diff --git a/config/settings/espeak.settings.conf b/config/settings/espeak.settings.conf
index fd7c3fd1..2d35399c 100644
--- a/config/settings/espeak.settings.conf
+++ b/config/settings/espeak.settings.conf
@@ -165,6 +165,14 @@ autoSpellCheck=True
 spellCheckLanguage=en_US
 scriptPath=/usr/share/fenrir/scripts
 commandPath=
+#fenrirBGColor = the backgroundcolor
+#fenrirFGColor = the foregroundcolor
+#fenrirUnderline = speak the underline attribute
+#fenrirBold = speak the bold attribute
+#fenrirBlink = speak the blink attribute
+#fenrirFont = the font
+#fenrirFontSize = the fontsize
+attributeFormatString=Background fenrirBGColor,Foreground fenrirFGColor,fenrirUnderline,fenrirBold,fenrirBlink,fenrirFont,fenrirFontSize
 
 [focus]
 cursor=True
diff --git a/config/settings/settings.conf b/config/settings/settings.conf
index 6fc96a5f..a6d1ca18 100644
--- a/config/settings/settings.conf
+++ b/config/settings/settings.conf
@@ -173,6 +173,14 @@ spellCheckLanguage=en_US
 scriptPath=/usr/share/fenrir/scripts
 # overload commands, and create new one without changing Fenrir default
 commandPath=
+#fenrirBGColor = the backgroundcolor
+#fenrirFGColor = the foregroundcolor
+#fenrirUnderline = speak the underline attribute
+#fenrirBold = speak the bold attribute
+#fenrirBlink = speak the blink attribute
+#fenrirFont = the font
+#fenrirFontSize = the fontsize
+attributeFormatString=Background fenrirBGColor,Foreground fenrirFGColor,fenrirUnderline,fenrirBold,fenrirBlink,fenrirFont,fenrirFontSize
 
 [focus]
 #follow the text cursor
diff --git a/config/settings/settings.conf.storm b/config/settings/settings.conf.storm
index efdbfe5f..efde299d 100644
--- a/config/settings/settings.conf.storm
+++ b/config/settings/settings.conf.storm
@@ -120,6 +120,14 @@ spellCheckLanguage=en_US
 scriptPath=/usr/share/fenrir/scripts
 # overload commands, and create new one without changing Fenrir default
 commandPath=
+#fenrirBGColor = the backgroundcolor
+#fenrirFGColor = the foregroundcolor
+#fenrirUnderline = speak the underline attribute
+#fenrirBold = speak the bold attribute
+#fenrirBlink = speak the blink attribute
+#fenrirFont = the font
+#fenrirFontSize = the fontsize
+attributeFormatString=Background fenrirBGColor,Foreground fenrirFGColor,fenrirUnderline,fenrirBold,fenrirBlink,fenrirFont,fenrirFontSize
 
 [focus]
 #follow the text cursor
diff --git a/src/fenrir/core/settingsData.py b/src/fenrir/core/settingsData.py
index 27c05d24..80d25b93 100644
--- a/src/fenrir/core/settingsData.py
+++ b/src/fenrir/core/settingsData.py
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ settingsData = {
   'dateFormat': '%A, %B %d, %Y',
   'autoSpellCheck': False,
   'spellCheckLanguage': 'en_US',
-  'scriptPath':'/usr/share/fenrir/scripts',
-  'commandPath':'/usr/share/fenrir/commands',
+  'scriptPath': '/usr/share/fenrir/scripts',
+  'commandPath': '/usr/share/fenrir/commands',
+  'attributeFormatString': 'Background fenrirBGColor,Foreground fenrirFGColor,fenrirUnderline,fenrirBold,fenrirBlink,fenrirFont,fenrirFontSize'  
 },
 'focus':{
   'cursor': True,