diff --git a/X2UtSettingsForm.pas b/X2UtSettingsForm.pas
index 2382b61..8b6c7d9 100644
--- a/X2UtSettingsForm.pas
+++ b/X2UtSettingsForm.pas
@@ -21,40 +21,42 @@ implementation
 type
   THackCustomForm = class(TCustomForm);
 
-procedure ReadFormPos;
+procedure ReadFormPos(const AFactory: TX2SettingsFactory;
+                      const ASection: String; const AForm: TCustomForm);
 begin
   with AFactory[ASection] do
-    try
-      if ReadBool('Maximized', (AForm.WindowState = wsMaximized)) then
-        AForm.WindowState := wsMaximized
-      else with THackCustomForm(AForm) do begin
-        WindowState       := wsNormal;
-        Position          := poDesigned;
-        Left              := ReadInteger('Left', Left);
-        Top               := ReadInteger('Top', Top);
-        Width             := ReadInteger('Width', Width);
-        Height            := ReadInteger('Height', Height);
-      end;
-    finally
-      Free();
+  try
+    if ReadBool('Maximized', (AForm.WindowState = wsMaximized)) then
+      AForm.WindowState := wsMaximized
+    else with THackCustomForm(AForm) do begin
+      WindowState       := wsNormal;
+      Position          := poDesigned;
+      Left              := ReadInteger('Left', Left);
+      Top               := ReadInteger('Top', Top);
+      Width             := ReadInteger('Width', Width);
+      Height            := ReadInteger('Height', Height);
     end;
+  finally
+    Free();
+  end;
 end;
 
-procedure WriteFormPos;
+procedure WriteFormPos(const AFactory: TX2SettingsFactory;
+                       const ASection: String; const AForm: TCustomForm);
 begin
   with AFactory[ASection] do
-    try
-      WriteBool('Maximized', (AForm.WindowState = wsMaximized));
-      if AForm.WindowState <> wsMaximized then
-        with THackCustomForm(AForm) do begin
-          WriteInteger('Left', Left);
-          WriteInteger('Top', Top);
-          WriteInteger('Width', Width);
-          WriteInteger('Height', Height);
-        end;
-    finally
-      Free();
-    end;
+  try
+    WriteBool('Maximized', (AForm.WindowState = wsMaximized));
+    if AForm.WindowState <> wsMaximized then
+      with THackCustomForm(AForm) do begin
+        WriteInteger('Left', Left);
+        WriteInteger('Top', Top);
+        WriteInteger('Width', Width);
+        WriteInteger('Height', Height);
+      end;
+  finally
+    Free();
+  end;
 end;
 
 end.
diff --git a/X2UtSettingsVirtualTree.pas b/X2UtSettingsVirtualTree.pas
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63dc148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/X2UtSettingsVirtualTree.pas
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+{
+  :: X2UtSettingsVirtualTree provides functions to read and write VirtualTree
+  :: settings.
+  ::
+  :: Last changed:    $Date: 2004-07-22 16:52:09 +0200 (Thu, 22 Jul 2004) $
+  :: Revision:        $Rev: 25 $
+  :: Author:          $Author: psycho $
+}
+unit X2UtSettingsVirtualTree;
+
+interface
+uses
+  VirtualTrees,
+  X2UtSettings;
+
+  procedure ReadVTHeader(const AFactory: TX2SettingsFactory;
+                         const ASection: String; const AHeader: TVTHeader);
+  procedure WriteVTHeader(const AFactory: TX2SettingsFactory;
+                          const ASection: String; const AHeader: TVTHeader);
+
+implementation
+uses
+  SysUtils;
+
+procedure ReadVTHeader(const AFactory: TX2SettingsFactory;
+                       const ASection: String; const AHeader: TVTHeader);
+var
+  iColumn:        Integer;
+  sColumn:        String;
+
+begin
+  with AFactory[ASection] do
+  try
+    AHeader.SortColumn  := ReadInteger('SortColumn', AHeader.SortColumn);
+    if ReadBool('SortAscending', AHeader.SortDirection = sdAscending) then
+      AHeader.SortDirection := sdAscending
+    else
+      AHeader.SortDirection := sdDescending;
+
+    for iColumn := 0 to Pred(AHeader.Columns.Count) do
+      with AHeader.Columns[iColumn] do
+      begin
+        sColumn   := IntToStr(iColumn) + '.';
+        Position  := ReadInteger(sColumn + 'Position', Position);
+        Width     := ReadInteger(sColumn + 'Width', Width);
+        if ReadBool(sColumn + 'Visible', coVisible in Options) then
+          Options := Options + [coVisible]
+        else
+          Options := Options - [coVisible];
+      end;
+  finally
+    Free();
+  end;
+end;
+
+procedure WriteVTHeader(const AFactory: TX2SettingsFactory;
+                        const ASection: String; const AHeader: TVTHeader);
+var
+  iColumn:        Integer;
+  sColumn:        String;
+
+begin
+  with AFactory[ASection] do
+  try
+    WriteInteger('SortColumn', AHeader.SortColumn);
+    WriteBool('SortAscending', AHeader.SortDirection = sdAscending);
+    
+    for iColumn := 0 to Pred(AHeader.Columns.Count) do
+      with AHeader.Columns[iColumn] do
+      begin
+        sColumn   := IntToStr(iColumn) + '.';
+        WriteInteger(sColumn + 'Position', Position);
+        WriteInteger(sColumn + 'Width', Width);
+        WriteBool(sColumn + 'Visible', coVisible in Options);
+      end;
+  finally
+    Free();
+  end;
+end;
+
+end.
diff --git a/X2UtVirtualTree.pas b/X2UtVirtualTree.pas
index 40d1cab..d42b451 100644
--- a/X2UtVirtualTree.pas
+++ b/X2UtVirtualTree.pas
@@ -22,18 +22,20 @@ uses
   //:: SortColumn for the second time, so be sure not to rely on that.
   procedure SortColumn(const AHeader: TVTHeader;
                        const AColumn: TColumnIndex;
-                       const ASortColor: TColor = clNone);
+                       const ASortColor: TColor = clNone;
+                       const AApplySort: Boolean = True);
 
   //:$ Calculates the position of an image in a virtual string tree.
   function CalcImagePos(const ATree: TVirtualStringTree;
                         const ANode: PVirtualNode;
-                        const AItemRect: TRect): TPoint;
+                        const ACellRect: TRect): TPoint;
 
 implementation
 
 procedure SortColumn(const AHeader: TVTHeader;
                      const AColumn: TColumnIndex;
-                     const ASortColor: TColor = clNone);
+                     const ASortColor: TColor;
+                     const AApplySort: Boolean);
 begin
   with AHeader do
   begin
@@ -45,12 +47,13 @@ begin
           Tag   := 0;
         end;
 
-    if SortColumn = AColumn then
-      SortDirection := TSortDirection(1 - Integer(SortDirection))
-    else begin
-      SortColumn    := AColumn;
-      SortDirection := sdAscending;
-    end;
+    if AApplySort then
+      if SortColumn = AColumn then
+        SortDirection := TSortDirection(1 - Integer(SortDirection))
+      else begin
+        SortColumn    := AColumn;
+        SortDirection := sdAscending;
+      end;
 
     if ASortColor <> clNone then
       with Columns[SortColumn] do
@@ -63,16 +66,19 @@ end;
 
 function CalcImagePos(const ATree: TVirtualStringTree;
                       const ANode: PVirtualNode;
-                      const AItemRect: TRect): TPoint;
+                      const ACellRect: TRect): TPoint;
 var
   pNode:      PVirtualNode;
 
 begin
-  Result  := AItemRect.TopLeft;
+  Result  := ACellRect.TopLeft;
 
   with ATree do
   begin
     pNode := ANode;
+    if Assigned(pNode) and not (toShowRoot in ATree.TreeOptions.PaintOptions) then
+      pNode := pNode^.Parent;
+      
     while Assigned(pNode) and (pNode <> ATree.RootNode) do
     begin
       Inc(Result.X, Indent);