diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/util/GUISettingsUtils.cpp b/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/util/GUISettingsUtils.cpp
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index 0000000000..b49a3d8bed
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+++ b/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/util/GUISettingsUtils.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2011, Rene Gollent, rene@gollent.com.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+
+
+#include "GUISettingsUtils.h"
+
+
+#include <SplitView.h>
+
+#include "GUITeamUISettings.h"
+
+/*static*/ status_t
+GUISettingsUtils::ArchiveSplitView(const char* sourceName,
+	const char* viewName, GUITeamUISettings* settings, BSplitView* view)
+{
+	BString settingName;
+
+	for (int32 i = 0; i < view->CountItems(); i++) {
+		settingName.SetToFormat("%s%sSplit%d", sourceName, viewName, i);
+		if (!settings->SetValue(settingName.String(),
+			view->ItemWeight(i)))
+			return B_NO_MEMORY;
+
+		settingName.SetToFormat("%s%sCollapsed%d", sourceName, viewName, i);
+		if (!settings->SetValue(settingName.String(),
+			view->IsItemCollapsed(i)))
+			return B_NO_MEMORY;
+	}
+
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
+/*static*/ void
+GUISettingsUtils::UnarchiveSplitView(const char* sourceName,
+	const char* viewName, const GUITeamUISettings* settings, BSplitView* view)
+{
+	BString settingName;
+	BVariant value;
+
+	for (int32 i = 0; i < view->CountItems(); i++) {
+		settingName.SetToFormat("%s%sSplit%d", sourceName, viewName, i);
+		status_t error = settings->Value(settingName.String(), value);
+		if (error == B_OK) {
+			view->SetItemWeight(i, value.ToFloat(),
+				i == view->CountItems() - 1);
+		}
+
+		settingName.SetToFormat("%s%sCollapsed%d", sourceName, viewName, i);
+		error = settings->Value(settingName.String(), value);
+		if (error == B_OK)
+			view->SetItemCollapsed(i, value.ToBool());
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/util/GUISettingsUtils.h b/src/apps/debugger/user_interface/gui/util/GUISettingsUtils.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2011, Rene Gollent, rene@gollent.com.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+#ifndef GUI_SETTINGS_UTILS_H
+#define GUI_SETTINGS_UTILS_H
+
+
+#include <SupportDefs.h>
+
+
+class BSplitView;
+class GUITeamUISettings;
+
+
+class GUISettingsUtils
+{
+public:
+
+	static 	status_t			ArchiveSplitView(const char* sourceName,
+									const char* viewName,
+									GUITeamUISettings* settings,
+									BSplitView* view);
+	static 	void				UnarchiveSplitView(const char* sourceName,
+									const char* viewName,
+									const GUITeamUISettings* settings,
+									BSplitView* view);
+};
+
+
+#endif	// GUI_SETTINGS_UTILS_H