diff --git a/Device/IO/ImportSettings.h b/Device/IO/ImportSettings.h
index 33ae5a14c76748bc81a0aa6bb824efda2d6a9baa..35081e98bdbecbea8f3e09fa3b4592a4d5349a7b 100644
--- a/Device/IO/ImportSettings.h
+++ b/Device/IO/ImportSettings.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
+enum QUnit { over_nm, over_angstrom };
+
 //! This parameterization can be set interactively by GUI users.
 //! Therefore, exceptionally, indices are counting from 1, not  from 0.
 
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ struct ImportSettings1D {
     size_t col_sR;            //!< column number of sigma R, or 0
     size_t col_dQ;            //!< column number of delta Q, or 0
     size_t col_lambda;        //!< column number of wavelength, or 0
-
+    QUnit qUnit {over_nm};
     // bool operator!=(const ImportSettings& other) const;
     // QByteArray serialize() const;
     // void deserialize(const QByteArray& data);
diff --git a/GUI/View/Import/Legacy1dDialog.cpp b/GUI/View/Import/Legacy1dDialog.cpp
index 9bd5d51af23e3fc10358f5a29d5d7c8c188b5437..a26865edf669db62d6a47bf710fed0f203266d7f 100644
--- a/GUI/View/Import/Legacy1dDialog.cpp
+++ b/GUI/View/Import/Legacy1dDialog.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 //  ************************************************************************************************
 
 #include "GUI/View/Import/Legacy1dDialog.h"
-#include "Device/IO/ImportSettings.h"
 #include <QCheckBox>
 #include <QComboBox>
 #include <QFormLayout>
@@ -26,6 +25,8 @@
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 #include <QtGui>
 
+ImportSettings1D Legacy1dDialog::Msettings = legacy1D_3cols;
+
 Legacy1dDialog::Legacy1dDialog()
     : m_allowFactors(false)
 {
@@ -57,34 +58,46 @@ Legacy1dDialog::Legacy1dDialog()
     auto form211 = new QFormLayout;
     w21->setLayout(form211);
 
-    m_separatorCombo = new QComboBox;
-    form211->addRow("Separator:", m_separatorCombo);
-    m_separatorCombo->addItem("TAB");
-    m_separatorCombo->addItem("SPACE");
-    m_separatorCombo->addItem(",");
-    m_separatorCombo->addItem(";");
-
     m_linesToSkipEdit = new QLineEdit;
-    m_linesToSkipEdit->setPlaceholderText("Example: 1-5, 12");
     form211->addRow("Ignore line numbers:", m_linesToSkipEdit);
+    if (Msettings.linesToSkip.empty())
+        m_linesToSkipEdit->setPlaceholderText("Example: 1-5, 12");
+    else
+        m_linesToSkipEdit->setText(QString::fromStdString(Msettings.linesToSkip));
+    connect(m_linesToSkipEdit, &QLineEdit::textEdited,
+            [&p = Msettings](const QString& text) { p.linesToSkip = text.toStdString(); });
 
     m_headerPrefixEdit = new QLineEdit;
-    m_headerPrefixEdit->setPlaceholderText("#,//");
     form211->addRow("Ignore lines starting with:", m_headerPrefixEdit);
+    if (Msettings.headerPrefix.empty())
+        m_headerPrefixEdit->setPlaceholderText("#,//");
+    else
+        m_headerPrefixEdit->setText(QString::fromStdString(Msettings.headerPrefix));
+    connect(m_headerPrefixEdit, &QLineEdit::textEdited,
+            [&p = Msettings](const QString& text) { p.headerPrefix = text.toStdString(); });
+
+    m_separatorCombo = new QComboBox;
+    form211->addRow("Separator:", m_separatorCombo);
+    m_separatorCombo->addItem("SPACE");
+    m_separatorCombo->addItem("TAB");
+    m_separatorCombo->addItem(",");
+    m_separatorCombo->addItem(";");
+    m_separatorCombo->setCurrentText(QString::fromStdString(Msettings.separator));
+    connect(m_separatorCombo, &QComboBox::currentTextChanged,
+            [&p = Msettings](const QString& text) { p.separator = text.toStdString(); });
 
     m_qUnitCombo = new QComboBox;
     form211->addRow("Q given in units of:", m_qUnitCombo);
     m_qUnitCombo->addItem("1/nm");
     m_qUnitCombo->addItem("1/Ã…");
+    m_qUnitCombo->setCurrentIndex((int)Msettings.qUnit);
+    connect(m_qUnitCombo, &QComboBox::currentIndexChanged,
+            [&p = Msettings](int i) { p.qUnit = (QUnit)i; });
 
     auto buttonline = new QHBoxLayout;
     vbox->addLayout(buttonline);
 
-    auto cancelButton = new QPushButton("Cancel");
-    buttonline->addWidget(cancelButton);
-    connect(cancelButton, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &Legacy1dDialog::reject);
-
-    auto okButton = new QPushButton("Save");
+    auto okButton = new QPushButton("OK");
     buttonline->addWidget(okButton);
     okButton->setDefault(true);
     connect(okButton, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &Legacy1dDialog::accept);
diff --git a/GUI/View/Import/Legacy1dDialog.h b/GUI/View/Import/Legacy1dDialog.h
index 178555292a32846d841bd2793e23470e8450cd53..22caea41f13ac57f1ee09cf569709c72c38bfb59 100644
--- a/GUI/View/Import/Legacy1dDialog.h
+++ b/GUI/View/Import/Legacy1dDialog.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #ifndef BORNAGAIN_GUI_VIEW_IMPORT_LEGACY1DDIALOG_H
 #define BORNAGAIN_GUI_VIEW_IMPORT_LEGACY1DDIALOG_H
 
+#include "Device/IO/ImportSettings.h"
 #include <QDialog>
 
 //! Properties widget for the QREDataLoader
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ private:
     static const int columnColumn = 3;
     static const int factorLabelColumn = 4;
     static const int factorColumn = factorLabelColumn + 1;
+
+    static ImportSettings1D Msettings;
 };
 
 #endif // BORNAGAIN_GUI_VIEW_IMPORT_LEGACY1DDIALOG_H