More tabs resizable and save state

Fixes #15
Addresses #12

src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ from newchandialog import *
 from specialaddressbehavior import *
 from emailgateway import *
 from settings import *
+import settingsmixin
 from about import *
 from help import *
 from iconglossary import *
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ import subprocess
 import datetime
 from helper_sql import *
 import l10n
+import types
 from utils import *
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from account import *
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ def change_translation(locale):
     qtranslator.load(translationpath)
     QtGui.QApplication.installTranslator(qtranslator)
 
-class MyForm(QtGui.QMainWindow):
+class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
 
     # sound type constants
     SOUND_NONE = 0
@@ -701,9 +703,9 @@ class MyForm(QtGui.QMainWindow):
         
         QtCore.QObject.connect(self.ui.horizontalSliderTTL, QtCore.SIGNAL(
             "valueChanged(int)"), self.updateTTL)
-        
+
-        self.readSettings()
+        self.initSettings()
-        
+            
         # Check to see whether we can connect to namecoin. Hide the 'Fetch Namecoin ID' button if we can't.
         try:
             options = {}
@@ -2860,9 +2862,9 @@ class MyForm(QtGui.QMainWindow):
         if self.mmapp is not None:
             self.mmapp.unregister()
 
-        settings = QSettings("Bitmessage", "PyBitmessage")
+#        settings = QSettings("Bitmessage", "PyBitmessage")
-        settings.setValue("geometry", self.saveGeometry())
+#        settings.setValue("geometry", self.saveGeometry())
-        settings.setValue("state", self.saveState())
+#        settings.setValue("state", self.saveState())
 
         self.statusBar().showMessage(_translate(
             "MainWindow", "All done. Closing user interface..."))
@@ -2883,6 +2885,13 @@ class MyForm(QtGui.QMainWindow):
             # minimize the application
             event.ignore()
         else:
+            # save state and geometry self and all widgets
+            self.saveSettings()
+            for attr, obj in self.ui.__dict__.iteritems():
+                if hasattr(obj, "__class__") and isinstance(obj, settingsmixin.SettingsMixin):
+                    saveMethod = getattr(obj, "saveSettings", None)
+                    if callable (saveMethod):
+                        obj.saveSettings()
             # quit the application
             event.accept()
             self.quit()
@@ -3887,20 +3896,17 @@ class MyForm(QtGui.QMainWindow):
 
         self.statusBar().showMessage(data)
 
-    def readSettings(self):
+    def initSettings(self):
-        settings = QSettings("Bitmessage", "PyBitmessage")
+        QtCore.QCoreApplication.setOrganizationName("PyBitmessage")
-        try:
+        QtCore.QCoreApplication.setOrganizationDomain("bitmessage.org")
-            geom = settings.value("geometry")
+        QtCore.QCoreApplication.setApplicationName("pybitmessageqt")
-            self.restoreGeometry(geom.toByteArray() if hasattr(geom, 'toByteArray') else geom)
+        self.loadSettings()
-        except Exception as e:
+        for attr, obj in self.ui.__dict__.iteritems():
-            pass
+            if hasattr(obj, "__class__") and isinstance(obj, settingsmixin.SettingsMixin):
-
+                loadMethod = getattr(obj, "loadSettings", None)
-        try:
+                if callable (loadMethod):
-            state = settings.value("state")
+                    obj.loadSettings()
-            self.restoreState(state.toByteArray() if hasattr(state, 'toByteArray') else state)
+       
-        except Exception as e:
-            pass
-        
 
 class helpDialog(QtGui.QDialog):
 

src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # WARNING! All changes made in this file will be lost!
 
 from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui
+import settingsmixin
 
 try:
     _fromUtf8 = QtCore.QString.fromUtf8
@@ -53,9 +54,9 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.inbox.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("inbox"))
         self.gridLayout = QtGui.QGridLayout(self.inbox)
         self.gridLayout.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("gridLayout"))
-        self.horizontalSplitter_3 = QtGui.QSplitter()
+        self.horizontalSplitter_3 = settingsmixin.SSplitter()
         self.horizontalSplitter_3.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("horizontalSplitter_3"))
-        self.verticalSplitter_12 = QtGui.QSplitter()
+        self.verticalSplitter_12 = settingsmixin.SSplitter()
         self.verticalSplitter_12.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("verticalSplitter_12"))
         self.verticalSplitter_12.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Vertical)
         self.treeWidgetYourIdentities = QtGui.QTreeWidget(self.inbox)
@@ -75,10 +76,10 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.verticalSplitter_12.setCollapsible(1, False)
         self.verticalSplitter_12.handle(1).setEnabled(False)
         self.horizontalSplitter_3.addWidget(self.verticalSplitter_12)
-        self.verticalSplitter_7 = QtGui.QSplitter()
+        self.verticalSplitter_7 = settingsmixin.SSplitter()
         self.verticalSplitter_7.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("verticalSplitter_7"))
         self.verticalSplitter_7.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Vertical)
-        self.horizontalSplitterSearch = QtGui.QSplitter()
+        self.horizontalSplitterSearch = settingsmixin.SSplitter()
         self.horizontalSplitterSearch.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("horizontalSplitterSearch"))
         self.inboxSearchLineEdit = QtGui.QLineEdit(self.inbox)
         self.inboxSearchLineEdit.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("inboxSearchLineEdit"))
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.horizontalSplitterSearch.setStretchFactor(0, 1)
         self.horizontalSplitterSearch.setStretchFactor(1, 0)
         self.verticalSplitter_7.addWidget(self.horizontalSplitterSearch)
-        self.tableWidgetInbox = QtGui.QTableWidget(self.inbox)
+        self.tableWidgetInbox = settingsmixin.STableWidget(self.inbox)
         self.tableWidgetInbox.setEditTriggers(QtGui.QAbstractItemView.NoEditTriggers)
         self.tableWidgetInbox.setAlternatingRowColors(True)
         self.tableWidgetInbox.setSelectionMode(QtGui.QAbstractItemView.ExtendedSelection)
@@ -147,18 +148,19 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.send.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("send"))
         self.gridLayout_7 = QtGui.QGridLayout(self.send)
         self.gridLayout_7.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("gridLayout_7"))
-        self.horizontalLayout = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
+        self.horizontalSplitter = settingsmixin.SSplitter()
-        self.horizontalLayout.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("horizontalLayout"))
+        self.horizontalSplitter.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("horizontalSplitter"))
-        self.verticalLayout_2 = QtGui.QVBoxLayout()
+        self.verticalSplitter_2 = settingsmixin.SSplitter()
-        self.verticalLayout_2.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("verticalLayout_2"))
+        self.verticalSplitter_2.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("verticalSplitter_2"))
-        self.tableWidgetAddressBook = QtGui.QTableWidget(self.send)
+        self.verticalSplitter_2.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Vertical)
-        self.tableWidgetAddressBook.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(200, 16777215))
+        self.tableWidgetAddressBook = settingsmixin.STableWidget(self.send)
         self.tableWidgetAddressBook.setAlternatingRowColors(True)
         self.tableWidgetAddressBook.setSelectionMode(QtGui.QAbstractItemView.ExtendedSelection)
         self.tableWidgetAddressBook.setSelectionBehavior(QtGui.QAbstractItemView.SelectRows)
         self.tableWidgetAddressBook.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("tableWidgetAddressBook"))
         self.tableWidgetAddressBook.setColumnCount(2)
         self.tableWidgetAddressBook.setRowCount(0)
+        self.tableWidgetAddressBook.resize(200, self.tableWidgetAddressBook.height())
         item = QtGui.QTableWidgetItem()
         icon3 = QtGui.QIcon()
         icon3.addPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap(_fromUtf8(":/newPrefix/images/addressbook.png")), QtGui.QIcon.Selected, QtGui.QIcon.Off)
@@ -171,95 +173,119 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.tableWidgetAddressBook.horizontalHeader().setHighlightSections(False)
         self.tableWidgetAddressBook.horizontalHeader().setStretchLastSection(True)
         self.tableWidgetAddressBook.verticalHeader().setVisible(False)
-        self.verticalLayout_2.addWidget(self.tableWidgetAddressBook)
+        self.verticalSplitter_2.addWidget(self.tableWidgetAddressBook)
         self.pushButtonAddAddressBook = QtGui.QPushButton(self.send)
-        self.pushButtonAddAddressBook.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(200, 16777215))
         self.pushButtonAddAddressBook.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("pushButtonAddAddressBook"))
-        self.verticalLayout_2.addWidget(self.pushButtonAddAddressBook)
+        self.pushButtonAddAddressBook.resize(200, self.pushButtonAddAddressBook.height())
+        self.verticalSplitter_2.addWidget(self.pushButtonAddAddressBook)
         self.pushButtonFetchNamecoinID = QtGui.QPushButton(self.send)
-        self.pushButtonFetchNamecoinID.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(200, 16777215))
+        self.pushButtonFetchNamecoinID.resize(200, self.pushButtonFetchNamecoinID.height())
         font = QtGui.QFont()
         font.setPointSize(9)
         self.pushButtonFetchNamecoinID.setFont(font)
         self.pushButtonFetchNamecoinID.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("pushButtonFetchNamecoinID"))
-        self.verticalLayout_2.addWidget(self.pushButtonFetchNamecoinID)
+        self.verticalSplitter_2.addWidget(self.pushButtonFetchNamecoinID)
-        self.horizontalLayout.addLayout(self.verticalLayout_2)
+        self.verticalSplitter_2.setStretchFactor(0, 1)
-        self.verticalLayout = QtGui.QVBoxLayout()
+        self.verticalSplitter_2.setStretchFactor(1, 0)
-        self.verticalLayout.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("verticalLayout"))
+        self.verticalSplitter_2.setStretchFactor(2, 0)
+        self.verticalSplitter_2.setCollapsible(0, False)
+        self.verticalSplitter_2.setCollapsible(1, False)
+        self.verticalSplitter_2.setCollapsible(2, False)
+        self.verticalSplitter_2.handle(1).setEnabled(False)
+        self.verticalSplitter_2.handle(2).setEnabled(False)
+        self.horizontalSplitter.addWidget(self.verticalSplitter_2)
+        self.verticalSplitter = settingsmixin.SSplitter()
+        self.verticalSplitter.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("verticalSplitter"))
+        self.verticalSplitter.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Vertical)
         self.tabWidgetSend = QtGui.QTabWidget(self.send)
         self.tabWidgetSend.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("tabWidgetSend"))
-        self.tab = QtGui.QWidget()
+        self.sendDirect = QtGui.QWidget()
-        self.tab.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("tab"))
+        self.sendDirect.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("sendDirect"))
-        self.gridLayout_8 = QtGui.QGridLayout(self.tab)
+        self.gridLayout_8 = QtGui.QGridLayout(self.sendDirect)
         self.gridLayout_8.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("gridLayout_8"))
-        self.verticalLayout_5 = QtGui.QVBoxLayout()
+        self.verticalSplitter_5 = settingsmixin.SSplitter()
-        self.verticalLayout_5.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("verticalLayout_5"))
+        self.verticalSplitter_5.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("verticalSplitter_5"))
+        self.verticalSplitter_5.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Vertical)
         self.gridLayout_2 = QtGui.QGridLayout()
         self.gridLayout_2.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("gridLayout_2"))
-        self.label_3 = QtGui.QLabel(self.tab)
+        self.label_3 = QtGui.QLabel(self.sendDirect)
         self.label_3.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("label_3"))
         self.gridLayout_2.addWidget(self.label_3, 2, 0, 1, 1)
-        self.label_2 = QtGui.QLabel(self.tab)
+        self.label_2 = QtGui.QLabel(self.sendDirect)
         self.label_2.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("label_2"))
         self.gridLayout_2.addWidget(self.label_2, 0, 0, 1, 1)
-        self.lineEditSubject = QtGui.QLineEdit(self.tab)
+        self.lineEditSubject = QtGui.QLineEdit(self.sendDirect)
         self.lineEditSubject.setText(_fromUtf8(""))
         self.lineEditSubject.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("lineEditSubject"))
         self.gridLayout_2.addWidget(self.lineEditSubject, 2, 1, 1, 1)
-        self.label = QtGui.QLabel(self.tab)
+        self.label = QtGui.QLabel(self.sendDirect)
         self.label.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("label"))
         self.gridLayout_2.addWidget(self.label, 1, 0, 1, 1)
-        self.comboBoxSendFrom = QtGui.QComboBox(self.tab)
+        self.comboBoxSendFrom = QtGui.QComboBox(self.sendDirect)
         self.comboBoxSendFrom.setMinimumSize(QtCore.QSize(300, 0))
         self.comboBoxSendFrom.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("comboBoxSendFrom"))
         self.gridLayout_2.addWidget(self.comboBoxSendFrom, 0, 1, 1, 1)
-        self.lineEditTo = QtGui.QLineEdit(self.tab)
+        self.lineEditTo = QtGui.QLineEdit(self.sendDirect)
         self.lineEditTo.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("lineEditTo"))
         self.gridLayout_2.addWidget(self.lineEditTo, 1, 1, 1, 1)
-        self.verticalLayout_5.addLayout(self.gridLayout_2)
+        self.gridLayout_2_Widget = QtGui.QWidget()
-        self.textEditMessage = QtGui.QTextEdit(self.tab)
+        self.gridLayout_2_Widget.setLayout(self.gridLayout_2)
+        self.verticalSplitter_5.addWidget(self.gridLayout_2_Widget)
+        self.textEditMessage = QtGui.QTextEdit(self.sendDirect)
         self.textEditMessage.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("textEditMessage"))
-        self.verticalLayout_5.addWidget(self.textEditMessage)
+        self.verticalSplitter_5.addWidget(self.textEditMessage)
-        self.gridLayout_8.addLayout(self.verticalLayout_5, 0, 0, 1, 1)
+        self.verticalSplitter_5.setStretchFactor(0, 0)
-        self.tabWidgetSend.addTab(self.tab, _fromUtf8(""))
+        self.verticalSplitter_5.setStretchFactor(1, 1)
-        self.tab_2 = QtGui.QWidget()
+        self.verticalSplitter_5.setCollapsible(0, False)
-        self.tab_2.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("tab_2"))
+        self.verticalSplitter_5.setCollapsible(1, False)
-        self.gridLayout_9 = QtGui.QGridLayout(self.tab_2)
+        self.verticalSplitter_5.handle(1).setEnabled(False)
+        self.gridLayout_8.addWidget(self.verticalSplitter_5, 0, 0, 1, 1)
+        self.tabWidgetSend.addTab(self.sendDirect, _fromUtf8(""))
+        self.sendBroadcast = QtGui.QWidget()
+        self.sendBroadcast.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("sendBroadcast"))
+        self.gridLayout_9 = QtGui.QGridLayout(self.sendBroadcast)
         self.gridLayout_9.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("gridLayout_9"))
-        self.verticalLayout_6 = QtGui.QVBoxLayout()
+        self.verticalSplitter_6 = settingsmixin.SSplitter()
-        self.verticalLayout_6.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("verticalLayout_6"))
+        self.verticalSplitter_6.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("verticalSplitter_6"))
+        self.verticalSplitter_6.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Vertical)
         self.gridLayout_5 = QtGui.QGridLayout()
         self.gridLayout_5.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("gridLayout_5"))
-        self.label_8 = QtGui.QLabel(self.tab_2)
+        self.label_8 = QtGui.QLabel(self.sendBroadcast)
         self.label_8.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("label_8"))
         self.gridLayout_5.addWidget(self.label_8, 0, 0, 1, 1)
-        self.lineEditSubjectBroadcast = QtGui.QLineEdit(self.tab_2)
+        self.lineEditSubjectBroadcast = QtGui.QLineEdit(self.sendBroadcast)
         self.lineEditSubjectBroadcast.setText(_fromUtf8(""))
         self.lineEditSubjectBroadcast.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("lineEditSubjectBroadcast"))
         self.gridLayout_5.addWidget(self.lineEditSubjectBroadcast, 1, 1, 1, 1)
-        self.label_7 = QtGui.QLabel(self.tab_2)
+        self.label_7 = QtGui.QLabel(self.sendBroadcast)
         self.label_7.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("label_7"))
         self.gridLayout_5.addWidget(self.label_7, 1, 0, 1, 1)
-        self.comboBoxSendFromBroadcast = QtGui.QComboBox(self.tab_2)
+        self.comboBoxSendFromBroadcast = QtGui.QComboBox(self.sendBroadcast)
         self.comboBoxSendFromBroadcast.setMinimumSize(QtCore.QSize(300, 0))
         self.comboBoxSendFromBroadcast.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("comboBoxSendFromBroadcast"))
         self.gridLayout_5.addWidget(self.comboBoxSendFromBroadcast, 0, 1, 1, 1)
-        self.verticalLayout_6.addLayout(self.gridLayout_5)
+        self.gridLayout_5_Widget = QtGui.QWidget()
-        self.textEditMessageBroadcast = QtGui.QTextEdit(self.tab_2)
+        self.gridLayout_5_Widget.setLayout(self.gridLayout_5)
+        self.verticalSplitter_6.addWidget(self.gridLayout_5_Widget)
+        self.textEditMessageBroadcast = QtGui.QTextEdit(self.sendBroadcast)
         self.textEditMessageBroadcast.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("textEditMessageBroadcast"))
-        self.verticalLayout_6.addWidget(self.textEditMessageBroadcast)
+        self.verticalSplitter_6.addWidget(self.textEditMessageBroadcast)
-        self.gridLayout_9.addLayout(self.verticalLayout_6, 0, 0, 1, 1)
+        self.verticalSplitter_6.setStretchFactor(0, 0)
-        self.tabWidgetSend.addTab(self.tab_2, _fromUtf8(""))
+        self.verticalSplitter_6.setStretchFactor(1, 1)
-        self.verticalLayout.addWidget(self.tabWidgetSend)
+        self.verticalSplitter_6.setCollapsible(0, False)
-        self.horizontalLayout_5 = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
+        self.verticalSplitter_6.setCollapsible(1, False)
-        self.horizontalLayout_5.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("horizontalLayout_5"))
+        self.verticalSplitter_6.handle(1).setEnabled(False)
+        self.gridLayout_9.addWidget(self.verticalSplitter_6, 0, 0, 1, 1)
+        self.tabWidgetSend.addTab(self.sendBroadcast, _fromUtf8(""))
+        self.verticalSplitter.addWidget(self.tabWidgetSend)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_5 = settingsmixin.SSplitter()
+        self.horizontalSplitter_5.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("horizontalSplitter_5"))
         self.pushButtonTTL = QtGui.QPushButton(self.send)
-        sizePolicy = QtGui.QSizePolicy(QtGui.QSizePolicy.Fixed, QtGui.QSizePolicy.Fixed)
+#        sizePolicy = QtGui.QSizePolicy(QtGui.QSizePolicy.Fixed, QtGui.QSizePolicy.Fixed)
-        sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0)
+#        sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0)
-        sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(0)
+#        sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(0)
-        sizePolicy.setHeightForWidth(self.pushButtonTTL.sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth())
+#        sizePolicy.setHeightForWidth(self.pushButtonTTL.sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth())
-        self.pushButtonTTL.setSizePolicy(sizePolicy)
+#        self.pushButtonTTL.setSizePolicy(sizePolicy)
-        self.pushButtonTTL.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(32, 16777215))
         palette = QtGui.QPalette()
         brush = QtGui.QBrush(QtGui.QColor(0, 0, 255))
         brush.setStyle(QtCore.Qt.SolidPattern)
@@ -276,32 +302,53 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.pushButtonTTL.setFont(font)
         self.pushButtonTTL.setFlat(True)
         self.pushButtonTTL.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("pushButtonTTL"))
-        self.horizontalLayout_5.addWidget(self.pushButtonTTL)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_5.addWidget(self.pushButtonTTL)
         self.horizontalSliderTTL = QtGui.QSlider(self.send)
         self.horizontalSliderTTL.setMinimumSize(QtCore.QSize(35, 0))
-        self.horizontalSliderTTL.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(70, 16777215))
         self.horizontalSliderTTL.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Horizontal)
         self.horizontalSliderTTL.setInvertedAppearance(False)
         self.horizontalSliderTTL.setInvertedControls(False)
         self.horizontalSliderTTL.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("horizontalSliderTTL"))
-        self.horizontalLayout_5.addWidget(self.horizontalSliderTTL)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_5.addWidget(self.horizontalSliderTTL)
         self.labelHumanFriendlyTTLDescription = QtGui.QLabel(self.send)
-        sizePolicy = QtGui.QSizePolicy(QtGui.QSizePolicy.Fixed, QtGui.QSizePolicy.Preferred)
+#        sizePolicy = QtGui.QSizePolicy(QtGui.QSizePolicy.Fixed, QtGui.QSizePolicy.Preferred)
-        sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0)
+#        sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0)
-        sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(0)
+#        sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(0)
-        sizePolicy.setHeightForWidth(self.labelHumanFriendlyTTLDescription.sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth())
+#        sizePolicy.setHeightForWidth(self.labelHumanFriendlyTTLDescription.sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth())
-        self.labelHumanFriendlyTTLDescription.setSizePolicy(sizePolicy)
+#        self.labelHumanFriendlyTTLDescription.setSizePolicy(sizePolicy)
         self.labelHumanFriendlyTTLDescription.setMinimumSize(QtCore.QSize(45, 0))
-        self.labelHumanFriendlyTTLDescription.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(45, 16777215))
         self.labelHumanFriendlyTTLDescription.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("labelHumanFriendlyTTLDescription"))
-        self.horizontalLayout_5.addWidget(self.labelHumanFriendlyTTLDescription)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_5.addWidget(self.labelHumanFriendlyTTLDescription)
         self.pushButtonSend = QtGui.QPushButton(self.send)
-        self.pushButtonSend.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(16777215, 16777215))
         self.pushButtonSend.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("pushButtonSend"))
-        self.horizontalLayout_5.addWidget(self.pushButtonSend)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_5.addWidget(self.pushButtonSend)
-        self.verticalLayout.addLayout(self.horizontalLayout_5)
+        self.pushButtonTTL.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(32, self.pushButtonSend.height()))
-        self.horizontalLayout.addLayout(self.verticalLayout)
+        self.labelHumanFriendlyTTLDescription.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(45, self.pushButtonSend.height()))
-        self.gridLayout_7.addLayout(self.horizontalLayout, 0, 0, 1, 1)
+        self.horizontalSliderTTL.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(70, self.pushButtonSend.height()))
+        self.horizontalSplitter_5.resize(self.horizontalSplitter_5.width(), self.pushButtonSend.height())
+        self.horizontalSplitter_5.setStretchFactor(0, 0)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_5.setStretchFactor(1, 0)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_5.setStretchFactor(2, 0)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_5.setStretchFactor(3, 1)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_5.setCollapsible(0, False)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_5.setCollapsible(1, False)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_5.setCollapsible(2, False)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_5.setCollapsible(3, False)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_5.handle(1).setEnabled(False)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_5.handle(2).setEnabled(False)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_5.handle(3).setEnabled(False)
+        self.verticalSplitter.addWidget(self.horizontalSplitter_5)
+        self.verticalSplitter.setStretchFactor(0, 0)
+        self.verticalSplitter.setStretchFactor(1, 1)
+        self.verticalSplitter.setCollapsible(0, False)
+        self.verticalSplitter.setCollapsible(1, False)
+        self.verticalSplitter.handle(1).setEnabled(False)
+        self.horizontalSplitter.addWidget(self.verticalSplitter)
+        self.horizontalSplitter.setStretchFactor(0, 0)
+        self.horizontalSplitter.setStretchFactor(1, 1)
+        self.horizontalSplitter.setCollapsible(0, False)
+        self.horizontalSplitter.setCollapsible(1, False)
+        self.gridLayout_7.addWidget(self.horizontalSplitter, 0, 0, 1, 1)
         icon4 = QtGui.QIcon()
         icon4.addPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap(_fromUtf8(":/newPrefix/images/send.png")), QtGui.QIcon.Normal, QtGui.QIcon.Off)
         self.tabWidget.addTab(self.send, icon4, _fromUtf8(""))
@@ -309,32 +356,39 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.subscriptions.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("subscriptions"))
         self.gridLayout_3 = QtGui.QGridLayout(self.subscriptions)
         self.gridLayout_3.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("gridLayout_3"))
-        self.horizontalLayout_4 = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
+        self.horizontalSplitter_4 = settingsmixin.SSplitter()
-        self.horizontalLayout_4.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("horizontalLayout_4"))
+        self.horizontalSplitter_4.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("horizontalSplitter_4"))
-        self.verticalLayout_3 = QtGui.QVBoxLayout()
+        self.verticalSplitter_3 = settingsmixin.SSplitter()
-        self.verticalLayout_3.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("verticalLayout_3"))
+        self.verticalSplitter_3.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("verticalSplitter_3"))
+        self.verticalSplitter_3.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Vertical)
         self.treeWidgetSubscriptions = QtGui.QTreeWidget(self.subscriptions)
-        self.treeWidgetSubscriptions.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(200, 16777215))
         self.treeWidgetSubscriptions.setAlternatingRowColors(True)
         self.treeWidgetSubscriptions.setSelectionMode(QtGui.QAbstractItemView.SingleSelection)
         self.treeWidgetSubscriptions.setSelectionBehavior(QtGui.QAbstractItemView.SelectRows)
         self.treeWidgetSubscriptions.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("treeWidgetSubscriptions"))
+        self.treeWidgetSubscriptions.resize(200, self.treeWidgetSubscriptions.height())
         icon5 = QtGui.QIcon()
         icon5.addPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap(_fromUtf8(":/newPrefix/images/subscriptions.png")), QtGui.QIcon.Selected, QtGui.QIcon.Off)
         self.treeWidgetSubscriptions.headerItem().setIcon(0, icon5)
-        self.verticalLayout_3.addWidget(self.treeWidgetSubscriptions)
+        self.verticalSplitter_3.addWidget(self.treeWidgetSubscriptions)
         self.pushButtonAddSubscription = QtGui.QPushButton(self.subscriptions)
-        self.pushButtonAddSubscription.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(200, 16777215))
         self.pushButtonAddSubscription.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("pushButtonAddSubscription"))
-        self.verticalLayout_3.addWidget(self.pushButtonAddSubscription)
+        self.pushButtonAddSubscription.resize(200, self.pushButtonAddSubscription.height())
-        self.horizontalLayout_4.addLayout(self.verticalLayout_3)
+        self.verticalSplitter_3.addWidget(self.pushButtonAddSubscription)
-        self.verticalLayout_4 = QtGui.QVBoxLayout()
+        self.verticalSplitter_3.setStretchFactor(0, 1)
-        self.verticalLayout_4.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("verticalLayout_4"))
+        self.verticalSplitter_3.setStretchFactor(1, 0)
-        self.horizontalLayout_2 = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
+        self.verticalSplitter_3.setCollapsible(0, False)
-        self.horizontalLayout_2.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("horizontalLayout_2"))
+        self.verticalSplitter_3.setCollapsible(1, False)
+        self.verticalSplitter_3.handle(1).setEnabled(False)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_4.addWidget(self.verticalSplitter_3)
+        self.verticalSplitter_4 = settingsmixin.SSplitter()
+        self.verticalSplitter_4.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("verticalSplitter_4"))
+        self.verticalSplitter_4.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Vertical)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_2 = settingsmixin.SSplitter()
+        self.horizontalSplitter_2.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("horizontalSplitter_2"))
         self.inboxSearchLineEditSubscriptions = QtGui.QLineEdit(self.subscriptions)
         self.inboxSearchLineEditSubscriptions.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("inboxSearchLineEditSubscriptions"))
-        self.horizontalLayout_2.addWidget(self.inboxSearchLineEditSubscriptions)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_2.addWidget(self.inboxSearchLineEditSubscriptions)
         self.inboxSearchOptionSubscriptions = QtGui.QComboBox(self.subscriptions)
         self.inboxSearchOptionSubscriptions.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("inboxSearchOptionSubscriptions"))
         self.inboxSearchOptionSubscriptions.addItem(_fromUtf8(""))
@@ -342,9 +396,13 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.inboxSearchOptionSubscriptions.addItem(_fromUtf8(""))
         self.inboxSearchOptionSubscriptions.addItem(_fromUtf8(""))
         self.inboxSearchOptionSubscriptions.addItem(_fromUtf8(""))
-        self.horizontalLayout_2.addWidget(self.inboxSearchOptionSubscriptions)
+        self.inboxSearchOptionSubscriptions.setSizeAdjustPolicy(QtGui.QComboBox.AdjustToContents)
-        self.verticalLayout_4.addLayout(self.horizontalLayout_2)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_2.addWidget(self.inboxSearchOptionSubscriptions)
-        self.tableWidgetInboxSubscriptions = QtGui.QTableWidget(self.subscriptions)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_2.handle(1).setEnabled(False)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_2.setStretchFactor(0, 1)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_2.setStretchFactor(1, 0)
+        self.verticalSplitter_4.addWidget(self.horizontalSplitter_2)
+        self.tableWidgetInboxSubscriptions = settingsmixin.STableWidget(self.subscriptions)
         self.tableWidgetInboxSubscriptions.setEditTriggers(QtGui.QAbstractItemView.NoEditTriggers)
         self.tableWidgetInboxSubscriptions.setAlternatingRowColors(True)
         self.tableWidgetInboxSubscriptions.setSelectionMode(QtGui.QAbstractItemView.ExtendedSelection)
@@ -369,59 +427,81 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.tableWidgetInboxSubscriptions.horizontalHeader().setStretchLastSection(True)
         self.tableWidgetInboxSubscriptions.verticalHeader().setVisible(False)
         self.tableWidgetInboxSubscriptions.verticalHeader().setDefaultSectionSize(26)
-        self.verticalLayout_4.addWidget(self.tableWidgetInboxSubscriptions)
+        self.verticalSplitter_4.addWidget(self.tableWidgetInboxSubscriptions)
         self.textEditInboxMessageSubscriptions = QtGui.QTextEdit(self.subscriptions)
         self.textEditInboxMessageSubscriptions.setBaseSize(QtCore.QSize(0, 500))
         self.textEditInboxMessageSubscriptions.setReadOnly(True)
         self.textEditInboxMessageSubscriptions.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("textEditInboxMessageSubscriptions"))
-        self.verticalLayout_4.addWidget(self.textEditInboxMessageSubscriptions)
+        self.verticalSplitter_4.addWidget(self.textEditInboxMessageSubscriptions)
-        self.horizontalLayout_4.addLayout(self.verticalLayout_4)
+        self.verticalSplitter_4.setStretchFactor(0, 0)
-        self.gridLayout_3.addLayout(self.horizontalLayout_4, 0, 0, 1, 1)
+        self.verticalSplitter_4.setStretchFactor(1, 1)
+        self.verticalSplitter_4.setStretchFactor(2, 2)
+        self.verticalSplitter_4.setCollapsible(0, False)
+        self.verticalSplitter_4.setCollapsible(1, False)
+        self.verticalSplitter_4.setCollapsible(2, False)
+        self.verticalSplitter_4.handle(1).setEnabled(False)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_4.addWidget(self.verticalSplitter_4)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_4.setStretchFactor(0, 0)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_4.setStretchFactor(1, 1)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_4.setCollapsible(0, False)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_4.setCollapsible(1, False)
+        self.gridLayout_3.addWidget(self.horizontalSplitter_4, 0, 0, 1, 1)
         icon6 = QtGui.QIcon()
         icon6.addPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap(_fromUtf8(":/newPrefix/images/subscriptions.png")), QtGui.QIcon.Normal, QtGui.QIcon.Off)
         self.tabWidget.addTab(self.subscriptions, icon6, _fromUtf8(""))
-        self.tab_3 = QtGui.QWidget()
+        self.chans = QtGui.QWidget()
-        self.tab_3.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("tab_3"))
+        self.chans.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("chans"))
-        self.gridLayout_4 = QtGui.QGridLayout(self.tab_3)
+        self.gridLayout_4 = QtGui.QGridLayout(self.chans)
         self.gridLayout_4.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("gridLayout_4"))
-        self.horizontalLayout_7 = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
+        self.horizontalSplitter_7 = settingsmixin.SSplitter()
-        self.horizontalLayout_7.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("horizontalLayout_7"))
+        self.horizontalSplitter_7.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("horizontalSplitter_7"))
-        self.verticalLayout_17 = QtGui.QVBoxLayout()
+        self.verticalSplitter_17 = settingsmixin.SSplitter()
-        self.verticalLayout_17.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("verticalLayout_17"))
+        self.verticalSplitter_17.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("verticalSplitter_17"))
-        self.treeWidgetChans = QtGui.QTreeWidget(self.tab_3)
+        self.verticalSplitter_17.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Vertical)
-        self.treeWidgetChans.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(200, 16777215))
+        self.treeWidgetChans = QtGui.QTreeWidget(self.chans)
         self.treeWidgetChans.setFrameShadow(QtGui.QFrame.Sunken)
         self.treeWidgetChans.setLineWidth(1)
         self.treeWidgetChans.setAlternatingRowColors(True)
         self.treeWidgetChans.setSelectionMode(QtGui.QAbstractItemView.SingleSelection)
         self.treeWidgetChans.setSelectionBehavior(QtGui.QAbstractItemView.SelectRows)
         self.treeWidgetChans.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("treeWidgetChans"))
+        self.treeWidgetChans.resize(200, self.treeWidgetChans.height())
         icon7 = QtGui.QIcon()
         icon7.addPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap(_fromUtf8(":/newPrefix/images/can-icon-16px.png")), QtGui.QIcon.Selected, QtGui.QIcon.Off)
         self.treeWidgetChans.headerItem().setIcon(0, icon7)
-        self.verticalLayout_17.addWidget(self.treeWidgetChans)
+        self.verticalSplitter_17.addWidget(self.treeWidgetChans)
-        self.pushButtonAddChan = QtGui.QPushButton(self.tab_3)
+        self.pushButtonAddChan = QtGui.QPushButton(self.chans)
-        self.pushButtonAddChan.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(200, 16777215))
         self.pushButtonAddChan.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("pushButtonAddChan"))
-        self.verticalLayout_17.addWidget(self.pushButtonAddChan)
+        self.pushButtonAddChan.resize(200, self.pushButtonAddChan.height())
-        self.horizontalLayout_7.addLayout(self.verticalLayout_17)
+        self.verticalSplitter_17.addWidget(self.pushButtonAddChan)
-        self.verticalLayout_8 = QtGui.QVBoxLayout()
+        self.verticalSplitter_17.setStretchFactor(0, 1)
-        self.verticalLayout_8.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("verticalLayout_8"))
+        self.verticalSplitter_17.setStretchFactor(1, 0)
-        self.horizontalLayout_6 = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
+        self.verticalSplitter_17.setCollapsible(0, False)
-        self.horizontalLayout_6.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("horizontalLayout_6"))
+        self.verticalSplitter_17.setCollapsible(1, False)
-        self.inboxSearchLineEditChans = QtGui.QLineEdit(self.tab_3)
+        self.verticalSplitter_17.handle(1).setEnabled(False)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_7.addWidget(self.verticalSplitter_17)
+        self.verticalSplitter_8 = settingsmixin.SSplitter()
+        self.verticalSplitter_8.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("verticalSplitter_8"))
+        self.verticalSplitter_8.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Vertical)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_6 = settingsmixin.SSplitter()
+        self.horizontalSplitter_6.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("horizontalSplitter_6"))
+        self.inboxSearchLineEditChans = QtGui.QLineEdit(self.chans)
         self.inboxSearchLineEditChans.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("inboxSearchLineEditChans"))
-        self.horizontalLayout_6.addWidget(self.inboxSearchLineEditChans)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_6.addWidget(self.inboxSearchLineEditChans)
-        self.inboxSearchOptionChans = QtGui.QComboBox(self.tab_3)
+        self.inboxSearchOptionChans = QtGui.QComboBox(self.chans)
         self.inboxSearchOptionChans.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("inboxSearchOptionChans"))
         self.inboxSearchOptionChans.addItem(_fromUtf8(""))
         self.inboxSearchOptionChans.addItem(_fromUtf8(""))
         self.inboxSearchOptionChans.addItem(_fromUtf8(""))
         self.inboxSearchOptionChans.addItem(_fromUtf8(""))
         self.inboxSearchOptionChans.addItem(_fromUtf8(""))
-        self.horizontalLayout_6.addWidget(self.inboxSearchOptionChans)
+        self.inboxSearchOptionChans.setSizeAdjustPolicy(QtGui.QComboBox.AdjustToContents)
-        self.verticalLayout_8.addLayout(self.horizontalLayout_6)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_6.addWidget(self.inboxSearchOptionChans)
-        self.tableWidgetInboxChans = QtGui.QTableWidget(self.tab_3)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_6.handle(1).setEnabled(False)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_6.setStretchFactor(0, 1)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_6.setStretchFactor(1, 0)
+        self.verticalSplitter_8.addWidget(self.horizontalSplitter_6)
+        self.tableWidgetInboxChans = settingsmixin.STableWidget(self.chans)
         self.tableWidgetInboxChans.setEditTriggers(QtGui.QAbstractItemView.NoEditTriggers)
         self.tableWidgetInboxChans.setAlternatingRowColors(True)
         self.tableWidgetInboxChans.setSelectionMode(QtGui.QAbstractItemView.ExtendedSelection)
@@ -446,17 +526,28 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.tableWidgetInboxChans.horizontalHeader().setStretchLastSection(True)
         self.tableWidgetInboxChans.verticalHeader().setVisible(False)
         self.tableWidgetInboxChans.verticalHeader().setDefaultSectionSize(26)
-        self.verticalLayout_8.addWidget(self.tableWidgetInboxChans)
+        self.verticalSplitter_8.addWidget(self.tableWidgetInboxChans)
-        self.textEditInboxMessageChans = QtGui.QTextEdit(self.tab_3)
+        self.textEditInboxMessageChans = QtGui.QTextEdit(self.chans)
         self.textEditInboxMessageChans.setBaseSize(QtCore.QSize(0, 500))
         self.textEditInboxMessageChans.setReadOnly(True)
         self.textEditInboxMessageChans.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("textEditInboxMessageChans"))
-        self.verticalLayout_8.addWidget(self.textEditInboxMessageChans)
+        self.verticalSplitter_8.addWidget(self.textEditInboxMessageChans)
-        self.horizontalLayout_7.addLayout(self.verticalLayout_8)
+        self.verticalSplitter_8.setStretchFactor(0, 0)
-        self.gridLayout_4.addLayout(self.horizontalLayout_7, 0, 0, 1, 1)
+        self.verticalSplitter_8.setStretchFactor(1, 1)
+        self.verticalSplitter_8.setStretchFactor(2, 2)
+        self.verticalSplitter_8.setCollapsible(0, False)
+        self.verticalSplitter_8.setCollapsible(1, False)
+        self.verticalSplitter_8.setCollapsible(2, False)
+        self.verticalSplitter_8.handle(1).setEnabled(False)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_7.addWidget(self.verticalSplitter_8)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_7.setStretchFactor(0, 0)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_7.setStretchFactor(1, 1)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_7.setCollapsible(0, False)
+        self.horizontalSplitter_7.setCollapsible(1, False)
+        self.gridLayout_4.addWidget(self.horizontalSplitter_7, 0, 0, 1, 1)
         icon8 = QtGui.QIcon()
         icon8.addPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap(_fromUtf8(":/newPrefix/images/can-icon-16px.png")), QtGui.QIcon.Normal, QtGui.QIcon.Off)
-        self.tabWidget.addTab(self.tab_3, icon8, _fromUtf8(""))
+        self.tabWidget.addTab(self.chans, icon8, _fromUtf8(""))
         self.blackwhitelist = QtGui.QWidget()
         self.blackwhitelist.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("blackwhitelist"))
         self.gridLayout_6 = QtGui.QGridLayout(self.blackwhitelist)
@@ -473,7 +564,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.gridLayout_6.addWidget(self.pushButtonAddBlacklist, 2, 0, 1, 1)
         spacerItem = QtGui.QSpacerItem(689, 20, QtGui.QSizePolicy.Expanding, QtGui.QSizePolicy.Minimum)
         self.gridLayout_6.addItem(spacerItem, 2, 1, 1, 1)
-        self.tableWidgetBlacklist = QtGui.QTableWidget(self.blackwhitelist)
+        self.tableWidgetBlacklist = settingsmixin.STableWidget(self.blackwhitelist)
         self.tableWidgetBlacklist.setAlternatingRowColors(True)
         self.tableWidgetBlacklist.setSelectionMode(QtGui.QAbstractItemView.SingleSelection)
         self.tableWidgetBlacklist.setSelectionBehavior(QtGui.QAbstractItemView.SelectRows)
@@ -504,7 +595,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.pushButtonStatusIcon.setIcon(icon10)
         self.pushButtonStatusIcon.setFlat(True)
         self.pushButtonStatusIcon.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("pushButtonStatusIcon"))
-        self.tableWidgetConnectionCount = QtGui.QTableWidget(self.networkstatus)
+        self.tableWidgetConnectionCount = settingsmixin.STableWidget(self.networkstatus)
         self.tableWidgetConnectionCount.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(20, 70, 241, 241))
         palette = QtGui.QPalette()
         brush = QtGui.QBrush(QtGui.QColor(212, 208, 200))
@@ -675,7 +766,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
 "p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }\n"
 "</style></head><body style=\" font-family:\'Droid Sans\'; font-size:9pt; font-weight:400; font-style:normal;\">\n"
 "<p style=\"-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; font-family:\'MS Shell Dlg 2\';\"><br /></p></body></html>", None))
-        self.tabWidgetSend.setTabText(self.tabWidgetSend.indexOf(self.tab), _translate("MainWindow", "Send ordinary Message", None))
+        self.tabWidgetSend.setTabText(self.tabWidgetSend.indexOf(self.sendDirect), _translate("MainWindow", "Send ordinary Message", None))
         self.label_8.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "From:", None))
         self.label_7.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "Subject:", None))
         self.textEditMessageBroadcast.setHtml(_translate("MainWindow", "<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0//EN\" \"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/strict.dtd\">\n"
@@ -683,7 +774,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
 "p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }\n"
 "</style></head><body style=\" font-family:\'Droid Sans\'; font-size:9pt; font-weight:400; font-style:normal;\">\n"
 "<p style=\"-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; font-family:\'MS Shell Dlg 2\';\"><br /></p></body></html>", None))
-        self.tabWidgetSend.setTabText(self.tabWidgetSend.indexOf(self.tab_2), _translate("MainWindow", "Send Message to your Subscribers", None))
+        self.tabWidgetSend.setTabText(self.tabWidgetSend.indexOf(self.sendBroadcast), _translate("MainWindow", "Send Message to your Subscribers", None))
         self.pushButtonTTL.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "TTL:", None))
         self.labelHumanFriendlyTTLDescription.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "X days", None))
         self.pushButtonSend.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "Send", None))
@@ -723,7 +814,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         item.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "Subject", None))
         item = self.tableWidgetInboxChans.horizontalHeaderItem(3)
         item.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "Received", None))
-        self.tabWidget.setTabText(self.tabWidget.indexOf(self.tab_3), _translate("MainWindow", "Chans", None))
+        self.tabWidget.setTabText(self.tabWidget.indexOf(self.chans), _translate("MainWindow", "Chans", None))
         self.radioButtonBlacklist.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "Use a Blacklist (Allow all incoming messages except those on the Blacklist)", None))
         self.radioButtonWhitelist.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "Use a Whitelist (Block all incoming messages except those on the Whitelist)", None))
         self.pushButtonAddBlacklist.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "Add new entry", None))
@@ -765,8 +856,9 @@ import bitmessage_icons_rc
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     import sys
+    
     app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
-    MainWindow = QtGui.QMainWindow()
+    MainWindow = settingsmixin.SMainWindow()
     ui = Ui_MainWindow()
     ui.setupUi(MainWindow)
     MainWindow.show()

src/bitmessageqt/settingsmixin.py

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python2.7
+
+from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui
+
+class SettingsMixin(object):
+    def warnIfNoObjectName(self):
+        if self.objectName() == "":
+            # TODO: logger
+            pass
+    
+    def writeState(self, source):
+        self.warnIfNoObjectName()
+        settings = QtCore.QSettings()
+        settings.beginGroup(self.objectName())
+        settings.setValue("state", source.saveState())
+        settings.endGroup()
+    
+    def writeGeometry(self, source):
+        self.warnIfNoObjectName()
+        settings = QtCore.QSettings()
+        settings.beginGroup(self.objectName())
+        settings.setValue("geometry", source.saveGeometry())
+        settings.endGroup()
+        
+    def readGeometry(self, target):
+        self.warnIfNoObjectName()
+        settings = QtCore.QSettings()
+        try:
+            geom = settings.value("/".join([str(self.objectName()), "geometry"]))
+            target.restoreGeometry(geom.toByteArray() if hasattr(geom, 'toByteArray') else geom)
+        except Exception as e:
+            pass
+
+    def readState(self, target):
+        self.warnIfNoObjectName()
+        settings = QtCore.QSettings()
+        try:
+            state = settings.value("/".join([str(self.objectName()), "state"]))
+            target.restoreState(state.toByteArray() if hasattr(state, 'toByteArray') else state)
+        except Exception as e:
+            pass
+
+            
+class SMainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow, SettingsMixin):
+    def loadSettings(self):
+        self.readGeometry(self)
+        self.readState(self)
+        
+    def saveSettings(self):
+        self.writeState(self)
+        self.writeGeometry(self)
+
+
+class STableWidget(QtGui.QTableWidget, SettingsMixin):
+    def loadSettings(self):
+        self.readState(self.horizontalHeader())
+
+    def saveSettings(self):
+        return
+        self.writeState(self.horizontalHeader())
+
+        
+class SSplitter(QtGui.QSplitter, SettingsMixin):
+    def loadSettings(self):
+        self.readState(self)
+
+    def saveSettings(self):
+        return
+        self.writeState(self)