diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a062e57a..03d62c90 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ project(Medusa)
 # medusa version
 set(VERSION_MAJOR 0)
 set(VERSION_MINOR 4)
-set(VERSION_PATCH 2)
+set(VERSION_PATCH 3)
 
 configure_file(
   ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/inc/medusa/version.hpp.in
diff --git a/inc/medusa/disassembly_view.hpp b/inc/medusa/disassembly_view.hpp
index 9da5026b..7cb291fe 100644
--- a/inc/medusa/disassembly_view.hpp
+++ b/inc/medusa/disassembly_view.hpp
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ class Medusa_EXPORT Appearance
   {
     char const* m_pName;
     char const* m_pDescription;
-    char const* m_pDefaultValue;
 
-    Information(char const* pName = "", char const* pDescription = "", char const* pDefaultValue = "")
-      : m_pName(pName), m_pDescription(pDescription), m_pDefaultValue(pDefaultValue) {}
+    Information(char const* pName = "", char const* pDescription = "")
+      : m_pName(pName), m_pDescription(pDescription) {}
   };
 
   typedef std::map<std::string, Information> MapType;
diff --git a/src/core/disassembly_view.cpp b/src/core/disassembly_view.cpp
index 26579548..9a2d9447 100644
--- a/src/core/disassembly_view.cpp
+++ b/src/core/disassembly_view.cpp
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@ Appearance::MapType& Appearance::GetColors(void)
   static MapType s_Colors;
   if (s_Colors.empty())
   {
-    s_Colors["color.background_listing"] = Information("Background listing", "", "#1e1e1e");
-    s_Colors["color.background_address"] = Information("Background address", "", "#626262");
-    s_Colors["color.instruction_mnemonic"] = Information("Instruction mnemonic", "", "#9a86d6");
-    s_Colors["color.instruction_register"] = Information("Instruction register", "", "#00aa7f");
-    s_Colors["color.instruction_immediate"] = Information("Instruction immediate", "", "#ffaa00");
-    s_Colors["color.comment"] = Information("Comment", "", "#55aa00");
-    s_Colors["color.selection"] = Information("Selection", "", "#760000");
-    s_Colors["color.operator"] = Information("Operator", "", "#ff0000");
-    s_Colors["color.keyword"] = Information("Keyword", "", "#55aaff");
-    s_Colors["color.label"] = Information("Label", "", "#aaaa7f");
-    s_Colors["color.string"] = Information("String", "", "#bd72ff");
+    s_Colors["color.background_listing"] = Information("Background listing", "");
+    s_Colors["color.background_address"] = Information("Background address", "");
+    s_Colors["color.instruction_mnemonic"] = Information("Instruction mnemonic", "");
+    s_Colors["color.instruction_register"] = Information("Instruction register", "");
+    s_Colors["color.instruction_immediate"] = Information("Instruction immediate", "");
+    s_Colors["color.comment"] = Information("Comment", "");
+    s_Colors["color.selection"] = Information("Selection", "");
+    s_Colors["color.operator"] = Information("Operator", "");
+    s_Colors["color.keyword"] = Information("Keyword", "");
+    s_Colors["color.label"] = Information("Label", "");
+    s_Colors["color.string"] = Information("String", "");
   }
 
   return s_Colors;
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Appearance::MapType& Appearance::GetFonts(void)
   static MapType s_Fonts;
   if (s_Fonts.empty())
   {
-    s_Fonts["font.listing"] = Information("Listing", "", "DejaVu Sans Mono,10,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0");
+    s_Fonts["font.listing"] = Information("Listing", "");
   }
 
   return s_Fonts;
diff --git a/src/core/user_configuration.cpp b/src/core/user_configuration.cpp
index aff59a1b..48423b2d 100644
--- a/src/core/user_configuration.cpp
+++ b/src/core/user_configuration.cpp
@@ -99,13 +99,49 @@ bool UserConfiguration::_WriteDefaultOptions(void)
     std::lock_guard<MutexType> Lock(m_Mutex);
     namespace pt = boost::property_tree;
     pt::ptree PropTree;
+
     PropTree.put("core.modules_path", ".");
+
+    PropTree.put("color.background_listing", "#1e1e1e");
+    PropTree.put("color.background_address", "#626262");
+    PropTree.put("color.instruction_mnemonic", "#9a86d6");
+    PropTree.put("color.instruction_register", "#00aa7f");
+    PropTree.put("color.instruction_immediate", "#ffaa00");
+    PropTree.put("color.comment", "#55aa00");
+    PropTree.put("color.selection", "#760000");
+    PropTree.put("color.operator", "#ff0000");
+    PropTree.put("color.keyword", "#55aaff");
+    PropTree.put("color.label", "#aaaa7f");
+    PropTree.put("color.string", "#bd72ff");
+
+    PropTree.put("action.add_disassembly_view", "Ctrl+D");
+    PropTree.put("action.add_semantic_view", "Ctrl+S");
+    PropTree.put("action.add_control_flow_graph_view", "Ctrl+F");
+    PropTree.put("action.show_label_dialog", "N");
+    PropTree.put("action.show_comment_dialog", ";");
+    PropTree.put("action.change_value_size", "D, V");
+    PropTree.put("action.to_character", "D, C");
+    PropTree.put("action.to_reference", "R");
+    PropTree.put("action.not_value", "~");
+    PropTree.put("action.negate_value", "-");
+    PropTree.put("action.reset_value", "Del");
+    PropTree.put("action.undefine", "U");
+    PropTree.put("action.to_word", "D, W");
+    PropTree.put("action.to_dword", "D, D");
+    PropTree.put("action.to_qword", "D, Q");
+    PropTree.put("action.analyze", "A");
+    PropTree.put("action.create_function", "F");
+    PropTree.put("action.to_utf8_string", "D, S, 1");
+    PropTree.put("action.to_utf16_name", "D, S, 2");
+
+    PropTree.put("font.listing", "DejaVu Sans Mono,10,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0");
+
     pt::ini_parser::write_ini(m_CfgPath.string(), PropTree);
     return true;
   }
   catch (std::exception& e)
   {
-    Log::Write("core") << "exception: " << e.what() << LogEnd;
+    Log::Write("core") << e.what() << LogEnd;
     return false;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/qt/DisassemblyView.cpp b/src/ui/qt/DisassemblyView.cpp
index e15bb28b..e3d4ed14 100644
--- a/src/ui/qt/DisassemblyView.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/qt/DisassemblyView.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ void DisassemblyView::setFont(void)
   QFont font;
   font.setStyleHint(QFont::Monospace);
   font.fromString(fontInfo);
+
   QAbstractScrollArea::setFont(font);
 
   _wChar = fontMetrics().width('M');
diff --git a/src/ui/qt/SettingsDialog.cpp b/src/ui/qt/SettingsDialog.cpp
index 61b07c01..fd242199 100644
--- a/src/ui/qt/SettingsDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/qt/SettingsDialog.cpp
@@ -96,9 +96,8 @@ SettingsDialog::SettingsDialog(QWidget* pParent, medusa::Medusa& rCore)
     QString Value;
     std::string Opt;
     if (!UserCfg.GetOption(rFontPair.first, Opt))
-      Value = rFontInfo.m_pDefaultValue;
-    else
-      Value = QString::fromStdString(Opt);
+      continue;
+    Value = QString::fromStdString(Opt);
 
     AppearanceWidget->setItemWidget(pFontItem, 1, new QFontPicker(this, Value));
   }
@@ -114,9 +113,8 @@ SettingsDialog::SettingsDialog(QWidget* pParent, medusa::Medusa& rCore)
     QString Value;
     std::string Opt;
     if (!UserCfg.GetOption(rColorPair.first, Opt))
-      Value = rColorInfo.m_pDefaultValue;
-    else
-      Value = QString::fromStdString(Opt);
+      continue;
+    Value = QString::fromStdString(Opt);
 
     AppearanceWidget->setItemWidget(pColorItem, 1, new QColorPicker(this, Value));
   }
@@ -144,7 +142,7 @@ SettingsDialog::~SettingsDialog()
 {
 }
 
-void    SettingsDialog::SaveSettings()
+void SettingsDialog::SaveSettings()
 {
   medusa::UserConfiguration UserCfg;
   
diff --git a/src/ui/qt/main.cpp b/src/ui/qt/main.cpp
index a69f014e..5b817339 100644
--- a/src/ui/qt/main.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/qt/main.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   MainWindow    window;
 
   a.setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/logo/medusa.png"));
-  QFontDatabase::addApplicationFont(":/font/DejaVuSansMono.ttf");
+  if (QFontDatabase::addApplicationFont(":/fonts/DejaVuSansMono.ttf") == -1)
+    medusa::Log::Write("ui_qt") << "unable to load default font" << medusa::LogEnd;
   window.show();
   return (a.exec());
 }
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