diff --git a/src/command.cpp b/src/command.cpp
index ebab72b11..3e50b35b5 100644
--- a/src/command.cpp
+++ b/src/command.cpp
@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@
 #include <ncurses.h>
 #endif
 
+extern Context context;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::string handleAdd (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleAdd (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   std::stringstream out;
 
@@ -69,12 +71,12 @@ std::string handleAdd (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 
   // Override with default.project, if not specified.
   if (task.getAttribute ("project") == "")
-    task.setAttribute ("project", conf.get ("default.project", ""));
+    task.setAttribute ("project", context.config.get ("default.project", ""));
 
   // Override with default.priority, if not specified.
   if (task.getAttribute ("priority") == "")
   {
-    std::string defaultPriority = conf.get ("default.priority", "");
+    std::string defaultPriority = context.config.get ("default.priority", "");
     if (validPriority (defaultPriority))
       task.setAttribute ("priority", defaultPriority);
   }
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ std::string handleAdd (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::string handleProjects (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleProjects (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   std::stringstream out;
 
@@ -114,14 +116,15 @@ std::string handleProjects (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
     table.addColumn ("Project");
     table.addColumn ("Tasks");
 
-    if (conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
+    if (context.config.get ("color", true) ||
+        context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
     {
       table.setColumnUnderline (0);
       table.setColumnUnderline (1);
     }
 
     table.setColumnJustification (1, Table::right);
-    table.setDateFormat (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+    table.setDateFormat (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
 
     foreach (i, unique)
     {
@@ -130,9 +133,9 @@ std::string handleProjects (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
       table.addCell (row, 1, i->second);
     }
 
-    out << optionalBlankLine (conf)
+    out << optionalBlankLine ()
         << table.render ()
-        << optionalBlankLine (conf)
+        << optionalBlankLine ()
         << unique.size ()
         << (unique.size () == 1 ? " project" : " projects")
         << std::endl;
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@ std::string handleProjects (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::string handleTags (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleTags (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   std::stringstream out;
 
@@ -168,12 +171,12 @@ std::string handleTags (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
   }
 
   // Render a list of tag names from the map.
-  std::cout << optionalBlankLine (conf);
+  std::cout << optionalBlankLine ();
   foreach (i, unique)
     std::cout << i->first << std::endl;
 
   if (unique.size ())
-    out << optionalBlankLine (conf)
+    out << optionalBlankLine ()
         << unique.size ()
         << (unique.size () == 1 ? " tag" : " tags")
         << std::endl;
@@ -187,7 +190,7 @@ std::string handleTags (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // If a task is deleted, but is still in the pending file, then it may be
 // undeleted simply by changing it's status.
-std::string handleUndelete (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleUndelete (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   std::stringstream out;
 
@@ -225,7 +228,7 @@ std::string handleUndelete (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // If a task is done, but is still in the pending file, then it may be undone
 // simply by changing it's status.
-std::string handleUndo (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleUndo (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   std::stringstream out;
 
@@ -261,14 +264,14 @@ std::string handleUndo (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::string handleVersion (Config& conf)
+std::string handleVersion ()
 {
   std::stringstream out;
 
   // Determine window size, and set table accordingly.
-  int width = conf.get ("defaultwidth", (int) 80);
+  int width = context.config.get ("defaultwidth", (int) 80);
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBNCURSES
-  if (conf.get ("curses", true))
+  if (context.config.get ("curses", true))
   {
     WINDOW* w = initscr ();
     width = w->_maxx + 1;
@@ -301,11 +304,11 @@ std::string handleVersion (Config& conf)
   // Create a table for output.
   Table table;
   table.setTableWidth (width);
-  table.setDateFormat (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+  table.setDateFormat (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
   table.addColumn ("Config variable");
   table.addColumn ("Value");
 
-  if (conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
+  if (context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
   {
     table.setColumnUnderline (0);
     table.setColumnUnderline (1);
@@ -320,10 +323,10 @@ std::string handleVersion (Config& conf)
   table.sortOn (0, Table::ascendingCharacter);
 
   std::vector <std::string> all;
-  conf.all (all);
+  context.config.all (all);
   foreach (i, all)
   {
-    std::string value = conf.get (*i);
+    std::string value = context.config.get (*i);
     if (value != "")
     {
       int row = table.addRow ();
@@ -334,11 +337,11 @@ std::string handleVersion (Config& conf)
 
   out << "Copyright (C) 2006 - 2009, P. Beckingham."
       << std::endl
-      << ((conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
+      << ((context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
            ? Text::colorize (Text::bold, Text::nocolor, PACKAGE)
            : PACKAGE)
       << " "
-      << ((conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
+      << ((context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
            ? Text::colorize (Text::bold, Text::nocolor, VERSION)
            : VERSION)
       << std::endl
@@ -407,12 +410,12 @@ std::string handleVersion (Config& conf)
         << std::endl;
   else
   {
-    if (conf.get ("data.location") == "")
+    if (context.config.get ("data.location") == "")
       out << "Configuration error: data.location not specified in .taskrc "
              "file."
           << std::endl;
 
-    if (access (expandPath (conf.get ("data.location")).c_str (), X_OK))
+    if (access (expandPath (context.config.get ("data.location")).c_str (), X_OK))
       out << "Configuration error: data.location contains a directory name"
              " that doesn't exist, or is unreadable."
           << std::endl;
@@ -422,7 +425,7 @@ std::string handleVersion (Config& conf)
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::string handleDelete (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleDelete (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   std::stringstream out;
 
@@ -443,7 +446,7 @@ std::string handleDelete (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
              << t->getDescription ()
              << "'?";
 
-    if (!conf.get (std::string ("confirmation"), false) || confirm (question.str ()))
+    if (!context.config.get (std::string ("confirmation"), false) || confirm (question.str ()))
     {
       // Check for the more complex case of a recurring task.  If this is a
       // recurring task, get confirmation to delete them all.
@@ -463,7 +466,7 @@ std::string handleDelete (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
               sibling->setAttribute ("end", endTime);
               tdb.modifyT (*sibling);
 
-              if (conf.get ("echo.command", true))
+              if (context.config.get ("echo.command", true))
                 out << "Deleting recurring task "
                     << sibling->getId ()
                     << " '"
@@ -496,7 +499,7 @@ std::string handleDelete (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
         t->setAttribute ("end", endTime);
         tdb.modifyT (*t);
 
-        if (conf.get ("echo.command", true))
+        if (context.config.get ("echo.command", true))
           out << "Deleting task "
               << t->getId ()
               << " '"
@@ -513,7 +516,7 @@ std::string handleDelete (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::string handleStart (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleStart (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   std::stringstream out;
 
@@ -531,14 +534,14 @@ std::string handleStart (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 
       tdb.modifyT (*t);
 
-      if (conf.get ("echo.command", true))
+      if (context.config.get ("echo.command", true))
         out << "Started "
             << t->getId ()
             << " '"
             << t->getDescription ()
             << "'"
             << std::endl;
-      nag (tdb, task, conf);
+      nag (tdb, task);
     }
     else
     {
@@ -550,7 +553,7 @@ std::string handleStart (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::string handleStop (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleStop (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   std::stringstream out;
 
@@ -565,7 +568,7 @@ std::string handleStop (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
       t->removeAttribute ("start");
       tdb.modifyT (*t);
 
-      if (conf.get ("echo.command", true))
+      if (context.config.get ("echo.command", true))
         out << "Stopped " << t->getId () << " '" << t->getDescription () << "'" << std::endl;
     }
     else
@@ -578,7 +581,7 @@ std::string handleStop (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::string handleDone (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleDone (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   int count = 0;
   std::stringstream out;
@@ -608,7 +611,7 @@ std::string handleDone (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
       if (!tdb.modifyT (*seq))
         throw std::string ("Could not mark task as completed.");
 
-      if (conf.get ("echo.command", true))
+      if (context.config.get ("echo.command", true))
         out << "Completed "
             << seq->getId ()
             << " '"
@@ -617,7 +620,7 @@ std::string handleDone (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
             << std::endl;
 
       updateRecurrenceMask (tdb, all, *seq);
-      nag (tdb, *seq, conf);
+      nag (tdb, *seq);
 
       ++count;
     }
@@ -630,7 +633,7 @@ std::string handleDone (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
           << std::endl;
   }
 
-  if (conf.get ("echo.command", true))
+  if (context.config.get ("echo.command", true))
     out << "Marked "
         << count
         << " task"
@@ -642,7 +645,7 @@ std::string handleDone (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::string handleExport (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleExport (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   std::stringstream output;
 
@@ -699,7 +702,7 @@ std::string handleExport (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::string handleModify (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleModify (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   int count = 0;
   std::stringstream out;
@@ -746,14 +749,14 @@ std::string handleModify (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
     }
   }
 
-  if (conf.get ("echo.command", true))
+  if (context.config.get ("echo.command", true))
     out << "Modified " << count << " task" << (count == 1 ? "" : "s") << std::endl;
 
   return out.str ();
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::string handleAppend (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleAppend (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   int count = 0;
   std::stringstream out;
@@ -783,7 +786,7 @@ std::string handleAppend (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
         {
           tdb.modifyT (*other);
 
-          if (conf.get ("echo.command", true))
+          if (context.config.get ("echo.command", true))
             out << "Appended '"
                 << task.getDescription ()
                 << "' to task "
@@ -796,14 +799,14 @@ std::string handleAppend (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
     }
   }
 
-  if (conf.get ("echo.command", true))
+  if (context.config.get ("echo.command", true))
     out << "Appended " << count << " task" << (count == 1 ? "" : "s") << std::endl;
 
   return out.str ();
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::string handleDuplicate (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleDuplicate (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   int count = 0;
   std::stringstream out;
@@ -833,7 +836,7 @@ std::string handleDuplicate (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
       if (!tdb.addT (dup))
         throw std::string ("Could not create new task.");
 
-      if (conf.get ("echo.command", true))
+      if (context.config.get ("echo.command", true))
         out << "Duplicated "
             << seq->getId ()
             << " '"
@@ -851,20 +854,20 @@ std::string handleDuplicate (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
           << std::endl;
   }
 
-  if (conf.get ("echo.command", true))
+  if (context.config.get ("echo.command", true))
     out << "Duplicated " << count << " task" << (count == 1 ? "" : "s") << std::endl;
 
   return out.str ();
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::string handleColor (Config& conf)
+std::string handleColor ()
 {
   std::stringstream out;
 
-  if (conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
+  if (context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
   {
-    out << optionalBlankLine (conf) << "Foreground" << std::endl
+    out << optionalBlankLine () << "Foreground" << std::endl
         << "           "
                 << Text::colorize (Text::bold,                   Text::nocolor, "bold")                   << "          "
                 << Text::colorize (Text::underline,              Text::nocolor, "underline")              << "          "
@@ -935,7 +938,7 @@ std::string handleColor (Config& conf)
         << "  " << Text::colorize (Text::nocolor, Text::on_white,          "on_white")               << "    "
                 << Text::colorize (Text::nocolor, Text::on_bright_white,   "on_bright_white")        << std::endl
 
-        << optionalBlankLine (conf);
+        << optionalBlankLine ();
   }
   else
   {
@@ -946,7 +949,7 @@ std::string handleColor (Config& conf)
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::string handleAnnotate (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleAnnotate (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   if (task.getDescription () == "")
     throw std::string ("Cannot apply a blank annotation.");
@@ -961,7 +964,7 @@ std::string handleAnnotate (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
     t->addAnnotation (task.getDescription ());
     tdb.modifyT (*t);
 
-    if (conf.get ("echo.command", true))
+    if (context.config.get ("echo.command", true))
       out << "Annotated "
           << t->getId ()
           << " with '"
diff --git a/src/edit.cpp b/src/edit.cpp
index 30be75ec7..42d8c615d 100644
--- a/src/edit.cpp
+++ b/src/edit.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 #include "util.h"
 #include "task.h"
 
+extern Context context;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 static std::string findValue (
   const std::string& text,
@@ -64,7 +66,6 @@ static std::string findValue (
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 static std::string findDate (
-  Config& conf,
   const std::string& text,
   const std::string& name)
 {
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ static std::string findDate (
 
       if (value != "")
       {
-        Date dt (value, conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+        Date dt (value, context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
         char epoch [16];
         sprintf (epoch, "%d", (int)dt.toEpoch ());
         return std::string (epoch);
@@ -107,7 +108,6 @@ static std::string formatStatus (T& task)
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 static std::string formatDate (
-  Config& conf,
   T& task,
   const std::string& attribute)
 {
@@ -115,14 +115,14 @@ static std::string formatDate (
   if (value.length ())
   {
     Date dt (::atoi (value.c_str ()));
-    value = dt.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+    value = dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
   }
 
   return value;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-static std::string formatTask (Config& conf, T task)
+static std::string formatTask (T task)
 {
   std::stringstream before;
   before << "# The 'task edit <id>' command allows you to modify all aspects of a task" << std::endl
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ static std::string formatTask (Config& conf, T task)
          << "# The description field is allowed to wrap and use multiple lines.  Task"  << std::endl
          << "# will combine them."                                                      << std::endl
          << "  Description:       " << task.getDescription ()                           << std::endl
-         << "  Created:           " << formatDate (conf, task, "entry")                 << std::endl
-         << "  Started:           " << formatDate (conf, task, "start")                 << std::endl
-         << "  Ended:             " << formatDate (conf, task, "end")                   << std::endl
-         << "  Due:               " << formatDate (conf, task, "due")                   << std::endl
-         << "  Until:             " << formatDate (conf, task, "until")                 << std::endl
+         << "  Created:           " << formatDate (task, "entry")                       << std::endl
+         << "  Started:           " << formatDate (task, "start")                       << std::endl
+         << "  Ended:             " << formatDate (task, "end")                         << std::endl
+         << "  Due:               " << formatDate (task, "due")                         << std::endl
+         << "  Until:             " << formatDate (task, "until")                       << std::endl
          << "  Recur:             " << task.getAttribute ("recur")                      << std::endl
          << "  Parent:            " << task.getAttribute ("parent")                     << std::endl
          << "  Foreground color:  " << task.getAttribute ("fg")                         << std::endl
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static std::string formatTask (Config& conf, T task)
   foreach (anno, annotations)
   {
     Date dt (anno->first);
-    before << "  Annotation:        " << dt.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"))
+    before << "  Annotation:        " << dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"))
            << " "                     << anno->second                                   << std::endl;
   }
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static std::string formatTask (Config& conf, T task)
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-static void parseTask (Config& conf, T& task, const std::string& after)
+static void parseTask (T& task, const std::string& after)
 {
   // project
   std::string value = findValue (after, "Project:");
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static void parseTask (Config& conf, T& task, const std::string& after)
   }
 
   // entry
-  value = findDate (conf, after, "Created:");
+  value = findDate (after, "Created:");
   if (value != "")
   {
     Date edited (::atoi (value.c_str ()));
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static void parseTask (Config& conf, T& task, const std::string& after)
     throw std::string ("Cannot remove creation date");
 
   // start
-  value = findDate (conf, after, "Started:");
+  value = findDate (after, "Started:");
   if (value != "")
   {
     Date edited (::atoi (value.c_str ()));
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static void parseTask (Config& conf, T& task, const std::string& after)
   }
 
   // end
-  value = findDate (conf, after, "Ended:");
+  value = findDate (after, "Ended:");
   if (value != "")
   {
     Date edited (::atoi (value.c_str ()));
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static void parseTask (Config& conf, T& task, const std::string& after)
   }
 
   // due
-  value = findDate (conf, after, "Due:");
+  value = findDate (after, "Due:");
   if (value != "")
   {
     Date edited (::atoi (value.c_str ()));
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ static void parseTask (Config& conf, T& task, const std::string& after)
   }
 
   // until
-  value = findDate (conf, after, "Until:");
+  value = findDate (after, "Until:");
   if (value != "")
   {
     Date edited (::atoi (value.c_str ()));
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ static void parseTask (Config& conf, T& task, const std::string& after)
 // Introducing the Silver Bullet.  This feature is the catch-all fixative for
 // various other ills.  This is like opening up the hood and going in with a
 // wrench.  To be used sparingly.
-std::string handleEdit (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleEdit (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   std::stringstream out;
   std::vector <T> all;
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ std::string handleEdit (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
   foreach (seq, all)
   {
     // Check for file permissions.
-    std::string dataLocation = expandPath (conf.get ("data.location"));
+    std::string dataLocation = expandPath (context.config.get ("data.location"));
     if (access (dataLocation.c_str (), X_OK))
       throw std::string ("Your data.location directory is not writable.");
 
@@ -519,11 +519,11 @@ std::string handleEdit (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
     char* file = cpattern;
 
     // Format the contents, T -> text, write to a file.
-    std::string before = formatTask (conf, *seq);
+    std::string before = formatTask (*seq);
     spit (file, before);
 
     // Determine correct editor: .taskrc:editor > $VISUAL > $EDITOR > vi
-    std::string editor = conf.get ("editor", "");
+    std::string editor = context.config.get ("editor", "");
     char* peditor = getenv ("VISUAL");
     if (editor == "" && peditor) editor = std::string (peditor);
     peditor = getenv ("EDITOR");
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ ARE_THESE_REALLY_HARMFUL:
 
       try
       {
-        parseTask (conf, *seq, after);
+        parseTask (*seq, after);
         tdb.modifyT (*seq);
       }
 
diff --git a/src/import.cpp b/src/import.cpp
index bcb154147..f5b5a0f1d 100644
--- a/src/import.cpp
+++ b/src/import.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #include "util.h"
 #include "task.h"
 
+extern Context context;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 enum fileType
 {
@@ -159,19 +161,19 @@ static fileType determineFileType (const std::vector <std::string>& lines)
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-static void decorateTask (T& task, Config& conf)
+static void decorateTask (T& task)
 {
   char entryTime[16];
   sprintf (entryTime, "%u", (unsigned int) time (NULL));
   task.setAttribute ("entry", entryTime);
 
   // Override with default.project, if not specified.
-  std::string defaultProject = conf.get ("default.project", "");
+  std::string defaultProject = context.config.get ("default.project", "");
   if (task.getAttribute ("project") == "" && defaultProject  != "")
     task.setAttribute ("project", defaultProject);
 
   // Override with default.priority, if not specified.
-  std::string defaultPriority = conf.get ("default.priority", "");
+  std::string defaultPriority = context.config.get ("default.priority", "");
   if (task.getAttribute ("priority") == "" &&
       defaultPriority                != "" &&
       validPriority (defaultPriority))
@@ -181,7 +183,6 @@ static void decorateTask (T& task, Config& conf)
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 static std::string importTask_1_4_3 (
   TDB& tdb,
-  Config& conf,
   const std::vector <std::string>& lines)
 {
   std::vector <std::string> failed;
@@ -337,7 +338,6 @@ static std::string importTask_1_4_3 (
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 static std::string importTask_1_5_0 (
   TDB& tdb,
-  Config& conf,
   const std::vector <std::string>& lines)
 {
   std::vector <std::string> failed;
@@ -498,7 +498,6 @@ static std::string importTask_1_5_0 (
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 static std::string importTask_1_6_0 (
   TDB& tdb,
-  Config& conf,
   const std::vector <std::string>& lines)
 {
   std::vector <std::string> failed;
@@ -659,7 +658,6 @@ static std::string importTask_1_6_0 (
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 static std::string importTaskCmdLine (
   TDB& tdb,
-  Config& conf,
   const std::vector <std::string>& lines)
 {
   std::vector <std::string> failed;
@@ -676,8 +674,8 @@ static std::string importTaskCmdLine (
 
       T task;
       std::string command;
-      parse (args, command, task, conf);
-      handleAdd (tdb, task, conf);
+      parse (args, command, task);
+      handleAdd (tdb, task);
     }
 
     catch (...)
@@ -707,7 +705,6 @@ static std::string importTaskCmdLine (
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 static std::string importTodoSh_2_0 (
   TDB& tdb,
-  Config& conf,
   const std::vector <std::string>& lines)
 {
   std::vector <std::string> failed;
@@ -782,8 +779,8 @@ static std::string importTodoSh_2_0 (
 
       T task;
       std::string command;
-      parse (args, command, task, conf);
-      decorateTask (task, conf);
+      parse (args, command, task);
+      decorateTask (task);
 
       if (isPending)
       {
@@ -829,7 +826,6 @@ static std::string importTodoSh_2_0 (
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 static std::string importText (
   TDB& tdb,
-  Config& conf,
   const std::vector <std::string>& lines)
 {
   std::vector <std::string> failed;
@@ -856,8 +852,8 @@ static std::string importText (
 
         T task;
         std::string command;
-        parse (args, command, task, conf);
-        decorateTask (task, conf);
+        parse (args, command, task);
+        decorateTask (task);
 
         if (! tdb.addT (task))
           failed.push_back (*it);
@@ -891,7 +887,6 @@ static std::string importText (
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 static std::string importCSV (
   TDB& tdb,
-  Config& conf,
   const std::vector <std::string>& lines)
 {
   std::vector <std::string> failed;
@@ -921,7 +916,7 @@ static std::string importCSV (
     std::string name = lowerCase (trim (unquoteText (trim (headings[h]))));
 
     // If there is a mapping for the field, use the value.
-    if (name == conf.get ("import.synonym.id") ||
+    if (name == context.config.get ("import.synonym.id") ||
         name == "id" ||
         name == "#" ||
         name == "sequence" ||
@@ -930,7 +925,7 @@ static std::string importCSV (
       mapping["id"] = (int)h;
     }
 
-    else if (name == conf.get ("import.synonym.uuid") ||
+    else if (name == context.config.get ("import.synonym.uuid") ||
              name == "uuid" ||
              name == "guid" ||
              name.find ("unique") != std::string::npos)
@@ -938,7 +933,7 @@ static std::string importCSV (
       mapping["uuid"] = (int)h;
     }
 
-    else if (name == conf.get ("import.synonym.status") ||
+    else if (name == context.config.get ("import.synonym.status") ||
              name == "status" ||
              name == "condition" ||
              name == "state")
@@ -946,7 +941,7 @@ static std::string importCSV (
       mapping["status"] = (int)h;
     }
 
-    else if (name == conf.get ("import.synonym.tags") ||
+    else if (name == context.config.get ("import.synonym.tags") ||
              name == "tags" ||
              name.find ("categor") != std::string::npos ||
              name.find ("tag") != std::string::npos)
@@ -954,7 +949,7 @@ static std::string importCSV (
       mapping["tags"] = (int)h;
     }
 
-    else if (name == conf.get ("import.synonym.entry") ||
+    else if (name == context.config.get ("import.synonym.entry") ||
              name == "entry" ||
              name.find ("added") != std::string::npos ||
              name.find ("created") != std::string::npos ||
@@ -963,7 +958,7 @@ static std::string importCSV (
       mapping["entry"] = (int)h;
     }
 
-    else if (name == conf.get ("import.synonym.start") ||
+    else if (name == context.config.get ("import.synonym.start") ||
              name == "start" ||
              name.find ("began") != std::string::npos ||
              name.find ("begun") != std::string::npos ||
@@ -972,21 +967,21 @@ static std::string importCSV (
       mapping["start"] = (int)h;
     }
 
-    else if (name == conf.get ("import.synonym.due") ||
+    else if (name == context.config.get ("import.synonym.due") ||
              name == "due" ||
              name.find ("expected") != std::string::npos)
     {
       mapping["due"] = (int)h;
     }
 
-    else if (name == conf.get ("import.synonym.recur") ||
+    else if (name == context.config.get ("import.synonym.recur") ||
              name == "recur" ||
              name == "frequency")
     {
       mapping["recur"] = (int)h;
     }
 
-    else if (name == conf.get ("import.synonym.end") ||
+    else if (name == context.config.get ("import.synonym.end") ||
              name == "end" ||
              name == "done" ||
              name.find ("complete") != std::string::npos)
@@ -994,14 +989,14 @@ static std::string importCSV (
       mapping["end"] = (int)h;
     }
 
-    else if (name == conf.get ("import.synonym.project") ||
+    else if (name == context.config.get ("import.synonym.project") ||
              name == "project" ||
              name.find ("proj") != std::string::npos)
     {
       mapping["project"] = (int)h;
     }
 
-    else if (name == conf.get ("import.synonym.priority") ||
+    else if (name == context.config.get ("import.synonym.priority") ||
              name == "priority" ||
              name == "pri" ||
              name.find ("importan") != std::string::npos)
@@ -1009,7 +1004,7 @@ static std::string importCSV (
       mapping["priority"] = (int)h;
     }
 
-    else if (name == conf.get ("import.synonym.fg") ||
+    else if (name == context.config.get ("import.synonym.fg") ||
              name.find ("fg")         != std::string::npos ||
              name.find ("foreground") != std::string::npos ||
              name.find ("color")      != std::string::npos)
@@ -1017,14 +1012,14 @@ static std::string importCSV (
       mapping["fg"] = (int)h;
     }
 
-    else if (name == conf.get ("import.synonym.bg") ||
+    else if (name == context.config.get ("import.synonym.bg") ||
              name == "bg" ||
              name.find ("background") != std::string::npos)
     {
       mapping["bg"] = (int)h;
     }
 
-    else if (name == conf.get ("import.synonym.description") ||
+    else if (name == context.config.get ("import.synonym.description") ||
              name.find ("desc")   != std::string::npos ||
              name.find ("detail") != std::string::npos ||
              name.find ("task")   != std::string::npos ||
@@ -1132,7 +1127,7 @@ static std::string importCSV (
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::string handleImport (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleImport (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   std::stringstream out;
 
@@ -1187,13 +1182,13 @@ std::string handleImport (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
     // Determine which type it might be, then attempt an import.
     switch (type)
     {
-    case task_1_4_3:    out << importTask_1_4_3  (tdb, conf, lines); break;
-    case task_1_5_0:    out << importTask_1_5_0  (tdb, conf, lines); break;
-    case task_1_6_0:    out << importTask_1_6_0  (tdb, conf, lines); break;
-    case task_cmd_line: out << importTaskCmdLine (tdb, conf, lines); break;
-    case todo_sh_2_0:   out << importTodoSh_2_0  (tdb, conf, lines); break;
-    case csv:           out << importCSV         (tdb, conf, lines); break;
-    case text:          out << importText        (tdb, conf, lines); break;
+    case task_1_4_3:    out << importTask_1_4_3  (tdb, lines); break;
+    case task_1_5_0:    out << importTask_1_5_0  (tdb, lines); break;
+    case task_1_6_0:    out << importTask_1_6_0  (tdb, lines); break;
+    case task_cmd_line: out << importTaskCmdLine (tdb, lines); break;
+    case todo_sh_2_0:   out << importTodoSh_2_0  (tdb, lines); break;
+    case csv:           out << importCSV         (tdb, lines); break;
+    case text:          out << importText        (tdb, lines); break;
     case not_a_clue:    /* to stop the compiler from complaining. */ break;
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/parse.cpp b/src/parse.cpp
index 4397eaba1..f78bf4f40 100644
--- a/src/parse.cpp
+++ b/src/parse.cpp
@@ -30,12 +30,15 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <map>
 
+#include "Context.h"
 #include "Date.h"
 #include "Duration.h"
 #include "T.h"
 #include "text.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
+extern Context context;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // NOTE: These are static arrays only because there is no initializer list for
 //       std::vector.
@@ -220,9 +223,9 @@ static bool isCommand (const std::string& candidate)
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-bool validDate (std::string& date, Config& conf)
+bool validDate (std::string& date)
 {
-  Date test (date, conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+  Date test (date, context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
 
   char epoch[16];
   sprintf (epoch, "%d", (int) test.toEpoch ());
@@ -248,8 +251,7 @@ bool validPriority (const std::string& input)
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 static bool validAttribute (
   std::string& name,
-  std::string& value,
-  Config& conf)
+  std::string& value)
 {
   guess ("attribute", attributes, name);
   if (name != "")
@@ -258,10 +260,10 @@ static bool validAttribute (
       guess ("color", colors, value);
 
     else if (name == "due" && value != "")
-      validDate (value, conf);
+      validDate (value);
 
     else if (name == "until" && value != "")
-      validDate (value, conf);
+      validDate (value);
 
     else if (name == "priority")
     {
@@ -456,8 +458,7 @@ bool validDuration (std::string& input)
 void parse (
   std::vector <std::string>& args,
   std::string& command,
-  T& task,
-  Config& conf)
+  T& task)
 {
   command = "";
 
@@ -518,7 +519,7 @@ void parse (
           std::string name  = lowerCase (arg.substr (0, colon));
           std::string value = arg.substr (colon + 1, std::string::npos);
 
-          if (validAttribute (name, value, conf))
+          if (validAttribute (name, value))
           {
             if (name != "recur" || validDuration (value))
               task.setAttribute (name, value);
@@ -589,10 +590,10 @@ void parse (
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void loadCustomReports (Config& conf)
+void loadCustomReports ()
 {
   std::vector <std::string> all;
-  conf.all (all);
+  context.config.all (all);
 
   foreach (i, all)
   {
diff --git a/src/report.cpp b/src/report.cpp
index 73912b0f3..cc46dc21d 100644
--- a/src/report.cpp
+++ b/src/report.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 #include <ncurses.h>
 #endif
 
+extern Context context;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void filterSequence (std::vector<T>& all, T& task)
 {
@@ -202,14 +204,14 @@ void filter (std::vector<T>& all, T& task)
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Successively apply filters based on the task object built from the command
 // line.  Tasks that match all the specified criteria are listed.
-std::string handleCompleted (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleCompleted (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   std::stringstream out;
 
   // Determine window size, and set table accordingly.
-  int width = conf.get ("defaultwidth", (int) 80);
+  int width = context.config.get ("defaultwidth", (int) 80);
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBNCURSES
-  if (conf.get ("curses", true))
+  if (context.config.get ("curses", true))
   {
     WINDOW* w = initscr ();
     width = w->_maxx + 1;
@@ -222,18 +224,18 @@ std::string handleCompleted (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
   tdb.completedT (tasks);
   filter (tasks, task);
 
-  initializeColorRules (conf);
+  initializeColorRules ();
 
   // Create a table for output.
   Table table;
   table.setTableWidth (width);
-  table.setDateFormat (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+  table.setDateFormat (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
   table.addColumn ("Done");
   table.addColumn ("Project");
   table.addColumn ("Description");
 
-  if ((conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
-      conf.get (std::string ("fontunderline"), "true"))
+  if ((context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
+      context.config.get (std::string ("fontunderline"), "true"))
   {
     table.setColumnUnderline (0);
     table.setColumnUnderline (1);
@@ -266,7 +268,7 @@ std::string handleCompleted (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
     // All criteria match, so add refTask to the output table.
     int row = table.addRow ();
 
-    table.addCell (row, 0, end.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y")));
+    table.addCell (row, 0, end.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y")));
     table.addCell (row, 1, refTask.getAttribute ("project"));
 
     std::string description = refTask.getDescription ();
@@ -276,25 +278,25 @@ std::string handleCompleted (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
     foreach (anno, annotations)
     {
       Date dt (anno->first);
-      when = dt.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+      when = dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
       description += "\n" + when + " " + anno->second;
     }
     table.addCell (row, 2, description);
 
-    if (conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
+    if (context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
     {
       Text::color fg = Text::colorCode (refTask.getAttribute ("fg"));
       Text::color bg = Text::colorCode (refTask.getAttribute ("bg"));
-      autoColorize (refTask, fg, bg, conf);
+      autoColorize (refTask, fg, bg);
       table.setRowFg (row, fg);
       table.setRowBg (row, bg);
     }
   }
 
   if (table.rowCount ())
-    out << optionalBlankLine (conf)
+    out << optionalBlankLine ()
         << table.render ()
-        << optionalBlankLine (conf)
+        << optionalBlankLine ()
         << table.rowCount ()
         << (table.rowCount () == 1 ? " task" : " tasks")
         << std::endl;
@@ -307,14 +309,14 @@ std::string handleCompleted (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Display all information for the given task.
-std::string handleInfo (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleInfo (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   std::stringstream out;
 
   // Determine window size, and set table accordingly.
-  int width = conf.get ("defaultwidth", (int) 80);
+  int width = context.config.get ("defaultwidth", (int) 80);
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBNCURSES
-  if (conf.get ("curses", true))
+  if (context.config.get ("curses", true))
   {
     WINDOW* w = initscr ();
     width = w->_maxx + 1;
@@ -334,13 +336,13 @@ std::string handleInfo (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 
     Table table;
     table.setTableWidth (width);
-    table.setDateFormat (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+    table.setDateFormat (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
 
     table.addColumn ("Name");
     table.addColumn ("Value");
 
-    if ((conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
-        conf.get (std::string ("fontunderline"), "true"))
+    if ((context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
+        context.config.get (std::string ("fontunderline"), "true"))
     {
       table.setColumnUnderline (0);
       table.setColumnUnderline (1);
@@ -378,7 +380,7 @@ std::string handleInfo (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
     foreach (anno, annotations)
     {
       Date dt (anno->first);
-      when = dt.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+      when = dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
       description += "\n" + when + " " + anno->second;
     }
 
@@ -446,7 +448,7 @@ std::string handleInfo (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
       table.addCell (row, 0, "Due");
 
       Date dt (::atoi (due.c_str ()));
-      due = dt.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+      due = dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
       table.addCell (row, 1, due);
 
       if (due.length ())
@@ -455,12 +457,12 @@ std::string handleInfo (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
         Date nextweek = now + 7 * 86400;
         imminent = dt < nextweek ? true : false;
 
-        if (conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
+        if (context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
         {
           if (overdue)
-            table.setCellFg (row, 1, Text::colorCode (conf.get ("color.overdue", "red")));
+            table.setCellFg (row, 1, Text::colorCode (context.config.get ("color.overdue", "red")));
           else if (imminent)
-            table.setCellFg (row, 1, Text::colorCode (conf.get ("color.due", "yellow")));
+            table.setCellFg (row, 1, Text::colorCode (context.config.get ("color.due", "yellow")));
         }
       }
     }
@@ -471,7 +473,7 @@ std::string handleInfo (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
       row = table.addRow ();
       table.addCell (row, 0, "Start");
       Date dt (::atoi (refTask.getAttribute ("start").c_str ()));
-      table.addCell (row, 1, dt.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y")));
+      table.addCell (row, 1, dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y")));
     }
 
     // end
@@ -480,7 +482,7 @@ std::string handleInfo (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
       row = table.addRow ();
       table.addCell (row, 0, "End");
       Date dt (::atoi (refTask.getAttribute ("end").c_str ()));
-      table.addCell (row, 1, dt.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y")));
+      table.addCell (row, 1, dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y")));
     }
 
     // tags ...
@@ -505,7 +507,7 @@ std::string handleInfo (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
     row = table.addRow ();
     table.addCell (row, 0, "Entered");
     Date dt (::atoi (refTask.getAttribute ("entry").c_str ()));
-    std::string entry = dt.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+    std::string entry = dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
 
     std::string age;
     std::string created = refTask.getAttribute ("entry");
@@ -535,7 +537,7 @@ std::string handleInfo (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
       table.addCell (row, 1, color);
     }
 
-    out << optionalBlankLine (conf)
+    out << optionalBlankLine ()
         << table.render ()
         << std::endl;
   }
@@ -550,7 +552,7 @@ std::string handleInfo (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 // Project  Remaining  Avg Age  Complete  0%                  100%
 // A               12      13d       55%  XXXXXXXXXXXXX-----------
 // B              109   3d 12h       10%  XXX---------------------
-std::string handleReportSummary (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleReportSummary (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   std::stringstream out;
 
@@ -615,8 +617,8 @@ std::string handleReportSummary (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
   table.addColumn ("Complete");
   table.addColumn ("0%                        100%");
 
-  if ((conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
-      conf.get (std::string ("fontunderline"), "true"))
+  if ((context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
+      context.config.get (std::string ("fontunderline"), "true"))
   {
     table.setColumnUnderline (0);
     table.setColumnUnderline (1);
@@ -631,7 +633,7 @@ std::string handleReportSummary (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
   table.setColumnJustification (3, Table::right);
 
   table.sortOn (0, Table::ascendingCharacter);
-  table.setDateFormat (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+  table.setDateFormat (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
 
   int barWidth = 30;
   foreach (i, allProjects)
@@ -653,7 +655,7 @@ std::string handleReportSummary (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
       int completedBar = (c * barWidth) / (c + p);
 
       std::string bar;
-      if (conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
+      if (context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
       {
         bar = "\033[42m";
         for (int b = 0; b < completedBar; ++b)
@@ -682,9 +684,9 @@ std::string handleReportSummary (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
   }
 
   if (table.rowCount ())
-    out << optionalBlankLine (conf)
+    out << optionalBlankLine ()
         << table.render ()
-        << optionalBlankLine (conf)
+        << optionalBlankLine ()
         << table.rowCount ()
         << (table.rowCount () == 1 ? " project" : " projects")
         << std::endl;
@@ -713,7 +715,7 @@ std::string handleReportSummary (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 //
 // Make the "three" tasks a configurable number
 //
-std::string handleReportNext (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleReportNext (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   std::stringstream out;
 
@@ -725,12 +727,12 @@ std::string handleReportNext (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 
   // Restrict to matching subset.
   std::vector <int> matching;
-  gatherNextTasks (tdb, task, conf, pending, matching);
+  gatherNextTasks (tdb, task, pending, matching);
 
   // Determine window size, and set table accordingly.
-  int width = conf.get ("defaultwidth", (int) 80);
+  int width = context.config.get ("defaultwidth", (int) 80);
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBNCURSES
-  if (conf.get ("curses", true))
+  if (context.config.get ("curses", true))
   {
     WINDOW* w = initscr ();
     width = w->_maxx + 1;
@@ -743,12 +745,12 @@ std::string handleReportNext (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
   tdb.pendingT (tasks);
   filter (tasks, task);
 
-  initializeColorRules (conf);
+  initializeColorRules ();
 
   // Create a table for output.
   Table table;
   table.setTableWidth (width);
-  table.setDateFormat (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+  table.setDateFormat (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
   table.addColumn ("ID");
   table.addColumn ("Project");
   table.addColumn ("Pri");
@@ -757,8 +759,8 @@ std::string handleReportNext (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
   table.addColumn ("Age");
   table.addColumn ("Description");
 
-  if ((conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
-      conf.get (std::string ("fontunderline"), "true"))
+  if ((context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
+      context.config.get (std::string ("fontunderline"), "true"))
   {
     table.setColumnUnderline (0);
     table.setColumnUnderline (1);
@@ -808,7 +810,7 @@ std::string handleReportNext (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
       }
 
       Date dt (::atoi (due.c_str ()));
-      due = dt.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+      due = dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
     }
 
     std::string active;
@@ -839,34 +841,34 @@ std::string handleReportNext (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
     foreach (anno, annotations)
     {
       Date dt (anno->first);
-      when = dt.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+      when = dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
       description += "\n" + when + " " + anno->second;
     }
 
     table.addCell (row, 6, description);
 
-    if (conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
+    if (context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
     {
       Text::color fg = Text::colorCode (refTask.getAttribute ("fg"));
       Text::color bg = Text::colorCode (refTask.getAttribute ("bg"));
-      autoColorize (refTask, fg, bg, conf);
+      autoColorize (refTask, fg, bg);
       table.setRowFg (row, fg);
       table.setRowBg (row, bg);
 
       if (fg == Text::nocolor)
       {
         if (overdue)
-          table.setCellFg (row, 3, Text::colorCode (conf.get ("color.overdue", "red")));
+          table.setCellFg (row, 3, Text::colorCode (context.config.get ("color.overdue", "red")));
         else if (imminent)
-          table.setCellFg (row, 3, Text::colorCode (conf.get ("color.due", "yellow")));
+          table.setCellFg (row, 3, Text::colorCode (context.config.get ("color.due", "yellow")));
       }
     }
   }
 
   if (table.rowCount ())
-    out << optionalBlankLine (conf)
+    out << optionalBlankLine ()
         << table.render ()
-        << optionalBlankLine (conf)
+        << optionalBlankLine ()
         << table.rowCount ()
         << (table.rowCount () == 1 ? " task" : " tasks")
         << std::endl;
@@ -899,7 +901,7 @@ time_t monthlyEpoch (const std::string& date)
   return 0;
 }
 
-std::string handleReportHistory (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleReportHistory (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   std::stringstream out;
 
@@ -992,7 +994,7 @@ std::string handleReportHistory (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 
   // Now build the table.
   Table table;
-  table.setDateFormat (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+  table.setDateFormat (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
   table.addColumn ("Year");
   table.addColumn ("Month");
   table.addColumn ("Added");
@@ -1000,8 +1002,8 @@ std::string handleReportHistory (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
   table.addColumn ("Deleted");
   table.addColumn ("Net");
 
-  if ((conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
-      conf.get (std::string ("fontunderline"), "true"))
+  if ((context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
+      context.config.get (std::string ("fontunderline"), "true"))
   {
     table.setColumnUnderline (0);
     table.setColumnUnderline (1);
@@ -1064,7 +1066,7 @@ std::string handleReportHistory (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
     }
 
     table.addCell (row, 5, net);
-    if ((conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) && net)
+    if ((context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) && net)
       table.setCellFg (row, 5, net > 0 ? Text::red: Text::green);
   }
 
@@ -1074,7 +1076,7 @@ std::string handleReportHistory (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
     row = table.addRow ();
 
     table.addCell (row, 1, "Average");
-    if (conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) table.setRowFg (row, Text::bold);
+    if (context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) table.setRowFg (row, Text::bold);
     table.addCell (row, 2, totalAdded / (table.rowCount () - 2));
     table.addCell (row, 3, totalCompleted / (table.rowCount () - 2));
     table.addCell (row, 4, totalDeleted / (table.rowCount () - 2));
@@ -1082,7 +1084,7 @@ std::string handleReportHistory (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
   }
 
   if (table.rowCount ())
-    out << optionalBlankLine (conf)
+    out << optionalBlankLine ()
         << table.render ()
         << std::endl;
   else
@@ -1092,14 +1094,14 @@ std::string handleReportHistory (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::string handleReportGHistory (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleReportGHistory (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   std::stringstream out;
 
   // Determine window size, and set table accordingly.
-  int width = conf.get ("defaultwidth", (int) 80);
+  int width = context.config.get ("defaultwidth", (int) 80);
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBNCURSES
-  if (conf.get ("curses", true))
+  if (context.config.get ("curses", true))
   {
     WINDOW* w = initscr ();
     width = w->_maxx + 1;
@@ -1197,13 +1199,13 @@ std::string handleReportGHistory (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 
   // Now build the table.
   Table table;
-  table.setDateFormat (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+  table.setDateFormat (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
   table.addColumn ("Year");
   table.addColumn ("Month");
   table.addColumn ("Number Added/Completed/Deleted");
 
-  if ((conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
-      conf.get (std::string ("fontunderline"), "true"))
+  if ((context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
+      context.config.get (std::string ("fontunderline"), "true"))
   {
     table.setColumnUnderline (0);
     table.setColumnUnderline (1);
@@ -1259,7 +1261,7 @@ std::string handleReportGHistory (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
       unsigned int deletedBar   = (widthOfBar *   deletedGroup[i->first]) / maxLine;
 
       std::string bar = "";
-      if (conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
+      if (context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
       {
         char number[24];
         std::string aBar = "";
@@ -1314,18 +1316,18 @@ std::string handleReportGHistory (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 
   if (table.rowCount ())
   {
-    out << optionalBlankLine (conf)
+    out << optionalBlankLine ()
         << table.render ()
         << std::endl;
 
-    if (conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
+    if (context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
       out << "Legend: "
           << Text::colorize (Text::black, Text::on_red, "added")
           << ", "
           << Text::colorize (Text::black, Text::on_green, "completed")
           << ", "
           << Text::colorize (Text::black, Text::on_yellow, "deleted")
-          << optionalBlankLine (conf)
+          << optionalBlankLine ()
           << std::endl;
     else
       out << "Legend: + added, X completed, - deleted" << std::endl;
@@ -1337,14 +1339,14 @@ std::string handleReportGHistory (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::string handleReportTimesheet (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleReportTimesheet (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   std::stringstream out;
 
   // Determine window size, and set table accordingly.
-  int width = conf.get ("defaultwidth", (int) 80);
+  int width = context.config.get ("defaultwidth", (int) 80);
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBNCURSES
-  if (conf.get ("curses", true))
+  if (context.config.get ("curses", true))
   {
     WINDOW* w = initscr ();
     width = w->_maxx + 1;
@@ -1358,7 +1360,7 @@ std::string handleReportTimesheet (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
   filter (tasks, task);
 
   // What day of the week does the user consider the first?
-  int weekStart = Date::dayOfWeek (conf.get ("weekstart", "Sunday"));
+  int weekStart = Date::dayOfWeek (context.config.get ("weekstart", "Sunday"));
   if (weekStart != 0 && weekStart != 1)
     throw std::string ("The 'weekstart' configuration variable may "
                        "only contain 'Sunday' or 'Monday'.");
@@ -1382,9 +1384,9 @@ std::string handleReportTimesheet (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
   {
     out << std::endl
         << Text::colorize (Text::bold, Text::nocolor)
-        << start.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"))
+        << start.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"))
         << " - "
-        << end.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"))
+        << end.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"))
         << Text::colorize ()
         << std::endl;
 
@@ -1425,7 +1427,7 @@ std::string handleReportTimesheet (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
           if (due.length ())
           {
             Date d (::atoi (due.c_str ()));
-            due = d.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+            due = d.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
             completed.addCell (row, 2, due);
           }
 
@@ -1436,16 +1438,16 @@ std::string handleReportTimesheet (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
           foreach (anno, annotations)
           {
             Date dt (anno->first);
-            when = dt.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+            when = dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
             description += "\n" + when + " " + anno->second;
           }
           completed.addCell (row, 3, description);
 
-          if (conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
+          if (context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
           {
             Text::color fg = Text::colorCode (t->getAttribute ("fg"));
             Text::color bg = Text::colorCode (t->getAttribute ("bg"));
-            autoColorize (*t, fg, bg, conf);
+            autoColorize (*t, fg, bg);
             completed.setRowFg (row, fg);
             completed.setRowBg (row, bg);
           }
@@ -1496,7 +1498,7 @@ std::string handleReportTimesheet (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
           if (due.length ())
           {
             Date d (::atoi (due.c_str ()));
-            due = d.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+            due = d.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
             started.addCell (row, 2, due);
           }
 
@@ -1507,16 +1509,16 @@ std::string handleReportTimesheet (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
           foreach (anno, annotations)
           {
             Date dt (anno->first);
-            when = dt.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+            when = dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
             description += "\n" + when + " " + anno->second;
           }
           started.addCell (row, 3, description);
 
-          if (conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
+          if (context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
           {
             Text::color fg = Text::colorCode (t->getAttribute ("fg"));
             Text::color bg = Text::colorCode (t->getAttribute ("bg"));
-            autoColorize (*t, fg, bg, conf);
+            autoColorize (*t, fg, bg);
             started.setRowFg (row, fg);
             started.setRowBg (row, bg);
           }
@@ -1545,14 +1547,13 @@ std::string renderMonths (
   int firstYear,
   const Date& today,
   std::vector <T>& all,
-  Config& conf,
   int monthsPerLine)
 {
   Table table;
-  table.setDateFormat (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+  table.setDateFormat (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
 
   // What day of the week does the user consider the first?
-  int weekStart = Date::dayOfWeek (conf.get ("weekstart", "Sunday"));
+  int weekStart = Date::dayOfWeek (context.config.get ("weekstart", "Sunday"));
   if (weekStart != 0 && weekStart != 1)
     throw std::string ("The 'weekstart' configuration variable may "
                        "only contain 'Sunday' or 'Monday'.");
@@ -1583,8 +1584,8 @@ std::string renderMonths (
       table.addColumn ("Sa");
     }
 
-    if ((conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
-        conf.get (std::string ("fontunderline"), "true"))
+    if ((context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
+        context.config.get (std::string ("fontunderline"), "true"))
     {
       table.setColumnUnderline (i + 1);
       table.setColumnUnderline (i + 2);
@@ -1655,7 +1656,7 @@ std::string renderMonths (
       int dow = temp.dayOfWeek ();
       int woy = temp.weekOfYear (weekStart);
 
-      if (conf.get ("displayweeknumber", true))
+      if (context.config.get ("displayweeknumber", true))
         table.addCell (row, (8 * mpl), woy);
 
       // Calculate column id.
@@ -1668,7 +1669,7 @@ std::string renderMonths (
 
       table.addCell (row, thisCol, d);
 
-      if ((conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
+      if ((context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
           today.day ()   == d              &&
           today.month () == months.at (mpl)  &&
           today.year ()  == years.at (mpl))
@@ -1679,7 +1680,7 @@ std::string renderMonths (
       {
         Date due (::atoi (it->getAttribute ("due").c_str ()));
 
-        if ((conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
+        if ((context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
             due.day ()   == d             &&
             due.month () == months.at (mpl) &&
             due.year ()  == years.at (mpl))
@@ -1702,14 +1703,14 @@ std::string renderMonths (
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::string handleReportCalendar (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleReportCalendar (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   std::stringstream out;
 
   // Determine window size, and set table accordingly.
-  int width = conf.get ("defaultwidth", (int) 80);
+  int width = context.config.get ("defaultwidth", (int) 80);
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBNCURSES
-  if (conf.get ("curses", true))
+  if (context.config.get ("curses", true))
   {
     WINDOW* w = initscr ();
     width = w->_maxx + 1;
@@ -1719,7 +1720,7 @@ std::string handleReportCalendar (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 
   // Each month requires 28 text columns width.  See how many will actually
   // fit.  But if a preference is specified, and it fits, use it.
-  int preferredMonthsPerLine = (conf.get (std::string ("monthsperline"), 0));
+  int preferredMonthsPerLine = (context.config.get (std::string ("monthsperline"), 0));
   int monthsThatFit = width / 26;
 
   int monthsPerLine = monthsThatFit;
@@ -1801,8 +1802,8 @@ std::string handleReportCalendar (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
     }
 
     out << std::endl
-        << optionalBlankLine (conf)
-        << renderMonths (mFrom, yFrom, today, pending, conf, monthsPerLine)
+        << optionalBlankLine ()
+        << renderMonths (mFrom, yFrom, today, pending, monthsPerLine)
         << std::endl;
 
     mFrom += monthsPerLine;
@@ -1813,7 +1814,7 @@ std::string handleReportCalendar (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
     }
   }
 
-  if (conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
+  if (context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
     out << "Legend: "
         << Text::colorize (Text::cyan, Text::nocolor, "today")
         << ", "
@@ -1821,21 +1822,21 @@ std::string handleReportCalendar (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
         << ", "
         << Text::colorize (Text::black, Text::on_red, "overdue")
         << "."
-        << optionalBlankLine (conf)
+        << optionalBlankLine ()
         << std::endl;
 
   return out.str ();
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::string handleReportActive (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleReportActive (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   std::stringstream out;
 
   // Determine window size, and set table accordingly.
-  int width = conf.get ("defaultwidth", (int) 80);
+  int width = context.config.get ("defaultwidth", (int) 80);
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBNCURSES
-  if (conf.get ("curses", true))
+  if (context.config.get ("curses", true))
   {
     WINDOW* w = initscr ();
     width = w->_maxx + 1;
@@ -1848,20 +1849,20 @@ std::string handleReportActive (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
   tdb.pendingT (tasks);
   filter (tasks, task);
 
-  initializeColorRules (conf);
+  initializeColorRules ();
 
   // Create a table for output.
   Table table;
   table.setTableWidth (width);
-  table.setDateFormat (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+  table.setDateFormat (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
   table.addColumn ("ID");
   table.addColumn ("Project");
   table.addColumn ("Pri");
   table.addColumn ("Due");
   table.addColumn ("Description");
 
-  if ((conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
-      conf.get (std::string ("fontunderline"), "true"))
+  if ((context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
+      context.config.get (std::string ("fontunderline"), "true"))
   {
     table.setColumnUnderline (0);
     table.setColumnUnderline (1);
@@ -1906,7 +1907,7 @@ std::string handleReportActive (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
         }
 
         Date dt (::atoi (due.c_str ()));
-        due = dt.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+        due = dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
       }
 
       // All criteria match, so add refTask to the output table.
@@ -1923,35 +1924,35 @@ std::string handleReportActive (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
       foreach (anno, annotations)
       {
         Date dt (anno->first);
-        when = dt.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+        when = dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
         description += "\n" + when + " " + anno->second;
       }
 
       table.addCell (row, 4, description);
 
-      if (conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
+      if (context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
       {
         Text::color fg = Text::colorCode (refTask.getAttribute ("fg"));
         Text::color bg = Text::colorCode (refTask.getAttribute ("bg"));
-        autoColorize (refTask, fg, bg, conf);
+        autoColorize (refTask, fg, bg);
         table.setRowFg (row, fg);
         table.setRowBg (row, bg);
 
         if (fg == Text::nocolor)
         {
           if (overdue)
-            table.setCellFg (row, 3, Text::colorCode (conf.get ("color.overdue", "red")));
+            table.setCellFg (row, 3, Text::colorCode (context.config.get ("color.overdue", "red")));
           else if (imminent)
-            table.setCellFg (row, 3, Text::colorCode (conf.get ("color.due", "yellow")));
+            table.setCellFg (row, 3, Text::colorCode (context.config.get ("color.due", "yellow")));
         }
       }
     }
   }
 
   if (table.rowCount ())
-    out << optionalBlankLine (conf)
+    out << optionalBlankLine ()
         << table.render ()
-        << optionalBlankLine (conf)
+        << optionalBlankLine ()
         << table.rowCount ()
         << (table.rowCount () == 1 ? " task" : " tasks")
         << std::endl;
@@ -1962,14 +1963,14 @@ std::string handleReportActive (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::string handleReportOverdue (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleReportOverdue (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   std::stringstream out;
 
   // Determine window size, and set table accordingly.
-  int width = conf.get ("defaultwidth", (int) 80);
+  int width = context.config.get ("defaultwidth", (int) 80);
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBNCURSES
-  if (conf.get ("curses", true))
+  if (context.config.get ("curses", true))
   {
     WINDOW* w = initscr ();
     width = w->_maxx + 1;
@@ -1982,20 +1983,20 @@ std::string handleReportOverdue (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
   tdb.pendingT (tasks);
   filter (tasks, task);
 
-  initializeColorRules (conf);
+  initializeColorRules ();
 
   // Create a table for output.
   Table table;
   table.setTableWidth (width);
-  table.setDateFormat (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+  table.setDateFormat (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
   table.addColumn ("ID");
   table.addColumn ("Project");
   table.addColumn ("Pri");
   table.addColumn ("Due");
   table.addColumn ("Description");
 
-  if ((conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
-      conf.get (std::string ("fontunderline"), "true"))
+  if ((context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
+      context.config.get (std::string ("fontunderline"), "true"))
   {
     table.setColumnUnderline (0);
     table.setColumnUnderline (1);
@@ -2031,7 +2032,7 @@ std::string handleReportOverdue (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
       if (due.length ())
       {
         Date dt (::atoi (due.c_str ()));
-        due = dt.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+        due = dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
 
         // If overdue.
         if (dt < now)
@@ -2050,17 +2051,17 @@ std::string handleReportOverdue (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
           foreach (anno, annotations)
           {
             Date dt (anno->first);
-            when = dt.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+            when = dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
             description += "\n" + when + " " + anno->second;
           }
 
           table.addCell (row, 4, description);
 
-          if (conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
+          if (context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
           {
             Text::color fg = Text::colorCode (refTask.getAttribute ("fg"));
             Text::color bg = Text::colorCode (refTask.getAttribute ("bg"));
-            autoColorize (refTask, fg, bg, conf);
+            autoColorize (refTask, fg, bg);
             table.setRowFg (row, fg);
             table.setRowBg (row, bg);
 
@@ -2073,9 +2074,9 @@ std::string handleReportOverdue (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
   }
 
   if (table.rowCount ())
-    out << optionalBlankLine (conf)
+    out << optionalBlankLine ()
         << table.render ()
-        << optionalBlankLine (conf)
+        << optionalBlankLine ()
         << table.rowCount ()
         << (table.rowCount () == 1 ? " task" : " tasks")
         << std::endl;
@@ -2086,14 +2087,14 @@ std::string handleReportOverdue (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::string handleReportStats (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+std::string handleReportStats (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
   std::stringstream out;
 
   // Determine window size, and set table accordingly.
-  int width = conf.get ("defaultwidth", (int) 80);
+  int width = context.config.get ("defaultwidth", (int) 80);
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBNCURSES
-  if (conf.get ("curses", true))
+  if (context.config.get ("curses", true))
   {
     WINDOW* w = initscr ();
     width = w->_maxx + 1;
@@ -2164,12 +2165,12 @@ std::string handleReportStats (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
   // Create a table for output.
   Table table;
   table.setTableWidth (width);
-  table.setDateFormat (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+  table.setDateFormat (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
   table.addColumn ("Category");
   table.addColumn ("Data");
 
-  if ((conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
-      conf.get (std::string ("fontunderline"), "true"))
+  if ((context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
+      context.config.get (std::string ("fontunderline"), "true"))
   {
     table.setColumnUnderline (0);
     table.setColumnUnderline (1);
@@ -2230,12 +2231,12 @@ std::string handleReportStats (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
     Date e (earliest);
     row = table.addRow ();
     table.addCell (row, 0, "Oldest task");
-    table.addCell (row, 1, e.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y")));
+    table.addCell (row, 1, e.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y")));
 
     Date l (latest);
     row = table.addRow ();
     table.addCell (row, 0, "Newest task");
-    table.addCell (row, 1, l.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y")));
+    table.addCell (row, 1, l.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y")));
 
     row = table.addRow ();
     table.addCell (row, 0, "Task used for");
@@ -2279,9 +2280,9 @@ std::string handleReportStats (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
     table.addCell (row, 1, value.str ());
   }
 
-  out << optionalBlankLine (conf)
+  out << optionalBlankLine ()
       << table.render ()
-      << optionalBlankLine (conf);
+      << optionalBlankLine ();
 
   return out.str ();
 }
@@ -2290,7 +2291,6 @@ std::string handleReportStats (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
 void gatherNextTasks (
   const TDB& tdb,
   T& task,
-  Config& conf,
   std::vector <T>& pending,
   std::vector <int>& all)
 {
@@ -2301,7 +2301,7 @@ void gatherNextTasks (
   Date now;
 
   // How many items per project?  Default 3.
-  int limit = conf.get ("next", 3);
+  int limit = context.config.get ("next", 3);
 
   // due:< 1wk, pri:*
   for (unsigned int i = 0; i < pending.size (); ++i)
@@ -2478,13 +2478,12 @@ void gatherNextTasks (
 std::string handleCustomReport (
   TDB& tdb,
   T& task,
-  Config& conf,
   const std::string& report)
 {
   // Determine window size, and set table accordingly.
-  int width = conf.get ("defaultwidth", (int) 80);
+  int width = context.config.get ("defaultwidth", (int) 80);
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBNCURSES
-  if (conf.get ("curses", true))
+  if (context.config.get ("curses", true))
   {
     WINDOW* w = initscr ();
     width = w->_maxx + 1;
@@ -2493,12 +2492,12 @@ std::string handleCustomReport (
 #endif
 
   // Load report configuration.
-  std::string columnList = conf.get ("report." + report + ".columns");
+  std::string columnList = context.config.get ("report." + report + ".columns");
   std::vector <std::string> columns;
   split (columns, columnList, ',');
   validReportColumns (columns);
 
-  std::string labelList = conf.get ("report." + report + ".labels");
+  std::string labelList = context.config.get ("report." + report + ".labels");
   std::vector <std::string> labels;
   split (labels, labelList, ',');
 
@@ -2511,12 +2510,12 @@ std::string handleCustomReport (
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < columns.size (); ++i)
       columnLabels[columns[i]] = labels[i];
 
-  std::string sortList   = conf.get ("report." + report + ".sort");
+  std::string sortList   = context.config.get ("report." + report + ".sort");
   std::vector <std::string> sortOrder;
   split (sortOrder, sortList, ',');
   validSortColumns (columns, sortOrder);
 
-  std::string filterList = conf.get ("report." + report + ".filter");
+  std::string filterList = context.config.get ("report." + report + ".filter");
   std::vector <std::string> filterArgs;
   split (filterArgs, filterList, ' ');
 
@@ -2529,18 +2528,18 @@ std::string handleCustomReport (
   {
     std::string ignore;
     T filterTask;
-    parse (filterArgs, ignore, filterTask, conf);
+    parse (filterArgs, ignore, filterTask);
 
     filter (tasks, filterTask);  // Filter from custom report
     filter (tasks, task);        // Filter from command line
   }
 
   // Initialize colorization for subsequent auto colorization.
-  initializeColorRules (conf);
+  initializeColorRules ();
 
   Table table;
   table.setTableWidth (width);
-  table.setDateFormat (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+  table.setDateFormat (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
 
   for (unsigned int i = 0; i < tasks.size (); ++i)
     table.addRow ();
@@ -2603,7 +2602,7 @@ std::string handleCustomReport (
         if (entered.length ())
         {
           Date dt (::atoi (entered.c_str ()));
-          entered = dt.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+          entered = dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
           table.addCell (row, columnCount, entered);
         }
       }
@@ -2622,7 +2621,7 @@ std::string handleCustomReport (
         if (started.length ())
         {
           Date dt (::atoi (started.c_str ()));
-          started = dt.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+          started = dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
           table.addCell (row, columnCount, started);
         }
       }
@@ -2641,7 +2640,7 @@ std::string handleCustomReport (
         if (due.length ())
         {
           Date dt (::atoi (due.c_str ()));
-          due = dt.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+          due = dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
           table.addCell (row, columnCount, due);
         }
       }
@@ -2723,7 +2722,7 @@ std::string handleCustomReport (
         foreach (anno, annotations)
         {
           Date dt (anno->first);
-          when = dt.toString (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+          when = dt.toString (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
           description += "\n" + when + " " + anno->second;
         }
 
@@ -2765,8 +2764,8 @@ std::string handleCustomReport (
 
     // Common to all columns.
     // Add underline.
-    if ((conf.get (std::string ("color"), true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
-        conf.get (std::string ("fontunderline"), "true"))
+    if ((context.config.get (std::string ("color"), true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false)) &&
+        context.config.get (std::string ("fontunderline"), "true"))
       table.setColumnUnderline (columnCount);
     else
       table.setTableDashedUnderline ();
@@ -2837,11 +2836,11 @@ std::string handleCustomReport (
       }
     }
 
-    if (conf.get ("color", true) || conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
+    if (context.config.get ("color", true) || context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
     {
       Text::color fg = Text::colorCode (tasks[row].getAttribute ("fg"));
       Text::color bg = Text::colorCode (tasks[row].getAttribute ("bg"));
-      autoColorize (tasks[row], fg, bg, conf);
+      autoColorize (tasks[row], fg, bg);
       table.setRowFg (row, fg);
       table.setRowBg (row, bg);
 
@@ -2850,20 +2849,20 @@ std::string handleCustomReport (
         if (dueColumn != -1)
         {
           if (overdue)
-            table.setCellFg (row, columnCount, Text::colorCode (conf.get ("color.overdue", "red")));
+            table.setCellFg (row, columnCount, Text::colorCode (context.config.get ("color.overdue", "red")));
           else if (imminent)
-            table.setCellFg (row, columnCount, Text::colorCode (conf.get ("color.due", "yellow")));
+            table.setCellFg (row, columnCount, Text::colorCode (context.config.get ("color.due", "yellow")));
         }
       }
     }
   }
 
   // Limit the number of rows according to the report definition.
-  int maximum = conf.get (std::string ("report.") + report + ".limit", (int)0);
+  int maximum = context.config.get (std::string ("report.") + report + ".limit", (int)0);
 
   // If the custom report has a defined limit, then allow an override, which
   // will show up as a single ID sequence.
-  if (conf.get (std::string ("report.") + report + ".limit", (int)0) != 0)
+  if (context.config.get (std::string ("report.") + report + ".limit", (int)0) != 0)
   {
     std::vector <int> sequence = task.getAllIds ();
     if (sequence.size () == 1)
@@ -2872,9 +2871,9 @@ std::string handleCustomReport (
 
   std::stringstream out;
   if (table.rowCount ())
-    out << optionalBlankLine (conf)
+    out << optionalBlankLine ()
         << table.render (maximum)
-        << optionalBlankLine (conf)
+        << optionalBlankLine ()
         << table.rowCount ()
         << (table.rowCount () == 1 ? " task" : " tasks")
         << std::endl;
diff --git a/src/rules.cpp b/src/rules.cpp
index 2030e1a36..3d2fab931 100644
--- a/src/rules.cpp
+++ b/src/rules.cpp
@@ -26,13 +26,15 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #include <iostream>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include "Config.h"
+#include "Context.h"
 #include "Table.h"
 #include "Date.h"
 #include "T.h"
 #include "text.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
+extern Context context;
+
 static std::map <std::string, Text::color> gsFg;
 static std::map <std::string, Text::color> gsBg;
 
@@ -63,17 +65,17 @@ static void parseColorRule (
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void initializeColorRules (Config& conf)
+void initializeColorRules ()
 {
   std::vector <std::string> ruleNames;
-  conf.all (ruleNames);
+  context.config.all (ruleNames);
   foreach (it, ruleNames)
   {
     if (it->substr (0, 6) == "color.")
     {
       Text::color fg;
       Text::color bg;
-      parseColorRule (conf.get (*it), fg, bg);
+      parseColorRule (context.config.get (*it), fg, bg);
       gsFg[*it] = fg;
       gsBg[*it] = bg;
     }
@@ -84,8 +86,7 @@ void initializeColorRules (Config& conf)
 void autoColorize (
   T& task,
   Text::color& fg,
-  Text::color& bg,
-  Config& conf)
+  Text::color& bg)
 {
   // Note: fg, bg already contain colors specifically assigned via command.
   // Note: These rules form a hierarchy - the last rule is King.
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ void autoColorize (
   {
     Date dueDate (::atoi (due.c_str ()));
     Date now;
-    Date then (now + conf.get ("due", 7) * 86400);
+    Date then (now + context.config.get ("due", 7) * 86400);
 
     // Overdue
     if (dueDate < now)
diff --git a/src/sandbox/main.cpp b/src/sandbox/main.cpp
index 22e56c672..904c117e5 100644
--- a/src/sandbox/main.cpp
+++ b/src/sandbox/main.cpp
@@ -3,25 +3,26 @@
 #include <string>
 #include "Context.h"
 
+Context context;
+
 int main (int argc, char** argv)
 {
   try
   {
-    Context c;
-    c.initialize (argc, argv);
-//    c.run ();
+    context.initialize (argc, argv);
+//    context.run ();
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-    c.tdb.lock (c.config.get ("locking", true));
+    context.tdb.lock (context.config.get ("locking", true));
 
-    c.filter.push_back (Att ("priority", "L"));
+    context.filter.push_back (Att ("priority", "L"));
 
     std::vector <T2> tasks;
-    int quantity = c.tdb.load (tasks, c.filter);
-    std::cout << "# " << quantity << " <-- c.tdb.load" << std::endl;
+    int quantity = context.tdb.load (tasks, context.filter);
+    std::cout << "# " << quantity << " <-- context.tdb.load" << std::endl;
 
-    c.tdb.unlock ();
+    context.tdb.unlock ();
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
diff --git a/src/task.cpp b/src/task.cpp
index 0981503ef..dbb00d3ac 100644
--- a/src/task.cpp
+++ b/src/task.cpp
@@ -50,16 +50,17 @@
 #include <ncurses.h>
 #endif
 
+// Global context for use by all.
 Context context;
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-static std::string shortUsage (Config& conf)
+static std::string shortUsage ()
 {
   std::stringstream out;
   Table table;
-  int width = conf.get ("defaultwidth", (int) 80);
+  int width = context.config.get ("defaultwidth", (int) 80);
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBNCURSES
-  if (conf.get ("curses", true))
+  if (context.config.get ("curses", true))
   {
     WINDOW* w = initscr ();
     width = w->_maxx + 1;
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ static std::string shortUsage (Config& conf)
   table.setColumnWidth (1, Table::minimum);
   table.setColumnWidth (2, Table::flexible);
   table.setTableWidth (width);
-  table.setDateFormat (conf.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
+  table.setDateFormat (context.config.get ("dateformat", "m/d/Y"));
 
   int row = table.addRow ();
   table.addCell (row, 0, "Usage:");
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ static std::string shortUsage (Config& conf)
   foreach (report, all)
   {
     std::string command = std::string ("task ") + *report + std::string (" [tags] [attrs] desc...");
-    std::string description = conf.get (
+    std::string description = context.config.get (
       std::string ("report.") + *report + ".description", std::string ("(missing description)"));
 
     row = table.addRow ();
@@ -240,10 +241,10 @@ static std::string shortUsage (Config& conf)
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-static std::string longUsage (Config& conf)
+static std::string longUsage ()
 {
   std::stringstream out;
-  out << shortUsage (conf)
+  out << shortUsage ()
       << "ID is the numeric identifier displayed by the 'task list' command. "
       << "You can specify multiple IDs for task commands, and multiple tasks "
       << "will be affected.  To specify multiple IDs make sure you use one "
@@ -283,32 +284,6 @@ static std::string longUsage (Config& conf)
   return out.str ();
 }
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void loadConfFile (int argc, char** argv, Config& conf)
-{
-  for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i)
-  {
-    if (! strncmp (argv[i], "rc:", 3))
-    {
-      if (! access (&(argv[i][3]), F_OK))
-      {
-        std::string file = &(argv[i][3]);
-        conf.load (file);
-        return;
-      }
-      else
-        throw std::string ("Could not read configuration file '") + &(argv[i][3]) + "'";
-    }
-  }
-
-  struct passwd* pw = getpwuid (getuid ());
-  if (!pw)
-    throw std::string ("Could not read home directory from passwd file.");
-
-  std::string file = pw->pw_dir;
-  conf.createDefault (file);
-}
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int main (int argc, char** argv)
 {
@@ -323,30 +298,25 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
   {
     context.initialize (argc, argv);
 
-    // Load the config file from the home directory.  If the file cannot be
-    // found, offer to create a sample one.
-    Config conf;
-    loadConfFile (argc, argv, conf);
-
     // When redirecting output to a file, do not use color, curses.
     if (!isatty (fileno (stdout)))
     {
-      conf.set ("curses", "off");
+      context.config.set ("curses", "off");
 
-      if (! conf.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
-        conf.set ("color",  "off");
+      if (! context.config.get (std::string ("_forcecolor"), false))
+        context.config.set ("color",  "off");
     }
 
     TDB tdb;
-    std::string dataLocation = expandPath (conf.get ("data.location"));
+    std::string dataLocation = expandPath (context.config.get ("data.location"));
     tdb.dataDirectory (dataLocation);
 
     // Allow user override of file locking.  Solaris/NFS machines may want this.
-    if (! conf.get ("locking", true))
+    if (! context.config.get ("locking", true))
       tdb.noLock ();
 
     // Check for silly shadow file settings.
-    std::string shadowFile = expandPath (conf.get ("shadow.file"));
+    std::string shadowFile = expandPath (context.config.get ("shadow.file"));
     if (shadowFile != "")
     {
       if (shadowFile == dataLocation + "/pending.data")
@@ -358,7 +328,7 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
                            "overwrite your completed tasks.  Please change it.");
     }
 
-    std::cout << runTaskCommand (argc, argv, tdb, conf);
+    std::cout << runTaskCommand (argc, argv, tdb);
   }
 
   catch (std::string& error)
@@ -377,9 +347,9 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void nag (TDB& tdb, T& task, Config& conf)
+void nag (TDB& tdb, T& task)
 {
-  std::string nagMessage = conf.get ("nag", std::string (""));
+  std::string nagMessage = context.config.get ("nag", std::string (""));
   if (nagMessage != "")
   {
     // Load all pending tasks.
@@ -780,26 +750,26 @@ void updateRecurrenceMask (
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void updateShadowFile (TDB& tdb, Config& conf)
+void updateShadowFile (TDB& tdb)
 {
   try
   {
     // Determine if shadow file is enabled.
-    std::string shadowFile = expandPath (conf.get ("shadow.file"));
+    std::string shadowFile = expandPath (context.config.get ("shadow.file"));
     if (shadowFile != "")
     {
-      std::string oldCurses = conf.get ("curses");
-      std::string oldColor = conf.get ("color");
-      conf.set ("curses", "off");
-      conf.set ("color",  "off");
+      std::string oldCurses = context.config.get ("curses");
+      std::string oldColor = context.config.get ("color");
+      context.config.set ("curses", "off");
+      context.config.set ("color",  "off");
 
       // Run report.  Use shadow.command, using default.command as a fallback
       // with "list" as a default.
-      std::string command = conf.get ("shadow.command",
-                              conf.get ("default.command", "list"));
+      std::string command = context.config.get ("shadow.command",
+                              context.config.get ("default.command", "list"));
       std::vector <std::string> args;
       split (args, command, ' ');
-      std::string result = runTaskCommand (args, tdb, conf);
+      std::string result = runTaskCommand (args, tdb);
 
       std::ofstream out (shadowFile.c_str ());
       if (out.good ())
@@ -810,12 +780,12 @@ void updateShadowFile (TDB& tdb, Config& conf)
       else
         throw std::string ("Could not write file '") + shadowFile + "'";
 
-      conf.set ("curses", oldCurses);
-      conf.set ("color",  oldColor);
+      context.config.set ("curses", oldCurses);
+      context.config.set ("color",  oldColor);
     }
 
     // Optionally display a notification that the shadow file was updated.
-    if (conf.get (std::string ("shadow.notify"), false))
+    if (context.config.get (std::string ("shadow.notify"), false))
       std::cout << "[Shadow file '" << shadowFile << "' updated]" << std::endl;
   }
 
@@ -835,7 +805,6 @@ std::string runTaskCommand (
   int argc,
   char** argv,
   TDB& tdb,
-  Config& conf,
   bool gc /* = true */,
   bool shadow /* = true */)
 {
@@ -843,20 +812,19 @@ std::string runTaskCommand (
   for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i)
     args.push_back (argv[i]);
 
-  return runTaskCommand (args, tdb, conf, gc, shadow);
+  return runTaskCommand (args, tdb, gc, shadow);
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 std::string runTaskCommand (
   std::vector <std::string>& args,
   TDB& tdb,
-  Config& conf,
   bool gc /* = false */,
   bool shadow /* = false */)
 {
   // If argc == 1 and the default.command configuration variable is set,
   // then use that, otherwise stick with argc/argv.
-  std::string defaultCommand = conf.get ("default.command");
+  std::string defaultCommand = context.config.get ("default.command");
   if ((args.size () == 0 ||
       (args.size () == 1 && args[0].substr (0, 3) == "rc:")) &&
       defaultCommand != "")
@@ -867,60 +835,60 @@ std::string runTaskCommand (
     std::cout << "[task " << defaultCommand << "]" << std::endl;
   }
 
-  loadCustomReports (conf);
+  loadCustomReports ();
 
   std::string command;
   T task;
-  parse (args, command, task, conf);
+  parse (args, command, task);
 
   bool gcMod  = false; // Change occurred by way of gc.
   bool cmdMod = false; // Change occurred by way of command type.
   std::string out;
 
   // Read-only commands with no side effects.
-       if (command == "export")             { out = handleExport          (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "projects")           { out = handleProjects        (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "tags")               { out = handleTags            (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "info")               { out = handleInfo            (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "stats")              { out = handleReportStats     (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "history")            { out = handleReportHistory   (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "ghistory")           { out = handleReportGHistory  (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "calendar")           { out = handleReportCalendar  (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "summary")            { out = handleReportSummary   (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "timesheet")          { out = handleReportTimesheet (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "colors")             { out = handleColor           (           conf); }
-  else if (command == "version")            { out = handleVersion         (           conf); }
-  else if (command == "help")               { out = longUsage             (           conf); }
+       if (command == "export")             { out = handleExport          (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "projects")           { out = handleProjects        (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "tags")               { out = handleTags            (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "info")               { out = handleInfo            (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "stats")              { out = handleReportStats     (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "history")            { out = handleReportHistory   (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "ghistory")           { out = handleReportGHistory  (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "calendar")           { out = handleReportCalendar  (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "summary")            { out = handleReportSummary   (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "timesheet")          { out = handleReportTimesheet (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "colors")             { out = handleColor           (         ); }
+  else if (command == "version")            { out = handleVersion         (         ); }
+  else if (command == "help")               { out = longUsage             (         ); }
 
   // Commands that cause updates.
-  else if (command == "" && task.getId ())  { cmdMod = true; out = handleModify    (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "add")                { cmdMod = true; out = handleAdd       (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "append")             { cmdMod = true; out = handleAppend    (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "annotate")           { cmdMod = true; out = handleAnnotate  (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "done")               { cmdMod = true; out = handleDone      (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "undelete")           { cmdMod = true; out = handleUndelete  (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "delete")             { cmdMod = true; out = handleDelete    (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "start")              { cmdMod = true; out = handleStart     (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "stop")               { cmdMod = true; out = handleStop      (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "undo")               { cmdMod = true; out = handleUndo      (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "import")             { cmdMod = true; out = handleImport    (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "duplicate")          { cmdMod = true; out = handleDuplicate (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "edit")               { cmdMod = true; out = handleEdit      (tdb, task, conf); }
+  else if (command == "" && task.getId ())  { cmdMod = true; out = handleModify    (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "add")                { cmdMod = true; out = handleAdd       (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "append")             { cmdMod = true; out = handleAppend    (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "annotate")           { cmdMod = true; out = handleAnnotate  (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "done")               { cmdMod = true; out = handleDone      (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "undelete")           { cmdMod = true; out = handleUndelete  (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "delete")             { cmdMod = true; out = handleDelete    (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "start")              { cmdMod = true; out = handleStart     (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "stop")               { cmdMod = true; out = handleStop      (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "undo")               { cmdMod = true; out = handleUndo      (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "import")             { cmdMod = true; out = handleImport    (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "duplicate")          { cmdMod = true; out = handleDuplicate (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "edit")               { cmdMod = true; out = handleEdit      (tdb, task); }
 
   // Command that display IDs and therefore need TDB::gc first.
-  else if (command == "completed")          { if (gc) gcMod = tdb.gc (); out = handleCompleted     (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "next")               { if (gc) gcMod = tdb.gc (); out = handleReportNext    (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "active")             { if (gc) gcMod = tdb.gc (); out = handleReportActive  (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (command == "overdue")            { if (gc) gcMod = tdb.gc (); out = handleReportOverdue (tdb, task, conf); }
-  else if (isCustomReport (command))        { if (gc) gcMod = tdb.gc (); out = handleCustomReport  (tdb, task, conf, command); }
+  else if (command == "completed")          { if (gc) gcMod = tdb.gc (); out = handleCompleted     (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "next")               { if (gc) gcMod = tdb.gc (); out = handleReportNext    (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "active")             { if (gc) gcMod = tdb.gc (); out = handleReportActive  (tdb, task); }
+  else if (command == "overdue")            { if (gc) gcMod = tdb.gc (); out = handleReportOverdue (tdb, task); }
+  else if (isCustomReport (command))        { if (gc) gcMod = tdb.gc (); out = handleCustomReport  (tdb, task, command); }
 
   // If the command is not recognized, display usage.
-  else                                      { out = shortUsage (conf); }
+  else                                      { out = shortUsage (); }
 
   // Only update the shadow file if such an update was not suppressed (shadow),
   // and if an actual change occurred (gcMod || cmdMod).
   if (shadow && (gcMod || cmdMod))
-    updateShadowFile (tdb, conf);
+    updateShadowFile (tdb);
 
   return out;
 }
diff --git a/src/task.h b/src/task.h
index 04294ca6d..092bc993a 100644
--- a/src/task.h
+++ b/src/task.h
@@ -32,50 +32,49 @@
 #include "Context.h"
 #include "T.h"
 #include "TDB.h"
-#include "Config.h"
 #include "Table.h"
 #include "Date.h"
 #include "color.h"
 #include "../auto.h"
 
 // parse.cpp
-void parse (std::vector <std::string>&, std::string&, T&, Config&);
+void parse (std::vector <std::string>&, std::string&, T&);
 bool validPriority (const std::string&);
-bool validDate (std::string&, Config&);
+bool validDate (std::string&);
 bool validDuration (std::string&);
-void loadCustomReports (Config&);
+void loadCustomReports ();
 bool isCustomReport (const std::string&);
 void allCustomReports (std::vector <std::string>&);
 
 // task.cpp
-void gatherNextTasks (const TDB&, T&, Config&, std::vector <T>&, std::vector <int>&);
-void nag (TDB&, T&, Config&);
+void gatherNextTasks (const TDB&, T&, std::vector <T>&, std::vector <int>&);
+void nag (TDB&, T&);
 int getDueState (const std::string&);
 void handleRecurrence (TDB&, std::vector <T>&);
 bool generateDueDates (T&, std::vector <Date>&);
 Date getNextRecurrence (Date&, std::string&);
 void updateRecurrenceMask (TDB&, std::vector <T>&, T&);
 void onChangeCallback ();
-std::string runTaskCommand (int, char**, TDB&, Config&, bool gc = true, bool shadow = true);
-std::string runTaskCommand (std::vector <std::string>&, TDB&, Config&, bool gc = false, bool shadow = false);
+std::string runTaskCommand (int, char**, TDB&, bool gc = true, bool shadow = true);
+std::string runTaskCommand (std::vector <std::string>&, TDB&, bool gc = false, bool shadow = false);
 
 // command.cpp
-std::string handleAdd (TDB&, T&, Config&);
-std::string handleAppend (TDB&, T&, Config&);
-std::string handleExport (TDB&, T&, Config&);
-std::string handleDone (TDB&, T&, Config&);
-std::string handleModify (TDB&, T&, Config&);
-std::string handleProjects (TDB&, T&, Config&);
-std::string handleTags (TDB&, T&, Config&);
-std::string handleUndelete (TDB&, T&, Config&);
-std::string handleVersion (Config&);
-std::string handleDelete (TDB&, T&, Config&);
-std::string handleStart (TDB&, T&, Config&);
-std::string handleStop (TDB&, T&, Config&);
-std::string handleUndo (TDB&, T&, Config&);
-std::string handleColor (Config&);
-std::string handleAnnotate (TDB&, T&, Config&);
-std::string handleDuplicate (TDB&, T&, Config&);
+std::string handleAdd (TDB&, T&);
+std::string handleAppend (TDB&, T&);
+std::string handleExport (TDB&, T&);
+std::string handleDone (TDB&, T&);
+std::string handleModify (TDB&, T&);
+std::string handleProjects (TDB&, T&);
+std::string handleTags (TDB&, T&);
+std::string handleUndelete (TDB&, T&);
+std::string handleVersion ();
+std::string handleDelete (TDB&, T&);
+std::string handleStart (TDB&, T&);
+std::string handleStop (TDB&, T&);
+std::string handleUndo (TDB&, T&);
+std::string handleColor ();
+std::string handleAnnotate (TDB&, T&);
+std::string handleDuplicate (TDB&, T&);
 T findT (int, const std::vector <T>&);
 int deltaAppend (T&, T&);
 int deltaDescription (T&, T&);
@@ -84,33 +83,33 @@ int deltaAttributes (T&, T&);
 int deltaSubstitutions (T&, T&);
 
 // edit.cpp
-std::string handleEdit (TDB&, T&, Config&);
+std::string handleEdit (TDB&, T&);
 
 // report.cpp
 void filterSequence (std::vector<T>&, T&);
 void filter (std::vector<T>&, T&);
-std::string handleInfo (TDB&, T&, Config&);
-std::string handleCompleted (TDB&, T&, Config&);
-std::string handleReportSummary (TDB&, T&, Config&);
-std::string handleReportNext (TDB&, T&, Config&);
-std::string handleReportHistory (TDB&, T&, Config&);
-std::string handleReportGHistory (TDB&, T&, Config&);
-std::string handleReportCalendar (TDB&, T&, Config&);
-std::string handleReportActive (TDB&, T&, Config&);
-std::string handleReportOverdue (TDB&, T&, Config&);
-std::string handleReportStats (TDB&, T&, Config&);
-std::string handleReportTimesheet (TDB&, T&, Config&);
+std::string handleInfo (TDB&, T&);
+std::string handleCompleted (TDB&, T&);
+std::string handleReportSummary (TDB&, T&);
+std::string handleReportNext (TDB&, T&);
+std::string handleReportHistory (TDB&, T&);
+std::string handleReportGHistory (TDB&, T&);
+std::string handleReportCalendar (TDB&, T&);
+std::string handleReportActive (TDB&, T&);
+std::string handleReportOverdue (TDB&, T&);
+std::string handleReportStats (TDB&, T&);
+std::string handleReportTimesheet (TDB&, T&);
 
-std::string handleCustomReport (TDB&, T&, Config&, const std::string&);
+std::string handleCustomReport (TDB&, T&, const std::string&);
 void validReportColumns (const std::vector <std::string>&);
 void validSortColumns (const std::vector <std::string>&, const std::vector <std::string>&);
 
 // rules.cpp
-void initializeColorRules (Config&);
-void autoColorize (T&, Text::color&, Text::color&, Config&);
+void initializeColorRules ();
+void autoColorize (T&, Text::color&, Text::color&);
 
 // import.cpp
-std::string handleImport (TDB&, T&, Config&);
+std::string handleImport (TDB&, T&);
 
 // list template
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/tests/Makefile b/src/tests/Makefile
index d95ee1490..971e560b8 100644
--- a/src/tests/Makefile
+++ b/src/tests/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LFLAGS  = -L/usr/local/lib
 OBJECTS = ../TDB.o ../TDB2.o ../T.o ../T2.o ../parse.o ../text.o ../Date.o     \
           ../Duration.o ../util.o ../Config.o ../Sequence.o ../Att.o           \
           ../Record.o ../Mod.o ../StringTable.o ../Subst.o ../Nibbler.o        \
-          ../Filter.o ../Location.o
+          ../Filter.o ../Location.o ../Context.o ../Keymap.o
 
 all: $(PROJECT)
 
diff --git a/src/tests/att.t.cpp b/src/tests/att.t.cpp
index 6c6958605..7726bd91c 100644
--- a/src/tests/att.t.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/att.t.cpp
@@ -24,9 +24,12 @@
 //     USA
 //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#include <Context.h>
 #include <Att.h>
 #include <test.h>
 
+Context context;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int main (int argc, char** argv)
 {
diff --git a/src/tests/autocomplete.t.cpp b/src/tests/autocomplete.t.cpp
index aac9b31ec..806a3f840 100644
--- a/src/tests/autocomplete.t.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/autocomplete.t.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #include <util.h>
 #include <task.h>
 
+Context context;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int main (int argc, char** argv)
 {
diff --git a/src/tests/date.t.cpp b/src/tests/date.t.cpp
index 517313576..97c87ce01 100644
--- a/src/tests/date.t.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/date.t.cpp
@@ -25,9 +25,12 @@
 //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #include <iostream>
+#include <Context.h>
 #include <Date.h>
 #include <test.h>
 
+Context context;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int main (int argc, char** argv)
 {
diff --git a/src/tests/duration.t.cpp b/src/tests/duration.t.cpp
index ffd4ff39e..d72a75403 100644
--- a/src/tests/duration.t.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/duration.t.cpp
@@ -25,9 +25,12 @@
 //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #include <iostream>
+#include <Context.h>
 #include <Duration.h>
 #include <test.h>
 
+Context context;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //   daily, day, Nd
 //   weekly, 1w, sennight, biweekly, fortnight
diff --git a/src/tests/mod.t.cpp b/src/tests/mod.t.cpp
index 385a57038..be37a3f5f 100644
--- a/src/tests/mod.t.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/mod.t.cpp
@@ -24,9 +24,12 @@
 //     USA
 //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#include <Context.h>
 #include <Mod.h>
 #include <test.h>
 
+Context context;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int main (int argc, char** argv)
 {
diff --git a/src/tests/nibbler.t.cpp b/src/tests/nibbler.t.cpp
index 93bbf3cef..03d5ae96e 100644
--- a/src/tests/nibbler.t.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/nibbler.t.cpp
@@ -24,9 +24,12 @@
 //     USA
 //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#include <Context.h>
 #include <Nibbler.h>
 #include <test.h>
 
+Context context;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int main (int argc, char** argv)
 {
diff --git a/src/tests/parse.t.cpp b/src/tests/parse.t.cpp
index 430150e15..2df17d913 100644
--- a/src/tests/parse.t.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/parse.t.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #include "text.h"
 #include "test.h"
 
+Context context;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int main (int argc, char** argv)
 {
@@ -37,13 +39,12 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
   std::vector <std::string> args;
   std::string command;
 
-  Config conf;
-  conf.set ("dateformat", "m/d/Y");
+  context.config.set ("dateformat", "m/d/Y");
 
   {
     T task;
     split (args, "add foo", ' ');
-    parse (args, command, task, conf);
+    parse (args, command, task);
     t.is (command,                "add", "(1) command found");
     t.is (task.getId (),          0,     "(1) zero id on add");
     t.is (task.getDescription (), "foo", "(1) correct description");
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
   {
     T task;
     split (args, "delete 1,3-5,7", ' ');
-    parse (args, command, task, conf);
+    parse (args, command, task);
     std::vector <int> sequence = task.getAllIds ();
     t.is (sequence.size (), (size_t)5, "(2) sequence length");
     if (sequence.size () == 5)
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
   {
     T task;
     split (args, "delete 1,2 3,4", ' ');
-    parse (args, command, task, conf);
+    parse (args, command, task);
     std::vector <int> sequence = task.getAllIds ();
     t.is (sequence.size (), (size_t)4, "(3) sequence length");
     if (sequence.size () == 4)
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
   {
     T task;
     split (args, "1 There are 7 days in a week", ' ');
-    parse (args, command, task, conf);
+    parse (args, command, task);
     std::vector <int> sequence = task.getAllIds ();
     t.is (sequence.size (), (size_t)1, "(4) sequence length");
     if (sequence.size () == 1)
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
     args.clear ();
     args.push_back ("1");
     args.push_back ("4-123 is back-ordered");
-    parse (args, command, task, conf);
+    parse (args, command, task);
     std::vector <int> sequence = task.getAllIds ();
     t.is (sequence.size (), (size_t)1, "(5) sequence length");
     if (sequence.size () == 1)
diff --git a/src/tests/record.t.cpp b/src/tests/record.t.cpp
index 2f694013f..598967ffb 100644
--- a/src/tests/record.t.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/record.t.cpp
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@
 //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #include <iostream>
+#include <Context.h>
 #include <Att.h>
 #include <Record.h>
 #include <test.h>
 
+Context context;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int main (int argc, char** argv)
 {
diff --git a/src/tests/seq.t.cpp b/src/tests/seq.t.cpp
index 0459dd5cd..8b48c5a5d 100644
--- a/src/tests/seq.t.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/seq.t.cpp
@@ -25,9 +25,12 @@
 //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #include <iostream>
+#include <Context.h>
 #include <Sequence.h>
 #include <test.h>
 
+Context context;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 Sequence parseSequence (const std::string& input)
 {
diff --git a/src/tests/stringtable.t.cpp b/src/tests/stringtable.t.cpp
index 4d282d0b4..e05234dec 100644
--- a/src/tests/stringtable.t.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/stringtable.t.cpp
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@
 //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <Context.h>
 #include <StringTable.h>
 #include <util.h>
 #include <test.h>
 
+Context context;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int main (int argc, char** argv)
 {
diff --git a/src/tests/subst.t.cpp b/src/tests/subst.t.cpp
index 982ef205a..add082125 100644
--- a/src/tests/subst.t.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/subst.t.cpp
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@
 //     USA
 //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#include <Context.h>
 #include <T2.h>
 #include <Subst.h>
 #include <test.h>
 
+Context context;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int main (int argc, char** argv)
 {
diff --git a/src/tests/t.benchmark.t.cpp b/src/tests/t.benchmark.t.cpp
index 857ab84aa..1a19c8db1 100644
--- a/src/tests/t.benchmark.t.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/t.benchmark.t.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #include "task.h"
 #include "test.h"
 
+Context context;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int main (int argc, char** argv)
 {
diff --git a/src/tests/t.t.cpp b/src/tests/t.t.cpp
index 484866fa9..ca6d91d36 100644
--- a/src/tests/t.t.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/t.t.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #include "task.h"
 #include "test.h"
 
+Context context;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int main (int argc, char** argv)
 {
diff --git a/src/tests/tdb.t.cpp b/src/tests/tdb.t.cpp
index fd19d0ada..8931e7d4d 100644
--- a/src/tests/tdb.t.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/tdb.t.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include "task.h"
 #include "test.h"
 
+Context context;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int main (int argc, char** argv)
 {
diff --git a/src/tests/text.t.cpp b/src/tests/text.t.cpp
index 24da8ca2b..dcabb4d5a 100644
--- a/src/tests/text.t.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/text.t.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #include "text.h"
 #include "test.h"
 
+Context context;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int main (int argc, char** argv)
 {
diff --git a/src/text.cpp b/src/text.cpp
index ac1015031..9db0d7e5a 100644
--- a/src/text.cpp
+++ b/src/text.cpp
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
-#include "Config.h"
+#include "Context.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "text.h"
 
+extern Context context;
+
 static const char* newline = "\n";
 static const char* noline  = "";
 
@@ -294,9 +296,9 @@ std::string upperCase (const std::string& input)
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-const char* optionalBlankLine (Config& conf)
+const char* optionalBlankLine ()
 {
-  if (conf.get ("blanklines", true) == true)
+  if (context.config.get ("blanklines", true) == true)
     return newline;
 
   return noline;
diff --git a/src/text.h b/src/text.h
index 458d714d0..121c1babf 100644
--- a/src/text.h
+++ b/src/text.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
-#include "Config.h"
 #include "../auto.h"
 
 // text.cpp
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ void join (std::string&, const std::string&, const std::vector<std::string>&);
 std::string commify (const std::string&);
 std::string lowerCase (const std::string&);
 std::string upperCase (const std::string&);
-const char* optionalBlankLine (Config&);
+const char* optionalBlankLine ();
 
 #endif
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/utf8.cpp b/src/utf8.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3854f8916
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utf8.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,545 @@
+#ifdef NOPE
+/*
+  Basic UTF-8 manipulation routines
+  by Jeff Bezanson
+  placed in the public domain Fall 2005
+
+  This code is designed to provide the utilities you need to manipulate
+  UTF-8 as an internal string encoding. These functions do not perform the
+  error checking normally needed when handling UTF-8 data, so if you happen
+  to be from the Unicode Consortium you will want to flay me alive.
+  I do this because error checking can be performed at the boundaries (I/O),
+  with these routines reserved for higher performance on data known to be
+  valid.
+*/
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#ifdef WIN32
+#include <malloc.h>
+#else
+#include <alloca.h>
+#endif
+
+#include "utf8.h"
+
+static const u_int32_t offsetsFromUTF8[6] = {
+    0x00000000UL, 0x00003080UL, 0x000E2080UL,
+    0x03C82080UL, 0xFA082080UL, 0x82082080UL
+};
+
+static const char trailingBytesForUTF8[256] = {
+    0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+    0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+    0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+    0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+    0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+    0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
+    1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1, 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,
+    2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2, 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,4,4,4,4,5,5,5,5
+};
+
+/* returns length of next utf-8 sequence */
+int u8_seqlen(char *s)
+{
+    return trailingBytesForUTF8[(unsigned int)(unsigned char)s[0]] + 1;
+}
+
+/* conversions without error checking
+   only works for valid UTF-8, i.e. no 5- or 6-byte sequences
+   srcsz = source size in bytes, or -1 if 0-terminated
+   sz = dest size in # of wide characters
+
+   returns # characters converted
+   dest will always be L'\0'-terminated, even if there isn't enough room
+   for all the characters.
+   if sz = srcsz+1 (i.e. 4*srcsz+4 bytes), there will always be enough space.
+*/
+int u8_toucs(u_int32_t *dest, int sz, char *src, int srcsz)
+{
+    u_int32_t ch;
+    char *src_end = src + srcsz;
+    int nb;
+    int i=0;
+
+    while (i < sz-1) {
+        nb = trailingBytesForUTF8[(unsigned char)*src];
+        if (srcsz == -1) {
+            if (*src == 0)
+                goto done_toucs;
+        }
+        else {
+            if (src + nb >= src_end)
+                goto done_toucs;
+        }
+        ch = 0;
+        switch (nb) {
+            /* these fall through deliberately */
+        case 3: ch += (unsigned char)*src++; ch <<= 6;
+        case 2: ch += (unsigned char)*src++; ch <<= 6;
+        case 1: ch += (unsigned char)*src++; ch <<= 6;
+        case 0: ch += (unsigned char)*src++;
+        }
+        ch -= offsetsFromUTF8[nb];
+        dest[i++] = ch;
+    }
+ done_toucs:
+    dest[i] = 0;
+    return i;
+}
+
+/* srcsz = number of source characters, or -1 if 0-terminated
+   sz = size of dest buffer in bytes
+
+   returns # characters converted
+   dest will only be '\0'-terminated if there is enough space. this is
+   for consistency; imagine there are 2 bytes of space left, but the next
+   character requires 3 bytes. in this case we could NUL-terminate, but in
+   general we can't when there's insufficient space. therefore this function
+   only NUL-terminates if all the characters fit, and there's space for
+   the NUL as well.
+   the destination string will never be bigger than the source string.
+*/
+int u8_toutf8(char *dest, int sz, u_int32_t *src, int srcsz)
+{
+    u_int32_t ch;
+    int i = 0;
+    char *dest_end = dest + sz;
+
+    while (srcsz<0 ? src[i]!=0 : i < srcsz) {
+        ch = src[i];
+        if (ch < 0x80) {
+            if (dest >= dest_end)
+                return i;
+            *dest++ = (char)ch;
+        }
+        else if (ch < 0x800) {
+            if (dest >= dest_end-1)
+                return i;
+            *dest++ = (ch>>6) | 0xC0;
+            *dest++ = (ch & 0x3F) | 0x80;
+        }
+        else if (ch < 0x10000) {
+            if (dest >= dest_end-2)
+                return i;
+            *dest++ = (ch>>12) | 0xE0;
+            *dest++ = ((ch>>6) & 0x3F) | 0x80;
+            *dest++ = (ch & 0x3F) | 0x80;
+        }
+        else if (ch < 0x110000) {
+            if (dest >= dest_end-3)
+                return i;
+            *dest++ = (ch>>18) | 0xF0;
+            *dest++ = ((ch>>12) & 0x3F) | 0x80;
+            *dest++ = ((ch>>6) & 0x3F) | 0x80;
+            *dest++ = (ch & 0x3F) | 0x80;
+        }
+        i++;
+    }
+    if (dest < dest_end)
+        *dest = '\0';
+    return i;
+}
+
+int u8_wc_toutf8(char *dest, u_int32_t ch)
+{
+    if (ch < 0x80) {
+        dest[0] = (char)ch;
+        return 1;
+    }
+    if (ch < 0x800) {
+        dest[0] = (ch>>6) | 0xC0;
+        dest[1] = (ch & 0x3F) | 0x80;
+        return 2;
+    }
+    if (ch < 0x10000) {
+        dest[0] = (ch>>12) | 0xE0;
+        dest[1] = ((ch>>6) & 0x3F) | 0x80;
+        dest[2] = (ch & 0x3F) | 0x80;
+        return 3;
+    }
+    if (ch < 0x110000) {
+        dest[0] = (ch>>18) | 0xF0;
+        dest[1] = ((ch>>12) & 0x3F) | 0x80;
+        dest[2] = ((ch>>6) & 0x3F) | 0x80;
+        dest[3] = (ch & 0x3F) | 0x80;
+        return 4;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* charnum => byte offset */
+int u8_offset(char *str, int charnum)
+{
+    int offs=0;
+
+    while (charnum > 0 && str[offs]) {
+        (void)(isutf(str[++offs]) || isutf(str[++offs]) ||
+               isutf(str[++offs]) || ++offs);
+        charnum--;
+    }
+    return offs;
+}
+
+/* byte offset => charnum */
+int u8_charnum(char *s, int offset)
+{
+    int charnum = 0, offs=0;
+
+    while (offs < offset && s[offs]) {
+        (void)(isutf(s[++offs]) || isutf(s[++offs]) ||
+               isutf(s[++offs]) || ++offs);
+        charnum++;
+    }
+    return charnum;
+}
+
+/* number of characters */
+int u8_strlen(char *s)
+{
+    int count = 0;
+    int i = 0;
+
+    while (u8_nextchar(s, &i) != 0)
+        count++;
+
+    return count;
+}
+
+/* reads the next utf-8 sequence out of a string, updating an index */
+u_int32_t u8_nextchar(char *s, int *i)
+{
+    u_int32_t ch = 0;
+    int sz = 0;
+
+    do {
+        ch <<= 6;
+        ch += (unsigned char)s[(*i)++];
+        sz++;
+    } while (s[*i] && !isutf(s[*i]));
+    ch -= offsetsFromUTF8[sz-1];
+
+    return ch;
+}
+
+void u8_inc(char *s, int *i)
+{
+    (void)(isutf(s[++(*i)]) || isutf(s[++(*i)]) ||
+           isutf(s[++(*i)]) || ++(*i));
+}
+
+void u8_dec(char *s, int *i)
+{
+    (void)(isutf(s[--(*i)]) || isutf(s[--(*i)]) ||
+           isutf(s[--(*i)]) || --(*i));
+}
+
+int octal_digit(char c)
+{
+    return (c >= '0' && c <= '7');
+}
+
+int hex_digit(char c)
+{
+    return ((c >= '0' && c <= '9') ||
+            (c >= 'A' && c <= 'F') ||
+            (c >= 'a' && c <= 'f'));
+}
+
+/* assumes that src points to the character after a backslash
+   returns number of input characters processed */
+int u8_read_escape_sequence(char *str, u_int32_t *dest)
+{
+    u_int32_t ch;
+    char digs[9]="\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0";
+    int dno=0, i=1;
+
+    ch = (u_int32_t)str[0];    /* take literal character */
+    if (str[0] == 'n')
+        ch = L'\n';
+    else if (str[0] == 't')
+        ch = L'\t';
+    else if (str[0] == 'r')
+        ch = L'\r';
+    else if (str[0] == 'b')
+        ch = L'\b';
+    else if (str[0] == 'f')
+        ch = L'\f';
+    else if (str[0] == 'v')
+        ch = L'\v';
+    else if (str[0] == 'a')
+        ch = L'\a';
+    else if (octal_digit(str[0])) {
+        i = 0;
+        do {
+            digs[dno++] = str[i++];
+        } while (octal_digit(str[i]) && dno < 3);
+        ch = strtol(digs, NULL, 8);
+    }
+    else if (str[0] == 'x') {
+        while (hex_digit(str[i]) && dno < 2) {
+            digs[dno++] = str[i++];
+        }
+        if (dno > 0)
+            ch = strtol(digs, NULL, 16);
+    }
+    else if (str[0] == 'u') {
+        while (hex_digit(str[i]) && dno < 4) {
+            digs[dno++] = str[i++];
+        }
+        if (dno > 0)
+            ch = strtol(digs, NULL, 16);
+    }
+    else if (str[0] == 'U') {
+        while (hex_digit(str[i]) && dno < 8) {
+            digs[dno++] = str[i++];
+        }
+        if (dno > 0)
+            ch = strtol(digs, NULL, 16);
+    }
+    *dest = ch;
+
+    return i;
+}
+
+/* convert a string with literal \uxxxx or \Uxxxxxxxx characters to UTF-8
+   example: u8_unescape(mybuf, 256, "hello\\u220e")
+   note the double backslash is needed if called on a C string literal */
+int u8_unescape(char *buf, int sz, char *src)
+{
+    int c=0, amt;
+    u_int32_t ch;
+    char temp[4];
+
+    while (*src && c < sz) {
+        if (*src == '\\') {
+            src++;
+            amt = u8_read_escape_sequence(src, &ch);
+        }
+        else {
+            ch = (u_int32_t)*src;
+            amt = 1;
+        }
+        src += amt;
+        amt = u8_wc_toutf8(temp, ch);
+        if (amt > sz-c)
+            break;
+        memcpy(&buf[c], temp, amt);
+        c += amt;
+    }
+    if (c < sz)
+        buf[c] = '\0';
+    return c;
+}
+
+int u8_escape_wchar(char *buf, int sz, u_int32_t ch)
+{
+    if (ch == L'\n')
+        return snprintf(buf, sz, "\\n");
+    else if (ch == L'\t')
+        return snprintf(buf, sz, "\\t");
+    else if (ch == L'\r')
+        return snprintf(buf, sz, "\\r");
+    else if (ch == L'\b')
+        return snprintf(buf, sz, "\\b");
+    else if (ch == L'\f')
+        return snprintf(buf, sz, "\\f");
+    else if (ch == L'\v')
+        return snprintf(buf, sz, "\\v");
+    else if (ch == L'\a')
+        return snprintf(buf, sz, "\\a");
+    else if (ch == L'\\')
+        return snprintf(buf, sz, "\\\\");
+    else if (ch < 32 || ch == 0x7f)
+        return snprintf(buf, sz, "\\x%hhX", (unsigned char)ch);
+    else if (ch > 0xFFFF)
+        return snprintf(buf, sz, "\\U%.8X", (u_int32_t)ch);
+    else if (ch >= 0x80 && ch <= 0xFFFF)
+        return snprintf(buf, sz, "\\u%.4hX", (unsigned short)ch);
+
+    return snprintf(buf, sz, "%c", (char)ch);
+}
+
+int u8_escape(char *buf, int sz, char *src, int escape_quotes)
+{
+    int c=0, i=0, amt;
+
+    while (src[i] && c < sz) {
+        if (escape_quotes && src[i] == '"') {
+            amt = snprintf(buf, sz - c, "\\\"");
+            i++;
+        }
+        else {
+            amt = u8_escape_wchar(buf, sz - c, u8_nextchar(src, &i));
+        }
+        c += amt;
+        buf += amt;
+    }
+    if (c < sz)
+        *buf = '\0';
+    return c;
+}
+
+char *u8_strchr(char *s, u_int32_t ch, int *charn)
+{
+    int i = 0, lasti=0;
+    u_int32_t c;
+
+    *charn = 0;
+    while (s[i]) {
+        c = u8_nextchar(s, &i);
+        if (c == ch) {
+            return &s[lasti];
+        }
+        lasti = i;
+        (*charn)++;
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+char *u8_memchr(char *s, u_int32_t ch, size_t sz, int *charn)
+{
+    int i = 0, lasti=0;
+    u_int32_t c;
+    int csz;
+
+    *charn = 0;
+    while (i < sz) {
+        c = csz = 0;
+        do {
+            c <<= 6;
+            c += (unsigned char)s[i++];
+            csz++;
+        } while (i < sz && !isutf(s[i]));
+        c -= offsetsFromUTF8[csz-1];
+
+        if (c == ch) {
+            return &s[lasti];
+        }
+        lasti = i;
+        (*charn)++;
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+int u8_is_locale_utf8(char *locale)
+{
+    /* this code based on libutf8 */
+    const char* cp = locale;
+
+    for (; *cp != '\0' && *cp != '@' && *cp != '+' && *cp != ','; cp++) {
+        if (*cp == '.') {
+            const char* encoding = ++cp;
+            for (; *cp != '\0' && *cp != '@' && *cp != '+' && *cp != ','; cp++)
+                ;
+            if ((cp-encoding == 5 && !strncmp(encoding, "UTF-8", 5))
+                || (cp-encoding == 4 && !strncmp(encoding, "utf8", 4)))
+                return 1; /* it's UTF-8 */
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int u8_vprintf(char *fmt, va_list ap)
+{
+    int cnt, sz=0;
+    char *buf;
+    u_int32_t *wcs;
+
+    sz = 512;
+    buf = (char*)alloca(sz);
+ try_print:
+    cnt = vsnprintf(buf, sz, fmt, ap);
+    if (cnt >= sz) {
+        buf = (char*)alloca(cnt - sz + 1);
+        sz = cnt + 1;
+        goto try_print;
+    }
+    wcs = (u_int32_t*)alloca((cnt+1) * sizeof(u_int32_t));
+    cnt = u8_toucs(wcs, cnt+1, buf, cnt);
+    printf("%ls", (wchar_t*)wcs);
+    return cnt;
+}
+
+int u8_printf(char *fmt, ...)
+{
+    int cnt;
+    va_list args;
+
+    va_start(args, fmt);
+
+    cnt = u8_vprintf(fmt, args);
+
+    va_end(args);
+    return cnt;
+}
+#endif
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// task - a command line task list manager.
+//
+// Copyright 2006 - 2009, Paul Beckingham.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+// the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+// Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+// version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+// ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+// FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+// details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+// this program; if not, write to the
+//
+//     Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+//     51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+//     Boston, MA
+//     02110-1301
+//     USA
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+#include "utf8.h"
+
+static const u_int32_t offsetsFromUTF8[6] =
+{
+  0x00000000UL, 0x00003080UL, 0x000E2080UL,
+  0x03C82080UL, 0xFA082080UL, 0x82082080UL,
+};
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// number of characters in a string.
+int utf8_length (const std::string& s)
+{
+  int count = 0;
+  int i = 0;
+
+  while (utf8_nextchar (s.c_str (), &i) != 0)
+    count++;
+
+  return count;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// reads the next utf-8 sequence out of a string, updating an index.
+u_int32_t utf8_nextchar (const char* s, int* i)
+{
+  u_int32_t ch = 0;
+  int sz = 0;
+
+  do
+  {
+      ch <<= 6;
+      ch += (unsigned char) s[(*i)++];
+      sz++;
+  }
+  while (s[*i] && ! isutf (s[*i]));
+
+  return ch - offsetsFromUTF8[sz - 1];
+}
+
diff --git a/src/utf8.h b/src/utf8.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82ead15d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utf8.h
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+#ifdef NOPE
+#include <stdarg.h>
+
+/* is c the start of a utf8 sequence? */
+#define isutf(c) (((c)&0xC0)!=0x80)
+
+/* convert UTF-8 data to wide character */
+int u8_toucs(u_int32_t *dest, int sz, char *src, int srcsz);
+
+/* the opposite conversion */
+int u8_toutf8(char *dest, int sz, u_int32_t *src, int srcsz);
+
+/* single character to UTF-8 */
+int u8_wc_toutf8(char *dest, u_int32_t ch);
+
+/* character number to byte offset */
+int u8_offset(char *str, int charnum);
+
+/* byte offset to character number */
+int u8_charnum(char *s, int offset);
+
+/* return next character, updating an index variable */
+u_int32_t u8_nextchar(char *s, int *i);
+
+/* move to next character */
+void u8_inc(char *s, int *i);
+
+/* move to previous character */
+void u8_dec(char *s, int *i);
+
+/* returns length of next utf-8 sequence */
+int u8_seqlen(char *s);
+
+/* assuming src points to the character after a backslash, read an
+   escape sequence, storing the result in dest and returning the number of
+   input characters processed */
+int u8_read_escape_sequence(char *src, u_int32_t *dest);
+
+/* given a wide character, convert it to an ASCII escape sequence stored in
+   buf, where buf is "sz" bytes. returns the number of characters output. */
+int u8_escape_wchar(char *buf, int sz, u_int32_t ch);
+
+/* convert a string "src" containing escape sequences to UTF-8 */
+int u8_unescape(char *buf, int sz, char *src);
+
+/* convert UTF-8 "src" to ASCII with escape sequences.
+   if escape_quotes is nonzero, quote characters will be preceded by
+   backslashes as well. */
+int u8_escape(char *buf, int sz, char *src, int escape_quotes);
+
+/* utility predicates used by the above */
+int octal_digit(char c);
+int hex_digit(char c);
+
+/* return a pointer to the first occurrence of ch in s, or NULL if not
+   found. character index of found character returned in *charn. */
+char *u8_strchr(char *s, u_int32_t ch, int *charn);
+
+/* same as the above, but searches a buffer of a given size instead of
+   a NUL-terminated string. */
+char *u8_memchr(char *s, u_int32_t ch, size_t sz, int *charn);
+
+/* count the number of characters in a UTF-8 string */
+int u8_strlen(char *s);
+
+int u8_is_locale_utf8(char *locale);
+
+/* printf where the format string and arguments may be in UTF-8.
+   you can avoid this function and just use ordinary printf() if the current
+   locale is UTF-8. */
+int u8_vprintf(char *fmt, va_list ap);
+int u8_printf(char *fmt, ...);
+#endif
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// task - a command line task list manager.
+//
+// Copyright 2006 - 2009, Paul Beckingham.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+// the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+// Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+// version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+// ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+// FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+// details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+// this program; if not, write to the
+//
+//     Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+//     51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+//     Boston, MA
+//     02110-1301
+//     USA
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#ifndef INCLUDED_UTF8
+#define INCLUDED_UTF8
+
+#include <string>
+
+// is c the start of a utf8 sequence?
+#define isutf(c) (((c)&0xC0)!=0x80)
+
+int utf8_length (const std::string&);
+u_int32_t utf8_nextchar (const char*, int*);
+
+#endif
+