diff --git a/editor/editor.vcproj b/editor/editor.vcproj
index 110ccfd..b6e19c2 100644
--- a/editor/editor.vcproj
+++ b/editor/editor.vcproj
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="ws2_32.lib  comctl32.lib "
+				AdditionalDependencies="ws2_32.lib comctl32.lib comsupp.lib comsuppwd.lib"
 				LinkIncremental="2"
 				GenerateManifest="false"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
@@ -186,6 +186,10 @@
 				>
 			</File>
 			<File
+				RelativePath=".\inifile.cpp"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
 				RelativePath="..\sync\network.cpp"
 				>
 			</File>
diff --git a/editor/inifile.cpp b/editor/inifile.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d504eec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editor/inifile.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#include "inifile.h"
+
+std::string IniFile::filename;
+std::string IniFile::section;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/editor/inifile.h b/editor/inifile.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75d01c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editor/inifile.h
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <windows.h>
+
+class IniFile
+{
+protected:
+	static std::string filename;
+	static std::string section;
+public:
+
+	static std::string getFullPath(std::string filename)
+	{
+		char fullpath[100];
+		char* dummy;
+		GetFullPathName(filename.c_str(), 100, fullpath, &dummy);
+		return std::string(fullpath);
+	}
+	static void load(std::string filename)
+	{ 
+		IniFile::filename = getFullPath(filename);
+	}
+	static void load(std::string filename, std::string section)
+	{ 
+		load(filename);
+		setSection(section);
+	}
+	static void setSection(std::string section)
+	{
+		IniFile::section = section;
+	}
+	static bool check()
+	{
+		char buf[10];
+		return (GetPrivateProfileSectionNames( buf, 10, filename.c_str() )) ? true : false;
+	}
+	static int get(std::string filename, std::string section, std::string key, int defaultValue=INT_MAX)
+	{
+		return GetPrivateProfileInt(section.c_str(), key.c_str(), defaultValue, filename.c_str());
+	}
+	static int get(std::string section, std::string key, int defaultValue=INT_MAX)
+	{
+		return get(filename, section, key, defaultValue);
+	}
+	static int get(std::string key, int defaultValue=INT_MAX)
+	{
+		return get(filename, section, key, defaultValue);
+	}	
+	static void read(int &var, std::string filename, std::string section, std::string key)
+	{
+		var = get(filename, section, key, var);
+	}
+	static void read(int &var, std::string section, std::string key)
+	{
+		var = get(filename, section, key, var);
+	}
+	static void read(int &var, std::string key)
+	{
+		var = get(filename, section, key, var);
+	}
+};
diff --git a/editor/rocket.ini b/editor/rocket.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26dfbb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editor/rocket.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[GUI]
+fontHeight = 14
+fontWidth = 5
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/editor/syncdocument.h b/editor/syncdocument.h
index 4fd8110..6ffba88 100644
--- a/editor/syncdocument.h
+++ b/editor/syncdocument.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "../sync/network.h"
 #include "../sync/data.h"
+#include "inifile.h"
 #include <stack>
 #include <list>
 
diff --git a/editor/trackview.cpp b/editor/trackview.cpp
index e7b962e..d985725 100644
--- a/editor/trackview.cpp
+++ b/editor/trackview.cpp
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ static const TCHAR *trackViewWindowClassName = _T("TrackView");
 static const int topMarginHeight = 20;
 static const int leftMarginWidth = 60;
 
-static const int fontHeight = 16;
-static const int fontWidth = 6;
+static int fontHeight = 16;
+static int fontWidth = 6;
 
 static const int trackWidth = fontWidth * 16;
 static DWORD darken(DWORD col, float amt)
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ static DWORD darken(DWORD col, float amt)
 
 TrackView::TrackView()
 {
+	IniFile::load("rocket.ini", "GUI");
+
+	if(IniFile::check())
+	{
+		//read directly into variables, using their current values
+		//as defaults in case the ini file or the keys are not found.
+		IniFile::read(fontHeight, "fontHeight");
+		IniFile::read(fontWidth, "fontWidth");
+	}
+
 	scrollPosX = 0;
 	scrollPosY = 0;
 	windowWidth  = -1;
diff --git a/synctracker2.sln b/synctracker2.sln
index 2c729fa..74ebcd2 100644
--- a/synctracker2.sln
+++ b/synctracker2.sln
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 9.00
-# Visual Studio 2005
-Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "editor", "editor\editor.vcproj", "{76B44BC8-8BB4-4B6E-B2FA-7738C9E7F80B}"
-EndProject
-Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "example_bass", "example_bass\example_bass.vcproj", "{96D91AAD-2F45-4CC6-A923-96B80E1C3CE3}"
-	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
-		{5866042C-7FCB-4DB1-BAAD-44DF6567511F} = {5866042C-7FCB-4DB1-BAAD-44DF6567511F}
-	EndProjectSection
+# Visual C++ Express 2005
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "sync_editor", "editor\editor.vcproj", "{76B44BC8-8BB4-4B6E-B2FA-7738C9E7F80B}"
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "sync_player", "sync_player.vcproj", "{5866042C-7FCB-4DB1-BAAD-44DF6567511F}"
 EndProject
@@ -26,14 +21,6 @@ Global
 		{76B44BC8-8BB4-4B6E-B2FA-7738C9E7F80B}.Release Client|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 		{76B44BC8-8BB4-4B6E-B2FA-7738C9E7F80B}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
 		{76B44BC8-8BB4-4B6E-B2FA-7738C9E7F80B}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
-		{96D91AAD-2F45-4CC6-A923-96B80E1C3CE3}.Debug Client|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
-		{96D91AAD-2F45-4CC6-A923-96B80E1C3CE3}.Debug Client|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
-		{96D91AAD-2F45-4CC6-A923-96B80E1C3CE3}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
-		{96D91AAD-2F45-4CC6-A923-96B80E1C3CE3}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
-		{96D91AAD-2F45-4CC6-A923-96B80E1C3CE3}.Release Client|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
-		{96D91AAD-2F45-4CC6-A923-96B80E1C3CE3}.Release Client|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
-		{96D91AAD-2F45-4CC6-A923-96B80E1C3CE3}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
-		{96D91AAD-2F45-4CC6-A923-96B80E1C3CE3}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 		{5866042C-7FCB-4DB1-BAAD-44DF6567511F}.Debug Client|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug Client|Win32
 		{5866042C-7FCB-4DB1-BAAD-44DF6567511F}.Debug Client|Win32.Build.0 = Debug Client|Win32
 		{5866042C-7FCB-4DB1-BAAD-44DF6567511F}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32