diff --git a/src/dlangui/core/settings.d b/src/dlangui/core/settings.d
index c5c8b183..3bab9835 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/core/settings.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/core/settings.d
@@ -1,19 +1,32 @@
 module dlangui.core.settings;
 
 import std.range;
+import std.algorithm;
+import std.conv;
 
 /// access to settings
+/// keys may be either simple key identifier or path delimited by / (e.g. setting1/subsetting2/subsetting15)
 interface Settings {
     /// returns true if settings object has specified key
     bool hasKey(string key);
     /// returns reference to parent settings
     @property Settings parent();
     /// get string by key, returns defValue if no such key
-    string getString(string key, string defValue);
+    string getString(string key, string defValue = null);
     /// set string for key, returns old value or null if not set
     string setString(string key, string value);
+    /// get bool by key, returns defValue if no such key
+    bool getBool(string key, bool defValue = false);
+    /// set bool for key, returns old value or null if not set
+    bool setBool(string key, bool value);
+    /// get bool by key, returns defValue if no such key
+    int getInt(string key, int defValue = 0);
+    /// set bool for key, returns old value or null if not set
+    int setInt(string key, int value);
     /// remove setting, returns true if removed, false if no such key
     bool remove(string key);
+    /// child subsettings access
+    Settings child(string key, bool createIfNotExist = false);
 }
 
 /// implementation of settings object
@@ -47,9 +60,8 @@ class SettingsImpl : Settings {
         }
         return false;
     }
-
     /// get string by key, returns defValue if no such key
-    override string getString(string key, string defValue) {
+    override string getString(string key, string defValue = null) {
         string part1, part2;
         if (splitKey(key, part1, part2)) {
             // path
@@ -100,6 +112,35 @@ class SettingsImpl : Settings {
             return (key in _values) !is null;
         }
     }
+
+    override Settings child(string key, bool createIfNotExist = false) {
+        string part1, part2;
+        if (splitKey(key, part1, part2)) {
+            auto p = (part1 in _children);
+            if (!p) {
+                if (!createIfNotExist)
+                    return null;
+                SettingsImpl newItem = new SettingsImpl(this);
+                _children[part1] = newItem;
+                return newItem.child(part2, createIfNotExist);
+            } else {
+                return (*p).child(part2);
+            }
+        } else {
+            auto p = (key in _children);
+            if (!p) {
+                if (!createIfNotExist)
+                    return null;
+                SettingsImpl newItem = new SettingsImpl(this);
+                _children[key] = newItem;
+                return newItem;
+            } else {
+                return (*p);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+
     /// remove setting, returns true if removed, false if no such key
     bool remove(string key) {
         string part1, part2;
@@ -114,4 +155,64 @@ class SettingsImpl : Settings {
             return _values.remove(key);
         }
     }
+
+    static bool parseBool(string v, bool defValue) {
+        int len = cast(int)v.length;
+        if (len == 0)
+            return defValue;
+        char ch = v[0];
+        if (len == 1) {
+            if (ch == '1' || ch == 'y' || ch == 't')
+                return true;
+            if (ch == '1' || ch == 'y' || ch == 't')
+                return false;
+            return defValue;
+        }
+        if (v.equal("yes") || v.equal("true"))
+            return true;
+        if (v.equal("no") || v.equal("false"))
+            return false;
+        return defValue;
+    }
+
+    static int parseInt(string v, int defValue) {
+        int len = cast(int)v.length;
+        if (len == 0)
+            return defValue;
+        int sign = 1;
+        int value = 0;
+        int digits = 0;
+        for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+            char ch = v[i];
+            if (ch == '-') {
+                if (i != 0)
+                    return defValue;
+                sign = -1;
+            } else if (ch >= '0' && ch <= '9') {
+                digits++;
+                value = value * 10 + (ch - '0');
+            } else {
+                return defValue;
+            }
+        }
+        return digits > 0 ? (sign > 0 ? value : -value) : defValue;
+    }
+
+    /// get bool by key, returns defValue if no such key
+    bool getBool(string key, bool defValue = false) {
+        return parseBool(getString(key, ""), defValue);
+    }
+    /// set bool for key, returns old value or null if not set
+    bool setBool(string key, bool value) {
+        return parseBool(setString(key, value ? "1" : "0"), false);
+    }
+
+    /// get bool by key, returns defValue if no such key
+    int getInt(string key, int defValue = 0) {
+        return parseInt(getString(key, ""), defValue);
+    }
+    /// set bool for key, returns old value or null if not set
+    int setInt(string key, int value) {
+        return parseInt(setString(key, to!string(value)), false);
+    }
 }