CSMSettings::SettingType type, const QString &name,
+            const QString& label);
+
+        /// Set the section for createSetting calls.
+        ///
+        /// Sections can be declared multiple times.
+        void declareSection (const QString& page, const QString& label);
 
     signals:
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.cpp
index 67c76d0262..d36e019015 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/doc/view.cpp
@@ -369,10 +369,10 @@ CSVDoc::View::View (ViewManager& viewManager, CSMDoc::Document *document, int to
       mViewTotal (totalViews)
 {
     QString width = CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().settingValue
-                                    ("Window Size/Width");
+                                    ("window/default-width");
 
     QString height = CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().settingValue
-                                    ("Window Size/Height");
+                                    ("window/default-height");
 
     // trick to get the window decorations and their sizes
     show();
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ void CSVDoc::View::addSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, const std::strin
 
     // User setting to reuse sub views (on a per top level view basis)
     bool reuse =
-        userSettings.setting("SubView/reuse", QString("true")) == "true" ? true : false;
+        userSettings.setting ("window/reuse", QString("true")) == "true" ? true : false;
     if(reuse)
     {
         foreach(SubView *sb, mSubViews)
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ void CSVDoc::View::addSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, const std::strin
     //
     // If the sub view limit setting is one, the sub view title bar is hidden and the
     // text in the main title bar is adjusted accordingly
-    int maxSubView = userSettings.setting("SubView/max subviews", QString("256")).toInt();
+    int maxSubView = userSettings.setting("window/max-subviews", QString("256")).toInt();
     if(mSubViews.size() >= maxSubView) // create a new top level view
     {
         mViewManager.addView(mDocument, id, hint);
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ void CSVDoc::View::addSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, const std::strin
     if (!hint.empty())
         view->useHint (hint);
 
-    int minWidth = userSettings.setting("SubView/minimum width", QString("325")).toInt();
+    int minWidth = userSettings.setting ("window/minimum-width", QString("325")).toInt();
     view->setMinimumWidth(minWidth);
 
     view->setStatusBar (mShowStatusBar->isChecked());
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/scenewidget.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/scenewidget.cpp
index 3171e04969..47d8b80e9b 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/scenewidget.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/scenewidget.cpp
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ namespace CSVRender
 
         CSMSettings::UserSettings &userSettings = CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance();
 
-        float farClipDist = userSettings.setting("Scene/far clip distance", QString("300000")).toFloat();
+        float farClipDist = userSettings.setting("3d-render/far-clip-distance", QString("300000")).toFloat();
         mCamera->setFarClipDistance (farClipDist);
 
-        mFastFactor = userSettings.setting("Scene/fast factor", QString("4")).toInt();
+        mFastFactor = userSettings.setting("scene-input/fast-factor", QString("4")).toInt();
 
         mCamera->roll (Ogre::Degree (90));
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ namespace CSVRender
 
         connect (timer, SIGNAL (timeout()), this, SLOT (update()));
 
-        int timerStart = userSettings.setting("Scene/timer start", QString("20")).toInt();
+        int timerStart = userSettings.setting("scene-input/timer", QString("20")).toInt();
         timer->start (timerStart);
 
         /// \todo make shortcut configurable
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ namespace CSVRender
         params.insert(std::make_pair("title", windowTitle.str()));
 
         std::string antialiasing =
-            CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().settingValue("Video/antialiasing").toStdString();
+            CSMSettings::UserSettings::instance().settingValue("3d-render/antialiasing").toStdString();
         if(antialiasing == "MSAA 16")     antialiasing = "16";
         else if(antialiasing == "MSAA 8") antialiasing = "8";
         else if(antialiasing == "MSAA 4") antialiasing = "4";
@@ -440,14 +440,14 @@ namespace CSVRender
         if(key.contains(QRegExp("^\\b(Objects|Shader|Scene)", Qt::CaseInsensitive)))
             flagAsModified();
 
-        if(key == "Scene/far clip distance" && !list.empty())
+        if(key == "3d-render/far-clip-distance" && !list.empty())
         {
             if(mCamera->getFarClipDistance() != list.at(0).toFloat())
                 mCamera->setFarClipDistance(list.at(0).toFloat());
         }
 
         // minimise unnecessary ogre window creation by updating only when there is a change
-        if(key == "Video/antialiasing")
+        if(key == "3d-render/antialiasing")
         {
             unsigned int aa = mWindow->getFSAA();
             unsigned int antialiasing = 0;
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/settings/dialog.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/settings/dialog.cpp
index 72a022c9da..0b12312661 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/settings/dialog.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/settings/dialog.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 #include "dialog.hpp"
 
+#include <algorithm>
+
 #include <QListWidgetItem>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QWidget>
 #include <QStackedWidget>
 #include <QtGui>
+#include <QSplitter>
 
 #include "../../model/settings/usersettings.hpp"
 
@@ -12,8 +15,6 @@
 
 #include <QApplication>
 
-#include <QSplitter>
-
 #include <QTreeView>
 #include <QListView>
 #include <QTableView>
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ CSVSettings::Dialog::Dialog(QMainWindow *parent)
 {
     setWindowTitle(QString::fromUtf8 ("User Settings"));
 
+    setSizePolicy (QSizePolicy::MinimumExpanding, QSizePolicy::MinimumExpanding);
+
+    setMinimumSize (600, 400);
+
     setupDialog();
 
     connect (mPageListWidget,
@@ -39,20 +44,14 @@ void CSVSettings::Dialog::slotChangePage
 {
    mStackedWidget->changePage
                     (mPageListWidget->row (cur), mPageListWidget->row (prev));
-
-   layout()->activate();
-   setFixedSize(minimumSizeHint());
 }
 
 void CSVSettings::Dialog::setupDialog()
 {
-    //create central widget with it's layout and immediate children
-    QWidget *centralWidget = new QGroupBox (this);
+    QSplitter *centralWidget = new QSplitter (this);
+    centralWidget->setSizePolicy (QSizePolicy::MinimumExpanding, QSizePolicy::MinimumExpanding);
 
-    centralWidget->setLayout (new QHBoxLayout());
-    centralWidget->setSizePolicy (QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
     setCentralWidget (centralWidget);
-    setDockOptions (QMainWindow::AllowNestedDocks);
 
     buildPageListWidget (centralWidget);
     buildStackedWidget (centralWidget);
@@ -64,37 +63,39 @@ void CSVSettings::Dialog::buildPages()
 
     QFontMetrics fm (QApplication::font());
 
+    int maxWidth = 1;
+
     foreach (Page *page, SettingWindow::pages())
     {
-        QString pageName = page->objectName();
+        maxWidth = std::max (maxWidth, fm.width(page->getLabel()));
 
-        int textWidth = fm.width(pageName);
+        new QListWidgetItem (page->getLabel(), mPageListWidget);
 
-        new QListWidgetItem (pageName, mPageListWidget);
-        mPageListWidget->setFixedWidth (textWidth + 50);
-
-        mStackedWidget->addWidget (&dynamic_cast<QWidget &>(*(page)));
+        mStackedWidget->addWidget (page);
     }
 
+    mPageListWidget->setMaximumWidth (maxWidth + 10);
+
     resize (mStackedWidget->sizeHint());
 }
 
-void CSVSettings::Dialog::buildPageListWidget (QWidget *centralWidget)
+void CSVSettings::Dialog::buildPageListWidget (QSplitter *centralWidget)
 {
     mPageListWidget = new QListWidget (centralWidget);
     mPageListWidget->setMinimumWidth(50);
-    mPageListWidget->setSizePolicy (QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Expanding);
+    mPageListWidget->setSizePolicy (QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Expanding);
 
     mPageListWidget->setSelectionBehavior (QAbstractItemView::SelectItems);
 
-    centralWidget->layout()->addWidget(mPageListWidget);
+    centralWidget->addWidget(mPageListWidget);
 }
 
-void CSVSettings::Dialog::buildStackedWidget (QWidget *centralWidget)
+void CSVSettings::Dialog::buildStackedWidget (QSplitter *centralWidget)
 {
     mStackedWidget = new ResizeableStackedWidget (centralWidget);
+    mStackedWidget->setSizePolicy (QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Expanding);
 
-    centralWidget->layout()->addWidget (mStackedWidget);
+    centralWidget->addWidget (mStackedWidget);
 }
 
 void CSVSettings::Dialog::closeEvent (QCloseEvent *event)
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/settings/dialog.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/settings/dialog.hpp
index b0e12c4615..cb85bddb98 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/settings/dialog.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/settings/dialog.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 class QStackedWidget;
 class QListWidget;
 class QListWidgetItem;
+class QSplitter;
 
 namespace CSVSettings {
 
@@ -39,8 +40,8 @@ namespace CSVSettings {
     private:
 
         void buildPages();
-        void buildPageListWidget (QWidget *centralWidget);
-        void buildStackedWidget (QWidget *centralWidget);
+        void buildPageListWidget (QSplitter *centralWidget);
+        void buildStackedWidget (QSplitter *centralWidget);
 
     public slots:
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/settings/frame.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/settings/frame.cpp
index a3df2a993f..32e094274e 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/settings/frame.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/settings/frame.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ CSVSettings::Frame::Frame (bool isVisible, const QString &title,
     {
         // must be Page, not a View
         setStyleSheet (sInvisibleBoxStyle);
-        mLayout->setContentsMargins(10, 15, 10, 15);
     }
 
     setLayout (mLayout);
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ void CSVSettings::Frame::hideWidgets()
 
         QWidget *widg = static_cast <QWidget *> (obj);
         if (widg->property("sizePolicy").isValid())
-            widg->setSizePolicy (QSizePolicy::Ignored, QSizePolicy::Ignored);
+            widg->setSizePolicy (QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Expanding);
     }
 
     layout()->activate();
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/settings/page.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/settings/page.cpp
index ed4cdd6bc5..e846840b87 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/settings/page.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/settings/page.cpp
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@
 QMap <CSVSettings::ViewType, CSVSettings::IViewFactory *>
                                             CSVSettings::Page::mViewFactories;
 
-CSVSettings::Page::Page(const QString &pageName,
-                        QList <CSMSettings::Setting *> settingList,
-                        SettingWindow *parent) :
-    mParent(parent), mIsEditorPage (false), Frame(false, "", parent)
+CSVSettings::Page::Page (const QString &pageName, QList <CSMSettings::Setting *> settingList,
+    SettingWindow *parent, const QString& label)
+: mParent(parent), mIsEditorPage (false), Frame(false, "", parent), mLabel (label)
 {
     setObjectName (pageName);
 
@@ -104,3 +103,8 @@ void CSVSettings::Page::buildFactories()
     mViewFactories[ViewType_List] = new ListViewFactory (this);
     mViewFactories[ViewType_Range] = new RangeViewFactory (this);
 }
+
+QString CSVSettings::Page::getLabel() const
+{
+    return mLabel;
+}
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/settings/page.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/settings/page.hpp
index 877d4bef8a..caf2eec3fe 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/settings/page.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/settings/page.hpp
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ namespace CSVSettings
         SettingWindow *mParent;
         static QMap <ViewType, IViewFactory *> mViewFactories;
         bool mIsEditorPage;
+        QString mLabel;
 
     public:
-        explicit Page(const QString &pageName,
-                      QList <CSMSettings::Setting *> settingList,
-                      SettingWindow *parent);
+        Page (const QString &pageName, QList <CSMSettings::Setting *> settingList,
+            SettingWindow *parent, const QString& label);
 
         ///Creates a new view based on the passed setting and adds it to
         ///the page.
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ namespace CSVSettings
         ///returns the list of views associated with the page
         const QList <View *> &views () const              { return mViews; }
 
+        QString getLabel() const;
+
     private:
 
         ///Creates views based on the passed setting list
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/settings/rangeview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/settings/rangeview.cpp
index c24fd3888f..246f7ece25 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/settings/rangeview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/settings/rangeview.cpp
@@ -126,8 +126,6 @@ void CSVSettings::RangeView::buildSpinBox (CSMSettings::Setting *setting)
         mRangeWidget->setProperty ("minimum", setting->minimum());
         mRangeWidget->setProperty ("maximum", setting->maximum());
         mRangeWidget->setProperty ("singleStep", setting->singleStep());
-        mRangeWidget->setProperty ("specialValueText",
-                                  setting->specialValueText());
     }
 
     mRangeWidget->setProperty ("prefix", setting->prefix());
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/settings/resizeablestackedwidget.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/settings/resizeablestackedwidget.cpp
index cb127cb761..0e87a25062 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/settings/resizeablestackedwidget.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/settings/resizeablestackedwidget.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ void CSVSettings::ResizeableStackedWidget::changePage
         curPage->showWidgets();
 
     layout()->activate();
-    setFixedSize(minimumSizeHint());
 
     setCurrentIndex (current);
 }
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/settings/settingwindow.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/settings/settingwindow.cpp
index 4570a96db8..76ea9dc4fe 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/settings/settingwindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/settings/settingwindow.cpp
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ void CSVSettings::SettingWindow::createPages()
 
     foreach (const QString &pageName, pageMap.keys())
     {
-        QList <CSMSettings::Setting *> pageSettings = pageMap.value (pageName);
+        QList <CSMSettings::Setting *> pageSettings = pageMap.value (pageName).second;
 
-        mPages.append (new Page (pageName, pageSettings, this));
+        mPages.append (new Page (pageName, pageSettings, this, pageMap.value (pageName).first));
 
         for (int i = 0; i < pageSettings.size(); i++)
         {
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/settings/view.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/settings/view.cpp
index f95bb5c035..39c7f89b22 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/settings/view.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/settings/view.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@ CSVSettings::View::View(CSMSettings::Setting *setting,
       mIsMultiValue (setting->isMultiValue()),
       mViewKey (setting->page() + '/' + setting->name()),
       mSerializable (setting->serializable()),
-      Frame(true, setting->name(), parent)
+      Frame(true, setting->getLabel(), parent)
 {
+    if (!setting->getToolTip().isEmpty())
+        setToolTip (setting->getToolTip());
+
     setObjectName (setting->name());
     buildView();
     buildModel (setting);
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/idtypedelegate.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/idtypedelegate.cpp
index 543c96a24c..3b440ff714 100755
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/idtypedelegate.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/idtypedelegate.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 CSVWorld::IdTypeDelegate::IdTypeDelegate
     (const ValueList &values, const IconList &icons, CSMDoc::Document& document, QObject *parent)
     : DataDisplayDelegate (values, icons, document,
-                           "Display Format", "Referenceable ID Type Display",
+                           "records", "type-format",
                            parent)
 {}
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/recordstatusdelegate.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/recordstatusdelegate.cpp
index 13931b7ad9..708a780155 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/recordstatusdelegate.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/recordstatusdelegate.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ CSVWorld::RecordStatusDelegate::RecordStatusDelegate(const ValueList& values,
                                                      const IconList & icons,
                                                      CSMDoc::Document& document, QObject *parent)
     : DataDisplayDelegate (values, icons, document,
-                           "Display Format", "Record Status Display",
+                           "records", "status-format",
                            parent)
 {}
 
diff --git a/files/opencs.ini b/files/opencs.ini
index 065f11a883..e69de29bb2 100644
--- a/files/opencs.ini
+++ b/files/opencs.ini
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-[Display%20Format]
-Record%20Status%20Display=Icon Only
-Referenceable%20ID%20Type%20Display=Text Only
-
-[Window%20Size]
-Height=900
-Width=1440