diff --git a/jar.mn b/jar.mn
--- a/jar.mn
+++ b/jar.mn
@@ -30,17 +30,19 @@
 	content/chatzilla/lib/js/irc.js              (js/lib/irc.js) 
 	content/chatzilla/lib/js/irc-debug.js        (js/lib/irc-debug.js)
 	content/chatzilla/lib/js/file-utils.js       (js/lib/file-utils.js)
 	content/chatzilla/lib/js/dcc.js              (js/lib/dcc.js) 
 	content/chatzilla/lib/js/text-serializer.js  (js/lib/text-serializer.js)
 	content/chatzilla/lib/js/text-logger.js      (js/lib/text-logger.js)
 	content/chatzilla/lib/xul/munger.js          (xul/lib/munger.js) 
 	content/chatzilla/lib/xul/tree-utils.js      (xul/lib/tree-utils.js) 
+	content/chatzilla/nsClipboard.js             (xul/content/nsClipboard.js) 
 	content/chatzilla/nsDragAndDrop.js           (xul/content/nsDragAndDrop.js) 
+	content/chatzilla/nsUserSettings.js          (xul/content/nsUserSettings.js) 
 	content/chatzilla/chatzilla.xul              (xul/content/chatzilla.xul) 
 	content/chatzilla/scripts.xul                (xul/content/scripts.xul) 
 	content/chatzilla/menus.xul                  (xul/content/menus.xul) 
 	content/chatzilla/popups.xul                 (xul/content/popups.xul) 
 	content/chatzilla/channels.xul               (xul/content/channels.xul) 
 	content/chatzilla/channels.js                (xul/content/channels.js) 
 	content/chatzilla/output-window.html         (xul/content/output-window.html) 
 	content/chatzilla/output-window.js           (xul/content/output-window.js) 
diff --git a/xul/content/chatzilla.xul b/xul/content/chatzilla.xul
--- a/xul/content/chatzilla.xul
+++ b/xul/content/chatzilla.xul
@@ -4,17 +4,16 @@
    - License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
    - file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. -->
 
 <!DOCTYPE window SYSTEM "chrome://chatzilla/locale/chatzilla.dtd">
 
 <?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://global/skin/" type="text/css"?>
 <?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://chatzilla/skin/chatzilla.css" type="text/css"?>
 
-<?xul-overlay href="chrome://global/content/globalOverlay.xul"?>
 <?xul-overlay href="chrome://chatzilla/content/scripts.xul"?>
 <?xul-overlay href="chrome://chatzilla/content/popups.xul"?>
 <?xul-overlay href="chrome://chatzilla/content/menus.xul"?>
 
 <window id="chatzilla-window"
   xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
   xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
   xmlns:aaa="http://www.w3.org/2005/07/aaa"
diff --git a/xul/content/nsClipboard.js b/xul/content/nsClipboard.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xul/content/nsClipboard.js
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/* -*- indent-tabs-mode: nil; js-indent-level: 2 -*- */
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+/**
+ * nsClipboard - wrapper around nsIClipboard and nsITransferable
+ *               that simplifies access to the clipboard.
+ **/
+var nsClipboard = {
+  _CB: null,
+  get mClipboard()
+    {
+      if (!this._CB)
+        {
+          const kCBContractID = "@mozilla.org/widget/clipboard;1";
+          const kCBIID = Components.interfaces.nsIClipboard;
+          this._CB = Components.classes[kCBContractID].getService(kCBIID);
+        }
+      return this._CB;
+    },
+
+  currentClipboard: null,
+  /**
+   * Array/Object read (Object aFlavourList, long aClipboard, Bool aAnyFlag) ;
+   *
+   * returns the data in the clipboard
+   *
+   * @param FlavourSet aFlavourSet
+   *        formatted list of desired flavours
+   * @param long aClipboard
+   *        the clipboard to read data from (kSelectionClipboard/kGlobalClipboard)
+   * @param Bool aAnyFlag
+   *        should be false.
+   **/
+  read: function (aFlavourList, aClipboard, aAnyFlag)
+    {
+      this.currentClipboard = aClipboard;
+      var data = nsTransferable.get(aFlavourList, this.getClipboardTransferable, aAnyFlag);
+      return data.first.first;  // only support one item
+    },
+
+  /**
+   * nsISupportsArray getClipboardTransferable (Object aFlavourList) ;
+   *
+   * returns a nsISupportsArray of the item on the clipboard
+   *
+   * @param Object aFlavourList
+   *        formatted list of desired flavours.
+   **/
+  getClipboardTransferable: function (aFlavourList)
+    {
+      const supportsContractID = "@mozilla.org/supports-array;1";
+      const supportsIID = Components.interfaces.nsISupportsArray;
+      var supportsArray = Components.classes[supportsContractID].createInstance(supportsIID);
+      var trans = nsTransferable.createTransferable();
+      for (var flavour in aFlavourList)
+        trans.addDataFlavor(flavour);
+      nsClipboard.mClipboard.getData(trans, nsClipboard.currentClipboard)
+      supportsArray.AppendElement(trans);
+      return supportsArray;
+    }
+};
+
diff --git a/xul/content/nsUserSettings.js b/xul/content/nsUserSettings.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xul/content/nsUserSettings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+
+/**
+ * nsPreferences - a wrapper around nsIPrefService. Provides built in
+ *                 exception handling to make preferences access simpler.
+ **/
+var nsPreferences = {
+  get mPrefService()
+    {
+      return Components.classes["@mozilla.org/preferences-service;1"]
+                       .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPrefBranch);
+    },
+
+  setBoolPref: function (aPrefName, aPrefValue)
+    {
+      try
+        {
+          this.mPrefService.setBoolPref(aPrefName, aPrefValue);
+        }
+      catch (e)
+        {
+        }
+    },
+
+  getBoolPref: function (aPrefName, aDefVal)
+    {
+      try
+        {
+          return this.mPrefService.getBoolPref(aPrefName);
+        }
+      catch (e)
+        {
+          return aDefVal != undefined ? aDefVal : null;
+        }
+      return null;        // quiet warnings
+    },
+
+  setUnicharPref: function (aPrefName, aPrefValue)
+    {
+      try
+        {
+          var str = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/supports-string;1"]
+                              .createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsISupportsString);
+          str.data = aPrefValue;
+          this.mPrefService.setComplexValue(aPrefName,
+                                            Components.interfaces.nsISupportsString, str);
+        }
+      catch (e)
+        {
+        }
+    },
+
+  copyUnicharPref: function (aPrefName, aDefVal)
+    {
+      try
+        {
+          return this.mPrefService.getComplexValue(aPrefName,
+                                                   Components.interfaces.nsISupportsString).data;
+        }
+      catch (e)
+        {
+          return aDefVal != undefined ? aDefVal : null;
+        }
+      return null;        // quiet warnings
+    },
+
+  setIntPref: function (aPrefName, aPrefValue)
+    {
+      try
+        {
+          this.mPrefService.setIntPref(aPrefName, aPrefValue);
+        }
+      catch (e)
+        {
+        }
+    },
+
+  getIntPref: function (aPrefName, aDefVal)
+    {
+      try
+        {
+          return this.mPrefService.getIntPref(aPrefName);
+        }
+      catch (e)
+        {
+          return aDefVal != undefined ? aDefVal : null;
+        }
+      return null;        // quiet warnings
+    },
+
+  getLocalizedUnicharPref: function (aPrefName, aDefVal)
+    {
+      try
+        {
+          return this.mPrefService.getComplexValue(aPrefName,
+                                                   Components.interfaces.nsIPrefLocalizedString).data;
+        }
+      catch (e)
+        {
+          return aDefVal != undefined ? aDefVal : null;
+        }
+      return null;        // quiet warnings
+    }
+};
+
diff --git a/xul/content/scripts.xul b/xul/content/scripts.xul
--- a/xul/content/scripts.xul
+++ b/xul/content/scripts.xul
@@ -6,19 +6,18 @@
    - License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
    - file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. -->
 
 <overlay id="chatzilla-scripts-overlay"
     xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul">
 
   <overlaytarget id="scripts-overlay-target">
 
-    <script src="chrome://global/content/nsUserSettings.js"/>
+    <script src="chrome://global/content/globalOverlay.js"/>
     <script src="chrome://global/content/nsTransferable.js"/>
-    <script src="chrome://global/content/nsClipboard.js"/>
 
     <script><![CDATA[
         /* utils.js overloads the standard JS messages with prompt service 
          * calls, which require the locale support to have loaded. This next 
          * line is needed so that the onLoad function in handlers.js can 
          * display the "error loading ChatZilla" message even if the locale
          * support is what failed to load.
          */
@@ -36,16 +35,18 @@
     <script src="chrome://chatzilla/content/lib/js/file-utils.js"/>
     <script src="chrome://chatzilla/content/lib/js/dcc.js"/>
     <script src="chrome://chatzilla/content/lib/js/ident.js"/>
     <script src="chrome://chatzilla/content/lib/js/text-serializer.js"/>
     <script src="chrome://chatzilla/content/lib/js/text-logger.js"/>
     <script src="chrome://chatzilla/content/lib/xul/munger.js"/>
     <script src="chrome://chatzilla/content/lib/xul/tree-utils.js"/>
 
+    <script src="chrome://chatzilla/content/nsUserSettings.js"/>
+    <script src="chrome://chatzilla/content/nsClipboard.js"/>
     <script src="chrome://chatzilla/content/nsDragAndDrop.js"/>
     <script src="chrome://chatzilla/content/static.js"/>
     <script src="chrome://chatzilla/content/commands.js"/>
     <script src="chrome://chatzilla/content/menus.js"/>
     <script src="chrome://chatzilla/content/prefs.js"/>
     <script src="chrome://chatzilla/content/messages.js"/>
     <script src="chrome://chatzilla/content/mungers.js"/>
     <script src="chrome://chatzilla/content/handlers.js"/>