remove _terminal pointer from main_window, it is contained by other Qt object * main-window.cc, main-window.h (main_window::_terminal): Delete member variable. (main_window::get_terminal_view, main_window::get_history_dock_widget, main_window::get_files_dock_widget, main_window::is_closing): Delete unused functions. (main_window::notice_settings): New argument settings. (main_window::handle_command_double_clicked): Don't sent terminal a command here. (main_window::process_settings_dialog_request): New argument, settings. (main_window::read_settings): New argument, settings. Produce debug message if settings is nul. (main_window::write_settings): Produce debug message if settings is nul. (main_window::construct): Make _terminal a local variable and rename to terminal. Change all uses. * QTerminal.cc: New file. (QTerminal::relay_command): New slot. * QTerminal.h (QTerminal::notice_settings, QTerminal::notice_settings): New slots. * QTerminal: Delete. * files_dockwidget.cc, files_dockwidget.h (files_dock_widget::notice_settings): New argument, settings. * file_editor_tab.cc, file_editor_tab.h (file_editor_tab::notice_settings): Changed the slot to accept QSettings pointer rather than retrieve from resource_manager. (file_editor_tabl::file_editor_tab, file_editor_tab::update_lexer): Check that settings is not null before using. * file_editor.cc, file_editor.h (file_editor::notice_settings, file_editor::fetab_settings_changed): New argument, settings. (file_editor::update_lexer, file_editor::file_editor_tab): Check that settings is not null before using. * qterminal-module.mk (qterminal_libqterminal_la_SOURCES): Add QTerminal.cc to the list.

--- a/libgui/src/m-editor/file-editor.cc	Tue Apr 02 20:48:40 2013 -0400
+++ b/libgui/src/m-editor/file-editor.cc	Wed Apr 03 00:10:56 2013 -0400
@@ -594,10 +594,10 @@
 }
 
 void
-file_editor::notice_settings ()
+file_editor::notice_settings (const QSettings *settings)
 {
   // Relay signal to file editor tabs.
-  emit fetab_settings_changed ();
+  emit fetab_settings_changed (settings);
 }
 
 void
@@ -874,8 +874,8 @@
            parent (), SLOT (handle_command_double_clicked (const QString&)));
   
   // Signals from the file_editor non-trivial operations
-  connect (this, SIGNAL (fetab_settings_changed ()),
-           f, SLOT (notice_settings ()));
+  connect (this, SIGNAL (fetab_settings_changed (const QSettings *)),
+           f, SLOT (notice_settings (const QSettings *)));
   connect (this, SIGNAL (fetab_close_request (const QWidget*)),
            f, SLOT (conditional_close (const QWidget*)));
   connect (this, SIGNAL (fetab_change_request (const QWidget*)),