diff --git a/sources/awesome-widget/graphicalitem.cpp b/sources/awesome-widget/graphicalitem.cpp
index 4d8a695..2913285 100644
--- a/sources/awesome-widget/graphicalitem.cpp
+++ b/sources/awesome-widget/graphicalitem.cpp
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ void GraphicalItem::setHeight(const int height)
 {
     if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG;
     if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG << ":" << "Height" << height;
+    if (height <= 0) return;
 
     _height = height;
 }
@@ -289,6 +290,7 @@ void GraphicalItem::setWidth(const int width)
 {
     if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG;
     if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG << ":" << "Width" << width;
+    if (width <= 0) return;
 
     _width = width;
 }
diff --git a/sources/awesome-widget/graphicalitem.h b/sources/awesome-widget/graphicalitem.h
index 5a02a8a..ad30901 100644
--- a/sources/awesome-widget/graphicalitem.h
+++ b/sources/awesome-widget/graphicalitem.h
@@ -55,15 +55,15 @@ public:
     int getHeight();
     int getWidth();
     // set methods
-    void setName(const QString name);
-    void setComment(const QString comment);
-    void setBar(const QString bar);
-    void setActiveColor(const QColor color);
-    void setInactiveColor(const QColor color);
-    void setType(const QString type);
-    void setDirection(const QString direction);
-    void setHeight(const int height);
-    void setWidth(const int width);
+    void setName(const QString name = QString("none"));
+    void setComment(const QString comment = QString("empty"));
+    void setBar(const QString bar = QString("cpu"));
+    void setActiveColor(const QColor color = QColor(255, 255, 255, 0));
+    void setInactiveColor(const QColor color = QColor(255, 255, 255, 255));
+    void setType(const QString type = QString("Horizontal"));
+    void setDirection(const QString direction = QString("LeftToRight"));
+    void setHeight(const int height = 100);
+    void setWidth(const int width = 100);
 
 public slots:
     void readConfiguration();
diff --git a/sources/awesome-widget/graphicalitem.ui b/sources/awesome-widget/graphicalitem.ui
index 1678c71..03693b8 100644
--- a/sources/awesome-widget/graphicalitem.ui
+++ b/sources/awesome-widget/graphicalitem.ui
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>408</width>
+    <width>420</width>
     <height>329</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@
     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="layout_comment">
      <item>
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_comment">
+       <property name="minimumSize">
+        <size>
+         <width>200</width>
+         <height>0</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
        <property name="text">
         <string>Comment</string>
        </property>
diff --git a/sources/ext-sysmon/extscript.cpp b/sources/ext-sysmon/extscript.cpp
index 389d769..fa5e65c 100644
--- a/sources/ext-sysmon/extscript.cpp
+++ b/sources/ext-sysmon/extscript.cpp
@@ -46,28 +46,6 @@ ExtScript::~ExtScript()
 }
 
 
-void ExtScript::addDirectory(const QString dir)
-{
-    if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG;
-    if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG << ":" << "Directory" << dir;
-
-    QString absPath = QDir(dir).absolutePath();
-    if (!QDir(absPath).exists()) return;
-    for (int i=0; i<dirs.count(); i++)
-        if (dirs[i] == absPath) return;
-
-    dirs.append(absPath);
-}
-
-
-QStringList ExtScript::directories()
-{
-    if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG;
-
-    return dirs;
-}
-
-
 int ExtScript::getInterval()
 {
     if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG;
@@ -88,7 +66,7 @@ QString ExtScript::getPrefix()
 {
     if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG;
 
-    return prefix;
+    return _prefix;
 }
 
 
@@ -96,7 +74,7 @@ ExtScript::Redirect ExtScript::getRedirect()
 {
     if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG;
 
-    return redirect;
+    return _redirect;
 }
 
 
@@ -104,7 +82,7 @@ bool ExtScript::hasOutput()
 {
     if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG;
 
-    return output;
+    return _output;
 }
 
 
@@ -112,7 +90,7 @@ bool ExtScript::isActive()
 {
     if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG;
 
-    return active;
+    return _active;
 }
 
 
@@ -121,17 +99,7 @@ void ExtScript::setActive(const bool state)
     if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG;
     if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG << ":" << "State" << state;
 
-    active = state;
-}
-
-
-void ExtScript::setDirectories(const QStringList directories)
-{
-    if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG;
-    if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG << ":" << "Directories" << directories;
-
-    for (int i=0; i<directories.count(); i++)
-        addDirectory(directories[i]);
+    _active = state;
 }
 
 
@@ -140,36 +108,40 @@ void ExtScript::setHasOutput(const bool state)
     if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG;
     if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG << ":" << "State" << state;
 
-    output = state;
+    _output = state;
 }
 
 
-void ExtScript::setInterval(const int inter)
+void ExtScript::setInterval(const int interval)
 {
     if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG;
-    if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG << ":" << "Interval" << inter;
+    if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG << ":" << "Interval" << interval;
+    if (interval <= 0) return;
 
-    if (inter <= 0) return;
-
-    interval = inter;
+    _interval = interval;
 }
 
 
-void ExtScript::setPrefix(const QString pref)
+void ExtScript::setPrefix(const QString prefix)
 {
     if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG;
-    if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG << ":" << "Prefix" << pref;
+    if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG << ":" << "Prefix" << prefix;
 
-    prefix = pref;
+    _prefix = prefix;
 }
 
 
-void ExtScript::setRedirect(const Redirect redir)
+void ExtScript::setRedirect(const QString redirect)
 {
     if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG;
-    if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG << ":" << "Redirect" << redir;
+    if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG << ":" << "Redirect" << redirect;
 
-    redirect = redir;
+    if (redirect == QString("stdout2sdterr"))
+        _redirect = stdout2stderr;
+    else if (redirect == QString("stderr2sdtout"))
+        _redirect = stderr2stdout;
+    else
+        _redirect = nothing;
 }
 
 
@@ -195,16 +167,16 @@ ExtScript::ScriptData ExtScript::run(const int time)
     if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG;
 
     ScriptData response;
-    response.active = active;
+    response.active = _active;
     response.name = name;
     response.refresh = false;
-    if (!active) return response;
-    if (time != interval) return response;
+    if (!_active) return response;
+    if (time != _interval) return response;
     response.refresh = true;
 
     QStringList cmdList;
-    if (!prefix.isEmpty())
-        cmdList.append(prefix);
+    if (!_prefix.isEmpty())
+        cmdList.append(_prefix);
     QString fullPath = name;
     for (int i=0; i<dirs.count(); i++) {
         if (!QDir(dirs[i]).entryList(QDir::Files).contains(name)) continue;
@@ -218,7 +190,7 @@ ExtScript::ScriptData ExtScript::run(const int time)
 
     QString info = QTextCodec::codecForMib(106)->toUnicode(process.error).trimmed();
     QString qoutput = QTextCodec::codecForMib(106)->toUnicode(process.output).trimmed();
-    switch(redirect) {
+    switch(_redirect) {
     case stdout2stderr:
         if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG << ":" << "Debug" << info;
         if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG << ":" << "Output" << qoutput;
@@ -231,13 +203,19 @@ ExtScript::ScriptData ExtScript::run(const int time)
         response.output = qoutput;
         break;
     }
-    if (!output)
+    if (!_output)
         response.output = QString::number(process.exitCode);
 
     return response;
 }
 
 
+void ExtScript::showConfiguration()
+{
+    if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG;
+}
+
+
 void ExtScript::tryDelete()
 {
     if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG;
@@ -273,17 +251,17 @@ void ExtScript::fromExternalConfiguration(const QMap<QString, QString> settings)
     if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG;
 
     if (settings.contains(QString("ACTIVE")))
-        active = (settings[QString("ACTIVE")] == QString("true"));
+        _active = (settings[QString("ACTIVE")] == QString("true"));
     if (settings.contains(QString("INTERVAL")))
-        interval = settings[QString("INTERVAL")].toInt();
+        _interval = settings[QString("INTERVAL")].toInt();
     if (settings.contains(QString("PREFIX")))
-        prefix = settings[QString("PREFIX")];
+        _prefix = settings[QString("PREFIX")];
     if (settings.contains(QString("OUTPUT")))
-        output = (settings[QString("OUTPUT")] == QString("true"));
+        _output = (settings[QString("OUTPUT")] == QString("true"));
     if (settings.contains(QString("REDIRECT")))
-        redirect = (Redirect)settings[QString("REDIRECT")].toInt();
-    if (!output)
-        redirect = stdout2stderr;
+        _redirect = (Redirect)settings[QString("REDIRECT")].toInt();
+    if (!_output)
+        _redirect = stdout2stderr;
 }
 
 
@@ -318,17 +296,17 @@ QMap<QString, QString> ExtScript::toExternalConfiguration()
     if (debug) qDebug() << PDEBUG;
 
     QMap<QString, QString> settings;
-    if (active)
+    if (_active)
         settings[QString("ACTIVE")] = QString("true");
     else
         settings[QString("ACTIVE")] = QString("false");
-    settings[QString("INTERVAL")] = QString::number(interval);
-    settings[QString("PREFIX")] = prefix;
-    if (output)
+    settings[QString("INTERVAL")] = QString::number(_interval);
+    settings[QString("PREFIX")] = _prefix;
+    if (_output)
         settings[QString("OUTPUT")] = QString("true");
     else
         settings[QString("OUTPUT")] = QString("false");
-    settings[QString("REDIRECT")] = QString::number(redirect);
+    settings[QString("REDIRECT")] = QString::number(_redirect);
 
     return settings;
 }
diff --git a/sources/ext-sysmon/extscript.h b/sources/ext-sysmon/extscript.h
index a841d3f..28257a5 100644
--- a/sources/ext-sysmon/extscript.h
+++ b/sources/ext-sysmon/extscript.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class ExtScript : public QDialog
 
 public:
     enum Redirect {
-        stdout2stderr = -1,
+        stdout2stderr = 0,
         nothing,
         stderr2stdout
     };
@@ -41,28 +41,28 @@ public:
         QString output;
         bool refresh;
     } ScriptData;
+
     explicit ExtScript(QWidget *parent = 0, const QString scriptName = QString(),
                        const QStringList directories = QStringList(), const bool debugCmd = false);
     ~ExtScript();
-    // configuration
-    void addDirectory(const QString dir);
-    QStringList directories();
+    // get methods
     int getInterval();
     QString getName();
     QString getPrefix();
     Redirect getRedirect();
     bool hasOutput();
     bool isActive();
+    // set methods
     void setActive(const bool state = true);
-    void setDirectories(const QStringList directories);
     void setHasOutput(const bool state = true);
-    void setInterval(const int inter = 1);
-    void setPrefix(const QString pref = QString(""));
-    void setRedirect(const Redirect redir);
+    void setInterval(const int interval = 1);
+    void setPrefix(const QString prefix = QString(""));
+    void setRedirect(const QString redirect = QString("nothing"));
 
 public slots:
     void readConfiguration();
     ScriptData run(const int time);
+    void showConfiguration();
     void tryDelete();
     void writeConfiguration();
 
@@ -77,11 +77,12 @@ private:
     QMap<QString, QString> getConfigurationFromFile(const QString fileName);
     QMap<QString, QString> toExternalConfiguration();
     // properties
-    bool active = true;
-    int interval = 1;
-    bool output = true;
-    QString prefix = QString("");
-    Redirect redirect = nothing;
+    bool _active = true;
+    QString _comment = QString("");
+    int _interval = 1;
+    bool _output = true;
+    QString _prefix = QString("");
+    Redirect _redirect = nothing;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/sources/ext-sysmon/extscript.ui b/sources/ext-sysmon/extscript.ui
index d2dd7df..0e2a003 100644
--- a/sources/ext-sysmon/extscript.ui
+++ b/sources/ext-sysmon/extscript.ui
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <ui version="4.0">
  <class>ExtScript</class>
  <widget class="QDialog" name="ExtScript">
@@ -5,29 +6,198 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>240</width>
-    <height>320</height>
+    <width>420</width>
+    <height>301</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>Dialog</string>
+   <string>Configuration</string>
   </property>
-  <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="buttonBox">
-   <property name="geometry">
-    <rect>
-     <x>10</x>
-     <y>270</y>
-     <width>221</width>
-     <height>41</height>
-    </rect>
-   </property>
-   <property name="orientation">
-    <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-   </property>
-   <property name="standardButtons">
-    <set>QDialogButtonBox::Cancel|QDialogButtonBox::Ok</set>
-   </property>
-  </widget>
+  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+   <item>
+    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="layout_name">
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_name">
+       <property name="minimumSize">
+        <size>
+         <width>200</width>
+         <height>0</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Name</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="alignment">
+        <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineEdit_name"/>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="layout_comment">
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_comment">
+       <property name="minimumSize">
+        <size>
+         <width>200</width>
+         <height>0</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Comment</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="alignment">
+        <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineEdit_comment"/>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="layout_command">
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_command">
+       <property name="minimumSize">
+        <size>
+         <width>200</width>
+         <height>0</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Command</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="alignment">
+        <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineEdit_command"/>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="layout_prefix">
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_prefix">
+       <property name="minimumSize">
+        <size>
+         <width>200</width>
+         <height>0</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Prefix</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="alignment">
+        <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineEdit_prefix"/>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_active">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Active</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkBox_output">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Has output</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="layout_redirect">
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_redirect">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Redirect</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="alignment">
+        <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox_redirect">
+       <item>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string notr="true">stdout2stderr</string>
+        </property>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string notr="true">nothing</string>
+        </property>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string notr="true">stderr2stdout</string>
+        </property>
+       </item>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="layout_interval">
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QLabel" name="label_interval">
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Interval</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="alignment">
+        <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QSpinBox" name="spinBox_interval">
+       <property name="minimum">
+        <number>1</number>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
+     <property name="orientation">
+      <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+      <size>
+       <width>20</width>
+       <height>40</height>
+      </size>
+     </property>
+    </spacer>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="buttonBox">
+     <property name="orientation">
+      <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="standardButtons">
+      <set>QDialogButtonBox::Cancel|QDialogButtonBox::Ok</set>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
  </widget>
  <resources/>
  <connections>
diff --git a/sources/ext-sysmon/scripts/aw-get-external-ip b/sources/ext-sysmon/scripts/aw-get-external-ip
deleted file mode 100755
index 60b9621..0000000
--- a/sources/ext-sysmon/scripts/aw-get-external-ip
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-curl ip4.telize.com
diff --git a/sources/ext-sysmon/scripts/aw-get-external-ip.conf b/sources/ext-sysmon/scripts/aw-get-external-ip.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index f5650f0..0000000
--- a/sources/ext-sysmon/scripts/aw-get-external-ip.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-ACTIVE=true
-INTERVAL=1
-PREFIX=
-OUTPUT=true
-REDIRECT=0
diff --git a/sources/ext-sysmon/scripts/aw-script-template b/sources/ext-sysmon/scripts/aw-script-template
deleted file mode 100755
index 0995f2c..0000000
--- a/sources/ext-sysmon/scripts/aw-script-template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
-
-print ("Hello the f$%king world!")
diff --git a/sources/ext-sysmon/scripts/aw-script-template.conf b/sources/ext-sysmon/scripts/aw-script-template.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index ca472a1..0000000
--- a/sources/ext-sysmon/scripts/aw-script-template.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# is this script active?
-ACTIVE=false
-# update interval in default plasmoid interval
-INTERVAL=1
-# does this script have output?
-# set to 'false' if it is an action and will not show text in the plasmoid
-OUTPUT=true
-# prefix to run this script. Usually this field should be blank,
-# but you may want to set command (e.g. script language) directly
-PREFIX=
-# redirect output streams
-# -1: stdout to stderr
-# 0: do nothing
-# 1: stderr to stdout
-REDIRECT=0
diff --git a/sources/ext-sysmon/scripts/get-external-ip.desktop b/sources/ext-sysmon/scripts/get-external-ip.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d9d860
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/ext-sysmon/scripts/get-external-ip.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Encoding=UTF-8
+Name=aw-get-external-ip
+Comment=Custom command to get external IP
+Exec=curl ip4.telize.com
+X-AW-Prefix=
+X-AW-Active=true
+X-AW-Output=true
+X-AW-Redirect=nothing
+X-AW-Interval=1
diff --git a/sources/ext-sysmon/scripts/script-template.desktop b/sources/ext-sysmon/scripts/script-template.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..746ac0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/ext-sysmon/scripts/script-template.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Encoding=UTF-8
+Name=aw-script-template
+Comment=Template for external script
+Exec=/path/to/some/command
+X-AW-Prefix=/prefix/to/command/if/required
+X-AW-Active=false
+X-AW-Output=false
+X-AW-Redirect=nothing
+X-AW-Interval=1