Index: rbutil/rbutilqt/plugins/testplugin.cpp
===================================================================
--- rbutil/rbutilqt/plugins/testplugin.cpp	(revision 0)
+++ rbutil/rbutilqt/plugins/testplugin.cpp	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *             __________               __   ___.
+ *   Open      \______   \ ____   ____ |  | _\_ |__   _______  ___
+ *   Source     |       _//  _ \_/ ___\|  |/ /| __ \ /  _ \  \/  /
+ *   Jukebox    |    |   (  <_> )  \___|    < | \_\ (  <_> > <  <
+ *   Firmware   |____|_  /\____/ \___  >__|_ \|___  /\____/__/\_ \
+ *                     \/            \/     \/    \/            \/
+ *
+ *   Copyright (C) 2007 by Dominik Wenger
+ *   $Id: testplugin.cpp 17847 2008-06-28 18:10:04Z bagder $
+ *
+ * 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 software is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+ 
+ 
+#include "testplugin.h"
+#include <Python.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "rbsettingswrapper.h"
+
+Q_EXPORT_PLUGIN2(testplugin, TestPlugin);
+
+QString TestPlugin::getDescription()
+{
+    return "This is a very simple Testplugin";
+}
+ 
+
+bool TestPlugin::init(RbSettings* settings) 
+{
+    g_settings = settings;
+
+    Py_Initialize();            
+    Py_InitModule("rbsettings", RbSettingsMethods);
+    return true;
+}
+ 
+void TestPlugin::run()
+{
+    qDebug() << "Plugin run is called" ;
+    
+    QFile pythonfile("testplugin.py");
+    if (!pythonfile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text))
+    {
+        qDebug() << "could not open python file";
+        return;
+    }
+    QString pythonCode = pythonfile.readAll(); 
+    
+    PyRun_SimpleString( pythonCode.toLocal8Bit().data());
+    
+} 
+ 
Index: rbutil/rbutilqt/plugins/testplugin.h
===================================================================
--- rbutil/rbutilqt/plugins/testplugin.h	(revision 0)
+++ rbutil/rbutilqt/plugins/testplugin.h	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *             __________               __   ___.
+ *   Open      \______   \ ____   ____ |  | _\_ |__   _______  ___
+ *   Source     |       _//  _ \_/ ___\|  |/ /| __ \ /  _ \  \/  /
+ *   Jukebox    |    |   (  <_> )  \___|    < | \_\ (  <_> > <  <
+ *   Firmware   |____|_  /\____/ \___  >__|_ \|___  /\____/__/\_ \
+ *                     \/            \/     \/    \/            \/
+ *
+ *   Copyright (C) 2007 by Dominik Wenger
+ *   $Id: testplugin.h 18119 2008-07-25 22:29:59Z bertrik $
+ *
+ * All files in this archive are subject to the GNU General Public License.
+ * See the file COPYING in the source tree root for full license agreement.
+ *
+ * This software is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+ 
+#ifndef TESTPLUGIN_H
+#define TESTPLUGIN_H
+
+#include <QtCore>
+#include "plugininterface.h"
+
+
+class TestPlugin : public QObject, PluginInterface
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_INTERFACES(PluginInterface)
+
+public:
+
+    QString getDescription();
+    
+    void run();
+    bool init(RbSettings* settings); 
+    
+};
+
+
+#endif
+
Index: rbutil/rbutilqt/plugins/testplugin.py
===================================================================
--- rbutil/rbutilqt/plugins/testplugin.py	(revision 0)
+++ rbutil/rbutilqt/plugins/testplugin.py	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import rbsettings
+from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui
+import sys
+print rbsettings.mountpoint()
+class Ui_Dialog(object):
+    def setupUi(self, Dialog):
+        Dialog.setObjectName("Dialog")
+        Dialog.resize(400, 300)
+        self.label = QtGui.QLabel(Dialog)
+        self.label.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(60, 60, 280, 180))
+        self.label.setObjectName("label")
+        self.label.setText("mountpoint: " + rbsettings.mountpoint() + "\n"
+                           "curplatform: "+ rbsettings.curplatform() + "\n"
+                           "curplatformname: " +rbsettings.curplatformname() +"\n"
+                           "curname: " +rbsettings.curname() + "\n"
+                           "curbrand: "+rbsettings.curbrand() +"\n"
+                           "curresoultion: "+rbsettings.curresolution())
+        self.retranslateUi(Dialog)
+        QtCore.QMetaObject.connectSlotsByName(Dialog)
+    def retranslateUi(self, Dialog):
+        Dialog.setWindowTitle(QtGui.QApplication.translate("Dialog", "Dialog", None, QtGui.QApplication.UnicodeUTF8))
+class Test(QtGui.QDialog, Ui_Dialog):
+    def __init__(self):
+        QtGui.QDialog.__init__(self)
+        self.setupUi(self)
+dialog = Test()
+dialog.exec_()
\ No newline at end of file
Index: rbutil/rbutilqt/plugins/rbsettingswrapper.cpp
===================================================================
--- rbutil/rbutilqt/plugins/rbsettingswrapper.cpp	(revision 0)
+++ rbutil/rbutilqt/plugins/rbsettingswrapper.cpp	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *             __________               __   ___.
+ *   Open      \______   \ ____   ____ |  | _\_ |__   _______  ___
+ *   Source     |       _//  _ \_/ ___\|  |/ /| __ \ /  _ \  \/  /
+ *   Jukebox    |    |   (  <_> )  \___|    < | \_\ (  <_> > <  <
+ *   Firmware   |____|_  /\____/ \___  >__|_ \|___  /\____/__/\_ \
+ *                     \/            \/     \/    \/            \/
+ *
+ *   Copyright (C) 2007 by Dominik Wenger
+ *   $Id: testplugin.h 18119 2008-07-25 22:29:59Z bertrik $
+ *
+ * All files in this archive are subject to the GNU General Public License.
+ * See the file COPYING in the source tree root for full license agreement.
+ *
+ * This software is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+ 
+#include "rbsettingswrapper.h" 
+ 
+// der globale RB Settings pointer 
+RbSettings* g_settings; 
+ 
+// mountpoint wrapper
+PyObject* rbsettings_mountpoint(PyObject *self)
+{
+    return Py_BuildValue("s", g_settings->mountpoint().toLocal8Bit().data());
+}
+
+// cur plattform wrapper
+PyObject* rbsettings_curplattform(PyObject *self)
+{
+    return Py_BuildValue("s", g_settings->curPlatform().toLocal8Bit().data());
+}
+
+// cur plattform Name wrapper
+PyObject* rbsettings_curplattformname(PyObject *self)
+{
+    return Py_BuildValue("s", g_settings->curPlatformName().toLocal8Bit().data());
+}
+
+// cur  Name wrapper
+PyObject* rbsettings_curname(PyObject *self)
+{
+    return Py_BuildValue("s", g_settings->curName().toLocal8Bit().data());
+}
+
+// cur brand wrapper
+PyObject* rbsettings_curbrand(PyObject *self)
+{
+    return Py_BuildValue("s", g_settings->curBrand().toLocal8Bit().data());
+}
+
+// cur resolution wrapper
+PyObject* rbsettings_curresolution(PyObject *self)
+{
+    return Py_BuildValue("s", g_settings->curResolution().toLocal8Bit().data());
+}
+
+
+
+// function struct
+PyMethodDef RbSettingsMethods[] = 
+{
+        {"mountpoint",(PyCFunction) rbsettings_mountpoint, METH_NOARGS,
+        "Return the current mountpoint as string."},
+        {"curplatform",(PyCFunction) rbsettings_curplattform, METH_NOARGS,
+        "Return the current plattform as string."},
+        {"curplatformname",(PyCFunction) rbsettings_curplattformname, METH_NOARGS,
+        "Return the current plattformname as string."},
+        {"curname",(PyCFunction) rbsettings_curname, METH_NOARGS,
+        "Return the current name as string."},
+        {"curbrand",(PyCFunction) rbsettings_curbrand, METH_NOARGS,
+        "Return the current brand as string."},
+        {"curresolution",(PyCFunction) rbsettings_curresolution, METH_NOARGS,
+        "Return the current resolution as string."},        
+        {NULL, NULL, 0, NULL}
+}; 
+
Index: rbutil/rbutilqt/plugins/rbsettingswrapper.h
===================================================================
--- rbutil/rbutilqt/plugins/rbsettingswrapper.h	(revision 0)
+++ rbutil/rbutilqt/plugins/rbsettingswrapper.h	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *             __________               __   ___.
+ *   Open      \______   \ ____   ____ |  | _\_ |__   _______  ___
+ *   Source     |       _//  _ \_/ ___\|  |/ /| __ \ /  _ \  \/  /
+ *   Jukebox    |    |   (  <_> )  \___|    < | \_\ (  <_> > <  <
+ *   Firmware   |____|_  /\____/ \___  >__|_ \|___  /\____/__/\_ \
+ *                     \/            \/     \/    \/            \/
+ *
+ *   Copyright (C) 2007 by Dominik Wenger
+ *   $Id: testplugin.h 18119 2008-07-25 22:29:59Z bertrik $
+ *
+ * All files in this archive are subject to the GNU General Public License.
+ * See the file COPYING in the source tree root for full license agreement.
+ *
+ * This software is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+ 
+#ifndef RBSETTINGSWRAPPER_H
+#define RBSETTINGSWRAPPER_H
+ 
+#include "rbsettings.h" 
+#include <Python.h> 
+// global settings pointer
+extern RbSettings* g_settings; 
+ 
+extern PyMethodDef RbSettingsMethods[];
+ 
+#endif 
+
Index: rbutil/rbutilqt/plugins/testplugin.pro
===================================================================
--- rbutil/rbutilqt/plugins/testplugin.pro	(revision 0)
+++ rbutil/rbutilqt/plugins/testplugin.pro	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+TEMPLATE        = lib
+CONFIG         += plugin release
+DEFINES         -= QT_NO_DEBUG_OUTPUT
+INCLUDEPATH    += .. H:\Python25\include
+LIBS           += -LH:\Python25\libs -lpython25
+TARGET          = $$qtLibraryTarget(testplugin)
+DESTDIR         = ../release/
+
+HEADERS         = testplugin.h \
+                  rbsettingswrapper.h \
+                  ../rbsettings.h 
+                  
+SOURCES         = testplugin.cpp \
+                  rbsettingswrapper.cpp \
+                  ../rbsettings.cpp
Index: rbutil/rbutilqt/rbutilqtfrm.ui
===================================================================
--- rbutil/rbutilqt/rbutilqtfrm.ui	(revision 18370)
+++ rbutil/rbutilqt/rbutilqtfrm.ui	(working copy)
@@ -13,33 +13,33 @@
    <string>Rockbox Utility</string>
   </property>
   <property name="windowIcon" >
-   <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/rockbox-1.png</iconset>
+   <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+    <normaloff>:/icons/rockbox-1.png</normaloff>:/icons/rockbox-1.png</iconset>
   </property>
   <widget class="QWidget" name="centralwidget" >
+   <property name="geometry" >
+    <rect>
+     <x>0</x>
+     <y>21</y>
+     <width>650</width>
+     <height>510</height>
+    </rect>
+   </property>
    <layout class="QGridLayout" >
     <item row="0" column="0" >
      <layout class="QHBoxLayout" >
       <property name="spacing" >
        <number>6</number>
       </property>
-      <property name="leftMargin" >
+      <property name="margin" >
        <number>0</number>
       </property>
-      <property name="topMargin" >
-       <number>0</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="rightMargin" >
-       <number>0</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="bottomMargin" >
-       <number>0</number>
-      </property>
       <item>
        <spacer>
         <property name="orientation" >
          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
         </property>
-        <property name="sizeHint" >
+        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
          <size>
           <width>40</width>
           <height>20</height>
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         <property name="orientation" >
          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
         </property>
-        <property name="sizeHint" >
+        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
          <size>
           <width>40</width>
           <height>20</height>
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
          <property name="orientation" >
           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
          </property>
-         <property name="sizeHint" >
+         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
           <size>
            <width>40</width>
            <height>20</height>
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@
           <string>&amp;Change</string>
          </property>
          <property name="icon" >
-          <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/edit-find.png</iconset>
+          <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+           <normaloff>:/icons/edit-find.png</normaloff>:/icons/edit-find.png</iconset>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
@@ -130,6 +131,14 @@
        <number>0</number>
       </property>
       <widget class="QWidget" name="quickStart" >
+       <property name="geometry" >
+        <rect>
+         <x>0</x>
+         <y>0</y>
+         <width>626</width>
+         <height>270</height>
+        </rect>
+       </property>
        <attribute name="title" >
         <string>&amp;Quick Start</string>
        </attribute>
@@ -143,7 +152,8 @@
            <string>Complete Installation</string>
           </property>
           <property name="icon" >
-           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/bootloader_btn.png</iconset>
+           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+            <normaloff>:/icons/bootloader_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/bootloader_btn.png</iconset>
           </property>
           <property name="iconSize" >
            <size>
@@ -172,7 +182,8 @@
            <string>Small Installation</string>
           </property>
           <property name="icon" >
-           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/rbinstall_btn.png</iconset>
+           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+            <normaloff>:/icons/rbinstall_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/rbinstall_btn.png</iconset>
           </property>
           <property name="iconSize" >
            <size>
@@ -200,7 +211,7 @@
           <property name="orientation" >
            <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
           </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" >
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
            <size>
             <width>20</width>
             <height>91</height>
@@ -213,7 +224,7 @@
           <property name="orientation" >
            <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
           </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" >
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
            <size>
             <width>20</width>
             <height>81</height>
@@ -224,6 +235,14 @@
        </layout>
       </widget>
       <widget class="QWidget" name="installation" >
+       <property name="geometry" >
+        <rect>
+         <x>0</x>
+         <y>0</y>
+         <width>626</width>
+         <height>270</height>
+        </rect>
+       </property>
        <attribute name="title" >
         <string>&amp;Installation</string>
        </attribute>
@@ -237,7 +256,8 @@
            <string>Install Bootloader</string>
           </property>
           <property name="icon" >
-           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/bootloader_btn.png</iconset>
+           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+            <normaloff>:/icons/bootloader_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/bootloader_btn.png</iconset>
           </property>
           <property name="iconSize" >
            <size>
@@ -266,7 +286,8 @@
            <string>Install Rockbox</string>
           </property>
           <property name="icon" >
-           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/rbinstall_btn.png</iconset>
+           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+            <normaloff>:/icons/rbinstall_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/rbinstall_btn.png</iconset>
           </property>
           <property name="iconSize" >
            <size>
@@ -297,7 +318,7 @@
           <property name="orientation" >
            <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
           </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" >
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
            <size>
             <width>20</width>
             <height>91</height>
@@ -310,7 +331,7 @@
           <property name="orientation" >
            <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
           </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" >
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
            <size>
             <width>20</width>
             <height>81</height>
@@ -321,6 +342,14 @@
        </layout>
       </widget>
       <widget class="QWidget" name="extras" >
+       <property name="geometry" >
+        <rect>
+         <x>0</x>
+         <y>0</y>
+         <width>626</width>
+         <height>270</height>
+        </rect>
+       </property>
        <attribute name="title" >
         <string>&amp;Extras</string>
        </attribute>
@@ -334,7 +363,8 @@
            <string>Install Fonts package</string>
           </property>
           <property name="icon" >
-           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/font_btn.png</iconset>
+           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+            <normaloff>:/icons/font_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/font_btn.png</iconset>
           </property>
           <property name="iconSize" >
            <size>
@@ -360,7 +390,8 @@
            <string>Install themes</string>
           </property>
           <property name="icon" >
-           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/themes_btn.png</iconset>
+           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+            <normaloff>:/icons/themes_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/themes_btn.png</iconset>
           </property>
           <property name="iconSize" >
            <size>
@@ -386,7 +417,8 @@
            <string>Install game files</string>
           </property>
           <property name="icon" >
-           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/doom_btn.png</iconset>
+           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+            <normaloff>:/icons/doom_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/doom_btn.png</iconset>
           </property>
           <property name="iconSize" >
            <size>
@@ -411,7 +443,7 @@
           <property name="orientation" >
            <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
           </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" >
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
            <size>
             <width>20</width>
             <height>40</height>
@@ -424,7 +456,7 @@
           <property name="orientation" >
            <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
           </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" >
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
            <size>
             <width>20</width>
             <height>40</height>
@@ -435,6 +467,14 @@
        </layout>
       </widget>
       <widget class="QWidget" name="accessibility" >
+       <property name="geometry" >
+        <rect>
+         <x>0</x>
+         <y>0</y>
+         <width>626</width>
+         <height>270</height>
+        </rect>
+       </property>
        <attribute name="title" >
         <string>&amp;Accessibility</string>
        </attribute>
@@ -448,7 +488,8 @@
            <string>Install Voice files</string>
           </property>
           <property name="icon" >
-           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/talkfile_btn.png</iconset>
+           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+            <normaloff>:/icons/talkfile_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/talkfile_btn.png</iconset>
           </property>
           <property name="iconSize" >
            <size>
@@ -474,7 +515,8 @@
            <string>Install Talk files</string>
           </property>
           <property name="icon" >
-           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/talkfile_btn.png</iconset>
+           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+            <normaloff>:/icons/talkfile_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/talkfile_btn.png</iconset>
           </property>
           <property name="iconSize" >
            <size>
@@ -496,7 +538,7 @@
           <property name="orientation" >
            <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
           </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" >
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
            <size>
             <width>20</width>
             <height>51</height>
@@ -509,7 +551,7 @@
           <property name="orientation" >
            <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
           </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" >
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
            <size>
             <width>20</width>
             <height>51</height>
@@ -523,7 +565,8 @@
            <string>Create Voice files</string>
           </property>
           <property name="icon" >
-           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/talkfile_btn.png</iconset>
+           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+            <normaloff>:/icons/talkfile_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/talkfile_btn.png</iconset>
           </property>
           <property name="iconSize" >
            <size>
@@ -536,7 +579,7 @@
         <item row="1" column="1" >
          <widget class="QLabel" name="labelCreateVoice" >
           <property name="text" >
-           <string>&lt;b>Create Voice file&lt;/b>&lt;br/>Voice files are needed to make Rockbox speak the  user interface. Speaking is enabled by default, so&#xd;
+           <string>&lt;b>Create Voice file&lt;/b>&lt;br/>Voice files are needed to make Rockbox speak the  user interface. Speaking is enabled by default, so&#xd;&#xd;
  if you installed the voice file Rockbox will speak.</string>
           </property>
           <property name="wordWrap" >
@@ -547,6 +590,14 @@
        </layout>
       </widget>
       <widget class="QWidget" name="uninstall" >
+       <property name="geometry" >
+        <rect>
+         <x>0</x>
+         <y>0</y>
+         <width>626</width>
+         <height>270</height>
+        </rect>
+       </property>
        <attribute name="title" >
         <string>&amp;Uninstallation</string>
        </attribute>
@@ -560,7 +611,8 @@
            <string>Uninstall Bootloader</string>
           </property>
           <property name="icon" >
-           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/rembootloader_btn.png</iconset>
+           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+            <normaloff>:/icons/rembootloader_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/rembootloader_btn.png</iconset>
           </property>
           <property name="iconSize" >
            <size>
@@ -586,7 +638,8 @@
            <string>Uninstall Rockbox</string>
           </property>
           <property name="icon" >
-           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/remrb_btn.png</iconset>
+           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+            <normaloff>:/icons/remrb_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/remrb_btn.png</iconset>
           </property>
           <property name="iconSize" >
            <size>
@@ -617,7 +670,7 @@
           <property name="orientation" >
            <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
           </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" >
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
            <size>
             <width>20</width>
             <height>40</height>
@@ -630,7 +683,7 @@
           <property name="orientation" >
            <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
           </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" >
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
            <size>
             <width>20</width>
             <height>40</height>
@@ -641,6 +694,14 @@
        </layout>
       </widget>
       <widget class="QWidget" name="manual" >
+       <property name="geometry" >
+        <rect>
+         <x>0</x>
+         <y>0</y>
+         <width>626</width>
+         <height>270</height>
+        </rect>
+       </property>
        <attribute name="title" >
         <string>&amp;Manual</string>
        </attribute>
@@ -663,7 +724,7 @@
               <bool>true</bool>
              </property>
              <property name="textInteractionFlags" >
-              <set>Qt::LinksAccessibleByKeyboard|Qt::LinksAccessibleByMouse|Qt::NoTextInteraction</set>
+              <set>Qt::LinksAccessibleByKeyboard|Qt::LinksAccessibleByMouse</set>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
@@ -676,7 +737,7 @@
               <bool>true</bool>
              </property>
              <property name="textInteractionFlags" >
-              <set>Qt::LinksAccessibleByKeyboard|Qt::LinksAccessibleByMouse|Qt::NoTextInteraction</set>
+              <set>Qt::LinksAccessibleByKeyboard|Qt::LinksAccessibleByMouse</set>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
@@ -712,7 +773,7 @@
              <property name="orientation" >
               <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
              </property>
-             <property name="sizeHint" >
+             <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
               <size>
                <width>40</width>
                <height>20</height>
@@ -735,7 +796,7 @@
           <property name="orientation" >
            <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
           </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" >
+          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0" >
            <size>
             <width>20</width>
             <height>40</height>
@@ -746,6 +807,14 @@
        </layout>
       </widget>
       <widget class="QWidget" name="info" >
+       <property name="geometry" >
+        <rect>
+         <x>0</x>
+         <y>0</y>
+         <width>626</width>
+         <height>270</height>
+        </rect>
+       </property>
        <attribute name="title" >
         <string>Inf&amp;o</string>
        </attribute>
@@ -774,6 +843,40 @@
         </item>
        </layout>
       </widget>
+      <widget class="QWidget" name="Plugins" >
+       <attribute name="title" >
+        <string>Plugins</string>
+       </attribute>
+       <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout" >
+        <item row="0" column="0" >
+         <widget class="QToolButton" name="buttonPlugin" >
+          <property name="text" >
+           <string>Install Fonts package</string>
+          </property>
+          <property name="icon" >
+           <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+            <normaloff>:/icons/font_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/font_btn.png</iconset>
+          </property>
+          <property name="iconSize" >
+           <size>
+            <width>56</width>
+            <height>46</height>
+           </size>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+        <item row="0" column="1" >
+         <widget class="QLabel" name="pluginText" >
+          <property name="text" >
+           <string/>
+          </property>
+          <property name="wordWrap" >
+           <bool>true</bool>
+          </property>
+         </widget>
+        </item>
+       </layout>
+      </widget>
      </widget>
     </item>
    </layout>
@@ -784,7 +887,7 @@
      <x>0</x>
      <y>0</y>
      <width>650</width>
-     <height>28</height>
+     <height>21</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menu_File" >
@@ -857,7 +960,16 @@
    <addaction name="menuA_ctions" />
    <addaction name="menuAbout" />
   </widget>
-  <widget class="QStatusBar" name="statusbar" />
+  <widget class="QStatusBar" name="statusbar" >
+   <property name="geometry" >
+    <rect>
+     <x>0</x>
+     <y>531</y>
+     <width>650</width>
+     <height>19</height>
+    </rect>
+   </property>
+  </widget>
   <action name="actionEmpty_local_download_cache" >
    <property name="text" >
     <string>Empty local download cache</string>
@@ -903,7 +1015,8 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionComplete_Installation" >
    <property name="icon" >
-    <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/bootloader_btn.png</iconset>
+    <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+     <normaloff>:/icons/bootloader_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/bootloader_btn.png</iconset>
    </property>
    <property name="text" >
     <string>&amp;Complete Installation</string>
@@ -911,7 +1024,8 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionSmall_Installation" >
    <property name="icon" >
-    <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/rbinstall_btn.png</iconset>
+    <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+     <normaloff>:/icons/rbinstall_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/rbinstall_btn.png</iconset>
    </property>
    <property name="text" >
     <string>&amp;Small Installation</string>
@@ -919,7 +1033,8 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionInstall_Bootloader" >
    <property name="icon" >
-    <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/bootloader_btn.png</iconset>
+    <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+     <normaloff>:/icons/bootloader_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/bootloader_btn.png</iconset>
    </property>
    <property name="text" >
     <string>Install &amp;Bootloader</string>
@@ -927,7 +1042,8 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionInstall_Rockbox" >
    <property name="icon" >
-    <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/rbinstall_btn.png</iconset>
+    <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+     <normaloff>:/icons/rbinstall_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/rbinstall_btn.png</iconset>
    </property>
    <property name="text" >
     <string>Install &amp;Rockbox</string>
@@ -935,7 +1051,8 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionFonts_Package" >
    <property name="icon" >
-    <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/font_btn.png</iconset>
+    <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+     <normaloff>:/icons/font_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/font_btn.png</iconset>
    </property>
    <property name="text" >
     <string>Install &amp;Fonts Package</string>
@@ -943,7 +1060,8 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionInstall_Themes" >
    <property name="icon" >
-    <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/themes_btn.png</iconset>
+    <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+     <normaloff>:/icons/themes_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/themes_btn.png</iconset>
    </property>
    <property name="text" >
     <string>Install &amp;Themes</string>
@@ -951,7 +1069,8 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionInstall_Game_Files" >
    <property name="icon" >
-    <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/doom_btn.png</iconset>
+    <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+     <normaloff>:/icons/doom_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/doom_btn.png</iconset>
    </property>
    <property name="text" >
     <string>Install &amp;Game Files</string>
@@ -959,7 +1078,8 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionInstall_Voice_File" >
    <property name="icon" >
-    <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/talkfile_btn.png</iconset>
+    <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+     <normaloff>:/icons/talkfile_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/talkfile_btn.png</iconset>
    </property>
    <property name="text" >
     <string>&amp;Install Voice File</string>
@@ -967,7 +1087,8 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionCreate_Talk_Files" >
    <property name="icon" >
-    <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/talkfile_btn.png</iconset>
+    <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+     <normaloff>:/icons/talkfile_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/talkfile_btn.png</iconset>
    </property>
    <property name="text" >
     <string>Create &amp;Talk Files</string>
@@ -975,7 +1096,8 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionRemove_bootloader" >
    <property name="icon" >
-    <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/rembootloader_btn.png</iconset>
+    <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+     <normaloff>:/icons/rembootloader_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/rembootloader_btn.png</iconset>
    </property>
    <property name="text" >
     <string>Remove &amp;bootloader</string>
@@ -983,7 +1105,8 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionUninstall_Rockbox" >
    <property name="icon" >
-    <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/remrb_btn.png</iconset>
+    <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+     <normaloff>:/icons/remrb_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/remrb_btn.png</iconset>
    </property>
    <property name="text" >
     <string>Uninstall &amp;Rockbox</string>
@@ -1011,7 +1134,8 @@
   </action>
   <action name="actionCreate_Voice_File" >
    <property name="icon" >
-    <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >:/icons/talkfile_btn.png</iconset>
+    <iconset resource="rbutilqt.qrc" >
+     <normaloff>:/icons/talkfile_btn.png</normaloff>:/icons/talkfile_btn.png</iconset>
    </property>
    <property name="text" >
     <string>Create &amp;Voice File</string>
Index: rbutil/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.cpp
===================================================================
--- rbutil/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.cpp	(revision 18370)
+++ rbutil/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 #endif
 
+
 RbUtilQt::RbUtilQt(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent)
 {
     absolutePath = qApp->applicationDirPath();
@@ -112,13 +113,57 @@
     connect(ui.actionInstall_Rockbox_Utility_on_player, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(installPortable()));
 #endif
 
+    myLoader = new QPluginLoader();
+    if(loadPlugin())
+    {
+        ui.pluginText->setText(pluginInterface->getDescription());
+        connect(ui.buttonPlugin,SIGNAL(clicked()),this,SLOT(runPlugin()));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        ui.buttonPlugin->setEnabled(false);
+    }
+
     initIpodpatcher();
     initSansapatcher();
     downloadInfo();
 
 }
 
+void RbUtilQt::runPlugin()
+{
+    loadPlugin();
+    pluginInterface->run();
+}
 
+bool RbUtilQt::loadPlugin()
+{
+    myLoader->unload();
+    QDir pluginsDir(qApp->applicationDirPath());
+
+    pluginsDir.cd("plugins");
+    foreach(QString fileName, pluginsDir.entryList(QDir::Files))
+    {
+        qDebug() << "file found: " << pluginsDir.absoluteFilePath(fileName);
+        myLoader->setFileName(pluginsDir.absoluteFilePath(fileName));
+        //QPluginLoader pluginLoader(pluginsDir.absoluteFilePath(fileName));
+        QObject *plugin = myLoader->instance();
+        if (plugin) {
+            pluginInterface = qobject_cast<PluginInterface *>(plugin);
+            if (pluginInterface)
+            {
+                pluginInterface->init(settings);
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+
+
+
 void RbUtilQt::sysinfo(void)
 {
     Sysinfo *info = new Sysinfo(this);
@@ -1022,3 +1067,4 @@
     return error;
 }
 
+
Index: rbutil/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.pro
===================================================================
--- rbutil/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.pro	(revision 18370)
+++ rbutil/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.pro	(working copy)
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@
  rbunzip.h \
  rbzip.h \
  sysinfo.h \
- detect.h
+ detect.h \
+ plugininterface.h
  
 # Needed by QT on Win
 INCLUDEPATH = . irivertools zip zlib ../ipodpatcher ../sansapatcher ../../tools/rbspeex ../../tools
@@ -142,8 +143,8 @@
     message("debug")
 }
 !dbg {
-    CONFIG += release thread qt
-    DEFINES += QT_NO_DEBUG_OUTPUT
+    CONFIG += release thread qt console
+    DEFINES -= QT_NO_DEBUG_OUTPUT
     message("release")
 }
 
@@ -233,3 +234,4 @@
     INSTALLS += target
 }
 
+
Index: rbutil/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.h
===================================================================
--- rbutil/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.h	(revision 18370)
+++ rbutil/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.h	(working copy)
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "installbootloader.h"
 
 #include "rbsettings.h"
+#include "plugininterface.h"
 
 class RbUtilQt : public QMainWindow
 {
@@ -60,12 +61,16 @@
         QUrl proxy(void);
         QMap<QString, QString> versmap;
         bool chkConfig(bool);
-
+        bool loadPlugin();
+        PluginInterface* pluginInterface;
+        QPluginLoader* myLoader;
+        
         volatile bool m_installed;
         volatile bool m_error;
         bool m_gotInfo;
 
     private slots:
+        void runPlugin(void);
         void about(void);
         void help(void);
         void sysinfo(void);
@@ -109,7 +114,9 @@
         void installPortable(void);
         void updateInfo(void);
         void updateTabs(int);
+        
 };
 
 #endif
 
+