parse settings file

[Brujah]

My game uses a settings file that looks like this:

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# Lost Labyrinth Settings File
# This in only a prototype!!!
# After saving in the game the actual settings file will be here:
# Users Homedirectory + '/.lostlaby'
language = english   # english, german, spanish
mydelay  =   200   # Messages    (5 Digits!)
mydelay2 =     0   # Scrolling   (5 Digits!)
mydelay3 =    30   # Mouserefesh (5 Digits!)
mydelay4 =     0   # Animationen (5 Digits!)
joystick = no   # yes, no
no_mouse = no   # yes, no
windowed = no    # yes, no
sound = yes   # yes, no
music = yes   # yes, no
klicking = yes   # yes, no
auto-toggle = no    # yes, no
button5 = no    # yes, no
jars = yes   # yes, no

I would like to improve that. Does anybody here already have a routine to handle (parse) setting files?
Means like ignoring whitespace before and after the values.
Another option would be to transform the settings to an xml file.
What would you guys recommend?

[Trond]

Take a look at the preference library.

[eesau]

Yes, go with the preferences library. It will make handling settings files a million times easier.

[IceSoft]

Or use XML.