diff --git a/settings.cpp b/settings.cpp
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--- a/settings.cpp
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@@ -1,166 +0,0 @@
-#include <map>
-#include <fstream>
-#include <iostream>
-#include <string>
-#include <sstream>
-#include <vector>
-#include "settings.h"
-
-using namespace std;
-
-string Settings::getSettingsFilePath()
-{
-	return settingsFilePath;
-}
-
-void Settings::setSettingsFilePath(string path)
-{
-	settingsFilePath = path.append("settings.txt");
-}
-
-void Settings::load() {
-	//reset the settings
-	settings.clear();
-	sceneRoundTrip = pair<vector<string>, vector<string>>();
-	vector<string> sceneRoundTripTemp;
-	pauseScenes.clear();
-	ignoreNames.clear();
-	//read the settings file
-	vector<string> settingsElements;
-	ifstream infile(settingsFilePath);
-	string value;
-	string line;
-	size_t pos;
-	int numValues;
-	bool startMessageDisableFound = false;
-	infile.seekg(0);
-	while (infile.good())
-	{
-		pos = line.npos;
-		numValues = 0;
-		//read json file
-		getline(infile, line);
-		//disable the start message?
-		if (!startMessageDisableFound) {
-			pos = line.find("\"StartMessageDisable\": ");
-			if (pos != line.npos) {
-				startMessageDisableFound = true;
-				startMessageDisable = line.find("true") == line.npos ? false : true;
-			}
-		}
-		//read values of the "editable list" UI element
-		pos = line.find("\"value\":");
-		if (!line.empty() && pos != line.npos) {
-			string temp = line.substr(pos + 10, line.npos - 1);
-			stringstream lineStream = stringstream(temp);
-			numValues = 0;
-			//find Scene Round Trip
-			if (temp.find("Scene Round Trip") != temp.npos) {
-				//discard the first value ("Scene Round Trip")
-				getline(lineStream, value, ',');
-				while (lineStream.good()) {
-					//Scene Round Trip,TriggerSceneHere,DelayHere,NextSceneHere,DelayHere,AnotherSceneHere,DelayHere,...
-					getline(lineStream, value, ',');
-					sceneRoundTripTemp.push_back(value);
-				}
-				//remove trailing /" of last value
-				if (sceneRoundTripTemp.size() > 0) {
-					sceneRoundTripTemp.back().pop_back();
-				}
-				//add missing values
-				if (sceneRoundTripTemp.size() == 0 || sceneRoundTripTemp.size() % 2 != 0) {
-					sceneRoundTripTemp.push_back("");
-				}
-			}
-			//find Pause Scene Names
-			if (temp.find("Pause Scene Names") != temp.npos) {
-				//discard the first value ("Pause Scene Names")
-				getline(lineStream, value, ',');
-				while (lineStream.good()) {
-					//Pause Scene Names,Scene Name,Scene Name,Scene Name,...
-					getline(lineStream, value, ',');
-					pauseScenes.push_back(value);
-				}
-				//remove trailing /" of last value
-				if (pauseScenes.size() > 0) {
-					pauseScenes.back().pop_back();
-				}
-			}
-			//find window names to ignroe
-			if (temp.find("Ignore Window Names") != temp.npos) {
-				//discard the first value "Ignore Window Names"
-				getline(lineStream, value, ',');
-				while (lineStream.good()) {
-					//Ignore Window Names,windowName1,windowName2,...
-					getline(lineStream, value, ',');
-					ignoreNames.push_back(value);
-				}
-				//remove trailing /" of last value
-				if (ignoreNames.size() > 0) {
-					ignoreNames.back().pop_back();
-				}
-			}
-			//find values for Scene switching
-			if (temp.find("Pause Scene Names") == temp.npos && temp.find("Scene Round Trip") == temp.npos && temp.find("Ignore Window Names") == temp.npos)
-			{
-				//windowTitle,sceneName,isFullscreenValue
-				while (lineStream.good()) {
-					getline(lineStream, value, ',');
-					settingsElements.push_back(value);
-					numValues++;
-				}
-				//remove trailing /" of last value
-				if (settingsElements.size() > 0) {
-					settingsElements.back().pop_back();
-				}
-				//two values per line are expected
-				//add missing value
-				for (; numValues < 3; numValues++) {
-					settingsElements.push_back("");
-				}
-				//discard additional values
-				for (; numValues > 3; numValues--) {
-					settingsElements.pop_back();
-				}
-				//assing to data
-				Data d = Data();
-				string isFullscreen = settingsElements.back();
-				d.isFullscreen = (isFullscreen.find("isFullscreen") != isFullscreen.npos) ? true : false;
-				settingsElements.pop_back();
-				string sceneName = settingsElements.back();
-				d.sceneName = sceneName;
-				settingsElements.pop_back();
-				string windowName = settingsElements.back();
-				settings.insert(pair<string, Data>(windowName, d));
-				settingsElements.pop_back();
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	infile.close();
-	//create sceneRoundTrip from sceneRoundTripTemp
-	for (int i = 0; i < sceneRoundTripTemp.size(); i += 2) {
-		sceneRoundTrip.first.push_back(sceneRoundTripTemp[i]);
-		sceneRoundTrip.second.push_back(sceneRoundTripTemp[i + 1]);
-	}
-}
-
-bool Settings::getStartMessageDisable() {
-	return startMessageDisable;
-}
-
-map<string, Data> Settings::getMap() {
-	return settings;
-}
-
-pair<vector<string>, vector<string>> Settings::getSceneRoundTrip() {
-	return sceneRoundTrip;
-}
-
-vector<string> Settings::getPauseScenes() {
-	return pauseScenes;
-}
-
-vector<string> Settings::getIgnoreNames()
-{
-	return ignoreNames;
-}