diff --git a/client/config/deKoratorconfig.cpp b/client/config/deKoratorconfig.cpp
index 8373530..db3d638 100644
--- a/client/config/deKoratorconfig.cpp
+++ b/client/config/deKoratorconfig.cpp
@@ -193,13 +193,13 @@ void DeKoratorConfig::load( TDEConfig* )
 	dialog_->ignoreAppIcnCol->setChecked( config_->readBoolEntry( "IgnoreAppIconCol", FALSE ) );
     dialog_->dblClkCloseChkBox->setChecked( config_->readBoolEntry( "DblClkClose", FALSE ) );
     dialog_->showBtmBorderChkBox->setChecked( config_->readBoolEntry( "ShowBtmBorder", FALSE ) );
-    TQColor color = TQColor( 150, 150, 150 );
-    dialog_->useShdtextChkBox->setChecked( config_->readBoolEntry( "UseShdtext", FALSE ) );
-    dialog_->activeShdtextXSpinBox->setValue( config_->readNumEntry( "ActiveShdtextX", 0 ) );
-    dialog_->activeShdtextYSpinBox->setValue( config_->readNumEntry( "ActiveShdtextY", 0 ) );
+    TQColor color = TQColor( 50, 50, 50 );
+    dialog_->useShdtextChkBox->setChecked( config_->readBoolEntry( "UseShdtext", TRUE ) );
+    dialog_->activeShdtextXSpinBox->setValue( config_->readNumEntry( "ActiveShdtextX", 1 ) );
+    dialog_->activeShdtextYSpinBox->setValue( config_->readNumEntry( "ActiveShdtextY", 1 ) );
     dialog_->activeShdColBtn->setColor( config_->readColorEntry( "ActiveShadowColor", &color ) );
-    dialog_->inActiveShdtextXSpinBox->setValue( config_->readNumEntry( "InActiveShdtextX", 0 ) );
-    dialog_->inActiveShdtextYSpinBox->setValue( config_->readNumEntry( "InActiveShdtextY", 0 ) );
+    dialog_->inActiveShdtextXSpinBox->setValue( config_->readNumEntry( "InActiveShdtextX", 1 ) );
+    dialog_->inActiveShdtextYSpinBox->setValue( config_->readNumEntry( "InActiveShdtextY", 1 ) );
     dialog_->inActiveShdColBtn->setColor( config_->readColorEntry( "InActiveShadowColor", &color ) );
     dialog_->btnShiftXSpinBox->setValue( config_->readNumEntry( "BtnShiftX", 0 ) );
     dialog_->btnShiftYSpinBox->setValue( config_->readNumEntry( "BtnShiftY", 0 ) );
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ void DeKoratorConfig::load( TDEConfig* )
 
     dialog_->framesPathKurl->setURL( config_->readEntry( "FramesPath", "" ) );
     dialog_->buttonsPathKurl->setURL( config_->readEntry( "ButtonsPath", "" ) );
-    dialog_->useMasks_Chkbox->setChecked( config_->readBoolEntry( "UseMasks", FALSE ) );
+    dialog_->useMasks_Chkbox->setChecked( config_->readBoolEntry( "UseMasks", TRUE ) );
     dialog_->masksPathKurl->setURL( config_->readEntry( "MasksPath", "" ) );
 }