diff --git a/rackman.conf b/rackman.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e16db4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rackman.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Держать главное окно поверх всех остальных
+# Менеджер окон может игнорировать эти установки
+#   True -- да
+#   False -- нет
+master_above = True
+
+# Держать измеритель поверх всех остальных окон
+# Менеджер окон может игнорировать эти установки
+#   True -- да
+#   False -- нет
+slave_above = True
+
+# Заголовок главного окна
+#   <строка>
+master_title = "Rackman [Master]"
+
+# Заголовок измерителя
+#   <строка>
+slave_title = "Rackman [Slave]"
+
+# Прозрачность измерителя
+#   <число> (от 0 до 1)
+slave_opacity = 0.5
+
+# Перекрывать главное окно измерителем
+#   True -- да
+#   False -- нет
+transient = False
+
+# Цвет фона и линий измерителя по-умолчанию
+#   'Black' -- чёрный
+#   'White' -- белый
+#   'Green' -- зелёный
+#   'Blue' -- синий
+#   'Red' -- красный
+#   'Orange' -- оранжевый
+#   'Violet' -- фиолетовый
+#   'Pink' -- розовый
+background_color = 'White'
+foreground_color = 'Red'
+
+# Скорость перемещения и изменения размеров окна измерителя в Fast Mode
+#   <число> (в пикселях)
+fast_mode_speed = 50
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rackman.py b/rackman.py
index d34d374..d386d56 100644
--- a/rackman.py
+++ b/rackman.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 
 #import pygtk
-#pygtk.require('2.0')
+#pygtk.require('2.4')
 import gtk
 import cairo
 import math
@@ -17,12 +17,29 @@
 
 
 
-__version__ = '1.7.0'
+__version__ = '1.8.2'
 
 
 
 def initial():
-    global window, screen, _, COLORS, icon
+    global window, screen, _, COLORS, icon, config
+
+
+
+    config = {}
+
+    conf_file_name = "rackman.conf"
+    conf_path_curdir = os.path.join('./', conf_file_name)
+    conf_path_share = os.path.join('/usr/share/rackman/', conf_file_name)
+    conf_path_home = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'),'.config/rackman/', conf_file_name)
+
+    conf_paths = (conf_path_share, conf_path_home, conf_path_curdir)
+    for conf_path in conf_paths:
+        if os.path.isfile( conf_path ):
+            print "Read config {}".format(conf_path)
+            execfile(conf_path, config)    # чтение предустановок из файла конфигурации
+
+
 
     window = gtk.Window()
     screen = window.get_screen()
@@ -42,14 +59,54 @@ def initial():
 
 
     COLORS = {
-                    _('Black'):        (0, 0, 0),
-                    _('White'):        (1, 1, 1),
-                    _('Green'):        (0, 1, 0),
-                    _('Blue'):         (0, 0, 1),
-                    _('Red'):          (1, 0, 0),
-                    _('Orange'):       (1, 0.5, 0),
-                    _('Violet'):       (0.5, 0, 0.5),
-                    _('Pink'):         (1, 0.5, 1),
+                    _('Black'): {
+                                    'rgb': (0, 0, 0),
+                                    'key': 'K',
+                                    'marker': 'Blac_k',
+                                    'eng_name': 'Black',
+                    },
+                    _('White'): {
+                                    'rgb': (1, 1, 1),
+                                    'key': 'W',
+                                    'marker': '_White',
+                                    'eng_name': 'White',
+                    },
+                    _('Green'): {
+                                    'rgb': (0, 1, 0),
+                                    'key': 'G',
+                                    'marker': '_Green',
+                                    'eng_name': 'Green',
+                    },
+                    _('Blue'): {
+                                    'rgb': (0, 0, 1),
+                                    'key': 'B',
+                                    'marker': '_Blue',
+                                    'eng_name': 'Blue',
+                    },
+                    _('Red'): {
+                                    'rgb': (1, 0, 0),
+                                    'key': 'R',
+                                    'marker': '_Red',
+                                    'eng_name': 'Red',
+                    },
+                    _('Orange'): {
+                                    'rgb': (1, 0.5, 0),
+                                    'key': 'O',
+                                    'marker': '_Orange',
+                                    'eng_name': 'Orange',
+                    },
+                    _('Violet'): {
+                                    'rgb': (0.5, 0, 0.5),
+                                    'key': 'V',
+                                    'marker': '_Violet',
+                                    'eng_name': 'Violet',
+                    },
+                    _('Pink'): {
+                                    'rgb': (1, 0.5, 1),
+                                    'key': 'P',
+                                    'marker': '_Pink',
+                                    'eng_name': 'Pink',
+                    },
     }
 
 
@@ -67,13 +124,74 @@ def initial():
 
 
 
+
+
+
+def generate_menu(self):
+    items = []
+
+    # backgrounds
+    items.append( ('/{}'.format( _('_Background') ), None, None, 0, '<Branch>') )
+
+    for i in COLORS:
+        C = COLORS[i]
+        if C['eng_name'] == config['background_color']:
+            items.append( ('/{}/{}'.format( _('Background'), _(C['marker']) ), '<alt><shift>{}'.format(C['key']), self.color_change, 1, '<RadioItem>') )
+    for i in COLORS:
+        C = COLORS[i]
+        if C['eng_name'] is not config['background_color']:
+            items.append( ('/{}/{}'.format( _('Background'), _(C['marker']) ), '<alt><shift>{}'.format(C['key']), self.color_change, 2, '/{}/{}'.format( _('Background'), _(config['background_color']))) )
+
+    # foregrounds
+    items.append( ('/{}'.format( _('_Foreground') ), None, None, 0, '<Branch>') )
+
+    for i in COLORS:
+        C = COLORS[i]
+        if C['eng_name'] == config['foreground_color']:
+            items.append( ('/{}/{}'.format( _('Foreground'), _(C['marker']) ), '<ctrl><shift>{}'.format(C['key']), self.color_change, 1, '<RadioItem>') )
+    for i in COLORS:
+        C = COLORS[i]
+        if C['eng_name'] is not config['foreground_color']:
+            items.append( ('/{}/{}'.format( _('Foreground'), _(C['marker']) ), '<ctrl><shift>{}'.format(C['key']), self.color_change, 2, '/{}/{}'.format( _('Foreground'), _(config['foreground_color']))) )
+
+    # opacity
+    items.append( ('/{}'.format(    _('_Opacity') ), None, None, 0, '<Branch>') )
+    
+    opacitys = range(10, 101, 10)
+    for i in opacitys:
+        if i == config['slave_opacity'] * 100:
+            items.append( ('/{}/_{}'.format( _('Opacity'), i ), '<ctrl>{}'.format(str(i)[-2]), self.opacity_change, i, '<RadioItem>') )
+    for i in opacitys:
+        if i != config['slave_opacity'] * 100:
+            if i == 100:
+                items.append( ('/{}/10_0'.format( _('Opacity') ), '<ctrl>{}'.format(str(i)[-2]), self.opacity_change, i, '/{}/{}'.format( _('Opacity'), int(config['slave_opacity'] * 100) )) )
+            else:
+                items.append( ('/{}/_{}'.format( _('Opacity'), i ), '<ctrl>{}'.format(str(i)[-2]), self.opacity_change, i, '/{}/{}'.format( _('Opacity'), int(config['slave_opacity'] * 100) )) )
+
+    items.append( ('/{}'.format(   _('_Metric') ),                    None,               None,                   0,  '<Branch>') )
+    items.append( ('/{}/p_x'.format(_('Metric') ),                    None,               self.metric_change,     1,  '<RadioItem>') )
+    items.append( ('/{}/_mm'.format(_('Metric') ),                    None,               self.metric_change,     2,  '/{}/px'.format( _('Metric') )) )
+    items.append( ('/{}/_in'.format(_('Metric') ),                    None,               self.metric_change,     3,  '/{}/px'.format( _('Metric') )) )
+    items.append( ('/{}/_pt (Adobe)'.format( _('Metric') ),           None,               self.metric_change,     4,  '/{}/px'.format( _('Metric') )) )
+
+    items.append( ('/{}'.format(    _('_Tools') ),                    None,               None,                   0,  '<Branch>') )
+    items.append( ('/{}/{}'.format( _('Tools'), _('Rotate') ),        '<ctrl>R',          self.size_change,       1,  '<Item>') )
+
+    return items
+
+
+
+
+
+
 class Master:
     def __init__(self):
         self.window = gtk.Window(gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL)
         self.window.set_opacity(1)
         self.window.set_resizable(False)
-        self.window.set_title("Rackman [Master]")
+        self.window.set_title( config['master_title'] )
         self.window.set_icon(icon)
+        self.window.set_keep_above(config['master_above'])
         self.window.connect("destroy", lambda w: gtk.main_quit())
 
 
@@ -131,48 +249,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         tableH.attach(va, 3,4, *value_row)
 
 
-        self.menu_items = (
-                    ('/{}'.format(    _('_Background') ),               None,               None,                   0,  '<Branch>'),
-                    ('/{}/{}'.format( _('Background'), _('_White') ),   '<alt><shift>W',    self.color_change,      1,  '<RadioItem>'),
-                    ('/{}/{}'.format( _('Background'), _('Blac_k') ),   '<alt><shift>K',    self.color_change,      2,  '/{}/{}'.format( _('Background'), _('White') )),
-                    ('/{}/{}'.format( _('Background'), _('_Green') ),   '<alt><shift>G',    self.color_change,      3,  '/{}/{}'.format( _('Background'), _('White') )),
-                    ('/{}/{}'.format( _('Background'), _('_Blue') ),    '<alt><shift>B',    self.color_change,      4,  '/{}/{}'.format( _('Background'), _('White') )),
-                    ('/{}/{}'.format( _('Background'), _('_Red') ),     '<alt><shift>R',    self.color_change,      5,  '/{}/{}'.format( _('Background'), _('White') )),
-                    ('/{}/{}'.format( _('Background'), _('_Orange') ),  '<alt><shift>O',    self.color_change,      6,  '/{}/{}'.format( _('Background'), _('White') )),
-                    ('/{}/{}'.format( _('Background'), _('_Violet') ),  '<alt><shift>V',    self.color_change,      7,  '/{}/{}'.format( _('Background'), _('White') )),
-                    ('/{}/{}'.format( _('Background'), _('_Pink') ),    '<alt><shift>P',    self.color_change,      8,  '/{}/{}'.format( _('Background'), _('White') )),
-
-                    ('/{}'.format(    _('_Foreground') ),               None,               None,                   0,  '<Branch>'),
-                    ('/{}/{}'.format( _('Foreground'), _('_Red') ),     '<ctrl><shift>R',   self.color_change,      5,  '<RadioItem>'),
-                    ('/{}/{}'.format( _('Foreground'), _('_White') ),   '<ctrl><shift>W',   self.color_change,      1,  '/{}/{}'.format( _('Foreground'), _('Red') )),
-                    ('/{}/{}'.format( _('Foreground'), _('Blac_k') ),   '<ctrl><shift>K',   self.color_change,      2,  '/{}/{}'.format( _('Foreground'), _('Red') )),
-                    ('/{}/{}'.format( _('Foreground'), _('_Green') ),   '<ctrl><shift>G',   self.color_change,      3,  '/{}/{}'.format( _('Foreground'), _('Red') )),
-                    ('/{}/{}'.format( _('Foreground'), _('_Blue') ),    '<ctrl><shift>B',   self.color_change,      4,  '/{}/{}'.format( _('Foreground'), _('Red') )),
-                    ('/{}/{}'.format( _('Foreground'), _('_Orange') ),  '<ctrl><shift>O',   self.color_change,      6,  '/{}/{}'.format( _('Foreground'), _('Red') )),
-                    ('/{}/{}'.format( _('Foreground'), _('_Violet') ),  '<ctrl><shift>V',   self.color_change,      7,  '/{}/{}'.format( _('Foreground'), _('Red') )),
-                    ('/{}/{}'.format( _('Foreground'), _('_Pink') ),    '<ctrl><shift>P',   self.color_change,      8,  '/{}/{}'.format( _('Foreground'), _('Red') )),
-
-                    ('/{}'.format(    _('_Opacity') ),                  None,               None,                   0,  '<Branch>'),
-                    ('/{}/_50'.format( _('Opacity') ),                  '<ctrl>5',          self.opacity_change,    50, '<RadioItem>'),
-                    ('/{}/_10'.format( _('Opacity') ),                  '<ctrl>1',          self.opacity_change,    10, '/{}/50'.format( _('Opacity') )),
-                    ('/{}/_20'.format( _('Opacity') ),                  '<ctrl>2',          self.opacity_change,    20, '/{}/50'.format( _('Opacity') )),
-                    ('/{}/_30'.format( _('Opacity') ),                  '<ctrl>3',          self.opacity_change,    30, '/{}/50'.format( _('Opacity') )),
-                    ('/{}/_40'.format( _('Opacity') ),                  '<ctrl>4',          self.opacity_change,    40, '/{}/50'.format( _('Opacity') )),
-                    ('/{}/_60'.format( _('Opacity') ),                  '<ctrl>6',          self.opacity_change,    60, '/{}/50'.format( _('Opacity') )),
-                    ('/{}/_70'.format( _('Opacity') ),                  '<ctrl>7',          self.opacity_change,    70, '/{}/50'.format( _('Opacity') )),
-                    ('/{}/_80'.format( _('Opacity') ),                  '<ctrl>8',          self.opacity_change,    80, '/{}/50'.format( _('Opacity') )),
-                    ('/{}/_90'.format( _('Opacity') ),                  '<ctrl>9',          self.opacity_change,    90, '/{}/50'.format( _('Opacity') )),
-                    ('/{}/10_0'.format( _('Opacity') ),                 '<ctrl>0',          self.opacity_change,    100,'/{}/50'.format( _('Opacity') )),
-
-                    ('/{}'.format(   _('_Metric') ),                    None,               None,                   0,  '<Branch>'),
-                    ('/{}/p_x'.format(_('Metric') ),                    None,               self.metric_change,     1,  '<RadioItem>'),
-                    ('/{}/_mm'.format(_('Metric') ),                    None,               self.metric_change,     2,  '/{}/px'.format( _('Metric') )),
-                    ('/{}/_in'.format(_('Metric') ),                    None,               self.metric_change,     3,  '/{}/px'.format( _('Metric') )),
-                    ('/{}/_pt (Adobe)'.format( _('Metric') ),           None,               self.metric_change,     4,  '/{}/px'.format( _('Metric') )),
-
-                    ('/{}'.format(    _('_Tools') ),                    None,               None,                   0,  '<Branch>'),
-                    ('/{}/{}'.format( _('Tools'), _('Rotate') ),        '<ctrl>R',          self.size_change,       1,  '<Item>'),
-        )
+        self.menu_items = ( generate_menu(self) )
 
         menubar = self.get_main_menu()
         tableH.attach(menubar, 0,4, *menu_row)
@@ -189,9 +266,9 @@ def color_change(self, ret, widget):
         color_context = widget.name.split('/')[-2]
 
         if color_context == _('Background'):
-            slave.background = COLORS[ _(color_name) ]
+            slave.background = COLORS[ _(color_name) ]['rgb']
         elif color_context == _('Foreground'):
-            slave.foreground = COLORS[ _(color_name) ]
+            slave.foreground = COLORS[ _(color_name) ]['rgb']
         else:
             raise ValueError( "Unknown color_context: {}".format(color_context) )
 
@@ -237,20 +314,23 @@ class Slave:
     def __init__(self, parent):
         self.window = gtk.Window(gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL)
         self.window.set_decorated(False)
-        self.window.set_title("Rackman [Slave]")
+        self.window.set_title( config['slave_title'] )
         self.window.set_icon(icon)
         self.window.set_resizable(True)
-        self.window.set_keep_above(True)
-        #self.window.set_transient_for(parent.window)
-        self.window.set_opacity(0.5)
+        self.window.set_keep_above(config['slave_above'])
+        if config['transient'] == True:
+            self.window.set_transient_for(parent.window)
+        else:
+            self.window.set_transient_for(None)
+        self.window.set_opacity( config['slave_opacity'] )
 
         self.parent = parent
         self.metric = ('px', 1, 0, 2)
 
         self.area = gtk.DrawingArea()
 
-        self.background = COLORS[ _('White') ]
-        self.foreground = COLORS[ _('Red') ]
+        self.background = COLORS[ _( config['background_color'] ) ]['rgb']
+        self.foreground = COLORS[ _( config['foreground_color'] ) ]['rgb']
 
         self.window.add(self.area)
 
@@ -269,10 +349,10 @@ def __init__(self, parent):
     def resizing(self, widget, event):
         x, y = widget.get_size()
         ox, oy = widget.get_position()
-        
+
         acc = 1
         if event.state & gtk.gdk.SHIFT_MASK:
-            acc = 50
+            acc = config['fast_mode_speed']
 
         if event.state & gtk.gdk.CONTROL_MASK:
             if event.hardware_keycode == 114:   # right
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 661ab2b..02cd6e1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
       data_files    =   [
                             ('/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/', ['rackman.svg']),
                             ('/usr/share/applications', ['rackman.desktop']),
+                            ('/usr/share/rackman', ['rackman.conf']),
                             ('/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES', ['./locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/rackman.mo']),
                             ('/usr/share/locale/en/LC_MESSAGES', ['./locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/rackman.mo']),
                         ],
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@
                             'Rackman',
                         ],
       requires      =   [
-                            'PyGTK (>=2.0)',
+                            'PyGTK (>=2.4)',
                         ],
       scripts       =   [
                             'rackman'