diff --git a/qad/utils/propertystorage.cpp b/qad/utils/propertystorage.cpp
index 94de614..794a32c 100644
--- a/qad/utils/propertystorage.cpp
+++ b/qad/utils/propertystorage.cpp
@@ -146,3 +146,20 @@ PropertyStorage::Property PropertyStorage::parsePropertyLine(QString l) {
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
+
+
+PropertyStorage::Property & PropertyStorage::operator[](const QString & name) {
+	for (int i = 0; i < props.size(); ++i)
+		if (props[i].name == name)
+			return props[i];
+	addProperty(name, "");
+	return props.back();
+}
+
+
+const PropertyStorage::Property PropertyStorage::operator[](const QString & name) const {
+	for (int i = 0; i < props.size(); ++i)
+		if (props[i].name == name)
+			return props[i];
+	return Property();
+}
diff --git a/qad/utils/propertystorage.h b/qad/utils/propertystorage.h
index 1f5e174..f8e4490 100644
--- a/qad/utils/propertystorage.h
+++ b/qad/utils/propertystorage.h
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ public:
 	struct Property {
 		Property(const QString & n = QString(), const QString & c = QString(), const QVariant & v = QVariant(), int f = 0):
 			name(n), comment(c), value(v), flags(f) {}
+		bool toBool() const {return value.toBool();}
+		int toInt() const {return value.toInt();}
+		float toFloat() const {return value.toFloat();}
+		double toDouble() const {return value.toDouble();}
+		QString toString() const {return value.toString();}
 		QString name;
 		QString comment;
 		QVariant value;
@@ -77,7 +82,9 @@ public:
 	PropertyStorage & operator <<(const PropertyStorage & p) {props << p.props; return *this;}
 	Property & operator[](int i) {return props[i];}
 	const Property & operator[](int i) const {return props[i];}
-	
+	Property & operator[](const QString & name);
+	const Property operator[](const QString & name) const;
+
 	static Property parsePropertyLine(QString l);
 	
 protected:
diff --git a/qad/widgets/session_manager.cpp b/qad/widgets/session_manager.cpp
index 33d16cf..a602cf5 100644
--- a/qad/widgets/session_manager.cpp
+++ b/qad/widgets/session_manager.cpp
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ void SessionManager::save() {
 		sr.setValue(o->objectName(), value, false);
 	}
 	//qDebug() << mcl.size();
-	sr.writeAll();
 	emit saving(sr);
+	sr.writeAll();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/qad/widgets/session_manager.h b/qad/widgets/session_manager.h
index 40c8d91..3a8a5aa 100644
--- a/qad/widgets/session_manager.h
+++ b/qad/widgets/session_manager.h
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ public:
 	void addEntry(const QString & name, float * e) {floats.push_back(QPair<QString, float * >(name, e));}
 	void addMainWidget(const QString & name, QWidget * e) {widgets.push_back(QPair<QString, QWidget * >(name, e));}
 
-	void save();
-	void load(bool onlyMainwindow = false);
-	void clear(bool with_filename = true);
-
 private:
 	QMap<const QMetaObject*, QByteArray> metaFunctions(const QSet<QObject*> & objects, QByteArray fname);
 
@@ -94,6 +90,11 @@ private:
 	QVector<QPair<QString, float * > > floats;
 	QString file_;
 
+public slots:
+	void save();
+	void load(bool onlyMainwindow = false);
+	void clear(bool with_filename = true);
+
 signals:
 	void loading(QPIConfig & );
 	void saving(QPIConfig & );