diff -ur kmttg-0.7j_old/src/com/tivo/kmttg/main/config.java kmttg-0.7j/src/com/tivo/kmttg/main/config.java
--- kmttg-0.7j_old/src/com/tivo/kmttg/main/config.java	2010-03-29 14:30:14.000000000 -0400
+++ kmttg-0.7j/src/com/tivo/kmttg/main/config.java	2010-04-16 01:13:16.415035507 -0400
@@ -326,25 +326,23 @@
          if ( ! file.isDir(tmpDir) ) {
             tmpDir = programDir;
          }
-      }      
+      }
+      
+      // multi-user settings patch for SVN r1020
+      String settingsDir = System.getProperty("user.home") + s + ".kmttg";
+      (new File(settingsDir)).mkdir();
       
       // Try and get MAK from ~/.tivodecode_mak
       String result = getMakFromFile();
       if (result != null) MAK = result;
      
       // These files all should reside along side jar file
-      configIni    = programDir + s + "config.ini";
-      autoIni      = programDir + s + "auto.ini";
-      autoLog      = programDir + s + "auto.log";
-      autoHistory  = programDir + s + "auto.history";
-      encProfDir   = programDir + s + "encode";
-      
-      // File to store/restore GUI settings
-      gui_settings = programDir + s + ".kmttg_settings";
-      if (file.isDir(System.getProperty("user.home"))) {
-         // Centralize this non-critical file instead of localizing it
-         gui_settings = System.getProperty("user.home") + s + ".kmttg_settings";
-      }
+      configIni    = settingsDir + s + "config.ini";
+      autoIni      = settingsDir + s + "auto.ini";
+      autoLog      = settingsDir + s + "auto.log";
+      autoHistory  = settingsDir + s + "auto.history";
+      encProfDir   = "/usr/share/kmttg/encode"; // gentoo ebuild hack!!
+      gui_settings = settingsDir + s + "kmttg_settings";
       
       // Non-executable defaults
       tivoFileNameFormat = "[title] ([monthNum]_[mday]_[year])";