Adding upstream version 4:7.4.7.upstream/4%7.4.7upstream

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

28 files changed, 13301 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/unotools/source/config/bootstrap.cxx b/unotools/source/config/bootstrap.cxx
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+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <string_view>
+
+#include <config_folders.h>
+
+#include <unotools/bootstrap.hxx>
+
+#include <rtl/ustring.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ustrbuf.hxx>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+#include <osl/file.hxx>
+#include <osl/diagnose.h>
+
+#include <rtl/bootstrap.hxx>
+#include <osl/process.h>
+
+// #define this to true, if remembering defaults is not supported properly
+#define RTL_BOOTSTRAP_DEFAULTS_BROKEN true
+
+constexpr OUStringLiteral BOOTSTRAP_ITEM_PRODUCT_KEY = u"ProductKey";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral BOOTSTRAP_ITEM_VERSIONFILE = u"Location";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral BOOTSTRAP_ITEM_BUILDID = u"buildid";
+
+constexpr OUStringLiteral BOOTSTRAP_ITEM_BASEINSTALLATION = u"BRAND_BASE_DIR";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral BOOTSTRAP_ITEM_USERINSTALLATION = u"UserInstallation";
+
+constexpr OUStringLiteral BOOTSTRAP_ITEM_USERDIR = u"UserDataDir";
+
+constexpr OUStringLiteral BOOTSTRAP_DEFAULT_BASEINSTALL = u"$SYSBINDIR/..";
+
+constexpr OUStringLiteral BOOTSTRAP_DIRNAME_USERDIR = u"user";
+
+typedef char const * AsciiString;
+
+namespace utl
+{
+
+// Implementation class: Bootstrap::Impl
+
+static OUString makeImplName()
+{
+    OUString uri;
+    rtl::Bootstrap::get( "BRAND_BASE_DIR", uri);
+    return uri + "/" LIBO_ETC_FOLDER "/" SAL_CONFIGFILE("bootstrap");
+}
+
+class Bootstrap::Impl
+{
+    const OUString m_aImplName;
+public: // struct to cache the result of a path lookup
+    struct PathData
+    {
+        OUString     path;
+        PathStatus   status;
+
+        PathData()
+        : status(DATA_UNKNOWN)
+        {}
+    };
+public: // data members
+    // base install data
+    PathData aBaseInstall_;
+
+    // user install data
+    PathData aUserInstall_;
+
+    // INI files
+    PathData aBootstrapINI_;
+    PathData aVersionINI_;
+
+    // overall status
+    Status status_;
+
+public: // construction and initialization
+    Impl() : m_aImplName(makeImplName())
+    {
+        initialize();
+    }
+
+    void initialize();
+
+    // access helper
+    OUString getBootstrapValue(OUString const& _sName, OUString const& _sDefault) const;
+
+    const OUString& getImplName() const { return m_aImplName; }
+
+private: // implementation
+    bool initBaseInstallationData(rtl::Bootstrap const & _rData);
+    bool initUserInstallationData(rtl::Bootstrap const & _rData);
+};
+
+namespace
+{
+    Bootstrap::Impl& theImpl()
+    {
+        static Bootstrap::Impl SINGLETON;
+        return SINGLETON;
+    }
+}
+
+const Bootstrap::Impl& Bootstrap::data()
+{
+    return theImpl();
+}
+
+bool Bootstrap::getProcessWorkingDir(OUString &rUrl)
+{
+    rUrl.clear();
+    OUString s("$OOO_CWD");
+    rtl::Bootstrap::expandMacros(s);
+    if (s.isEmpty())
+    {
+        if (osl_getProcessWorkingDir(&rUrl.pData) == osl_Process_E_None)
+            return true;
+    }
+    else if (s[0] == '1')
+    {
+        rUrl = s.copy(1);
+        return true;
+    }
+    else if (s[0] == '2' &&
+               (osl::FileBase::getFileURLFromSystemPath(s.copy(1), rUrl) ==
+                osl::FileBase::E_None))
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+void Bootstrap::reloadData()
+{
+    theImpl().initialize();
+}
+
+// helper
+
+typedef Bootstrap::PathStatus PathStatus;
+
+sal_Unicode const cURLSeparator = '/';
+
+// path status utility function
+static PathStatus implCheckStatusOfURL(OUString const& _sURL, osl::DirectoryItem& aDirItem)
+{
+    using namespace osl;
+
+    PathStatus eStatus = Bootstrap::DATA_UNKNOWN;
+
+    if (!_sURL.isEmpty())
+    {
+        switch( DirectoryItem::get(_sURL, aDirItem) )
+        {
+        case DirectoryItem::E_None:         // Success
+            eStatus = Bootstrap::PATH_EXISTS;
+            break;
+
+        case DirectoryItem::E_NOENT:        // No such file or directory
+            eStatus = Bootstrap::PATH_VALID;
+            break;
+
+        case DirectoryItem::E_INVAL:        // the format of the parameters was not valid
+        case DirectoryItem::E_NAMETOOLONG:  // File name too long
+        case DirectoryItem::E_NOTDIR:       // A component of the path prefix of path is not a directory
+            eStatus = Bootstrap::DATA_INVALID;
+            break;
+
+        // how to handle these ?
+        case DirectoryItem::E_LOOP:         // Too many symbolic links encountered
+        case DirectoryItem::E_ACCES:        // permission denied
+        // any other error - what to do ?
+        default:
+            eStatus = Bootstrap::DATA_UNKNOWN;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        eStatus = Bootstrap::DATA_MISSING;
+    }
+
+    return eStatus;
+}
+
+static bool implNormalizeURL(OUString & _sURL, osl::DirectoryItem& aDirItem)
+{
+    using namespace osl;
+
+    OSL_PRECOND(aDirItem.is(), "Opened DirItem required");
+
+    static const sal_uInt32 cosl_FileStatus_Mask = osl_FileStatus_Mask_FileURL;
+
+    FileStatus aFileStatus(cosl_FileStatus_Mask);
+
+    if (aDirItem.getFileStatus(aFileStatus) != DirectoryItem::E_None)
+        return false;
+
+    OUString aNormalizedURL = aFileStatus.getFileURL();
+
+    if (aNormalizedURL.isEmpty())
+        return false;
+
+    // #109863# sal/osl returns final slash for file URLs contradicting
+    // the URL/URI RFCs.
+    if ( !aNormalizedURL.endsWith(OUStringChar(cURLSeparator)) )
+        _sURL = aNormalizedURL;
+    else
+        _sURL = aNormalizedURL.copy( 0, aNormalizedURL.getLength()-1 );
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool implEnsureAbsolute(OUString & _rsURL) // also strips embedded dots !!
+{
+    using osl::File;
+
+    OUString sBasePath;
+    OSL_VERIFY(Bootstrap::getProcessWorkingDir(sBasePath));
+
+    OUString sAbsolute;
+    if ( File::E_None == File::getAbsoluteFileURL(sBasePath, _rsURL, sAbsolute))
+    {
+        _rsURL = sAbsolute;
+        return true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        OSL_FAIL("Could not get absolute file URL for URL");
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+static bool implMakeAbsoluteURL(OUString & _rsPathOrURL)
+{
+    using namespace osl;
+
+    bool bURL;
+
+    OUString sOther;
+    // check if it already was normalized
+    if ( File::E_None == File::getSystemPathFromFileURL(_rsPathOrURL, sOther) )
+    {
+        bURL = true;
+    }
+
+    else if ( File::E_None == File::getFileURLFromSystemPath(_rsPathOrURL, sOther) )
+    {
+        _rsPathOrURL = sOther;
+        bURL = true;
+    }
+    else
+        bURL = false;
+
+    return bURL && implEnsureAbsolute(_rsPathOrURL);
+}
+
+static PathStatus dbgCheckStatusOfURL(OUString const& _sURL)
+{
+    using namespace osl;
+
+    DirectoryItem aDirItem;
+
+    return implCheckStatusOfURL(_sURL,aDirItem);
+}
+
+static PathStatus checkStatusAndNormalizeURL(OUString & _sURL)
+{
+    using namespace osl;
+
+    PathStatus eStatus = Bootstrap::DATA_UNKNOWN;
+
+    if (_sURL.isEmpty())
+        eStatus = Bootstrap::DATA_MISSING;
+
+    else if ( !implMakeAbsoluteURL(_sURL) )
+        eStatus = Bootstrap::DATA_INVALID;
+
+    else
+    {
+        DirectoryItem aDirItem;
+
+        eStatus = implCheckStatusOfURL(_sURL,aDirItem);
+
+        if (eStatus == Bootstrap::PATH_EXISTS && !implNormalizeURL(_sURL,aDirItem))
+            OSL_FAIL("Unexpected failure getting actual URL for existing object");
+    }
+    return eStatus;
+}
+
+// helpers to build and check a nested URL
+static PathStatus getDerivedPath(
+              OUString& _rURL,
+              OUString const& _aBaseURL, PathStatus _aBaseStatus,
+              std::u16string_view _sRelativeURL,
+              rtl::Bootstrap const & _rData, OUString const& _sBootstrapParameter
+          )
+{
+    OUString sDerivedURL;
+    OSL_PRECOND(!_rData.getFrom(_sBootstrapParameter,sDerivedURL),"Setting for derived path is already defined");
+    OSL_PRECOND(!_sRelativeURL.empty() && _sRelativeURL[0] != cURLSeparator,"Invalid Relative URL");
+
+    PathStatus aStatus = _aBaseStatus;
+
+    // do we have a base path ?
+    if (!_aBaseURL.isEmpty())
+    {
+        OSL_PRECOND(!_aBaseURL.endsWith(OUStringChar(cURLSeparator)), "Unexpected: base URL ends in slash");
+
+        sDerivedURL = _aBaseURL + OUStringChar(cURLSeparator) + _sRelativeURL;
+
+        // a derived (nested) URL can only exist or have a lesser status, if the parent exists
+        if (aStatus == Bootstrap::PATH_EXISTS)
+            aStatus = checkStatusAndNormalizeURL(sDerivedURL);
+
+        else // the relative appendix must be valid
+            OSL_ASSERT(aStatus != Bootstrap::PATH_VALID || dbgCheckStatusOfURL(sDerivedURL) == Bootstrap::PATH_VALID);
+
+        _rData.getFrom(_sBootstrapParameter, _rURL, sDerivedURL);
+
+        OSL_ENSURE(sDerivedURL == _rURL,"Could not set derived URL via Bootstrap default parameter");
+        SAL_WARN_IF( !(RTL_BOOTSTRAP_DEFAULTS_BROKEN || (_rData.getFrom(_sBootstrapParameter,sDerivedURL) && sDerivedURL==_rURL)),
+            "unotools.config",
+            "Use of default did not affect bootstrap value");
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // clear the result
+        _rURL = _aBaseURL;
+
+        // if we have no data it can't be a valid path
+        OSL_ASSERT( aStatus > Bootstrap::PATH_VALID );
+    }
+
+    return aStatus;
+}
+
+static PathStatus getDerivedPath(
+                      OUString& _rURL,
+                      Bootstrap::Impl::PathData const& _aBaseData,
+                      std::u16string_view _sRelativeURL,
+                      rtl::Bootstrap const & _rData, OUString const& _sBootstrapParameter
+              )
+{
+    return getDerivedPath(_rURL,_aBaseData.path,_aBaseData.status,_sRelativeURL,_rData,_sBootstrapParameter);
+}
+
+static OUString getExecutableBaseName()
+{
+    OUString sExecutable;
+
+    if (osl_Process_E_None == osl_getExecutableFile(&sExecutable.pData))
+    {
+        // split the executable name
+        sal_Int32 nSepIndex = sExecutable.lastIndexOf(cURLSeparator);
+
+        sExecutable = sExecutable.copy(nSepIndex + 1);
+
+        // ... and get the basename (strip the extension)
+        sal_Unicode const cExtensionSep = '.';
+
+        sal_Int32 const nExtIndex =     sExecutable.lastIndexOf(cExtensionSep);
+        sal_Int32 const nExtLength =    sExecutable.getLength() - nExtIndex - 1;
+        if (0 < nExtIndex && nExtLength < 4)
+           sExecutable  = sExecutable.copy(0,nExtIndex);
+    }
+    else
+        SAL_WARN("unotools.config", "Cannot get executable name: osl_getExecutableFile failed");
+
+    return sExecutable;
+}
+
+static Bootstrap::PathStatus updateStatus(Bootstrap::Impl::PathData & _rResult)
+{
+    _rResult.status = checkStatusAndNormalizeURL(_rResult.path);
+    return _rResult.status;
+}
+
+static Bootstrap::PathStatus implGetBootstrapFile(rtl::Bootstrap const & _rData, Bootstrap::Impl::PathData & _rBootstrapFile)
+{
+    _rData.getIniName(_rBootstrapFile.path);
+
+    return updateStatus(_rBootstrapFile);
+}
+
+static Bootstrap::PathStatus implGetVersionFile(rtl::Bootstrap const & _rData, Bootstrap::Impl::PathData & _rVersionFile)
+{
+    _rData.getFrom(BOOTSTRAP_ITEM_VERSIONFILE, _rVersionFile.path);
+
+    return updateStatus(_rVersionFile);
+}
+
+// Error reporting
+
+char const IS_MISSING[] = "is missing";
+char const IS_INVALID[] = "is corrupt";
+char const PERIOD[] = ". ";
+
+static void addFileError(OUStringBuffer& _rBuf, std::u16string_view _aPath, AsciiString _sWhat)
+{
+    std::u16string_view sSimpleFileName = _aPath.substr(1 +_aPath.rfind(cURLSeparator));
+
+    _rBuf.append("The configuration file");
+    _rBuf.append(OUString::Concat(" '") + sSimpleFileName + "' ");
+    _rBuf.appendAscii(_sWhat).append(PERIOD);
+}
+
+static void addMissingDirectoryError(OUStringBuffer& _rBuf, std::u16string_view _aPath)
+{
+    _rBuf.append(OUString::Concat("The configuration directory '") + _aPath + "' " +
+        IS_MISSING + PERIOD);
+}
+
+static void addUnexpectedError(OUStringBuffer& _rBuf, AsciiString _sExtraInfo = nullptr)
+{
+    if (nullptr == _sExtraInfo)
+        _sExtraInfo = "An internal failure occurred";
+
+    _rBuf.appendAscii(_sExtraInfo).append(PERIOD);
+}
+
+static Bootstrap::FailureCode describeError(OUStringBuffer& _rBuf, Bootstrap::Impl const& _rData)
+{
+    Bootstrap::FailureCode eErrCode = Bootstrap::INVALID_BOOTSTRAP_DATA;
+
+    _rBuf.append("The program cannot be started. ");
+
+    switch (_rData.aUserInstall_.status)
+    {
+    case Bootstrap::PATH_EXISTS:
+        switch (_rData.aBaseInstall_.status)
+        {
+        case Bootstrap::PATH_VALID:
+            addMissingDirectoryError(_rBuf, _rData.aBaseInstall_.path);
+            eErrCode = Bootstrap::MISSING_INSTALL_DIRECTORY;
+            break;
+
+        case Bootstrap::DATA_INVALID:
+            addUnexpectedError(_rBuf,"The installation path is invalid");
+            break;
+
+        case Bootstrap::DATA_MISSING:
+            addUnexpectedError(_rBuf,"The installation path is not available");
+            break;
+
+        case Bootstrap::PATH_EXISTS: // seems to be all fine (?)
+            addUnexpectedError(_rBuf,"");
+            break;
+
+        default: OSL_ASSERT(false);
+            addUnexpectedError(_rBuf);
+            break;
+        }
+        break;
+
+    case Bootstrap::PATH_VALID:
+        addMissingDirectoryError(_rBuf, _rData.aUserInstall_.path);
+        eErrCode = Bootstrap::MISSING_USER_DIRECTORY;
+        break;
+
+        // else fall through
+    case Bootstrap::DATA_INVALID:
+        if (_rData.aVersionINI_.status == Bootstrap::PATH_EXISTS)
+        {
+            addFileError(_rBuf, _rData.aVersionINI_.path, IS_INVALID);
+            eErrCode = Bootstrap::INVALID_VERSION_FILE_ENTRY;
+            break;
+        }
+        [[fallthrough]];
+
+    case Bootstrap::DATA_MISSING:
+        switch (_rData.aVersionINI_.status)
+        {
+        case Bootstrap::PATH_EXISTS:
+            addFileError(_rBuf, _rData.aVersionINI_.path, "does not support the current version");
+            eErrCode = Bootstrap::MISSING_VERSION_FILE_ENTRY;
+            break;
+
+        case Bootstrap::PATH_VALID:
+            addFileError(_rBuf, _rData.aVersionINI_.path, IS_MISSING);
+            eErrCode = Bootstrap::MISSING_VERSION_FILE;
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            switch (_rData.aBootstrapINI_.status)
+            {
+            case Bootstrap::PATH_EXISTS:
+                addFileError(_rBuf, _rData.aBootstrapINI_.path, IS_INVALID);
+
+                if (_rData.aVersionINI_.status == Bootstrap::DATA_MISSING)
+                    eErrCode = Bootstrap::MISSING_BOOTSTRAP_FILE_ENTRY;
+                else
+                    eErrCode = Bootstrap::INVALID_BOOTSTRAP_FILE_ENTRY;
+                break;
+
+            case Bootstrap::DATA_INVALID: OSL_ASSERT(false); [[fallthrough]];
+            case Bootstrap::PATH_VALID:
+                addFileError(_rBuf, _rData.aBootstrapINI_.path, IS_MISSING);
+                eErrCode = Bootstrap::MISSING_BOOTSTRAP_FILE;
+                break;
+
+            default:
+                addUnexpectedError(_rBuf);
+                break;
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+        break;
+
+    default: OSL_ASSERT(false);
+        addUnexpectedError(_rBuf);
+        break;
+    }
+
+    return eErrCode;
+}
+
+
+OUString Bootstrap::getProductKey()
+{
+    OUString const sDefaultProductKey = getExecutableBaseName();
+
+    return data().getBootstrapValue( BOOTSTRAP_ITEM_PRODUCT_KEY, sDefaultProductKey );
+}
+
+OUString Bootstrap::getProductKey(OUString const& _sDefault)
+{
+    return data().getBootstrapValue( BOOTSTRAP_ITEM_PRODUCT_KEY, _sDefault );
+}
+
+OUString Bootstrap::getBuildIdData(OUString const& _sDefault)
+{
+    // try to open version.ini (versionrc)
+    OUString uri;
+    rtl::Bootstrap::get( "BRAND_BASE_DIR", uri);
+    rtl::Bootstrap aData( uri + "/" LIBO_ETC_FOLDER "/" SAL_CONFIGFILE("version") );
+    if ( aData.getHandle() == nullptr )
+        // version.ini (versionrc) doesn't exist
+        return _sDefault;
+
+    // read value
+    OUString sBuildId;
+    aData.getFrom(BOOTSTRAP_ITEM_BUILDID,sBuildId,_sDefault);
+    return sBuildId;
+}
+
+Bootstrap::PathStatus Bootstrap::locateBaseInstallation(OUString& _rURL)
+{
+    Impl::PathData const& aPathData = data().aBaseInstall_;
+
+    _rURL = aPathData.path;
+    return aPathData.status;
+}
+
+Bootstrap::PathStatus Bootstrap::locateUserInstallation(OUString& _rURL)
+{
+    Impl::PathData const& aPathData = data().aUserInstall_;
+
+    _rURL = aPathData.path;
+    return aPathData.status;
+}
+
+Bootstrap::PathStatus Bootstrap::locateUserData(OUString& _rURL)
+{
+    OUString const csUserDirItem(BOOTSTRAP_ITEM_USERDIR);
+
+    rtl::Bootstrap aData( data().getImplName() );
+
+    if ( aData.getFrom(csUserDirItem, _rURL) )
+    {
+        return checkStatusAndNormalizeURL(_rURL);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return getDerivedPath(_rURL, data().aUserInstall_ ,BOOTSTRAP_DIRNAME_USERDIR, aData, csUserDirItem);
+    }
+}
+
+Bootstrap::PathStatus Bootstrap::locateBootstrapFile(OUString& _rURL)
+{
+    Impl::PathData const& aPathData = data().aBootstrapINI_;
+
+    _rURL = aPathData.path;
+    return aPathData.status;
+}
+
+Bootstrap::PathStatus Bootstrap::locateVersionFile(OUString& _rURL)
+{
+    Impl::PathData const& aPathData = data().aVersionINI_;
+
+    _rURL = aPathData.path;
+    return aPathData.status;
+}
+
+Bootstrap::Status Bootstrap::checkBootstrapStatus(OUString& _rDiagnosticMessage, FailureCode& _rErrCode)
+{
+    Impl const& aData = data();
+
+    Status result = aData.status_;
+
+    // maybe do further checks here
+
+    OUStringBuffer sErrorBuffer;
+    if (result != DATA_OK)
+        _rErrCode = describeError(sErrorBuffer,aData);
+
+    else
+        _rErrCode = NO_FAILURE;
+
+    _rDiagnosticMessage = sErrorBuffer.makeStringAndClear();
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+
+bool Bootstrap::Impl::initBaseInstallationData(rtl::Bootstrap const & _rData)
+{
+    _rData.getFrom(BOOTSTRAP_ITEM_BASEINSTALLATION, aBaseInstall_.path, BOOTSTRAP_DEFAULT_BASEINSTALL);
+
+    bool bResult = (PATH_EXISTS == updateStatus(aBaseInstall_));
+
+    implGetBootstrapFile(_rData, aBootstrapINI_);
+
+    return bResult;
+}
+
+bool Bootstrap::Impl::initUserInstallationData(rtl::Bootstrap const & _rData)
+{
+    if (_rData.getFrom(BOOTSTRAP_ITEM_USERINSTALLATION, aUserInstall_.path))
+    {
+        updateStatus(aUserInstall_);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // should we do just this
+        aUserInstall_.status = DATA_MISSING;
+
+        // ... or this - look for a single-user user directory ?
+        OUString const csUserDirItem(BOOTSTRAP_ITEM_USERDIR);
+        OUString sDummy;
+        // look for $BASEINSTALLATION/user only if default UserDir setting is used
+        if (! _rData.getFrom(csUserDirItem, sDummy))
+        {
+            if ( PATH_EXISTS == getDerivedPath(sDummy, aBaseInstall_, BOOTSTRAP_DIRNAME_USERDIR, _rData, csUserDirItem) )
+                aUserInstall_ = aBaseInstall_;
+        }
+    }
+
+    bool bResult = (PATH_EXISTS == aUserInstall_.status);
+
+    implGetVersionFile(_rData, aVersionINI_);
+
+    return bResult;
+}
+
+void Bootstrap::Impl::initialize()
+{
+    rtl::Bootstrap aData( m_aImplName );
+
+    if (!initBaseInstallationData(aData))
+    {
+        status_ = INVALID_BASE_INSTALL;
+    }
+    else if (!initUserInstallationData(aData))
+    {
+        status_ = INVALID_USER_INSTALL;
+
+        if (aUserInstall_.status >= DATA_MISSING)
+        {
+            switch (aVersionINI_.status)
+            {
+            case PATH_EXISTS:
+            case PATH_VALID:
+                status_ = MISSING_USER_INSTALL;
+                break;
+
+            case DATA_INVALID:
+            case DATA_MISSING:
+                status_ = INVALID_BASE_INSTALL;
+                break;
+            default:
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        status_ = DATA_OK;
+    }
+}
+
+OUString Bootstrap::Impl::getBootstrapValue(OUString const& _sName, OUString const& _sDefault) const
+{
+    rtl::Bootstrap aData( m_aImplName );
+
+    OUString sResult;
+    aData.getFrom(_sName,sResult,_sDefault);
+    return sResult;
+}
+
+} // namespace utl
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/cmdoptions.cxx b/unotools/source/config/cmdoptions.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1408f22c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/cmdoptions.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,349 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+#include <unotools/cmdoptions.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configitem.hxx>
+#include <tools/debug.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Any.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/frame/XFrame.hpp>
+#include <cppuhelper/weakref.hxx>
+
+#include "itemholder1.hxx"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+using namespace ::std;
+using namespace ::utl;
+using namespace ::osl;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::beans;
+
+constexpr OUStringLiteral ROOTNODE_CMDOPTIONS        = u"Office.Commands/Execute";
+#define PATHDELIMITER                                   "/"
+
+#define SETNODE_DISABLED                                "Disabled"
+
+#define PROPERTYNAME_CMD                                "Command"
+
+namespace {
+
+/*-****************************************************************************************************************
+    @descr  support simple command option structures and operations on it
+****************************************************************************************************************-*/
+class SvtCmdOptions
+{
+    public:
+
+        // the only way to free memory!
+        void Clear()
+        {
+            m_aCommandHashMap.clear();
+        }
+
+        bool HasEntries() const
+        {
+            return ( !m_aCommandHashMap.empty() );
+        }
+
+        bool Lookup( const OUString& aCmd ) const
+        {
+            CommandHashMap::const_iterator pEntry = m_aCommandHashMap.find( aCmd );
+            return ( pEntry != m_aCommandHashMap.end() );
+        }
+
+        void AddCommand( const OUString& aCmd )
+        {
+            m_aCommandHashMap.emplace( aCmd, 0 );
+        }
+
+    private:
+        typedef std::unordered_map<OUString, sal_Int32>
+            CommandHashMap;
+
+        CommandHashMap m_aCommandHashMap;
+};
+
+std::mutex& GetOwnStaticMutex()
+{
+    static std::mutex theCommandOptionsMutex;
+    return theCommandOptionsMutex;
+}
+
+}
+
+typedef ::std::vector< css::uno::WeakReference< css::frame::XFrame > > SvtFrameVector;
+
+class SvtCommandOptions_Impl : public ConfigItem
+{
+    public:
+
+         SvtCommandOptions_Impl();
+        virtual ~SvtCommandOptions_Impl() override;
+
+        /*-****************************************************************************************************
+            @short      called for notify of configmanager
+            @descr      This method is called from the ConfigManager before the application ends or from the
+                         PropertyChangeListener if the sub tree broadcasts changes. You must update your
+                        internal values.
+
+            @seealso    baseclass ConfigItem
+
+            @param      "lPropertyNames" is the list of properties which should be updated.
+        *//*-*****************************************************************************************************/
+
+        virtual void Notify( const Sequence< OUString >& lPropertyNames ) override;
+
+        /*-****************************************************************************************************
+            @short      base implementation of public interface for "SvtDynamicMenuOptions"!
+            @descr      These class is used as static member of "SvtDynamicMenuOptions" ...
+                        => The code exist only for one time and isn't duplicated for every instance!
+        *//*-*****************************************************************************************************/
+
+        bool                HasEntries  (   SvtCommandOptions::CmdOption    eOption     ) const;
+        bool                Lookup      (   SvtCommandOptions::CmdOption    eCmdOption, const OUString& ) const;
+        void EstablishFrameCallback(const css::uno::Reference< css::frame::XFrame >& xFrame);
+
+    private:
+
+        virtual void ImplCommit() override;
+
+        /*-****************************************************************************************************
+            @short      return list of key names of our configuration management which represent our module tree
+            @descr      This method returns the current list of key names! We need it to get needed values from our
+                        configuration management and support dynamical menu item lists!
+            @param      "nDisabledCount", returns count of menu entries for "new"
+            @return     A list of configuration key names is returned.
+        *//*-*****************************************************************************************************/
+
+        Sequence< OUString > impl_GetPropertyNames();
+
+    private:
+        SvtCmdOptions  m_aDisabledCommands;
+        SvtFrameVector m_lFrames;
+};
+
+//  constructor
+
+SvtCommandOptions_Impl::SvtCommandOptions_Impl()
+    // Init baseclasses first
+    :   ConfigItem( ROOTNODE_CMDOPTIONS )
+    // Init member then...
+{
+    // Get names and values of all accessible menu entries and fill internal structures.
+    // See impl_GetPropertyNames() for further information.
+    Sequence< OUString >    lNames              = impl_GetPropertyNames ();
+    Sequence< Any >         lValues             = GetProperties         ( lNames         );
+
+    // Safe impossible cases.
+    // We need values from ALL configuration keys.
+    // Follow assignment use order of values in relation to our list of key names!
+    DBG_ASSERT( !(lNames.getLength()!=lValues.getLength()), "SvtCommandOptions_Impl::SvtCommandOptions_Impl()\nI miss some values of configuration keys!\n" );
+
+    // Copy values from list in right order to our internal member.
+    // Attention: List for names and values have an internal construction pattern!
+    sal_Int32   nItem     = 0;
+    OUString    sCmd;
+
+    // Get names/values for disabled commands.
+    for( nItem=0; nItem < lNames.getLength(); ++nItem )
+    {
+        // Currently only one value
+        lValues[nItem] >>= sCmd;
+        m_aDisabledCommands.AddCommand( sCmd );
+    }
+
+/*TODO: Not used in the moment! see Notify() ...
+    // Enable notification mechanism of our baseclass.
+    // We need it to get information about changes outside these class on our used configuration keys! */
+    Sequence<OUString> aNotifySeq { "Disabled" };
+    EnableNotification( aNotifySeq, true );
+}
+
+//  destructor
+
+SvtCommandOptions_Impl::~SvtCommandOptions_Impl()
+{
+    assert(!IsModified()); // should have been committed
+}
+
+//  public method
+
+void SvtCommandOptions_Impl::Notify( const Sequence< OUString >& )
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+
+    Sequence< OUString >    lNames   = impl_GetPropertyNames ();
+    Sequence< Any >         lValues  = GetProperties         ( lNames         );
+
+    // Safe impossible cases.
+    // We need values from ALL configuration keys.
+    // Follow assignment use order of values in relation to our list of key names!
+    DBG_ASSERT( !(lNames.getLength()!=lValues.getLength()), "SvtCommandOptions_Impl::Notify()\nI miss some values of configuration keys!\n" );
+
+    // Copy values from list in right order to our internal member.
+    // Attention: List for names and values have an internal construction pattern!
+    sal_Int32   nItem     = 0;
+    OUString    sCmd;
+
+    m_aDisabledCommands.Clear();
+
+    // Get names/values for disabled commands.
+    for( nItem=0; nItem < lNames.getLength(); ++nItem )
+    {
+        // Currently only one value
+        lValues[nItem] >>= sCmd;
+        m_aDisabledCommands.AddCommand( sCmd );
+    }
+
+    // don't forget to update all existing frames and her might cached dispatch objects!
+    // But look for already killed frames. We hold weak references instead of hard ones ...
+    for (SvtFrameVector::iterator pIt  = m_lFrames.begin(); pIt != m_lFrames.end(); )
+    {
+        css::uno::Reference< css::frame::XFrame > xFrame(pIt->get(), css::uno::UNO_QUERY);
+        if (xFrame.is())
+        {
+            xFrame->contextChanged();
+            ++pIt;
+        }
+        else
+            pIt = m_lFrames.erase(pIt);
+    }
+}
+
+//  public method
+
+void SvtCommandOptions_Impl::ImplCommit()
+{
+    SAL_WARN("unotools.config","SvtCommandOptions_Impl::ImplCommit(): Not implemented yet!");
+}
+
+//  public method
+
+bool SvtCommandOptions_Impl::HasEntries( SvtCommandOptions::CmdOption eOption ) const
+{
+    if ( eOption == SvtCommandOptions::CMDOPTION_DISABLED )
+        return m_aDisabledCommands.HasEntries();
+    else
+        return false;
+}
+
+//  public method
+
+bool SvtCommandOptions_Impl::Lookup( SvtCommandOptions::CmdOption eCmdOption, const OUString& aCommand ) const
+{
+    switch( eCmdOption )
+    {
+        case SvtCommandOptions::CMDOPTION_DISABLED:
+        {
+            return m_aDisabledCommands.Lookup( aCommand );
+        }
+        default:
+            SAL_WARN( "unotools.config", "SvtCommandOptions_Impl::Lookup() Unknown option type given!" );
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+//  public method
+
+void SvtCommandOptions_Impl::EstablishFrameCallback(const css::uno::Reference< css::frame::XFrame >& xFrame)
+{
+    // check if frame already exists inside list
+    // ignore double registrations
+    // every frame must be notified one times only!
+    css::uno::WeakReference< css::frame::XFrame > xWeak(xFrame);
+    SvtFrameVector::const_iterator pIt = ::std::find(m_lFrames.begin(), m_lFrames.end(), xWeak);
+    if (pIt == m_lFrames.end())
+        m_lFrames.push_back(xWeak);
+}
+
+//  private method
+
+Sequence< OUString > SvtCommandOptions_Impl::impl_GetPropertyNames()
+{
+    // First get ALL names of current existing list items in configuration!
+    Sequence< OUString > lDisabledItems      = GetNodeNames( SETNODE_DISABLED, utl::ConfigNameFormat::LocalPath );
+
+    // Expand all keys
+    for (OUString& rItem : asNonConstRange(lDisabledItems))
+        rItem =  SETNODE_DISABLED PATHDELIMITER + rItem + PATHDELIMITER PROPERTYNAME_CMD;
+
+    // Return result.
+    return lDisabledItems;
+}
+
+namespace {
+
+std::weak_ptr<SvtCommandOptions_Impl> g_pCommandOptions;
+
+}
+
+SvtCommandOptions::SvtCommandOptions()
+{
+    // Global access, must be guarded (multithreading!).
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+
+    m_pImpl = g_pCommandOptions.lock();
+    if( !m_pImpl )
+    {
+        m_pImpl = std::make_shared<SvtCommandOptions_Impl>();
+        g_pCommandOptions = m_pImpl;
+        aGuard.unlock(); // because holdConfigItem will call this constructor
+        ItemHolder1::holdConfigItem(EItem::CmdOptions);
+    }
+}
+
+SvtCommandOptions::~SvtCommandOptions()
+{
+    // Global access, must be guarded (multithreading!)
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+
+    m_pImpl.reset();
+}
+
+//  public method
+
+bool SvtCommandOptions::HasEntries( CmdOption eOption ) const
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    return m_pImpl->HasEntries( eOption );
+}
+
+//  public method
+
+bool SvtCommandOptions::Lookup( CmdOption eCmdOption, const OUString& aCommandURL ) const
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    return m_pImpl->Lookup( eCmdOption, aCommandURL );
+}
+
+//  public method
+
+void SvtCommandOptions::EstablishFrameCallback(const css::uno::Reference< css::frame::XFrame >& xFrame)
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    m_pImpl->EstablishFrameCallback(xFrame);
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/compatibility.cxx b/unotools/source/config/compatibility.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95bcc2dc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/compatibility.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,359 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <unotools/compatibility.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configitem.hxx>
+#include <unotools/syslocale.hxx>
+#include <tools/debug.hxx>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Any.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyValue.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/Locale.hpp>
+#include <i18nlangtag/languagetag.hxx>
+
+#include "itemholder1.hxx"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+
+using namespace ::std;
+using namespace ::utl;
+using namespace ::osl;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::beans;
+
+constexpr OUStringLiteral ROOTNODE_OPTIONS = u"Office.Compatibility";
+#define PATHDELIMITER           "/"
+#define SETNODE_ALLFILEFORMATS  "AllFileFormats"
+
+SvtCompatibilityEntry::SvtCompatibilityEntry()
+    : m_aPropertyValue( SvtCompatibilityEntry::getElementCount() )
+{
+    /* Should be in the start. Do not remove it. */
+    setValue<OUString>( Index::Name, OUString() );
+    setValue<OUString>( Index::Module, OUString() );
+
+    /* Editable list of default values. Sync it with the SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index enum class. */
+    setValue<bool>( Index::UsePrtMetrics, false );
+    setValue<bool>( Index::AddSpacing, false );
+    setValue<bool>( Index::AddSpacingAtPages, false );
+    setValue<bool>( Index::UseOurTabStops, false );
+    setValue<bool>( Index::NoExtLeading, false );
+    setValue<bool>( Index::UseLineSpacing, false );
+    setValue<bool>( Index::AddTableSpacing, false );
+    setValue<bool>( Index::UseObjectPositioning, false );
+    setValue<bool>( Index::UseOurTextWrapping, false );
+    setValue<bool>( Index::ConsiderWrappingStyle, false );
+    setValue<bool>( Index::ExpandWordSpace, true );
+    setValue<bool>( Index::ProtectForm, false );
+    setValue<bool>( Index::MsWordTrailingBlanks, false );
+    setValue<bool>( Index::SubtractFlysAnchoredAtFlys, false );
+    setValue<bool>( Index::EmptyDbFieldHidesPara, true );
+    setValue<bool>( Index::AddTableLineSpacing, false );
+}
+
+OUString SvtCompatibilityEntry::getName( const Index rIdx )
+{
+    static const char* sPropertyName[] =
+    {
+        /* Should be in the start. Do not remove it. */
+        "Name",
+        "Module",
+
+        /* Editable list of compatibility option names. Sync it with the SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index enum class. */
+        "UsePrinterMetrics",
+        "AddSpacing",
+        "AddSpacingAtPages",
+        "UseOurTabStopFormat",
+        "NoExternalLeading",
+        "UseLineSpacing",
+        "AddTableSpacing",
+        "UseObjectPositioning",
+        "UseOurTextWrapping",
+        "ConsiderWrappingStyle",
+        "ExpandWordSpace",
+        "ProtectForm",
+        "MsWordCompTrailingBlanks",
+        "SubtractFlysAnchoredAtFlys",
+        "EmptyDbFieldHidesPara",
+        "AddTableLineSpacing",
+    };
+
+    /* Size of sPropertyName array not equal size of the SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index enum class */
+    assert( SAL_N_ELEMENTS(sPropertyName) == static_cast<int>( SvtCompatibilityEntry::getElementCount() ) );
+
+    return OUString::createFromAscii( sPropertyName[ static_cast<int>(rIdx) ] );
+}
+
+/*-****************************************************************************************************************
+    @descr  support simple menu structures and operations on it
+****************************************************************************************************************-*/
+
+/*-****************************************************************************************************
+    @short      base implementation of public interface for "SvtCompatibilityOptions"!
+    @descr      These class is used as static member of "SvtCompatibilityOptions" ...
+                => The code exist only for one time and isn't duplicated for every instance!
+*//*-*****************************************************************************************************/
+class SvtCompatibilityOptions_Impl : public ConfigItem
+{
+    public:
+        SvtCompatibilityOptions_Impl();
+        virtual ~SvtCompatibilityOptions_Impl() override;
+
+        void AppendItem( const SvtCompatibilityEntry& aItem );
+        void Clear();
+
+        void SetDefault( SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index rIdx, bool rValue );
+        bool GetDefault( SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index rIdx ) const;
+
+        const std::vector< SvtCompatibilityEntry > & GetOptions() const { return m_aOptions; }
+
+        /*-****************************************************************************************************
+            @short      called for notify of configmanager
+            @descr      This method is called from the ConfigManager before the application ends or from the
+                        PropertyChangeListener if the sub tree broadcasts changes. You must update your
+                        internal values.
+
+            @seealso    baseclass ConfigItem
+
+            @param      "lPropertyNames" is the list of properties which should be updated.
+        *//*-*****************************************************************************************************/
+        virtual void Notify( const Sequence< OUString >& lPropertyNames ) override;
+
+    private:
+        virtual void ImplCommit() override;
+
+        /*-****************************************************************************************************
+            @short      return list of key names of our configuration management which represent one module tree
+            @descr      These methods return the current list of key names! We need it to get needed values from our
+                        configuration management and support dynamical menu item lists!
+            @return     A list of configuration key names is returned.
+        *//*-*****************************************************************************************************/
+        Sequence< OUString > impl_GetPropertyNames( Sequence< OUString >& rItems );
+
+    private:
+        std::vector< SvtCompatibilityEntry > m_aOptions;
+        SvtCompatibilityEntry                m_aDefOptions;
+};
+
+SvtCompatibilityOptions_Impl::SvtCompatibilityOptions_Impl() : ConfigItem( ROOTNODE_OPTIONS )
+{
+    // Get names and values of all accessible menu entries and fill internal structures.
+    // See impl_GetPropertyNames() for further information.
+    Sequence< OUString > lNodes;
+    Sequence< OUString > lNames  = impl_GetPropertyNames( lNodes );
+    Sequence< Any >      lValues = GetProperties( lNames );
+
+    // Safe impossible cases.
+    // We need values from ALL configuration keys.
+    // Follow assignment use order of values in relation to our list of key names!
+    DBG_ASSERT( !( lNames.getLength()!=lValues.getLength() ), "SvtCompatibilityOptions_Impl::SvtCompatibilityOptions_Impl()\nI miss some values of configuration keys!\n" );
+
+    // Get names/values for new menu.
+    // 4 subkeys for every item!
+    bool bDefaultFound = false;
+    sal_Int32 nDestStep    = 0;
+    for ( const auto& rNode : std::as_const(lNodes) )
+    {
+        SvtCompatibilityEntry aItem;
+
+        aItem.setValue<OUString>( SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index::Name, rNode );
+
+        for ( int i = static_cast<int>(SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index::Module); i < static_cast<int>(SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index::INVALID); ++i )
+        {
+            aItem.setValue( SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index(i), lValues[ nDestStep ] );
+            nDestStep++;
+        }
+
+        m_aOptions.push_back( aItem );
+
+        if ( !bDefaultFound && aItem.getValue<OUString>( SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index::Name ) == SvtCompatibilityEntry::DEFAULT_ENTRY_NAME )
+        {
+            SvtSysLocale aSysLocale;
+            css::lang::Locale aLocale = aSysLocale.GetLanguageTag().getLocale();
+            if ( aLocale.Language == "zh" || aLocale.Language == "ja" || aLocale.Language == "ko" )
+                aItem.setValue<bool>( SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index::ExpandWordSpace, false );
+
+            m_aDefOptions = aItem;
+            bDefaultFound = true;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+SvtCompatibilityOptions_Impl::~SvtCompatibilityOptions_Impl()
+{
+    assert( !IsModified() ); // should have been committed
+}
+
+void SvtCompatibilityOptions_Impl::AppendItem( const SvtCompatibilityEntry& aItem )
+{
+    m_aOptions.push_back( aItem );
+
+    // default item reset?
+    if ( aItem.getValue<OUString>( SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index::Name ) == SvtCompatibilityEntry::DEFAULT_ENTRY_NAME )
+        m_aDefOptions = aItem;
+
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+void SvtCompatibilityOptions_Impl::Clear()
+{
+    m_aOptions.clear();
+
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+void SvtCompatibilityOptions_Impl::SetDefault( SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index rIdx, bool rValue )
+{
+    /* Are not set Name and Module */
+    assert( rIdx != SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index::Name && rIdx != SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index::Module );
+
+    m_aDefOptions.setValue<bool>( rIdx, rValue );
+}
+
+bool SvtCompatibilityOptions_Impl::GetDefault( SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index rIdx ) const
+{
+    /* Are not set Name and Module */
+    assert( rIdx != SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index::Name && rIdx != SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index::Module );
+
+    return m_aDefOptions.getValue<bool>( rIdx );
+}
+
+void SvtCompatibilityOptions_Impl::Notify( const Sequence< OUString >& )
+{
+    SAL_WARN( "unotools.config", "SvtCompatibilityOptions_Impl::Notify() Not implemented yet! I don't know how I can handle a dynamical list of unknown properties ..." );
+}
+
+void SvtCompatibilityOptions_Impl::ImplCommit()
+{
+    // Write all properties!
+    // Delete complete set first.
+    ClearNodeSet( SETNODE_ALLFILEFORMATS );
+
+    Sequence< PropertyValue > lPropertyValues( SvtCompatibilityEntry::getElementCount() - 1 );
+    auto lPropertyValuesRange = asNonConstRange(lPropertyValues);
+    sal_uInt32 nNewCount = m_aOptions.size();
+    for ( sal_uInt32 nItem = 0; nItem < nNewCount; ++nItem )
+    {
+        SvtCompatibilityEntry aItem = m_aOptions[ nItem ];
+        OUString              sNode = SETNODE_ALLFILEFORMATS PATHDELIMITER + aItem.getValue<OUString>( SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index::Name ) + PATHDELIMITER;
+
+        for ( int i = static_cast<int>(SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index::Module); i < static_cast<int>(SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index::INVALID); ++i )
+        {
+            lPropertyValuesRange[ i - 1 ].Name  = sNode + SvtCompatibilityEntry::getName( SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index(i) );
+            lPropertyValuesRange[ i - 1 ].Value = aItem.getValue( SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index(i) );
+        }
+
+        SetSetProperties( SETNODE_ALLFILEFORMATS, lPropertyValues );
+    }
+}
+
+Sequence< OUString > SvtCompatibilityOptions_Impl::impl_GetPropertyNames( Sequence< OUString >& rItems )
+{
+    // First get ALL names of current existing list items in configuration!
+    rItems = GetNodeNames( SETNODE_ALLFILEFORMATS );
+
+    // expand list to result list ...
+    Sequence< OUString > lProperties( rItems.getLength() * ( SvtCompatibilityEntry::getElementCount() - 1 ) );
+    auto lPropertiesRange = asNonConstRange(lProperties);
+
+    sal_Int32 nDestStep    = 0;
+    // Copy entries to destination and expand every item with 2 supported sub properties.
+    for ( const auto& rItem : std::as_const(rItems) )
+    {
+        OUString sFixPath = SETNODE_ALLFILEFORMATS PATHDELIMITER + rItem + PATHDELIMITER;
+        for ( int i = static_cast<int>(SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index::Module); i < static_cast<int>(SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index::INVALID); ++i )
+        {
+            lPropertiesRange[ nDestStep ] = sFixPath + SvtCompatibilityEntry::getName( SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index(i) );
+            nDestStep++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Return result.
+    return lProperties;
+}
+
+namespace
+{
+    std::weak_ptr<SvtCompatibilityOptions_Impl> theOptions;
+}
+
+SvtCompatibilityOptions::SvtCompatibilityOptions()
+{
+    // Global access, must be guarded (multithreading!).
+    MutexGuard aGuard( GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+
+    m_pImpl = theOptions.lock();
+    if ( !m_pImpl )
+    {
+        m_pImpl    = std::make_shared<SvtCompatibilityOptions_Impl>();
+        theOptions = m_pImpl;
+        ItemHolder1::holdConfigItem( EItem::Compatibility );
+    }
+}
+
+SvtCompatibilityOptions::~SvtCompatibilityOptions()
+{
+    // Global access, must be guarded (multithreading!)
+    MutexGuard aGuard( GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    m_pImpl.reset();
+}
+
+void SvtCompatibilityOptions::AppendItem( const SvtCompatibilityEntry& aItem )
+{
+    MutexGuard aGuard( GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    m_pImpl->AppendItem( aItem );
+}
+
+void SvtCompatibilityOptions::Clear()
+{
+    MutexGuard aGuard( GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    m_pImpl->Clear();
+}
+
+void SvtCompatibilityOptions::SetDefault( SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index rIdx, bool rValue )
+{
+    MutexGuard aGuard( GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    m_pImpl->SetDefault( rIdx, rValue );
+}
+
+bool SvtCompatibilityOptions::GetDefault( SvtCompatibilityEntry::Index rIdx ) const
+{
+    MutexGuard aGuard( GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    return m_pImpl->GetDefault( rIdx );
+}
+
+std::vector< SvtCompatibilityEntry > SvtCompatibilityOptions::GetList() const
+{
+    MutexGuard aGuard( GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+
+    return m_pImpl->GetOptions();
+}
+
+namespace
+{
+    class theCompatibilityOptionsMutex : public rtl::Static<osl::Mutex, theCompatibilityOptionsMutex>{};
+}
+
+Mutex& SvtCompatibilityOptions::GetOwnStaticMutex()
+{
+    return theCompatibilityOptionsMutex::get();
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/configitem.cxx b/unotools/source/config/configitem.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90da75c04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/configitem.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,1191 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configitem.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configmgr.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configpaths.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/util/XChangesListener.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/util/XChangesNotifier.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/container/XHierarchicalNameAccess.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/configuration/XTemplateContainer.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/container/XNameContainer.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XSingleServiceFactory.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XServiceInfo.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyValue.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyAttribute.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/util/XChangesBatch.hpp>
+#include <o3tl/deleter.hxx>
+#include <osl/diagnose.h>
+#include <comphelper/sequence.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/solarmutex.hxx>
+#include <tools/diagnose_ex.h>
+
+using namespace utl;
+using namespace com::sun::star::uno;
+using namespace com::sun::star::util;
+using namespace com::sun::star::lang;
+using namespace com::sun::star::beans;
+using namespace com::sun::star::container;
+using namespace com::sun::star::configuration;
+
+#include <cppuhelper/implbase.hxx>
+#include <utility>
+
+/*
+    The ConfigChangeListener_Impl receives notifications from the configuration about changes that
+    have happened. It forwards this notification to the ConfigItem it knows a pParent by calling its
+    "CallNotify" method. As ConfigItems are most probably not thread safe, the SolarMutex is acquired
+    before doing so.
+*/
+
+namespace utl{
+    class ConfigChangeListener_Impl : public cppu::WeakImplHelper
+    <
+        css::util::XChangesListener
+    >
+    {
+        public:
+            ConfigItem*                 pParent;
+            const Sequence< OUString >  aPropertyNames;
+            ConfigChangeListener_Impl(ConfigItem& rItem, const Sequence< OUString >& rNames);
+
+        //XChangesListener
+        virtual void SAL_CALL changesOccurred( const ChangesEvent& Event ) override;
+
+        //XEventListener
+        virtual void SAL_CALL disposing( const EventObject& Source ) override;
+    };
+}
+
+namespace {
+
+class ValueCounter_Impl
+{
+    sal_Int16& rCnt;
+public:
+    explicit ValueCounter_Impl(sal_Int16& rCounter)
+        : rCnt(rCounter)
+    {
+        rCnt++;
+    }
+    ~ValueCounter_Impl()
+    {
+        OSL_ENSURE(rCnt>0, "RefCount < 0 ??");
+        rCnt--;
+    }
+};
+
+}
+
+ConfigChangeListener_Impl::ConfigChangeListener_Impl(
+             ConfigItem& rItem, const Sequence< OUString >& rNames) :
+    pParent(&rItem),
+    aPropertyNames(rNames)
+{
+}
+
+void ConfigChangeListener_Impl::changesOccurred( const ChangesEvent& rEvent )
+{
+    Sequence<OUString>  aChangedNames(rEvent.Changes.getLength());
+    OUString* pNames = aChangedNames.getArray();
+
+    sal_Int32 nNotify = 0;
+    for(const auto& rElementChange : rEvent.Changes)
+    {
+        OUString sTemp;
+        rElementChange.Accessor >>= sTemp;
+        //true if the path is completely correct or if it is longer
+        //i.e ...Print/Content/Graphic and .../Print
+        bool bFound = std::any_of(aPropertyNames.begin(), aPropertyNames.end(),
+            [&sTemp](const OUString& rCheckPropertyName) { return isPrefixOfConfigurationPath(sTemp, rCheckPropertyName); });
+        if(bFound)
+            pNames[nNotify++] = sTemp;
+    }
+    if( nNotify )
+    {
+        ::comphelper::SolarMutex *pMutex = ::comphelper::SolarMutex::get();
+        if ( pMutex )
+        {
+            osl::Guard<comphelper::SolarMutex> aMutexGuard( pMutex );
+            aChangedNames.realloc(nNotify);
+            pParent->CallNotify(aChangedNames);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void ConfigChangeListener_Impl::disposing( const EventObject& /*rSource*/ )
+{
+    pParent->RemoveChangesListener();
+}
+
+ConfigItem::ConfigItem(OUString aSubTree, ConfigItemMode nSetMode ) :
+    sSubTree(std::move(aSubTree)),
+    m_nMode(nSetMode),
+    m_bIsModified(false),
+    m_bEnableInternalNotification(false),
+    m_nInValueChange(0)
+{
+    if (utl::ConfigManager::IsFuzzing())
+        return;
+
+    if (nSetMode & ConfigItemMode::ReleaseTree)
+        ConfigManager::getConfigManager().addConfigItem(*this);
+    else
+        m_xHierarchyAccess = ConfigManager::getConfigManager().addConfigItem(*this);
+}
+
+ConfigItem::~ConfigItem()
+{
+    suppress_fun_call_w_exception(RemoveChangesListener());
+    ConfigManager::getConfigManager().removeConfigItem(*this);
+}
+
+void ConfigItem::CallNotify( const css::uno::Sequence<OUString>& rPropertyNames )
+{
+    // the call is forwarded to the virtual Notify() method
+    // it is pure virtual, so all classes deriving from ConfigItem have to decide how they
+    // want to notify listeners
+    if(m_nInValueChange <= 0 || m_bEnableInternalNotification)
+        Notify(rPropertyNames);
+}
+
+void ConfigItem::impl_packLocalizedProperties(  const   Sequence< OUString >&   lInNames    ,
+                                                const   Sequence< Any >&        lInValues   ,
+                                                        Sequence< Any >&        lOutValues  )
+{
+    // This method should be called for special AllLocales ConfigItem-mode only!
+
+    sal_Int32                   nSourceCounter;      // used to step during input lists
+    sal_Int32                   nSourceSize;         // marks end of loop over input lists
+    sal_Int32                   nDestinationCounter; // actual position in output lists
+    sal_Int32                   nPropertyCounter;    // counter of inner loop for Sequence< PropertyValue >
+    sal_Int32                   nPropertiesSize;     // marks end of inner loop
+    Sequence< OUString >        lPropertyNames;      // list of all locales for localized entry
+    Sequence< PropertyValue >   lProperties;         // localized values of a configuration entry packed for return
+    Reference< XInterface >     xLocalizedNode;      // if cfg entry is localized ... lInValues contains an XInterface!
+
+    // Optimise follow algorithm ... A LITTLE BIT :-)
+    // There exist two different possibilities:
+    //  i ) There exist no localized entries ...                        =>  size of lOutValues will be the same like lInNames/lInValues!
+    //  ii) There exist some (mostly one or two) localized entries ...  =>  size of lOutValues will be the same like lInNames/lInValues!
+    //  ... Why? If a localized value exist - the any is filled with an XInterface object (is a SetNode-service).
+    //      We read all his child nodes and pack it into Sequence< PropertyValue >.
+    //      The result list we pack into the return any. We never change size of lists!
+    nSourceSize = lInNames.getLength();
+    lOutValues.realloc( nSourceSize );
+    auto plOutValues = lOutValues.getArray();
+
+    // Algorithm:
+    // Copy all names and values from in to out lists.
+    // Look for special localized entries ... You can detect it as "XInterface" packed into an Any.
+    // Use this XInterface-object to read all localized values and pack it into Sequence< PropertValue >.
+    // Add this list to out lists then.
+
+    nDestinationCounter = 0;
+    for( nSourceCounter=0; nSourceCounter<nSourceSize; ++nSourceCounter )
+    {
+        // If item a special localized one ... convert and pack it ...
+        if( lInValues[nSourceCounter].getValueTypeName() == "com.sun.star.uno.XInterface" )
+        {
+            lInValues[nSourceCounter] >>= xLocalizedNode;
+            Reference< XNameContainer > xSetAccess( xLocalizedNode, UNO_QUERY );
+            if( xSetAccess.is() )
+            {
+                lPropertyNames  =   xSetAccess->getElementNames();
+                nPropertiesSize =   lPropertyNames.getLength();
+                lProperties.realloc( nPropertiesSize );
+                auto plProperties = lProperties.getArray();
+
+                for( nPropertyCounter=0; nPropertyCounter<nPropertiesSize; ++nPropertyCounter )
+                {
+                    plProperties[nPropertyCounter].Name  =   lPropertyNames[nPropertyCounter];
+                    OUString sLocaleValue;
+                    xSetAccess->getByName( lPropertyNames[nPropertyCounter] ) >>= sLocaleValue;
+                    plProperties[nPropertyCounter].Value <<= sLocaleValue;
+                }
+
+                plOutValues[nDestinationCounter] <<= lProperties;
+            }
+        }
+        // ... or copy normal items to return lists directly.
+        else
+        {
+            plOutValues[nDestinationCounter] = lInValues[nSourceCounter];
+        }
+        ++nDestinationCounter;
+    }
+}
+
+void ConfigItem::impl_unpackLocalizedProperties(    const   Sequence< OUString >&   lInNames    ,
+                                                    const   Sequence< Any >&        lInValues   ,
+                                                            Sequence< OUString >&   lOutNames   ,
+                                                            Sequence< Any >&        lOutValues)
+{
+    // This method should be called for special AllLocales ConfigItem-mode only!
+
+    sal_Int32                   nSourceSize;         // marks end of loop over input lists
+    sal_Int32                   nDestinationCounter; // actual position in output lists
+    sal_Int32                   nPropertiesSize;     // marks end of inner loop
+    OUString                    sNodeName;           // base name of node ( e.g. "UIName/" ) ... expand to locale ( e.g. "UIName/de" )
+    Sequence< PropertyValue >   lProperties;         // localized values of a configuration entry gotten from lInValues-Any
+
+    // Optimise follow algorithm ... A LITTLE BIT :-)
+    // There exist two different possibilities:
+    //  i ) There exist no localized entries ...                        =>  size of lOutNames/lOutValues will be the same like lInNames/lInValues!
+    //  ii) There exist some (mostly one or two) localized entries ...  =>  size of lOutNames/lOutValues will be some bytes greater then lInNames/lInValues.
+    //  =>  I think we should make it fast for i). ii) is a special case and mustn't be SOOOO... fast.
+    //      We should reserve same space for output list like input ones first.
+    //      Follow algorithm looks for these borders and change it for ii) only!
+    //      It will be faster then a "realloc()" call in every loop ...
+    nSourceSize = lInNames.getLength();
+
+    lOutNames.realloc   ( nSourceSize );
+    auto plOutNames = lOutNames.getArray();
+    lOutValues.realloc  ( nSourceSize );
+    auto plOutValues = lOutValues.getArray();
+
+    // Algorithm:
+    // Copy all names and values from const to return lists.
+    // Look for special localized entries ... You can detect it as Sequence< PropertyValue > packed into an Any.
+    // Split it ... insert PropertyValue.Name to lOutNames and PropertyValue.Value to lOutValues.
+
+    nDestinationCounter = 0;
+    for( sal_Int32 nSourceCounter=0; nSourceCounter<nSourceSize; ++nSourceCounter )
+    {
+        // If item a special localized one ... split it and insert his parts to output lists ...
+        if( lInValues[nSourceCounter].getValueType() == cppu::UnoType<Sequence<PropertyValue>>::get() )
+        {
+            lInValues[nSourceCounter] >>= lProperties;
+            nPropertiesSize = lProperties.getLength();
+
+            sNodeName = lInNames[nSourceCounter] + "/";
+
+            if( (nDestinationCounter+nPropertiesSize) > lOutNames.getLength() )
+            {
+                lOutNames.realloc   ( nDestinationCounter+nPropertiesSize );
+                plOutNames = lOutNames.getArray();
+                lOutValues.realloc  ( nDestinationCounter+nPropertiesSize );
+                plOutValues = lOutValues.getArray();
+            }
+
+            for( const auto& rProperty : std::as_const(lProperties) )
+            {
+                plOutNames [nDestinationCounter] = sNodeName + rProperty.Name;
+                plOutValues[nDestinationCounter] = rProperty.Value;
+                ++nDestinationCounter;
+            }
+        }
+        // ... or copy normal items to return lists directly.
+        else
+        {
+            if( (nDestinationCounter+1) > lOutNames.getLength() )
+            {
+                lOutNames.realloc   ( nDestinationCounter+1 );
+                plOutNames = lOutNames.getArray();
+                lOutValues.realloc  ( nDestinationCounter+1 );
+                plOutValues = lOutValues.getArray();
+            }
+
+            plOutNames [nDestinationCounter] = lInNames [nSourceCounter];
+            plOutValues[nDestinationCounter] = lInValues[nSourceCounter];
+            ++nDestinationCounter;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+Sequence< sal_Bool > ConfigItem::GetReadOnlyStates(const css::uno::Sequence< OUString >& rNames)
+{
+    sal_Int32 i;
+
+    // size of return list is fix!
+    // Every item must match to length of incoming name list.
+    sal_Int32 nCount = rNames.getLength();
+    Sequence< sal_Bool > lStates(nCount);
+    sal_Bool* plStates = lStates.getArray();
+
+    // We must be sure to return a valid information every time!
+    // Set default to non readonly... similar to the configuration handling of this property.
+    std::fill_n(plStates, lStates.getLength(), false);
+
+    // no access - no information...
+    Reference< XHierarchicalNameAccess > xHierarchyAccess = GetTree();
+    if (!xHierarchyAccess.is())
+        return lStates;
+
+    for (i=0; i<nCount; ++i)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            OUString sName = rNames[i];
+            OUString sPath;
+            OUString sProperty;
+
+            (void)::utl::splitLastFromConfigurationPath(sName,sPath,sProperty);
+            if (sPath.isEmpty() && sProperty.isEmpty())
+            {
+                OSL_FAIL("ConfigItem::IsReadonly() split failed");
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            Reference< XInterface >       xNode;
+            Reference< XPropertySet >     xSet;
+            Reference< XPropertySetInfo > xInfo;
+            if (!sPath.isEmpty())
+            {
+                Any aNode = xHierarchyAccess->getByHierarchicalName(sPath);
+                if (!(aNode >>= xNode) || !xNode.is())
+                {
+                    OSL_FAIL("ConfigItem::IsReadonly() no set available");
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                xNode = xHierarchyAccess;
+            }
+
+            xSet.set(xNode, UNO_QUERY);
+            if (xSet.is())
+            {
+                xInfo = xSet->getPropertySetInfo();
+                OSL_ENSURE(xInfo.is(), "ConfigItem::IsReadonly() getPropertySetInfo failed ...");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                xInfo.set(xNode, UNO_QUERY);
+                OSL_ENSURE(xInfo.is(), "ConfigItem::IsReadonly() UNO_QUERY failed ...");
+            }
+
+            if (!xInfo.is())
+            {
+                OSL_FAIL("ConfigItem::IsReadonly() no prop info available");
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            Property aProp = xInfo->getPropertyByName(sProperty);
+            plStates[i] = (aProp.Attributes & PropertyAttribute::READONLY) == PropertyAttribute::READONLY;
+        }
+        catch (const Exception&)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+
+    return lStates;
+}
+
+Sequence< Any > ConfigItem::GetProperties(const Sequence< OUString >& rNames)
+{
+    Reference<XHierarchicalNameAccess> xHierarchyAccess = GetTree();
+    if(xHierarchyAccess.is())
+        return GetProperties(xHierarchyAccess, rNames,
+                    (m_nMode & ConfigItemMode::AllLocales ) == ConfigItemMode::AllLocales);
+    return Sequence< Any >(rNames.getLength());
+}
+
+Sequence< Any > ConfigItem::GetProperties(
+        css::uno::Reference<css::container::XHierarchicalNameAccess> const & xHierarchyAccess,
+        const Sequence< OUString >& rNames,
+        bool bAllLocales)
+{
+    Sequence< Any > aRet(rNames.getLength());
+    const OUString* pNames = rNames.getConstArray();
+    Any* pRet = aRet.getArray();
+    for(int i = 0; i < rNames.getLength(); i++)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            pRet[i] = xHierarchyAccess->getByHierarchicalName(pNames[i]);
+        }
+        catch (const Exception&)
+        {
+            TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION(
+                "unotools.config",
+                "ignoring XHierarchicalNameAccess " << pNames[i]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // In special mode "ALL_LOCALES" we must convert localized values to Sequence< PropertyValue >.
+    if(bAllLocales)
+    {
+        Sequence< Any > lValues;
+        impl_packLocalizedProperties( rNames, aRet, lValues );
+        aRet = lValues;
+    }
+    return aRet;
+}
+
+bool ConfigItem::PutProperties( const Sequence< OUString >& rNames,
+                                                const Sequence< Any>& rValues)
+{
+    ValueCounter_Impl aCounter(m_nInValueChange);
+    Reference<XHierarchicalNameAccess> xHierarchyAccess = GetTree();
+    Reference<XNameReplace> xTopNodeReplace(xHierarchyAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+    bool bRet = xHierarchyAccess.is() && xTopNodeReplace.is();
+    if(bRet)
+    {
+        Sequence< OUString >    lNames;
+        Sequence< Any >         lValues;
+        const OUString*         pNames  = nullptr;
+        const Any*              pValues = nullptr;
+        sal_Int32               nNameCount;
+        if(( m_nMode & ConfigItemMode::AllLocales ) == ConfigItemMode::AllLocales )
+        {
+            // If ConfigItem works in "ALL_LOCALES"-mode ... we must support a Sequence< PropertyValue >
+            // as value of a localized configuration entry!
+            // How we can do that?
+            // We must split all PropertyValues to "Sequence< OUString >" AND "Sequence< Any >"!
+            impl_unpackLocalizedProperties( rNames, rValues, lNames, lValues );
+            pNames      = lNames.getConstArray  ();
+            pValues     = lValues.getConstArray ();
+            nNameCount  = lNames.getLength      ();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // This is the normal mode ...
+            // Use given input lists directly.
+            pNames      = rNames.getConstArray  ();
+            pValues     = rValues.getConstArray ();
+            nNameCount  = rNames.getLength      ();
+        }
+        for(int i = 0; i < nNameCount; i++)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                OUString sNode, sProperty;
+                if (splitLastFromConfigurationPath(pNames[i],sNode, sProperty))
+                {
+                    Any aNode = xHierarchyAccess->getByHierarchicalName(sNode);
+
+                    Reference<XNameAccess> xNodeAcc;
+                    aNode >>= xNodeAcc;
+                    Reference<XNameReplace>   xNodeReplace(xNodeAcc, UNO_QUERY);
+                    Reference<XNameContainer> xNodeCont   (xNodeAcc, UNO_QUERY);
+
+                    bool bExist = (xNodeAcc.is() && xNodeAcc->hasByName(sProperty));
+                    if (bExist && xNodeReplace.is())
+                        xNodeReplace->replaceByName(sProperty, pValues[i]);
+                    else
+                        if (!bExist && xNodeCont.is())
+                            xNodeCont->insertByName(sProperty, pValues[i]);
+                        else
+                            bRet = false;
+                }
+                else //direct value
+                {
+                    xTopNodeReplace->replaceByName(sProperty, pValues[i]);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (css::uno::Exception &)
+            {
+                TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools.config", "Exception from PutProperties");
+            }
+        }
+        try
+        {
+            Reference<XChangesBatch> xBatch(xHierarchyAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+            xBatch->commitChanges();
+        }
+        catch (css::uno::Exception &)
+        {
+            TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools.config", "Exception from commitChanges");
+        }
+    }
+
+    return bRet;
+}
+
+bool ConfigItem::PutProperties(
+        css::uno::Reference<css::container::XHierarchicalNameAccess> const & xHierarchyAccess,
+        const Sequence< OUString >& rNames,
+        const Sequence< Any>& rValues,
+        bool bAllLocales)
+{
+    Reference<XNameReplace> xTopNodeReplace(xHierarchyAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+    bool bRet = xTopNodeReplace.is();
+    if(bRet)
+    {
+        Sequence< OUString >    lNames;
+        Sequence< Any >         lValues;
+        const OUString*         pNames  = nullptr;
+        const Any*              pValues = nullptr;
+        sal_Int32               nNameCount;
+        if(bAllLocales)
+        {
+            // If ConfigItem works in "ALL_LOCALES"-mode ... we must support a Sequence< PropertyValue >
+            // as value of a localized configuration entry!
+            // How we can do that?
+            // We must split all PropertyValues to "Sequence< OUString >" AND "Sequence< Any >"!
+            impl_unpackLocalizedProperties( rNames, rValues, lNames, lValues );
+            pNames      = lNames.getConstArray  ();
+            pValues     = lValues.getConstArray ();
+            nNameCount  = lNames.getLength      ();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // This is the normal mode ...
+            // Use given input lists directly.
+            pNames      = rNames.getConstArray  ();
+            pValues     = rValues.getConstArray ();
+            nNameCount  = rNames.getLength      ();
+        }
+        for(int i = 0; i < nNameCount; i++)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                OUString sNode, sProperty;
+                if (splitLastFromConfigurationPath(pNames[i],sNode, sProperty))
+                {
+                    Any aNode = xHierarchyAccess->getByHierarchicalName(sNode);
+
+                    Reference<XNameAccess> xNodeAcc;
+                    aNode >>= xNodeAcc;
+                    Reference<XNameReplace>   xNodeReplace(xNodeAcc, UNO_QUERY);
+                    Reference<XNameContainer> xNodeCont   (xNodeAcc, UNO_QUERY);
+
+                    bool bExist = (xNodeAcc.is() && xNodeAcc->hasByName(sProperty));
+                    if (bExist && xNodeReplace.is())
+                        xNodeReplace->replaceByName(sProperty, pValues[i]);
+                    else
+                        if (!bExist && xNodeCont.is())
+                            xNodeCont->insertByName(sProperty, pValues[i]);
+                        else
+                            bRet = false;
+                }
+                else //direct value
+                {
+                    xTopNodeReplace->replaceByName(sProperty, pValues[i]);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (css::uno::Exception &)
+            {
+                TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools.config", "Exception from PutProperties");
+            }
+        }
+        try
+        {
+            Reference<XChangesBatch> xBatch(xHierarchyAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+            xBatch->commitChanges();
+        }
+        catch (css::uno::Exception &)
+        {
+            TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools.config", "Exception from commitChanges");
+        }
+    }
+
+    return bRet;
+}
+
+void ConfigItem::DisableNotification()
+{
+    OSL_ENSURE( xChangeLstnr.is(), "ConfigItem::DisableNotification: notifications not enabled currently!" );
+    RemoveChangesListener();
+}
+
+bool ConfigItem::EnableNotification(const Sequence< OUString >& rNames,
+                                    bool bEnableInternalNotification )
+{
+    OSL_ENSURE(!(m_nMode & ConfigItemMode::ReleaseTree), "notification in ConfigItemMode::ReleaseTree mode not possible");
+    m_bEnableInternalNotification = bEnableInternalNotification;
+    Reference<XHierarchicalNameAccess> xHierarchyAccess = GetTree();
+    Reference<XChangesNotifier> xChgNot(xHierarchyAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+    if(!xChgNot.is())
+        return false;
+
+    OSL_ENSURE(!xChangeLstnr.is(), "EnableNotification already called");
+    if(xChangeLstnr.is())
+        xChgNot->removeChangesListener( xChangeLstnr );
+    bool bRet = true;
+
+    try
+    {
+        xChangeLstnr = new ConfigChangeListener_Impl(*this, rNames);
+        xChgNot->addChangesListener( xChangeLstnr );
+    }
+    catch (const RuntimeException&)
+    {
+        bRet = false;
+    }
+    return bRet;
+}
+
+void ConfigItem::RemoveChangesListener()
+{
+    Reference<XHierarchicalNameAccess> xHierarchyAccess = GetTree();
+    if(!xHierarchyAccess.is())
+        return;
+
+    Reference<XChangesNotifier> xChgNot(xHierarchyAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+    if(xChgNot.is() && xChangeLstnr.is())
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            xChgNot->removeChangesListener( xChangeLstnr );
+            xChangeLstnr = nullptr;
+        }
+        catch (const Exception&)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void lcl_normalizeLocalNames(Sequence< OUString >& _rNames, ConfigNameFormat _eFormat, Reference<XInterface> const& _xParentNode)
+{
+    switch (_eFormat)
+    {
+    case ConfigNameFormat::LocalNode:
+        // unaltered - this is our input format
+        break;
+
+    case ConfigNameFormat::LocalPath:
+        {
+            Reference<XTemplateContainer> xTypeContainer(_xParentNode, UNO_QUERY);
+            if (xTypeContainer.is())
+            {
+                OUString sTypeName = xTypeContainer->getElementTemplateName();
+                sTypeName = sTypeName.copy(sTypeName.lastIndexOf('/')+1);
+
+                std::transform(std::cbegin(_rNames), std::cend(_rNames), _rNames.getArray(),
+                    [&sTypeName](const OUString& rName) -> OUString { return wrapConfigurationElementName(rName,sTypeName); });
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Reference<XServiceInfo> xSVI(_xParentNode, UNO_QUERY);
+                if (xSVI.is() && xSVI->supportsService("com.sun.star.configuration.SetAccess"))
+                {
+                    std::transform(std::cbegin(_rNames), std::cend(_rNames), _rNames.getArray(),
+                        [](const OUString& rName) -> OUString { return wrapConfigurationElementName(rName); });
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        break;
+
+    }
+}
+
+Sequence< OUString > ConfigItem::GetNodeNames(const OUString& rNode)
+{
+    ConfigNameFormat const eDefaultFormat = ConfigNameFormat::LocalNode; // CONFIG_NAME_DEFAULT;
+
+    return GetNodeNames(rNode, eDefaultFormat);
+}
+
+Sequence< OUString > ConfigItem::GetNodeNames(const OUString& rNode, ConfigNameFormat eFormat)
+{
+    Reference<XHierarchicalNameAccess> xHierarchyAccess = GetTree();
+    if(xHierarchyAccess.is())
+        return GetNodeNames(xHierarchyAccess, rNode, eFormat);
+    return Sequence< OUString >();
+}
+
+Sequence< OUString > ConfigItem::GetNodeNames(
+    css::uno::Reference<css::container::XHierarchicalNameAccess> const & xHierarchyAccess,
+    const OUString& rNode,
+    ConfigNameFormat eFormat)
+{
+    Sequence< OUString > aRet;
+    try
+    {
+        Reference<XNameAccess> xCont;
+        if(!rNode.isEmpty())
+        {
+            Any aNode = xHierarchyAccess->getByHierarchicalName(rNode);
+            aNode >>= xCont;
+        }
+        else
+            xCont.set(xHierarchyAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+        if(xCont.is())
+        {
+            aRet = xCont->getElementNames();
+            lcl_normalizeLocalNames(aRet,eFormat,xCont);
+        }
+
+    }
+    catch (css::uno::Exception &)
+    {
+        TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools.config", "Exception from GetNodeNames");
+    }
+    return aRet;
+}
+
+bool ConfigItem::ClearNodeSet(const OUString& rNode)
+{
+    ValueCounter_Impl aCounter(m_nInValueChange);
+    bool bRet = false;
+    Reference<XHierarchicalNameAccess> xHierarchyAccess = GetTree();
+    if(xHierarchyAccess.is())
+        bRet = ClearNodeSet(xHierarchyAccess, rNode);
+    return bRet;
+}
+
+bool ConfigItem::ClearNodeSet(
+    css::uno::Reference<css::container::XHierarchicalNameAccess> const & xHierarchyAccess,
+    const OUString& rNode)
+{
+    bool bRet = false;
+    try
+    {
+        Reference<XNameContainer> xCont;
+        if(!rNode.isEmpty())
+        {
+            Any aNode = xHierarchyAccess->getByHierarchicalName(rNode);
+            aNode >>= xCont;
+        }
+        else
+            xCont.set(xHierarchyAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+        if(!xCont.is())
+            return false;
+        const Sequence< OUString > aNames = xCont->getElementNames();
+        Reference<XChangesBatch> xBatch(xHierarchyAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+        for(const OUString& rName : aNames)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                xCont->removeByName(rName);
+            }
+            catch (css::uno::Exception &)
+            {
+                TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools.config", "Exception from removeByName");
+            }
+        }
+        xBatch->commitChanges();
+        bRet = true;
+    }
+    catch (css::uno::Exception &)
+    {
+        TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools.config", "Exception from ClearNodeSet");
+    }
+    return bRet;
+}
+
+bool ConfigItem::ClearNodeElements(const OUString& rNode, Sequence< OUString > const & rElements)
+{
+    ValueCounter_Impl aCounter(m_nInValueChange);
+    bool bRet = false;
+    Reference<XHierarchicalNameAccess> xHierarchyAccess = GetTree();
+    if(xHierarchyAccess.is())
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            Reference<XNameContainer> xCont;
+            if(!rNode.isEmpty())
+            {
+                Any aNode = xHierarchyAccess->getByHierarchicalName(rNode);
+                aNode >>= xCont;
+            }
+            else
+                xCont.set(xHierarchyAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+            if(!xCont.is())
+                return false;
+            try
+            {
+                for(const OUString& rElement : rElements)
+                {
+                    xCont->removeByName(rElement);
+                }
+                Reference<XChangesBatch> xBatch(xHierarchyAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+                xBatch->commitChanges();
+            }
+            catch (css::uno::Exception &)
+            {
+                TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools.config", "Exception from commitChanges()");
+            }
+            bRet = true;
+        }
+        catch (css::uno::Exception &)
+        {
+            TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools.config", "Exception from GetNodeNames()");
+        }
+    }
+    return bRet;
+}
+
+static OUString lcl_extractSetPropertyName( const OUString& rInPath, std::u16string_view rPrefix )
+{
+    OUString const sSubPath = dropPrefixFromConfigurationPath( rInPath, rPrefix);
+    return extractFirstFromConfigurationPath( sSubPath );
+}
+
+static
+Sequence< OUString > lcl_extractSetPropertyNames( const Sequence< PropertyValue >& rValues, std::u16string_view rPrefix )
+{
+    Sequence< OUString > aSubNodeNames(rValues.getLength());
+    OUString* pSubNodeNames = aSubNodeNames.getArray();
+
+    OUString sLastSubNode;
+    sal_Int32 nSubIndex = 0;
+
+    for(const PropertyValue& rProperty : rValues)
+    {
+        OUString const sSubPath = dropPrefixFromConfigurationPath( rProperty.Name, rPrefix);
+        OUString const sSubNode = extractFirstFromConfigurationPath( sSubPath );
+
+        if(sLastSubNode != sSubNode)
+        {
+            pSubNodeNames[nSubIndex++] = sSubNode;
+        }
+
+        sLastSubNode = sSubNode;
+    }
+    aSubNodeNames.realloc(nSubIndex);
+
+    return aSubNodeNames;
+}
+
+// Add or change properties
+bool ConfigItem::SetSetProperties(
+    const OUString& rNode, const Sequence< PropertyValue >& rValues)
+{
+    ValueCounter_Impl aCounter(m_nInValueChange);
+    Reference<XHierarchicalNameAccess> xHierarchyAccess = GetTree();
+    if(!xHierarchyAccess.is())
+        return true;
+    return SetSetProperties(xHierarchyAccess, rNode, rValues);
+}
+
+// Add or change properties
+bool ConfigItem::SetSetProperties(
+    css::uno::Reference<css::container::XHierarchicalNameAccess> const & xHierarchyAccess,
+    const OUString& rNode, const Sequence< PropertyValue >& rValues)
+{
+    bool bRet = true;
+    Reference<XChangesBatch> xBatch(xHierarchyAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+    try
+    {
+        Reference<XNameContainer> xCont;
+        if(!rNode.isEmpty())
+        {
+            Any aNode = xHierarchyAccess->getByHierarchicalName(rNode);
+            aNode >>= xCont;
+        }
+        else
+            xCont.set(xHierarchyAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+        if(!xCont.is())
+            return false;
+
+        Reference<XSingleServiceFactory> xFac(xCont, UNO_QUERY);
+
+        if(xFac.is())
+        {
+            const Sequence< OUString > aSubNodeNames = lcl_extractSetPropertyNames(rValues, rNode);
+
+            for(const auto& rSubNodeName : aSubNodeNames)
+            {
+                if(!xCont->hasByName(rSubNodeName))
+                {
+                    Reference<XInterface> xInst = xFac->createInstance();
+                    Any aVal; aVal <<= xInst;
+                    xCont->insertByName(rSubNodeName, aVal);
+                }
+                //set values
+            }
+            try
+            {
+                xBatch->commitChanges();
+            }
+            catch (css::uno::Exception &)
+            {
+                TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools.config", "Exception from commitChanges()");
+            }
+
+            const PropertyValue* pProperties = rValues.getConstArray();
+
+            Sequence< OUString > aSetNames(rValues.getLength());
+            OUString* pSetNames = aSetNames.getArray();
+
+            Sequence< Any> aSetValues(rValues.getLength());
+            Any* pSetValues = aSetValues.getArray();
+
+            bool bEmptyNode = rNode.isEmpty();
+            for(sal_Int32 k = 0; k < rValues.getLength(); k++)
+            {
+                pSetNames[k] =  pProperties[k].Name.copy( bEmptyNode ? 1 : 0);
+                pSetValues[k] = pProperties[k].Value;
+            }
+            bRet = PutProperties(xHierarchyAccess, aSetNames, aSetValues, /*bAllLocales*/false);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            //if no factory is available then the node contains basic data elements
+            for(const PropertyValue& rValue : rValues)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    OUString sSubNode = lcl_extractSetPropertyName( rValue.Name, rNode );
+
+                    if(xCont->hasByName(sSubNode))
+                        xCont->replaceByName(sSubNode, rValue.Value);
+                    else
+                        xCont->insertByName(sSubNode, rValue.Value);
+
+                    OSL_ENSURE( xHierarchyAccess->hasByHierarchicalName(rValue.Name),
+                        "Invalid config path" );
+                }
+                catch (css::uno::Exception &)
+                {
+                    TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools.config", "Exception from insert/replaceByName()");
+                }
+            }
+            xBatch->commitChanges();
+        }
+    }
+    catch (const Exception&)
+    {
+        TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools.config", "Exception from SetSetProperties");
+        bRet = false;
+    }
+    return bRet;
+}
+
+bool ConfigItem::ReplaceSetProperties(
+    const OUString& rNode, const Sequence< PropertyValue >& rValues)
+{
+    ValueCounter_Impl aCounter(m_nInValueChange);
+    bool bRet = true;
+    Reference<XHierarchicalNameAccess> xHierarchyAccess = GetTree();
+    if(xHierarchyAccess.is())
+        bRet = ReplaceSetProperties(xHierarchyAccess, rNode, rValues,
+                    ( m_nMode & ConfigItemMode::AllLocales ) == ConfigItemMode::AllLocales);
+    return bRet;
+}
+
+bool ConfigItem::ReplaceSetProperties(
+    css::uno::Reference<css::container::XHierarchicalNameAccess> const & xHierarchyAccess,
+    const OUString& rNode,
+    const Sequence< PropertyValue >& rValues,
+    bool bAllLocales)
+{
+    bool bRet = true;
+    Reference<XChangesBatch> xBatch(xHierarchyAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+    try
+    {
+        Reference<XNameContainer> xCont;
+        if(!rNode.isEmpty())
+        {
+            Any aNode = xHierarchyAccess->getByHierarchicalName(rNode);
+            aNode >>= xCont;
+        }
+        else
+            xCont.set(xHierarchyAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+        if(!xCont.is())
+            return false;
+
+        // JB: Change: now the same name handling for sets of simple values
+        const Sequence< OUString > aSubNodeNames = lcl_extractSetPropertyNames(rValues, rNode);
+
+        Reference<XSingleServiceFactory> xFac(xCont, UNO_QUERY);
+        const bool isSimpleValueSet = !xFac.is();
+
+        //remove unknown members first
+        {
+            const Sequence<OUString> aContainerSubNodes = xCont->getElementNames();
+
+            for(const OUString& rContainerSubNode : aContainerSubNodes)
+            {
+                bool bFound = comphelper::findValue(aSubNodeNames, rContainerSubNode) != -1;
+                if(!bFound)
+                    try
+                    {
+                        xCont->removeByName(rContainerSubNode);
+                    }
+                    catch (const Exception&)
+                    {
+                        if (isSimpleValueSet)
+                        {
+                            try
+                            {
+                                // #i37322#: fallback action: replace with <void/>
+                                xCont->replaceByName(rContainerSubNode, Any());
+                                // fallback successful: continue looping
+                                continue;
+                            }
+                            catch (Exception &)
+                            {} // propagate original exception, if fallback fails
+                        }
+                        throw;
+                    }
+            }
+            try { xBatch->commitChanges(); }
+            catch (css::uno::Exception &)
+            {
+                TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools.config", "Exception from commitChanges");
+            }
+        }
+
+        if(xFac.is()) // !isSimpleValueSet
+        {
+            for(const OUString& rSubNodeName : aSubNodeNames)
+            {
+                if(!xCont->hasByName(rSubNodeName))
+                {
+                    //create if not available
+                    Reference<XInterface> xInst = xFac->createInstance();
+                    Any aVal; aVal <<= xInst;
+                    xCont->insertByName(rSubNodeName, aVal);
+                }
+            }
+            try { xBatch->commitChanges(); }
+            catch (css::uno::Exception &)
+            {
+                TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools.config", "Exception from commitChanges");
+            }
+
+            const PropertyValue* pProperties = rValues.getConstArray();
+
+            Sequence< OUString > aSetNames(rValues.getLength());
+            OUString* pSetNames = aSetNames.getArray();
+
+            Sequence< Any> aSetValues(rValues.getLength());
+            Any* pSetValues = aSetValues.getArray();
+
+            bool bEmptyNode = rNode.isEmpty();
+            for(sal_Int32 k = 0; k < rValues.getLength(); k++)
+            {
+                pSetNames[k] =  pProperties[k].Name.copy( bEmptyNode ? 1 : 0);
+                pSetValues[k] = pProperties[k].Value;
+            }
+            bRet = PutProperties(xHierarchyAccess, aSetNames, aSetValues, bAllLocales);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            //if no factory is available then the node contains basic data elements
+            for(const PropertyValue& rValue : rValues)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    OUString sSubNode = lcl_extractSetPropertyName( rValue.Name, rNode );
+
+                    if(xCont->hasByName(sSubNode))
+                        xCont->replaceByName(sSubNode, rValue.Value);
+                    else
+                        xCont->insertByName(sSubNode, rValue.Value);
+                }
+                catch (css::uno::Exception &)
+                {
+                    TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools.config", "Exception from insert/replaceByName");
+                }
+            }
+            xBatch->commitChanges();
+        }
+    }
+    catch (const Exception& )
+    {
+        TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools.config", "Exception from ReplaceSetProperties");
+        bRet = false;
+    }
+    return bRet;
+}
+
+bool ConfigItem::AddNode(const OUString& rNode, const OUString& rNewNode)
+{
+    ValueCounter_Impl aCounter(m_nInValueChange);
+    bool bRet = true;
+    Reference<XHierarchicalNameAccess> xHierarchyAccess = GetTree();
+    if(xHierarchyAccess.is())
+    {
+        Reference<XChangesBatch> xBatch(xHierarchyAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+        try
+        {
+            Reference<XNameContainer> xCont;
+            if(!rNode.isEmpty())
+            {
+                Any aNode = xHierarchyAccess->getByHierarchicalName(rNode);
+                aNode >>= xCont;
+            }
+            else
+                xCont.set(xHierarchyAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+            if(!xCont.is())
+                return false;
+
+            Reference<XSingleServiceFactory> xFac(xCont, UNO_QUERY);
+
+            if(xFac.is())
+            {
+                if(!xCont->hasByName(rNewNode))
+                {
+                    Reference<XInterface> xInst = xFac->createInstance();
+                    Any aVal; aVal <<= xInst;
+                    xCont->insertByName(rNewNode, aVal);
+                }
+                try
+                {
+                    xBatch->commitChanges();
+                }
+                catch (css::uno::Exception &)
+                {
+                    TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools.config", "Exception from commitChanges");
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                //if no factory is available then the node contains basic data elements
+                try
+                {
+                    if(!xCont->hasByName(rNewNode))
+                        xCont->insertByName(rNewNode, Any());
+                }
+                catch (css::uno::Exception &)
+                {
+                    TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools.config", "Exception from AddNode");
+                }
+            }
+            xBatch->commitChanges();
+        }
+        catch (const Exception&)
+        {
+            DBG_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION("unotools.config");
+            bRet = false;
+        }
+    }
+    return bRet;
+}
+
+
+void    ConfigItem::SetModified()
+{
+    m_bIsModified = true;
+}
+
+void    ConfigItem::ClearModified()
+{
+    m_bIsModified = false;
+}
+
+Reference< XHierarchicalNameAccess> ConfigItem::GetTree()
+{
+    Reference< XHierarchicalNameAccess> xRet;
+    if (utl::ConfigManager::IsFuzzing())
+        return xRet;
+    if(!m_xHierarchyAccess.is())
+        xRet = ConfigManager::acquireTree(*this);
+    else
+        xRet = m_xHierarchyAccess;
+    return xRet;
+}
+
+void ConfigItem::Commit()
+{
+    ImplCommit();
+    ClearModified();
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/configmgr.cxx b/unotools/source/config/configmgr.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3aef792e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/configmgr.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/NamedValue.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/container/XHierarchicalNameAccess.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/configuration/theDefaultProvider.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XMultiServiceFactory.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Any.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Reference.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
+#include <i18nlangtag/languagetag.hxx>
+#include <officecfg/Setup.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ustring.hxx>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configitem.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configmgr.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/processfactory.hxx>
+
+namespace {
+
+class RegisterConfigItemHelper {
+public:
+    RegisterConfigItemHelper(
+        utl::ConfigManager & manager, utl::ConfigItem & item):
+            manager_(manager), item_(&item)
+    {
+        manager.registerConfigItem(item_);
+    }
+
+    ~RegisterConfigItemHelper() {
+        if (item_ != nullptr) {
+            manager_.removeConfigItem(*item_);
+        }
+    }
+
+    void keep() { item_ = nullptr; }
+
+private:
+    utl::ConfigManager & manager_;
+    utl::ConfigItem * item_;
+
+    RegisterConfigItemHelper(const RegisterConfigItemHelper&) = delete;
+    RegisterConfigItemHelper& operator=(const RegisterConfigItemHelper&) = delete;
+};
+
+css::uno::Reference< css::lang::XMultiServiceFactory >
+getConfigurationProvider() {
+    return css::configuration::theDefaultProvider::get( comphelper::getProcessComponentContext() );
+}
+
+}
+
+OUString utl::ConfigManager::getAboutBoxProductVersion() {
+    return officecfg::Setup::Product::ooSetupVersionAboutBox::get();
+}
+
+OUString utl::ConfigManager::getAboutBoxProductVersionSuffix() {
+    return officecfg::Setup::Product::ooSetupVersionAboutBoxSuffix::get();
+}
+
+OUString utl::ConfigManager::getDefaultCurrency() {
+    return officecfg::Setup::L10N::ooSetupCurrency::get();
+}
+
+OUString utl::ConfigManager::getUILocale() {
+    return officecfg::Setup::L10N::ooLocale::get();
+}
+
+OUString utl::ConfigManager::getWorkLocale() {
+    return officecfg::Setup::L10N::ooSetupSystemLocale::get();
+}
+
+OUString utl::ConfigManager::getProductExtension() {
+    return officecfg::Setup::Product::ooSetupExtension::get();
+}
+
+OUString utl::ConfigManager::getProductName() {
+    return officecfg::Setup::Product::ooName::get();
+}
+
+OUString utl::ConfigManager::getProductVersion() {
+    return officecfg::Setup::Product::ooSetupVersion::get();
+}
+
+OUString utl::ConfigManager::getVendor() {
+    return officecfg::Setup::Product::ooVendor::get();
+}
+
+void utl::ConfigManager::storeConfigItems() {
+    getConfigManager().doStoreConfigItems();
+}
+
+utl::ConfigManager & utl::ConfigManager::getConfigManager() {
+    static utl::ConfigManager theConfigManager;
+    return theConfigManager;
+}
+
+css::uno::Reference< css::container::XHierarchicalNameAccess >
+utl::ConfigManager::acquireTree(utl::ConfigItem const & item) {
+    css::uno::Sequence< css::uno::Any > args{ css::uno::Any(css::beans::NamedValue(
+        "nodepath",
+        css::uno::Any("/org.openoffice." + item.GetSubTreeName()))) };
+    if (item.GetMode() & ConfigItemMode::AllLocales) {
+        args.realloc(2);
+        args.getArray()[1] <<= css::beans::NamedValue("locale", css::uno::Any(OUString("*")));
+    }
+    return css::uno::Reference< css::container::XHierarchicalNameAccess >(
+        getConfigurationProvider()->createInstanceWithArguments(
+            "com.sun.star.configuration.ConfigurationUpdateAccess",
+            args),
+        css::uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW);
+}
+
+css::uno::Reference< css::container::XHierarchicalNameAccess >
+utl::ConfigManager::acquireTree(std::u16string_view rSubTreeName) {
+    css::uno::Sequence< css::uno::Any > args{ css::uno::Any(css::beans::NamedValue(
+        "nodepath",
+        css::uno::Any(OUString::Concat(u"/org.openoffice.") + rSubTreeName))) };
+    return css::uno::Reference< css::container::XHierarchicalNameAccess >(
+        getConfigurationProvider()->createInstanceWithArguments(
+            "com.sun.star.configuration.ConfigurationUpdateAccess",
+            args),
+        css::uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW);
+}
+
+utl::ConfigManager::ConfigManager() {}
+
+utl::ConfigManager::~ConfigManager() {
+    SAL_WARN_IF(!items_.empty(), "unotools.config", "ConfigManager not empty");
+}
+
+css::uno::Reference< css::container::XHierarchicalNameAccess >
+utl::ConfigManager::addConfigItem(utl::ConfigItem & item) {
+    RegisterConfigItemHelper reg(*this, item);
+    css::uno::Reference< css::container::XHierarchicalNameAccess > tree(
+        acquireTree(item));
+    reg.keep();
+    return tree;
+}
+
+void utl::ConfigManager::removeConfigItem(utl::ConfigItem & item) {
+    items_.erase(std::remove(items_.begin(), items_.end(), &item), items_.end());
+}
+
+void utl::ConfigManager::registerConfigItem(utl::ConfigItem * item) {
+    assert(item != nullptr);
+    items_.push_back(item);
+}
+
+void utl::ConfigManager::doStoreConfigItems() {
+    for (auto const& item : items_)
+    {
+        if (item->IsModified()) {
+            item->Commit();
+            item->ClearModified();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static bool bIsFuzzing = false;
+
+#if !defined(FUZZING_BUILD_MODE_UNSAFE_FOR_PRODUCTION)
+bool utl::ConfigManager::IsFuzzing()
+{
+    return bIsFuzzing;
+}
+#endif
+
+void utl::ConfigManager::EnableFuzzing()
+{
+    bIsFuzzing = true;
+    LanguageTag::disable_lt_tag_parse();
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/confignode.cxx b/unotools/source/config/confignode.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85aa6c3ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/confignode.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,562 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <unotools/confignode.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configpaths.hxx>
+#include <tools/diagnose_ex.h>
+#include <osl/diagnose.h>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/configuration/theDefaultProvider.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XSingleServiceFactory.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XComponent.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/util/XChangesBatch.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/util/XStringEscape.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XServiceInfo.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/container/XNamed.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/container/XNameContainer.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/container/XHierarchicalNameAccess.hpp>
+#include <comphelper/namedvaluecollection.hxx>
+
+namespace utl
+{
+
+    using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+    using namespace ::com::sun::star::lang;
+    using namespace ::com::sun::star::util;
+    using namespace ::com::sun::star::beans;
+    using namespace ::com::sun::star::container;
+    using namespace ::com::sun::star::configuration;
+
+    //= OConfigurationNode
+
+    OConfigurationNode::OConfigurationNode(const Reference< XInterface >& _rxNode )
+        :m_bEscapeNames(false)
+    {
+        OSL_ENSURE(_rxNode.is(), "OConfigurationNode::OConfigurationNode: invalid node interface!");
+        if (_rxNode.is())
+        {
+            // collect all interfaces necessary
+            m_xHierarchyAccess.set(_rxNode, UNO_QUERY);
+            m_xDirectAccess.set(_rxNode, UNO_QUERY);
+
+            // reset _all_ interfaces if _one_ of them is not supported
+            if (!m_xHierarchyAccess.is() || !m_xDirectAccess.is())
+            {
+                m_xHierarchyAccess = nullptr;
+                m_xDirectAccess = nullptr;
+            }
+
+            // now for the non-critical interfaces
+            m_xReplaceAccess.set(_rxNode, UNO_QUERY);
+            m_xContainerAccess.set(_rxNode, UNO_QUERY);
+        }
+
+        Reference< XComponent > xConfigNodeComp(m_xDirectAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+        if (xConfigNodeComp.is())
+            startComponentListening(xConfigNodeComp);
+
+        if (isValid())
+            m_bEscapeNames = isSetNode() && Reference< XStringEscape >::query(m_xDirectAccess).is();
+    }
+
+    OConfigurationNode::OConfigurationNode(const OConfigurationNode& _rSource)
+        : OEventListenerAdapter()
+        , m_xHierarchyAccess(_rSource.m_xHierarchyAccess)
+        , m_xDirectAccess(_rSource.m_xDirectAccess)
+        , m_xReplaceAccess(_rSource.m_xReplaceAccess)
+        , m_xContainerAccess(_rSource.m_xContainerAccess)
+        , m_bEscapeNames(_rSource.m_bEscapeNames)
+    {
+        Reference< XComponent > xConfigNodeComp(m_xDirectAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+        if (xConfigNodeComp.is())
+            startComponentListening(xConfigNodeComp);
+    }
+
+    OConfigurationNode::OConfigurationNode(OConfigurationNode&& _rSource)
+        : OEventListenerAdapter()
+        , m_xHierarchyAccess(std::move(_rSource.m_xHierarchyAccess))
+        , m_xDirectAccess(std::move(_rSource.m_xDirectAccess))
+        , m_xReplaceAccess(std::move(_rSource.m_xReplaceAccess))
+        , m_xContainerAccess(std::move(_rSource.m_xContainerAccess))
+        , m_bEscapeNames(std::move(_rSource.m_bEscapeNames))
+    {
+        Reference< XComponent > xConfigNodeComp(m_xDirectAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+        if (xConfigNodeComp.is())
+            startComponentListening(xConfigNodeComp);
+    }
+
+    OConfigurationNode& OConfigurationNode::operator=(const OConfigurationNode& _rSource)
+    {
+        stopAllComponentListening();
+
+        m_xHierarchyAccess = _rSource.m_xHierarchyAccess;
+        m_xDirectAccess = _rSource.m_xDirectAccess;
+        m_xContainerAccess = _rSource.m_xContainerAccess;
+        m_xReplaceAccess = _rSource.m_xReplaceAccess;
+        m_bEscapeNames = _rSource.m_bEscapeNames;
+
+        Reference< XComponent > xConfigNodeComp(m_xDirectAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+        if (xConfigNodeComp.is())
+            startComponentListening(xConfigNodeComp);
+
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    OConfigurationNode& OConfigurationNode::operator=(OConfigurationNode&& _rSource)
+    {
+        stopAllComponentListening();
+
+        m_xHierarchyAccess = std::move(_rSource.m_xHierarchyAccess);
+        m_xDirectAccess = std::move(_rSource.m_xDirectAccess);
+        m_xContainerAccess = std::move(_rSource.m_xContainerAccess);
+        m_xReplaceAccess = std::move(_rSource.m_xReplaceAccess);
+        m_bEscapeNames = std::move(_rSource.m_bEscapeNames);
+
+        Reference< XComponent > xConfigNodeComp(m_xDirectAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+        if (xConfigNodeComp.is())
+            startComponentListening(xConfigNodeComp);
+
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    void OConfigurationNode::_disposing( const EventObject& _rSource )
+    {
+        Reference< XComponent > xDisposingSource(_rSource.Source, UNO_QUERY);
+        Reference< XComponent > xConfigNodeComp(m_xDirectAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+        if (xDisposingSource.get() == xConfigNodeComp.get())
+            clear();
+    }
+
+    OUString OConfigurationNode::getLocalName() const
+    {
+        OUString sLocalName;
+        try
+        {
+            Reference< XNamed > xNamed( m_xDirectAccess, UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+            sLocalName = xNamed->getName();
+        }
+        catch( const Exception& )
+        {
+            DBG_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION("unotools");
+        }
+        return sLocalName;
+    }
+
+    OUString OConfigurationNode::normalizeName(const OUString& _rName, NAMEORIGIN _eOrigin) const
+    {
+        OUString sName(_rName);
+        if (m_bEscapeNames)
+        {
+            Reference< XStringEscape > xEscaper(m_xDirectAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+            if (xEscaper.is() && !sName.isEmpty())
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    if (NO_CALLER == _eOrigin)
+                        sName = xEscaper->escapeString(sName);
+                    else
+                        sName = xEscaper->unescapeString(sName);
+                }
+                catch(Exception&)
+                {
+                    DBG_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION("unotools");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return sName;
+    }
+
+    Sequence< OUString > OConfigurationNode::getNodeNames() const noexcept
+    {
+        OSL_ENSURE(m_xDirectAccess.is(), "OConfigurationNode::getNodeNames: object is invalid!");
+        Sequence< OUString > aReturn;
+        if (m_xDirectAccess.is())
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                aReturn = m_xDirectAccess->getElementNames();
+                // normalize the names
+                std::transform(std::cbegin(aReturn), std::cend(aReturn), aReturn.getArray(),
+                    [this](const OUString& rName) -> OUString { return normalizeName(rName, NO_CONFIGURATION); });
+            }
+            catch(Exception&)
+            {
+                TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION( "unotools", "OConfigurationNode::getNodeNames");
+            }
+        }
+
+        return aReturn;
+    }
+
+    bool OConfigurationNode::removeNode(const OUString& _rName) const noexcept
+    {
+        OSL_ENSURE(m_xContainerAccess.is(), "OConfigurationNode::removeNode: object is invalid!");
+        if (m_xContainerAccess.is())
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                OUString sName = normalizeName(_rName, NO_CALLER);
+                m_xContainerAccess->removeByName(sName);
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (NoSuchElementException&)
+            {
+                SAL_WARN( "unotools", "OConfigurationNode::removeNode: there is no element named: " << _rName );
+            }
+            catch(Exception&)
+            {
+                TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION( "unotools", "OConfigurationNode::removeNode");
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    OConfigurationNode OConfigurationNode::insertNode(const OUString& _rName,const Reference< XInterface >& _xNode) const noexcept
+    {
+        if(_xNode.is())
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                OUString sName = normalizeName(_rName, NO_CALLER);
+                m_xContainerAccess->insertByName(sName, Any(_xNode));
+                // if we're here, all was ok ...
+                return OConfigurationNode( _xNode );
+            }
+            catch(const Exception&)
+            {
+                DBG_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION("unotools");
+            }
+
+            // dispose the child if it has already been created, but could not be inserted
+            Reference< XComponent > xChildComp(_xNode, UNO_QUERY);
+            if (xChildComp.is())
+                try { xChildComp->dispose(); } catch(Exception&) { }
+        }
+
+        return OConfigurationNode();
+    }
+
+    OConfigurationNode OConfigurationNode::createNode(const OUString& _rName) const noexcept
+    {
+        Reference< XSingleServiceFactory > xChildFactory(m_xContainerAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+        OSL_ENSURE(xChildFactory.is(), "OConfigurationNode::createNode: object is invalid or read-only!");
+
+        if (xChildFactory.is()) // implies m_xContainerAccess.is()
+        {
+            Reference< XInterface > xNewChild;
+            try
+            {
+                xNewChild = xChildFactory->createInstance();
+            }
+            catch(const Exception&)
+            {
+                DBG_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION("unotools");
+            }
+            return insertNode(_rName,xNewChild);
+        }
+
+        return OConfigurationNode();
+    }
+
+    OConfigurationNode OConfigurationNode::openNode(const OUString& _rPath) const noexcept
+    {
+        OSL_ENSURE(m_xDirectAccess.is(), "OConfigurationNode::openNode: object is invalid!");
+        OSL_ENSURE(m_xHierarchyAccess.is(), "OConfigurationNode::openNode: object is invalid!");
+        try
+        {
+            OUString sNormalized = normalizeName(_rPath, NO_CALLER);
+
+            Reference< XInterface > xNode;
+            if (m_xDirectAccess.is() && m_xDirectAccess->hasByName(sNormalized))
+            {
+                xNode.set(
+                    m_xDirectAccess->getByName(sNormalized), css::uno::UNO_QUERY);
+                if (!xNode.is())
+                    OSL_FAIL("OConfigurationNode::openNode: could not open the node!");
+            }
+            else if (m_xHierarchyAccess.is())
+            {
+                xNode.set(
+                    m_xHierarchyAccess->getByHierarchicalName(_rPath),
+                    css::uno::UNO_QUERY);
+                if (!xNode.is())
+                    OSL_FAIL("OConfigurationNode::openNode: could not open the node!");
+            }
+            if (xNode.is())
+                return OConfigurationNode( xNode );
+        }
+        catch(const NoSuchElementException&)
+        {
+            SAL_WARN( "unotools", "OConfigurationNode::openNode: there is no element named " << _rPath );
+        }
+        catch(Exception&)
+        {
+            TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION( "unotools", "OConfigurationNode::openNode: caught an exception while retrieving the node!");
+        }
+        return OConfigurationNode();
+    }
+
+    bool OConfigurationNode::isSetNode() const
+    {
+        bool bIsSet = false;
+        Reference< XServiceInfo > xSI(m_xHierarchyAccess, UNO_QUERY);
+        if (xSI.is())
+        {
+            try { bIsSet = xSI->supportsService("com.sun.star.configuration.SetAccess"); }
+            catch(Exception&) { }
+        }
+        return bIsSet;
+    }
+
+    bool OConfigurationNode::hasByHierarchicalName( const OUString& _rName ) const noexcept
+    {
+        OSL_ENSURE( m_xHierarchyAccess.is(), "OConfigurationNode::hasByHierarchicalName: no hierarchy access!" );
+        try
+        {
+            if ( m_xHierarchyAccess.is() )
+            {
+                OUString sName = normalizeName( _rName, NO_CALLER );
+                return m_xHierarchyAccess->hasByHierarchicalName( sName );
+            }
+        }
+        catch(Exception&)
+        {
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    bool OConfigurationNode::hasByName(const OUString& _rName) const noexcept
+    {
+        OSL_ENSURE(m_xDirectAccess.is(), "OConfigurationNode::hasByName: object is invalid!");
+        try
+        {
+            OUString sName = normalizeName(_rName, NO_CALLER);
+            if (m_xDirectAccess.is())
+                return m_xDirectAccess->hasByName(sName);
+        }
+        catch(Exception&)
+        {
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    bool OConfigurationNode::setNodeValue(const OUString& _rPath, const Any& _rValue) const noexcept
+    {
+        bool bResult = false;
+
+        OSL_ENSURE(m_xReplaceAccess.is(), "OConfigurationNode::setNodeValue: object is invalid!");
+        if (m_xReplaceAccess.is())
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                // check if _rPath is a level-1 path
+                OUString sNormalizedName = normalizeName(_rPath, NO_CALLER);
+                if (m_xReplaceAccess->hasByName(sNormalizedName))
+                {
+                    m_xReplaceAccess->replaceByName(sNormalizedName, _rValue);
+                    bResult = true;
+                }
+
+                // check if the name refers to an indirect descendant
+                else if (m_xHierarchyAccess.is() && m_xHierarchyAccess->hasByHierarchicalName(_rPath))
+                {
+                    OSL_ASSERT(!_rPath.isEmpty());
+
+                    OUString sParentPath, sLocalName;
+
+                    if ( splitLastFromConfigurationPath(_rPath, sParentPath, sLocalName) )
+                    {
+                        OConfigurationNode aParentAccess = openNode(sParentPath);
+                        if (aParentAccess.isValid())
+                            bResult = aParentAccess.setNodeValue(sLocalName, _rValue);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        m_xReplaceAccess->replaceByName(sLocalName, _rValue);
+                        bResult = true;
+                    }
+                }
+
+            }
+            catch(Exception&)
+            {
+                TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION( "unotools", "OConfigurationNode::setNodeValue: could not replace the value");
+            }
+
+        }
+        return bResult;
+    }
+
+    Any OConfigurationNode::getNodeValue(const OUString& _rPath) const noexcept
+    {
+        OSL_ENSURE(m_xDirectAccess.is(), "OConfigurationNode::hasByName: object is invalid!");
+        OSL_ENSURE(m_xHierarchyAccess.is(), "OConfigurationNode::hasByName: object is invalid!");
+        Any aReturn;
+        try
+        {
+            OUString sNormalizedPath = normalizeName(_rPath, NO_CALLER);
+            if (m_xDirectAccess.is() && m_xDirectAccess->hasByName(sNormalizedPath) )
+            {
+                aReturn = m_xDirectAccess->getByName(sNormalizedPath);
+            }
+            else if (m_xHierarchyAccess.is())
+            {
+                aReturn = m_xHierarchyAccess->getByHierarchicalName(_rPath);
+            }
+        }
+        catch(const NoSuchElementException&)
+        {
+            DBG_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION("unotools");
+        }
+        return aReturn;
+    }
+
+    void OConfigurationNode::clear() noexcept
+    {
+        m_xHierarchyAccess.clear();
+        m_xDirectAccess.clear();
+        m_xReplaceAccess.clear();
+        m_xContainerAccess.clear();
+    }
+
+    //= helper
+
+    namespace
+    {
+
+        Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > lcl_getConfigProvider( const Reference<XComponentContext> & i_rContext )
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > xProvider = theDefaultProvider::get( i_rContext );
+                return xProvider;
+            }
+            catch ( const Exception& )
+            {
+                DBG_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION("unotools");
+            }
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+
+        Reference< XInterface > lcl_createConfigurationRoot( const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory >& i_rxConfigProvider,
+            const OUString& i_rNodePath, const bool i_bUpdatable, const sal_Int32 i_nDepth )
+        {
+            ENSURE_OR_RETURN( i_rxConfigProvider.is(), "invalid provider", nullptr );
+            try
+            {
+                ::comphelper::NamedValueCollection aArgs;
+                aArgs.put( "nodepath", i_rNodePath );
+                aArgs.put( "depth", i_nDepth );
+
+                OUString sAccessService( i_bUpdatable ?
+                                OUString( "com.sun.star.configuration.ConfigurationUpdateAccess" ) :
+                                OUString( "com.sun.star.configuration.ConfigurationAccess" ));
+
+                Reference< XInterface > xRoot(
+                    i_rxConfigProvider->createInstanceWithArguments( sAccessService, aArgs.getWrappedPropertyValues() ),
+                    UNO_SET_THROW
+                );
+                return xRoot;
+            }
+            catch ( const Exception& )
+            {
+                DBG_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION("unotools");
+            }
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+    }
+
+    OConfigurationTreeRoot::OConfigurationTreeRoot( const Reference< XInterface >& _rxRootNode )
+        :OConfigurationNode( _rxRootNode )
+        ,m_xCommitter( _rxRootNode, UNO_QUERY )
+    {
+    }
+
+    OConfigurationTreeRoot::OConfigurationTreeRoot( const Reference<XComponentContext> & i_rContext, const OUString& i_rNodePath, const bool i_bUpdatable )
+        :OConfigurationNode( lcl_createConfigurationRoot( lcl_getConfigProvider( i_rContext ),
+                                i_rNodePath, i_bUpdatable, -1 ) )
+        ,m_xCommitter()
+    {
+        if ( i_bUpdatable )
+        {
+            m_xCommitter.set( getUNONode(), UNO_QUERY );
+            OSL_ENSURE( m_xCommitter.is(), "OConfigurationTreeRoot::OConfigurationTreeRoot: could not create an updatable node!" );
+        }
+    }
+
+    void OConfigurationTreeRoot::clear() noexcept
+    {
+        OConfigurationNode::clear();
+        m_xCommitter.clear();
+    }
+
+    bool OConfigurationTreeRoot::commit() const noexcept
+    {
+        OSL_ENSURE(isValid(), "OConfigurationTreeRoot::commit: object is invalid!");
+        if (!isValid())
+            return false;
+        OSL_ENSURE(m_xCommitter.is(), "OConfigurationTreeRoot::commit: I'm a readonly node!");
+        if (!m_xCommitter.is())
+            return false;
+
+        try
+        {
+            m_xCommitter->commitChanges();
+            return true;
+        }
+        catch(const Exception&)
+        {
+            DBG_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION("unotools");
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    OConfigurationTreeRoot OConfigurationTreeRoot::createWithProvider(const Reference< XMultiServiceFactory >& _rxConfProvider, const OUString& _rPath, sal_Int32 _nDepth, CREATION_MODE _eMode)
+    {
+        Reference< XInterface > xRoot( lcl_createConfigurationRoot(
+            _rxConfProvider, _rPath, _eMode != CM_READONLY, _nDepth ) );
+        if ( xRoot.is() )
+            return OConfigurationTreeRoot( xRoot );
+        return OConfigurationTreeRoot();
+    }
+
+    OConfigurationTreeRoot OConfigurationTreeRoot::createWithComponentContext( const Reference< XComponentContext >& _rxContext, const OUString& _rPath, sal_Int32 _nDepth, CREATION_MODE _eMode )
+    {
+        return createWithProvider( lcl_getConfigProvider( _rxContext ), _rPath, _nDepth, _eMode );
+    }
+
+    OConfigurationTreeRoot OConfigurationTreeRoot::tryCreateWithComponentContext( const Reference< XComponentContext >& rxContext,
+        const OUString& _rPath, sal_Int32 _nDepth , CREATION_MODE _eMode )
+    {
+        OSL_ENSURE( rxContext.is(), "OConfigurationTreeRoot::tryCreateWithComponentContext: invalid XComponentContext!" );
+        try
+        {
+            Reference< XMultiServiceFactory > xConfigFactory = theDefaultProvider::get( rxContext );
+            return createWithProvider( xConfigFactory, _rPath, _nDepth, _eMode );
+        }
+        catch(const Exception&)
+        {
+            // silence this, 'cause the contract of this method states "no assertions"
+        }
+        return OConfigurationTreeRoot();
+    }
+
+}   // namespace utl
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/configpaths.cxx b/unotools/source/config/configpaths.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8efdf19b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/configpaths.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,285 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <string_view>
+
+#include <unotools/configpaths.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ustring.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ustrbuf.hxx>
+#include <osl/diagnose.h>
+#include <o3tl/string_view.hxx>
+
+namespace utl
+{
+
+static
+void lcl_resolveCharEntities(OUString & aLocalString)
+{
+    sal_Int32 nEscapePos=aLocalString.indexOf('&');
+    if (nEscapePos < 0) return;
+
+    OUStringBuffer aResult;
+    sal_Int32 nStart = 0;
+
+    do
+    {
+        sal_Unicode ch = 0;
+        if (aLocalString.match("&amp;",nEscapePos))
+            ch = '&';
+
+        else if (aLocalString.match("&apos;",nEscapePos))
+            ch = '\'';
+
+        else if (aLocalString.match("&quot;",nEscapePos))
+            ch = '"';
+
+        OSL_ENSURE(ch,"Configuration path contains '&' that is not part of a valid character escape");
+        if (ch)
+        {
+            aResult.append(aLocalString.subView(nStart,nEscapePos-nStart) + OUStringChar(ch));
+
+            sal_Int32 nEscapeEnd=aLocalString.indexOf(';',nEscapePos);
+            nStart = nEscapeEnd+1;
+            nEscapePos=aLocalString.indexOf('&',nStart);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            nEscapePos=aLocalString.indexOf('&',nEscapePos+1);
+        }
+    }
+    while ( nEscapePos > 0);
+
+    aResult.append(aLocalString.subView(nStart));
+
+    aLocalString = aResult.makeStringAndClear();
+}
+
+bool splitLastFromConfigurationPath(OUString const& _sInPath,
+                                        OUString& _rsOutPath,
+                                        OUString& _rsLocalName)
+{
+    sal_Int32 nStart,nEnd;
+
+    sal_Int32 nPos = _sInPath.getLength()-1;
+
+    // strip trailing slash
+    if (nPos > 0 && _sInPath[ nPos ] == '/')
+    {
+        OSL_FAIL("Invalid config path: trailing '/' is not allowed");
+        --nPos;
+    }
+
+    // check for predicate ['xxx'] or ["yyy"]
+    if (nPos  > 0 && _sInPath[ nPos ] == ']')
+    {
+        sal_Unicode chQuote = _sInPath[--nPos];
+
+        if (chQuote == '\'' || chQuote == '\"')
+        {
+            nEnd = nPos;
+            nPos = _sInPath.lastIndexOf(chQuote,nEnd);
+            nStart = nPos + 1;
+            --nPos; // nPos = rInPath.lastIndexOf('[',nPos);
+        }
+        else // allow [xxx]
+        {
+            nEnd = nPos + 1;
+            nPos = _sInPath.lastIndexOf('[',nEnd);
+            nStart = nPos + 1;
+        }
+
+        OSL_ENSURE(nPos >= 0 && _sInPath[nPos] == '[', "Invalid config path: unmatched quotes or brackets");
+        if (nPos >= 0 && _sInPath[nPos] == '[')
+        {
+            nPos =  _sInPath.lastIndexOf('/',nPos);
+        }
+        else // defined behavior for invalid paths
+        {
+            nStart = 0;
+            nEnd = _sInPath.getLength();
+            nPos = -1;
+        }
+
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        nEnd = nPos+1;
+        nPos = _sInPath.lastIndexOf('/',nEnd);
+        nStart = nPos + 1;
+    }
+    OSL_ASSERT( -1 <= nPos &&
+                nPos < nStart &&
+                nStart < nEnd &&
+                nEnd <= _sInPath.getLength() );
+
+    OSL_ASSERT(nPos == -1 || _sInPath[nPos] == '/');
+    OSL_ENSURE(nPos != 0 , "Invalid config child path: immediate child of root");
+
+    _rsLocalName = _sInPath.copy(nStart, nEnd-nStart);
+    _rsOutPath = (nPos > 0) ? _sInPath.copy(0,nPos) : OUString();
+    lcl_resolveCharEntities(_rsLocalName);
+
+    return nPos >= 0;
+}
+
+OUString extractFirstFromConfigurationPath(OUString const& _sInPath, OUString* _sOutPath)
+{
+    sal_Int32 nSep      = _sInPath.indexOf('/');
+    sal_Int32 nBracket  = _sInPath.indexOf('[');
+
+    sal_Int32 nStart    = nBracket + 1;
+    sal_Int32 nEnd      = nSep;
+
+    if (0 <= nBracket) // found a bracket-quoted relative path
+    {
+        if (nSep < 0 || nBracket < nSep) // and the separator comes after it
+        {
+            sal_Unicode chQuote = _sInPath[nStart];
+            if (chQuote == '\'' || chQuote == '\"')
+            {
+                ++nStart;
+                nEnd      = _sInPath.indexOf(chQuote, nStart+1);
+                nBracket  = nEnd+1;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                nEnd = _sInPath.indexOf(']',nStart);
+                nBracket = nEnd;
+            }
+            OSL_ENSURE(nEnd > nStart && _sInPath[nBracket] == ']', "Invalid config path: improper mismatch of quote or bracket");
+            OSL_ENSURE((nBracket+1 == _sInPath.getLength() && nSep == -1) || (_sInPath[nBracket+1] == '/' && nSep == nBracket+1), "Invalid config path: brackets not followed by slash");
+        }
+        else // ... but our initial element name is in simple form
+            nStart = 0;
+    }
+
+    OUString sResult = (nEnd >= 0) ? _sInPath.copy(nStart, nEnd-nStart) : _sInPath;
+    lcl_resolveCharEntities(sResult);
+
+    if (_sOutPath != nullptr)
+    {
+        *_sOutPath = (nSep >= 0) ? _sInPath.copy(nSep + 1) : OUString();
+    }
+
+    return sResult;
+}
+
+// find the position after the prefix in the nested path
+static sal_Int32 lcl_findPrefixEnd(std::u16string_view _sNestedPath, std::u16string_view _sPrefixPath)
+{
+    // TODO: currently handles only exact prefix matches
+    size_t nPrefixLength = _sPrefixPath.size();
+
+    OSL_ENSURE(nPrefixLength == 0 || _sPrefixPath[nPrefixLength-1] != '/',
+                "Cannot handle slash-terminated prefix paths");
+
+    bool bIsPrefix;
+    if (_sNestedPath.size() > nPrefixLength)
+    {
+        bIsPrefix = _sNestedPath[nPrefixLength] == '/' &&
+                    o3tl::starts_with(_sNestedPath, _sPrefixPath);
+        ++nPrefixLength;
+    }
+    else if (_sNestedPath.size() == nPrefixLength)
+    {
+        bIsPrefix = _sNestedPath == _sPrefixPath;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        bIsPrefix = false;
+    }
+
+    return bIsPrefix ? nPrefixLength : 0;
+}
+
+bool isPrefixOfConfigurationPath(std::u16string_view _sNestedPath,
+                                     std::u16string_view _sPrefixPath)
+{
+    return _sPrefixPath.empty() || lcl_findPrefixEnd(_sNestedPath,_sPrefixPath) != 0;
+}
+
+OUString dropPrefixFromConfigurationPath(OUString const& _sNestedPath,
+                                         std::u16string_view _sPrefixPath)
+{
+    if ( sal_Int32 nPrefixEnd = lcl_findPrefixEnd(_sNestedPath,_sPrefixPath) )
+    {
+        return _sNestedPath.copy(nPrefixEnd);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        OSL_ENSURE(_sPrefixPath.empty(),  "Path does not start with expected prefix");
+
+        return _sNestedPath;
+    }
+}
+
+static
+OUString lcl_wrapName(std::u16string_view _sContent, const OUString& _sType)
+{
+    const sal_Unicode * const pBeginContent = _sContent.data();
+    const sal_Unicode * const pEndContent   = pBeginContent + _sContent.size();
+
+    OSL_PRECOND(!_sType.isEmpty(), "Unexpected config type name: empty");
+    OSL_PRECOND(pBeginContent <= pEndContent, "Invalid config name: empty");
+
+    if (pBeginContent == pEndContent)
+        return _sType;
+
+    OUStringBuffer aNormalized(_sType.getLength() + _sContent.size() + 4); // reserve approximate size initially
+
+    // prefix: type, opening bracket and quote
+    aNormalized.append( _sType + "['" );
+
+    // content: copy over each char and handle escaping
+    for(const sal_Unicode* pCur = pBeginContent; pCur != pEndContent; ++pCur)
+    {
+        // append (escape if needed)
+        switch(*pCur)
+        {
+        case u'&' : aNormalized.append( "&amp;" ); break;
+        case u'\'': aNormalized.append( "&apos;" ); break;
+        case u'\"': aNormalized.append( "&quot;" ); break;
+
+        default: aNormalized.append( *pCur );
+        }
+    }
+
+    // suffix: closing quote and bracket
+    aNormalized.append( "']" );
+
+    return aNormalized.makeStringAndClear();
+}
+
+OUString wrapConfigurationElementName(std::u16string_view _sElementName)
+{
+    return lcl_wrapName(_sElementName, "*" );
+}
+
+OUString wrapConfigurationElementName(std::u16string_view _sElementName,
+                                      OUString const& _sTypeName)
+{
+    // todo: check that _sTypeName is valid
+    return lcl_wrapName(_sElementName, _sTypeName);
+}
+
+} // namespace utl
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/configvaluecontainer.cxx b/unotools/source/config/configvaluecontainer.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10abeaf12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/configvaluecontainer.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,304 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configvaluecontainer.hxx>
+#include <unotools/confignode.hxx>
+#include <uno/data.h>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace utl
+{
+
+    using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+    using namespace ::com::sun::star::lang;
+
+    //= NodeValueAccessor
+
+    namespace {
+
+    enum class LocationType
+    {
+        SimplyObjectInstance,
+        Unbound
+    };
+
+    }
+
+    struct NodeValueAccessor
+    {
+    private:
+        OUString            sRelativePath;      // the relative path of the node
+        LocationType        eLocationType;      // the type of location where the value is stored
+        void*               pLocation;          // the pointer to the location
+        Type                aDataType;          // the type object pointed to by pLocation
+
+    public:
+        explicit NodeValueAccessor( OUString _aNodePath );
+
+        void bind( void* _pLocation, const Type& _rType );
+
+        bool                    isBound( ) const        { return ( LocationType::Unbound != eLocationType ) && ( nullptr != pLocation ); }
+        const OUString&  getPath( ) const        { return sRelativePath; }
+        LocationType            getLocType( ) const     { return eLocationType; }
+        void*                   getLocation( ) const    { return pLocation; }
+        const Type&             getDataType( ) const    { return aDataType; }
+
+        bool operator == ( const NodeValueAccessor& rhs ) const;
+    };
+
+    NodeValueAccessor::NodeValueAccessor( OUString _aNodePath )
+        :sRelativePath(std::move( _aNodePath ))
+        ,eLocationType( LocationType::Unbound )
+        ,pLocation( nullptr )
+    {
+    }
+
+    bool NodeValueAccessor::operator == ( const NodeValueAccessor& rhs ) const
+    {
+        return  (   sRelativePath   ==  rhs.sRelativePath   )
+            &&  (   eLocationType   ==  rhs.eLocationType   )
+            &&  (   pLocation       ==  rhs.pLocation       );
+    }
+
+    void NodeValueAccessor::bind( void* _pLocation, const Type& _rType )
+    {
+        SAL_WARN_IF(isBound(), "unotools.config", "NodeValueAccessor::bind: already bound!");
+
+        eLocationType = LocationType::SimplyObjectInstance;
+        pLocation = _pLocation;
+        aDataType = _rType;
+    }
+
+    static
+    void lcl_copyData( const NodeValueAccessor& _rAccessor, const Any& _rData, ::osl::Mutex& _rMutex )
+    {
+        ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard( _rMutex );
+
+        SAL_WARN_IF(!_rAccessor.isBound(), "unotools.config", "::utl::lcl_copyData: invalid accessor!");
+        switch ( _rAccessor.getLocType() )
+        {
+            case LocationType::SimplyObjectInstance:
+            {
+                if ( _rData.hasValue() )
+                {
+                    // assign the value
+                    bool bSuccess = uno_type_assignData(
+                        _rAccessor.getLocation(), _rAccessor.getDataType().getTypeLibType(),
+                        const_cast< void* >( _rData.getValue() ), _rData.getValueType().getTypeLibType(),
+                        cpp_queryInterface, cpp_acquire, cpp_release
+                    );
+                    SAL_WARN_IF(!bSuccess, "unotools.config",
+                        "::utl::lcl_copyData( Accessor, Any ): could not assign the data (node path: \"" << _rAccessor.getPath() << "\"");
+                }
+                else {
+                    SAL_INFO("unotools.config", "::utl::lcl_copyData: NULL value lost!");
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    static
+    void lcl_copyData( Any& _rData, const NodeValueAccessor& _rAccessor, ::osl::Mutex& _rMutex )
+    {
+        ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard( _rMutex );
+
+        SAL_WARN_IF(!_rAccessor.isBound(), "unotools.config", "::utl::lcl_copyData: invalid accessor!" );
+        switch ( _rAccessor.getLocType() )
+        {
+            case LocationType::SimplyObjectInstance:
+                // a simple setValue...
+                _rData.setValue( _rAccessor.getLocation(), _rAccessor.getDataType() );
+                break;
+
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    //= functors on NodeValueAccessor instances
+
+    namespace {
+
+    /// base class for functors synchronizing between exchange locations and config sub nodes
+    struct SubNodeAccess
+    {
+    protected:
+        const OConfigurationNode&   m_rRootNode;
+        ::osl::Mutex&               m_rMutex;
+
+    public:
+        SubNodeAccess( const OConfigurationNode& _rRootNode, ::osl::Mutex& _rMutex )
+            :m_rRootNode( _rRootNode )
+            ,m_rMutex( _rMutex )
+        {
+        }
+    };
+
+    struct UpdateFromConfig : public SubNodeAccess
+    {
+    public:
+        UpdateFromConfig( const OConfigurationNode& _rRootNode, ::osl::Mutex& _rMutex ) : SubNodeAccess( _rRootNode, _rMutex ) { }
+
+        void operator() ( NodeValueAccessor const & _rAccessor )
+        {
+            ::utl::lcl_copyData( _rAccessor, m_rRootNode.getNodeValue( _rAccessor.getPath( ) ), m_rMutex );
+        }
+    };
+
+    struct UpdateToConfig : public SubNodeAccess
+    {
+    public:
+        UpdateToConfig( const OConfigurationNode& _rRootNode, ::osl::Mutex& _rMutex ) : SubNodeAccess( _rRootNode, _rMutex ) { }
+
+        void operator() ( NodeValueAccessor const & _rAccessor )
+        {
+            Any aNewValue;
+            lcl_copyData( aNewValue, _rAccessor, m_rMutex );
+            m_rRootNode.setNodeValue( _rAccessor.getPath( ), aNewValue );
+        }
+    };
+
+    }
+
+    //= OConfigurationValueContainerImpl
+
+    struct OConfigurationValueContainerImpl
+    {
+        Reference< XComponentContext >          xORB;           // the service factory
+        ::osl::Mutex&                           rMutex;         // the mutex for accessing the data containers
+        OConfigurationTreeRoot                  aConfigRoot;    // the configuration node we're accessing
+
+        std::vector<NodeValueAccessor>          aAccessors;     // the accessors to the node values
+
+        OConfigurationValueContainerImpl( const Reference< XComponentContext >& _rxORB, ::osl::Mutex& _rMutex )
+            :xORB( _rxORB )
+            ,rMutex( _rMutex )
+        {
+        }
+    };
+
+    //= OConfigurationValueContainer
+
+    OConfigurationValueContainer::OConfigurationValueContainer(
+            const Reference< XComponentContext >& _rxORB, ::osl::Mutex& _rAccessSafety,
+            const char* _pConfigLocation, const sal_Int32 _nLevels )
+        :m_pImpl( new OConfigurationValueContainerImpl( _rxORB, _rAccessSafety ) )
+    {
+        implConstruct( OUString::createFromAscii( _pConfigLocation ), _nLevels );
+    }
+
+    OConfigurationValueContainer::~OConfigurationValueContainer()
+    {
+    }
+
+    void OConfigurationValueContainer::implConstruct( const OUString& _rConfigLocation,
+        const sal_Int32 _nLevels )
+    {
+        SAL_WARN_IF(m_pImpl->aConfigRoot.isValid(), "unotools.config", "OConfigurationValueContainer::implConstruct: already initialized!");
+
+        // create the configuration node we're about to work with
+        m_pImpl->aConfigRoot = OConfigurationTreeRoot::createWithComponentContext(
+            m_pImpl->xORB,
+            _rConfigLocation,
+            _nLevels
+        );
+        SAL_WARN_IF(!m_pImpl->aConfigRoot.isValid(), "unotools.config",
+            "Could not access the configuration node located at " << _rConfigLocation);
+    }
+
+    void OConfigurationValueContainer::registerExchangeLocation( const char* _pRelativePath,
+        void* _pContainer, const Type& _rValueType )
+    {
+        // checks...
+        SAL_WARN_IF(!_pContainer, "unotools.config",
+            "OConfigurationValueContainer::registerExchangeLocation: invalid container location!");
+        SAL_WARN_IF(!( (TypeClass_CHAR      ==  _rValueType.getTypeClass( ) )
+                ||  (   TypeClass_BOOLEAN   ==  _rValueType.getTypeClass( ) )
+                ||  (   TypeClass_BYTE      ==  _rValueType.getTypeClass( ) )
+                ||  (   TypeClass_SHORT     ==  _rValueType.getTypeClass( ) )
+                ||  (   TypeClass_LONG      ==  _rValueType.getTypeClass( ) )
+                ||  (   TypeClass_DOUBLE    ==  _rValueType.getTypeClass( ) )
+                ||  (   TypeClass_STRING    ==  _rValueType.getTypeClass( ) )
+                ||  (   TypeClass_SEQUENCE  ==  _rValueType.getTypeClass( ) )),
+            "unotools.config",
+            "OConfigurationValueContainer::registerExchangeLocation: invalid type!" );
+
+        // build an accessor for this container
+        NodeValueAccessor aNewAccessor( OUString::createFromAscii( _pRelativePath ) );
+        aNewAccessor.bind( _pContainer, _rValueType );
+
+        // insert it into our structure
+        implRegisterExchangeLocation( aNewAccessor );
+    }
+
+    void OConfigurationValueContainer::read( )
+    {
+        std::for_each(
+            m_pImpl->aAccessors.begin(),
+            m_pImpl->aAccessors.end(),
+            UpdateFromConfig( m_pImpl->aConfigRoot, m_pImpl->rMutex )
+        );
+    }
+
+    void OConfigurationValueContainer::commit()
+    {
+        // write the current values in the exchange locations
+        std::for_each(
+            m_pImpl->aAccessors.begin(),
+            m_pImpl->aAccessors.end(),
+            UpdateToConfig( m_pImpl->aConfigRoot, m_pImpl->rMutex )
+        );
+
+        // commit the changes done
+        m_pImpl->aConfigRoot.commit( );
+    }
+
+    void OConfigurationValueContainer::implRegisterExchangeLocation( const NodeValueAccessor& _rAccessor )
+    {
+        // some checks
+        SAL_WARN_IF(m_pImpl->aConfigRoot.isValid() && !m_pImpl->aConfigRoot.hasByHierarchicalName(_rAccessor.getPath()),
+            "unotools.config",
+            "OConfigurationValueContainer::implRegisterExchangeLocation: invalid relative path!" );
+
+        // another check (should be the first container for this node)
+        SAL_WARN_IF(!(m_pImpl->aAccessors.end() == ::std::find(
+            m_pImpl->aAccessors.begin(),
+            m_pImpl->aAccessors.end(),
+            _rAccessor)),
+            "unotools.config",
+            "OConfigurationValueContainer::implRegisterExchangeLocation: already registered a container for this subnode!" );
+
+        // remember the accessor
+        m_pImpl->aAccessors.push_back( _rAccessor );
+
+        // and initially fill the value
+        lcl_copyData( _rAccessor, m_pImpl->aConfigRoot.getNodeValue( _rAccessor.getPath() ), m_pImpl->rMutex );
+    }
+
+}   // namespace utl
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/defaultoptions.cxx b/unotools/source/config/defaultoptions.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..127cc6858
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/defaultoptions.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <osl/file.hxx>
+#include <unotools/defaultoptions.hxx>
+#include <unotools/pathoptions.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ustrbuf.hxx>
+#include <officecfg/Office/Common.hxx>
+
+namespace SvtDefaultOptions
+{
+
+OUString GetDefaultPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths nId )
+{
+    SvtPathOptions aPathOpt;
+    auto seqToPath = [&aPathOpt] (const css::uno::Sequence<OUString> & rSeq)
+        {
+            // single paths
+            sal_Int32 nCount = rSeq.getLength();
+            OUStringBuffer aFullPathBuf(nCount * 40);
+            for ( sal_Int32 nPosition = 0; nPosition < nCount; ++nPosition )
+            {
+                aFullPathBuf.append(aPathOpt.SubstituteVariable( rSeq[ nPosition ] ));
+                if ( nPosition < nCount-1 )
+                    aFullPathBuf.append(";");
+            }
+            return aFullPathBuf.makeStringAndClear();
+        };
+
+    OUString aRet;
+    switch (nId)
+    {
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::AddIn:
+            aRet = aPathOpt.SubstituteVariable(officecfg::Office::Common::Path::Default::Addin::get()); break;
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::AutoCorrect:
+            aRet = seqToPath(officecfg::Office::Common::Path::Default::AutoCorrect::get()); break;
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::AutoText:
+            aRet = seqToPath(officecfg::Office::Common::Path::Default::AutoText::get()); break;
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Backup:
+            aRet = aPathOpt.SubstituteVariable(officecfg::Office::Common::Path::Default::Backup::get()); break;
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Basic:
+            aRet = seqToPath(officecfg::Office::Common::Path::Default::Basic::get()); break;
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Bitmap:
+            aRet = aPathOpt.SubstituteVariable(officecfg::Office::Common::Path::Default::Bitmap::get()); break;
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Config:
+            aRet = aPathOpt.SubstituteVariable(officecfg::Office::Common::Path::Default::Config::get()); break;
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Dictionary:
+            aRet = aPathOpt.SubstituteVariable(officecfg::Office::Common::Path::Default::Dictionary::get()); break;
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Favorites:
+            aRet = aPathOpt.SubstituteVariable(officecfg::Office::Common::Path::Default::Favorite::get()); break;
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Filter:
+            aRet = aPathOpt.SubstituteVariable(officecfg::Office::Common::Path::Default::Filter::get()); break;
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Gallery:
+            aRet = seqToPath(officecfg::Office::Common::Path::Default::Gallery::get()); break;
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Graphic:
+            aRet = aPathOpt.SubstituteVariable(officecfg::Office::Common::Path::Default::Graphic::get()); break;
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Help:
+            aRet = aPathOpt.SubstituteVariable(officecfg::Office::Common::Path::Default::Help::get()); break;
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Linguistic:
+            aRet = aPathOpt.SubstituteVariable(officecfg::Office::Common::Path::Default::Linguistic::get()); break;
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Module:
+            aRet = aPathOpt.SubstituteVariable(officecfg::Office::Common::Path::Default::Module::get()); break;
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Palette:
+            aRet = aPathOpt.SubstituteVariable(officecfg::Office::Common::Path::Default::Palette::get()); break;
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Plugin:
+            aRet = seqToPath(officecfg::Office::Common::Path::Default::Plugin::get()); break;
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Temp:
+            aRet = aPathOpt.SubstituteVariable(officecfg::Office::Common::Path::Default::Temp::get()); break;
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Template:
+            aRet = seqToPath(officecfg::Office::Common::Path::Default::Template::get()); break;
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::UserConfig:
+            aRet = aPathOpt.SubstituteVariable(officecfg::Office::Common::Path::Default::UserConfig::get()); break;
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Work:
+            aRet = aPathOpt.SubstituteVariable(officecfg::Office::Common::Path::Default::Work::get()); break;
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Classification:
+            aRet = aPathOpt.SubstituteVariable(officecfg::Office::Common::Path::Default::Classification::get()); break;
+        default:
+            assert(false);
+    }
+
+
+    if ( nId == SvtPathOptions::Paths::AddIn ||
+         nId == SvtPathOptions::Paths::Filter ||
+         nId == SvtPathOptions::Paths::Help ||
+         nId == SvtPathOptions::Paths::Module ||
+         nId == SvtPathOptions::Paths::Plugin )
+    {
+        OUString aTmp;
+        osl::FileBase::getFileURLFromSystemPath( aRet, aTmp );
+        aRet = aTmp;
+    }
+
+    return aRet;
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
+
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/docinfohelper.cxx b/unotools/source/config/docinfohelper.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b36fb21b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/docinfohelper.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <rtl/ustrbuf.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configmgr.hxx>
+#include <unotools/bootstrap.hxx>
+#include <unotools/docinfohelper.hxx>
+#include <rtl/bootstrap.hxx>
+#include <officecfg/Office/Common.hxx>
+
+using namespace ::com::sun::star;
+
+namespace utl
+{
+
+OUString DocInfoHelper::GetGeneratorString()
+{
+    static const OUString sGenerator = []()
+            {
+            OUString aResultOverride = officecfg::Office::Common::Save::Document::GeneratorOverride::get();
+            if( !aResultOverride.isEmpty())
+                return aResultOverride;
+
+            OUStringBuffer aResult(128);
+
+            // First product: branded name + version
+            // version is <product_versions>_<product_extension>$<platform>
+
+            // plain product name
+            OUString aValue( utl::ConfigManager::getProductName() );
+            if ( !aValue.isEmpty() )
+            {
+                aResult.append( aValue.replace( ' ', '_' ) );
+                aResult.append( '/' );
+
+                aValue = utl::ConfigManager::getProductVersion();
+                if ( !aValue.isEmpty() )
+                {
+                    aResult.append( aValue.replace( ' ', '_' ) );
+
+                    aValue = utl::ConfigManager::getProductExtension();
+                    if ( !aValue.isEmpty() )
+                    {
+                        aResult.append( aValue.replace( ' ', '_' ) );
+                    }
+                }
+
+                OUString os( "$_OS" );
+                OUString arch( "$_ARCH" );
+                ::rtl::Bootstrap::expandMacros(os);
+                ::rtl::Bootstrap::expandMacros(arch);
+                aResult.append( '$' );
+                aResult.append( os );
+                aResult.append( '_' );
+                aResult.append( arch );
+                aResult.append( ' ' );
+            }
+
+            // second product: LibreOffice_project/<build_information>
+            // build_information has '(' and '[' encoded as '$', ')' and ']' ignored
+            // and ':' replaced by '-'
+            {
+                aResult.append( "LibreOffice_project/" );
+                OUString aBuildId( Bootstrap::getBuildIdData( OUString() ) );
+                for( sal_Int32 i=0; i < aBuildId.getLength(); i++ )
+                {
+                    sal_Unicode c = aBuildId[i];
+                    switch( c )
+                    {
+                    case '(':
+                    case '[':
+                        aResult.append( '$' );
+                        break;
+                    case ')':
+                    case ']':
+                        break;
+                    case ':':
+                        aResult.append( '-' );
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        aResult.append( c );
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            return aResult.makeStringAndClear();
+    }();
+    return sGenerator;
+}
+
+} // end of namespace utl
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/dynamicmenuoptions.cxx b/unotools/source/config/dynamicmenuoptions.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60c07baac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/dynamicmenuoptions.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,339 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <o3tl/string_view.hxx>
+#include <unotools/dynamicmenuoptions.hxx>
+#include <tools/debug.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configmgr.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configitem.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Any.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <string_view>
+
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::beans;
+
+constexpr OUStringLiteral DYNAMICMENU_PROPERTYNAME_URL = u"URL";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral DYNAMICMENU_PROPERTYNAME_TITLE = u"Title";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral DYNAMICMENU_PROPERTYNAME_IMAGEIDENTIFIER = u"ImageIdentifier";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral DYNAMICMENU_PROPERTYNAME_TARGETNAME = u"TargetName";
+
+constexpr OUStringLiteral PATHDELIMITER = u"/";
+
+constexpr OUStringLiteral SETNODE_NEWMENU = u"New";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral SETNODE_WIZARDMENU = u"Wizard";
+
+#define PROPERTYNAME_URL                                DYNAMICMENU_PROPERTYNAME_URL
+#define PROPERTYNAME_TITLE                              DYNAMICMENU_PROPERTYNAME_TITLE
+#define PROPERTYNAME_IMAGEIDENTIFIER                    DYNAMICMENU_PROPERTYNAME_IMAGEIDENTIFIER
+#define PROPERTYNAME_TARGETNAME                         DYNAMICMENU_PROPERTYNAME_TARGETNAME
+
+#define PROPERTYCOUNT                                   4
+
+constexpr std::u16string_view PATHPREFIX_SETUP = u"m";
+
+namespace
+{
+/*-****************************************************************************************************************
+    @descr  support simple menu structures and operations on it
+****************************************************************************************************************-*/
+struct SvtDynMenu
+{
+    // append setup written menu entry
+    // Don't touch name of entry. It was defined by setup and must be the same every time!
+    // Look for double menu entries here too... may be some separator items are superfluous...
+    void AppendSetupEntry( const SvtDynMenuEntry& rEntry )
+    {
+        if( lSetupEntries.empty() || lSetupEntries.rbegin()->sURL != rEntry.sURL )
+            lSetupEntries.push_back( rEntry );
+    }
+
+    // convert internal list to external format
+    // for using it on right menus really
+    // Notice:   We build a property list with 4 entries and set it on result list then.
+    //           Separator entries will be packed in another way then normal entries! We define
+    //           special string "sSeparator" to perform too ...
+    std::vector< SvtDynMenuEntry > GetList() const
+    {
+        sal_Int32                             nSetupCount = static_cast<sal_Int32>(lSetupEntries.size());
+        sal_Int32                             nUserCount  = static_cast<sal_Int32>(lUserEntries.size());
+        sal_Int32                             nStep       = 0;
+        std::vector< SvtDynMenuEntry >        lResult ( nSetupCount+nUserCount );
+        OUString                              sSeparator  ( "private:separator" );
+
+        for( const auto& pList : {&lSetupEntries, &lUserEntries} )
+        {
+            for( const auto& rItem : *pList )
+            {
+                SvtDynMenuEntry entry;
+                if( rItem.sURL == sSeparator )
+                {
+                    entry.sURL = sSeparator;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    entry = rItem;
+                }
+                lResult[nStep] = entry;
+                ++nStep;
+            }
+        }
+        return lResult;
+    }
+
+private:
+    std::vector< SvtDynMenuEntry > lSetupEntries;
+    std::vector< SvtDynMenuEntry > lUserEntries;
+};
+
+}
+
+namespace SvtDynamicMenuOptions
+{
+
+static Sequence< OUString > lcl_GetPropertyNames(
+        css::uno::Reference<css::container::XHierarchicalNameAccess> const & xHierarchyAccess,
+        sal_uInt32& nNewCount, sal_uInt32& nWizardCount );
+
+std::vector< SvtDynMenuEntry > GetMenu( EDynamicMenuType eMenu )
+{
+    SvtDynMenu  aNewMenu;
+    SvtDynMenu  aWizardMenu;
+
+    Reference<css::container::XHierarchicalNameAccess> xHierarchyAccess = utl::ConfigManager::acquireTree(u"Office.Common/Menus/");
+
+    // Get names and values of all accessible menu entries and fill internal structures.
+    // See impl_GetPropertyNames() for further information.
+    sal_uInt32              nNewCount           = 0;
+    sal_uInt32              nWizardCount        = 0;
+    Sequence< OUString >    lNames              = lcl_GetPropertyNames ( xHierarchyAccess, nNewCount           ,
+                                                                          nWizardCount        );
+    Sequence< Any >         lValues             = utl::ConfigItem::GetProperties( xHierarchyAccess, lNames, /*bAllLocales*/false );
+
+    // Safe impossible cases.
+    // We need values from ALL configuration keys.
+    // Follow assignment use order of values in relation to our list of key names!
+    DBG_ASSERT( !(lNames.getLength()!=lValues.getLength()), "SvtDynamicMenuOptions_Impl::SvtDynamicMenuOptions_Impl()\nI miss some values of configuration keys!\n" );
+
+    // Copy values from list in right order to our internal member.
+    // Attention: List for names and values have an internal construction pattern!
+
+    // first "New" menu ...
+    //      Name                            Value
+    //      /New/1/URL                      "private:factory/swriter"
+    //      /New/1/Title                    "New Writer Document"
+    //      /New/1/ImageIdentifier          "icon_writer"
+    //      /New/1/TargetName               "_blank"
+
+    //      /New/2/URL                      "private:factory/scalc"
+    //      /New/2/Title                    "New Calc Document"
+    //      /New/2/ImageIdentifier          "icon_calc"
+    //      /New/2/TargetName               "_blank"
+
+    // second "Wizard" menu ...
+    //      /Wizard/1/URL                   "file://b"
+    //      /Wizard/1/Title                 "PaintSomething"
+    //      /Wizard/1/ImageIdentifier       "icon_?"
+    //      /Wizard/1/TargetName            "_self"
+
+    //      ... and so on ...
+
+    sal_uInt32  nItem     = 0;
+    sal_uInt32  nPosition = 0;
+
+    // Get names/values for new menu.
+    // 4 subkeys for every item!
+    for( nItem=0; nItem<nNewCount; ++nItem )
+    {
+        SvtDynMenuEntry   aItem;
+        lValues[nPosition] >>= aItem.sURL;
+        ++nPosition;
+        lValues[nPosition] >>= aItem.sTitle;
+        ++nPosition;
+        lValues[nPosition] >>= aItem.sImageIdentifier;
+        ++nPosition;
+        lValues[nPosition] >>= aItem.sTargetName;
+        ++nPosition;
+        aNewMenu.AppendSetupEntry( aItem );
+    }
+
+    // Attention: Don't reset nPosition here!
+
+    // Get names/values for wizard menu.
+    // 4 subkeys for every item!
+    for( nItem=0; nItem<nWizardCount; ++nItem )
+    {
+        SvtDynMenuEntry   aItem;
+        lValues[nPosition] >>= aItem.sURL;
+        ++nPosition;
+        lValues[nPosition] >>= aItem.sTitle;
+        ++nPosition;
+        lValues[nPosition] >>= aItem.sImageIdentifier;
+        ++nPosition;
+        lValues[nPosition] >>= aItem.sTargetName;
+        ++nPosition;
+        aWizardMenu.AppendSetupEntry( aItem );
+    }
+
+    std::vector< SvtDynMenuEntry > lReturn;
+    switch( eMenu )
+    {
+        case EDynamicMenuType::NewMenu      :
+            lReturn = aNewMenu.GetList();
+            break;
+
+        case EDynamicMenuType::WizardMenu   :
+            lReturn = aWizardMenu.GetList();
+            break;
+    }
+    return lReturn;
+}
+
+static void lcl_SortAndExpandPropertyNames( const Sequence< OUString >& lSource,
+            Sequence< OUString >& lDestination, std::u16string_view sSetNode );
+
+/*-****************************************************************************************************
+    @short      return list of key names of our configuration management which represent our module tree
+    @descr      This method returns the current list of key names! We need it to get needed values from our
+                configuration management and support dynamical menu item lists!
+    @param      "nNewCount"     ,   returns count of menu entries for "new"
+    @param      "nWizardCount"  ,   returns count of menu entries for "wizard"
+    @return     A list of configuration key names is returned.
+*//*-*****************************************************************************************************/
+static Sequence< OUString > lcl_GetPropertyNames(
+        css::uno::Reference<css::container::XHierarchicalNameAccess> const & xHierarchyAccess,
+        sal_uInt32& nNewCount, sal_uInt32& nWizardCount )
+{
+    // First get ALL names of current existing list items in configuration!
+    Sequence< OUString > lNewItems    = utl::ConfigItem::GetNodeNames( xHierarchyAccess, SETNODE_NEWMENU, utl::ConfigNameFormat::LocalPath );
+    Sequence< OUString > lWizardItems = utl::ConfigItem::GetNodeNames( xHierarchyAccess, SETNODE_WIZARDMENU, utl::ConfigNameFormat::LocalPath );
+
+    // Get information about list counts ...
+    nNewCount           = lNewItems.getLength();
+    nWizardCount        = lWizardItems.getLength();
+
+    // Sort and expand all three list to result list ...
+    Sequence< OUString > lProperties;
+    lcl_SortAndExpandPropertyNames( lNewItems          , lProperties, SETNODE_NEWMENU   );
+    lcl_SortAndExpandPropertyNames( lWizardItems       , lProperties, SETNODE_WIZARDMENU );
+
+    // Return result.
+    return lProperties;
+}
+
+/*-****************************************************************************************************
+    @short      sort given source list and expand it for all well known properties to destination
+    @descr      We must support sets of entries with count inside the name .. but some of them could be missing!
+                e.g. s1-s2-s3-s0-u1-s6-u5-u7
+                Then we must sort it by name and expand it to the follow one:
+                    sSetNode/s0/URL
+                    sSetNode/s0/Title
+                    sSetNode/s0/...
+                    sSetNode/s1/URL
+                    sSetNode/s1/Title
+                    sSetNode/s1/...
+                    ...
+                    sSetNode/s6/URL
+                    sSetNode/s6/Title
+                    sSetNode/s6/...
+                    sSetNode/u1/URL
+                    sSetNode/u1/Title
+                    sSetNode/u1/...
+                    ...
+                    sSetNode/u7/URL
+                    sSetNode/u7/Title
+                    sSetNode/u7/...
+                Rules: We start with all setup written entries names "sx" and x=[0..n].
+                Then we handle all "ux" items. Inside these blocks we sort it ascending by number.
+
+    @attention  We add these expanded list to the end of given "lDestination" list!
+                So we must start on "lDestination.getLength()".
+                Reallocation of memory of destination list is done by us!
+
+    @seealso    method impl_GetPropertyNames()
+
+    @param      "lSource"      ,   original list (e.g. [m1-m2-m3-m6-m0] )
+    @param      "lDestination" ,   destination of operation
+    @param      "sSetNode"     ,   name of configuration set to build complete path
+    @return     A list of configuration key names is returned.
+*//*-*****************************************************************************************************/
+
+static void lcl_SortAndExpandPropertyNames( const Sequence< OUString >& lSource      ,
+                                        Sequence< OUString >& lDestination ,
+                                    std::u16string_view         sSetNode     )
+{
+    struct CountWithPrefixSort
+    {
+        bool operator() ( std::u16string_view s1, std::u16string_view s2 ) const
+        {
+            // Get order numbers from entry name without prefix.
+            // e.g. "m10" => 10
+            //      "m5"  => 5
+            sal_Int32 n1 = o3tl::toInt32(s1.substr( 1 ));
+            sal_Int32 n2 = o3tl::toInt32(s2.substr( 1 ));
+            // MUST be in [0,1] ... because it's a difference between
+            // insert-positions of given entries in sorted list!
+            return( n1<n2 );
+        }
+    };
+    struct SelectByPrefix
+    {
+        bool operator() ( std::u16string_view s ) const
+        {
+            // Prefer setup written entries by check first letter of given string. It must be a "s".
+            return o3tl::starts_with( s, PATHPREFIX_SETUP );
+        }
+    };
+
+    std::vector< OUString >  lTemp;
+    sal_Int32           nSourceCount     = lSource.getLength();
+    sal_Int32           nDestinationStep = lDestination.getLength(); // start on end of current list ...!
+
+    lDestination.realloc( (nSourceCount*PROPERTYCOUNT)+nDestinationStep ); // get enough memory for copy operations after nDestination ...
+    auto plDestination = lDestination.getArray();
+
+    // Copy all items to temp. vector to use fast sort operations :-)
+    lTemp.insert( lTemp.end(), lSource.begin(), lSource.end() );
+
+    // Sort all entries by number ...
+    std::stable_sort( lTemp.begin(), lTemp.end(), CountWithPrefixSort() );
+    // and split into setup & user written entries!
+    std::stable_partition( lTemp.begin(), lTemp.end(), SelectByPrefix() );
+
+    // Copy sorted entries to destination and expand every item with
+    // 4 supported sub properties.
+    for( const auto& rItem : lTemp )
+    {
+        OUString sFixPath(OUString::Concat(sSetNode) + PATHDELIMITER + rItem + PATHDELIMITER);
+        plDestination[nDestinationStep++] = sFixPath + PROPERTYNAME_URL;
+        plDestination[nDestinationStep++] = sFixPath + PROPERTYNAME_TITLE;
+        plDestination[nDestinationStep++] = sFixPath + PROPERTYNAME_IMAGEIDENTIFIER;
+        plDestination[nDestinationStep++] = sFixPath + PROPERTYNAME_TARGETNAME;
+    }
+}
+
+
+} // namespace SvtDynamicMenuOptions
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/eventcfg.cxx b/unotools/source/config/eventcfg.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a92618a81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/eventcfg.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,381 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <comphelper/propertyvalue.hxx>
+#include <unotools/eventcfg.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configmgr.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configitem.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Any.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyValue.hpp>
+#include <o3tl/enumarray.hxx>
+#include <o3tl/enumrange.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ref.hxx>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+
+#include "itemholder1.hxx"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+using namespace ::std;
+using namespace ::utl;
+using namespace ::osl;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star;
+
+#define PATHDELIMITER "/"
+#define SETNODE_BINDINGS "Bindings"
+#define PROPERTYNAME_BINDINGURL "BindingURL"
+
+static o3tl::enumarray<GlobalEventId, const char*> pEventAsciiNames =
+{
+"OnStartApp",
+"OnCloseApp",
+"OnCreate",
+"OnNew",
+"OnLoadFinished",
+"OnLoad",
+"OnPrepareUnload",
+"OnUnload",
+"OnSave",
+"OnSaveDone",
+"OnSaveFailed",
+"OnSaveAs",
+"OnSaveAsDone",
+"OnSaveAsFailed",
+"OnCopyTo",
+"OnCopyToDone",
+"OnCopyToFailed",
+"OnFocus",
+"OnUnfocus",
+"OnPrint",
+"OnViewCreated",
+"OnPrepareViewClosing",
+"OnViewClosed",
+"OnModifyChanged",
+"OnTitleChanged",
+"OnVisAreaChanged",
+"OnModeChanged",
+"OnStorageChanged"
+};
+
+typedef std::unordered_map< OUString, OUString > EventBindingHash;
+typedef o3tl::enumarray< GlobalEventId, OUString > SupportedEventsVector;
+
+static std::mutex& GetOwnStaticMutex()
+{
+    static std::mutex INSTANCE;
+    return INSTANCE;
+}
+
+class GlobalEventConfig_Impl : public utl::ConfigItem
+{
+private:
+    EventBindingHash m_eventBindingHash;
+    SupportedEventsVector m_supportedEvents;
+
+    void initBindingInfo();
+
+    virtual void ImplCommit() override;
+
+public:
+    GlobalEventConfig_Impl( );
+    virtual ~GlobalEventConfig_Impl( ) override;
+
+    void            Notify( const css::uno::Sequence<OUString>& aPropertyNames) override;
+
+    /// @throws css::lang::IllegalArgumentException
+    /// @throws css::container::NoSuchElementException
+    /// @throws css::lang::WrappedTargetException
+    /// @throws css::uno::RuntimeException
+    void replaceByName( const OUString& aName, const css::uno::Any& aElement );
+    /// @throws css::container::NoSuchElementException
+    /// @throws css::lang::WrappedTargetException
+    /// @throws css::uno::RuntimeException
+    css::uno::Sequence < css::beans::PropertyValue > getByName( const OUString& aName );
+    /// @throws css::uno::RuntimeException
+    css::uno::Sequence< OUString > getElementNames(  );
+    /// @throws css::uno::RuntimeException
+    bool hasByName( const OUString& aName );
+    /// @throws css::uno::RuntimeException
+    static css::uno::Type const & getElementType(  );
+    /// @throws css::uno::RuntimeException
+    bool hasElements() const;
+    OUString const & GetEventName( GlobalEventId nID ) const;
+};
+
+
+GlobalEventConfig_Impl::GlobalEventConfig_Impl()
+    :   ConfigItem( "Office.Events/ApplicationEvents", ConfigItemMode::NONE )
+{
+    // the supported event names
+    for (const GlobalEventId id : o3tl::enumrange<GlobalEventId>())
+        m_supportedEvents[id] = OUString::createFromAscii( pEventAsciiNames[id] );
+
+    initBindingInfo();
+
+/*TODO: Not used in the moment! see Notify() ...
+    // Enable notification mechanism of our baseclass.
+    // We need it to get information about changes outside these class on our used configuration keys! */
+    Sequence<OUString> aNotifySeq { "Events" };
+    EnableNotification( aNotifySeq, true );
+}
+
+//  destructor
+
+GlobalEventConfig_Impl::~GlobalEventConfig_Impl()
+{
+    assert(!IsModified()); // should have been committed
+}
+
+OUString const & GlobalEventConfig_Impl::GetEventName( GlobalEventId nIndex ) const
+{
+    return m_supportedEvents[nIndex];
+}
+
+//  public method
+
+void GlobalEventConfig_Impl::Notify( const Sequence< OUString >& )
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+
+    initBindingInfo();
+}
+
+//  public method
+
+void GlobalEventConfig_Impl::ImplCommit()
+{
+    //DF need to check it this is correct??
+    SAL_INFO("unotools", "In GlobalEventConfig_Impl::ImplCommit");
+    // clear the existing nodes
+    ClearNodeSet( SETNODE_BINDINGS );
+    OUString sNode;
+    //step through the list of events
+    for(const auto& rEntry : m_eventBindingHash)
+    {
+        //no point in writing out empty bindings!
+        if(rEntry.second.isEmpty() )
+            continue;
+        sNode = SETNODE_BINDINGS PATHDELIMITER "BindingType['" +
+                rEntry.first +
+                "']" PATHDELIMITER PROPERTYNAME_BINDINGURL;
+        SAL_INFO("unotools", "writing binding for: " << sNode);
+        //write the data to the registry
+        SetSetProperties(SETNODE_BINDINGS,{ comphelper::makePropertyValue(sNode, rEntry.second) });
+    }
+}
+
+//  private method
+
+void GlobalEventConfig_Impl::initBindingInfo()
+{
+    // Get ALL names of current existing list items in configuration!
+    const Sequence< OUString > lEventNames = GetNodeNames( SETNODE_BINDINGS, utl::ConfigNameFormat::LocalPath );
+
+    OUString aSetNode = SETNODE_BINDINGS PATHDELIMITER;
+    OUString aCommandKey = PATHDELIMITER PROPERTYNAME_BINDINGURL;
+
+    // Expand all keys
+    Sequence< OUString > lMacros(1);
+    auto plMacros = lMacros.getArray();
+    for (const auto& rEventName : lEventNames )
+    {
+        plMacros[0] = aSetNode + rEventName + aCommandKey;
+        SAL_INFO("unotools", "reading binding for: " << lMacros[0]);
+        Sequence< Any > lValues = GetProperties( lMacros );
+        if( lValues.hasElements() )
+        {
+            OUString sMacroURL;
+            lValues[0] >>= sMacroURL;
+            sal_Int32 startIndex = rEventName.indexOf('\'');
+            sal_Int32 endIndex =  rEventName.lastIndexOf('\'');
+            if( startIndex >=0 && endIndex > 0 )
+            {
+                startIndex++;
+                OUString eventName = rEventName.copy(startIndex,endIndex-startIndex);
+                m_eventBindingHash[ eventName ] = sMacroURL;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void GlobalEventConfig_Impl::replaceByName( const OUString& aName, const Any& aElement )
+{
+    Sequence< beans::PropertyValue > props;
+    //DF should we prepopulate the hash with a list of valid event Names?
+    if( !( aElement >>= props ) )
+    {
+        throw lang::IllegalArgumentException( OUString(),
+                Reference< XInterface > (), 2);
+    }
+    OUString macroURL;
+    for( const auto& rProp : std::as_const(props) )
+    {
+        if ( rProp.Name == "Script" )
+            rProp.Value >>= macroURL;
+    }
+    m_eventBindingHash[ aName ] = macroURL;
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+css::uno::Sequence < css::beans::PropertyValue > GlobalEventConfig_Impl::getByName( const OUString& aName )
+{
+    static constexpr OUStringLiteral sEventType = u"EventType";
+    static constexpr OUStringLiteral sScript = u"Script";
+    Sequence< beans::PropertyValue > props(2);
+    auto pProps = props.getArray();
+    pProps[0].Name = sEventType;
+    pProps[0].Value <<= OUString(sScript);
+    pProps[1].Name = sScript;
+    EventBindingHash::const_iterator it = m_eventBindingHash.find( aName );
+    if( it != m_eventBindingHash.end() )
+    {
+        pProps[1].Value <<= it->second;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // not yet accessed - is it a supported name?
+        SupportedEventsVector::iterator pos = ::std::find(
+            m_supportedEvents.begin(), m_supportedEvents.end(), aName );
+        if ( pos == m_supportedEvents.end() )
+            throw container::NoSuchElementException( aName );
+
+        pProps[1].Value <<= OUString();
+    }
+    return props;
+}
+
+Sequence< OUString > GlobalEventConfig_Impl::getElementNames(  )
+{
+    return uno::Sequence< OUString >(m_supportedEvents.data(), SupportedEventsVector::size());
+}
+
+bool GlobalEventConfig_Impl::hasByName( const OUString& aName )
+{
+    if ( m_eventBindingHash.find( aName ) != m_eventBindingHash.end() )
+        return true;
+
+    // never accessed before - is it supported in general?
+    SupportedEventsVector::iterator pos = ::std::find(
+        m_supportedEvents.begin(), m_supportedEvents.end(), aName );
+    return pos != m_supportedEvents.end();
+}
+
+Type const & GlobalEventConfig_Impl::getElementType(  )
+{
+    //DF definitely not sure about this??
+    return cppu::UnoType<Sequence<beans::PropertyValue>>::get();
+}
+
+bool GlobalEventConfig_Impl::hasElements() const
+{
+    return !m_eventBindingHash.empty();
+}
+
+// and now the wrapper
+
+//initialize static member
+GlobalEventConfig_Impl*     GlobalEventConfig::m_pImpl = nullptr;
+sal_Int32                   GlobalEventConfig::m_nRefCount      = 0;
+
+GlobalEventConfig::GlobalEventConfig()
+{
+    // Global access, must be guarded (multithreading!).
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    // Increase our refcount ...
+    ++m_nRefCount;
+    // ... and initialize our data container only if it not already exist!
+    if( m_pImpl == nullptr )
+    {
+        m_pImpl = new GlobalEventConfig_Impl;
+        aGuard.unlock();
+        ItemHolder1::holdConfigItem(EItem::EventConfig);
+    }
+}
+
+GlobalEventConfig::~GlobalEventConfig()
+{
+    // Global access, must be guarded (multithreading!)
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    // Decrease our refcount.
+    --m_nRefCount;
+    // If last instance was deleted ...
+    // we must destroy our static data container!
+    if( m_nRefCount <= 0 )
+    {
+        delete m_pImpl;
+        m_pImpl = nullptr;
+    }
+}
+
+Reference< container::XNameReplace > SAL_CALL GlobalEventConfig::getEvents()
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    Reference< container::XNameReplace > ret(this);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL GlobalEventConfig::replaceByName( const OUString& aName, const Any& aElement )
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    m_pImpl->replaceByName( aName, aElement );
+}
+Any SAL_CALL GlobalEventConfig::getByName( const OUString& aName )
+{
+    return Any(getByName2(aName));
+}
+css::uno::Sequence < css::beans::PropertyValue > GlobalEventConfig::getByName2( const OUString& aName )
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    return m_pImpl->getByName( aName );
+}
+Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL GlobalEventConfig::getElementNames(  )
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    return m_pImpl->getElementNames( );
+}
+sal_Bool SAL_CALL GlobalEventConfig::hasByName( const OUString& aName )
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    return m_pImpl->hasByName( aName );
+}
+Type SAL_CALL GlobalEventConfig::getElementType(  )
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    return GlobalEventConfig_Impl::getElementType( );
+}
+sal_Bool SAL_CALL GlobalEventConfig::hasElements(  )
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    return m_pImpl->hasElements( );
+}
+
+OUString GlobalEventConfig::GetEventName( GlobalEventId nIndex )
+{
+    if (utl::ConfigManager::IsFuzzing())
+        return OUString();
+    static rtl::Reference<GlobalEventConfig> createImpl(new GlobalEventConfig);
+    return GlobalEventConfig::m_pImpl->GetEventName( nIndex );
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/fltrcfg.cxx b/unotools/source/config/fltrcfg.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..323cfe0c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/fltrcfg.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,677 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <o3tl/any.hxx>
+#include <o3tl/typed_flags_set.hxx>
+#include <unotools/fltrcfg.hxx>
+#include <tools/debug.hxx>
+#include <osl/diagnose.h>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
+
+using namespace utl;
+using namespace com::sun::star::uno;
+
+namespace {
+
+enum class ConfigFlags {
+    NONE                         = 0x0000000,
+    WordCode                     = 0x0000001,
+    WordStorage                  = 0x0000002,
+    ExcelCode                    = 0x0000004,
+    ExcelStorage                 = 0x0000008,
+    PowerPointCode               = 0x0000010,
+    PowerPointStorage            = 0x0000020,
+    MathLoad                     = 0x0000100,
+    MathSave                     = 0x0000200,
+    WriterLoad                   = 0x0000400,
+    WriterSave                   = 0x0000800,
+    CalcLoad                     = 0x0001000,
+    CalcSave                     = 0x0002000,
+    ImpressLoad                  = 0x0004000,
+    ImpressSave                  = 0x0008000,
+    ExcelExecTbl                 = 0x0010000,
+    EnablePowerPointPreview      = 0x0020000,
+    EnableExcelPreview           = 0x0040000,
+    EnableWordPreview            = 0x0080000,
+    UseEnhancedFields            = 0x0100000,
+    WordWbctbl                   = 0x0200000,
+    SmartArtShapeLoad            = 0x0400000,
+    CharBackgroundToHighlighting = 0x8000000,
+    CreateMSOLockFiles           = 0x2000000,
+    VisioLoad                    = 0x4000000,
+};
+
+}
+
+namespace o3tl {
+    template<> struct typed_flags<ConfigFlags> : is_typed_flags<ConfigFlags, 0xe7fff3f> {};
+}
+
+namespace {
+
+class SvtAppFilterOptions_Impl : public utl::ConfigItem
+{
+private:
+    bool                bLoadVBA;
+    bool                bSaveVBA;
+
+protected:
+    virtual void            ImplCommit() override;
+
+public:
+    explicit SvtAppFilterOptions_Impl(const OUString& rRoot) :
+        utl::ConfigItem(rRoot),
+        bLoadVBA(false),
+        bSaveVBA(false)  {}
+    virtual ~SvtAppFilterOptions_Impl() override;
+    virtual void            Notify( const css::uno::Sequence<OUString>& aPropertyNames) override;
+    void                    Load();
+
+    bool                IsLoad() const {return bLoadVBA;}
+    void                    SetLoad(bool bSet)
+                            {
+                                if(bSet != bLoadVBA)
+                                    SetModified();
+                                bLoadVBA = bSet;
+                            }
+    bool                IsSave() const {return bSaveVBA;}
+    void                    SetSave(bool bSet)
+                            {
+                                if(bSet != bSaveVBA)
+                                    SetModified();
+                                bSaveVBA = bSet;
+                            }
+};
+
+}
+
+SvtAppFilterOptions_Impl::~SvtAppFilterOptions_Impl()
+{
+    assert(!IsModified()); // should have been committed
+}
+
+void    SvtAppFilterOptions_Impl::ImplCommit()
+{
+    PutProperties(
+        {"Load", "Save"}, {css::uno::Any(bLoadVBA), css::uno::Any(bSaveVBA)});
+}
+
+void SvtAppFilterOptions_Impl::Notify( const Sequence< OUString >&  )
+{
+    // no listeners supported yet
+}
+
+void    SvtAppFilterOptions_Impl::Load()
+{
+    Sequence<Any> aValues = GetProperties({ "Load", "Save" });
+    const Any* pValues = aValues.getConstArray();
+
+    if(pValues[0].hasValue())
+        bLoadVBA = *o3tl::doAccess<bool>(pValues[0]);
+    if(pValues[1].hasValue())
+        bSaveVBA = *o3tl::doAccess<bool>(pValues[1]);
+}
+
+namespace {
+
+class SvtWriterFilterOptions_Impl : public SvtAppFilterOptions_Impl
+{
+private:
+    bool                bLoadExecutable;
+
+    virtual void            ImplCommit() override;
+
+public:
+    explicit SvtWriterFilterOptions_Impl(const OUString& rRoot) :
+        SvtAppFilterOptions_Impl(rRoot),
+        bLoadExecutable(false)
+    {}
+    void                    Load();
+
+    bool                IsLoadExecutable() const {return bLoadExecutable;}
+    void                    SetLoadExecutable(bool bSet)
+                            {
+                                if(bSet != bLoadExecutable)
+                                    SetModified();
+                                bLoadExecutable = bSet;
+                            }
+};
+
+}
+
+void SvtWriterFilterOptions_Impl::ImplCommit()
+{
+    SvtAppFilterOptions_Impl::ImplCommit();
+
+    PutProperties({ "Executable" }, { Any(bLoadExecutable) });
+}
+
+void SvtWriterFilterOptions_Impl::Load()
+{
+    SvtAppFilterOptions_Impl::Load();
+
+    Sequence<OUString> aNames { "Executable" };
+
+    Sequence<Any> aValues = GetProperties(aNames);
+    const Any* pValues = aValues.getConstArray();
+    if(pValues[0].hasValue())
+        bLoadExecutable = *o3tl::doAccess<bool>(pValues[0]);
+}
+
+namespace {
+
+class SvtCalcFilterOptions_Impl : public SvtAppFilterOptions_Impl
+{
+private:
+    bool                bLoadExecutable;
+
+    virtual void            ImplCommit() override;
+
+public:
+    explicit SvtCalcFilterOptions_Impl(const OUString& rRoot) :
+        SvtAppFilterOptions_Impl(rRoot),
+        bLoadExecutable(false)
+    {}
+    void                    Load();
+
+    bool                IsLoadExecutable() const {return bLoadExecutable;}
+    void                    SetLoadExecutable(bool bSet)
+                            {
+                                if(bSet != bLoadExecutable)
+                                    SetModified();
+                                bLoadExecutable = bSet;
+                            }
+};
+
+}
+
+void SvtCalcFilterOptions_Impl::ImplCommit()
+{
+    SvtAppFilterOptions_Impl::ImplCommit();
+
+    PutProperties({ "Executable" }, { Any(bLoadExecutable) });
+}
+
+void SvtCalcFilterOptions_Impl::Load()
+{
+    SvtAppFilterOptions_Impl::Load();
+
+    Sequence<OUString> aNames { "Executable" };
+
+    Sequence<Any> aValues = GetProperties(aNames);
+    const Any* pValues = aValues.getConstArray();
+    if(pValues[0].hasValue())
+        bLoadExecutable = *o3tl::doAccess<bool>(pValues[0]);
+}
+
+struct SvtFilterOptions_Impl
+{
+    ConfigFlags nFlags;
+    SvtWriterFilterOptions_Impl aWriterCfg;
+    SvtCalcFilterOptions_Impl aCalcCfg;
+    SvtAppFilterOptions_Impl aImpressCfg;
+
+    SvtFilterOptions_Impl() :
+        aWriterCfg("Office.Writer/Filter/Import/VBA"),
+        aCalcCfg("Office.Calc/Filter/Import/VBA"),
+        aImpressCfg("Office.Impress/Filter/Import/VBA")
+    {
+        nFlags = ConfigFlags::WordCode |
+            ConfigFlags::WordStorage |
+            ConfigFlags::ExcelCode |
+            ConfigFlags::ExcelStorage |
+            ConfigFlags::PowerPointCode |
+            ConfigFlags::PowerPointStorage |
+            ConfigFlags::MathLoad |
+            ConfigFlags::MathSave |
+            ConfigFlags::WriterLoad |
+            ConfigFlags::WriterSave |
+            ConfigFlags::CalcLoad |
+            ConfigFlags::CalcSave |
+            ConfigFlags::ImpressLoad |
+            ConfigFlags::ImpressSave |
+            ConfigFlags::UseEnhancedFields |
+            ConfigFlags::SmartArtShapeLoad |
+            ConfigFlags::CharBackgroundToHighlighting|
+            ConfigFlags::CreateMSOLockFiles;
+        Load();
+    }
+
+    void SetFlag( ConfigFlags nFlag, bool bSet );
+    bool IsFlag( ConfigFlags nFlag ) const;
+    void Load()
+    {
+        aWriterCfg.Load();
+        aCalcCfg.Load();
+        aImpressCfg.Load();
+    }
+};
+
+void SvtFilterOptions_Impl::SetFlag( ConfigFlags nFlag, bool bSet )
+{
+    switch(nFlag)
+    {
+        case ConfigFlags::WordCode:       aWriterCfg.SetLoad(bSet);break;
+        case ConfigFlags::WordStorage:    aWriterCfg.SetSave(bSet);break;
+        case ConfigFlags::WordWbctbl: aWriterCfg.SetLoadExecutable(bSet);break;
+        case ConfigFlags::ExcelCode:      aCalcCfg.SetLoad(bSet);break;
+        case ConfigFlags::ExcelStorage:   aCalcCfg.SetSave(bSet);break;
+        case ConfigFlags::ExcelExecTbl:   aCalcCfg.SetLoadExecutable(bSet);break;
+        case ConfigFlags::PowerPointCode:     aImpressCfg.SetLoad(bSet);break;
+        case ConfigFlags::PowerPointStorage:  aImpressCfg.SetSave(bSet);break;
+        default:
+            if( bSet )
+                nFlags |= nFlag;
+            else
+                nFlags &= ~nFlag;
+    }
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions_Impl::IsFlag( ConfigFlags nFlag ) const
+{
+    bool bRet;
+    switch(nFlag)
+    {
+        case ConfigFlags::WordCode        : bRet = aWriterCfg.IsLoad();break;
+        case ConfigFlags::WordStorage     : bRet = aWriterCfg.IsSave();break;
+        case ConfigFlags::WordWbctbl      : bRet = aWriterCfg.IsLoadExecutable();break;
+        case ConfigFlags::ExcelCode       : bRet = aCalcCfg.IsLoad();break;
+        case ConfigFlags::ExcelStorage    : bRet = aCalcCfg.IsSave();break;
+        case ConfigFlags::ExcelExecTbl    : bRet = aCalcCfg.IsLoadExecutable();break;
+        case ConfigFlags::PowerPointCode      : bRet = aImpressCfg.IsLoad();break;
+        case ConfigFlags::PowerPointStorage   : bRet = aImpressCfg.IsSave();break;
+        default:
+            bRet = bool(nFlags & nFlag );
+    }
+    return bRet;
+}
+
+namespace {
+
+const Sequence<OUString>& GetPropertyNames()
+{
+    static Sequence<OUString> const aNames
+    {
+            "Import/MathTypeToMath",            //  0
+            "Import/WinWordToWriter",           //  1
+            "Import/PowerPointToImpress",       //  2
+            "Import/ExcelToCalc",               //  3
+            "Export/MathToMathType",            //  4
+            "Export/WriterToWinWord",           //  5
+            "Export/ImpressToPowerPoint",       //  6
+            "Export/CalcToExcel",               //  7
+            "Export/EnablePowerPointPreview",   //  8
+            "Export/EnableExcelPreview",        //  9
+            "Export/EnableWordPreview",         // 10
+            "Import/ImportWWFieldsAsEnhancedFields", // 11
+            "Import/SmartArtToShapes",          // 12
+            "Export/CharBackgroundToHighlighting",   // 13
+            "Import/CreateMSOLockFiles",        // 14
+            "Import/VisioToDraw"                // 15
+    };
+    return aNames;
+}
+
+}
+
+SvtFilterOptions::SvtFilterOptions() :
+    ConfigItem( "Office.Common/Filter/Microsoft" ),
+    pImpl(new SvtFilterOptions_Impl)
+{
+    EnableNotification(GetPropertyNames());
+    Load();
+}
+
+SvtFilterOptions::~SvtFilterOptions()
+{
+}
+
+static ConfigFlags lcl_GetFlag(sal_Int32 nProp)
+{
+    ConfigFlags nFlag = ConfigFlags::NONE;
+    switch(nProp)
+    {
+        case  0: nFlag = ConfigFlags::MathLoad; break;
+        case  1: nFlag = ConfigFlags::WriterLoad; break;
+        case  2: nFlag = ConfigFlags::ImpressLoad; break;
+        case  3: nFlag = ConfigFlags::CalcLoad; break;
+        case  4: nFlag = ConfigFlags::MathSave; break;
+        case  5: nFlag = ConfigFlags::WriterSave; break;
+        case  6: nFlag = ConfigFlags::ImpressSave; break;
+        case  7: nFlag = ConfigFlags::CalcSave; break;
+        case  8: nFlag = ConfigFlags::EnablePowerPointPreview; break;
+        case  9: nFlag = ConfigFlags::EnableExcelPreview; break;
+        case 10: nFlag = ConfigFlags::EnableWordPreview; break;
+        case 11: nFlag = ConfigFlags::UseEnhancedFields; break;
+        case 12: nFlag = ConfigFlags::SmartArtShapeLoad; break;
+        case 13: nFlag = ConfigFlags::CharBackgroundToHighlighting; break;
+        case 14: nFlag = ConfigFlags::CreateMSOLockFiles; break;
+        case 15:
+            nFlag = ConfigFlags::VisioLoad;
+            break;
+
+        default: OSL_FAIL("illegal value");
+    }
+    return nFlag;
+}
+
+void SvtFilterOptions::Notify( const Sequence<OUString>& )
+{
+    Load();
+}
+
+void SvtFilterOptions::ImplCommit()
+{
+    const Sequence<OUString>& aNames = GetPropertyNames();
+    Sequence<Any> aValues(aNames.getLength());
+    Any* pValues = aValues.getArray();
+
+    for(int nProp = 0; nProp < aNames.getLength(); nProp++)
+    {
+        ConfigFlags nFlag = lcl_GetFlag(nProp);
+        pValues[nProp] <<= pImpl->IsFlag(nFlag);
+
+    }
+    PutProperties(aNames, aValues);
+}
+
+void SvtFilterOptions::Load()
+{
+    pImpl->Load();
+    const Sequence<OUString>& rNames = GetPropertyNames();
+    Sequence<Any> aValues = GetProperties(rNames);
+    const Any* pValues = aValues.getConstArray();
+    DBG_ASSERT(aValues.getLength() == rNames.getLength(), "GetProperties failed");
+    if(aValues.getLength() == rNames.getLength())
+    {
+        for(int nProp = 0; nProp < rNames.getLength(); nProp++)
+        {
+            if(pValues[nProp].hasValue())
+            {
+                bool bVal = *o3tl::doAccess<bool>(pValues[nProp]);
+                ConfigFlags nFlag = lcl_GetFlag(nProp);
+                pImpl->SetFlag( nFlag, bVal);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void SvtFilterOptions::SetLoadWordBasicCode( bool bFlag )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( ConfigFlags::WordCode, bFlag );
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsLoadWordBasicCode() const
+{
+    return pImpl->IsFlag( ConfigFlags::WordCode );
+}
+
+void SvtFilterOptions::SetLoadWordBasicExecutable( bool bFlag )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( ConfigFlags::WordWbctbl, bFlag );
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsLoadWordBasicExecutable() const
+{
+    return pImpl->IsFlag( ConfigFlags::WordWbctbl );
+}
+
+void SvtFilterOptions::SetLoadWordBasicStorage( bool bFlag )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( ConfigFlags::WordStorage, bFlag );
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsLoadWordBasicStorage() const
+{
+    return pImpl->IsFlag( ConfigFlags::WordStorage );
+}
+
+void SvtFilterOptions::SetLoadExcelBasicCode( bool bFlag )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( ConfigFlags::ExcelCode, bFlag );
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsLoadExcelBasicCode() const
+{
+    return pImpl->IsFlag( ConfigFlags::ExcelCode );
+}
+
+void SvtFilterOptions::SetLoadExcelBasicExecutable( bool bFlag )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( ConfigFlags::ExcelExecTbl, bFlag );
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsLoadExcelBasicExecutable() const
+{
+    return pImpl->IsFlag( ConfigFlags::ExcelExecTbl );
+}
+
+void SvtFilterOptions::SetLoadExcelBasicStorage( bool bFlag )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( ConfigFlags::ExcelStorage, bFlag );
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsLoadExcelBasicStorage() const
+{
+    return pImpl->IsFlag( ConfigFlags::ExcelStorage );
+}
+
+void SvtFilterOptions::SetLoadPPointBasicCode( bool bFlag )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( ConfigFlags::PowerPointCode, bFlag );
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsLoadPPointBasicCode() const
+{
+    return pImpl->IsFlag( ConfigFlags::PowerPointCode );
+}
+
+void SvtFilterOptions::SetLoadPPointBasicStorage( bool bFlag )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( ConfigFlags::PowerPointStorage, bFlag );
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsLoadPPointBasicStorage() const
+{
+    return pImpl->IsFlag( ConfigFlags::PowerPointStorage );
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsMathType2Math() const
+{
+    return pImpl->IsFlag( ConfigFlags::MathLoad );
+}
+
+void SvtFilterOptions::SetMathType2Math( bool bFlag )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( ConfigFlags::MathLoad, bFlag );
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsMath2MathType() const
+{
+    return pImpl->IsFlag( ConfigFlags::MathSave );
+}
+
+void SvtFilterOptions::SetMath2MathType( bool bFlag )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( ConfigFlags::MathSave, bFlag );
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsWinWord2Writer() const
+{
+    return pImpl->IsFlag( ConfigFlags::WriterLoad );
+}
+
+void SvtFilterOptions::SetWinWord2Writer( bool bFlag )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( ConfigFlags::WriterLoad, bFlag );
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsWriter2WinWord() const
+{
+    return pImpl->IsFlag( ConfigFlags::WriterSave );
+}
+
+void SvtFilterOptions::SetWriter2WinWord( bool bFlag )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( ConfigFlags::WriterSave, bFlag );
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsUseEnhancedFields() const
+{
+    return pImpl->IsFlag( ConfigFlags::UseEnhancedFields );
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsExcel2Calc() const
+{
+    return pImpl->IsFlag( ConfigFlags::CalcLoad );
+}
+
+void SvtFilterOptions::SetExcel2Calc( bool bFlag )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( ConfigFlags::CalcLoad, bFlag );
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsCalc2Excel() const
+{
+    return pImpl->IsFlag( ConfigFlags::CalcSave );
+}
+
+void SvtFilterOptions::SetCalc2Excel( bool bFlag )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( ConfigFlags::CalcSave, bFlag );
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsPowerPoint2Impress() const
+{
+    return pImpl->IsFlag( ConfigFlags::ImpressLoad );
+}
+
+void SvtFilterOptions::SetPowerPoint2Impress( bool bFlag )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( ConfigFlags::ImpressLoad, bFlag );
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsImpress2PowerPoint() const
+{
+    return pImpl->IsFlag( ConfigFlags::ImpressSave );
+}
+
+void SvtFilterOptions::SetImpress2PowerPoint( bool bFlag )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( ConfigFlags::ImpressSave, bFlag );
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsSmartArt2Shape() const
+{
+    return pImpl->IsFlag( ConfigFlags::SmartArtShapeLoad );
+}
+
+void SvtFilterOptions::SetSmartArt2Shape( bool bFlag )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( ConfigFlags::SmartArtShapeLoad, bFlag );
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsVisio2Draw() const { return pImpl->IsFlag(ConfigFlags::VisioLoad); }
+
+void SvtFilterOptions::SetVisio2Draw(bool bFlag)
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag(ConfigFlags::VisioLoad, bFlag);
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+namespace
+{
+    class theFilterOptions
+         : public rtl::Static<SvtFilterOptions, theFilterOptions>
+    {
+    };
+}
+
+SvtFilterOptions& SvtFilterOptions::Get()
+{
+    return theFilterOptions::get();
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsEnablePPTPreview() const
+{
+    return pImpl->IsFlag( ConfigFlags::EnablePowerPointPreview );
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsEnableCalcPreview() const
+{
+    return pImpl->IsFlag( ConfigFlags::EnableExcelPreview );
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsEnableWordPreview() const
+{
+    return pImpl->IsFlag( ConfigFlags::EnableWordPreview );
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsCharBackground2Highlighting() const
+{
+    return pImpl->IsFlag( ConfigFlags::CharBackgroundToHighlighting );
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsCharBackground2Shading() const
+{
+    return !pImpl->IsFlag( ConfigFlags::CharBackgroundToHighlighting );
+}
+
+void SvtFilterOptions::SetCharBackground2Highlighting()
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( ConfigFlags::CharBackgroundToHighlighting, true );
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+void SvtFilterOptions::SetCharBackground2Shading()
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( ConfigFlags::CharBackgroundToHighlighting, false );
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+bool SvtFilterOptions::IsMSOLockFileCreationIsEnabled() const
+{
+    return pImpl->IsFlag( ConfigFlags::CreateMSOLockFiles );
+}
+
+void SvtFilterOptions::EnableMSOLockFileCreation(bool bEnable)
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( ConfigFlags::CreateMSOLockFiles, bEnable );
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/fontcfg.cxx b/unotools/source/config/fontcfg.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a8ab40b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/fontcfg.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,1077 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <i18nlangtag/mslangid.hxx>
+#include <i18nlangtag/languagetag.hxx>
+#include <o3tl/any.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configmgr.hxx>
+#include <unotools/fontcfg.hxx>
+#include <unotools/fontdefs.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/processfactory.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Any.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/configuration/theDefaultProvider.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/container/XNameAccess.hpp>
+#include <comphelper/propertysequence.hxx>
+#include <unotools/syslocale.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ustrbuf.hxx>
+#include <osl/diagnose.h>
+#include <sal/macros.h>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+using namespace utl;
+using namespace com::sun::star::uno;
+using namespace com::sun::star::lang;
+using namespace com::sun::star::beans;
+using namespace com::sun::star::container;
+using namespace com::sun::star::configuration;
+
+/*
+ * DefaultFontConfiguration
+ */
+
+static const char* getKeyType( DefaultFontType nKeyType )
+{
+    switch( nKeyType )
+    {
+    case DefaultFontType::CJK_DISPLAY: return "CJK_DISPLAY";
+    case DefaultFontType::CJK_HEADING: return "CJK_HEADING";
+    case DefaultFontType::CJK_PRESENTATION: return "CJK_PRESENTATION";
+    case DefaultFontType::CJK_SPREADSHEET: return "CJK_SPREADSHEET";
+    case DefaultFontType::CJK_TEXT: return "CJK_TEXT";
+    case DefaultFontType::CTL_DISPLAY: return "CTL_DISPLAY";
+    case DefaultFontType::CTL_HEADING: return "CTL_HEADING";
+    case DefaultFontType::CTL_PRESENTATION: return "CTL_PRESENTATION";
+    case DefaultFontType::CTL_SPREADSHEET: return "CTL_SPREADSHEET";
+    case DefaultFontType::CTL_TEXT: return "CTL_TEXT";
+    case DefaultFontType::FIXED: return "FIXED";
+    case DefaultFontType::LATIN_DISPLAY: return "LATIN_DISPLAY";
+    case DefaultFontType::LATIN_FIXED: return "LATIN_FIXED";
+    case DefaultFontType::LATIN_HEADING: return "LATIN_HEADING";
+    case DefaultFontType::LATIN_PRESENTATION: return "LATIN_PRESENTATION";
+    case DefaultFontType::LATIN_SPREADSHEET: return "LATIN_SPREADSHEET";
+    case DefaultFontType::LATIN_TEXT: return "LATIN_TEXT";
+    case DefaultFontType::SANS: return "SANS";
+    case DefaultFontType::SANS_UNICODE: return "SANS_UNICODE";
+    case DefaultFontType::SERIF: return "SERIF";
+    case DefaultFontType::SYMBOL: return "SYMBOL";
+    case DefaultFontType::UI_FIXED: return "UI_FIXED";
+    case DefaultFontType::UI_SANS: return "UI_SANS";
+    default:
+        OSL_FAIL( "unmatched type" );
+        return "";
+    }
+}
+
+DefaultFontConfiguration& DefaultFontConfiguration::get()
+{
+    static DefaultFontConfiguration theDefaultFontConfiguration;
+    return theDefaultFontConfiguration;
+}
+
+DefaultFontConfiguration::DefaultFontConfiguration()
+{
+    if (utl::ConfigManager::IsFuzzing())
+        return;
+    // create configuration hierarchical access name
+    try
+    {
+        // get service provider
+        m_xConfigProvider = theDefaultProvider::get(comphelper::getProcessComponentContext());
+        Sequence<Any> aArgs(comphelper::InitAnyPropertySequence(
+        {
+            {"nodepath", Any(OUString( "/org.openoffice.VCL/DefaultFonts" ))}
+        }));
+        m_xConfigAccess =
+            Reference< XNameAccess >(
+                m_xConfigProvider->createInstanceWithArguments( "com.sun.star.configuration.ConfigurationAccess",
+                                                                aArgs ),
+                UNO_QUERY );
+        if( m_xConfigAccess.is() )
+        {
+            const Sequence< OUString > aLocales = m_xConfigAccess->getElementNames();
+            // fill config hash with empty interfaces
+            for( const OUString& rLocaleString : aLocales )
+            {
+                // Feed through LanguageTag for casing.
+                OUString aLoc( LanguageTag( rLocaleString, true).getBcp47( false));
+                m_aConfig[ aLoc ] = LocaleAccess();
+                m_aConfig[ aLoc ].aConfigLocaleString = rLocaleString;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    catch (const Exception&)
+    {
+        // configuration is awry
+        m_xConfigProvider.clear();
+        m_xConfigAccess.clear();
+    }
+    SAL_INFO("unotools.config", "config provider: " << m_xConfigProvider.is()
+            << ", config access: " << m_xConfigAccess.is());
+}
+
+DefaultFontConfiguration::~DefaultFontConfiguration()
+{
+    // release all nodes
+    m_aConfig.clear();
+    // release top node
+    m_xConfigAccess.clear();
+    // release config provider
+    m_xConfigProvider.clear();
+}
+
+OUString DefaultFontConfiguration::tryLocale( const OUString& rBcp47, const OUString& rType ) const
+{
+    OUString aRet;
+
+    std::unordered_map< OUString, LocaleAccess >::const_iterator it = m_aConfig.find( rBcp47 );
+    if( it != m_aConfig.end() )
+    {
+        if( !it->second.xAccess.is() )
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                Reference< XNameAccess > xNode;
+                if ( m_xConfigAccess->hasByName( it->second.aConfigLocaleString ) )
+                {
+                    Any aAny = m_xConfigAccess->getByName( it->second.aConfigLocaleString );
+                    if( aAny >>= xNode )
+                        it->second.xAccess = xNode;
+                }
+            }
+            catch (const NoSuchElementException&)
+            {
+            }
+            catch (const WrappedTargetException&)
+            {
+            }
+        }
+        if( it->second.xAccess.is() )
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                if ( it->second.xAccess->hasByName( rType ) )
+                {
+                    Any aAny = it->second.xAccess->getByName( rType );
+                    aAny >>= aRet;
+                }
+            }
+            catch (const NoSuchElementException&)
+            {
+            }
+            catch (const WrappedTargetException&)
+            {
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return aRet;
+}
+
+OUString DefaultFontConfiguration::getDefaultFont( const LanguageTag& rLanguageTag, DefaultFontType nType ) const
+{
+    OUString aType = OUString::createFromAscii( getKeyType( nType ) );
+    // Try the simple cases first without constructing fallbacks.
+    OUString aRet = tryLocale( rLanguageTag.getBcp47(), aType );
+    if (aRet.isEmpty())
+    {
+        if (rLanguageTag.isIsoLocale())
+        {
+            if (!rLanguageTag.getCountry().isEmpty())
+            {
+                aRet = tryLocale( rLanguageTag.getLanguage(), aType );
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ::std::vector< OUString > aFallbacks( rLanguageTag.getFallbackStrings( false));
+            for (const auto& rFallback : aFallbacks)
+            {
+                aRet = tryLocale( rFallback, aType );
+                if (!aRet.isEmpty())
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if( aRet.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        aRet = tryLocale( "en", aType );
+    }
+    return aRet;
+}
+
+OUString DefaultFontConfiguration::getUserInterfaceFont( const LanguageTag& rLanguageTag ) const
+{
+    LanguageTag aLanguageTag( rLanguageTag);
+    if( aLanguageTag.isSystemLocale() )
+        aLanguageTag = SvtSysLocale().GetUILanguageTag();
+
+    OUString aUIFont = getDefaultFont( aLanguageTag, DefaultFontType::UI_SANS );
+
+    if( !aUIFont.isEmpty() )
+        return aUIFont;
+
+    // fallback mechanism (either no configuration or no entry in configuration
+
+    static constexpr OUStringLiteral FALLBACKFONT_UI_SANS = u"Andale Sans UI;Albany;Albany AMT;Tahoma;Arial Unicode MS;Arial;Nimbus Sans L;Bitstream Vera Sans;gnu-unifont;Interface User;Geneva;WarpSans;Dialog;Swiss;Lucida;Helvetica;Charcoal;Chicago;MS Sans Serif;Helv;Times;Times New Roman;Interface System";
+    static constexpr OUStringLiteral FALLBACKFONT_UI_SANS_LATIN2 = u"Andale Sans UI;Albany;Albany AMT;Tahoma;Arial Unicode MS;Arial;Nimbus Sans L;Luxi Sans;Bitstream Vera Sans;Interface User;Geneva;WarpSans;Dialog;Swiss;Lucida;Helvetica;Charcoal;Chicago;MS Sans Serif;Helv;Times;Times New Roman;Interface System";
+    static constexpr OUStringLiteral FALLBACKFONT_UI_SANS_ARABIC = u"Tahoma;Traditional Arabic;Simplified Arabic;Lucidasans;Lucida Sans;Supplement;Andale Sans UI;clearlyU;Interface User;Arial Unicode MS;Lucida Sans Unicode;WarpSans;Geneva;MS Sans Serif;Helv;Dialog;Albany;Lucida;Helvetica;Charcoal;Chicago;Arial;Helmet;Interface System;Sans Serif";
+    static constexpr OUStringLiteral FALLBACKFONT_UI_SANS_THAI = u"OONaksit;Tahoma;Lucidasans;Arial Unicode MS";
+    static constexpr OUStringLiteral FALLBACKFONT_UI_SANS_KOREAN = u"Noto Sans KR;Noto Sans CJK KR;Noto Serif KR;Noto Serif CJK KR;Source Han Sans KR;NanumGothic;NanumBarunGothic;NanumBarunGothic YetHangul;KoPubWorld Dotum;Malgun Gothic;Apple SD Gothic Neo;Dotum;DotumChe;Gulim;GulimChe;Batang;BatangChe;Apple Gothic;UnDotum;Baekmuk Gulim;Arial Unicode MS;Lucida Sans Unicode;gnu-unifont;Andale Sans UI";
+    static constexpr OUStringLiteral FALLBACKFONT_UI_SANS_JAPANESE = u"Noto Sans CJK JP;Noto Sans JP;Source Han Sans;Source Han Sans JP;Yu Gothic UI;Yu Gothic;YuGothic;Hiragino Sans;Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProN;Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro;Hiragino Kaku Gothic StdN;Meiryo UI;Meiryo;IPAexGothic;IPAPGothic;IPAGothic;MS UI Gothic;MS PGothic;MS Gothic;Osaka;Unifont;gnu-unifont;Arial Unicode MS;Interface System";
+    static constexpr OUStringLiteral FALLBACKFONT_UI_SANS_CHINSIM = u"Andale Sans UI;Arial Unicode MS;ZYSong18030;AR PL SungtiL GB;AR PL KaitiM GB;SimSun;Lucida Sans Unicode;Fangsong;Hei;Song;Kai;Ming;gnu-unifont;Interface User;";
+    static constexpr OUStringLiteral FALLBACKFONT_UI_SANS_CHINTRD = u"Andale Sans UI;Arial Unicode MS;AR PL Mingti2L Big5;AR PL KaitiM Big5;Kai;PMingLiU;MingLiU;Ming;Lucida Sans Unicode;gnu-unifont;Interface User;";
+
+    const OUString aLanguage( aLanguageTag.getLanguage());
+
+    // optimize font list for some locales, as long as Andale Sans UI does not support them
+    if( aLanguage == "ar" || aLanguage == "he" || aLanguage == "iw"  )
+    {
+        return FALLBACKFONT_UI_SANS_ARABIC;
+    }
+    else if ( aLanguage == "th" )
+    {
+        return FALLBACKFONT_UI_SANS_THAI;
+    }
+    else if ( aLanguage == "ko" )
+    {
+        return FALLBACKFONT_UI_SANS_KOREAN;
+    }
+    else if ( aLanguage == "ja" )
+    {
+        return FALLBACKFONT_UI_SANS_JAPANESE;
+    }
+    else if( aLanguage == "cs" ||
+             aLanguage == "hu" ||
+             aLanguage == "pl" ||
+             aLanguage == "ro" ||
+             aLanguage == "rm" ||
+             aLanguage == "hr" ||
+             aLanguage == "sk" ||
+             aLanguage == "sl" ||
+             aLanguage == "sb")
+    {
+        return FALLBACKFONT_UI_SANS_LATIN2;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        const Locale& aLocale( aLanguageTag.getLocale());
+        if (MsLangId::isTraditionalChinese(aLocale))
+            return FALLBACKFONT_UI_SANS_CHINTRD;
+        else if (MsLangId::isSimplifiedChinese(aLocale))
+            return FALLBACKFONT_UI_SANS_CHINSIM;
+    }
+
+    return FALLBACKFONT_UI_SANS;
+}
+
+/*
+ *  FontSubstConfigItem::get
+ */
+
+FontSubstConfiguration& FontSubstConfiguration::get()
+{
+    static FontSubstConfiguration theFontSubstConfiguration;
+    return theFontSubstConfiguration;
+}
+
+/*
+ *  FontSubstConfigItem::FontSubstConfigItem
+ */
+
+FontSubstConfiguration::FontSubstConfiguration() :
+    maSubstHash( 300 ),
+    maLanguageTag("en")
+{
+    if (utl::ConfigManager::IsFuzzing())
+        return;
+    try
+    {
+        // get service provider
+        Reference< XComponentContext > xContext( comphelper::getProcessComponentContext() );
+        // create configuration hierarchical access name
+        m_xConfigProvider = theDefaultProvider::get( xContext );
+        Sequence<Any> aArgs(comphelper::InitAnyPropertySequence(
+        {
+            {"nodepath", Any(OUString( "/org.openoffice.VCL/FontSubstitutions" ))}
+        }));
+        m_xConfigAccess =
+            Reference< XNameAccess >(
+                m_xConfigProvider->createInstanceWithArguments( "com.sun.star.configuration.ConfigurationAccess",
+                                                                aArgs ),
+                UNO_QUERY );
+        if( m_xConfigAccess.is() )
+        {
+            const Sequence< OUString > aLocales = m_xConfigAccess->getElementNames();
+            // fill config hash with empty interfaces
+            for( const OUString& rLocaleString : aLocales )
+            {
+                // Feed through LanguageTag for casing.
+                OUString aLoc( LanguageTag( rLocaleString, true).getBcp47( false));
+                m_aSubst[ aLoc ] = LocaleSubst();
+                m_aSubst[ aLoc ].aConfigLocaleString = rLocaleString;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    catch (const Exception&)
+    {
+        // configuration is awry
+        m_xConfigProvider.clear();
+        m_xConfigAccess.clear();
+    }
+    SAL_INFO("unotools.config", "config provider: " << m_xConfigProvider.is()
+            << ", config access: " << m_xConfigAccess.is());
+
+    if( maLanguageTag.isSystemLocale() )
+        maLanguageTag = SvtSysLocale().GetUILanguageTag();
+}
+
+/*
+ *  FontSubstConfigItem::~FontSubstConfigItem
+ */
+
+FontSubstConfiguration::~FontSubstConfiguration()
+{
+    // release config access
+    m_xConfigAccess.clear();
+    // release config provider
+    m_xConfigProvider.clear();
+}
+
+/*
+ *  FontSubstConfigItem::getMapName
+ */
+
+const char* const aImplKillLeadingList[] =
+{
+    "microsoft",
+    "monotype",
+    "linotype",
+    "baekmuk",
+    "adobe",
+    "nimbus",
+    "zycjk",
+    "itc",
+    "sun",
+    "amt",
+    "ms",
+    "mt",
+    "cg",
+    "hg",
+    "fz",
+    "ipa",
+    "sazanami",
+    "kochi",
+    nullptr
+};
+
+const char* const aImplKillTrailingList[] =
+{
+    "microsoft",
+    "monotype",
+    "linotype",
+    "adobe",
+    "nimbus",
+    "itc",
+    "sun",
+    "amt",
+    "ms",
+    "mt",
+    "clm",
+    // Scripts, for compatibility with older versions
+    "we",
+    "cyr",
+    "tur",
+    "wt",
+    "greek",
+    "wl",
+    // CJK extensions
+    "gb",
+    "big5",
+    "pro",
+    "z01",
+    "z02",
+    "z03",
+    "z13",
+    "b01",
+    "w3x12",
+    // Old Printer Fontnames
+    "5cpi",
+    "6cpi",
+    "7cpi",
+    "8cpi",
+    "9cpi",
+    "10cpi",
+    "11cpi",
+    "12cpi",
+    "13cpi",
+    "14cpi",
+    "15cpi",
+    "16cpi",
+    "18cpi",
+    "24cpi",
+    "scale",
+    "pc",
+    nullptr
+};
+
+const char* const aImplKillTrailingWithExceptionsList[] =
+{
+    "ce", "monospace", "oldface", nullptr,
+    "ps", "caps", nullptr,
+    nullptr
+};
+
+namespace {
+
+struct ImplFontAttrWeightSearchData
+{
+    const char*             mpStr;
+    FontWeight              meWeight;
+};
+
+}
+
+ImplFontAttrWeightSearchData const aImplWeightAttrSearchList[] =
+{
+// the attribute names are ordered by "first match wins"
+// e.g. "semilight" should wins over "semi"
+{   "extrablack",           WEIGHT_BLACK },
+{   "ultrablack",           WEIGHT_BLACK },
+{   "ultrabold",            WEIGHT_ULTRABOLD },
+{   "semibold",             WEIGHT_SEMIBOLD },
+{   "semilight",            WEIGHT_SEMILIGHT },
+{   "semi",                 WEIGHT_SEMIBOLD },
+{   "demi",                 WEIGHT_SEMIBOLD },
+{   "black",                WEIGHT_BLACK },
+{   "bold",                 WEIGHT_BOLD },
+{   "heavy",                WEIGHT_BLACK },
+{   "ultralight",           WEIGHT_ULTRALIGHT },
+{   "light",                WEIGHT_LIGHT },
+{   "medium",               WEIGHT_MEDIUM },
+{   nullptr,                   WEIGHT_DONTKNOW },
+};
+
+namespace {
+
+struct ImplFontAttrWidthSearchData
+{
+    const char*             mpStr;
+    FontWidth               meWidth;
+};
+
+}
+
+ImplFontAttrWidthSearchData const aImplWidthAttrSearchList[] =
+{
+{   "narrow",               WIDTH_CONDENSED },
+{   "semicondensed",        WIDTH_SEMI_CONDENSED },
+{   "ultracondensed",       WIDTH_ULTRA_CONDENSED },
+{   "semiexpanded",         WIDTH_SEMI_EXPANDED },
+{   "ultraexpanded",        WIDTH_ULTRA_EXPANDED },
+{   "expanded",             WIDTH_EXPANDED },
+{   "wide",                 WIDTH_ULTRA_EXPANDED },
+{   "condensed",            WIDTH_CONDENSED },
+{   "cond",                 WIDTH_CONDENSED },
+{   "cn",                   WIDTH_CONDENSED },
+{   nullptr,                   WIDTH_DONTKNOW },
+};
+
+namespace {
+
+struct ImplFontAttrTypeSearchData
+{
+    const char*             mpStr;
+    ImplFontAttrs           mnType;
+};
+
+}
+
+ImplFontAttrTypeSearchData const aImplTypeAttrSearchList[] =
+{
+{   "monotype",             ImplFontAttrs::None },
+{   "linotype",             ImplFontAttrs::None },
+{   "titling",              ImplFontAttrs::Titling },
+{   "captitals",            ImplFontAttrs::Capitals },
+{   "captital",             ImplFontAttrs::Capitals },
+{   "caps",                 ImplFontAttrs::Capitals },
+{   "italic",               ImplFontAttrs::Italic },
+{   "oblique",              ImplFontAttrs::Italic },
+{   "rounded",              ImplFontAttrs::Rounded },
+{   "outline",              ImplFontAttrs::Outline },
+{   "shadow",               ImplFontAttrs::Shadow },
+{   "handwriting",          ImplFontAttrs::Handwriting | ImplFontAttrs::Script },
+{   "hand",                 ImplFontAttrs::Handwriting | ImplFontAttrs::Script },
+{   "signet",               ImplFontAttrs::Handwriting | ImplFontAttrs::Script },
+{   "script",               ImplFontAttrs::BrushScript | ImplFontAttrs::Script },
+{   "calligraphy",          ImplFontAttrs::Chancery | ImplFontAttrs::Script },
+{   "chancery",             ImplFontAttrs::Chancery | ImplFontAttrs::Script },
+{   "corsiva",              ImplFontAttrs::Chancery | ImplFontAttrs::Script },
+{   "gothic",               ImplFontAttrs::SansSerif | ImplFontAttrs::Gothic },
+{   "schoolbook",           ImplFontAttrs::Serif | ImplFontAttrs::Schoolbook },
+{   "schlbk",               ImplFontAttrs::Serif | ImplFontAttrs::Schoolbook },
+{   "typewriter",           ImplFontAttrs::Typewriter | ImplFontAttrs::Fixed },
+{   "lineprinter",          ImplFontAttrs::Typewriter | ImplFontAttrs::Fixed },
+{   "monospaced",           ImplFontAttrs::Fixed },
+{   "monospace",            ImplFontAttrs::Fixed },
+{   "mono",                 ImplFontAttrs::Fixed },
+{   "fixed",                ImplFontAttrs::Fixed },
+{   "sansserif",            ImplFontAttrs::SansSerif },
+{   "sans",                 ImplFontAttrs::SansSerif },
+{   "swiss",                ImplFontAttrs::SansSerif },
+{   "serif",                ImplFontAttrs::Serif },
+{   "bright",               ImplFontAttrs::Serif },
+{   "symbols",              ImplFontAttrs::Symbol },
+{   "symbol",               ImplFontAttrs::Symbol },
+{   "dingbats",             ImplFontAttrs::Symbol },
+{   "dings",                ImplFontAttrs::Symbol },
+{   "ding",                 ImplFontAttrs::Symbol },
+{   "bats",                 ImplFontAttrs::Symbol },
+{   "math",                 ImplFontAttrs::Symbol },
+{   "oldstyle",             ImplFontAttrs::OtherStyle },
+{   "oldface",              ImplFontAttrs::OtherStyle },
+{   "old",                  ImplFontAttrs::OtherStyle },
+{   "new",                  ImplFontAttrs::None },
+{   "modern",               ImplFontAttrs::None },
+{   "lucida",               ImplFontAttrs::None },
+{   "regular",              ImplFontAttrs::None },
+{   "extended",             ImplFontAttrs::None },
+{   "extra",                ImplFontAttrs::OtherStyle },
+{   "ext",                  ImplFontAttrs::None },
+{   "scalable",             ImplFontAttrs::None },
+{   "scale",                ImplFontAttrs::None },
+{   "nimbus",               ImplFontAttrs::None },
+{   "adobe",                ImplFontAttrs::None },
+{   "itc",                  ImplFontAttrs::None },
+{   "amt",                  ImplFontAttrs::None },
+{   "mt",                   ImplFontAttrs::None },
+{   "ms",                   ImplFontAttrs::None },
+{   "cpi",                  ImplFontAttrs::None },
+{   "no",                   ImplFontAttrs::None },
+{   nullptr,                   ImplFontAttrs::None },
+};
+
+static bool ImplKillLeading( OUString& rName, const char* const* ppStr )
+{
+    for(; *ppStr; ++ppStr )
+    {
+        const char*         pStr = *ppStr;
+        const sal_Unicode*  pNameStr = rName.getStr();
+        while ( (*pNameStr == static_cast<sal_Unicode>(static_cast<unsigned char>(*pStr))) && *pStr )
+        {
+            pNameStr++;
+            pStr++;
+        }
+        if ( !*pStr )
+        {
+            sal_Int32 nLen = static_cast<sal_Int32>(pNameStr - rName.getStr());
+            rName = rName.copy(nLen);
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // special case for Baekmuk
+    // TODO: allow non-ASCII KillLeading list
+    const sal_Unicode* pNameStr = rName.getStr();
+    if( (pNameStr[0]==0xBC31) && (pNameStr[1]==0xBC35) )
+    {
+        sal_Int32 nLen = (pNameStr[2]==0x0020) ? 3 : 2;
+        rName = rName.copy(nLen);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static sal_Int32 ImplIsTrailing( std::u16string_view rName, const char* pStr )
+{
+    size_t nStrLen = strlen( pStr );
+    if( nStrLen >= rName.size() )
+        return 0;
+
+    const sal_Unicode* pEndName = rName.data() + rName.size();
+    const sal_Unicode* pNameStr = pEndName - nStrLen;
+    do if( *(pNameStr++) != *(pStr++) )
+        return 0;
+    while( *pStr );
+
+    return nStrLen;
+}
+
+static bool ImplKillTrailing( OUString& rName, const char* const* ppStr )
+{
+    for(; *ppStr; ++ppStr )
+    {
+        sal_Int32 nTrailLen = ImplIsTrailing( rName, *ppStr );
+        if( nTrailLen )
+        {
+            rName = rName.copy(0, rName.getLength() - nTrailLen );
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool ImplKillTrailingWithExceptions( OUString& rName, const char* const* ppStr )
+{
+    for(; *ppStr; ++ppStr )
+    {
+        sal_Int32 nTrailLen = ImplIsTrailing( rName, *ppStr );
+        if( nTrailLen )
+        {
+            // check string match against string exceptions
+            while( *++ppStr )
+                if( ImplIsTrailing( rName, *ppStr ) )
+                    return false;
+
+            rName = rName.copy(0, rName.getLength() - nTrailLen );
+            return true;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // skip exception strings
+            while( *++ppStr ) {}
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool ImplFindAndErase( OUString& rName, const char* pStr )
+{
+    sal_Int32 nLen = static_cast<sal_Int32>(strlen(pStr));
+    sal_Int32 nPos = rName.indexOfAsciiL(pStr, nLen );
+    if ( nPos < 0 )
+        return false;
+
+    OUStringBuffer sBuff(rName);
+    sBuff.remove(nPos, nLen);
+    rName = sBuff.makeStringAndClear();
+    return true;
+}
+
+void FontSubstConfiguration::getMapName( const OUString& rOrgName, OUString& rShortName,
+                                         OUString& rFamilyName, FontWeight& rWeight,
+                                         FontWidth& rWidth, ImplFontAttrs& rType )
+{
+    rShortName = rOrgName;
+
+    // TODO: get rid of the crazy O(N*strlen) searches below
+    // they should be possible in O(strlen)
+
+    // Kill leading vendor names and other unimportant data
+    ImplKillLeading( rShortName, aImplKillLeadingList );
+
+    // Kill trailing vendor names and other unimportant data
+    ImplKillTrailing( rShortName, aImplKillTrailingList );
+    ImplKillTrailingWithExceptions( rShortName, aImplKillTrailingWithExceptionsList );
+
+    rFamilyName = rShortName;
+
+    // Kill attributes from the name and update the data
+    // Weight
+    const ImplFontAttrWeightSearchData* pWeightList = aImplWeightAttrSearchList;
+    while ( pWeightList->mpStr )
+    {
+        if ( ImplFindAndErase( rFamilyName, pWeightList->mpStr ) )
+        {
+            if ( (rWeight == WEIGHT_DONTKNOW) || (rWeight == WEIGHT_NORMAL) )
+                rWeight = pWeightList->meWeight;
+            break;
+        }
+        pWeightList++;
+    }
+
+    // Width
+    const ImplFontAttrWidthSearchData* pWidthList = aImplWidthAttrSearchList;
+    while ( pWidthList->mpStr )
+    {
+        if ( ImplFindAndErase( rFamilyName, pWidthList->mpStr ) )
+        {
+            if ( (rWidth == WIDTH_DONTKNOW) || (rWidth == WIDTH_NORMAL) )
+                rWidth = pWidthList->meWidth;
+            break;
+        }
+        pWidthList++;
+    }
+
+    // Type
+    rType = ImplFontAttrs::None;
+    const ImplFontAttrTypeSearchData* pTypeList = aImplTypeAttrSearchList;
+    while ( pTypeList->mpStr )
+    {
+        if ( ImplFindAndErase( rFamilyName, pTypeList->mpStr ) )
+            rType |= pTypeList->mnType;
+        pTypeList++;
+    }
+
+    // Remove numbers
+    // TODO: also remove localized and fullwidth digits
+    sal_Int32 i = 0;
+    OUStringBuffer sBuff(rFamilyName);
+    while ( i < sBuff.getLength() )
+    {
+        sal_Unicode c = sBuff[ i ];
+        if ( (c >= 0x0030) && (c <= 0x0039) )
+            sBuff.remove(i, 1);
+        else
+            i++;
+    }
+}
+
+namespace {
+
+struct StrictStringSort
+{
+    bool operator()( const FontNameAttr& rLeft, const FontNameAttr& rRight )
+    { return rLeft.Name.compareTo( rRight.Name ) < 0; }
+};
+
+}
+
+// The entries in this table must match the bits in the ImplFontAttrs enum.
+
+const char* const pAttribNames[] =
+{
+    "default",
+    "standard",
+    "normal",
+    "symbol",
+    "fixed",
+    "sansserif",
+    "serif",
+    "decorative",
+    "special",
+    "italic",
+    "title",
+    "capitals",
+    "cjk",
+    "cjk_jp",
+    "cjk_sc",
+    "cjk_tc",
+    "cjk_kr",
+    "ctl",
+    "nonelatin",
+    "full",
+    "outline",
+    "shadow",
+    "rounded",
+    "typewriter",
+    "script",
+    "handwriting",
+    "chancery",
+    "comic",
+    "brushscript",
+    "gothic",
+    "schoolbook",
+    "other"
+};
+
+namespace {
+
+struct enum_convert
+{
+    const char* pName;
+    int          nEnum;
+};
+
+}
+
+const enum_convert pWeightNames[] =
+{
+    { "normal", WEIGHT_NORMAL },
+    { "medium", WEIGHT_MEDIUM },
+    { "bold", WEIGHT_BOLD },
+    { "black", WEIGHT_BLACK },
+    { "semibold", WEIGHT_SEMIBOLD },
+    { "light", WEIGHT_LIGHT },
+    { "semilight", WEIGHT_SEMILIGHT },
+    { "ultrabold", WEIGHT_ULTRABOLD },
+    { "semi", WEIGHT_SEMIBOLD },
+    { "demi", WEIGHT_SEMIBOLD },
+    { "heavy", WEIGHT_BLACK },
+    { "unknown", WEIGHT_DONTKNOW },
+    { "thin", WEIGHT_THIN },
+    { "ultralight", WEIGHT_ULTRALIGHT }
+};
+
+const enum_convert pWidthNames[] =
+{
+    { "normal", WIDTH_NORMAL },
+    { "condensed", WIDTH_CONDENSED },
+    { "expanded", WIDTH_EXPANDED },
+    { "unknown", WIDTH_DONTKNOW },
+    { "ultracondensed", WIDTH_ULTRA_CONDENSED },
+    { "extracondensed", WIDTH_EXTRA_CONDENSED },
+    { "semicondensed", WIDTH_SEMI_CONDENSED },
+    { "semiexpanded", WIDTH_SEMI_EXPANDED },
+    { "extraexpanded", WIDTH_EXTRA_EXPANDED },
+    { "ultraexpanded", WIDTH_ULTRA_EXPANDED }
+};
+
+void FontSubstConfiguration::fillSubstVector( const css::uno::Reference< XNameAccess >& rFont,
+                                              const OUString& rType,
+                                              std::vector< OUString >& rSubstVector ) const
+{
+    try
+    {
+        Any aAny = rFont->getByName( rType );
+        if( auto pLine = o3tl::tryAccess<OUString>(aAny) )
+        {
+            sal_Int32 nLength = pLine->getLength();
+            if( nLength )
+            {
+                const sal_Unicode* pStr = pLine->getStr();
+                sal_Int32 nTokens = 0;
+                // count tokens
+                while( nLength-- )
+                {
+                    if( *pStr++ == ';' )
+                        nTokens++;
+                }
+                rSubstVector.clear();
+                // optimize performance, heap fragmentation
+                rSubstVector.reserve( nTokens );
+                sal_Int32 nIndex = 0;
+                while( nIndex != -1 )
+                {
+                    OUString aSubst( pLine->getToken( 0, ';', nIndex ) );
+                    if( !aSubst.isEmpty() )
+                    {
+                        auto itPair = maSubstHash.insert( aSubst );
+                        if (!itPair.second)
+                            aSubst = *itPair.first;
+                        rSubstVector.push_back( aSubst );
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    catch (const NoSuchElementException&)
+    {
+    }
+    catch (const WrappedTargetException&)
+    {
+    }
+}
+
+FontWeight FontSubstConfiguration::getSubstWeight( const css::uno::Reference< XNameAccess >& rFont,
+                                                   const OUString& rType ) const
+{
+    int weight = -1;
+    try
+    {
+        Any aAny = rFont->getByName( rType );
+        if( auto pLine = o3tl::tryAccess<OUString>(aAny) )
+        {
+            if( !pLine->isEmpty() )
+            {
+                for( weight=SAL_N_ELEMENTS(pWeightNames)-1; weight >= 0; weight-- )
+                    if( pLine->equalsIgnoreAsciiCaseAscii( pWeightNames[weight].pName ) )
+                        break;
+            }
+            SAL_WARN_IF(weight < 0, "unotools.config", "Error: invalid weight " << *pLine);
+        }
+    }
+    catch (const NoSuchElementException&)
+    {
+    }
+    catch (const WrappedTargetException&)
+    {
+    }
+    return static_cast<FontWeight>( weight >= 0 ? pWeightNames[weight].nEnum : WEIGHT_DONTKNOW );
+}
+
+FontWidth FontSubstConfiguration::getSubstWidth( const css::uno::Reference< XNameAccess >& rFont,
+                                                 const OUString& rType ) const
+{
+    int width = -1;
+    try
+    {
+        Any aAny = rFont->getByName( rType );
+        if( auto pLine = o3tl::tryAccess<OUString>(aAny) )
+        {
+            if( !pLine->isEmpty() )
+            {
+                for( width=SAL_N_ELEMENTS(pWidthNames)-1; width >= 0; width-- )
+                    if( pLine->equalsIgnoreAsciiCaseAscii( pWidthNames[width].pName ) )
+                        break;
+            }
+            SAL_WARN_IF( width < 0, "unotools.config", "Error: invalid width " << *pLine);
+        }
+    }
+    catch (const NoSuchElementException&)
+    {
+    }
+    catch (const WrappedTargetException&)
+    {
+    }
+    return static_cast<FontWidth>( width >= 0 ? pWidthNames[width].nEnum : WIDTH_DONTKNOW );
+}
+
+ImplFontAttrs FontSubstConfiguration::getSubstType( const css::uno::Reference< XNameAccess >& rFont,
+                                                    const OUString& rType ) const
+{
+    sal_uInt32 type = 0;
+    try
+    {
+        Any aAny = rFont->getByName( rType );
+        auto pLine = o3tl::tryAccess<OUString>(aAny);
+        if( !pLine )
+            return ImplFontAttrs::None;
+        if( pLine->isEmpty() )
+            return ImplFontAttrs::None;
+        sal_Int32 nIndex = 0;
+        while( nIndex != -1 )
+        {
+            OUString aToken( pLine->getToken( 0, ',', nIndex ) );
+            for( int k = 0; k < 32; k++ )
+                if( aToken.equalsIgnoreAsciiCaseAscii( pAttribNames[k] ) )
+                {
+                    type |= sal_uInt32(1) << k;
+                    break;
+                }
+        }
+        assert(((type & ~o3tl::typed_flags<ImplFontAttrs>::mask) == 0) && "invalid font attributes");
+    }
+    catch (const NoSuchElementException&)
+    {
+    }
+    catch (const WrappedTargetException&)
+    {
+    }
+
+    return static_cast<ImplFontAttrs>(type);
+}
+
+void FontSubstConfiguration::readLocaleSubst( const OUString& rBcp47 ) const
+{
+    std::unordered_map< OUString, LocaleSubst >::const_iterator it = m_aSubst.find( rBcp47 );
+    if( it == m_aSubst.end() )
+        return;
+
+    if(  it->second.bConfigRead )
+        return;
+
+    it->second.bConfigRead = true;
+    Reference< XNameAccess > xNode;
+    try
+    {
+        Any aAny = m_xConfigAccess->getByName( it->second.aConfigLocaleString );
+        aAny >>= xNode;
+    }
+    catch (const NoSuchElementException&)
+    {
+    }
+    catch (const WrappedTargetException&)
+    {
+    }
+    if( !xNode.is() )
+        return;
+
+    const Sequence< OUString > aFonts = xNode->getElementNames();
+    int nFonts = aFonts.getLength();
+    // improve performance, heap fragmentation
+    it->second.aSubstAttributes.reserve( nFonts );
+
+    // strings for subst retrieval, construct only once
+    OUString const aSubstFontsStr     ( "SubstFonts" );
+    OUString const aSubstFontsMSStr   ( "SubstFontsMS" );
+    OUString const aSubstWeightStr    ( "FontWeight" );
+    OUString const aSubstWidthStr     ( "FontWidth" );
+    OUString const aSubstTypeStr      ( "FontType" );
+    for( const OUString& rFontName : aFonts )
+    {
+        Reference< XNameAccess > xFont;
+        try
+        {
+            Any aAny = xNode->getByName( rFontName );
+            aAny >>= xFont;
+        }
+        catch (const NoSuchElementException&)
+        {
+        }
+        catch (const WrappedTargetException&)
+        {
+        }
+        if( ! xFont.is() )
+        {
+            SAL_WARN("unotools.config", "did not get font attributes for " << rFontName);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        FontNameAttr aAttr;
+        // read subst attributes from config
+        aAttr.Name = rFontName;
+        fillSubstVector( xFont, aSubstFontsStr, aAttr.Substitutions );
+        fillSubstVector( xFont, aSubstFontsMSStr, aAttr.MSSubstitutions );
+        aAttr.Weight = getSubstWeight( xFont, aSubstWeightStr );
+        aAttr.Width = getSubstWidth( xFont, aSubstWidthStr );
+        aAttr.Type = getSubstType( xFont, aSubstTypeStr );
+
+        // finally insert this entry
+        it->second.aSubstAttributes.push_back( aAttr );
+    }
+    std::sort( it->second.aSubstAttributes.begin(), it->second.aSubstAttributes.end(), StrictStringSort() );
+}
+
+const FontNameAttr* FontSubstConfiguration::getSubstInfo( const OUString& rFontName ) const
+{
+    if( rFontName.isEmpty() )
+        return nullptr;
+
+    // search if a  (language dep.) replacement table for the given font exists
+    // fallback is english
+    OUString aSearchFont( rFontName.toAsciiLowerCase() );
+    FontNameAttr aSearchAttr;
+    aSearchAttr.Name = aSearchFont;
+
+    ::std::vector< OUString > aFallbacks( maLanguageTag.getFallbackStrings( true));
+    if (maLanguageTag.getLanguage() != "en")
+        aFallbacks.emplace_back("en");
+
+    for (const auto& rFallback : aFallbacks)
+    {
+        std::unordered_map< OUString, LocaleSubst >::const_iterator lang = m_aSubst.find( rFallback );
+        if( lang != m_aSubst.end() )
+        {
+            if( ! lang->second.bConfigRead )
+                readLocaleSubst( rFallback );
+            // try to find an exact match
+            // because the list is sorted this will also find fontnames of the form searchfontname*
+            std::vector< FontNameAttr >::const_iterator it = ::std::lower_bound( lang->second.aSubstAttributes.begin(), lang->second.aSubstAttributes.end(), aSearchAttr, StrictStringSort() );
+            if( it != lang->second.aSubstAttributes.end())
+            {
+                const FontNameAttr& rFoundAttr = *it;
+                // a search for "abcblack" may match with an entry for "abc"
+                // the reverse is not a good idea (e.g. #i112731# alba->albani)
+                if( rFoundAttr.Name.getLength() <= aSearchFont.getLength() )
+                    if( aSearchFont.startsWith( rFoundAttr.Name))
+                        return &rFoundAttr;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/historyoptions.cxx b/unotools/source/config/historyoptions.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db5ef4087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/historyoptions.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,442 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <unotools/historyoptions.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Any.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/container/XNameAccess.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/container/XNameContainer.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XSingleServiceFactory.hpp>
+#include <comphelper/configurationhelper.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/processfactory.hxx>
+#include <tools/diagnose_ex.h>
+#include <optional>
+
+using namespace ::com::sun::star;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::beans;
+
+namespace {
+    constexpr OUStringLiteral s_sItemList = u"ItemList";
+    constexpr OUStringLiteral s_sOrderList = u"OrderList";
+    constexpr OUStringLiteral s_sHistoryItemRef = u"HistoryItemRef";
+    constexpr OUStringLiteral s_sFilter = u"Filter";
+    constexpr OUStringLiteral s_sTitle = u"Title";
+    constexpr OUStringLiteral s_sPassword = u"Password";
+    constexpr OUStringLiteral s_sThumbnail = u"Thumbnail";
+    constexpr OUStringLiteral s_sReadOnly = u"ReadOnly";
+}
+
+static uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess> GetConfig();
+static uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess> GetCommonXCU();
+static uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess> GetListAccess(
+        uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess> const & xCfg,
+        EHistoryType eHistory);
+static void TruncateList(
+        const uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess>& xCfg,
+        const uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess>& xList,
+        sal_uInt32 nSize);
+static sal_uInt32 GetCapacity(const uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess>& xCommonXCU, EHistoryType eHistory);
+
+namespace SvtHistoryOptions
+{
+
+void Clear( EHistoryType eHistory )
+{
+    try
+    {
+        uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess> xCfg = GetConfig();
+        uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess> xListAccess(GetListAccess(xCfg, eHistory));
+
+        // clear ItemList
+        uno::Reference<container::XNameContainer> xNode;
+        xListAccess->getByName(s_sItemList) >>= xNode;
+        Sequence<OUString> aStrings(xNode->getElementNames());
+
+        for (const auto& rString : std::as_const(aStrings))
+            xNode->removeByName(rString);
+
+        // clear OrderList
+        xListAccess->getByName(s_sOrderList) >>= xNode;
+        aStrings = xNode->getElementNames();
+
+        for (const auto& rString : std::as_const(aStrings))
+            xNode->removeByName(rString);
+
+        ::comphelper::ConfigurationHelper::flush(xCfg);
+    }
+    catch(const uno::Exception&)
+    {
+        DBG_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION("unotools.config");
+    }
+}
+
+std::vector< HistoryItem > GetList( EHistoryType eHistory )
+{
+    std::vector< HistoryItem > aRet;
+    try
+    {
+        uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess> xCfg = GetConfig();
+        uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess> xCommonXCU = GetCommonXCU();
+        uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess> xListAccess(GetListAccess(xCfg, eHistory));
+
+        TruncateList(xCfg, xListAccess, GetCapacity(xCommonXCU, eHistory));
+
+        uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess> xItemList;
+        uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess> xOrderList;
+        xListAccess->getByName(s_sItemList)  >>= xItemList;
+        xListAccess->getByName(s_sOrderList) >>= xOrderList;
+
+        const sal_Int32 nLength = xOrderList->getElementNames().getLength();
+        aRet.reserve(nLength);
+
+        for (sal_Int32 nItem = 0; nItem < nLength; ++nItem)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                OUString sUrl;
+                uno::Reference<beans::XPropertySet> xSet;
+                xOrderList->getByName(OUString::number(nItem)) >>= xSet;
+                xSet->getPropertyValue(s_sHistoryItemRef) >>= sUrl;
+
+                xItemList->getByName(sUrl) >>= xSet;
+                HistoryItem aItem;
+                aItem.sURL = sUrl;
+                xSet->getPropertyValue(s_sFilter) >>= aItem.sFilter;
+                xSet->getPropertyValue(s_sTitle) >>= aItem.sTitle;
+                xSet->getPropertyValue(s_sPassword) >>= aItem.sPassword;
+                xSet->getPropertyValue(s_sThumbnail) >>= aItem.sThumbnail;
+                xSet->getPropertyValue(s_sReadOnly) >>= aItem.isReadOnly;
+                aRet.push_back(aItem);
+            }
+            catch(const uno::Exception&)
+            {
+                // <https://bugs.libreoffice.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46074>
+                // "FILEOPEN: No Recent Documents..." discusses a problem
+                // with corrupted /org.openoffice.Office/Histories/Histories
+                // configuration items; to work around that problem, simply
+                // ignore such corrupted individual items here, so that at
+                // least newly added items are successfully reported back
+                // from this function:
+                DBG_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION("unotools.config");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    catch(const uno::Exception&)
+    {
+        DBG_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION("unotools.config");
+    }
+    return aRet;
+}
+
+void AppendItem(EHistoryType eHistory,
+        const OUString& sURL, const OUString& sFilter, const OUString& sTitle,
+        const std::optional<OUString>& sThumbnail,
+        ::std::optional<bool> const oIsReadOnly)
+{
+    try
+    {
+        uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess> xCfg = GetConfig();
+        uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess> xCommonXCU = GetCommonXCU();
+        uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess> xListAccess(GetListAccess(xCfg, eHistory));
+
+        TruncateList(xCfg, xListAccess, GetCapacity(xCommonXCU, eHistory));
+
+        sal_Int32 nMaxSize = GetCapacity(xCommonXCU, eHistory);
+        if (nMaxSize == 0)
+            return;
+
+        uno::Reference<container::XNameContainer> xItemList;
+        uno::Reference<container::XNameContainer> xOrderList;
+        xListAccess->getByName(s_sItemList)  >>= xItemList;
+        xListAccess->getByName(s_sOrderList) >>= xOrderList;
+        sal_Int32 nLength = xOrderList->getElementNames().getLength();
+
+        // The item to be appended already exists
+        if (xItemList->hasByName(sURL))
+        {
+            uno::Reference<beans::XPropertySet>       xSet;
+            xItemList->getByName(sURL) >>= xSet;
+            if (sThumbnail)
+            {
+                // update the thumbnail
+                xSet->setPropertyValue(s_sThumbnail, uno::Any(*sThumbnail));
+            }
+            if (oIsReadOnly)
+            {
+                xSet->setPropertyValue(s_sReadOnly, uno::Any(*oIsReadOnly));
+            }
+
+            for (sal_Int32 i=0; i<nLength; ++i)
+            {
+                OUString aItem;
+                xOrderList->getByName(OUString::number(i)) >>= xSet;
+                xSet->getPropertyValue(s_sHistoryItemRef) >>= aItem;
+
+                if (aItem == sURL)
+                {
+                    for (sal_Int32 j = i - 1; j >= 0; --j)
+                    {
+                        uno::Reference<beans::XPropertySet> xPrevSet;
+                        uno::Reference<beans::XPropertySet> xNextSet;
+                        xOrderList->getByName(OUString::number(j+1)) >>= xPrevSet;
+                        xOrderList->getByName(OUString::number(j))   >>= xNextSet;
+
+                        OUString sTemp;
+                        xNextSet->getPropertyValue(s_sHistoryItemRef) >>= sTemp;
+                        xPrevSet->setPropertyValue(s_sHistoryItemRef, uno::Any(sTemp));
+                    }
+                    xOrderList->getByName(OUString::number(0)) >>= xSet;
+                    xSet->setPropertyValue(s_sHistoryItemRef, uno::Any(aItem));
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            ::comphelper::ConfigurationHelper::flush(xCfg);
+        }
+        else // The item to be appended does not exist yet
+        {
+            uno::Reference<beans::XPropertySet>       xSet;
+            uno::Reference<lang::XSingleServiceFactory> xFac;
+            uno::Reference<uno::XInterface>             xInst;
+            uno::Reference<beans::XPropertySet> xPrevSet;
+            uno::Reference<beans::XPropertySet> xNextSet;
+
+            // Append new item to OrderList.
+            if ( nLength == nMaxSize )
+            {
+                OUString sRemove;
+                xOrderList->getByName(OUString::number(nLength-1)) >>= xSet;
+                xSet->getPropertyValue(s_sHistoryItemRef) >>= sRemove;
+                try
+                {
+                    xItemList->removeByName(sRemove);
+                }
+                catch (container::NoSuchElementException &)
+                {
+                    // <https://bugs.libreoffice.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46074>
+                    // "FILEOPEN: No Recent Documents..." discusses a problem
+                    // with corrupted /org.openoffice.Office/Histories/Histories
+                    // configuration items; to work around that problem, simply
+                    // ignore such corrupted individual items here, so that at
+                    // least newly added items are successfully added:
+                    if (!sRemove.isEmpty())
+                    {
+                        throw;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if (nLength != nMaxSize)
+            {
+                xFac.set(xOrderList, uno::UNO_QUERY);
+                xInst = xFac->createInstance();
+                OUString sPush = OUString::number(nLength++);
+                xOrderList->insertByName(sPush, uno::Any(xInst));
+            }
+            for (sal_Int32 j=nLength-1; j>0; --j)
+            {
+                xOrderList->getByName( OUString::number(j) )   >>= xPrevSet;
+                xOrderList->getByName( OUString::number(j-1) ) >>= xNextSet;
+                OUString sTemp;
+                xNextSet->getPropertyValue(s_sHistoryItemRef) >>= sTemp;
+                xPrevSet->setPropertyValue(s_sHistoryItemRef, uno::Any(sTemp));
+            }
+            xOrderList->getByName( OUString::number(0) ) >>= xSet;
+            xSet->setPropertyValue(s_sHistoryItemRef, uno::Any(sURL));
+
+            // Append the item to ItemList.
+            xFac.set(xItemList, uno::UNO_QUERY);
+            xInst = xFac->createInstance();
+            xItemList->insertByName(sURL, uno::Any(xInst));
+
+            xSet.set(xInst, uno::UNO_QUERY);
+            xSet->setPropertyValue(s_sFilter, uno::Any(sFilter));
+            xSet->setPropertyValue(s_sTitle, uno::Any(sTitle));
+            xSet->setPropertyValue(s_sPassword, uno::Any(OUString()));
+            xSet->setPropertyValue(s_sThumbnail, uno::Any(sThumbnail.value_or(OUString())));
+            if (oIsReadOnly)
+            {
+                xSet->setPropertyValue(s_sReadOnly, uno::Any(*oIsReadOnly));
+            }
+
+            ::comphelper::ConfigurationHelper::flush(xCfg);
+        }
+    }
+    catch(const uno::Exception&)
+    {
+        DBG_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION("unotools.config");
+    }
+}
+
+void DeleteItem(EHistoryType eHistory, const OUString& sURL)
+{
+    try
+    {
+        uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess> xCfg = GetConfig();
+        uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess> xListAccess(GetListAccess(xCfg, eHistory));
+
+        uno::Reference<container::XNameContainer> xItemList;
+        uno::Reference<container::XNameContainer> xOrderList;
+        xListAccess->getByName(s_sItemList)  >>= xItemList;
+        xListAccess->getByName(s_sOrderList) >>= xOrderList;
+        sal_Int32 nLength = xOrderList->getElementNames().getLength();
+
+        // if it does not exist, nothing to do
+        if (!xItemList->hasByName(sURL))
+            return;
+
+        // it's the last one, just clear the lists
+        if (nLength == 1)
+        {
+            Clear(eHistory);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // find it in the OrderList
+        sal_Int32 nFromWhere = 0;
+        for (; nFromWhere < nLength - 1; ++nFromWhere)
+        {
+            uno::Reference<beans::XPropertySet>       xSet;
+            OUString aItem;
+            xOrderList->getByName(OUString::number(nFromWhere)) >>= xSet;
+            xSet->getPropertyValue(s_sHistoryItemRef) >>= aItem;
+
+            if (aItem == sURL)
+                break;
+        }
+
+        // and shift the rest of the items in OrderList accordingly
+        for (sal_Int32 i = nFromWhere; i < nLength - 1; ++i)
+        {
+            uno::Reference<beans::XPropertySet> xPrevSet;
+            uno::Reference<beans::XPropertySet> xNextSet;
+            xOrderList->getByName(OUString::number(i))     >>= xPrevSet;
+            xOrderList->getByName(OUString::number(i + 1)) >>= xNextSet;
+
+            OUString sTemp;
+            xNextSet->getPropertyValue(s_sHistoryItemRef) >>= sTemp;
+            xPrevSet->setPropertyValue(s_sHistoryItemRef, uno::Any(sTemp));
+        }
+        xOrderList->removeByName(OUString::number(nLength - 1));
+
+        // and finally remove it from the ItemList
+        xItemList->removeByName(sURL);
+
+        ::comphelper::ConfigurationHelper::flush(xCfg);
+    }
+    catch (const uno::Exception&)
+    {
+        DBG_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION("unotools.config");
+    }
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
+
+static uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess> GetConfig()
+{
+    return uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess>(
+            ::comphelper::ConfigurationHelper::openConfig(
+                ::comphelper::getProcessComponentContext(),
+                "org.openoffice.Office.Histories/Histories",
+                ::comphelper::EConfigurationModes::Standard),
+            uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW);
+}
+
+static uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess> GetCommonXCU()
+{
+    return uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess>(
+            ::comphelper::ConfigurationHelper::openConfig(
+                ::comphelper::getProcessComponentContext(),
+                "org.openoffice.Office.Common/History",
+                ::comphelper::EConfigurationModes::Standard),
+            uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW);
+}
+
+static uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess> GetListAccess(
+    const uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess>& xCfg,
+    EHistoryType eHistory)
+{
+    uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess> xListAccess;
+    switch (eHistory)
+    {
+    case EHistoryType::PickList:
+        xCfg->getByName("PickList") >>= xListAccess;
+        break;
+
+    case EHistoryType::HelpBookmarks:
+        xCfg->getByName("HelpBookmarks") >>= xListAccess;
+        break;
+    }
+    return xListAccess;
+}
+
+static void TruncateList(
+    const uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess>& xCfg,
+    const uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess>& xList,
+    sal_uInt32 nSize)
+{
+    uno::Reference<container::XNameContainer> xItemList;
+    uno::Reference<container::XNameContainer> xOrderList;
+    xList->getByName(s_sOrderList) >>= xOrderList;
+    xList->getByName(s_sItemList)  >>= xItemList;
+
+    const sal_uInt32 nLength = xOrderList->getElementNames().getLength();
+    if (nSize >= nLength)
+        return;
+
+    for (sal_uInt32 i=nLength-1; i>=nSize; --i)
+    {
+        uno::Reference<beans::XPropertySet>       xSet;
+        OUString sTmp;
+        const OUString sRemove = OUString::number(i);
+        xOrderList->getByName(sRemove) >>= xSet;
+        xSet->getPropertyValue(s_sHistoryItemRef) >>= sTmp;
+        xItemList->removeByName(sTmp);
+        xOrderList->removeByName(sRemove);
+    }
+
+    ::comphelper::ConfigurationHelper::flush(xCfg);
+}
+
+
+
+static sal_uInt32 GetCapacity(const uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess>& xCommonXCU, EHistoryType eHistory)
+{
+    uno::Reference<beans::XPropertySet> xListAccess(xCommonXCU, uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW);
+
+    sal_uInt32 nSize = 0;
+
+    switch (eHistory)
+    {
+    case EHistoryType::PickList:
+        xListAccess->getPropertyValue("PickListSize") >>= nSize;
+        break;
+
+    case EHistoryType::HelpBookmarks:
+        xListAccess->getPropertyValue("HelpBookmarkSize") >>= nSize;
+        break;
+    }
+
+    return nSize;
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/itemholder1.cxx b/unotools/source/config/itemholder1.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88ab89449
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/itemholder1.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include "itemholder1.hxx"
+
+#include <comphelper/processfactory.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XComponent.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/configuration/theDefaultProvider.hpp>
+
+#include <unotools/useroptions.hxx>
+#include <unotools/cmdoptions.hxx>
+#include <unotools/compatibility.hxx>
+#include <unotools/lingucfg.hxx>
+#include <unotools/moduleoptions.hxx>
+#include <unotools/pathoptions.hxx>
+#include <unotools/options.hxx>
+#include <unotools/syslocaleoptions.hxx>
+#include <rtl/ref.hxx>
+#include <osl/diagnose.h>
+#include <tools/diagnose_ex.h>
+
+ItemHolder1::ItemHolder1()
+{
+    try
+    {
+        css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XComponentContext > xContext = ::comphelper::getProcessComponentContext();
+        css::uno::Reference< css::lang::XComponent > xCfg(
+            css::configuration::theDefaultProvider::get( xContext ),
+            css::uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+        xCfg->addEventListener(static_cast< css::lang::XEventListener* >(this));
+    }
+#ifdef DBG_UTIL
+    catch(const css::uno::Exception&)
+    {
+        static bool bMessage = true;
+        if(bMessage)
+        {
+            bMessage = false;
+            TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION( "unotools", "CreateInstance with arguments");
+        }
+    }
+#else
+    catch(css::uno::Exception&){}
+#endif
+}
+
+ItemHolder1::~ItemHolder1()
+{
+    impl_releaseAllItems();
+}
+
+void ItemHolder1::holdConfigItem(EItem eItem)
+{
+    static rtl::Reference<ItemHolder1> pHolder = new ItemHolder1();
+    pHolder->impl_addItem(eItem);
+}
+
+void SAL_CALL ItemHolder1::disposing(const css::lang::EventObject&)
+{
+    css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XInterface > xSelfHold(static_cast< css::lang::XEventListener* >(this), css::uno::UNO_QUERY);
+    impl_releaseAllItems();
+}
+
+void ItemHolder1::impl_addItem(EItem eItem)
+{
+    std::scoped_lock aLock(m_aLock);
+
+    for ( auto const & rInfo : m_lItems )
+    {
+        if (rInfo.eItem == eItem)
+            return;
+    }
+
+    TItemInfo aNewItem;
+    aNewItem.eItem = eItem;
+    impl_newItem(aNewItem);
+    if (aNewItem.pItem)
+        m_lItems.emplace_back(std::move(aNewItem));
+}
+
+void ItemHolder1::impl_releaseAllItems()
+{
+    std::vector< TItemInfo > items;
+    {
+        std::scoped_lock aLock(m_aLock);
+        items.swap(m_lItems);
+    }
+
+    // items will be freed when the block exits
+}
+
+void ItemHolder1::impl_newItem(TItemInfo& rItem)
+{
+    switch(rItem.eItem)
+    {
+        case EItem::CmdOptions :
+            rItem.pItem.reset( new SvtCommandOptions() );
+            break;
+
+        case EItem::Compatibility :
+            rItem.pItem.reset( new SvtCompatibilityOptions() );
+            break;
+
+        case EItem::EventConfig :
+            //rItem.pItem.reset( new GlobalEventConfig() );
+            break;
+
+        case EItem::LinguConfig :
+            rItem.pItem.reset( new SvtLinguConfig() );
+            break;
+
+        case EItem::ModuleOptions :
+            rItem.pItem.reset( new SvtModuleOptions() );
+            break;
+
+        case EItem::PathOptions :
+            rItem.pItem.reset( new SvtPathOptions() );
+            break;
+
+        case EItem::UserOptions :
+            rItem.pItem.reset( new SvtUserOptions() );
+            break;
+
+        case EItem::SysLocaleOptions :
+            rItem.pItem.reset( new SvtSysLocaleOptions() );
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            OSL_FAIL( "unknown item type" );
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/itemholder1.hxx b/unotools/source/config/itemholder1.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e61bb551
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/itemholder1.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <unotools/itemholderbase.hxx>
+#include <cppuhelper/implbase.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XEventListener.hpp>
+#include <mutex>
+
+class ItemHolder1 : public ::cppu::WeakImplHelper< css::lang::XEventListener >
+{
+
+    // member
+    private:
+
+        std::mutex m_aLock;
+        std::vector<TItemInfo> m_lItems;
+
+    // c++ interface
+    public:
+
+        ItemHolder1();
+        virtual ~ItemHolder1() override;
+        static void holdConfigItem(EItem eItem);
+
+    // uno interface
+    public:
+
+        virtual void SAL_CALL disposing(const css::lang::EventObject& aEvent) override;
+
+    // helper
+    private:
+
+        void impl_addItem(EItem eItem);
+        void impl_releaseAllItems();
+        static void impl_newItem(TItemInfo& rItem);
+};
+
+// namespaces
+
+#undef css
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/lingucfg.cxx b/unotools/source/config/lingucfg.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a38fb51b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/lingucfg.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,1180 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/Locale.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XMultiServiceFactory.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyValue.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/configuration/theDefaultProvider.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/container/XNameAccess.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/util/XChangesBatch.hpp>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+#include <tools/diagnose_ex.h>
+#include <i18nlangtag/mslangid.hxx>
+#include <i18nlangtag/languagetag.hxx>
+#include <tools/debug.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configitem.hxx>
+#include <unotools/lingucfg.hxx>
+#include <unotools/linguprops.hxx>
+#include <sal/macros.h>
+#include <comphelper/getexpandeduri.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/processfactory.hxx>
+#include <o3tl/string_view.hxx>
+#include <mutex>
+
+#include "itemholder1.hxx"
+
+using namespace com::sun::star;
+
+constexpr OUStringLiteral FILE_PROTOCOL = u"file:///";
+
+namespace
+{
+    std::mutex& theSvtLinguConfigItemMutex()
+    {
+        static std::mutex SINGLETON;
+        return SINGLETON;
+    }
+}
+
+static bool lcl_SetLocale( LanguageType &rLanguage, const uno::Any &rVal )
+{
+    bool bSucc = false;
+
+    lang::Locale aNew;
+    if (rVal >>= aNew)  // conversion successful?
+    {
+        LanguageType nNew = LanguageTag::convertToLanguageType( aNew, false);
+        if (nNew != rLanguage)
+        {
+            rLanguage = nNew;
+            bSucc = true;
+        }
+    }
+    return bSucc;
+}
+
+static OUString lcl_LanguageToCfgLocaleStr( LanguageType nLanguage )
+{
+    OUString aRes;
+    if (LANGUAGE_SYSTEM != nLanguage)
+        aRes = LanguageTag::convertToBcp47( nLanguage );
+    return aRes;
+}
+
+static LanguageType lcl_CfgAnyToLanguage( const uno::Any &rVal )
+{
+    OUString aTmp;
+    rVal >>= aTmp;
+    return (aTmp.isEmpty()) ? LANGUAGE_SYSTEM : LanguageTag::convertToLanguageTypeWithFallback( aTmp );
+}
+
+SvtLinguOptions::SvtLinguOptions()
+    : bROActiveDics(false)
+    , bROActiveConvDics(false)
+    , nHyphMinLeading(2)
+    , nHyphMinTrailing(2)
+    , nHyphMinWordLength(0)
+    , bROHyphMinLeading(false)
+    , bROHyphMinTrailing(false)
+    , bROHyphMinWordLength(false)
+    , nDefaultLanguage(LANGUAGE_NONE)
+    , nDefaultLanguage_CJK(LANGUAGE_NONE)
+    , nDefaultLanguage_CTL(LANGUAGE_NONE)
+    , bRODefaultLanguage(false)
+    , bRODefaultLanguage_CJK(false)
+    , bRODefaultLanguage_CTL(false)
+    , bIsSpellSpecial(true)
+    , bIsSpellAuto(false)
+    , bIsSpellReverse(false)
+    , bROIsSpellSpecial(false)
+    , bROIsSpellAuto(false)
+    , bROIsSpellReverse(false)
+    , bIsHyphSpecial(true)
+    , bIsHyphAuto(false)
+    , bROIsHyphSpecial(false)
+    , bROIsHyphAuto(false)
+    , bIsUseDictionaryList(true)
+    , bIsIgnoreControlCharacters(true)
+    , bROIsUseDictionaryList(false)
+    , bROIsIgnoreControlCharacters(false)
+    , bIsSpellWithDigits(false)
+    , bIsSpellUpperCase(false)
+    , bIsSpellCapitalization(true)
+    , bROIsSpellWithDigits(false)
+    , bROIsSpellUpperCase(false)
+    , bROIsSpellCapitalization(false)
+    , bIsIgnorePostPositionalWord(true)
+    , bIsAutoCloseDialog(false)
+    , bIsShowEntriesRecentlyUsedFirst(false)
+    , bIsAutoReplaceUniqueEntries(false)
+    , bIsDirectionToSimplified(true)
+    , bIsUseCharacterVariants(false)
+    , bIsTranslateCommonTerms(false)
+    , bIsReverseMapping(false)
+    , bROIsIgnorePostPositionalWord(false)
+    , bROIsAutoCloseDialog(false)
+    , bROIsShowEntriesRecentlyUsedFirst(false)
+    , bROIsAutoReplaceUniqueEntries(false)
+    , bROIsDirectionToSimplified(false)
+    , bROIsUseCharacterVariants(false)
+    , bROIsTranslateCommonTerms(false)
+    , bROIsReverseMapping(false)
+    , nDataFilesChangedCheckValue(0)
+    , bRODataFilesChangedCheckValue(false)
+    , bIsGrammarAuto(false)
+    , bIsGrammarInteractive(false)
+    , bROIsGrammarAuto(false)
+    , bROIsGrammarInteractive(false)
+{
+}
+
+class SvtLinguConfigItem : public utl::ConfigItem
+{
+    SvtLinguOptions     aOpt;
+
+    static bool GetHdlByName( sal_Int32 &rnHdl, std::u16string_view rPropertyName, bool bFullPropName = false );
+    static uno::Sequence< OUString > GetPropertyNames();
+    void                LoadOptions( const uno::Sequence< OUString > &rProperyNames );
+    bool                SaveOptions( const uno::Sequence< OUString > &rProperyNames );
+
+    SvtLinguConfigItem(const SvtLinguConfigItem&) = delete;
+    SvtLinguConfigItem& operator=(const SvtLinguConfigItem&) = delete;
+    virtual void    ImplCommit() override;
+
+public:
+    SvtLinguConfigItem();
+
+    // utl::ConfigItem
+    virtual void    Notify( const css::uno::Sequence< OUString > &rPropertyNames ) override;
+
+    // make some protected functions of utl::ConfigItem public
+    using utl::ConfigItem::GetNodeNames;
+    using utl::ConfigItem::GetProperties;
+    //using utl::ConfigItem::PutProperties;
+    //using utl::ConfigItem::SetSetProperties;
+    using utl::ConfigItem::ReplaceSetProperties;
+    //using utl::ConfigItem::GetReadOnlyStates;
+
+    css::uno::Any
+            GetProperty( std::u16string_view rPropertyName ) const;
+    css::uno::Any
+            GetProperty( sal_Int32 nPropertyHandle ) const;
+
+    bool    SetProperty( std::u16string_view rPropertyName,
+                         const css::uno::Any &rValue );
+    bool    SetProperty( sal_Int32 nPropertyHandle,
+                         const css::uno::Any &rValue );
+
+    void GetOptions( SvtLinguOptions& ) const;
+
+    bool    IsReadOnly( std::u16string_view rPropertyName ) const;
+    bool    IsReadOnly( sal_Int32 nPropertyHandle ) const;
+};
+
+SvtLinguConfigItem::SvtLinguConfigItem() :
+    utl::ConfigItem( "Office.Linguistic" )
+{
+    const uno::Sequence< OUString > &rPropertyNames = GetPropertyNames();
+    LoadOptions( rPropertyNames );
+    ClearModified();
+
+    // request notify events when properties change
+    EnableNotification( rPropertyNames );
+}
+
+void SvtLinguConfigItem::Notify( const uno::Sequence< OUString > &rPropertyNames )
+{
+    {
+        std::unique_lock aGuard(theSvtLinguConfigItemMutex());
+        LoadOptions( rPropertyNames );
+    }
+    NotifyListeners(ConfigurationHints::NONE);
+}
+
+void SvtLinguConfigItem::ImplCommit()
+{
+    SaveOptions( GetPropertyNames() );
+}
+
+namespace {
+
+struct NamesToHdl
+{
+    const char   *pFullPropName;      // full qualified name as used in configuration
+    OUString     aPropName;          // property name only (atom) of above
+    sal_Int32    nHdl;               // numeric handle representing the property
+};
+
+}
+
+NamesToHdl const aNamesToHdl[] =
+{
+{/*  0 */    "General/DefaultLocale",                         UPN_DEFAULT_LOCALE,                    UPH_DEFAULT_LOCALE},
+{/*  1 */    "General/DictionaryList/ActiveDictionaries",     UPN_ACTIVE_DICTIONARIES,               UPH_ACTIVE_DICTIONARIES},
+{/*  2 */    "General/DictionaryList/IsUseDictionaryList",    UPN_IS_USE_DICTIONARY_LIST,            UPH_IS_USE_DICTIONARY_LIST},
+{/*  3 */    "General/IsIgnoreControlCharacters",             UPN_IS_IGNORE_CONTROL_CHARACTERS,      UPH_IS_IGNORE_CONTROL_CHARACTERS},
+{/*  5 */    "General/DefaultLocale_CJK",                     UPN_DEFAULT_LOCALE_CJK,                UPH_DEFAULT_LOCALE_CJK},
+{/*  6 */    "General/DefaultLocale_CTL",                     UPN_DEFAULT_LOCALE_CTL,                UPH_DEFAULT_LOCALE_CTL},
+
+{/*  7 */    "SpellChecking/IsSpellUpperCase",                UPN_IS_SPELL_UPPER_CASE,               UPH_IS_SPELL_UPPER_CASE},
+{/*  8 */    "SpellChecking/IsSpellWithDigits",               UPN_IS_SPELL_WITH_DIGITS,              UPH_IS_SPELL_WITH_DIGITS},
+{/*  9 */    "SpellChecking/IsSpellCapitalization",           UPN_IS_SPELL_CAPITALIZATION,           UPH_IS_SPELL_CAPITALIZATION},
+{/* 10 */    "SpellChecking/IsSpellAuto",                     UPN_IS_SPELL_AUTO,                     UPH_IS_SPELL_AUTO},
+{/* 11 */    "SpellChecking/IsSpellSpecial",                  UPN_IS_SPELL_SPECIAL,                  UPH_IS_SPELL_SPECIAL},
+{/* 14 */    "SpellChecking/IsReverseDirection",              UPN_IS_WRAP_REVERSE,                   UPH_IS_WRAP_REVERSE},
+
+{/* 15 */    "Hyphenation/MinLeading",                        UPN_HYPH_MIN_LEADING,                  UPH_HYPH_MIN_LEADING},
+{/* 16 */    "Hyphenation/MinTrailing",                       UPN_HYPH_MIN_TRAILING,                 UPH_HYPH_MIN_TRAILING},
+{/* 17 */    "Hyphenation/MinWordLength",                     UPN_HYPH_MIN_WORD_LENGTH,              UPH_HYPH_MIN_WORD_LENGTH},
+{/* 18 */    "Hyphenation/IsHyphSpecial",                     UPN_IS_HYPH_SPECIAL,                   UPH_IS_HYPH_SPECIAL},
+{/* 19 */    "Hyphenation/IsHyphAuto",                        UPN_IS_HYPH_AUTO,                      UPH_IS_HYPH_AUTO},
+
+{/* 20 */    "TextConversion/ActiveConversionDictionaries",   UPN_ACTIVE_CONVERSION_DICTIONARIES,        UPH_ACTIVE_CONVERSION_DICTIONARIES},
+{/* 21 */    "TextConversion/IsIgnorePostPositionalWord",     UPN_IS_IGNORE_POST_POSITIONAL_WORD,        UPH_IS_IGNORE_POST_POSITIONAL_WORD},
+{/* 22 */    "TextConversion/IsAutoCloseDialog",              UPN_IS_AUTO_CLOSE_DIALOG,                  UPH_IS_AUTO_CLOSE_DIALOG},
+{/* 23 */    "TextConversion/IsShowEntriesRecentlyUsedFirst", UPN_IS_SHOW_ENTRIES_RECENTLY_USED_FIRST,   UPH_IS_SHOW_ENTRIES_RECENTLY_USED_FIRST},
+{/* 24 */    "TextConversion/IsAutoReplaceUniqueEntries",     UPN_IS_AUTO_REPLACE_UNIQUE_ENTRIES,        UPH_IS_AUTO_REPLACE_UNIQUE_ENTRIES},
+{/* 25 */    "TextConversion/IsDirectionToSimplified",        UPN_IS_DIRECTION_TO_SIMPLIFIED,            UPH_IS_DIRECTION_TO_SIMPLIFIED},
+{/* 26 */    "TextConversion/IsUseCharacterVariants",         UPN_IS_USE_CHARACTER_VARIANTS,             UPH_IS_USE_CHARACTER_VARIANTS},
+{/* 27 */    "TextConversion/IsTranslateCommonTerms",         UPN_IS_TRANSLATE_COMMON_TERMS,             UPH_IS_TRANSLATE_COMMON_TERMS},
+{/* 28 */    "TextConversion/IsReverseMapping",               UPN_IS_REVERSE_MAPPING,                    UPH_IS_REVERSE_MAPPING},
+
+{/* 29 */    "ServiceManager/DataFilesChangedCheckValue",     UPN_DATA_FILES_CHANGED_CHECK_VALUE,        UPH_DATA_FILES_CHANGED_CHECK_VALUE},
+
+{/* 30 */    "GrammarChecking/IsAutoCheck",                   UPN_IS_GRAMMAR_AUTO,                      UPH_IS_GRAMMAR_AUTO},
+{/* 31 */    "GrammarChecking/IsInteractiveCheck",            UPN_IS_GRAMMAR_INTERACTIVE,               UPH_IS_GRAMMAR_INTERACTIVE},
+
+            /* similar to entry 0 (thus no own configuration entry) but with different property name and type */
+{            nullptr,                                         UPN_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE,                      UPH_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE},
+
+{            nullptr,                                         "",                                      -1}
+};
+
+uno::Sequence< OUString > SvtLinguConfigItem::GetPropertyNames()
+{
+    uno::Sequence< OUString > aNames;
+
+    sal_Int32 nMax = SAL_N_ELEMENTS(aNamesToHdl);
+
+    aNames.realloc( nMax );
+    OUString *pNames = aNames.getArray();
+    sal_Int32 nIdx = 0;
+    for (sal_Int32 i = 0; i < nMax;  ++i)
+    {
+        const char *pFullPropName = aNamesToHdl[i].pFullPropName;
+        if (pFullPropName)
+            pNames[ nIdx++ ] = OUString::createFromAscii( pFullPropName );
+    }
+    aNames.realloc( nIdx );
+
+    return aNames;
+}
+
+bool SvtLinguConfigItem::GetHdlByName(
+    sal_Int32 &rnHdl,
+    std::u16string_view rPropertyName,
+    bool bFullPropName )
+{
+    NamesToHdl const *pEntry = &aNamesToHdl[0];
+
+    if (bFullPropName)
+    {
+        while (pEntry && pEntry->pFullPropName != nullptr)
+        {
+            if (o3tl::equalsAscii(rPropertyName, pEntry->pFullPropName ))
+            {
+                rnHdl = pEntry->nHdl;
+                break;
+            }
+            ++pEntry;
+        }
+        return pEntry && pEntry->pFullPropName != nullptr;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        while (pEntry && pEntry->pFullPropName != nullptr)
+        {
+            if (rPropertyName == pEntry->aPropName )
+            {
+                rnHdl = pEntry->nHdl;
+                break;
+            }
+            ++pEntry;
+        }
+        return pEntry && pEntry->pFullPropName != nullptr;
+    }
+}
+
+uno::Any SvtLinguConfigItem::GetProperty( std::u16string_view rPropertyName ) const
+{
+    sal_Int32 nHdl;
+    return GetHdlByName( nHdl, rPropertyName ) ? GetProperty( nHdl ) : uno::Any();
+}
+
+uno::Any SvtLinguConfigItem::GetProperty( sal_Int32 nPropertyHandle ) const
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard(theSvtLinguConfigItemMutex());
+
+    uno::Any aRes;
+
+    const sal_Int16 *pnVal = nullptr;
+    const LanguageType *plVal = nullptr;
+    const bool  *pbVal = nullptr;
+    const sal_Int32 *pnInt32Val = nullptr;
+
+    const SvtLinguOptions &rOpt = const_cast< SvtLinguConfigItem * >(this)->aOpt;
+    switch (nPropertyHandle)
+    {
+        case UPH_IS_USE_DICTIONARY_LIST :   pbVal = &rOpt.bIsUseDictionaryList; break;
+        case UPH_IS_IGNORE_CONTROL_CHARACTERS : pbVal = &rOpt.bIsIgnoreControlCharacters;   break;
+        case UPH_IS_HYPH_AUTO :             pbVal = &rOpt.bIsHyphAuto;  break;
+        case UPH_IS_HYPH_SPECIAL :          pbVal = &rOpt.bIsHyphSpecial;   break;
+        case UPH_IS_SPELL_AUTO :            pbVal = &rOpt.bIsSpellAuto; break;
+        case UPH_IS_SPELL_SPECIAL :         pbVal = &rOpt.bIsSpellSpecial;  break;
+        case UPH_IS_WRAP_REVERSE :          pbVal = &rOpt.bIsSpellReverse;  break;
+        case UPH_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE :         plVal = &rOpt.nDefaultLanguage; break;
+        case UPH_IS_SPELL_CAPITALIZATION :  pbVal = &rOpt.bIsSpellCapitalization;       break;
+        case UPH_IS_SPELL_WITH_DIGITS :     pbVal = &rOpt.bIsSpellWithDigits;   break;
+        case UPH_IS_SPELL_UPPER_CASE :      pbVal = &rOpt.bIsSpellUpperCase;        break;
+        case UPH_HYPH_MIN_LEADING :         pnVal = &rOpt.nHyphMinLeading;      break;
+        case UPH_HYPH_MIN_TRAILING :        pnVal = &rOpt.nHyphMinTrailing; break;
+        case UPH_HYPH_MIN_WORD_LENGTH :     pnVal = &rOpt.nHyphMinWordLength;   break;
+        case UPH_ACTIVE_DICTIONARIES :
+        {
+            aRes <<= rOpt.aActiveDics;
+            break;
+        }
+        case UPH_ACTIVE_CONVERSION_DICTIONARIES :
+        {
+            aRes <<= rOpt.aActiveConvDics;
+            break;
+        }
+        case UPH_DEFAULT_LOCALE :
+        {
+            aRes <<= LanguageTag::convertToLocale( rOpt.nDefaultLanguage, false);
+            break;
+        }
+        case UPH_DEFAULT_LOCALE_CJK :
+        {
+            aRes <<= LanguageTag::convertToLocale( rOpt.nDefaultLanguage_CJK, false);
+            break;
+        }
+        case UPH_DEFAULT_LOCALE_CTL :
+        {
+            aRes <<= LanguageTag::convertToLocale( rOpt.nDefaultLanguage_CTL, false);
+            break;
+        }
+        case UPH_IS_IGNORE_POST_POSITIONAL_WORD :       pbVal = &rOpt.bIsIgnorePostPositionalWord; break;
+        case UPH_IS_AUTO_CLOSE_DIALOG :                 pbVal = &rOpt.bIsAutoCloseDialog; break;
+        case UPH_IS_SHOW_ENTRIES_RECENTLY_USED_FIRST :  pbVal = &rOpt.bIsShowEntriesRecentlyUsedFirst; break;
+        case UPH_IS_AUTO_REPLACE_UNIQUE_ENTRIES :       pbVal = &rOpt.bIsAutoReplaceUniqueEntries; break;
+
+        case UPH_IS_DIRECTION_TO_SIMPLIFIED:            pbVal = &rOpt.bIsDirectionToSimplified; break;
+        case UPH_IS_USE_CHARACTER_VARIANTS :            pbVal = &rOpt.bIsUseCharacterVariants; break;
+        case UPH_IS_TRANSLATE_COMMON_TERMS :            pbVal = &rOpt.bIsTranslateCommonTerms; break;
+        case UPH_IS_REVERSE_MAPPING :                   pbVal = &rOpt.bIsReverseMapping; break;
+
+        case UPH_DATA_FILES_CHANGED_CHECK_VALUE :       pnInt32Val = &rOpt.nDataFilesChangedCheckValue; break;
+        case UPH_IS_GRAMMAR_AUTO:                       pbVal = &rOpt.bIsGrammarAuto; break;
+        case UPH_IS_GRAMMAR_INTERACTIVE:                pbVal = &rOpt.bIsGrammarInteractive; break;
+        default :
+            SAL_WARN( "unotools.config", "unexpected property handle" );
+    }
+
+    if (pbVal)
+        aRes <<= *pbVal;
+    else if (pnVal)
+        aRes <<= *pnVal;
+    else if (plVal)
+        aRes <<= static_cast<sal_Int16>(static_cast<sal_uInt16>(*plVal));
+    else if (pnInt32Val)
+        aRes <<= *pnInt32Val;
+
+    return aRes;
+}
+
+bool SvtLinguConfigItem::SetProperty( std::u16string_view rPropertyName, const uno::Any &rValue )
+{
+    bool bSucc = false;
+    sal_Int32 nHdl;
+    if (GetHdlByName( nHdl, rPropertyName ))
+        bSucc = SetProperty( nHdl, rValue );
+    return bSucc;
+}
+
+bool SvtLinguConfigItem::SetProperty( sal_Int32 nPropertyHandle, const uno::Any &rValue )
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard(theSvtLinguConfigItemMutex());
+
+    bool bSucc = false;
+    if (!rValue.hasValue())
+        return bSucc;
+
+    bool bMod = false;
+
+    sal_Int16 *pnVal = nullptr;
+    LanguageType *plVal = nullptr;
+    bool  *pbVal = nullptr;
+    sal_Int32 *pnInt32Val = nullptr;
+
+    SvtLinguOptions &rOpt = aOpt;
+    switch (nPropertyHandle)
+    {
+        case UPH_IS_USE_DICTIONARY_LIST :   pbVal = &rOpt.bIsUseDictionaryList;    break;
+        case UPH_IS_IGNORE_CONTROL_CHARACTERS : pbVal = &rOpt.bIsIgnoreControlCharacters;  break;
+        case UPH_IS_HYPH_AUTO :             pbVal = &rOpt.bIsHyphAuto; break;
+        case UPH_IS_HYPH_SPECIAL :          pbVal = &rOpt.bIsHyphSpecial;  break;
+        case UPH_IS_SPELL_AUTO :            pbVal = &rOpt.bIsSpellAuto;    break;
+        case UPH_IS_SPELL_SPECIAL :         pbVal = &rOpt.bIsSpellSpecial; break;
+        case UPH_IS_WRAP_REVERSE :          pbVal = &rOpt.bIsSpellReverse; break;
+        case UPH_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE :         plVal = &rOpt.nDefaultLanguage;    break;
+        case UPH_IS_SPELL_CAPITALIZATION :  pbVal = &rOpt.bIsSpellCapitalization;      break;
+        case UPH_IS_SPELL_WITH_DIGITS :     pbVal = &rOpt.bIsSpellWithDigits;  break;
+        case UPH_IS_SPELL_UPPER_CASE :      pbVal = &rOpt.bIsSpellUpperCase;       break;
+        case UPH_HYPH_MIN_LEADING :         pnVal = &rOpt.nHyphMinLeading;     break;
+        case UPH_HYPH_MIN_TRAILING :        pnVal = &rOpt.nHyphMinTrailing;    break;
+        case UPH_HYPH_MIN_WORD_LENGTH :     pnVal = &rOpt.nHyphMinWordLength;  break;
+        case UPH_ACTIVE_DICTIONARIES :
+        {
+            rValue >>= rOpt.aActiveDics;
+            bMod = true;
+            break;
+        }
+        case UPH_ACTIVE_CONVERSION_DICTIONARIES :
+        {
+            rValue >>= rOpt.aActiveConvDics;
+            bMod = true;
+            break;
+        }
+        case UPH_DEFAULT_LOCALE :
+        {
+            bSucc = lcl_SetLocale( rOpt.nDefaultLanguage, rValue );
+            bMod = bSucc;
+            break;
+        }
+        case UPH_DEFAULT_LOCALE_CJK :
+        {
+            bSucc = lcl_SetLocale( rOpt.nDefaultLanguage_CJK, rValue );
+            bMod = bSucc;
+            break;
+        }
+        case UPH_DEFAULT_LOCALE_CTL :
+        {
+            bSucc = lcl_SetLocale( rOpt.nDefaultLanguage_CTL, rValue );
+            bMod = bSucc;
+            break;
+        }
+        case UPH_IS_IGNORE_POST_POSITIONAL_WORD :       pbVal = &rOpt.bIsIgnorePostPositionalWord; break;
+        case UPH_IS_AUTO_CLOSE_DIALOG :                 pbVal = &rOpt.bIsAutoCloseDialog; break;
+        case UPH_IS_SHOW_ENTRIES_RECENTLY_USED_FIRST :  pbVal = &rOpt.bIsShowEntriesRecentlyUsedFirst; break;
+        case UPH_IS_AUTO_REPLACE_UNIQUE_ENTRIES :       pbVal = &rOpt.bIsAutoReplaceUniqueEntries; break;
+
+        case UPH_IS_DIRECTION_TO_SIMPLIFIED :           pbVal = &rOpt.bIsDirectionToSimplified; break;
+        case UPH_IS_USE_CHARACTER_VARIANTS :            pbVal = &rOpt.bIsUseCharacterVariants; break;
+        case UPH_IS_TRANSLATE_COMMON_TERMS :            pbVal = &rOpt.bIsTranslateCommonTerms; break;
+        case UPH_IS_REVERSE_MAPPING :                   pbVal = &rOpt.bIsReverseMapping; break;
+
+        case UPH_DATA_FILES_CHANGED_CHECK_VALUE :       pnInt32Val = &rOpt.nDataFilesChangedCheckValue; break;
+        case UPH_IS_GRAMMAR_AUTO:                       pbVal = &rOpt.bIsGrammarAuto; break;
+        case UPH_IS_GRAMMAR_INTERACTIVE:                pbVal = &rOpt.bIsGrammarInteractive; break;
+        default :
+            SAL_WARN( "unotools.config", "unexpected property handle" );
+    }
+
+    if (pbVal)
+    {
+        bool bNew = bool();
+        if (rValue >>= bNew)
+        {
+            if (bNew != *pbVal)
+            {
+                *pbVal = bNew;
+                bMod = true;
+            }
+            bSucc = true;
+        }
+    }
+    else if (pnVal)
+    {
+        sal_Int16 nNew = sal_Int16();
+        if (rValue >>= nNew)
+        {
+            if (nNew != *pnVal)
+            {
+                *pnVal = nNew;
+                bMod = true;
+            }
+            bSucc = true;
+        }
+    }
+    else if (plVal)
+    {
+        sal_Int16 nNew = sal_Int16();
+        if (rValue >>= nNew)
+        {
+            if (nNew != static_cast<sal_uInt16>(*plVal))
+            {
+                *plVal = LanguageType(static_cast<sal_uInt16>(nNew));
+                bMod = true;
+            }
+            bSucc = true;
+        }
+    }
+    else if (pnInt32Val)
+    {
+        sal_Int32 nNew = sal_Int32();
+        if (rValue >>= nNew)
+        {
+            if (nNew != *pnInt32Val)
+            {
+                *pnInt32Val = nNew;
+                bMod = true;
+            }
+            bSucc = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (bMod)
+        SetModified();
+
+    NotifyListeners(ConfigurationHints::NONE);
+    return bSucc;
+}
+
+void SvtLinguConfigItem::GetOptions(SvtLinguOptions &rOptions) const
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard(theSvtLinguConfigItemMutex());
+    rOptions = aOpt;
+}
+
+void SvtLinguConfigItem::LoadOptions( const uno::Sequence< OUString > &rProperyNames )
+{
+    bool bRes = false;
+
+    const OUString *pProperyNames = rProperyNames.getConstArray();
+    sal_Int32 nProps = rProperyNames.getLength();
+
+    const uno::Sequence< uno::Any > aValues = GetProperties( rProperyNames );
+    const uno::Sequence< sal_Bool > aROStates = GetReadOnlyStates( rProperyNames );
+
+    if (nProps  &&  aValues.getLength() == nProps &&  aROStates.getLength() == nProps)
+    {
+        SvtLinguOptions &rOpt = aOpt;
+
+        const uno::Any *pValue = aValues.getConstArray();
+        const sal_Bool *pROStates = aROStates.getConstArray();
+        for (sal_Int32 i = 0;  i < nProps;  ++i)
+        {
+            const uno::Any &rVal = pValue[i];
+            sal_Int32 nPropertyHandle(0);
+            GetHdlByName( nPropertyHandle, pProperyNames[i], true );
+            switch ( nPropertyHandle )
+            {
+                case UPH_DEFAULT_LOCALE :
+                    { rOpt.bRODefaultLanguage = pROStates[i]; rOpt.nDefaultLanguage = lcl_CfgAnyToLanguage( rVal ); } break;
+                case UPH_ACTIVE_DICTIONARIES :
+                    { rOpt.bROActiveDics = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.aActiveDics;   } break;
+                case UPH_IS_USE_DICTIONARY_LIST :
+                    { rOpt.bROIsUseDictionaryList = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.bIsUseDictionaryList;  } break;
+                case UPH_IS_IGNORE_CONTROL_CHARACTERS :
+                    { rOpt.bROIsIgnoreControlCharacters = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.bIsIgnoreControlCharacters;    } break;
+                case UPH_DEFAULT_LOCALE_CJK :
+                    { rOpt.bRODefaultLanguage_CJK = pROStates[i]; rOpt.nDefaultLanguage_CJK = lcl_CfgAnyToLanguage( rVal );    } break;
+                case UPH_DEFAULT_LOCALE_CTL :
+                    { rOpt.bRODefaultLanguage_CTL = pROStates[i]; rOpt.nDefaultLanguage_CTL = lcl_CfgAnyToLanguage( rVal );    } break;
+
+                case UPH_IS_SPELL_UPPER_CASE :
+                    { rOpt.bROIsSpellUpperCase = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.bIsSpellUpperCase; } break;
+                case UPH_IS_SPELL_WITH_DIGITS :
+                    { rOpt.bROIsSpellWithDigits = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.bIsSpellWithDigits;    } break;
+                case UPH_IS_SPELL_CAPITALIZATION :
+                    { rOpt.bROIsSpellCapitalization = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.bIsSpellCapitalization;    } break;
+                case UPH_IS_SPELL_AUTO :
+                    { rOpt.bROIsSpellAuto = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.bIsSpellAuto;  } break;
+                case UPH_IS_SPELL_SPECIAL :
+                    { rOpt.bROIsSpellSpecial = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.bIsSpellSpecial;   } break;
+                case UPH_IS_WRAP_REVERSE :
+                    { rOpt.bROIsSpellReverse = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.bIsSpellReverse;   } break;
+
+                case UPH_HYPH_MIN_LEADING :
+                    { rOpt.bROHyphMinLeading = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.nHyphMinLeading;   } break;
+                case UPH_HYPH_MIN_TRAILING :
+                    { rOpt.bROHyphMinTrailing = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.nHyphMinTrailing;  } break;
+                case UPH_HYPH_MIN_WORD_LENGTH :
+                    { rOpt.bROHyphMinWordLength = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.nHyphMinWordLength;    } break;
+                case UPH_IS_HYPH_SPECIAL :
+                    { rOpt.bROIsHyphSpecial = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.bIsHyphSpecial;    } break;
+                case UPH_IS_HYPH_AUTO :
+                    { rOpt.bROIsHyphAuto = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.bIsHyphAuto;   } break;
+
+                case UPH_ACTIVE_CONVERSION_DICTIONARIES : { rOpt.bROActiveConvDics = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.aActiveConvDics;   } break;
+
+                case UPH_IS_IGNORE_POST_POSITIONAL_WORD :
+                    { rOpt.bROIsIgnorePostPositionalWord = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.bIsIgnorePostPositionalWord;  } break;
+                case UPH_IS_AUTO_CLOSE_DIALOG :
+                    { rOpt.bROIsAutoCloseDialog = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.bIsAutoCloseDialog;  } break;
+                case UPH_IS_SHOW_ENTRIES_RECENTLY_USED_FIRST :
+                    { rOpt.bROIsShowEntriesRecentlyUsedFirst = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.bIsShowEntriesRecentlyUsedFirst;  } break;
+                case UPH_IS_AUTO_REPLACE_UNIQUE_ENTRIES :
+                    { rOpt.bROIsAutoReplaceUniqueEntries = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.bIsAutoReplaceUniqueEntries;  } break;
+
+                case UPH_IS_DIRECTION_TO_SIMPLIFIED :
+                    {
+                        rOpt.bROIsDirectionToSimplified = pROStates[i];
+                        if( ! (rVal >>= rOpt.bIsDirectionToSimplified) )
+                        {
+                            //default is locale dependent:
+                            if (MsLangId::isTraditionalChinese(rOpt.nDefaultLanguage_CJK))
+                            {
+                                rOpt.bIsDirectionToSimplified = false;
+                            }
+                            else
+                            {
+                                rOpt.bIsDirectionToSimplified = true;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } break;
+                case UPH_IS_USE_CHARACTER_VARIANTS :
+                    { rOpt.bROIsUseCharacterVariants = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.bIsUseCharacterVariants;  } break;
+                case UPH_IS_TRANSLATE_COMMON_TERMS :
+                    { rOpt.bROIsTranslateCommonTerms = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.bIsTranslateCommonTerms;  } break;
+                case UPH_IS_REVERSE_MAPPING :
+                    { rOpt.bROIsReverseMapping = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.bIsReverseMapping;  } break;
+
+                case UPH_DATA_FILES_CHANGED_CHECK_VALUE :
+                    { rOpt.bRODataFilesChangedCheckValue = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.nDataFilesChangedCheckValue;  } break;
+
+                case UPH_IS_GRAMMAR_AUTO:
+                    { rOpt.bROIsGrammarAuto = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.bIsGrammarAuto; }
+                break;
+                case UPH_IS_GRAMMAR_INTERACTIVE:
+                    { rOpt.bROIsGrammarInteractive = pROStates[i]; rVal >>= rOpt.bIsGrammarInteractive; }
+                break;
+
+                default:
+                    SAL_WARN( "unotools.config", "unexpected case" );
+            }
+        }
+
+        bRes = true;
+    }
+    DBG_ASSERT( bRes, "LoadOptions failed" );
+}
+
+bool SvtLinguConfigItem::SaveOptions( const uno::Sequence< OUString > &rProperyNames )
+{
+    if (!IsModified())
+        return true;
+
+    std::unique_lock aGuard(theSvtLinguConfigItemMutex());
+
+    bool bRet = false;
+
+    sal_Int32 nProps = rProperyNames.getLength();
+    uno::Sequence< uno::Any > aValues( nProps );
+    uno::Any *pValue = aValues.getArray();
+
+    if (nProps  &&  aValues.getLength() == nProps)
+    {
+        const SvtLinguOptions &rOpt = aOpt;
+
+        OUString aTmp( lcl_LanguageToCfgLocaleStr( rOpt.nDefaultLanguage ) );
+        *pValue++ <<= aTmp;                               //   0
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.aActiveDics;                   //   1
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.bIsUseDictionaryList;        //   2
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.bIsIgnoreControlCharacters;  //   3
+        aTmp = lcl_LanguageToCfgLocaleStr( rOpt.nDefaultLanguage_CJK );
+        *pValue++ <<= aTmp;                               //   5
+        aTmp = lcl_LanguageToCfgLocaleStr( rOpt.nDefaultLanguage_CTL );
+        *pValue++ <<= aTmp;                               //   6
+
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.bIsSpellUpperCase;          //   7
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.bIsSpellWithDigits;         //   8
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.bIsSpellCapitalization;     //   9
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.bIsSpellAuto;               //  10
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.bIsSpellSpecial;            //  11
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.bIsSpellReverse;            //  14
+
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.nHyphMinLeading;            //  15
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.nHyphMinTrailing;           //  16
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.nHyphMinWordLength;         //  17
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.bIsHyphSpecial;             //  18
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.bIsHyphAuto;                //  19
+
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.aActiveConvDics;               //   20
+
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.bIsIgnorePostPositionalWord; //  21
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.bIsAutoCloseDialog;          //  22
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.bIsShowEntriesRecentlyUsedFirst; //  23
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.bIsAutoReplaceUniqueEntries; //  24
+
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.bIsDirectionToSimplified; //  25
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.bIsUseCharacterVariants; //  26
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.bIsTranslateCommonTerms; //  27
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.bIsReverseMapping; //  28
+
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.nDataFilesChangedCheckValue; //  29
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.bIsGrammarAuto; //  30
+        *pValue++ <<= rOpt.bIsGrammarInteractive; // 31
+
+        bRet |= PutProperties( rProperyNames, aValues );
+    }
+
+    if (bRet)
+        ClearModified();
+
+    return bRet;
+}
+
+bool SvtLinguConfigItem::IsReadOnly( std::u16string_view rPropertyName ) const
+{
+    bool bReadOnly = false;
+    sal_Int32 nHdl;
+    if (GetHdlByName( nHdl, rPropertyName ))
+        bReadOnly = IsReadOnly( nHdl );
+    return bReadOnly;
+}
+
+bool SvtLinguConfigItem::IsReadOnly( sal_Int32 nPropertyHandle ) const
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard(theSvtLinguConfigItemMutex());
+
+    bool bReadOnly = false;
+
+    const SvtLinguOptions &rOpt = const_cast< SvtLinguConfigItem * >(this)->aOpt;
+    switch(nPropertyHandle)
+    {
+        case UPH_IS_USE_DICTIONARY_LIST         : bReadOnly = rOpt.bROIsUseDictionaryList; break;
+        case UPH_IS_IGNORE_CONTROL_CHARACTERS   : bReadOnly = rOpt.bROIsIgnoreControlCharacters; break;
+        case UPH_IS_HYPH_AUTO                   : bReadOnly = rOpt.bROIsHyphAuto; break;
+        case UPH_IS_HYPH_SPECIAL                : bReadOnly = rOpt.bROIsHyphSpecial; break;
+        case UPH_IS_SPELL_AUTO                  : bReadOnly = rOpt.bROIsSpellAuto; break;
+        case UPH_IS_SPELL_SPECIAL               : bReadOnly = rOpt.bROIsSpellSpecial; break;
+        case UPH_IS_WRAP_REVERSE                : bReadOnly = rOpt.bROIsSpellReverse; break;
+        case UPH_DEFAULT_LANGUAGE               : bReadOnly = rOpt.bRODefaultLanguage; break;
+        case UPH_IS_SPELL_CAPITALIZATION        : bReadOnly = rOpt.bROIsSpellCapitalization; break;
+        case UPH_IS_SPELL_WITH_DIGITS           : bReadOnly = rOpt.bROIsSpellWithDigits; break;
+        case UPH_IS_SPELL_UPPER_CASE            : bReadOnly = rOpt.bROIsSpellUpperCase; break;
+        case UPH_HYPH_MIN_LEADING               : bReadOnly = rOpt.bROHyphMinLeading; break;
+        case UPH_HYPH_MIN_TRAILING              : bReadOnly = rOpt.bROHyphMinTrailing; break;
+        case UPH_HYPH_MIN_WORD_LENGTH           : bReadOnly = rOpt.bROHyphMinWordLength; break;
+        case UPH_ACTIVE_DICTIONARIES            : bReadOnly = rOpt.bROActiveDics; break;
+        case UPH_ACTIVE_CONVERSION_DICTIONARIES : bReadOnly = rOpt.bROActiveConvDics; break;
+        case UPH_DEFAULT_LOCALE                 : bReadOnly = rOpt.bRODefaultLanguage; break;
+        case UPH_DEFAULT_LOCALE_CJK             : bReadOnly = rOpt.bRODefaultLanguage_CJK; break;
+        case UPH_DEFAULT_LOCALE_CTL             : bReadOnly = rOpt.bRODefaultLanguage_CTL; break;
+        case UPH_IS_IGNORE_POST_POSITIONAL_WORD :       bReadOnly = rOpt.bROIsIgnorePostPositionalWord; break;
+        case UPH_IS_AUTO_CLOSE_DIALOG :                 bReadOnly = rOpt.bROIsAutoCloseDialog; break;
+        case UPH_IS_SHOW_ENTRIES_RECENTLY_USED_FIRST :  bReadOnly = rOpt.bROIsShowEntriesRecentlyUsedFirst; break;
+        case UPH_IS_AUTO_REPLACE_UNIQUE_ENTRIES :       bReadOnly = rOpt.bROIsAutoReplaceUniqueEntries; break;
+        case UPH_IS_DIRECTION_TO_SIMPLIFIED : bReadOnly = rOpt.bROIsDirectionToSimplified; break;
+        case UPH_IS_USE_CHARACTER_VARIANTS : bReadOnly = rOpt.bROIsUseCharacterVariants; break;
+        case UPH_IS_TRANSLATE_COMMON_TERMS : bReadOnly = rOpt.bROIsTranslateCommonTerms; break;
+        case UPH_IS_REVERSE_MAPPING :        bReadOnly = rOpt.bROIsReverseMapping; break;
+        case UPH_DATA_FILES_CHANGED_CHECK_VALUE :       bReadOnly = rOpt.bRODataFilesChangedCheckValue; break;
+        case UPH_IS_GRAMMAR_AUTO:                       bReadOnly = rOpt.bROIsGrammarAuto; break;
+        case UPH_IS_GRAMMAR_INTERACTIVE:                bReadOnly = rOpt.bROIsGrammarInteractive; break;
+        default :
+            SAL_WARN( "unotools.config", "unexpected property handle" );
+    }
+    return bReadOnly;
+}
+
+static SvtLinguConfigItem *pCfgItem = nullptr;
+static sal_Int32           nCfgItemRefCount = 0;
+
+constexpr OUStringLiteral aG_Dictionaries = u"Dictionaries";
+
+SvtLinguConfig::SvtLinguConfig()
+{
+    // Global access, must be guarded (multithreading)
+    std::unique_lock aGuard(theSvtLinguConfigItemMutex());
+    ++nCfgItemRefCount;
+}
+
+SvtLinguConfig::~SvtLinguConfig()
+{
+    if (pCfgItem && pCfgItem->IsModified())
+        pCfgItem->Commit();
+
+    std::unique_lock aGuard(theSvtLinguConfigItemMutex());
+
+    if (--nCfgItemRefCount <= 0)
+    {
+        delete pCfgItem;
+        pCfgItem = nullptr;
+    }
+}
+
+SvtLinguConfigItem & SvtLinguConfig::GetConfigItem()
+{
+    // Global access, must be guarded (multithreading)
+    std::unique_lock aGuard(theSvtLinguConfigItemMutex());
+    if (!pCfgItem)
+    {
+        pCfgItem = new SvtLinguConfigItem;
+        aGuard.unlock();
+        ItemHolder1::holdConfigItem(EItem::LinguConfig);
+    }
+    return *pCfgItem;
+}
+
+uno::Sequence< OUString > SvtLinguConfig::GetNodeNames( const OUString &rNode ) const
+{
+    return GetConfigItem().GetNodeNames( rNode );
+}
+
+uno::Sequence< uno::Any > SvtLinguConfig::GetProperties( const uno::Sequence< OUString > &rNames ) const
+{
+    return GetConfigItem().GetProperties(rNames);
+}
+
+bool SvtLinguConfig::ReplaceSetProperties(
+        const OUString &rNode, const uno::Sequence< beans::PropertyValue >& rValues )
+{
+    return GetConfigItem().ReplaceSetProperties( rNode, rValues );
+}
+
+uno::Any SvtLinguConfig::GetProperty( std::u16string_view rPropertyName ) const
+{
+    return GetConfigItem().GetProperty( rPropertyName );
+}
+
+uno::Any SvtLinguConfig::GetProperty( sal_Int32 nPropertyHandle ) const
+{
+    return GetConfigItem().GetProperty( nPropertyHandle );
+}
+
+bool SvtLinguConfig::SetProperty( std::u16string_view rPropertyName, const uno::Any &rValue )
+{
+    return GetConfigItem().SetProperty( rPropertyName, rValue );
+}
+
+bool SvtLinguConfig::SetProperty( sal_Int32 nPropertyHandle, const uno::Any &rValue )
+{
+    return GetConfigItem().SetProperty( nPropertyHandle, rValue );
+}
+
+void SvtLinguConfig::GetOptions( SvtLinguOptions &rOptions ) const
+{
+    GetConfigItem().GetOptions(rOptions);
+}
+
+bool SvtLinguConfig::IsReadOnly( std::u16string_view rPropertyName ) const
+{
+    return GetConfigItem().IsReadOnly( rPropertyName );
+}
+
+bool SvtLinguConfig::GetElementNamesFor(
+     const OUString &rNodeName,
+     uno::Sequence< OUString > &rElementNames ) const
+{
+    bool bSuccess = false;
+    try
+    {
+        uno::Reference< container::XNameAccess > xNA( GetMainUpdateAccess(), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+        xNA.set( xNA->getByName("ServiceManager"), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+        xNA.set( xNA->getByName( rNodeName ), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+        rElementNames = xNA->getElementNames();
+        bSuccess = true;
+    }
+    catch (uno::Exception &)
+    {
+    }
+    return bSuccess;
+}
+
+bool SvtLinguConfig::GetSupportedDictionaryFormatsFor(
+    const OUString &rSetName,
+    const OUString &rSetEntry,
+    uno::Sequence< OUString > &rFormatList ) const
+{
+    if (rSetName.isEmpty() || rSetEntry.isEmpty())
+        return false;
+    bool bSuccess = false;
+    try
+    {
+        uno::Reference< container::XNameAccess > xNA( GetMainUpdateAccess(), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+        xNA.set( xNA->getByName("ServiceManager"), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+        xNA.set( xNA->getByName( rSetName ), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+        xNA.set( xNA->getByName( rSetEntry ), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+        if (xNA->getByName( "SupportedDictionaryFormats" ) >>= rFormatList)
+            bSuccess = true;
+        DBG_ASSERT( rFormatList.hasElements(), "supported dictionary format list is empty" );
+    }
+    catch (uno::Exception &)
+    {
+    }
+    return bSuccess;
+}
+
+static bool lcl_GetFileUrlFromOrigin(
+    OUString /*out*/ &rFileUrl,
+    const OUString &rOrigin )
+{
+    OUString aURL(
+        comphelper::getExpandedUri(
+            comphelper::getProcessComponentContext(), rOrigin));
+    if (aURL.startsWith( FILE_PROTOCOL ))
+    {
+        rFileUrl = aURL;
+        return true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        SAL_WARN(
+            "unotools.config", "not a file URL, <" << aURL << ">" );
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+bool SvtLinguConfig::GetDictionaryEntry(
+    const OUString &rNodeName,
+    SvtLinguConfigDictionaryEntry &rDicEntry ) const
+{
+    if (rNodeName.isEmpty())
+        return false;
+    bool bSuccess = false;
+    try
+    {
+        uno::Reference< container::XNameAccess > xNA( GetMainUpdateAccess(), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+        xNA.set( xNA->getByName("ServiceManager"), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+        xNA.set( xNA->getByName( aG_Dictionaries ), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+        xNA.set( xNA->getByName( rNodeName ), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+
+        // read group data...
+        uno::Sequence< OUString >  aLocations;
+        OUString                   aFormatName;
+        uno::Sequence< OUString >  aLocaleNames;
+        bSuccess =  (xNA->getByName( "Locations" ) >>= aLocations)  &&
+                    (xNA->getByName( "Format" )    >>= aFormatName) &&
+                    (xNA->getByName( "Locales" )   >>= aLocaleNames);
+        DBG_ASSERT( aLocations.hasElements(), "Dictionary locations not set" );
+        DBG_ASSERT( !aFormatName.isEmpty(), "Dictionary format name not set" );
+        DBG_ASSERT( aLocaleNames.hasElements(), "No locales set for the dictionary" );
+
+        // if successful continue
+        if (bSuccess)
+        {
+            // get file URL's for the locations
+            for (OUString& rLocation : asNonConstRange(aLocations))
+            {
+                if (!lcl_GetFileUrlFromOrigin( rLocation, rLocation ))
+                    bSuccess = false;
+            }
+
+            // if everything was fine return the result
+            if (bSuccess)
+            {
+                rDicEntry.aLocations    = aLocations;
+                rDicEntry.aFormatName   = aFormatName;
+                rDicEntry.aLocaleNames  = aLocaleNames;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    catch (uno::Exception &)
+    {
+    }
+    return bSuccess;
+}
+
+uno::Sequence< OUString > SvtLinguConfig::GetDisabledDictionaries() const
+{
+    uno::Sequence< OUString > aResult;
+    try
+    {
+        uno::Reference< container::XNameAccess > xNA( GetMainUpdateAccess(), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+        xNA.set( xNA->getByName("ServiceManager"), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+        xNA->getByName( "DisabledDictionaries" ) >>= aResult;
+    }
+    catch (uno::Exception &)
+    {
+    }
+    return aResult;
+}
+
+std::vector< SvtLinguConfigDictionaryEntry > SvtLinguConfig::GetActiveDictionariesByFormat(
+    std::u16string_view rFormatName ) const
+{
+    std::vector< SvtLinguConfigDictionaryEntry > aRes;
+    if (rFormatName.empty())
+        return aRes;
+
+    try
+    {
+        uno::Sequence< OUString > aElementNames;
+        GetElementNamesFor( aG_Dictionaries, aElementNames );
+
+        const uno::Sequence< OUString > aDisabledDics( GetDisabledDictionaries() );
+
+        SvtLinguConfigDictionaryEntry aDicEntry;
+        for (const OUString& rElementName : std::as_const(aElementNames))
+        {
+            // does dictionary match the format we are looking for?
+            if (GetDictionaryEntry( rElementName, aDicEntry ) &&
+                aDicEntry.aFormatName == rFormatName)
+            {
+                // check if it is active or not
+                bool bDicIsActive = std::none_of(aDisabledDics.begin(), aDisabledDics.end(),
+                    [&rElementName](const OUString& rDic) { return rDic == rElementName; });
+
+                if (bDicIsActive)
+                {
+                    DBG_ASSERT( !aDicEntry.aFormatName.isEmpty(),
+                            "FormatName not set" );
+                    DBG_ASSERT( aDicEntry.aLocations.hasElements(),
+                            "Locations not set" );
+                    DBG_ASSERT( aDicEntry.aLocaleNames.hasElements(),
+                            "Locales not set" );
+                    aRes.push_back( aDicEntry );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    catch (uno::Exception &)
+    {
+    }
+
+    return aRes;
+}
+
+uno::Reference< util::XChangesBatch > const & SvtLinguConfig::GetMainUpdateAccess() const
+{
+    if (!m_xMainUpdateAccess.is())
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            // get configuration provider
+            uno::Reference< uno::XComponentContext > xContext = comphelper::getProcessComponentContext();
+            uno::Reference< lang::XMultiServiceFactory > xConfigurationProvider =
+                    configuration::theDefaultProvider::get( xContext );
+
+            // get configuration update access
+            beans::PropertyValue aValue;
+            aValue.Name  = "nodepath";
+            aValue.Value <<= OUString("org.openoffice.Office.Linguistic");
+            uno::Sequence< uno::Any > aProps{ uno::Any(aValue) };
+            m_xMainUpdateAccess.set(
+                    xConfigurationProvider->createInstanceWithArguments(
+                        "com.sun.star.configuration.ConfigurationUpdateAccess", aProps),
+                        uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+        }
+        catch (uno::Exception &)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+
+    return m_xMainUpdateAccess;
+}
+
+OUString SvtLinguConfig::GetVendorImageUrl_Impl(
+    const OUString &rServiceImplName,
+    const OUString &rImageName ) const
+{
+    OUString aRes;
+    try
+    {
+        uno::Reference< container::XNameAccess > xImagesNA( GetMainUpdateAccess(), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+        xImagesNA.set( xImagesNA->getByName("Images"), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+
+        uno::Reference< container::XNameAccess > xNA( xImagesNA->getByName("ServiceNameEntries"), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+        xNA.set( xNA->getByName( rServiceImplName ), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+        uno::Any aAny(xNA->getByName("VendorImagesNode"));
+        OUString aVendorImagesNode;
+        if (aAny >>= aVendorImagesNode)
+        {
+            xNA = xImagesNA;
+            xNA.set( xNA->getByName("VendorImages"), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+            xNA.set( xNA->getByName( aVendorImagesNode ), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+            aAny = xNA->getByName( rImageName );
+            OUString aTmp;
+            if (aAny >>= aTmp)
+            {
+                if (lcl_GetFileUrlFromOrigin( aTmp, aTmp ))
+                    aRes = aTmp;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    catch (uno::Exception &)
+    {
+        DBG_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION("unotools");
+    }
+    return aRes;
+}
+
+OUString SvtLinguConfig::GetSpellAndGrammarContextSuggestionImage(
+    const OUString &rServiceImplName
+) const
+{
+    OUString   aRes;
+    if (!rServiceImplName.isEmpty())
+    {
+        aRes = GetVendorImageUrl_Impl( rServiceImplName, "SpellAndGrammarContextMenuSuggestionImage" );
+    }
+    return aRes;
+}
+
+OUString SvtLinguConfig::GetSpellAndGrammarContextDictionaryImage(
+    const OUString &rServiceImplName
+) const
+{
+    OUString   aRes;
+    if (!rServiceImplName.isEmpty())
+    {
+        aRes = GetVendorImageUrl_Impl( rServiceImplName, "SpellAndGrammarContextMenuDictionaryImage" );
+    }
+    return aRes;
+}
+
+OUString SvtLinguConfig::GetSynonymsContextImage(
+    const OUString &rServiceImplName
+) const
+{
+    OUString   aRes;
+    if (!rServiceImplName.isEmpty())
+    {
+        OUString aPath( GetVendorImageUrl_Impl( rServiceImplName, "SynonymsContextMenuImage" ) );
+        aRes = aPath;
+    }
+    return aRes;
+}
+
+bool SvtLinguConfig::HasGrammarChecker() const
+{
+    bool bRes = false;
+
+    try
+    {
+        uno::Reference< container::XNameAccess > xNA( GetMainUpdateAccess(), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+        xNA.set( xNA->getByName("ServiceManager"), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+        xNA.set( xNA->getByName("GrammarCheckerList"), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+
+        uno::Sequence< OUString > aElementNames( xNA->getElementNames() );
+        bRes = aElementNames.hasElements();
+    }
+    catch (const uno::Exception&)
+    {
+    }
+
+    return bRes;
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/moduleoptions.cxx b/unotools/source/config/moduleoptions.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..858d2d09e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/moduleoptions.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,1117 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <string_view>
+
+#include <unotools/moduleoptions.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/sequenceashashmap.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configitem.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/processfactory.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/sequence.hxx>
+#include <osl/diagnose.h>
+#include <o3tl/enumarray.hxx>
+#include <o3tl/string_view.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Any.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyValue.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/container/XNameAccess.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/frame/XModel.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XServiceInfo.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/document/XTypeDetection.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/util/PathSubstitution.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/util/XStringSubstitution.hpp>
+
+#include "itemholder1.hxx"
+
+/*-************************************************************************************************************
+    @descr          These values are used to define necessary keys from our configuration management to support
+                    all functionality of these implementation.
+                    It's a fast way to make changes if some keys change its name or location!
+
+                    Property handle are necessary to specify right position in return list of configuration
+                    for asked values. We ask it with a list of properties to get its values. The returned list
+                    has the same order like our given name list!
+                    e.g.:
+                            NAMELIST[ PROPERTYHANDLE_xxx ] => VALUELIST[ PROPERTYHANDLE_xxx ]
+*//*-*************************************************************************************************************/
+constexpr OUStringLiteral ROOTNODE_FACTORIES = u"Setup/Office/Factories";
+#define PATHSEPARATOR                       "/"
+
+// Attention: The property "ooSetupFactoryEmptyDocumentURL" is read from configuration but not used! There is
+//            special code that uses hard coded strings to return them.
+#define PROPERTYNAME_SHORTNAME              "ooSetupFactoryShortName"
+#define PROPERTYNAME_TEMPLATEFILE           "ooSetupFactoryTemplateFile"
+#define PROPERTYNAME_WINDOWATTRIBUTES       "ooSetupFactoryWindowAttributes"
+#define PROPERTYNAME_EMPTYDOCUMENTURL       "ooSetupFactoryEmptyDocumentURL"
+#define PROPERTYNAME_DEFAULTFILTER          "ooSetupFactoryDefaultFilter"
+#define PROPERTYNAME_ICON                   "ooSetupFactoryIcon"
+
+#define PROPERTYHANDLE_SHORTNAME            0
+#define PROPERTYHANDLE_TEMPLATEFILE         1
+#define PROPERTYHANDLE_WINDOWATTRIBUTES     2
+#define PROPERTYHANDLE_EMPTYDOCUMENTURL     3
+#define PROPERTYHANDLE_DEFAULTFILTER        4
+#define PROPERTYHANDLE_ICON                 5
+
+#define PROPERTYCOUNT                       6
+
+constexpr OUStringLiteral FACTORYNAME_WRITER = u"com.sun.star.text.TextDocument";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral FACTORYNAME_WRITERWEB = u"com.sun.star.text.WebDocument";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral FACTORYNAME_WRITERGLOBAL = u"com.sun.star.text.GlobalDocument";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral FACTORYNAME_CALC = u"com.sun.star.sheet.SpreadsheetDocument";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral FACTORYNAME_DRAW = u"com.sun.star.drawing.DrawingDocument";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral FACTORYNAME_IMPRESS = u"com.sun.star.presentation.PresentationDocument";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral FACTORYNAME_MATH = u"com.sun.star.formula.FormulaProperties";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral FACTORYNAME_CHART = u"com.sun.star.chart2.ChartDocument";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral FACTORYNAME_DATABASE = u"com.sun.star.sdb.OfficeDatabaseDocument";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral FACTORYNAME_STARTMODULE = u"com.sun.star.frame.StartModule";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral FACTORYNAME_BASIC = u"com.sun.star.script.BasicIDE";
+
+#define FACTORYCOUNT                        11
+
+namespace {
+
+/*-************************************************************************************************************
+    @descr  This struct hold information about one factory. We declare a complete array which can hold infos
+            for all well known factories. Values of enum "EFactory" (see header!) are directly used as index!
+            So we can support a fast access on this information.
+*//*-*************************************************************************************************************/
+struct FactoryInfo
+{
+    public:
+
+        // initialize empty struct
+        FactoryInfo()
+        {
+            free();
+        }
+
+        // easy way to reset struct member!
+        void free()
+        {
+            bInstalled                  = false;
+            sFactory.clear();
+            sTemplateFile.clear();
+            sDefaultFilter.clear();
+            nIcon                       = 0;
+            bChangedTemplateFile        = false;
+            bChangedDefaultFilter       = false;
+            bDefaultFilterReadonly      = false;
+        }
+
+        // returns list of properties, which has changed only!
+        // We use given value of sNodeBase to build full qualified paths ...
+        // Last sign of it must be "/". because we use it directly, without any additional things!
+        css::uno::Sequence< css::beans::PropertyValue > getChangedProperties( std::u16string_view sNodeBase )
+        {
+            // a) reserve memory for max. count of changed properties
+            // b) add names and values of changed ones only and count it
+            // c) resize return list by using count
+            css::uno::Sequence< css::beans::PropertyValue > lProperties   ( 4 );
+            auto plProperties = lProperties.getArray();
+            sal_Int8                                        nRealyChanged = 0;
+
+            if( bChangedTemplateFile )
+            {
+                plProperties[nRealyChanged].Name
+                    = OUString::Concat(sNodeBase) + PROPERTYNAME_TEMPLATEFILE;
+
+                if ( !sTemplateFile.isEmpty() )
+                {
+                    plProperties[nRealyChanged].Value
+                        <<= getStringSubstitution()
+                            ->reSubstituteVariables( sTemplateFile );
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    plProperties[nRealyChanged].Value <<= sTemplateFile;
+                }
+
+                ++nRealyChanged;
+            }
+            if( bChangedDefaultFilter )
+            {
+                plProperties[nRealyChanged].Name
+                    = OUString::Concat(sNodeBase) + PROPERTYNAME_DEFAULTFILTER;
+                plProperties[nRealyChanged].Value <<= sDefaultFilter;
+                ++nRealyChanged;
+            }
+
+            // Don't forget to reset changed flags! Otherwise we save it again and again and ...
+            bChangedTemplateFile        = false;
+            bChangedDefaultFilter       = false;
+
+            lProperties.realloc( nRealyChanged );
+            return lProperties;
+        }
+
+        // We must support setting AND marking of changed values.
+        // That's why we can't make our member public. We must use get/set/init methods
+        // to control access on it!
+        bool            getInstalled        () const { return bInstalled;         };
+        const OUString& getFactory          () const { return sFactory;           };
+        const OUString& getTemplateFile     () const { return sTemplateFile;      };
+        const OUString& getDefaultFilter    () const { return sDefaultFilter;     };
+        bool            isDefaultFilterReadonly() const { return bDefaultFilterReadonly; }
+        sal_Int32       getIcon             () const { return nIcon;              };
+
+        // If you call set-methods - we check for changes of values and mark it.
+        // But if you wish to set it without that... you must initialize it!
+        void initInstalled        ()                                       { bInstalled        = true; }
+        void initFactory          ( const OUString& sNewFactory          ) { sFactory          = sNewFactory; }
+        void initDefaultFilter    ( const OUString& sNewDefaultFilter    ) { sDefaultFilter    = sNewDefaultFilter; }
+        void setDefaultFilterReadonly( const bool bVal){bDefaultFilterReadonly = bVal;}
+        void initIcon             ( sal_Int32              nNewIcon             ) { nIcon             = nNewIcon; }
+
+        void initTemplateFile( const OUString& sNewTemplateFile )
+        {
+            if ( !sNewTemplateFile.isEmpty() )
+            {
+                sTemplateFile= getStringSubstitution()->substituteVariables( sNewTemplateFile, false );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                sTemplateFile = sNewTemplateFile;
+            }
+        }
+
+        void setTemplateFile( const OUString& sNewTemplateFile )
+        {
+            if( sTemplateFile != sNewTemplateFile )
+            {
+                sTemplateFile        = sNewTemplateFile;
+                bChangedTemplateFile = true;
+            }
+        };
+
+        void setDefaultFilter( const OUString& sNewDefaultFilter )
+        {
+            if( sDefaultFilter != sNewDefaultFilter )
+            {
+                sDefaultFilter       = sNewDefaultFilter;
+                bChangedDefaultFilter = true;
+            }
+        };
+
+    private:
+        css::uno::Reference< css::util::XStringSubstitution > const & getStringSubstitution()
+        {
+            if ( !xSubstVars.is() )
+            {
+                xSubstVars.set( css::util::PathSubstitution::create(::comphelper::getProcessComponentContext()) );
+            }
+            return xSubstVars;
+        }
+
+        bool         bInstalled;
+        OUString     sFactory;
+        OUString     sTemplateFile;
+        OUString     sDefaultFilter;
+        sal_Int32    nIcon;
+
+        bool            bChangedTemplateFile        :1;
+        bool            bChangedDefaultFilter       :1;
+        bool            bDefaultFilterReadonly      :1;
+
+        css::uno::Reference< css::util::XStringSubstitution >  xSubstVars;
+};
+
+}
+
+class SvtModuleOptions_Impl : public ::utl::ConfigItem
+{
+
+    //  public methods
+
+    public:
+
+        //  constructor / destructor
+
+         SvtModuleOptions_Impl();
+        virtual ~SvtModuleOptions_Impl() override;
+
+        //  override methods of baseclass
+
+        virtual void Notify( const css::uno::Sequence< OUString >& lPropertyNames ) override;
+
+        //  public interface
+
+        bool            IsModuleInstalled         (       SvtModuleOptions::EModule     eModule    ) const;
+        css::uno::Sequence < OUString > GetAllServiceNames();
+        OUString const & GetFactoryName           (       SvtModuleOptions::EFactory    eFactory   ) const;
+        OUString const & GetFactoryStandardTemplate(      SvtModuleOptions::EFactory    eFactory   ) const;
+        static OUString GetFactoryEmptyDocumentURL(       SvtModuleOptions::EFactory    eFactory   );
+        OUString const & GetFactoryDefaultFilter  (       SvtModuleOptions::EFactory    eFactory   ) const;
+        bool            IsDefaultFilterReadonly(          SvtModuleOptions::EFactory eFactory      ) const;
+        sal_Int32       GetFactoryIcon            (       SvtModuleOptions::EFactory    eFactory   ) const;
+        static bool     ClassifyFactoryByName     ( std::u16string_view sName      ,
+                                                          SvtModuleOptions::EFactory&   eFactory   );
+        void            SetFactoryStandardTemplate(       SvtModuleOptions::EFactory    eFactory   ,
+                                                    const OUString&              sTemplate  );
+        void            SetFactoryDefaultFilter   (       SvtModuleOptions::EFactory    eFactory   ,
+                                                    const OUString&              sFilter    );
+        void            MakeReadonlyStatesAvailable();
+
+    //  private methods
+
+    private:
+        static css::uno::Sequence< OUString > impl_ExpandSetNames ( const css::uno::Sequence< OUString >& lSetNames );
+        void impl_Read ( const css::uno::Sequence< OUString >& lSetNames );
+
+        virtual void ImplCommit() override;
+
+    //  private member
+
+    private:
+        o3tl::enumarray<SvtModuleOptions::EFactory, FactoryInfo> m_lFactories;
+        bool            m_bReadOnlyStatesWellKnown;
+};
+
+/*-************************************************************************************************************
+    @short      default ctor
+    @descr      We open our configuration here and read all necessary values from it.
+                These values are cached till everyone call Commit(). Then we write changed ones back to cfg.
+
+    @seealso    baseclass ConfigItem
+    @seealso    method impl_Read()
+    @threadsafe no
+*//*-*************************************************************************************************************/
+SvtModuleOptions_Impl::SvtModuleOptions_Impl()
+    :   ::utl::ConfigItem( ROOTNODE_FACTORIES )
+    ,   m_bReadOnlyStatesWellKnown( false )
+{
+    // First initialize list of factory infos! Otherwise we couldn't guarantee right working of these class.
+    for( auto & rFactory : m_lFactories )
+        rFactory.free();
+
+    // Get name list of all existing set node names in configuration to read her properties in impl_Read().
+    // These list is a list of long names of our factories.
+    const css::uno::Sequence< OUString > lFactories = GetNodeNames( OUString() );
+    impl_Read( lFactories );
+
+    // Enable notification for changes by using configuration directly.
+    // So we can update our internal values immediately.
+    EnableNotification( lFactories );
+}
+
+SvtModuleOptions_Impl::~SvtModuleOptions_Impl()
+{
+    assert(!IsModified()); // should have been committed
+}
+
+/*-************************************************************************************************************
+    @short      called for notify of configmanager
+    @descr      This method is called from the ConfigManager before application ends or from the
+                PropertyChangeListener if the sub tree broadcasts changes. You must update our
+                internal values.
+
+    @attention  We are registered for pure set node names only. So we can use our internal method "impl_Read()" to
+                update our info list. Because - this method expand given name list to full qualified property list
+                and use it to read the values. These values are filled into our internal member list m_lFactories
+                at right position.
+
+    @seealso    method impl_Read()
+
+    @param      "lNames" is the list of set node entries which should be updated.
+    @threadsafe no
+*//*-*************************************************************************************************************/
+void SvtModuleOptions_Impl::Notify( const css::uno::Sequence< OUString >& )
+{
+    OSL_FAIL( "SvtModuleOptions_Impl::Notify() Not implemented yet!" );
+}
+
+/*-****************************************************************************************************
+    @short      write changes to configuration
+    @descr      This method writes the changed values into the sub tree
+                and should always called in our destructor to guarantee consistency of config data.
+
+    @attention  We clear complete set in configuration first and write it completely new! So we don't must
+                distinguish between existing, added or removed elements. Our internal cached values
+                are the only and right ones.
+
+    @seealso    baseclass ConfigItem
+    @threadsafe no
+*//*-*****************************************************************************************************/
+void SvtModuleOptions_Impl::ImplCommit()
+{
+    // Reserve memory for ALL possible factory properties!
+    // Step over all factories and get her really changed values only.
+    // Build list of these ones and use it for commit.
+    css::uno::Sequence< css::beans::PropertyValue > lCommitProperties( FACTORYCOUNT*PROPERTYCOUNT );
+    sal_Int32                                       nRealCount       = 0;
+    OUString                                 sBasePath;
+    for( FactoryInfo & rInfo : m_lFactories )
+    {
+        // These path is used to build full qualified property names...
+        // See pInfo->getChangedProperties() for further information
+        sBasePath  = PATHSEPARATOR + rInfo.getFactory() + PATHSEPARATOR;
+
+        const css::uno::Sequence< css::beans::PropertyValue > lChangedProperties = rInfo.getChangedProperties ( sBasePath );
+        std::copy(lChangedProperties.begin(), lChangedProperties.end(), std::next(lCommitProperties.getArray(), nRealCount));
+        nRealCount += lChangedProperties.getLength();
+    }
+    // Resize commit list to real size.
+    // If nothing to do - suppress calling of configuration...
+    // It could be too expensive :-)
+    if( nRealCount > 0 )
+    {
+        lCommitProperties.realloc( nRealCount );
+        SetSetProperties( OUString(), lCommitProperties );
+    }
+}
+
+/*-****************************************************************************************************
+    @short      access method to get internal values
+    @descr      These methods implement easy access to our internal values.
+                You give us right enum value to specify which module interest you ... we return right information.
+
+    @attention  Some people use any value as enum ... but we support in header specified values only!
+                We use it directly as index in our internal list. If enum value isn't right - we crash with an
+                "index out of range"!!! Please use me right - otherwise there is no guarantee.
+    @param      "eModule"  , index in list - specify module
+    @return     Queried information.
+
+    @onerror    We return default values. (mostly "not installed"!)
+    @threadsafe no
+*//*-*****************************************************************************************************/
+bool SvtModuleOptions_Impl::IsModuleInstalled( SvtModuleOptions::EModule eModule ) const
+{
+    switch( eModule )
+    {
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EModule::WRITER:
+            return m_lFactories[SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::WRITER].getInstalled();
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EModule::WEB:
+            return m_lFactories[SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::WRITERWEB].getInstalled();
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EModule::GLOBAL:
+            return m_lFactories[SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::WRITERGLOBAL].getInstalled();
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EModule::CALC:
+            return m_lFactories[SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::CALC].getInstalled();
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EModule::DRAW:
+            return m_lFactories[SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::DRAW].getInstalled();
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EModule::IMPRESS:
+            return m_lFactories[SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::IMPRESS].getInstalled();
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EModule::MATH:
+            return m_lFactories[SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::MATH].getInstalled();
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EModule::CHART:
+            return m_lFactories[SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::CHART].getInstalled();
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EModule::STARTMODULE:
+            return m_lFactories[SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::STARTMODULE].getInstalled();
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EModule::BASIC:
+            return true; // Couldn't be deselected by setup yet!
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EModule::DATABASE:
+            return m_lFactories[SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::DATABASE].getInstalled();
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+css::uno::Sequence < OUString > SvtModuleOptions_Impl::GetAllServiceNames()
+{
+    std::vector<OUString> aVec;
+
+    for( const auto & rFactory : m_lFactories )
+        if( rFactory.getInstalled() )
+            aVec.push_back( rFactory.getFactory() );
+
+    return comphelper::containerToSequence(aVec);
+}
+
+OUString const & SvtModuleOptions_Impl::GetFactoryName( SvtModuleOptions::EFactory eFactory ) const
+{
+    return m_lFactories[eFactory].getFactory();
+}
+
+OUString SvtModuleOptions::GetFactoryShortName(SvtModuleOptions::EFactory eFactory)
+{
+    // Attention: Hard configured yet ... because it's not fine to make changes possible by xml file yet.
+    //            But it's good to plan further possibilities!
+
+    //return m_lFactories[eFactory].sShortName;
+
+    OUString sShortName;
+    switch( eFactory )
+    {
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::WRITER   :  sShortName = "swriter";
+                                                       break;
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::WRITERWEB:  sShortName = "swriter/web";
+                                                       break;
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::WRITERGLOBAL:  sShortName = "swriter/GlobalDocument";
+                                                       break;
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::CALC     :  sShortName = "scalc";
+                                                       break;
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::DRAW     :  sShortName = "sdraw";
+                                                       break;
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::IMPRESS  :  sShortName = "simpress";
+                                                       break;
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::MATH     :  sShortName = "smath";
+                                                       break;
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::CHART    :  sShortName = "schart";
+                                                       break;
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::BASIC    :  sShortName = "sbasic";
+                                                       break;
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::DATABASE :  sShortName = "sdatabase";
+                                                       break;
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::STARTMODULE :  sShortName = "startmodule";
+                                                       break;
+        default:
+            OSL_FAIL( "unknown factory" );
+            break;
+    }
+
+    return sShortName;
+}
+
+OUString const & SvtModuleOptions_Impl::GetFactoryStandardTemplate( SvtModuleOptions::EFactory eFactory ) const
+{
+    return m_lFactories[eFactory].getTemplateFile();
+}
+
+OUString SvtModuleOptions_Impl::GetFactoryEmptyDocumentURL( SvtModuleOptions::EFactory eFactory )
+{
+    // Attention: Hard configured yet ... because it's not fine to make changes possible by xml file yet.
+    //            But it's good to plan further possibilities!
+
+    //return m_lFactories[eFactory].getEmptyDocumentURL();
+
+    OUString sURL;
+    switch( eFactory )
+    {
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::WRITER        :  sURL = "private:factory/swriter";
+                                                  break;
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::WRITERWEB     :  sURL = "private:factory/swriter/web";
+                                                  break;
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::WRITERGLOBAL  :  sURL = "private:factory/swriter/GlobalDocument";
+                                                  break;
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::CALC          :  sURL = "private:factory/scalc";
+                                                  break;
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::DRAW          :  sURL = "private:factory/sdraw";
+                                                  break;
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::IMPRESS       :  sURL = "private:factory/simpress?slot=6686";
+                                                  break;
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::MATH          :  sURL = "private:factory/smath";
+                                                  break;
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::CHART         :  sURL = "private:factory/schart";
+                                                  break;
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::BASIC         :  sURL = "private:factory/sbasic";
+                                                  break;
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::DATABASE     :  sURL = "private:factory/sdatabase?Interactive";
+                                                  break;
+        default:
+            OSL_FAIL( "unknown factory" );
+            break;
+    }
+    return sURL;
+}
+
+OUString const & SvtModuleOptions_Impl::GetFactoryDefaultFilter( SvtModuleOptions::EFactory eFactory ) const
+{
+    return m_lFactories[eFactory].getDefaultFilter();
+}
+
+bool SvtModuleOptions_Impl::IsDefaultFilterReadonly( SvtModuleOptions::EFactory eFactory   ) const
+{
+    return m_lFactories[eFactory].isDefaultFilterReadonly();
+}
+
+sal_Int32 SvtModuleOptions_Impl::GetFactoryIcon( SvtModuleOptions::EFactory eFactory ) const
+{
+    return m_lFactories[eFactory].getIcon();
+}
+
+void SvtModuleOptions_Impl::SetFactoryStandardTemplate(       SvtModuleOptions::EFactory eFactory   ,
+                                                        const OUString&           sTemplate  )
+{
+    m_lFactories[eFactory].setTemplateFile( sTemplate );
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+void SvtModuleOptions_Impl::SetFactoryDefaultFilter(       SvtModuleOptions::EFactory eFactory,
+                                                     const OUString&           sFilter )
+{
+    m_lFactories[eFactory].setDefaultFilter( sFilter );
+    SetModified();
+}
+
+/*-************************************************************************************************************
+    @short      return list of key names of our configuration management which represent our module tree
+    @descr      You give use a list of current existing set node names .. and we expand it for all
+                well known properties which are necessary for this implementation.
+                These full expanded list should be used to get values of this properties.
+
+    @seealso    ctor
+    @return     List of all relative addressed properties of given set entry names.
+
+    @onerror    List will be empty.
+    @threadsafe no
+*//*-*************************************************************************************************************/
+css::uno::Sequence< OUString > SvtModuleOptions_Impl::impl_ExpandSetNames( const css::uno::Sequence< OUString >& lSetNames )
+{
+    sal_Int32 nCount     = lSetNames.getLength();
+    css::uno::Sequence< OUString > lPropNames ( nCount*PROPERTYCOUNT );
+    OUString* pPropNames = lPropNames.getArray();
+    sal_Int32 nPropStart = 0;
+
+    for( const auto& rSetName : lSetNames )
+    {
+        pPropNames[nPropStart+PROPERTYHANDLE_SHORTNAME       ] = rSetName + PATHSEPARATOR PROPERTYNAME_SHORTNAME;
+        pPropNames[nPropStart+PROPERTYHANDLE_TEMPLATEFILE    ] = rSetName + PATHSEPARATOR PROPERTYNAME_TEMPLATEFILE;
+        pPropNames[nPropStart+PROPERTYHANDLE_WINDOWATTRIBUTES] = rSetName + PATHSEPARATOR PROPERTYNAME_WINDOWATTRIBUTES;
+        pPropNames[nPropStart+PROPERTYHANDLE_EMPTYDOCUMENTURL] = rSetName + PATHSEPARATOR PROPERTYNAME_EMPTYDOCUMENTURL;
+        pPropNames[nPropStart+PROPERTYHANDLE_DEFAULTFILTER   ] = rSetName + PATHSEPARATOR PROPERTYNAME_DEFAULTFILTER;
+        pPropNames[nPropStart+PROPERTYHANDLE_ICON            ] = rSetName + PATHSEPARATOR PROPERTYNAME_ICON;
+        nPropStart += PROPERTYCOUNT;
+    }
+
+    return lPropNames;
+}
+
+/*-************************************************************************************************************
+    @short      helper to classify given factory by name
+    @descr      Every factory has its own long and short name. So we can match right enum value for internal using.
+
+    @attention  We change in/out parameter "eFactory" in every case! But you should use it only, if return value is sal_True!
+                Algorithm:  Set out-parameter to probably value ... and check the longname.
+                            If it matches with these factory - break operation and return true AND right set parameter.
+                            Otherwise try next one and so on. If no factory was found return false. Out parameter eFactory
+                            is set to last tried value but shouldn't be used! Because our return value is false!
+    @param      "sLongName" , long name of factory, which should be classified
+    @return     "eFactory"  , right enum value, which match given long name
+                and true for successfully classification, false otherwise
+
+    @onerror    We return false.
+    @threadsafe no
+*//*-*************************************************************************************************************/
+bool SvtModuleOptions_Impl::ClassifyFactoryByName( std::u16string_view sName, SvtModuleOptions::EFactory& eFactory )
+{
+    bool bState;
+
+    eFactory = SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::WRITER;
+    bState   = ( sName == FACTORYNAME_WRITER );
+
+    if( !bState )
+    {
+        eFactory = SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::WRITERWEB;
+        bState   = ( sName == FACTORYNAME_WRITERWEB );
+    }
+    // no else!
+    if( !bState )
+    {
+        eFactory = SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::WRITERGLOBAL;
+        bState   = ( sName == FACTORYNAME_WRITERGLOBAL );
+    }
+    // no else!
+    if( !bState )
+    {
+        eFactory = SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::CALC;
+        bState   = ( sName == FACTORYNAME_CALC );
+    }
+    // no else!
+    if( !bState )
+    {
+        eFactory = SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::DRAW;
+        bState   = ( sName == FACTORYNAME_DRAW );
+    }
+    // no else!
+    if( !bState )
+    {
+        eFactory = SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::IMPRESS;
+        bState   = ( sName == FACTORYNAME_IMPRESS );
+    }
+    // no else!
+    if( !bState )
+    {
+        eFactory = SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::MATH;
+        bState   = ( sName == FACTORYNAME_MATH );
+    }
+    // no else!
+    if( !bState )
+    {
+        eFactory = SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::CHART;
+        bState   = ( sName == FACTORYNAME_CHART );
+    }
+    // no else!
+    if( !bState )
+    {
+        eFactory = SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::DATABASE;
+        bState   = ( sName == FACTORYNAME_DATABASE );
+    }
+    // no else!
+    if( !bState )
+    {
+        eFactory = SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::STARTMODULE;
+        bState   = ( sName == FACTORYNAME_STARTMODULE);
+    }
+    // no else!
+    if( !bState )
+    {
+        eFactory = SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::BASIC;
+        bState   = ( sName == FACTORYNAME_BASIC);
+    }
+
+    return bState;
+}
+
+/*-************************************************************************************************************
+    @short      read factory configuration
+    @descr      Give us a list of pure factory names (long names!) which can be used as
+                direct set node names... and we read her property values and fill internal list.
+                These method can be used by initial reading at ctor and later updating by "Notify()".
+
+    @seealso    ctor
+    @seealso    method Notify()
+
+    @param      "lFactories" is the list of set node entries which should be read.
+    @onerror    We do nothing.
+    @threadsafe no
+*//*-*************************************************************************************************************/
+void SvtModuleOptions_Impl::impl_Read( const css::uno::Sequence< OUString >& lFactories )
+{
+    // Expand every set node name in lFactories to full qualified paths to its properties
+    // and get right values from configuration.
+    const css::uno::Sequence< OUString > lProperties = impl_ExpandSetNames( lFactories  );
+    const css::uno::Sequence< css::uno::Any >   lValues     = GetProperties( lProperties );
+
+    // Safe impossible cases.
+    // We need values from ALL configuration keys.
+    // Follow assignment use order of values in relation to our list of key names!
+    OSL_ENSURE( !(lProperties.getLength()!=lValues.getLength()), "SvtModuleOptions_Impl::impl_Read()\nI miss some values of configuration keys!" );
+
+    // Algorithm:   We step over all given factory names and classify it. These enum value can be used as direct index
+    //              in our member list m_lFactories! VAriable nPropertyStart marks start position of every factory
+    //              and her properties in expanded property/value list. The defines PROPERTHANDLE_xxx are used as offset values
+    //              added to nPropertyStart. So we can address every property relative in these lists.
+    //              If we found any valid values ... we reset all existing information for corresponding m_lFactories-entry and
+    //              use a pointer to these struct in memory directly to set new values.
+    //              But we set it only, if bInstalled is true. Otherwise all other values of a factory can be undeclared .. They
+    //              shouldn't be used then.
+    // Attention:   If a propertyset of a factory will be ignored we must step to next start position of next factory infos!
+    //              see "nPropertyStart += PROPERTYCOUNT" ...
+
+    sal_Int32                   nPropertyStart  = 0;
+    FactoryInfo*                pInfo           = nullptr;
+    SvtModuleOptions::EFactory  eFactory;
+
+    for( const OUString& sFactoryName : lFactories )
+    {
+        if( ClassifyFactoryByName( sFactoryName, eFactory ) )
+        {
+            OUString sTemp;
+            sal_Int32       nTemp = 0;
+
+            pInfo = &(m_lFactories[eFactory]);
+            pInfo->free();
+
+            pInfo->initInstalled();
+            pInfo->initFactory  ( sFactoryName );
+
+            if (lValues[nPropertyStart+PROPERTYHANDLE_TEMPLATEFILE] >>= sTemp)
+                pInfo->initTemplateFile( sTemp );
+            if (lValues[nPropertyStart+PROPERTYHANDLE_DEFAULTFILTER   ] >>= sTemp)
+                pInfo->initDefaultFilter( sTemp );
+            if (lValues[nPropertyStart+PROPERTYHANDLE_ICON] >>= nTemp)
+                pInfo->initIcon( nTemp );
+        }
+        nPropertyStart += PROPERTYCOUNT;
+    }
+}
+
+void SvtModuleOptions_Impl::MakeReadonlyStatesAvailable()
+{
+    if (m_bReadOnlyStatesWellKnown)
+        return;
+
+    css::uno::Sequence< OUString > lFactories = GetNodeNames(OUString());
+    for (OUString& rFactory : asNonConstRange(lFactories))
+        rFactory += PATHSEPARATOR PROPERTYNAME_DEFAULTFILTER;
+
+    css::uno::Sequence< sal_Bool > lReadonlyStates = GetReadOnlyStates(lFactories);
+    sal_Int32 c = lFactories.getLength();
+    for (sal_Int32 i=0; i<c; ++i)
+    {
+        const OUString&            rFactoryName = std::as_const(lFactories)[i];
+        SvtModuleOptions::EFactory  eFactory;
+
+        if (!ClassifyFactoryByName(rFactoryName, eFactory))
+            continue;
+
+        FactoryInfo& rInfo = m_lFactories[eFactory];
+        rInfo.setDefaultFilterReadonly(lReadonlyStates[i]);
+    }
+
+    m_bReadOnlyStatesWellKnown = true;
+}
+
+namespace {
+    //global
+    std::weak_ptr<SvtModuleOptions_Impl> g_pModuleOptions;
+
+std::mutex& impl_GetOwnStaticMutex()
+{
+    static std::mutex s_Mutex;
+    return s_Mutex;
+}
+}
+
+/*-************************************************************************************************************
+    @short      standard constructor and destructor
+    @descr      This will initialize an instance with default values. We initialize/deinitialize our static data
+                container and create a static mutex, which is used for threadsafe code in further time of this object.
+
+    @seealso    method impl_GetOwnStaticMutex()
+    @threadsafe yes
+*//*-*************************************************************************************************************/
+SvtModuleOptions::SvtModuleOptions()
+{
+    // no need to take the mutex yet, shared_ptr/weak_ptr are thread-safe
+    m_pImpl = g_pModuleOptions.lock();
+    if( m_pImpl )
+        return;
+
+    // take the mutex, so we don't accidentally create more than one
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( impl_GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+
+    m_pImpl = g_pModuleOptions.lock();
+    if( !m_pImpl )
+    {
+        m_pImpl = std::make_shared<SvtModuleOptions_Impl>();
+        g_pModuleOptions = m_pImpl;
+        aGuard.unlock(); // because holdConfigItem will call this constructor
+        ItemHolder1::holdConfigItem(EItem::ModuleOptions);
+    }
+}
+
+SvtModuleOptions::~SvtModuleOptions()
+{
+    m_pImpl.reset();
+}
+
+/*-************************************************************************************************************
+    @short      access to configuration data
+    @descr      This methods allow read/write access to configuration values.
+                They are threadsafe. All calls are forwarded to impl-data-container. See there for further information!
+
+    @seealso    method impl_GetOwnStaticMutex()
+    @threadsafe yes
+*//*-*************************************************************************************************************/
+bool SvtModuleOptions::IsModuleInstalled( EModule eModule ) const
+{
+    // doesn't need mutex, never modified
+    return m_pImpl->IsModuleInstalled( eModule );
+}
+
+const OUString & SvtModuleOptions::GetFactoryName( EFactory eFactory ) const
+{
+    // doesn't need mutex, never modified
+    return m_pImpl->GetFactoryName( eFactory );
+}
+
+OUString SvtModuleOptions::GetFactoryStandardTemplate( EFactory eFactory ) const
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( impl_GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    return m_pImpl->GetFactoryStandardTemplate( eFactory );
+}
+
+OUString SvtModuleOptions::GetFactoryEmptyDocumentURL( EFactory eFactory ) const
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( impl_GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    return SvtModuleOptions_Impl::GetFactoryEmptyDocumentURL( eFactory );
+}
+
+OUString SvtModuleOptions::GetFactoryDefaultFilter( EFactory eFactory ) const
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( impl_GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    return m_pImpl->GetFactoryDefaultFilter( eFactory );
+}
+
+bool SvtModuleOptions::IsDefaultFilterReadonly( EFactory eFactory   ) const
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( impl_GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    m_pImpl->MakeReadonlyStatesAvailable();
+    return m_pImpl->IsDefaultFilterReadonly( eFactory );
+}
+
+sal_Int32 SvtModuleOptions::GetFactoryIcon( EFactory eFactory ) const
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( impl_GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    return m_pImpl->GetFactoryIcon( eFactory );
+}
+
+bool SvtModuleOptions::ClassifyFactoryByName( std::u16string_view sName    ,
+                                                        EFactory&        eFactory )
+{
+    // We don't need any mutex here ... because we don't use any member here!
+    return SvtModuleOptions_Impl::ClassifyFactoryByName( sName, eFactory );
+}
+
+void SvtModuleOptions::SetFactoryStandardTemplate(       EFactory         eFactory   ,
+                                                   const OUString& sTemplate  )
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( impl_GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    m_pImpl->SetFactoryStandardTemplate( eFactory, sTemplate );
+}
+
+void SvtModuleOptions::SetFactoryDefaultFilter(       EFactory         eFactory,
+                                                const OUString& sFilter )
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( impl_GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    m_pImpl->SetFactoryDefaultFilter( eFactory, sFilter );
+}
+
+bool SvtModuleOptions::IsMath() const
+{
+    // doesn't need mutex, never modified
+    return m_pImpl->IsModuleInstalled( EModule::MATH );
+}
+
+bool SvtModuleOptions::IsChart() const
+{
+    // doesn't need mutex, never modified
+    return m_pImpl->IsModuleInstalled( EModule::CHART );
+}
+
+bool SvtModuleOptions::IsCalc() const
+{
+    // doesn't need mutex, never modified
+    return m_pImpl->IsModuleInstalled( EModule::CALC );
+}
+
+bool SvtModuleOptions::IsDraw() const
+{
+    // doesn't need mutex, never modified
+    return m_pImpl->IsModuleInstalled( EModule::DRAW );
+}
+
+bool SvtModuleOptions::IsWriter() const
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( impl_GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    return m_pImpl->IsModuleInstalled( EModule::WRITER );
+}
+
+bool SvtModuleOptions::IsImpress() const
+{
+    // doesn't need mutex, never modified
+    return m_pImpl->IsModuleInstalled( EModule::IMPRESS );
+}
+
+bool SvtModuleOptions::IsDataBase() const
+{
+    // doesn't need mutex, never modified
+    return m_pImpl->IsModuleInstalled( EModule::DATABASE );
+}
+
+OUString SvtModuleOptions::GetModuleName( EModule eModule ) const
+{
+    switch( eModule )
+    {
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EModule::WRITER    :   { return "Writer"; }
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EModule::WEB       :   { return "Web"; }
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EModule::GLOBAL    :   { return "Global"; }
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EModule::CALC      :   { return "Calc"; }
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EModule::DRAW      :   { return "Draw"; }
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EModule::IMPRESS   :   { return "Impress"; }
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EModule::MATH      :   { return "Math"; }
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EModule::CHART     :   { return "Chart"; }
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EModule::BASIC     :   { return "Basic"; }
+        case SvtModuleOptions::EModule::DATABASE  :   { return "Database"; }
+        default:
+            OSL_FAIL( "unknown module" );
+            break;
+    }
+
+    return OUString();
+}
+
+SvtModuleOptions::EFactory SvtModuleOptions::ClassifyFactoryByShortName(std::u16string_view sName)
+{
+    if ( sName == u"swriter" )
+        return EFactory::WRITER;
+    if (o3tl::equalsIgnoreAsciiCase(sName, u"swriter/Web")) // sometimes they are registered for swriter/web :-(
+        return EFactory::WRITERWEB;
+    if (o3tl::equalsIgnoreAsciiCase(sName, u"swriter/GlobalDocument")) // sometimes they are registered for swriter/globaldocument :-(
+        return EFactory::WRITERGLOBAL;
+    if ( sName == u"scalc" )
+        return EFactory::CALC;
+    if ( sName == u"sdraw" )
+        return EFactory::DRAW;
+    if ( sName == u"simpress" )
+        return EFactory::IMPRESS;
+    if ( sName == u"schart" )
+        return EFactory::CHART;
+    if ( sName == u"smath" )
+        return EFactory::MATH;
+    if ( sName == u"sbasic" )
+        return EFactory::BASIC;
+    if ( sName == u"sdatabase" )
+        return EFactory::DATABASE;
+
+    return EFactory::UNKNOWN_FACTORY;
+}
+
+SvtModuleOptions::EFactory SvtModuleOptions::ClassifyFactoryByServiceName(std::u16string_view sName)
+{
+    if (sName == FACTORYNAME_WRITERGLOBAL)
+        return EFactory::WRITERGLOBAL;
+    if (sName == FACTORYNAME_WRITERWEB)
+        return EFactory::WRITERWEB;
+    if (sName == FACTORYNAME_WRITER)
+        return EFactory::WRITER;
+    if (sName == FACTORYNAME_CALC)
+        return EFactory::CALC;
+    if (sName == FACTORYNAME_DRAW)
+        return EFactory::DRAW;
+    if (sName == FACTORYNAME_IMPRESS)
+        return EFactory::IMPRESS;
+    if (sName == FACTORYNAME_MATH)
+        return EFactory::MATH;
+    if (sName == FACTORYNAME_CHART)
+        return EFactory::CHART;
+    if (sName == FACTORYNAME_DATABASE)
+        return EFactory::DATABASE;
+    if (sName == FACTORYNAME_STARTMODULE)
+        return EFactory::STARTMODULE;
+    if (sName == FACTORYNAME_BASIC)
+        return EFactory::BASIC;
+
+    return EFactory::UNKNOWN_FACTORY;
+}
+
+SvtModuleOptions::EFactory SvtModuleOptions::ClassifyFactoryByURL(const OUString&                                 sURL            ,
+                                                                  const css::uno::Sequence< css::beans::PropertyValue >& lMediaDescriptor)
+{
+    css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XComponentContext > xContext = ::comphelper::getProcessComponentContext();
+
+    css::uno::Reference< css::container::XNameAccess > xFilterCfg;
+    css::uno::Reference< css::container::XNameAccess > xTypeCfg;
+    try
+    {
+        xFilterCfg.set(
+            xContext->getServiceManager()->createInstanceWithContext("com.sun.star.document.FilterFactory", xContext), css::uno::UNO_QUERY);
+        xTypeCfg.set(
+            xContext->getServiceManager()->createInstanceWithContext("com.sun.star.document.TypeDetection", xContext), css::uno::UNO_QUERY);
+    }
+    catch(const css::uno::RuntimeException&)
+        { throw; }
+    catch(const css::uno::Exception&)
+        { return EFactory::UNKNOWN_FACTORY; }
+
+    ::comphelper::SequenceAsHashMap stlDesc(lMediaDescriptor);
+
+    // is there already a filter inside the descriptor?
+    OUString sFilterName = stlDesc.getUnpackedValueOrDefault("FilterName", OUString());
+    if (!sFilterName.isEmpty())
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            ::comphelper::SequenceAsHashMap stlFilterProps   (xFilterCfg->getByName(sFilterName));
+            OUString                 sDocumentService = stlFilterProps.getUnpackedValueOrDefault("DocumentService", OUString());
+            SvtModuleOptions::EFactory      eApp             = SvtModuleOptions::ClassifyFactoryByServiceName(sDocumentService);
+
+            if (eApp != EFactory::UNKNOWN_FACTORY)
+                return eApp;
+        }
+        catch(const css::uno::RuntimeException&)
+            { throw; }
+        catch(const css::uno::Exception&)
+            { /* do nothing here ... may the following code can help!*/ }
+    }
+
+    // is there already a type inside the descriptor?
+    OUString sTypeName = stlDesc.getUnpackedValueOrDefault("TypeName", OUString());
+    if (sTypeName.isEmpty())
+    {
+        // no :-(
+        // start flat detection of URL
+        css::uno::Reference< css::document::XTypeDetection > xDetect(xTypeCfg, css::uno::UNO_QUERY);
+        sTypeName = xDetect->queryTypeByURL(sURL);
+    }
+
+    if (sTypeName.isEmpty())
+        return EFactory::UNKNOWN_FACTORY;
+
+    // yes - there is a type info
+    // Try to find the preferred filter.
+    try
+    {
+        ::comphelper::SequenceAsHashMap stlTypeProps     (xTypeCfg->getByName(sTypeName));
+        OUString                 sPreferredFilter = stlTypeProps.getUnpackedValueOrDefault("PreferredFilter", OUString());
+        ::comphelper::SequenceAsHashMap stlFilterProps   (xFilterCfg->getByName(sPreferredFilter));
+        OUString                 sDocumentService = stlFilterProps.getUnpackedValueOrDefault("DocumentService", OUString());
+        SvtModuleOptions::EFactory      eApp             = SvtModuleOptions::ClassifyFactoryByServiceName(sDocumentService);
+
+        if (eApp != EFactory::UNKNOWN_FACTORY)
+            return eApp;
+    }
+    catch(const css::uno::RuntimeException&)
+        { throw; }
+    catch(const css::uno::Exception&)
+        { /* do nothing here ... may the following code can help!*/ }
+
+    // no filter/no type/no detection result => no fun :-)
+    return EFactory::UNKNOWN_FACTORY;
+}
+
+SvtModuleOptions::EFactory SvtModuleOptions::ClassifyFactoryByModel(const css::uno::Reference< css::frame::XModel >& xModel)
+{
+    css::uno::Reference< css::lang::XServiceInfo > xInfo(xModel, css::uno::UNO_QUERY);
+    if (!xInfo.is())
+        return EFactory::UNKNOWN_FACTORY;
+
+    const css::uno::Sequence< OUString > lServices = xInfo->getSupportedServiceNames();
+
+    for (const OUString& rService : lServices)
+    {
+        SvtModuleOptions::EFactory eApp = SvtModuleOptions::ClassifyFactoryByServiceName(rService);
+        if (eApp != EFactory::UNKNOWN_FACTORY)
+            return eApp;
+    }
+
+    return EFactory::UNKNOWN_FACTORY;
+}
+
+css::uno::Sequence < OUString > SvtModuleOptions::GetAllServiceNames()
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( impl_GetOwnStaticMutex() );
+    return m_pImpl->GetAllServiceNames();
+}
+
+OUString SvtModuleOptions::GetDefaultModuleName() const
+{
+    OUString aModule;
+    if (m_pImpl->IsModuleInstalled(SvtModuleOptions::EModule::WRITER))
+        aModule = GetFactoryShortName(SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::WRITER);
+    else if (m_pImpl->IsModuleInstalled(SvtModuleOptions::EModule::CALC))
+        aModule = GetFactoryShortName(SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::CALC);
+    else if (m_pImpl->IsModuleInstalled(SvtModuleOptions::EModule::IMPRESS))
+        aModule = GetFactoryShortName(SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::IMPRESS);
+    else if (m_pImpl->IsModuleInstalled(SvtModuleOptions::EModule::DATABASE))
+        aModule = GetFactoryShortName(SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::DATABASE);
+    else if (m_pImpl->IsModuleInstalled(SvtModuleOptions::EModule::DRAW))
+        aModule = GetFactoryShortName(SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::DRAW);
+    else if (m_pImpl->IsModuleInstalled(SvtModuleOptions::EModule::WEB))
+        aModule = GetFactoryShortName(SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::WRITERWEB);
+    else if (m_pImpl->IsModuleInstalled(SvtModuleOptions::EModule::GLOBAL))
+        aModule = GetFactoryShortName(SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::WRITERGLOBAL);
+    else if (m_pImpl->IsModuleInstalled(SvtModuleOptions::EModule::MATH))
+        aModule = GetFactoryShortName(SvtModuleOptions::EFactory::MATH);
+    return aModule;
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/options.cxx b/unotools/source/config/options.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4da44fa27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/options.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+#include <unotools/options.hxx>
+
+#include <algorithm>
+
+using utl::detail::Options;
+using utl::ConfigurationBroadcaster;
+
+utl::ConfigurationListener::~ConfigurationListener() {}
+
+ConfigurationBroadcaster::ConfigurationBroadcaster()
+: m_nBroadcastBlocked( 0 )
+, m_nBlockedHint( ConfigurationHints::NONE )
+{
+}
+
+ConfigurationBroadcaster::ConfigurationBroadcaster(ConfigurationBroadcaster const & rSource)
+: mpList( rSource.mpList ? new IMPL_ConfigurationListenerList(*rSource.mpList) : nullptr )
+, m_nBroadcastBlocked( rSource.m_nBroadcastBlocked )
+, m_nBlockedHint( rSource.m_nBlockedHint )
+{
+}
+
+ConfigurationBroadcaster::~ConfigurationBroadcaster()
+{
+}
+
+ConfigurationBroadcaster & ConfigurationBroadcaster::operator =(
+    ConfigurationBroadcaster const & other)
+{
+    if (&other != this) {
+        mpList.reset(
+            other.mpList == nullptr ? nullptr : new IMPL_ConfigurationListenerList(*other.mpList));
+        m_nBroadcastBlocked = other.m_nBroadcastBlocked;
+        m_nBlockedHint = other.m_nBlockedHint;
+    }
+    return *this;
+}
+
+void ConfigurationBroadcaster::AddListener( utl::ConfigurationListener* pListener )
+{
+    if ( !mpList )
+        mpList.reset(new IMPL_ConfigurationListenerList);
+    mpList->push_back( pListener );
+}
+
+void ConfigurationBroadcaster::RemoveListener( utl::ConfigurationListener const * pListener )
+{
+    if ( mpList ) {
+        auto it = std::find(mpList->begin(), mpList->end(), pListener);
+        if ( it != mpList->end() )
+            mpList->erase( it );
+    }
+}
+
+void ConfigurationBroadcaster::NotifyListeners( ConfigurationHints nHint )
+{
+    if ( m_nBroadcastBlocked )
+        m_nBlockedHint |= nHint;
+    else
+    {
+        nHint |= m_nBlockedHint;
+        m_nBlockedHint = ConfigurationHints::NONE;
+        if ( mpList ) {
+            for ( size_t n = 0; n < mpList->size(); n++ )
+                (*mpList)[ n ]->ConfigurationChanged( this, nHint );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void ConfigurationBroadcaster::BlockBroadcasts( bool bBlock )
+{
+    if ( bBlock )
+        ++m_nBroadcastBlocked;
+    else if ( m_nBroadcastBlocked )
+    {
+        if ( --m_nBroadcastBlocked == 0 )
+            NotifyListeners( ConfigurationHints::NONE );
+    }
+}
+
+Options::Options()
+{
+}
+
+Options::~Options()
+{
+}
+
+void Options::ConfigurationChanged( ConfigurationBroadcaster*, ConfigurationHints nHint )
+{
+    NotifyListeners( nHint );
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/optionsdlg.cxx b/unotools/source/config/optionsdlg.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc5ee7a60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/optionsdlg.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <unotools/optionsdlg.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configitem.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configmgr.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Any.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
+
+#include <cassert>
+
+using namespace com::sun::star::beans;
+using namespace com::sun::star::uno;
+
+constexpr OUStringLiteral ROOT_NODE = u"OptionsDialogGroups";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral PAGES_NODE = u"Pages";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral OPTIONS_NODE = u"Options";
+
+namespace {
+    enum NodeType{ NT_Group, NT_Page, NT_Option };
+}
+constexpr OUStringLiteral g_sPathDelimiter = u"/";
+static void ReadNode(
+        const Reference<css::container::XHierarchicalNameAccess>& xHierarchyAccess,
+        SvtOptionsDialogOptions::OptionNodeList & aOptionNodeList,
+        std::u16string_view _rNode, NodeType _eType );
+
+
+SvtOptionsDialogOptions::SvtOptionsDialogOptions()
+{
+    Reference<css::container::XHierarchicalNameAccess> xHierarchyAccess = utl::ConfigManager::acquireTree(u"Office.OptionsDialog");
+    const Sequence< OUString > aNodeSeq = utl::ConfigItem::GetNodeNames( xHierarchyAccess, ROOT_NODE, utl::ConfigNameFormat::LocalPath);
+    OUString sNode( ROOT_NODE + g_sPathDelimiter );
+    for ( const auto& rNode : aNodeSeq )
+    {
+        OUString sSubNode( sNode + rNode );
+        ReadNode( xHierarchyAccess, m_aOptionNodeList, sSubNode, NT_Group );
+    }
+}
+
+
+static void ReadNode(
+        const Reference<css::container::XHierarchicalNameAccess>& xHierarchyAccess,
+        SvtOptionsDialogOptions::OptionNodeList & aOptionNodeList,
+        std::u16string_view _rNode, NodeType _eType )
+{
+    OUString sNode( _rNode + g_sPathDelimiter );
+    OUString sSet;
+    sal_Int32 nLen = 0;
+    switch ( _eType )
+    {
+        case NT_Group :
+        {
+            sSet = PAGES_NODE;
+            nLen = 2;
+            break;
+        }
+
+        case NT_Page :
+        {
+            sSet = OPTIONS_NODE;
+            nLen = 2;
+            break;
+        }
+
+        case NT_Option :
+        {
+            nLen = 1;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    assert(nLen > 0);
+
+    Sequence< OUString > lResult( nLen );
+    auto plResult = lResult.getArray();
+    plResult[0] = sNode + "Hide";
+    if ( _eType != NT_Option )
+        plResult[1] = sNode + sSet;
+
+    Sequence< Any > aValues = utl::ConfigItem::GetProperties( xHierarchyAccess, lResult, /*bAllLocales*/false );
+    bool bHide = false;
+    if ( aValues[0] >>= bHide )
+        aOptionNodeList.emplace( sNode, bHide );
+
+    if ( _eType != NT_Option )
+    {
+        OUString sNodes( sNode + sSet );
+        const Sequence< OUString > aNodes = utl::ConfigItem::GetNodeNames( xHierarchyAccess, sNodes, utl::ConfigNameFormat::LocalPath );
+        for ( const auto& rNode : aNodes )
+        {
+            OUString sSubNodeName( sNodes + g_sPathDelimiter + rNode );
+            ReadNode( xHierarchyAccess, aOptionNodeList, sSubNodeName, _eType == NT_Group ? NT_Page : NT_Option );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static OUString getGroupPath( std::u16string_view _rGroup )
+{
+    return OUString( OUString::Concat(ROOT_NODE) + "/" + _rGroup + "/" );
+}
+static OUString getPagePath( std::u16string_view _rPage )
+{
+    return OUString( OUString::Concat(PAGES_NODE) + "/" + _rPage + "/" );
+}
+static OUString getOptionPath( std::u16string_view _rOption )
+{
+    return OUString( OUString::Concat(OPTIONS_NODE) + "/" + _rOption + "/" );
+}
+
+bool SvtOptionsDialogOptions::IsHidden( const OUString& _rPath ) const
+{
+    bool bRet = false;
+    OptionNodeList::const_iterator pIter = m_aOptionNodeList.find( _rPath );
+    if ( pIter != m_aOptionNodeList.end() )
+        bRet = pIter->second;
+    return bRet;
+}
+
+bool SvtOptionsDialogOptions::IsGroupHidden( std::u16string_view _rGroup ) const
+{
+    return IsHidden( getGroupPath( _rGroup ) );
+}
+
+bool SvtOptionsDialogOptions::IsPageHidden( std::u16string_view _rPage, std::u16string_view _rGroup ) const
+{
+    return IsHidden( getGroupPath( _rGroup  ) + getPagePath( _rPage ) );
+}
+
+bool SvtOptionsDialogOptions::IsOptionHidden(
+    std::u16string_view _rOption, std::u16string_view _rPage, std::u16string_view _rGroup ) const
+{
+    return IsHidden( getGroupPath( _rGroup  ) + getPagePath( _rPage ) + getOptionPath( _rOption ) );
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/pathoptions.cxx b/unotools/source/config/pathoptions.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1a536270
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/pathoptions.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,851 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+#include <unotools/pathoptions.hxx>
+#include <tools/diagnose_ex.h>
+#include <tools/urlobj.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Any.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
+#include <osl/mutex.hxx>
+#include <osl/file.hxx>
+
+#include <unotools/ucbhelper.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/getexpandeduri.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/processfactory.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/XFastPropertySet.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySetInfo.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/util/thePathSettings.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/util/PathSubstitution.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/util/XStringSubstitution.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/util/theMacroExpander.hpp>
+#include <o3tl/enumarray.hxx>
+#include <o3tl/string_view.hxx>
+
+#include "itemholder1.hxx"
+
+#include <set>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+using namespace osl;
+using namespace utl;
+using namespace com::sun::star::uno;
+using namespace com::sun::star::beans;
+using namespace com::sun::star::util;
+using namespace com::sun::star::lang;
+
+#define SEARCHPATH_DELIMITER  ';'
+#define SIGN_STARTVARIABLE    "$("
+#define SIGN_ENDVARIABLE      ")"
+
+// Supported variables by the old SvtPathOptions implementation
+#define SUBSTITUTE_INSTPATH   "$(instpath)"
+#define SUBSTITUTE_PROGPATH   "$(progpath)"
+#define SUBSTITUTE_USERPATH   "$(userpath)"
+#define SUBSTITUTE_PATH       "$(path)"
+
+#define STRPOS_NOTFOUND       -1
+
+typedef std::unordered_map<OUString, sal_Int32> NameToHandleMap;
+
+typedef std::set<OUString> VarNameSet;
+
+// class SvtPathOptions_Impl ---------------------------------------------
+class SvtPathOptions_Impl
+{
+    private:
+        // Local variables to return const references
+        o3tl::enumarray< SvtPathOptions::Paths, OUString > m_aPathArray;
+        Reference< XFastPropertySet >       m_xPathSettings;
+        Reference< XStringSubstitution >    m_xSubstVariables;
+        Reference< XMacroExpander >         m_xMacroExpander;
+        mutable std::unordered_map<SvtPathOptions::Paths, sal_Int32>
+                                            m_aMapEnumToPropHandle;
+        VarNameSet                          m_aSystemPathVarNames;
+
+        OUString                            m_aEmptyString;
+        mutable std::mutex                  m_aMutex;
+
+    public:
+                        SvtPathOptions_Impl();
+
+        // get the paths, not const because of using a mutex
+        const OUString& GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths );
+        const OUString& GetAddinPath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::AddIn ); }
+        const OUString& GetAutoCorrectPath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::AutoCorrect ); }
+        const OUString& GetAutoTextPath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::AutoText ); }
+        const OUString& GetBackupPath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Backup ); }
+        const OUString& GetBasicPath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Basic ); }
+        const OUString& GetBitmapPath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Bitmap ); }
+        const OUString& GetConfigPath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Config ); }
+        const OUString& GetDictionaryPath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Dictionary ); }
+        const OUString& GetFavoritesPath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Favorites ); }
+        const OUString& GetFilterPath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Filter ); }
+        const OUString& GetGalleryPath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Gallery ); }
+        const OUString& GetGraphicPath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Graphic ); }
+        const OUString& GetHelpPath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Help ); }
+        const OUString& GetLinguisticPath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Linguistic ); }
+        const OUString& GetModulePath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Module ); }
+        const OUString& GetPalettePath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Palette ); }
+        const OUString& GetIconsetPath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::IconSet); }
+        const OUString& GetPluginPath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Plugin ); }
+        const OUString& GetStoragePath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Storage ); }
+        const OUString& GetTempPath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Temp ); }
+        const OUString& GetTemplatePath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Template ); }
+        const OUString& GetUserConfigPath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::UserConfig ); }
+        const OUString& GetWorkPath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Work ); }
+        const OUString& GetUIConfigPath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::UIConfig ); }
+        const OUString& GetFingerprintPath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Fingerprint ); }
+        const OUString& GetNumbertextPath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::NumberText ); }
+        const OUString& GetClassificationPath() { return GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Classification ); }
+
+        // set the paths
+        void            SetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths, const OUString& rNewPath );
+        void            SetAddinPath( const OUString& rPath ) { SetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::AddIn, rPath ); }
+        void            SetAutoCorrectPath( const OUString& rPath ) { SetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::AutoCorrect, rPath ); }
+        void            SetAutoTextPath( const OUString& rPath ) { SetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::AutoText, rPath ); }
+        void            SetBackupPath( const OUString& rPath ) { SetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Backup, rPath ); }
+        void            SetBasicPath( const OUString& rPath ) { SetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Basic, rPath ); }
+        void            SetBitmapPath( const OUString& rPath ) { SetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Bitmap, rPath ); }
+        void            SetConfigPath( const OUString& rPath ) { SetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Config, rPath ); }
+        void            SetDictionaryPath( const OUString& rPath ) { SetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Dictionary, rPath ); }
+        void            SetFavoritesPath( const OUString& rPath ) { SetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Favorites, rPath ); }
+        void            SetFilterPath( const OUString& rPath ) { SetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Filter, rPath ); }
+        void            SetGalleryPath( const OUString& rPath ) { SetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Gallery, rPath ); }
+        void            SetGraphicPath( const OUString& rPath ) { SetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Graphic, rPath ); }
+        void            SetHelpPath( const OUString& rPath ) { SetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Help, rPath ); }
+        void            SetLinguisticPath( const OUString& rPath ) { SetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Linguistic, rPath ); }
+        void            SetModulePath( const OUString& rPath ) { SetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Module, rPath ); }
+        void            SetPalettePath( const OUString& rPath ) { SetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Palette, rPath ); }
+        void            SetPluginPath( const OUString& rPath ) { SetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Plugin, rPath ); }
+        void            SetStoragePath( const OUString& rPath ) { SetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Storage, rPath ); }
+        void            SetTempPath( const OUString& rPath ) { SetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Temp, rPath ); }
+        void            SetTemplatePath( const OUString& rPath ) { SetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Template, rPath ); }
+        void            SetUserConfigPath( const OUString& rPath ) { SetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::UserConfig, rPath ); }
+        void            SetWorkPath( const OUString& rPath ) { SetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths::Work, rPath ); }
+
+        OUString   SubstVar( const OUString& rVar ) const;
+        OUString   ExpandMacros( const OUString& rPath ) const;
+        OUString   UsePathVariables( const OUString& rPath ) const;
+};
+
+// global ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+static std::weak_ptr<SvtPathOptions_Impl> g_pOptions;
+
+namespace {
+
+// functions -------------------------------------------------------------
+struct PropertyStruct
+{
+    const char*             pPropName;  // The ascii name of the Office path
+    SvtPathOptions::Paths   ePath;      // The enum value used by SvtPathOptions
+};
+
+struct VarNameAttribute
+{
+    const char*             pVarName;       // The name of the path variable
+};
+
+}
+
+const PropertyStruct aPropNames[] =
+{
+    { "Addin",          SvtPathOptions::Paths::AddIn          },
+    { "AutoCorrect",    SvtPathOptions::Paths::AutoCorrect    },
+    { "AutoText",       SvtPathOptions::Paths::AutoText       },
+    { "Backup",         SvtPathOptions::Paths::Backup         },
+    { "Basic",          SvtPathOptions::Paths::Basic          },
+    { "Bitmap",         SvtPathOptions::Paths::Bitmap         },
+    { "Config",         SvtPathOptions::Paths::Config         },
+    { "Dictionary",     SvtPathOptions::Paths::Dictionary     },
+    { "Favorite",       SvtPathOptions::Paths::Favorites      },
+    { "Filter",         SvtPathOptions::Paths::Filter         },
+    { "Gallery",        SvtPathOptions::Paths::Gallery        },
+    { "Graphic",        SvtPathOptions::Paths::Graphic        },
+    { "Help",           SvtPathOptions::Paths::Help           },
+    { "Iconset",        SvtPathOptions::Paths::IconSet        },
+    { "Linguistic",     SvtPathOptions::Paths::Linguistic     },
+    { "Module",         SvtPathOptions::Paths::Module         },
+    { "Palette",        SvtPathOptions::Paths::Palette        },
+    { "Plugin",         SvtPathOptions::Paths::Plugin         },
+    { "Storage",        SvtPathOptions::Paths::Storage        },
+    { "Temp",           SvtPathOptions::Paths::Temp           },
+    { "Template",       SvtPathOptions::Paths::Template       },
+    { "UserConfig",     SvtPathOptions::Paths::UserConfig     },
+    { "Work",           SvtPathOptions::Paths::Work           },
+    { "UIConfig",       SvtPathOptions::Paths::UIConfig       },
+    { "Fingerprint",    SvtPathOptions::Paths::Fingerprint    },
+    { "Numbertext",     SvtPathOptions::Paths::NumberText     },
+    { "Classification", SvtPathOptions::Paths::Classification }
+};
+
+const VarNameAttribute aVarNameAttribute[] =
+{
+    { SUBSTITUTE_INSTPATH },    // $(instpath)
+    { SUBSTITUTE_PROGPATH },    // $(progpath)
+    { SUBSTITUTE_USERPATH },    // $(userpath)
+    { SUBSTITUTE_PATH },    // $(path)
+};
+
+// class SvtPathOptions_Impl ---------------------------------------------
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions_Impl::GetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths ePath )
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( m_aMutex );
+
+    try
+    {
+        OUString    aPathValue;
+        sal_Int32   nHandle = m_aMapEnumToPropHandle[ePath];
+
+        // Substitution is done by the service itself using the substitution service
+        Any         a = m_xPathSettings->getFastPropertyValue( nHandle );
+        a >>= aPathValue;
+        if( ePath == SvtPathOptions::Paths::AddIn     ||
+            ePath == SvtPathOptions::Paths::Filter    ||
+            ePath == SvtPathOptions::Paths::Help      ||
+            ePath == SvtPathOptions::Paths::Module    ||
+            ePath == SvtPathOptions::Paths::Plugin    ||
+            ePath == SvtPathOptions::Paths::Storage
+          )
+        {
+            // These office paths have to be converted to system pates
+            OUString    aResult;
+            osl::FileBase::getSystemPathFromFileURL( aPathValue, aResult );
+            aPathValue = aResult;
+        }
+        else if (ePath == SvtPathOptions::Paths::Palette ||
+                 ePath == SvtPathOptions::Paths::IconSet)
+        {
+            auto ctx = comphelper::getProcessComponentContext();
+            OUStringBuffer buf(aPathValue.getLength()*2);
+            for (sal_Int32 i = 0;;)
+            {
+                buf.append(
+                    comphelper::getExpandedUri(
+                        ctx, aPathValue.getToken(0, ';', i)));
+                if (i == -1) {
+                    break;
+                }
+                buf.append(';');
+            }
+            aPathValue = buf.makeStringAndClear();
+        }
+
+        m_aPathArray[ ePath ] = aPathValue;
+        return m_aPathArray[ ePath ];
+    }
+    catch (UnknownPropertyException &)
+    {
+    }
+
+    return m_aEmptyString;
+}
+
+void SvtPathOptions_Impl::SetPath( SvtPathOptions::Paths ePath, const OUString& rNewPath )
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( m_aMutex );
+
+    OUString    aResult;
+    OUString    aNewValue;
+    Any         a;
+
+    switch ( ePath )
+    {
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::AddIn:
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Filter:
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Help:
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Module:
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Plugin:
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Storage:
+        {
+            // These office paths have to be convert back to UCB-URL's
+            osl::FileBase::getFileURLFromSystemPath( rNewPath, aResult );
+            aNewValue = aResult;
+        }
+        break;
+
+        default:
+            aNewValue = rNewPath;
+    }
+
+    // Resubstitution is done by the service itself using the substitution service
+    a <<= aNewValue;
+    try
+    {
+        m_xPathSettings->setFastPropertyValue( m_aMapEnumToPropHandle[ePath], a );
+    }
+    catch (const Exception&)
+    {
+        TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools.config", "SetPath");
+    }
+}
+
+OUString SvtPathOptions_Impl::ExpandMacros( const OUString& rPath ) const
+{
+    OUString sExpanded( rPath );
+
+    const INetURLObject aParser( rPath );
+    if ( aParser.GetProtocol() == INetProtocol::VndSunStarExpand )
+        sExpanded = m_xMacroExpander->expandMacros( aParser.GetURLPath( INetURLObject::DecodeMechanism::WithCharset ) );
+
+    return sExpanded;
+}
+
+OUString SvtPathOptions_Impl::UsePathVariables( const OUString& rPath ) const
+{
+    return m_xSubstVariables->reSubstituteVariables( rPath );
+}
+
+OUString SvtPathOptions_Impl::SubstVar( const OUString& rVar ) const
+{
+    // Don't work at parameter-string directly. Copy it.
+    OUString aWorkText = rVar;
+
+    // Convert the returned path to system path!
+    bool bConvertLocal = false;
+
+    // Search for first occurrence of "$(...".
+    sal_Int32 nPosition = aWorkText.indexOf( SIGN_STARTVARIABLE );  // = first position of "$(" in string
+    sal_Int32 nLength   = 0;                                        // = count of letters from "$(" to ")" in string
+
+    // Have we found any variable like "$(...)"?
+    if ( nPosition != STRPOS_NOTFOUND )
+    {
+        // Yes; Get length of found variable.
+        // If no ")" was found - nLength is set to 0 by default! see before.
+        sal_Int32 nEndPosition = aWorkText.indexOf( SIGN_ENDVARIABLE, nPosition );
+        if ( nEndPosition != STRPOS_NOTFOUND )
+            nLength = nEndPosition - nPosition + 1;
+    }
+
+    // Is there another path variable?
+    while ( ( nPosition != STRPOS_NOTFOUND ) && ( nLength > 0 ) )
+    {
+        // YES; Get the next variable for replace.
+        OUString aSubString = aWorkText.copy( nPosition, nLength );
+        aSubString = aSubString.toAsciiLowerCase();
+
+        // Look for special variable that needs a system path.
+        VarNameSet::const_iterator pIter = m_aSystemPathVarNames.find( aSubString );
+        if ( pIter != m_aSystemPathVarNames.end() )
+            bConvertLocal = true;
+
+        nPosition += nLength;
+
+        // We must control index in string before call something at OUString!
+        // The OUString-implementation don't do it for us :-( but the result is not defined otherwise.
+        if ( nPosition + 1 > aWorkText.getLength() )
+        {
+            // Position is out of range. Break loop!
+            nPosition = STRPOS_NOTFOUND;
+            nLength = 0;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Else; Position is valid. Search for next variable.
+            nPosition = aWorkText.indexOf( SIGN_STARTVARIABLE, nPosition );
+            // Have we found any variable like "$(...)"?
+            if ( nPosition != STRPOS_NOTFOUND )
+            {
+                // Yes; Get length of found variable. If no ")" was found - nLength must set to 0!
+                nLength = 0;
+                sal_Int32 nEndPosition = aWorkText.indexOf( SIGN_ENDVARIABLE, nPosition );
+                if ( nEndPosition != STRPOS_NOTFOUND )
+                    nLength = nEndPosition - nPosition + 1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    aWorkText = m_xSubstVariables->substituteVariables( rVar, false );
+
+    if ( bConvertLocal )
+    {
+        // Convert the URL to a system path for special path variables
+        OUString aReturn;
+        osl::FileBase::getSystemPathFromFileURL( aWorkText, aReturn );
+        return aReturn;
+    }
+
+    return aWorkText;
+}
+
+SvtPathOptions_Impl::SvtPathOptions_Impl()
+{
+    Reference< XComponentContext > xContext = comphelper::getProcessComponentContext();
+
+    // Create necessary services
+    Reference< XPathSettings > xPathSettings = thePathSettings::get(xContext);
+    m_xPathSettings.set( xPathSettings, UNO_QUERY_THROW );
+    m_xSubstVariables.set( PathSubstitution::create(xContext) );
+    m_xMacroExpander = theMacroExpander::get(xContext);
+
+    // Create temporary hash map to have a mapping between property names and property handles
+    Reference< XPropertySetInfo > xPropSetInfo = xPathSettings->getPropertySetInfo();
+    const Sequence< Property > aPathPropSeq = xPropSetInfo->getProperties();
+
+    NameToHandleMap aTempHashMap;
+    for ( const css::beans::Property& aProperty : aPathPropSeq )
+    {
+        aTempHashMap.emplace(aProperty.Name, aProperty.Handle);
+    }
+
+    // Create mapping between internal enum (SvtPathOptions::Paths) and property handle
+    for ( auto const & p : aPropNames )
+    {
+        NameToHandleMap::const_iterator pIter =
+            aTempHashMap.find( OUString::createFromAscii( p.pPropName ));
+
+        if ( pIter != aTempHashMap.end() )
+        {
+            sal_Int32 nHandle   = pIter->second;
+            SvtPathOptions::Paths nEnum       = p.ePath;
+            m_aMapEnumToPropHandle.emplace( nEnum, nHandle );
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Create hash map for path variables that need a system path as a return value!
+    for ( auto const & i : aVarNameAttribute )
+    {
+        m_aSystemPathVarNames.insert( OUString::createFromAscii( i.pVarName ) );
+    }
+}
+
+// class SvtPathOptions --------------------------------------------------
+
+namespace
+{
+    std::mutex& lclMutex()
+    {
+        static std::mutex SINGLETON;
+        return SINGLETON;
+    }
+}
+
+SvtPathOptions::SvtPathOptions()
+{
+    // Global access, must be guarded (multithreading)
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( lclMutex() );
+    pImpl = g_pOptions.lock();
+    if ( !pImpl )
+    {
+        pImpl = std::make_shared<SvtPathOptions_Impl>();
+        g_pOptions = pImpl;
+        aGuard.unlock(); // because holdConfigItem will call this constructor
+        ItemHolder1::holdConfigItem(EItem::PathOptions);
+    }
+}
+
+SvtPathOptions::~SvtPathOptions()
+{
+    // Global access, must be guarded (multithreading)
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( lclMutex() );
+
+    pImpl.reset();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetAddinPath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetAddinPath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetAutoCorrectPath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetAutoCorrectPath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetAutoTextPath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetAutoTextPath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetBackupPath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetBackupPath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetBasicPath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetBasicPath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetBitmapPath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetBitmapPath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetConfigPath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetConfigPath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetDictionaryPath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetDictionaryPath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetFavoritesPath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFavoritesPath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetFilterPath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFilterPath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetGalleryPath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetGalleryPath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetGraphicPath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetGraphicPath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetHelpPath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetHelpPath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetLinguisticPath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetLinguisticPath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetFingerprintPath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFingerprintPath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetNumbertextPath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetNumbertextPath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetModulePath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetModulePath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetPalettePath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetPalettePath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetIconsetPath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetIconsetPath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetPluginPath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetPluginPath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetStoragePath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetStoragePath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetTempPath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetTempPath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetTemplatePath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetTemplatePath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetUserConfigPath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetUserConfigPath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetWorkPath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetWorkPath();
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtPathOptions::GetClassificationPath() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetClassificationPath();
+}
+
+void SvtPathOptions::SetAddinPath( const OUString& rPath )
+{
+    pImpl->SetAddinPath( rPath );
+}
+
+void SvtPathOptions::SetAutoCorrectPath( const OUString& rPath )
+{
+    pImpl->SetAutoCorrectPath( rPath );
+}
+
+void SvtPathOptions::SetAutoTextPath( const OUString& rPath )
+{
+    pImpl->SetAutoTextPath( rPath );
+}
+
+void SvtPathOptions::SetBackupPath( const OUString& rPath )
+{
+    pImpl->SetBackupPath( rPath );
+}
+
+void SvtPathOptions::SetBasicPath( const OUString& rPath )
+{
+    pImpl->SetBasicPath( rPath );
+}
+
+void SvtPathOptions::SetBitmapPath( const OUString& rPath )
+{
+    pImpl->SetBitmapPath( rPath );
+}
+
+void SvtPathOptions::SetConfigPath( const OUString& rPath )
+{
+    pImpl->SetConfigPath( rPath );
+}
+
+void SvtPathOptions::SetDictionaryPath( const OUString& rPath )
+{
+    pImpl->SetDictionaryPath( rPath );
+}
+
+void SvtPathOptions::SetFavoritesPath( const OUString& rPath )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFavoritesPath( rPath );
+}
+
+void SvtPathOptions::SetFilterPath( const OUString& rPath )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFilterPath( rPath );
+}
+
+void SvtPathOptions::SetGalleryPath( const OUString& rPath )
+{
+    pImpl->SetGalleryPath( rPath );
+}
+
+void SvtPathOptions::SetGraphicPath( const OUString& rPath )
+{
+    pImpl->SetGraphicPath( rPath );
+}
+
+void SvtPathOptions::SetHelpPath( const OUString& rPath )
+{
+    pImpl->SetHelpPath( rPath );
+}
+
+void SvtPathOptions::SetLinguisticPath( const OUString& rPath )
+{
+    pImpl->SetLinguisticPath( rPath );
+}
+
+void SvtPathOptions::SetModulePath( const OUString& rPath )
+{
+    pImpl->SetModulePath( rPath );
+}
+
+void SvtPathOptions::SetPalettePath( const OUString& rPath )
+{
+    pImpl->SetPalettePath( rPath );
+}
+
+void SvtPathOptions::SetPluginPath( const OUString& rPath )
+{
+    pImpl->SetPluginPath( rPath );
+}
+
+void SvtPathOptions::SetStoragePath( const OUString& rPath )
+{
+    pImpl->SetStoragePath( rPath );
+}
+
+void SvtPathOptions::SetTempPath( const OUString& rPath )
+{
+    pImpl->SetTempPath( rPath );
+}
+
+void SvtPathOptions::SetTemplatePath( const OUString& rPath )
+{
+    pImpl->SetTemplatePath( rPath );
+}
+
+void SvtPathOptions::SetUserConfigPath( const OUString& rPath )
+{
+    pImpl->SetUserConfigPath( rPath );
+}
+
+void SvtPathOptions::SetWorkPath( const OUString& rPath )
+{
+    pImpl->SetWorkPath( rPath );
+}
+
+OUString SvtPathOptions::SubstituteVariable( const OUString& rVar ) const
+{
+    return pImpl->SubstVar( rVar );
+}
+
+OUString SvtPathOptions::ExpandMacros( const OUString& rPath ) const
+{
+    return pImpl->ExpandMacros( rPath );
+}
+
+OUString SvtPathOptions::UseVariable( const OUString& rPath ) const
+{
+    return pImpl->UsePathVariables( rPath );
+}
+
+bool SvtPathOptions::SearchFile( OUString& rIniFile, SvtPathOptions::Paths ePath )
+{
+    // check parameter: empty inifile name?
+    if ( rIniFile.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        SAL_WARN( "unotools.config", "SvtPathOptions::SearchFile(): invalid parameter" );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    OUString aIniFile = pImpl->SubstVar( rIniFile );
+    bool bRet = false;
+
+    switch ( ePath )
+    {
+        case SvtPathOptions::Paths::UserConfig:
+        {
+            // path is a URL
+            bRet = true;
+            INetURLObject aObj( GetUserConfigPath() );
+
+            sal_Int32 nIniIndex = 0;
+            do
+            {
+                std::u16string_view aToken = o3tl::getToken(aIniFile, 0, '/', nIniIndex );
+                aObj.insertName(aToken);
+            }
+            while ( nIniIndex >= 0 );
+
+            if ( !::utl::UCBContentHelper::Exists( aObj.GetMainURL( INetURLObject::DecodeMechanism::NONE ) ) )
+            {
+                aObj.SetSmartURL( GetConfigPath() );
+                aObj.insertName( aIniFile );
+                bRet = ::utl::UCBContentHelper::Exists( aObj.GetMainURL( INetURLObject::DecodeMechanism::NONE ) );
+            }
+
+            if ( bRet )
+                rIniFile = aObj.GetMainURL( INetURLObject::DecodeMechanism::NONE );
+
+            break;
+        }
+
+        default:
+        {
+            OUString aPath;
+            switch ( ePath )
+            {
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::AddIn:        aPath = GetAddinPath();         break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::AutoCorrect:  aPath = GetAutoCorrectPath();   break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::AutoText:     aPath = GetAutoTextPath();      break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Backup:       aPath = GetBackupPath();        break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Basic:        aPath = GetBasicPath();         break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Bitmap:       aPath = GetBitmapPath();        break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Config:       aPath = GetConfigPath();        break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Dictionary:   aPath = GetDictionaryPath();    break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Favorites:    aPath = GetFavoritesPath();     break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Filter:       aPath = GetFilterPath();        break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Gallery:      aPath = GetGalleryPath();       break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Graphic:      aPath = GetGraphicPath();       break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Help:         aPath = GetHelpPath();          break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Linguistic:   aPath = GetLinguisticPath();    break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Module:       aPath = GetModulePath();        break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Palette:      aPath = GetPalettePath();       break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::IconSet:      aPath = GetIconsetPath();       break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Plugin:       aPath = GetPluginPath();        break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Storage:      aPath = GetStoragePath();       break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Temp:         aPath = GetTempPath();          break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Template:     aPath = GetTemplatePath();      break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Work:         aPath = GetWorkPath();          break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::UIConfig:     aPath = pImpl->GetUIConfigPath(); break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Fingerprint:  aPath = GetFingerprintPath();   break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::NumberText:   aPath = GetNumbertextPath();    break;
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::Classification: aPath = GetClassificationPath(); break;
+                // coverity[dead_error_begin] - following conditions exist to avoid compiler warning
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::UserConfig:
+                case SvtPathOptions::Paths::LAST:
+                    break;
+            }
+
+            sal_Int32 nPathIndex = 0;
+            do
+            {
+                bool bIsURL = true;
+                OUString aPathToken( aPath.getToken( 0, SEARCHPATH_DELIMITER, nPathIndex ) );
+                INetURLObject aObj( aPathToken );
+                if ( aObj.HasError() )
+                {
+                    bIsURL = false;
+                    OUString aURL;
+                    if ( osl::FileBase::getFileURLFromSystemPath( aPathToken, aURL )
+                         == osl::FileBase::E_None )
+                        aObj.SetURL( aURL );
+                }
+                if ( aObj.GetProtocol() == INetProtocol::VndSunStarExpand )
+                {
+                    Reference< XMacroExpander > xMacroExpander = theMacroExpander::get( ::comphelper::getProcessComponentContext() );
+                    const OUString sExpandedPath = xMacroExpander->expandMacros( aObj.GetURLPath( INetURLObject::DecodeMechanism::WithCharset ) );
+                    aObj.SetURL( sExpandedPath );
+                }
+
+                sal_Int32 nIniIndex = 0;
+                do
+                {
+                    std::u16string_view aToken = o3tl::getToken(aIniFile, 0, '/', nIniIndex );
+                    aObj.insertName(aToken);
+                }
+                while ( nIniIndex >= 0 );
+
+                bRet = ::utl::UCBContentHelper::Exists( aObj.GetMainURL( INetURLObject::DecodeMechanism::NONE ) );
+
+                if ( bRet )
+                {
+                    if ( !bIsURL )
+                    {
+                        OUString sTmp;
+                        osl::FileBase::getSystemPathFromFileURL(
+                                            aObj.GetMainURL( INetURLObject::DecodeMechanism::NONE ), sTmp );
+                        rIniFile = sTmp;
+                    }
+                    else
+                        rIniFile = aObj.GetMainURL( INetURLObject::DecodeMechanism::NONE );
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            while ( nPathIndex >= 0 );
+        }
+    }
+
+    return bRet;
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/saveopt.cxx b/unotools/source/config/saveopt.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b91ba8639
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/saveopt.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+#include <unotools/saveopt.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configmgr.hxx>
+
+#include <officecfg/Office/Common.hxx>
+
+using namespace utl;
+using namespace com::sun::star::uno;
+
+void SetODFDefaultVersion( SvtSaveOptions::ODFDefaultVersion eVersion, const std::shared_ptr<comphelper::ConfigurationChanges>& xChanges )
+{
+    sal_Int16 nTmp = (eVersion == SvtSaveOptions::ODFVER_LATEST) ? sal_Int16( 3 ) : sal_Int16( eVersion );
+    officecfg::Office::Common::Save::ODF::DefaultVersion::set(nTmp, xChanges);
+}
+
+void SetODFDefaultVersion( SvtSaveOptions::ODFDefaultVersion eVersion )
+{
+    auto xChanges = comphelper::ConfigurationChanges::create();
+    SetODFDefaultVersion(eVersion, xChanges);
+    xChanges->commit();
+}
+
+SvtSaveOptions::ODFDefaultVersion GetODFDefaultVersion()
+{
+    SvtSaveOptions::ODFDefaultVersion nRet;
+    sal_Int16 nTmp = officecfg::Office::Common::Save::ODF::DefaultVersion::get();
+    if( nTmp == 3 )
+        nRet = SvtSaveOptions::ODFVER_LATEST;
+    else
+        nRet = SvtSaveOptions::ODFDefaultVersion( nTmp );
+    SAL_WARN_IF(nRet == SvtSaveOptions::ODFVER_UNKNOWN, "unotools.config", "DefaultVersion is ODFVER_UNKNOWN?");
+    return (nRet == SvtSaveOptions::ODFVER_UNKNOWN) ? SvtSaveOptions::ODFVER_LATEST : nRet;
+}
+
+SvtSaveOptions::ODFSaneDefaultVersion GetODFSaneDefaultVersion()
+{
+    SvtSaveOptions::ODFDefaultVersion nRet;
+    sal_Int16 nTmp = officecfg::Office::Common::Save::ODF::DefaultVersion::get();
+    if( nTmp == 3 )
+        nRet = SvtSaveOptions::ODFVER_LATEST;
+    else
+        nRet = SvtSaveOptions::ODFDefaultVersion( nTmp );
+
+    return GetODFSaneDefaultVersion(nRet);
+}
+
+SvtSaveOptions::ODFSaneDefaultVersion GetODFSaneDefaultVersion(SvtSaveOptions::ODFDefaultVersion eODFDefaultVersion)
+{
+    switch (eODFDefaultVersion)
+    {
+        default:
+            assert(!"map new ODFDefaultVersion to ODFSaneDefaultVersion");
+            break;
+        case SvtSaveOptions::ODFVER_UNKNOWN:
+        case SvtSaveOptions::ODFVER_LATEST:
+            return SvtSaveOptions::ODFSVER_LATEST_EXTENDED;
+        case SvtSaveOptions::ODFVER_010:
+            return SvtSaveOptions::ODFSVER_010;
+        case SvtSaveOptions::ODFVER_011:
+            return SvtSaveOptions::ODFSVER_011;
+        case SvtSaveOptions::ODFVER_012:
+            return SvtSaveOptions::ODFSVER_012;
+        case SvtSaveOptions::ODFVER_012_EXT_COMPAT:
+            return SvtSaveOptions::ODFSVER_012_EXT_COMPAT;
+        case SvtSaveOptions::ODFVER_012_EXTENDED:
+            return SvtSaveOptions::ODFSVER_012_EXTENDED;
+        case SvtSaveOptions::ODFVER_013:
+            return SvtSaveOptions::ODFSVER_013;
+    }
+    return SvtSaveOptions::ODFSVER_LATEST_EXTENDED;
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/searchopt.cxx b/unotools/source/config/searchopt.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..23a2ae933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/searchopt.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,614 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <unotools/searchopt.hxx>
+#include <tools/debug.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configitem.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Any.h>
+#include <sal/macros.h>
+#include <osl/diagnose.h>
+#include <i18nutil/transliteration.hxx>
+
+using namespace utl;
+using namespace com::sun::star::uno;
+
+#define MAX_FLAGS_OFFSET    29
+
+class SvtSearchOptions_Impl : public ConfigItem
+{
+    sal_Int32   nFlags;
+    bool    bModified;
+
+    SvtSearchOptions_Impl(const SvtSearchOptions_Impl&) = delete;
+    SvtSearchOptions_Impl& operator=(const SvtSearchOptions_Impl&) = delete;
+
+    // ConfigItem
+    virtual void    ImplCommit() override;
+
+protected:
+    bool            IsModified() const { return bModified; }
+    using ConfigItem::SetModified;
+    void            SetModified( bool bVal );
+    void            Load();
+    bool            Save();
+
+    static Sequence< OUString >    GetPropertyNames();
+
+public:
+    SvtSearchOptions_Impl();
+    virtual ~SvtSearchOptions_Impl() override;
+
+    virtual void    Notify( const css::uno::Sequence< OUString >& aPropertyNames ) override;
+
+    bool            GetFlag( sal_uInt16 nOffset ) const;
+    void            SetFlag( sal_uInt16 nOffset, bool bVal );
+    void            SetSearchAlgorithm( sal_uInt16 nOffset, bool bVal );
+};
+
+SvtSearchOptions_Impl::SvtSearchOptions_Impl() :
+    ConfigItem( "Office.Common/SearchOptions" ),
+    nFlags(0x0003FFFF) // set all options values to 'true'
+
+{
+    Load();
+    SetModified( false );
+}
+
+SvtSearchOptions_Impl::~SvtSearchOptions_Impl()
+{
+    assert(!IsModified()); // should have been committed
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions_Impl::ImplCommit()
+{
+    if (IsModified())
+        Save();
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions_Impl::Notify( const Sequence< OUString >&  )
+{
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions_Impl::GetFlag( sal_uInt16 nOffset ) const
+{
+    DBG_ASSERT( nOffset <= MAX_FLAGS_OFFSET, "offset out of range");
+    return ((nFlags >> nOffset) & 0x01) != 0;
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions_Impl::SetFlag( sal_uInt16 nOffset, bool bVal )
+{
+    DBG_ASSERT( nOffset <= MAX_FLAGS_OFFSET, "offset out of range");
+    sal_Int32 nOldFlags = nFlags;
+    sal_Int32 nMask = (sal_Int32(1))  << nOffset;
+    if (bVal)
+        nFlags |= nMask;
+    else
+        nFlags &= ~nMask;
+    if (nFlags != nOldFlags)
+        SetModified( true );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions_Impl::SetModified( bool bVal )
+{
+    bModified = bVal;
+    if (bModified)
+    {
+        ConfigItem::SetModified();
+    }
+}
+
+Sequence< OUString > SvtSearchOptions_Impl::GetPropertyNames()
+{
+    static const char* aPropNames[ MAX_FLAGS_OFFSET + 1 ] =
+    {
+        "IsWholeWordsOnly",                     //  0
+        "IsBackwards",                          //  1
+        "IsUseRegularExpression",               //  2
+        //"IsCurrentSelectionOnly",             // interactively set or not...
+        "IsSearchForStyles",                    //  3
+        "IsSimilaritySearch",                   //  4
+        "IsUseAsianOptions",                    //  5
+        "IsMatchCase",                          //  6
+        "Japanese/IsMatchFullHalfWidthForms",   //  7
+        "Japanese/IsMatchHiraganaKatakana",     //  8
+        "Japanese/IsMatchContractions",         //  9
+        "Japanese/IsMatchMinusDashCho-on",      // 10
+        "Japanese/IsMatchRepeatCharMarks",      // 11
+        "Japanese/IsMatchVariantFormKanji",     // 12
+        "Japanese/IsMatchOldKanaForms",         // 13
+        "Japanese/IsMatch_DiZi_DuZu",           // 14
+        "Japanese/IsMatch_BaVa_HaFa",           // 15
+        "Japanese/IsMatch_TsiThiChi_DhiZi",     // 16
+        "Japanese/IsMatch_HyuIyu_ByuVyu",       // 17
+        "Japanese/IsMatch_SeShe_ZeJe",          // 18
+        "Japanese/IsMatch_IaIya",               // 19
+        "Japanese/IsMatch_KiKu",                // 20
+        "Japanese/IsIgnorePunctuation",         // 21
+        "Japanese/IsIgnoreWhitespace",          // 22
+        "Japanese/IsIgnoreProlongedSoundMark",  // 23
+        "Japanese/IsIgnoreMiddleDot",           // 24
+        "IsNotes",                              // 25
+        "IsIgnoreDiacritics_CTL",               // 26
+        "IsIgnoreKashida_CTL",                  // 27
+        "IsSearchFormatted",                    // 28
+        "IsUseWildcard"                         // 29
+    };
+
+    const int nCount = SAL_N_ELEMENTS( aPropNames );
+    Sequence< OUString > aNames( nCount );
+    OUString* pNames = aNames.getArray();
+    for (sal_Int32 i = 0;  i < nCount;  ++i)
+        pNames[i] = OUString::createFromAscii( aPropNames[i] );
+
+    return aNames;
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions_Impl::SetSearchAlgorithm( sal_uInt16 nOffset, bool bVal )
+{
+    if (bVal)
+    {
+        // Search algorithms are mutually exclusive.
+        if (nOffset != 2 && GetFlag(2))
+            SetFlag( 2, false );
+        if (nOffset != 4 && GetFlag(4))
+            SetFlag( 4, false );
+        if (nOffset != 29 && GetFlag(29))
+            SetFlag( 29, false );
+    }
+    SetFlag( nOffset, bVal );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions_Impl::Load()
+{
+    bool bSucc = false;
+
+    Sequence< OUString > aNames = GetPropertyNames();
+    sal_Int32 nProps = aNames.getLength();
+
+    const Sequence< Any > aValues = GetProperties( aNames );
+    DBG_ASSERT( aValues.getLength() == aNames.getLength(),
+            "GetProperties failed" );
+    //EnableNotification( aNames );
+
+    if (nProps  &&  aValues.getLength() == nProps)
+    {
+        bSucc = true;
+
+        const Any* pValues = aValues.getConstArray();
+        for (sal_Int32 i = 0;  i < nProps;  ++i)
+        {
+            const Any &rVal = pValues[i];
+            DBG_ASSERT( rVal.hasValue(), "property value missing" );
+            if (rVal.hasValue())
+            {
+                bool bVal = bool();
+                if (rVal >>= bVal)
+                {
+                    if (i <= MAX_FLAGS_OFFSET)
+                    {
+                        // use index in sequence as flag index
+                        SetFlag( i, bVal );
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        OSL_FAIL( "unexpected index" );
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    OSL_FAIL( "unexpected type" );
+                    bSucc = false;
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                OSL_FAIL( "value missing" );
+                bSucc = false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    DBG_ASSERT( bSucc, "LoadConfig failed" );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions_Impl::Save()
+{
+    bool bSucc = false;
+
+    const Sequence< OUString > aNames = GetPropertyNames();
+    sal_Int32 nProps = aNames.getLength();
+
+    Sequence< Any > aValues( nProps );
+    Any *pValue = aValues.getArray();
+
+    DBG_ASSERT( nProps == MAX_FLAGS_OFFSET + 1,
+            "unexpected size of index" );
+    if (nProps == MAX_FLAGS_OFFSET + 1)
+    {
+        for (sal_Int32 i = 0;  i < nProps;  ++i)
+            pValue[i] <<= GetFlag(i);
+        bSucc |= PutProperties( aNames, aValues );
+    }
+
+    if (bSucc)
+        SetModified( false );
+
+    return bSucc;
+}
+
+SvtSearchOptions::SvtSearchOptions()
+    : pImpl( new SvtSearchOptions_Impl )
+{
+}
+
+SvtSearchOptions::~SvtSearchOptions()
+{
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::Commit()
+{
+    pImpl->Commit();
+}
+
+TransliterationFlags SvtSearchOptions::GetTransliterationFlags() const
+{
+    TransliterationFlags nRes = TransliterationFlags::NONE;
+
+    if (!IsMatchCase()) // 'IsMatchCase' means act case sensitive
+        nRes |= TransliterationFlags::IGNORE_CASE;
+    if ( IsMatchFullHalfWidthForms())
+        nRes |= TransliterationFlags::IGNORE_WIDTH;
+    if ( IsMatchHiraganaKatakana())
+        nRes |= TransliterationFlags::IGNORE_KANA;
+    if ( IsMatchContractions())
+        nRes |= TransliterationFlags::ignoreSize_ja_JP;
+    if ( IsMatchMinusDashChoon())
+        nRes |= TransliterationFlags::ignoreMinusSign_ja_JP;
+    if ( IsMatchRepeatCharMarks())
+        nRes |= TransliterationFlags::ignoreIterationMark_ja_JP;
+    if ( IsMatchVariantFormKanji())
+        nRes |= TransliterationFlags::ignoreTraditionalKanji_ja_JP;
+    if ( IsMatchOldKanaForms())
+        nRes |= TransliterationFlags::ignoreTraditionalKana_ja_JP;
+    if ( IsMatchDiziDuzu())
+        nRes |= TransliterationFlags::ignoreZiZu_ja_JP;
+    if ( IsMatchBavaHafa())
+        nRes |= TransliterationFlags::ignoreBaFa_ja_JP;
+    if ( IsMatchTsithichiDhizi())
+        nRes |= TransliterationFlags::ignoreTiJi_ja_JP;
+    if ( IsMatchHyuiyuByuvyu())
+        nRes |= TransliterationFlags::ignoreHyuByu_ja_JP;
+    if ( IsMatchSesheZeje())
+        nRes |= TransliterationFlags::ignoreSeZe_ja_JP;
+    if ( IsMatchIaiya())
+        nRes |= TransliterationFlags::ignoreIandEfollowedByYa_ja_JP;
+    if ( IsMatchKiku())
+        nRes |= TransliterationFlags::ignoreKiKuFollowedBySa_ja_JP;
+    if ( IsIgnorePunctuation())
+        nRes |= TransliterationFlags::ignoreSeparator_ja_JP;
+    if ( IsIgnoreWhitespace())
+        nRes |= TransliterationFlags::ignoreSpace_ja_JP;
+    if ( IsIgnoreProlongedSoundMark())
+        nRes |= TransliterationFlags::ignoreProlongedSoundMark_ja_JP;
+    if ( IsIgnoreMiddleDot())
+        nRes |= TransliterationFlags::ignoreMiddleDot_ja_JP;
+    if ( IsIgnoreDiacritics_CTL())
+        nRes |= TransliterationFlags::IGNORE_DIACRITICS_CTL;
+    if ( IsIgnoreKashida_CTL())
+        nRes |= TransliterationFlags::IGNORE_KASHIDA_CTL;
+    return nRes;
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsWholeWordsOnly() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 0 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetWholeWordsOnly( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 0, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsBackwards() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 1 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetBackwards( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 1, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsUseRegularExpression() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 2 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetUseRegularExpression( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetSearchAlgorithm( 2, bVal );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetSearchForStyles( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 3, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsSimilaritySearch() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 4 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetSimilaritySearch( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetSearchAlgorithm( 4, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsUseAsianOptions() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 5 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetUseAsianOptions( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 5, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsMatchCase() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 6 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetMatchCase( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 6, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsMatchFullHalfWidthForms() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 7 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetMatchFullHalfWidthForms( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 7, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsMatchHiraganaKatakana() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 8 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetMatchHiraganaKatakana( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 8, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsMatchContractions() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 9 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetMatchContractions( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 9, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsMatchMinusDashChoon() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 10 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetMatchMinusDashChoon( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 10, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsMatchRepeatCharMarks() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 11 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetMatchRepeatCharMarks( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 11, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsMatchVariantFormKanji() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 12 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetMatchVariantFormKanji( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 12, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsMatchOldKanaForms() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 13 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetMatchOldKanaForms( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 13, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsMatchDiziDuzu() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 14 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetMatchDiziDuzu( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 14, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsMatchBavaHafa() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 15 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetMatchBavaHafa( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 15, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsMatchTsithichiDhizi() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 16 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetMatchTsithichiDhizi( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 16, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsMatchHyuiyuByuvyu() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 17 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetMatchHyuiyuByuvyu( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 17, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsMatchSesheZeje() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 18 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetMatchSesheZeje( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 18, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsMatchIaiya() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 19 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetMatchIaiya( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 19, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsMatchKiku() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 20 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetMatchKiku( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 20, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsIgnorePunctuation() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 21 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetIgnorePunctuation( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 21, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsIgnoreWhitespace() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 22 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetIgnoreWhitespace( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 22, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsIgnoreProlongedSoundMark() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 23 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetIgnoreProlongedSoundMark( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 23, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsIgnoreMiddleDot() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 24 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetIgnoreMiddleDot( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 24, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsNotes() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 25 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetNotes( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 25, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsIgnoreDiacritics_CTL() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 26 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetIgnoreDiacritics_CTL( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 26, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsIgnoreKashida_CTL() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 27 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetIgnoreKashida_CTL( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 27, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsSearchFormatted() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 28 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetSearchFormatted( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetFlag( 28, bVal );
+}
+
+bool SvtSearchOptions::IsUseWildcard() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetFlag( 29 );
+}
+
+void SvtSearchOptions::SetUseWildcard( bool bVal )
+{
+    pImpl->SetSearchAlgorithm( 29, bVal );
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/securityoptions.cxx b/unotools/source/config/securityoptions.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4749065fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/securityoptions.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,357 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <unotools/securityoptions.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configmgr.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configitem.hxx>
+#include <unotools/ucbhelper.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Any.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyValue.hpp>
+#include <comphelper/propertyvalue.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/sequence.hxx>
+#include <tools/urlobj.hxx>
+
+#include <unotools/pathoptions.hxx>
+#include <officecfg/Office/Common.hxx>
+
+//  namespaces
+
+using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
+
+constexpr OUStringLiteral PROPERTYNAME_MACRO_TRUSTEDAUTHORS = u"TrustedAuthors";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral PROPERTYNAME_TRUSTEDAUTHOR_SUBJECTNAME = u"SubjectName";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral PROPERTYNAME_TRUSTEDAUTHOR_SERIALNUMBER = u"SerialNumber";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral PROPERTYNAME_TRUSTEDAUTHOR_RAWDATA = u"RawData";
+
+
+namespace SvtSecurityOptions
+{
+
+bool IsReadOnly( EOption eOption )
+{
+    bool    bReadonly;
+    switch(eOption)
+    {
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::SecureUrls :
+            bReadonly = officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::SecureURL::isReadOnly();
+            break;
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::DocWarnSaveOrSend:
+            bReadonly = officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::WarnSaveOrSendDoc::isReadOnly();
+            break;
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::DocWarnSigning:
+            bReadonly = officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::WarnSignDoc::isReadOnly();
+            break;
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::DocWarnPrint:
+            bReadonly = officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::WarnPrintDoc::isReadOnly();
+            break;
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::DocWarnCreatePdf:
+            bReadonly = officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::WarnCreatePDF::isReadOnly();
+            break;
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::DocWarnRemovePersonalInfo:
+            bReadonly = officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::RemovePersonalInfoOnSaving::isReadOnly();
+            break;
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::DocWarnRecommendPassword:
+            bReadonly = officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::RecommendPasswordProtection::isReadOnly();
+            break;
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::MacroSecLevel:
+            bReadonly = officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::MacroSecurityLevel::isReadOnly();
+            break;
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::MacroTrustedAuthors:
+            bReadonly = false; // TODO? officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::TrustedAuthors::isReadOnly();
+            break;
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::CtrlClickHyperlink:
+            bReadonly = officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::HyperlinksWithCtrlClick::isReadOnly();
+            break;
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::BlockUntrustedRefererLinks:
+            bReadonly = officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::BlockUntrustedRefererLinks::isReadOnly();
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            assert(false);
+            bReadonly = true;
+    }
+
+    return bReadonly;
+}
+
+std::vector< OUString > GetSecureURLs()
+{
+    if (utl::ConfigManager::IsFuzzing())
+        return {};
+    std::vector<OUString> aRet = comphelper::sequenceToContainer<std::vector<OUString>>(
+            officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::SecureURL::get());
+    SvtPathOptions  aOpt;
+    std::transform(aRet.begin(), aRet.end(), aRet.begin(),
+        [&aOpt](const OUString& rUrl) -> OUString { return aOpt.SubstituteVariable( rUrl ); });
+    return aRet;
+}
+
+void SetSecureURLs( std::vector< OUString >&& urlList )
+{
+//    DBG_ASSERT(!officecfg::SecureURL::isReadOnly(), "SvtSecurityOptions_Impl::SetSecureURLs()\nYou tried to write on a readonly value!\n");
+//    if (officecfg::SecureURL::isReadOnly())
+//        return;
+    std::vector< OUString > lURLs( std::move(urlList) );
+    SvtPathOptions aOpt;
+    std::transform(lURLs.begin(), lURLs.end(), lURLs.begin(),
+        [&aOpt](const OUString& rUrl) -> OUString { return aOpt.UseVariable( rUrl ); });
+    std::shared_ptr<comphelper::ConfigurationChanges> xChanges = comphelper::ConfigurationChanges::create();
+    officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::SecureURL::set(comphelper::containerToSequence(lURLs), xChanges);
+    xChanges->commit();
+}
+
+bool isSecureMacroUri(
+    OUString const & uri, OUString const & referer)
+{
+    switch (INetURLObject(uri).GetProtocol()) {
+    case INetProtocol::Macro:
+        if (uri.startsWithIgnoreAsciiCase("macro:///")) {
+            // Denotes an App-BASIC macro (see SfxMacroLoader::loadMacro), which
+            // is considered safe:
+            return true;
+        }
+        [[fallthrough]];
+    case INetProtocol::Slot:
+        return referer.equalsIgnoreAsciiCase("private:user")
+            || isTrustedLocationUri(referer);
+    default:
+        return true;
+    }
+}
+
+bool isUntrustedReferer(OUString const & referer)
+{
+    return IsOptionSet(EOption::BlockUntrustedRefererLinks)
+        && !(referer.isEmpty() || referer.startsWithIgnoreAsciiCase("private:")
+             || isTrustedLocationUri(referer));
+}
+
+bool isTrustedLocationUri(OUString const & uri)
+{
+    for (const auto & url : GetSecureURLs())
+    {
+        if (utl::UCBContentHelper::IsSubPath(url, uri))
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool isTrustedLocationUriForUpdatingLinks(OUString const & uri)
+{
+    return GetMacroSecurityLevel() == 0 || uri.isEmpty()
+        || uri.startsWithIgnoreAsciiCase("private:")
+        || isTrustedLocationUri(uri);
+}
+
+sal_Int32 GetMacroSecurityLevel()
+{
+    return officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::MacroSecurityLevel::get();
+}
+
+void SetMacroSecurityLevel( sal_Int32 _nLevel )
+{
+    if( officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::MacroSecurityLevel::isReadOnly() )
+        return;
+
+    if( _nLevel > 3 || _nLevel < 0 )
+        _nLevel = 3;
+
+    std::shared_ptr<comphelper::ConfigurationChanges> xChanges = comphelper::ConfigurationChanges::create();
+    officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::MacroSecurityLevel::set(_nLevel, xChanges);
+    xChanges->commit();
+}
+
+bool IsMacroDisabled()
+{
+    return officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::DisableMacrosExecution::get();
+}
+
+std::vector< SvtSecurityOptions::Certificate > GetTrustedAuthors()
+{
+    Reference<css::container::XHierarchicalNameAccess> xHierarchyAccess = utl::ConfigManager::acquireTree(u"Office.Common/Security/Scripting");
+    const Sequence< OUString > lAuthors = utl::ConfigItem::GetNodeNames( xHierarchyAccess, PROPERTYNAME_MACRO_TRUSTEDAUTHORS, utl::ConfigNameFormat::LocalPath );
+    sal_Int32 c1 = lAuthors.getLength();
+    if( !c1 )
+        return {};
+
+    sal_Int32               c2 = c1 * 3;                // 3 Properties inside Struct TrustedAuthor
+    Sequence< OUString >    lAllAuthors( c2 );
+    auto plAllAuthors = lAllAuthors.getArray();
+    sal_Int32               i2 = 0;
+    OUString                aSep( "/" );
+    for( const auto& rAuthor : lAuthors )
+    {
+        plAllAuthors[ i2 ] = PROPERTYNAME_MACRO_TRUSTEDAUTHORS + aSep + rAuthor + aSep + PROPERTYNAME_TRUSTEDAUTHOR_SUBJECTNAME;
+        ++i2;
+        plAllAuthors[ i2 ] = PROPERTYNAME_MACRO_TRUSTEDAUTHORS + aSep + rAuthor + aSep + PROPERTYNAME_TRUSTEDAUTHOR_SERIALNUMBER;
+        ++i2;
+        plAllAuthors[ i2 ] = PROPERTYNAME_MACRO_TRUSTEDAUTHORS + aSep + rAuthor + aSep + PROPERTYNAME_TRUSTEDAUTHOR_RAWDATA;
+        ++i2;
+    }
+
+    Sequence< Any >         lValues = utl::ConfigItem::GetProperties( xHierarchyAccess, lAllAuthors, /*bAllLocales*/false );
+    if( lValues.getLength() != c2 )
+        return {};
+
+    std::vector< SvtSecurityOptions::Certificate > aTrustedAuthors;
+    SvtSecurityOptions::Certificate aCert;
+    i2 = 0;
+    for( sal_Int32 i1 = 0; i1 < c1; ++i1 )
+    {
+        lValues[ i2 ] >>= aCert.SubjectName;
+        ++i2;
+        lValues[ i2 ] >>= aCert.SerialNumber;
+        ++i2;
+        lValues[ i2 ] >>= aCert.RawData;
+        ++i2;
+        // Filter out TrustedAuthor entries with empty RawData, which
+        // would cause an unexpected std::bad_alloc in
+        // SecurityEnvironment_NssImpl::createCertificateFromAscii and
+        // have been observed in the wild (fdo#55019):
+        if( !aCert.RawData.isEmpty() )
+        {
+            aTrustedAuthors.push_back( aCert );
+        }
+    }
+    return aTrustedAuthors;
+}
+
+void SetTrustedAuthors( const std::vector< Certificate >& rAuthors )
+{
+//    DBG_ASSERT(!m_bROTrustedAuthors, "SvtSecurityOptions_Impl::SetTrustedAuthors()\nYou tried to write on a readonly value!\n");
+//    if( m_bROTrustedAuthors )
+//        return;
+
+    Reference<css::container::XHierarchicalNameAccess> xHierarchyAccess = utl::ConfigManager::acquireTree(u"Office.Common/Security/Scripting");
+    sal_Int32   nCnt = rAuthors.size();
+    for( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < nCnt; ++i )
+    {
+        OUString aPrefix(
+            PROPERTYNAME_MACRO_TRUSTEDAUTHORS + "/a"
+            + OUString::number(i) + "/");
+        Sequence< css::beans::PropertyValue >    lPropertyValues{
+            comphelper::makePropertyValue(aPrefix + PROPERTYNAME_TRUSTEDAUTHOR_SUBJECTNAME,
+                                          rAuthors[i].SubjectName),
+            comphelper::makePropertyValue(aPrefix + PROPERTYNAME_TRUSTEDAUTHOR_SERIALNUMBER,
+                                          rAuthors[i].SerialNumber),
+            comphelper::makePropertyValue(aPrefix + PROPERTYNAME_TRUSTEDAUTHOR_RAWDATA,
+                                          rAuthors[i].RawData)
+        };
+
+        utl::ConfigItem::SetSetProperties( xHierarchyAccess, PROPERTYNAME_MACRO_TRUSTEDAUTHORS, lPropertyValues );
+    }
+}
+
+bool IsOptionSet( EOption eOption )
+{
+    if (utl::ConfigManager::IsFuzzing())
+        return false;
+    bool    bSet = false;
+    switch(eOption)
+    {
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::DocWarnSaveOrSend:
+            bSet = officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::WarnSaveOrSendDoc::get();
+            break;
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::DocWarnSigning:
+            bSet = officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::WarnSignDoc::get();
+            break;
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::DocWarnPrint:
+            bSet = officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::WarnPrintDoc::get();
+            break;
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::DocWarnCreatePdf:
+            bSet = officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::WarnCreatePDF::get();
+            break;
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::DocWarnRemovePersonalInfo:
+            bSet = officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::RemovePersonalInfoOnSaving::get();
+            break;
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::DocWarnRecommendPassword:
+            bSet = officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::RecommendPasswordProtection::get();
+            break;
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::CtrlClickHyperlink:
+            bSet = officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::HyperlinksWithCtrlClick::get();
+            break;
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::BlockUntrustedRefererLinks:
+            bSet = officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::BlockUntrustedRefererLinks::get();
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            assert(false);
+    }
+
+    return bSet;
+}
+
+void SetOption( EOption eOption, bool bValue )
+{
+    std::shared_ptr<comphelper::ConfigurationChanges> xChanges = comphelper::ConfigurationChanges::create();
+    switch(eOption)
+    {
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::DocWarnSaveOrSend:
+             officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::WarnSaveOrSendDoc::set(bValue, xChanges);
+            break;
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::DocWarnSigning:
+             officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::WarnSignDoc::set(bValue, xChanges);
+            break;
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::DocWarnPrint:
+             officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::WarnPrintDoc::set(bValue, xChanges);
+            break;
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::DocWarnCreatePdf:
+             officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::WarnCreatePDF::set(bValue, xChanges);
+            break;
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::DocWarnRemovePersonalInfo:
+             officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::RemovePersonalInfoOnSaving::set(bValue, xChanges);
+            break;
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::DocWarnRecommendPassword:
+             officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::RecommendPasswordProtection::set(bValue, xChanges);
+            break;
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::CtrlClickHyperlink:
+             officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::HyperlinksWithCtrlClick::set(bValue, xChanges);
+            break;
+        case SvtSecurityOptions::EOption::BlockUntrustedRefererLinks:
+             officecfg::Office::Common::Security::Scripting::BlockUntrustedRefererLinks::set(bValue, xChanges);
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            assert(false);
+    }
+    xChanges->commit();
+}
+
+} // namespace SvtSecurityOptions
+
+
+// map personal info strings to 1, 2, ... to remove personal info
+size_t SvtSecurityMapPersonalInfo::GetInfoID( const OUString sPersonalInfo )
+{
+    auto aIter = aInfoIDs.find( sPersonalInfo );
+    if ( aIter == aInfoIDs.end() )
+    {
+        size_t nNewID = aInfoIDs.size() + 1;
+        aInfoIDs[sPersonalInfo] = nNewID;
+        return nNewID;
+    }
+
+    return aIter->second;
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/syslocaleoptions.cxx b/unotools/source/config/syslocaleoptions.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f08202a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/syslocaleoptions.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,708 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
+#include <sal/log.hxx>
+#include <i18nlangtag/mslangid.hxx>
+#include <i18nlangtag/languagetag.hxx>
+#include <tools/debug.hxx>
+#include <tools/link.hxx>
+#include <unotools/syslocaleoptions.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configmgr.hxx>
+#include <unotools/configitem.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Any.hxx>
+
+#include "itemholder1.hxx"
+
+#define CFG_READONLY_DEFAULT    false
+
+using namespace osl;
+using namespace utl;
+using namespace com::sun::star::uno;
+using namespace com::sun::star::lang;
+
+namespace
+{
+    std::weak_ptr<SvtSysLocaleOptions_Impl> g_pSysLocaleOptions;
+    Link<LinkParamNone*,void> g_CurrencyChangeLink;
+
+Mutex& GetMutex()
+{
+    // #i77768# Due to a static reference in the toolkit lib
+    // we need a mutex that lives longer than the svl library.
+    // Otherwise the dtor would use a destructed mutex!!
+    static Mutex* persistentMutex(new Mutex);
+
+    return *persistentMutex;
+}
+
+}
+
+class SvtSysLocaleOptions_Impl : public utl::ConfigItem
+{
+        LanguageTag             m_aRealLocale;
+        LanguageTag             m_aRealUILocale;
+        OUString                m_aLocaleString;    // en-US or de-DE or empty for SYSTEM
+        OUString                m_aUILocaleString;    // en-US or de-DE or empty for SYSTEM
+        OUString                m_aCurrencyString;  // USD-en-US or EUR-de-DE
+        OUString                m_aDatePatternsString;  // "Y-M-D;M-D"
+        bool                    m_bDecimalSeparator; //use decimal separator same as locale
+        bool                    m_bIgnoreLanguageChange; //OS language change doesn't affect LO document language
+
+        bool                    m_bROLocale;
+        bool                    m_bROUILocale;
+        bool                    m_bROCurrency;
+        bool                    m_bRODatePatterns;
+        bool                    m_bRODecimalSeparator;
+        bool                    m_bROIgnoreLanguageChange;
+
+        static Sequence<OUString>  GetPropertyNames();
+        void                    MakeRealLocale();
+        void                    MakeRealUILocale();
+
+    virtual void                ImplCommit() override;
+
+public:
+                                SvtSysLocaleOptions_Impl();
+    virtual                     ~SvtSysLocaleOptions_Impl() override;
+
+    virtual void                Notify( const css::uno::Sequence< OUString >& aPropertyNames ) override;
+
+            const OUString&     GetLocaleString() const
+                                    { return m_aLocaleString; }
+            void                SetLocaleString( const OUString& rStr );
+
+            void                SetUILocaleString( const OUString& rStr );
+
+            const OUString&     GetCurrencyString() const
+                                    { return m_aCurrencyString; }
+            void                SetCurrencyString( const OUString& rStr );
+
+            const OUString&     GetDatePatternsString() const
+                                    { return m_aDatePatternsString; }
+            void                SetDatePatternsString( const OUString& rStr );
+
+            bool                IsDecimalSeparatorAsLocale() const { return m_bDecimalSeparator;}
+            void                SetDecimalSeparatorAsLocale( bool bSet);
+
+            bool                IsIgnoreLanguageChange() const { return m_bIgnoreLanguageChange;}
+            void                SetIgnoreLanguageChange( bool bSet);
+
+            bool                IsReadOnly( SvtSysLocaleOptions::EOption eOption ) const;
+            const LanguageTag&  GetRealLocale() const { return m_aRealLocale; }
+            const LanguageTag&  GetRealUILocale() const { return m_aRealUILocale; }
+};
+
+constexpr OUStringLiteral ROOTNODE_SYSLOCALE = u"Setup/L10N";
+
+constexpr OUStringLiteral PROPERTYNAME_LOCALE = u"ooSetupSystemLocale";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral PROPERTYNAME_UILOCALE = u"ooLocale";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral PROPERTYNAME_CURRENCY = u"ooSetupCurrency";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral PROPERTYNAME_DECIMALSEPARATOR = u"DecimalSeparatorAsLocale";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral PROPERTYNAME_DATEPATTERNS = u"DateAcceptancePatterns";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral PROPERTYNAME_IGNORELANGCHANGE = u"IgnoreLanguageChange";
+
+#define PROPERTYHANDLE_LOCALE           0
+#define PROPERTYHANDLE_UILOCALE         1
+#define PROPERTYHANDLE_CURRENCY         2
+#define PROPERTYHANDLE_DECIMALSEPARATOR 3
+#define PROPERTYHANDLE_DATEPATTERNS     4
+#define PROPERTYHANDLE_IGNORELANGCHANGE 5
+
+Sequence< OUString > SvtSysLocaleOptions_Impl::GetPropertyNames()
+{
+    return Sequence< OUString >
+    {
+        PROPERTYNAME_LOCALE,
+        PROPERTYNAME_UILOCALE,
+        PROPERTYNAME_CURRENCY,
+        PROPERTYNAME_DECIMALSEPARATOR,
+        PROPERTYNAME_DATEPATTERNS,
+        PROPERTYNAME_IGNORELANGCHANGE
+    };
+}
+
+SvtSysLocaleOptions_Impl::SvtSysLocaleOptions_Impl()
+    : ConfigItem( ROOTNODE_SYSLOCALE )
+    , m_aRealLocale( LANGUAGE_SYSTEM)
+    , m_aRealUILocale( LANGUAGE_SYSTEM)
+    , m_bDecimalSeparator( true )
+    , m_bIgnoreLanguageChange( false)
+    , m_bROLocale(CFG_READONLY_DEFAULT)
+    , m_bROUILocale(CFG_READONLY_DEFAULT)
+    , m_bROCurrency(CFG_READONLY_DEFAULT)
+    , m_bRODatePatterns(CFG_READONLY_DEFAULT)
+    , m_bRODecimalSeparator(false)
+    , m_bROIgnoreLanguageChange(false)
+
+{
+    const Sequence< OUString > aNames = GetPropertyNames();
+    Sequence< Any > aValues = GetProperties( aNames );
+    Sequence< sal_Bool > aROStates = GetReadOnlyStates( aNames );
+    const Any* pValues = aValues.getConstArray();
+    const sal_Bool* pROStates = aROStates.getConstArray();
+    DBG_ASSERT( aValues.getLength() == aNames.getLength(), "GetProperties failed" );
+    DBG_ASSERT( aROStates.getLength() == aNames.getLength(), "GetReadOnlyStates failed" );
+    if ( aValues.getLength() == aNames.getLength() && aROStates.getLength() == aNames.getLength() )
+    {
+        for ( sal_Int32 nProp = 0; nProp < aNames.getLength(); nProp++ )
+        {
+            if ( pValues[nProp].hasValue() )
+            {
+                switch ( nProp )
+                {
+                case PROPERTYHANDLE_LOCALE :
+                    {
+                        OUString aStr;
+                        if ( pValues[nProp] >>= aStr )
+                            m_aLocaleString = aStr;
+                        else
+                        {
+                            SAL_WARN( "unotools.config", "Wrong property type!" );
+                        }
+                        m_bROLocale = pROStates[nProp];
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case PROPERTYHANDLE_UILOCALE :
+                    {
+                        OUString aStr;
+                        if ( pValues[nProp] >>= aStr )
+                            m_aUILocaleString = aStr;
+                        else
+                        {
+                            SAL_WARN( "unotools.config", "Wrong property type!" );
+                        }
+                        m_bROUILocale = pROStates[nProp];
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case PROPERTYHANDLE_CURRENCY :
+                    {
+                        OUString aStr;
+                        if ( pValues[nProp] >>= aStr )
+                            m_aCurrencyString = aStr;
+                        else
+                        {
+                            SAL_WARN( "unotools.config", "Wrong property type!" );
+                        }
+                        m_bROCurrency = pROStates[nProp];
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case  PROPERTYHANDLE_DECIMALSEPARATOR:
+                    {
+                        bool bValue = false;
+                        if ( pValues[nProp] >>= bValue )
+                            m_bDecimalSeparator = bValue;
+                        else
+                        {
+                            SAL_WARN( "unotools.config", "Wrong property type!" );
+                        }
+                        m_bRODecimalSeparator = pROStates[nProp];
+                        }
+                    break;
+                case PROPERTYHANDLE_DATEPATTERNS :
+                    {
+                        OUString aStr;
+                        if ( pValues[nProp] >>= aStr )
+                            m_aDatePatternsString = aStr;
+                        else
+                        {
+                            SAL_WARN( "unotools.config", "Wrong property type!" );
+                        }
+                        m_bRODatePatterns = pROStates[nProp];
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case PROPERTYHANDLE_IGNORELANGCHANGE :
+                    {
+                        bool bValue = false;
+                        if ( pValues[nProp] >>= bValue )
+                            m_bIgnoreLanguageChange = bValue;
+                        else
+                        {
+                            SAL_WARN( "unotools.config", "Wrong property type!" );
+                        }
+                        m_bROIgnoreLanguageChange = pROStates[nProp];
+                    }
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    SAL_WARN( "unotools.config", "Wrong property type!" );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    EnableNotification( aNames );
+
+    MakeRealLocale();
+    MakeRealUILocale();
+}
+
+SvtSysLocaleOptions_Impl::~SvtSysLocaleOptions_Impl()
+{
+    assert(!IsModified()); // should have been committed
+}
+
+void SvtSysLocaleOptions_Impl::MakeRealLocale()
+{
+    if (m_aLocaleString.isEmpty())
+    {
+        LanguageType nLang = MsLangId::getConfiguredSystemLanguage();
+        m_aRealLocale.reset( nLang).makeFallback();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        m_aRealLocale.reset( m_aLocaleString).makeFallback();
+    }
+}
+
+void SvtSysLocaleOptions_Impl::MakeRealUILocale()
+{
+    if (m_aUILocaleString.isEmpty())
+    {
+        LanguageType nLang = MsLangId::getConfiguredSystemUILanguage();
+        m_aRealUILocale.reset( nLang).makeFallback();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        m_aRealUILocale.reset( m_aUILocaleString).makeFallback();
+    }
+}
+
+bool SvtSysLocaleOptions_Impl::IsReadOnly( SvtSysLocaleOptions::EOption eOption ) const
+{
+    bool bReadOnly = CFG_READONLY_DEFAULT;
+    switch(eOption)
+    {
+        case SvtSysLocaleOptions::EOption::Locale :
+            {
+                bReadOnly = m_bROLocale;
+                break;
+            }
+        case SvtSysLocaleOptions::EOption::Currency :
+            {
+                bReadOnly = m_bROCurrency;
+                break;
+            }
+        case SvtSysLocaleOptions::EOption::DatePatterns :
+            {
+                bReadOnly = m_bRODatePatterns;
+                break;
+            }
+    }
+    return bReadOnly;
+}
+
+void SvtSysLocaleOptions_Impl::ImplCommit()
+{
+    const Sequence< OUString > aOrgNames = GetPropertyNames();
+    sal_Int32 nOrgCount = aOrgNames.getLength();
+
+    Sequence< OUString > aNames( nOrgCount );
+    Sequence< Any > aValues( nOrgCount );
+
+    OUString* pNames = aNames.getArray();
+    Any* pValues = aValues.getArray();
+    sal_Int32 nRealCount = 0;
+
+    for ( sal_Int32 nProp = 0; nProp < nOrgCount; nProp++ )
+    {
+        switch ( nProp )
+        {
+            case PROPERTYHANDLE_LOCALE :
+                {
+                    if (!m_bROLocale)
+                    {
+                        pNames[nRealCount] = aOrgNames[nProp];
+                        pValues[nRealCount] <<= m_aLocaleString;
+                        ++nRealCount;
+                    }
+                }
+                break;
+            case PROPERTYHANDLE_UILOCALE :
+                {
+                    if (!m_bROUILocale)
+                    {
+                        pNames[nRealCount] = aOrgNames[nProp];
+                        pValues[nRealCount] <<= m_aUILocaleString;
+                        ++nRealCount;
+                    }
+                }
+                break;
+            case PROPERTYHANDLE_CURRENCY :
+                {
+                    if (!m_bROCurrency)
+                    {
+                        pNames[nRealCount] = aOrgNames[nProp];
+                        pValues[nRealCount] <<= m_aCurrencyString;
+                        ++nRealCount;
+                    }
+                }
+                break;
+            case PROPERTYHANDLE_DECIMALSEPARATOR:
+                if( !m_bRODecimalSeparator )
+                {
+                    pNames[nRealCount] = aOrgNames[nProp];
+                    pValues[nRealCount] <<= m_bDecimalSeparator;
+                    ++nRealCount;
+                }
+            break;
+            case PROPERTYHANDLE_DATEPATTERNS :
+                if (!m_bRODatePatterns)
+                {
+                    pNames[nRealCount] = aOrgNames[nProp];
+                    pValues[nRealCount] <<= m_aDatePatternsString;
+                    ++nRealCount;
+                }
+                break;
+            case PROPERTYHANDLE_IGNORELANGCHANGE :
+                if (!m_bROIgnoreLanguageChange)
+                {
+                    pNames[nRealCount] = aOrgNames[nProp];
+                    pValues[nRealCount] <<= m_bIgnoreLanguageChange;
+                    ++nRealCount;
+                }
+                break;
+            default:
+                SAL_WARN( "unotools.config", "invalid index to save a path" );
+        }
+    }
+    aNames.realloc(nRealCount);
+    aValues.realloc(nRealCount);
+    PutProperties( aNames, aValues );
+}
+
+void SvtSysLocaleOptions_Impl::SetLocaleString( const OUString& rStr )
+{
+    ConfigurationHints nHint = ConfigurationHints::Locale;
+    {
+        MutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
+        if (m_bROLocale || rStr == m_aLocaleString )
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+        m_aLocaleString = rStr;
+        MakeRealLocale();
+        LanguageTag::setConfiguredSystemLanguage( m_aRealLocale.getLanguageType() );
+        SetModified();
+        if ( m_aCurrencyString.isEmpty() )
+            nHint |= ConfigurationHints::Currency;
+    }
+    NotifyListeners( nHint );
+}
+
+void SvtSysLocaleOptions_Impl::SetUILocaleString( const OUString& rStr )
+{
+    {
+        MutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
+        if (m_bROUILocale || rStr == m_aUILocaleString )
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+        m_aUILocaleString = rStr;
+
+        // as we can't switch UILocale at runtime, we only store changes in the configuration
+        MakeRealUILocale();
+        SetModified();
+    }
+    NotifyListeners( ConfigurationHints::UiLocale );
+}
+
+void SvtSysLocaleOptions_Impl::SetCurrencyString( const OUString& rStr )
+{
+    {
+        MutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
+        if (m_bROCurrency || rStr == m_aCurrencyString )
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+        m_aCurrencyString = rStr;
+        SetModified();
+    }
+    NotifyListeners( ConfigurationHints::Currency );
+}
+
+void SvtSysLocaleOptions_Impl::SetDatePatternsString( const OUString& rStr )
+{
+    {
+        MutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
+        if (m_bRODatePatterns || rStr == m_aDatePatternsString )
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+        m_aDatePatternsString = rStr;
+        SetModified();
+    }
+    NotifyListeners( ConfigurationHints::DatePatterns );
+}
+
+void SvtSysLocaleOptions_Impl::SetDecimalSeparatorAsLocale( bool bSet)
+{
+    {
+        MutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
+        if(bSet == m_bDecimalSeparator)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+        m_bDecimalSeparator = bSet;
+        SetModified();
+    }
+    NotifyListeners( ConfigurationHints::DecSep );
+}
+
+void SvtSysLocaleOptions_Impl::SetIgnoreLanguageChange( bool bSet)
+{
+    {
+        MutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
+        if(bSet == m_bIgnoreLanguageChange)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+        m_bIgnoreLanguageChange = bSet;
+        SetModified();
+    }
+    NotifyListeners( ConfigurationHints::IgnoreLang );
+}
+
+void SvtSysLocaleOptions_Impl::Notify( const Sequence< OUString >& seqPropertyNames )
+{
+    ConfigurationHints nHint = ConfigurationHints::NONE;
+    Sequence< Any > seqValues = GetProperties( seqPropertyNames );
+    Sequence< sal_Bool > seqROStates = GetReadOnlyStates( seqPropertyNames );
+    sal_Int32 nCount = seqPropertyNames.getLength();
+    for( sal_Int32 nProp = 0; nProp < nCount; ++nProp )
+    {
+        if( seqPropertyNames[nProp] == PROPERTYNAME_LOCALE )
+        {
+            DBG_ASSERT( seqValues[nProp].getValueTypeClass() == TypeClass_STRING, "Locale property type" );
+            seqValues[nProp] >>= m_aLocaleString;
+            m_bROLocale = seqROStates[nProp];
+            nHint |= ConfigurationHints::Locale;
+            if ( m_aCurrencyString.isEmpty() )
+                nHint |= ConfigurationHints::Currency;
+            MakeRealLocale();
+        }
+        if( seqPropertyNames[nProp] == PROPERTYNAME_UILOCALE )
+        {
+            DBG_ASSERT( seqValues[nProp].getValueTypeClass() == TypeClass_STRING, "Locale property type" );
+            seqValues[nProp] >>= m_aUILocaleString;
+            m_bROUILocale = seqROStates[nProp];
+            nHint |= ConfigurationHints::UiLocale;
+            MakeRealUILocale();
+        }
+        else if( seqPropertyNames[nProp] == PROPERTYNAME_CURRENCY )
+        {
+            DBG_ASSERT( seqValues[nProp].getValueTypeClass() == TypeClass_STRING, "Currency property type" );
+            seqValues[nProp] >>= m_aCurrencyString;
+            m_bROCurrency = seqROStates[nProp];
+            nHint |= ConfigurationHints::Currency;
+        }
+        else if( seqPropertyNames[nProp] == PROPERTYNAME_DECIMALSEPARATOR )
+        {
+            seqValues[nProp] >>= m_bDecimalSeparator;
+            m_bRODecimalSeparator = seqROStates[nProp];
+        }
+        else if( seqPropertyNames[nProp] == PROPERTYNAME_IGNORELANGCHANGE )
+        {
+            seqValues[nProp] >>= m_bIgnoreLanguageChange;
+            m_bROIgnoreLanguageChange = seqROStates[nProp];
+        }
+        else if( seqPropertyNames[nProp] == PROPERTYNAME_DATEPATTERNS )
+        {
+            DBG_ASSERT( seqValues[nProp].getValueTypeClass() == TypeClass_STRING, "DatePatterns property type" );
+            seqValues[nProp] >>= m_aDatePatternsString;
+            m_bRODatePatterns = seqROStates[nProp];
+            nHint |= ConfigurationHints::DatePatterns;
+        }
+    }
+    if ( nHint != ConfigurationHints::NONE )
+        NotifyListeners( nHint );
+}
+
+SvtSysLocaleOptions::SvtSysLocaleOptions()
+{
+    MutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
+    pImpl = g_pSysLocaleOptions.lock();
+    if ( !pImpl )
+    {
+        pImpl = std::make_shared<SvtSysLocaleOptions_Impl>();
+        g_pSysLocaleOptions = pImpl;
+        if (!utl::ConfigManager::IsFuzzing())
+            ItemHolder1::holdConfigItem(EItem::SysLocaleOptions);
+    }
+    pImpl->AddListener(this);
+}
+
+SvtSysLocaleOptions::~SvtSysLocaleOptions()
+{
+    MutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
+    pImpl->RemoveListener(this);
+    pImpl.reset();
+}
+
+bool SvtSysLocaleOptions::IsModified() const
+{
+    MutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
+    return pImpl->IsModified();
+}
+
+void SvtSysLocaleOptions::Commit()
+{
+    MutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
+    pImpl->Commit();
+}
+
+void SvtSysLocaleOptions::BlockBroadcasts( bool bBlock )
+{
+    MutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
+    pImpl->BlockBroadcasts( bBlock );
+}
+
+void SvtSysLocaleOptions::SetLocaleConfigString( const OUString& rStr )
+{
+    pImpl->SetLocaleString( rStr );
+}
+
+void SvtSysLocaleOptions::SetUILocaleConfigString( const OUString& rStr )
+{
+    pImpl->SetUILocaleString( rStr );
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtSysLocaleOptions::GetCurrencyConfigString() const
+{
+    MutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
+    return pImpl->GetCurrencyString();
+}
+
+void SvtSysLocaleOptions::SetCurrencyConfigString( const OUString& rStr )
+{
+    pImpl->SetCurrencyString( rStr );
+}
+
+const OUString& SvtSysLocaleOptions::GetDatePatternsConfigString() const
+{
+    MutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
+    return pImpl->GetDatePatternsString();
+}
+
+void SvtSysLocaleOptions::SetDatePatternsConfigString( const OUString& rStr )
+{
+    pImpl->SetDatePatternsString( rStr );
+}
+
+bool SvtSysLocaleOptions::IsDecimalSeparatorAsLocale() const
+{
+    MutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
+    return pImpl->IsDecimalSeparatorAsLocale();
+}
+
+void SvtSysLocaleOptions::SetDecimalSeparatorAsLocale( bool bSet)
+{
+    pImpl->SetDecimalSeparatorAsLocale(bSet);
+}
+
+bool SvtSysLocaleOptions::IsIgnoreLanguageChange() const
+{
+    MutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
+    return pImpl->IsIgnoreLanguageChange();
+}
+
+void SvtSysLocaleOptions::SetIgnoreLanguageChange( bool bSet)
+{
+    pImpl->SetIgnoreLanguageChange(bSet);
+}
+
+bool SvtSysLocaleOptions::IsReadOnly( EOption eOption ) const
+{
+    MutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
+    return pImpl->IsReadOnly( eOption );
+}
+
+// static
+void SvtSysLocaleOptions::GetCurrencyAbbrevAndLanguage( OUString& rAbbrev,
+                                                        LanguageType& eLang,
+                                                        const OUString& rConfigString )
+{
+    sal_Int32 nDelim = rConfigString.indexOf( '-' );
+    if ( nDelim >= 0 )
+    {
+        rAbbrev = rConfigString.copy( 0, nDelim );
+        OUString aIsoStr( rConfigString.copy( nDelim+1 ) );
+        eLang = LanguageTag::convertToLanguageTypeWithFallback( aIsoStr );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        rAbbrev = rConfigString;
+        eLang = (rAbbrev.isEmpty() ? LANGUAGE_SYSTEM : LANGUAGE_NONE);
+    }
+}
+
+// static
+OUString SvtSysLocaleOptions::CreateCurrencyConfigString(
+        const OUString& rAbbrev, LanguageType eLang )
+{
+    OUString aIsoStr( LanguageTag::convertToBcp47( eLang ) );
+    if ( !aIsoStr.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        return rAbbrev + "-" + aIsoStr;
+    }
+    else
+        return rAbbrev;
+}
+
+// static
+void SvtSysLocaleOptions::SetCurrencyChangeLink( const Link<LinkParamNone*,void>& rLink )
+{
+    MutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
+    DBG_ASSERT( !g_CurrencyChangeLink.IsSet(), "SvtSysLocaleOptions::SetCurrencyChangeLink: already set" );
+    g_CurrencyChangeLink = rLink;
+}
+
+// static
+const Link<LinkParamNone*,void>& SvtSysLocaleOptions::GetCurrencyChangeLink()
+{
+    MutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
+    return g_CurrencyChangeLink;
+}
+
+void SvtSysLocaleOptions::ConfigurationChanged( utl::ConfigurationBroadcaster* p, ConfigurationHints nHint  )
+{
+    if ( nHint & ConfigurationHints::Currency )
+    {
+        const Link<LinkParamNone*,void>& rLink = GetCurrencyChangeLink();
+        rLink.Call( nullptr );
+    }
+
+    ::utl::detail::Options::ConfigurationChanged( p, nHint );
+}
+
+LanguageTag SvtSysLocaleOptions::GetLanguageTag() const
+{
+    MutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
+    return LanguageTag( pImpl->GetLocaleString() );
+}
+
+const LanguageTag & SvtSysLocaleOptions::GetRealLanguageTag() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetRealLocale();
+}
+
+const LanguageTag & SvtSysLocaleOptions::GetRealUILanguageTag() const
+{
+    return pImpl->GetRealUILocale();
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/useroptions.cxx b/unotools/source/config/useroptions.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb8b24d9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/useroptions.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,346 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <sal/config.h>
+
+#include <unotools/useroptions.hxx>
+#include <unotools/syslocale.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Any.hxx>
+#include "itemholder1.hxx"
+
+#include <cppuhelper/implbase.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/Property.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/PropertyAttribute.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/container/XNameAccess.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/util/XChangesListener.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/util/XChangesNotifier.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/util/ChangesEvent.hpp>
+#include <comphelper/configurationhelper.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/processfactory.hxx>
+#include <i18nlangtag/mslangid.hxx>
+#include <i18nlangtag/languagetag.hxx>
+#include <o3tl/enumarray.hxx>
+#include <o3tl/string_view.hxx>
+#include <tools/diagnose_ex.h>
+
+using namespace utl;
+using namespace com::sun::star;
+
+// vOptionNames[] -- names of the user option entries
+// The order must correspond to the enum class UserOptToken in useroptions.hxx.
+static o3tl::enumarray<UserOptToken, char const *> vOptionNames = {
+    "l",                         // UserOptToken::City
+    "o",                         // UserOptToken::Company
+    "c",                         // UserOptToken::Country
+    "mail",                      // UserOptToken::Email
+    "facsimiletelephonenumber",  // UserOptToken::Fax
+    "givenname",                 // UserOptToken::FirstName
+    "sn",                        // UserOptToken::LastName
+    "position",                  // UserOptToken::Position
+    "st",                        // UserOptToken::State
+    "street",                    // UserOptToken::Street
+    "homephone",                 // UserOptToken::TelephoneHome
+    "telephonenumber",           // UserOptToken::TelephoneWork
+    "title",                     // UserOptToken::Title
+    "initials",                  // UserOptToken::ID
+    "postalcode",                // UserOptToken::Zip
+    "fathersname",               // UserOptToken::FathersName
+    "apartment",                 // UserOptToken::Apartment
+    "signingkey",                // UserOptToken::SigningKey
+    "encryptionkey",             // UserOptToken::EncryptionKey
+    "encrypttoself"              // UserOptToken::EncryptToSelf
+};
+
+std::weak_ptr<SvtUserOptions::Impl> SvtUserOptions::xSharedImpl;
+
+class SvtUserOptions::ChangeListener : public cppu::WeakImplHelper<util::XChangesListener>
+{
+public:
+    explicit ChangeListener (Impl& rParent): m_rParent(rParent) { }
+
+    // XChangesListener
+    virtual void SAL_CALL changesOccurred (util::ChangesEvent const& Event) override;
+    // XEventListener
+    virtual void SAL_CALL disposing (lang::EventObject const& Source) override;
+
+private:
+    Impl& m_rParent;
+};
+
+class SvtUserOptions::Impl : public utl::ConfigurationBroadcaster
+{
+public:
+    Impl ();
+
+    OUString GetFullName () const;
+
+    bool IsTokenReadonly (UserOptToken nToken) const;
+    OUString GetToken (UserOptToken nToken) const;
+    void     SetToken (UserOptToken nToken, OUString const& rNewToken);
+    bool     GetBoolValue (UserOptToken nToken) const;
+    void     SetBoolValue (UserOptToken nToken, bool bNewValue);
+    void     Notify ();
+
+private:
+    uno::Reference<util::XChangesListener> m_xChangeListener;
+    uno::Reference<container::XNameAccess> m_xCfg;
+    uno::Reference<beans::XPropertySet>    m_xData;
+
+    template < typename ValueType >
+    ValueType GetValue_Impl( UserOptToken nToken ) const;
+    template < typename ValueType >
+    void SetValue_Impl( UserOptToken nToken, ValueType const& rNewValue );
+};
+
+void SvtUserOptions::ChangeListener::changesOccurred (util::ChangesEvent const& rEvent)
+{
+    if (rEvent.Changes.hasElements())
+        m_rParent.Notify();
+}
+
+void SvtUserOptions::ChangeListener::disposing (lang::EventObject const& rSource)
+{
+    try
+    {
+        uno::Reference<util::XChangesNotifier> xChgNot(rSource.Source, uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW);
+        xChgNot->removeChangesListener(this);
+    }
+    catch (uno::Exception&)
+    {
+    }
+}
+
+SvtUserOptions::Impl::Impl() :
+    m_xChangeListener( new ChangeListener(*this) )
+{
+    try
+    {
+        m_xCfg.set(
+            comphelper::ConfigurationHelper::openConfig(
+                comphelper::getProcessComponentContext(),
+                "org.openoffice.UserProfile/Data",
+                comphelper::EConfigurationModes::Standard
+            ),
+            uno::UNO_QUERY
+        );
+
+        m_xData.set(m_xCfg, uno::UNO_QUERY);
+        uno::Reference<util::XChangesNotifier> xChgNot(m_xCfg, uno::UNO_QUERY);
+        try
+        {
+            xChgNot->addChangesListener(m_xChangeListener);
+        }
+        catch (uno::RuntimeException&)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+    catch (uno::Exception const&)
+    {
+        DBG_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION("unotools.config");
+        m_xCfg.clear();
+    }
+}
+
+template < typename ValueType >
+ValueType SvtUserOptions::Impl::GetValue_Impl (UserOptToken nToken) const
+{
+    ValueType sToken = ValueType();
+    try
+    {
+        if (m_xData.is())
+            m_xData->getPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii(vOptionNames[nToken])) >>= sToken;
+    }
+    catch (uno::Exception const&)
+    {
+        DBG_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION("unotools.config");
+    }
+    return sToken;
+}
+
+template < typename ValueType >
+void SvtUserOptions::Impl::SetValue_Impl (UserOptToken nToken, ValueType const& sToken)
+{
+    try
+    {
+        if (m_xData.is())
+             m_xData->setPropertyValue(OUString::createFromAscii(vOptionNames[nToken]), uno::Any(sToken));
+        comphelper::ConfigurationHelper::flush(m_xCfg);
+    }
+    catch (uno::Exception const&)
+    {
+        DBG_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION("unotools.config");
+    }
+}
+
+OUString SvtUserOptions::Impl::GetToken (UserOptToken nToken) const
+{
+    return GetValue_Impl<OUString>( nToken );
+}
+
+void SvtUserOptions::Impl::SetToken (UserOptToken nToken, OUString const& sToken)
+{
+    SetValue_Impl<OUString>( nToken, sToken );
+}
+
+bool SvtUserOptions::Impl::GetBoolValue (UserOptToken nToken) const
+{
+    return GetValue_Impl<bool>( nToken );
+}
+
+void SvtUserOptions::Impl::SetBoolValue (UserOptToken nToken, bool bNewValue)
+{
+    SetValue_Impl<bool>( nToken, bNewValue );
+}
+
+OUString SvtUserOptions::Impl::GetFullName () const
+{
+    OUString sFullName;
+    LanguageType const eLang = SvtSysLocale().GetUILanguageTag().getLanguageType();
+    if (eLang == LANGUAGE_RUSSIAN)
+    {
+        sFullName = GetToken(UserOptToken::FirstName).trim();
+        if (!sFullName.isEmpty())
+            sFullName += " ";
+        sFullName += o3tl::trim(GetToken(UserOptToken::FathersName));
+        if (!sFullName.isEmpty())
+            sFullName += " ";
+        sFullName += o3tl::trim(GetToken(UserOptToken::LastName));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        if (MsLangId::isFamilyNameFirst(eLang))
+        {
+            sFullName = GetToken(UserOptToken::LastName).trim();
+            if (!sFullName.isEmpty())
+                sFullName += " ";
+            sFullName += o3tl::trim(GetToken(UserOptToken::FirstName));
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            sFullName = GetToken(UserOptToken::FirstName).trim();
+            if (!sFullName.isEmpty())
+                sFullName += " ";
+            sFullName += o3tl::trim(GetToken(UserOptToken::LastName));
+        }
+    }
+    sFullName = sFullName.trim();
+
+    return sFullName;
+}
+
+void SvtUserOptions::Impl::Notify ()
+{
+    NotifyListeners(ConfigurationHints::NONE);
+}
+
+bool SvtUserOptions::Impl::IsTokenReadonly (UserOptToken nToken) const
+{
+    uno::Reference<beans::XPropertySet> xData(m_xCfg, uno::UNO_QUERY);
+    uno::Reference<beans::XPropertySetInfo> xInfo = xData->getPropertySetInfo();
+    beans::Property aProp = xInfo->getPropertyByName(OUString::createFromAscii(vOptionNames[nToken]));
+    return ((aProp.Attributes & beans::PropertyAttribute::READONLY) ==
+            beans::PropertyAttribute::READONLY);
+}
+
+static std::recursive_mutex& GetInitMutex()
+{
+    static std::recursive_mutex gMutex;
+    return gMutex;
+}
+
+
+SvtUserOptions::SvtUserOptions ()
+{
+    // Global access, must be guarded (multithreading)
+    std::unique_lock aGuard(GetInitMutex());
+
+    xImpl = xSharedImpl.lock();
+    if (!xImpl)
+    {
+        xImpl = std::make_shared<Impl>();
+        xSharedImpl = xImpl;
+        aGuard.unlock(); // because holdConfigItem will call this constructor
+        ItemHolder1::holdConfigItem(EItem::UserOptions);
+    }
+    xImpl->AddListener(this);
+}
+
+SvtUserOptions::~SvtUserOptions()
+{
+    // Global access, must be guarded (multithreading)
+    std::unique_lock aGuard( GetInitMutex() );
+    xImpl->RemoveListener(this);
+}
+
+OUString SvtUserOptions::GetCompany        () const { return GetToken(UserOptToken::Company); }
+OUString SvtUserOptions::GetFirstName      () const { return GetToken(UserOptToken::FirstName); }
+OUString SvtUserOptions::GetLastName       () const { return GetToken(UserOptToken::LastName); }
+OUString SvtUserOptions::GetID             () const { return GetToken(UserOptToken::ID); }
+OUString SvtUserOptions::GetStreet         () const { return GetToken(UserOptToken::Street); }
+OUString SvtUserOptions::GetCity           () const { return GetToken(UserOptToken::City); }
+OUString SvtUserOptions::GetState          () const { return GetToken(UserOptToken::State); }
+OUString SvtUserOptions::GetZip            () const { return GetToken(UserOptToken::Zip); }
+OUString SvtUserOptions::GetCountry        () const { return GetToken(UserOptToken::Country); }
+OUString SvtUserOptions::GetPosition       () const { return GetToken(UserOptToken::Position); }
+OUString SvtUserOptions::GetTitle          () const { return GetToken(UserOptToken::Title); }
+OUString SvtUserOptions::GetTelephoneHome  () const { return GetToken(UserOptToken::TelephoneHome); }
+OUString SvtUserOptions::GetTelephoneWork  () const { return GetToken(UserOptToken::TelephoneWork); }
+OUString SvtUserOptions::GetFax            () const { return GetToken(UserOptToken::Fax); }
+OUString SvtUserOptions::GetEmail          () const { return GetToken(UserOptToken::Email); }
+OUString SvtUserOptions::GetSigningKey     () const { return GetToken(UserOptToken::SigningKey); }
+OUString SvtUserOptions::GetEncryptionKey  () const { return GetToken(UserOptToken::EncryptionKey); }
+
+bool SvtUserOptions::IsTokenReadonly (UserOptToken nToken) const
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard(GetInitMutex());
+    return xImpl->IsTokenReadonly(nToken);
+}
+
+OUString SvtUserOptions::GetToken (UserOptToken nToken) const
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard(GetInitMutex());
+    return xImpl->GetToken(nToken);
+}
+
+void SvtUserOptions::SetToken (UserOptToken nToken, OUString const& rNewToken)
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard(GetInitMutex());
+    xImpl->SetToken(nToken, rNewToken);
+}
+
+void SvtUserOptions::SetBoolValue (UserOptToken nToken, bool bNewValue)
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard(GetInitMutex());
+    xImpl->SetBoolValue(nToken, bNewValue);
+}
+
+bool SvtUserOptions::GetEncryptToSelf() const
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard(GetInitMutex());
+    return xImpl->GetBoolValue(UserOptToken::EncryptToSelf);
+}
+
+OUString SvtUserOptions::GetFullName () const
+{
+    std::unique_lock aGuard(GetInitMutex());
+    return xImpl->GetFullName();
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */
diff --git a/unotools/source/config/viewoptions.cxx b/unotools/source/config/viewoptions.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..173ccdc10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unotools/source/config/viewoptions.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,450 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/*
+ * This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice:
+ *
+ *   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ *   contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed
+ *   with this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ *   ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache
+ *   License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file
+ *   except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
+ */
+
+#include <unotools/viewoptions.hxx>
+#include <com/sun/star/uno/Any.hxx>
+
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/NamedValue.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/container/XNameContainer.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/container/XNameAccess.hpp>
+#include <com/sun/star/beans/XPropertySet.hpp>
+#include <unotools/configmgr.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/configurationhelper.hxx>
+#include <comphelper/processfactory.hxx>
+#include <utility>
+#include <tools/diagnose_ex.h>
+
+constexpr OUStringLiteral PACKAGE_VIEWS = u"org.openoffice.Office.Views";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral PROPERTY_WINDOWSTATE = u"WindowState";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral PROPERTY_PAGEID = u"PageID";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral PROPERTY_VISIBLE = u"Visible";
+constexpr OUStringLiteral PROPERTY_USERDATA = u"UserData";
+
+
+SvtViewOptions::SvtViewOptions( EViewType eType, OUString sViewName )
+    :   m_eViewType ( eType     )
+    ,   m_sViewName (std::move( sViewName ))
+{
+    (void)m_eViewType; // so the release build does not complain, since we only use it in assert
+    // we must know, which view type we must support
+    switch( eType )
+    {
+        case EViewType::Dialog: m_sListName = "Dialogs"; break;
+        case EViewType::TabDialog: m_sListName = "TabDialogs"; break;
+        case EViewType::TabPage: m_sListName = "TabPages"; break;
+        case EViewType::Window: m_sListName = "Windows"; break;
+        default: assert(false);
+    }
+    if (utl::ConfigManager::IsFuzzing())
+        return;
+
+    try
+    {
+        m_xRoot.set( ::comphelper::ConfigurationHelper::openConfig(
+                            ::comphelper::getProcessComponentContext(),
+                            PACKAGE_VIEWS,
+                            ::comphelper::EConfigurationModes::Standard),
+                     css::uno::UNO_QUERY);
+        if (m_xRoot.is())
+            m_xRoot->getByName(m_sListName) >>= m_xSet;
+    }
+    catch(const css::uno::Exception&)
+        {
+            TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools", "Unexpected exception");
+            m_xRoot.clear();
+            m_xSet.clear();
+        }
+}
+
+//  public method
+
+/*-************************************************************************************************************
+    @short          checks for already existing entries
+    @descr          If user don't know, if an entry already exist - he can get this information by calling this method.
+
+    @seealso        member m_aList
+
+    @param          "sName", name of entry to check exist state
+    @return         true , if item exist
+                    false, otherwise
+*//*-*************************************************************************************************************/
+bool SvtViewOptions::Exists() const
+{
+    bool bExists = false;
+
+    try
+    {
+        if (m_xSet.is())
+            bExists = m_xSet->hasByName(m_sViewName);
+    }
+    catch(const css::uno::Exception&)
+        {
+            TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools", "Unexpected exception");
+            bExists = false;
+        }
+
+    return bExists;
+}
+
+//  public method
+
+/*-************************************************************************************************************
+    @short          delete entry
+    @descr          Use it to delete set entry by given name.
+
+    @seealso        member m_aList
+
+    @param          "sName", name of entry to delete it
+*//*-*************************************************************************************************************/
+void SvtViewOptions::Delete()
+{
+    try
+    {
+        css::uno::Reference< css::container::XNameContainer > xSet(m_xSet, css::uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW);
+        xSet->removeByName(m_sViewName);
+        ::comphelper::ConfigurationHelper::flush(m_xRoot);
+    }
+    catch(const css::container::NoSuchElementException&)
+        { }
+    catch(const css::uno::Exception&)
+        {
+            TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools", "Unexpected exception");
+        }
+}
+
+//  public method
+
+/*-************************************************************************************************************
+    @short          read/write access to cache view items and her properties
+    @descr          Follow methods support read/write access to all cache view items.
+
+    @seealso        member m_sList
+*//*-*************************************************************************************************************/
+OUString SvtViewOptions::GetWindowState() const
+{
+    OUString sWindowState;
+    try
+    {
+        css::uno::Reference< css::beans::XPropertySet > xNode(
+            impl_getSetNode(m_sViewName, false),
+            css::uno::UNO_QUERY);
+        if (xNode.is())
+            xNode->getPropertyValue(PROPERTY_WINDOWSTATE) >>= sWindowState;
+    }
+    catch(const css::uno::Exception&)
+        {
+            TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools", "Unexpected exception");
+            sWindowState.clear();
+        }
+
+    return sWindowState;
+}
+
+
+//  public method
+
+/*-************************************************************************************************************
+    @short          ctor
+    @descr          We use it to open right configuration file and let configuration objects fill her caches.
+                    Then we read all existing entries from right list and cached it inside our object too.
+                    Normally we should enable notifications for changes on these values too ... but these feature
+                    isn't full implemented in the moment.
+
+    @seealso        baseclass ::utl::ConfigItem
+    @seealso        method Notify()
+*//*-*************************************************************************************************************/
+void SvtViewOptions::SetWindowState( const OUString& sState )
+{
+    try
+    {
+        css::uno::Reference< css::beans::XPropertySet > xNode(
+            impl_getSetNode(m_sViewName, true),
+            css::uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW);
+        xNode->setPropertyValue(PROPERTY_WINDOWSTATE, css::uno::Any(sState));
+        ::comphelper::ConfigurationHelper::flush(m_xRoot);
+    }
+    catch(const css::uno::Exception&)
+        {
+            TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools", "Unexpected exception");
+        }
+}
+
+//  public method
+
+OString SvtViewOptions::GetPageID() const
+{
+    // Safe impossible cases.
+    // These call isn't allowed for dialogs, tab-pages or windows!
+    assert( m_eViewType == EViewType::TabDialog && "SvtViewOptions::GetPageID()\nCall not allowed for Dialogs, TabPages or Windows! I do nothing!" );
+
+    OUString sID;
+    try
+    {
+        css::uno::Reference< css::beans::XPropertySet > xNode(
+            impl_getSetNode(m_sViewName, false),
+            css::uno::UNO_QUERY);
+        if (xNode.is())
+            xNode->getPropertyValue(PROPERTY_PAGEID) >>= sID;
+    }
+    catch(const css::uno::Exception&)
+        {
+            TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools", "Unexpected exception");
+        }
+
+    return sID.toUtf8();
+}
+
+
+//  public method
+
+void SvtViewOptions::SetPageID(std::string_view rID)
+{
+    // Safe impossible cases.
+    // These call isn't allowed for dialogs, tab-pages or windows!
+    assert( m_eViewType == EViewType::TabDialog && "SvtViewOptions::SetPageID()\nCall not allowed for Dialogs, TabPages or Windows! I do nothing!" );
+
+    try
+    {
+        css::uno::Reference< css::beans::XPropertySet > xNode(
+            impl_getSetNode(m_sViewName, true),
+            css::uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW);
+        xNode->setPropertyValue(PROPERTY_PAGEID, css::uno::Any(OUString::fromUtf8(rID)));
+        ::comphelper::ConfigurationHelper::flush(m_xRoot);
+    }
+    catch(const css::uno::Exception&)
+        {
+            TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools", "Unexpected exception");
+        }
+}
+
+
+//  public method
+
+bool SvtViewOptions::IsVisible() const
+{
+    // Safe impossible cases.
+    // These call isn't allowed for dialogs, tab-dialogs or tab-pages!
+    assert( m_eViewType == EViewType::Window && "SvtViewOptions::IsVisible()\nCall not allowed for Dialogs, TabDialogs or TabPages! I do nothing!" );
+
+    return GetVisible() == STATE_TRUE;
+}
+
+SvtViewOptions::State SvtViewOptions::GetVisible() const
+{
+    State eState = STATE_NONE;
+    try
+    {
+        css::uno::Reference< css::beans::XPropertySet > xNode(
+            impl_getSetNode(m_sViewName, false),
+            css::uno::UNO_QUERY);
+        if (xNode.is())
+        {
+            bool bVisible = false;
+            if (xNode->getPropertyValue(PROPERTY_VISIBLE) >>= bVisible)
+            {
+                eState = bVisible ? STATE_TRUE : STATE_FALSE;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    catch(const css::uno::Exception&)
+        {
+            TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools", "Unexpected exception");
+        }
+    return eState;
+}
+
+//  public method
+
+void SvtViewOptions::SetVisible( bool bVisible )
+{
+    // Safe impossible cases.
+    // These call isn't allowed for dialogs, tab-dialogs or tab-pages!
+    assert(m_eViewType == EViewType::Window && "SvtViewOptions::SetVisible()\nCall not allowed for Dialogs, TabDialogs or TabPages! I do nothing!" );
+
+    try
+    {
+        css::uno::Reference< css::beans::XPropertySet > xNode(
+            impl_getSetNode(m_sViewName, true),
+            css::uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW);
+        xNode->setPropertyValue(PROPERTY_VISIBLE, css::uno::Any(bVisible));
+        ::comphelper::ConfigurationHelper::flush(m_xRoot);
+    }
+    catch(const css::uno::Exception&)
+        {
+            TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools", "Unexpected exception");
+        }
+}
+
+//  public method
+
+bool SvtViewOptions::HasVisible() const
+{
+    // Safe impossible cases.
+    // These call isn't allowed for dialogs, tab-dialogs or tab-pages!
+    assert( m_eViewType == EViewType::Window && "SvtViewOptions::IsVisible()\nCall not allowed for Dialogs, TabDialogs or TabPages! I do nothing!" );
+
+    return GetVisible() != STATE_NONE;
+}
+
+css::uno::Sequence< css::beans::NamedValue > SvtViewOptions::GetUserData() const
+{
+    try
+    {
+        css::uno::Reference< css::container::XNameAccess > xNode(
+            impl_getSetNode(m_sViewName, false),
+            css::uno::UNO_QUERY); // no _THROW ! because we don't create missing items here. So we have to live with zero references .-)
+        css::uno::Reference< css::container::XNameAccess > xUserData;
+        if (xNode.is())
+            xNode->getByName(PROPERTY_USERDATA) >>= xUserData;
+        if (xUserData.is())
+        {
+            const css::uno::Sequence<OUString> lNames = xUserData->getElementNames();
+            sal_Int32 c = lNames.getLength();
+            css::uno::Sequence< css::beans::NamedValue > lUserData(c);
+
+            std::transform(lNames.begin(), lNames.end(), lUserData.getArray(),
+                [&xUserData](const OUString& rName) -> css::beans::NamedValue {
+                    return { rName, xUserData->getByName(rName) }; });
+
+            return lUserData;
+        }
+    }
+    catch(const css::uno::Exception&)
+        {
+            TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools", "Unexpected exception");
+        }
+
+    return css::uno::Sequence< css::beans::NamedValue >();
+}
+
+void SvtViewOptions::SetUserData( const css::uno::Sequence< css::beans::NamedValue >& lData )
+{
+    try
+    {
+        css::uno::Reference< css::container::XNameAccess > xNode(
+            impl_getSetNode(m_sViewName, true),
+            css::uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW);
+        css::uno::Reference< css::container::XNameContainer > xUserData;
+        xNode->getByName(PROPERTY_USERDATA) >>= xUserData;
+        if (xUserData.is())
+        {
+            for (const css::beans::NamedValue& rData : lData)
+            {
+                if (xUserData->hasByName(rData.Name))
+                    xUserData->replaceByName(rData.Name, rData.Value);
+                else
+                    xUserData->insertByName(rData.Name, rData.Value);
+            }
+        }
+        ::comphelper::ConfigurationHelper::flush(m_xRoot);
+    }
+    catch(const css::uno::Exception&)
+        {
+            TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools", "Unexpected exception");
+        }
+}
+
+css::uno::Any SvtViewOptions::GetUserItem( const OUString& sItemName ) const
+{
+    css::uno::Any aItem;
+    try
+    {
+        css::uno::Reference< css::container::XNameAccess > xNode(
+            impl_getSetNode(m_sViewName, false),
+            css::uno::UNO_QUERY);
+        css::uno::Reference< css::container::XNameAccess > xUserData;
+        if (xNode.is())
+            xNode->getByName(PROPERTY_USERDATA) >>= xUserData;
+        if (xUserData.is())
+            aItem = xUserData->getByName(sItemName);
+    }
+    catch(const css::container::NoSuchElementException&)
+        { aItem.clear(); }
+    catch(const css::uno::Exception&)
+        {
+            TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools", "Unexpected exception");
+            aItem.clear();
+        }
+
+    return aItem;
+}
+
+void SvtViewOptions::SetUserItem( const OUString& sItemName  ,
+                                  const css::uno::Any&   aValue )
+{
+    try
+    {
+        css::uno::Reference< css::container::XNameAccess > xNode(
+            impl_getSetNode(m_sViewName, true),
+            css::uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW);
+        css::uno::Reference< css::container::XNameContainer > xUserData;
+        xNode->getByName(PROPERTY_USERDATA) >>= xUserData;
+        if (xUserData.is())
+        {
+            if (xUserData->hasByName(sItemName))
+                xUserData->replaceByName(sItemName, aValue);
+            else
+                xUserData->insertByName(sItemName, aValue);
+        }
+        ::comphelper::ConfigurationHelper::flush(m_xRoot);
+    }
+    catch(const css::uno::Exception&)
+        {
+            TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools", "Unexpected exception");
+        }
+}
+
+
+
+/*-************************************************************************************************************
+    @short          create new set node with default values on disk
+    @descr          To create a new UserData item - the super node of these property must already exist!
+                    You can call this method to create these new entry with default values and change UserData then.
+
+    @seealso        method impl_writeDirectProp()
+
+    @param          "sNode", name of new entry
+*//*-*************************************************************************************************************/
+css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XInterface > SvtViewOptions::impl_getSetNode( const OUString& sNode           ,
+                                                                                            bool         bCreateIfMissing) const
+{
+    css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XInterface > xNode;
+
+    try
+    {
+        if (bCreateIfMissing)
+            xNode = ::comphelper::ConfigurationHelper::makeSureSetNodeExists(m_xRoot, m_sListName, sNode);
+        else
+        {
+            if (m_xSet.is() && m_xSet->hasByName(sNode) )
+                m_xSet->getByName(sNode) >>= xNode;
+        }
+    }
+    catch(const css::container::NoSuchElementException&)
+        { xNode.clear(); }
+    catch(const css::uno::Exception&)
+        {
+            TOOLS_WARN_EXCEPTION("unotools", "Unexpected exception");
+            xNode.clear();
+        }
+
+    return xNode;
+}
+
+/* vim:set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: */