diff --git a/source/js/classes/fancy-settings.js b/source/js/classes/fancy-settings.js
index bf80147..11c04ae 100644
--- a/source/js/classes/fancy-settings.js
+++ b/source/js/classes/fancy-settings.js
@@ -82,7 +82,40 @@
         }
     });
     
-    this.FancySettings.initWithManifest = function (name) {
-        //TBI
+    this.FancySettings.initWithManifest = function (name, callback) {
+        var request = new Request({
+            "url": name
+        });
+        request.addEvent("complete", function () {
+            var response = request.response.text;
+            
+            // Remove single line comments
+            response = response.replace(/\/\/.*\n/g, "");
+            
+            try {
+                response = JSON.parse(response);
+            } catch (e) {
+                throw "errorParsingManifest";
+            }
+            
+            var settings = new FancySettings(response.name);
+            settings.manifestOutput = {};
+            
+            response.tabs.each(function (tab) {
+                tab.groups.each(function (group) {
+                    group.settings.each(function (setting) {
+                        var output = settings.create(tab.name, group.name, setting.type, setting);
+                        if (typeOf(setting.name) === "string" && setting.name !== "") {
+                            settings.manifestOutput[setting.name] = output;
+                        }
+                    })
+                });
+            });
+            
+            if (typeOf(callback) === "function") {
+                callback(settings);
+            }
+        });
+        request.send();
     };
 }());
diff --git a/source/manifest.json b/source/manifest.json
index 0296d5f..71c2c7a 100755
--- a/source/manifest.json
+++ b/source/manifest.json
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 // so you might wanna consider specifing
 // your settings manually in the settings.js
 // file. Instructions are included.
+//
+// Even if you choose to use the manifest file,
+// you can manually customize the settings.
+// Enter a name for each setting, and you
+// can access them in the settings.js file.
 {
     "name": "My Extension",
     "tabs": [
@@ -15,13 +20,15 @@
                     "name": "Group 1",
                     "settings": [
                         {
+                            "name": "description1",
                             "type": "description",
                             "text": "This is a description. You can write any text inside of this."
                         },
                         {
+                            "name": "button1",
                             "type": "button",
-                            "label": "This describes the action:"
-                            "text": "Button Text"
+                            "label": "Describe the action:",
+                            "text": "Go"
                         }
                     ]
                 },
@@ -29,12 +36,14 @@
                     "name": "Group 2",
                     "settings": [
                         {
+                            "name": "textBox1",
                             "type": "text",
-                            "label": "Enter for information:"
+                            "label": "Enter for information:",
                             "text": "e.g. \"sample\"",
                             "masked": false
                         },
                         {
+                            "name": "checkbox1",
                             "type": "checkbox",
                             "label": "Enable this"
                         }
@@ -49,22 +58,24 @@
                     "name": "Group 3",
                     "settings": [
                         {
+                            "name": "slider1",
                             "type": "slider",
-                            "label": "Pair of shoes",
+                            "label": "Sound volume:",
                             "max": 100,
                             "min": 0,
                             "step": 1
                         },
                         {
+                            "name": "popupButton1",
                             "type": "popupButton",
-                            "label": "Choose this:",
+                            "label": "Soup should be:",
                             "options": [
                                 {
-                                    "value": "value_1",
-                                    "name": "Value 1"
+                                    "value": "hot",
+                                    "text": "Hot and yummy"
                                 },
                                 {
-                                    "value": "value_2"
+                                    "value": "cold"
                                 }
                             ]
                         }
@@ -74,28 +85,30 @@
                     "name": "Group 4",
                     "settings": [
                         {
+                            "name": "listBox1",
                             "type": "listBox",
-                            "label": "Choose this:",
+                            "label": "Soup should be:",
                             "options": [
                                 {
-                                    "value": "value_1",
-                                    "name": "Value 1"
+                                    "value": "hot",
+                                    "text": "Hot and yummy"
                                 },
                                 {
-                                    "value": "value_2"
+                                    "value": "cold"
                                 }
                             ]
                         },
                         {
+                            "name": "radioButtons1",
                             "type": "radioButtons",
-                            "label": "Choose this:",
+                            "label": "Soup should be:",
                             "options": [
                                 {
-                                    "value": "value_1",
-                                    "name": "Value 1"
+                                    "value": "hot",
+                                    "text": "Hot and yummy"
                                 },
                                 {
-                                    "value": "value_2"
+                                    "value": "cold"
                                 }
                             ]
                         }
diff --git a/source/settings.js b/source/settings.js
index cee1acf..7c6e147 100755
--- a/source/settings.js
+++ b/source/settings.js
@@ -1,60 +1,24 @@
 window.addEvent("domready", function () {
-    var settings = new FancySettings("My Extension");
-    //var settings = new FancySettings.initWithManifest("manifest.json");
+    // Option 1: Use the manifest:
     
-    // Add your settings here
-    // Example:
-    // settings.create("Tab 1", "Group 1", "text", {
-    //     "label": "Enter your Birthday:",
-    //     "text": "e.g. \"18\""
+    // new FancySettings.initWithManifest("manifest.json", function (settings) {
+    //     settings.manifestOutput.button1.addEvent("action", function () {
+    //         alert("hello, here i am");
+    //     });
     // });
-    //
-    // or use the manifest and replace the line above with
-    // var settings = new FancySettings.initWithManifest("manifest.json");
     
     
     
+    // Option 2: Do everything manually:
     
-    
-    
-    
-    
-    
-    settings.create("General", "Behavior", "text", {
-        "name": "label",
-        "label": "GMail Label:",
-        "text": "e.g. \"notifications\""
-    });
-    settings.create("test", "Behavior", "radioButtons", {
-        "name": "open_emails_in",
-        "label": "Open Emails in:",
-        "options": [
-            {
-                "value": "new_tab",
-                "text": "a new tab"
-            },
-            {
-                "value": "new_window",
-                "text": "a new window"
-            },
-            {
-                "value": "gmail_tab",
-                "text": "an already open GMail tab"
-            },
-            {
-                "value": "active_tab",
-                "text": "the active tab"
-            }
-        ]
-    });
-    
-    settings.create("General", "Google Apps", "checkbox", {
-        "name": "google_apps_enabled",
-        "label": "Enable Google Apps"
-    });
-    settings.create("General", "Google Apps", "text", {
-        "name": "google_apps_domain",
-        "label": "Domain:",
-        "text": "e.g. \"example.com\""
-    });
+    // var settings = new FancySettings("My Extension");
+    // 
+    // var checkbox1 = settings.create("tabName", "groupName", "checkbox", {
+    //     "name": "checkbox1",
+    //     "label": "Enable this"
+    // });
+    // 
+    // checkbox1.addEvent("action", function (value) {
+    //     alert("you toggled me: " + value);
+    // });
 });