diff --git a/src/ToDo.txt b/src/ToDo.txt
index 3a22bf1c..ca239a29 100644
--- a/src/ToDo.txt
+++ b/src/ToDo.txt
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ short term:
 
 * something is strange with the coordinate system in TPaveText! **CHECK**
 
+* setup startup handler with infos like: data path, symbol list, color list, ...
+
 ---------------------
 intermediate term:
 ---------------------
diff --git a/src/classes/PMusrCanvas.cpp b/src/classes/PMusrCanvas.cpp
index 39bc24e7..554939cc 100644
--- a/src/classes/PMusrCanvas.cpp
+++ b/src/classes/PMusrCanvas.cpp
@@ -373,3 +373,16 @@ void PMusrCanvas::UpdateParamTheoryPad()
   fMainCanvas->cd();
   fMainCanvas->Update();
 }
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// UpdateInfoPad
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/**
+ * <p>
+ */
+void PMusrCanvas::UpdateInfoPad()
+{
+  // get fit data
+  // get chisq if not a max likelihood fit
+  // get run plot info
+}
diff --git a/src/include/PMusrCanvas.h b/src/include/PMusrCanvas.h
index 4f0ad819..8688607e 100644
--- a/src/include/PMusrCanvas.h
+++ b/src/include/PMusrCanvas.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class PMusrCanvas : public TObject, public TQObject
     virtual void SetFunctionList(PMsrLines &functionList);
 
     virtual void UpdateParamTheoryPad();
+    virtual void UpdateInfoPad();
 
     virtual void Done(Int_t status=0); // *SIGNAL*
     virtual void HandleCmdKey(Int_t event, Int_t x, Int_t y, TObject *selected); // SLOT
diff --git a/src/musr_startup.xml b/src/musr_startup.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..16b989c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/musr_startup.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<musrfit xmlns="http://nemu.web.psi.ch/musrfit">
+    <comment>
+        $Id$
+        Defines default settings for the musrfit package
+    </comment>
+    <data_path name="/mnt/data/nemu/his"/>
+    <data_path name="/mnt/data/nemu/wkm"/>
+    <root_settings>
+        <marker_list>
+            <!-- Root marker numbers -->
+            <marker>24</marker>
+            <marker>25</marker>
+            <marker>26</marker>
+            <marker>27</marker>
+            <marker>28</marker>
+            <marker>29</marker>
+            <marker>30</marker>
+            <marker>20</marker>
+            <marker>21</marker>
+            <marker>22</marker>
+            <marker>23</marker>
+            <marker>2</marker>
+            <marker>3</marker>
+            <marker>5</marker>
+        </marker_list>
+        <color_list>
+            <!-- Color as RGB coded string -->
+            <color>"0,0,0"</color>
+            <color>"1,0,0"</color>
+        </color_list>
+    </root_settings>
+</musrfit>
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