diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e5c3b574..48239967 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ mod model;
 mod zeroes;
 mod worker;
 mod physics;
+mod settings;
 mod framework;
 mod primitives;
 mod instruction;
diff --git a/src/settings.rs b/src/settings.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dca17637
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+struct Ratio{
+	ratio:f64,
+}
+enum DerivedFov{
+	FromScreenAspect,
+	FromAspect(Ratio),
+}
+enum Fov{
+	Exactly{x:f64,y:f64},
+	DeriveX{x:DerivedFov,y:f64},
+	DeriveY{x:f64,y:DerivedFov},
+}
+impl Default for Fov{
+	fn default() -> Self {
+		Fov::DeriveX{x:DerivedFov::FromScreenAspect,y:1.0}
+	}
+}
+
+enum Sensitivity{
+	Exactly{x:f64,y:f64},
+	DeriveX{x:Ratio,y:f64},
+	DeriveY{x:f64,y:Ratio},
+}
+impl Default for Sensitivity{
+	fn default() -> Self {
+		Sensitivity::DeriveY{x:0.001,y:Ratio{ratio:1.0}}
+	}
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct UserSettings{
+	fov:Fov,
+	sensitivity:Sensitivity,
+}
+
+/*
+//sensitivity is raw input dots (i.e. dpi = dots per inch) to radians conversion factor
+sensitivity_x=0.001
+sensitivity_y_from_x_ratio=1
+Sensitivity::DeriveY{x:0.0.001,y:DerivedSensitivity{ratio:1.0}}
+*/
+
+pub fn read_user_settings()->UserSettings{
+	let mut cfg=configparser::ini::Ini::new();
+	if let Ok(_)=cfg.load("settings.conf"){
+		let (cfg_fov_x,cfg_fov_y)=(cfg.getfloat("camera","fov_x"),cfg.getfloat("camera","fov_y"));
+		let fov=match(cfg_fov_x,cfg_fov_y){
+			(Ok(Some(fov_x)),Ok(Some(fov_y)))=>Fov::Exactly {
+				x:fov_x,
+				y:fov_y
+			},
+			(Ok(Some(fov_x)),Ok(None))=>Fov::DeriveY{
+				x:fov_x,
+				y:if let Ok(Some(fov_y_from_x_ratio))=cfg.getfloat("camera","fov_y_from_x_ratio"){
+					DerivedFov::FromAspect(Ratio{ratio:fov_y_from_x_ratio})
+				}else{
+					DerivedFov::FromScreenAspect
+				}
+			},
+			(Ok(None),Ok(Some(fov_y)))=>Fov::DeriveX{
+				x:if let Ok(Some(fov_x_from_y_ratio))=cfg.getfloat("camera","fov_x_from_y_ratio"){
+					DerivedFov::FromAspect(Ratio{ratio:fov_x_from_y_ratio})
+				}else{
+					DerivedFov::FromScreenAspect
+				},
+				y:fov_y,
+			},
+			_=>{
+				Fov::default()
+			},
+		};
+		let (cfg_sensitivity_x,cfg_sensitivity_y)=(cfg.getfloat("camera","sensitivity_x"),cfg.getfloat("camera","sensitivity_y"));
+		let sensitivity=match(cfg_sensitivity_x,cfg_sensitivity_y){
+			(Ok(Some(sensitivity_x)),Ok(Some(sensitivity_y)))=>Sensitivity::Exactly {
+				x:sensitivity_x,
+				y:sensitivity_y
+			},
+			(Ok(Some(sensitivity_x)),Ok(None))=>Sensitivity::DeriveY{
+				x:sensitivity_x,
+				y:Ratio{
+					ratio:if let Ok(Some(sensitivity_y_from_x_ratio))=cfg.getfloat("camera","sensitivity_y_from_x_ratio"){sensitivity_y_from_x_ratio}else{1.0}
+				}
+			},
+			(Ok(None),Ok(Some(sensitivity_y)))=>Sensitivity::DeriveX{
+				x:Ratio{
+					ratio:if let Ok(Some(sensitivity_x_from_y_ratio))=cfg.getfloat("camera","sensitivity_x_from_y_ratio"){sensitivity_x_from_y_ratio}else{1.0}
+				},
+				y:sensitivity_y,
+			},
+			_=>{
+				Sensitivity::default()
+			},
+		};
+		UserSettings{
+			fov,
+			sensitivity,
+		}
+	}else{
+		UserSettings::default()
+	}
+}
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