--- simplyread.js	2011-12-12 14:13:05.017459673 +0000
+++ simplyread.js.geckogross	2011-12-12 14:12:55.557462101 +0000
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ if(window.content && window.content.docu
 
 function simplyread(nostyle, nolinks)
 {
+	var prefs = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/preferences-service;1"]
+	            .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPrefService);
+	prefs = prefs.getBranch("extensions.simplyread.");
+	nostyle = prefs.getBoolPref("nostyle");
+	nolinks = prefs.getBoolPref("nolinks");
+
 	/* count the number of <p> tags that are direct children of parenttag */
 	function count_p(parenttag)
 	{