Index: gc_core/py/oxt/OptionsDialog.xcs
==================================================================
--- gc_core/py/oxt/OptionsDialog.xcs
+++ gc_core/py/oxt/OptionsDialog.xcs
@@ -32,10 +32,11 @@
             <!-- graphic options -->
             <prop oor:name="line_multicolor" oor:type="xs:int"><value>1</value></prop>
             <prop oor:name="line_type" oor:type="xs:string"><value>BOLDWAVE</value></prop>
             <!-- misc options -->
             <prop oor:name="start_console" oor:type="xs:int"><value>0</value></prop>
+            <prop oor:name="tf_options" oor:type="xs:string"><value></value></prop>
         </group>
     </templates>
 
     <component>
         <group oor:name="Leaves">

Index: gc_lang/fr/oxt/TextFormatter/TextFormatter.py
==================================================================
--- gc_lang/fr/oxt/TextFormatter/TextFormatter.py
+++ gc_lang/fr/oxt/TextFormatter/TextFormatter.py
@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
-# -*- coding: utf8 -*-
 # Text Formatter
 # by Olivier R.
 # License: MPL 2
 
 import unohelper
 import uno
-import sys
-import os
+
 import traceback
 import time
-
-if sys.version_info.major == 3:
-    import imp
+import json
 
 import tf_strings
 import tf_options
 import tf_tabrep
 import helpers
@@ -266,11 +262,12 @@
                                       FontDescriptor = xFD2, TextColor = 0x004400)
         self.binfo = self._addWidget('info', 'Button', self.xDialog.Width-15, 0, 10, 9, Label = self.dUI.get('info', "#err"), \
                                      HelpText = self.dUI.get('infotitle', "#err"), FontDescriptor = xFDsmall, TextColor = 0x444444)
 
         # load configuration
-        self._loadConfig()
+        self.xGLOptionNode = helpers.getConfigSetting("/org.openoffice.Lightproof_${implname}/Other/", True)
+        self._loadConfig("${lang}")
 
         ## container
         self.xContainer = self.xSvMgr.createInstanceWithContext('com.sun.star.awt.UnoControlDialog', self.ctx)
         self.xContainer.setModel(self.xDialog)
         self.xContainer.setVisible(False)
@@ -309,11 +306,11 @@
                     xElem = xDesktop.getCurrentComponent()
 
                     # Writer
                     if True:
                         # no selection
-                        self._saveConfig()
+                        self._saveConfig("${lang}")
                         self._replaceAll(xElem)
                     else:
                         # modify selected text only
                         pass
                         #xSelecList = xDoc.getCurrentSelection()
@@ -360,46 +357,48 @@
             else:
                 print("Wrong command: " + xActionEvent.ActionCommand)
         except:
             traceback.print_exc()
 
-    def _loadConfig (self):
+    def _loadConfig (self, sLang):
         try:
-            if sys.version_info.major == 3:
-                imp.reload(tf_options)
-            else:
-                reload(tf_options)
-            self._setConfig(tf_options.dOpt)
+            dOpt = tf_options.dDefaultOpt.copy()
+            xChild = self.xGLOptionNode.getByName("o_"+sLang)
+            sTFOptionsJSON = xChild.getPropertyValue("tf_options")
+            if sTFOptionsJSON:
+                dOpt.update(json.loads(sTFOptionsJSON))
+            self._setConfig(dOpt)
         except:
             traceback.print_exc()
-
-    def _setConfig (self, d):
-        try:
-            for key, val in d.items():
-                w = getattr(self, key)
-                w.State = val
-                if key in self.dCheckboxWidgets:
-                    self._switchCheckBox(w)
-        except:
-            raise
-
-    def _saveConfig (self):
+            self._setConfig(tf_options.dDefaultOpt)
+
+    def _setConfig (self, dOpt):
+        for sKey, val in dOpt.items():
+            try:
+                w = getattr(self, sKey)
+                if w:
+                    w.State = val
+                    if sKey in self.dCheckboxWidgets:
+                        self._switchCheckBox(w)
+            except:
+                traceback.print_exc()
+                print("option", sKey, "not set.")
+
+    def _saveConfig (self, sLang):
+        "save options in LibreOffice profile"
         try:
             # create options dictionary
             dOpt = {}
-            for key, lWidget in self.dCheckboxWidgets.items():
-                w = getattr(self, key)
+            for sKey, lWidget in self.dCheckboxWidgets.items():
+                w = getattr(self, sKey)
                 dOpt[w.Name] = w.State
                 for w in lWidget:
                     dOpt[w.Name] = w.State
-            # write file
-            sExtPath = helpers.getAbsolutePathOf("/pythonpath/tf_options.py")
-            if os.path.isfile(sExtPath):
-                hOpt = open(sExtPath, "w")
-                hOpt.write("dDefaultOpt = " + str(tf_options.dDefaultOpt) + "\n")
-                hOpt.write("dOpt = " + str(dOpt))
-                hOpt.close()
+            # save option to LO profile as JSON string
+            xChild = self.xGLOptionNode.getByName("o_"+sLang)
+            xChild.setPropertyValue("tf_options", json.dumps(dOpt))
+            self.xGLOptionNode.commitChanges()
         except:
             traceback.print_exc()
 
     def _switchCheckBox (self, wGroupCheckbox):
         for w in self.dCheckboxWidgets.get(wGroupCheckbox.Name, []):
@@ -686,11 +685,10 @@
                 n += self._replaceText(xElem, sPattern, sRepl, bRegex, bCaseSensitive)
         except:
             print("# Error with "+sList)
             traceback.print_exc()
         return n
-
 
     def _replaceText (self, xElem, sPattern, sRepl, bRegex, bCaseSensitive=False):
         try:
             xRD = xElem.createReplaceDescriptor()
             xRD.SearchString = sPattern