diff -r ce028d356e1f -r 8ec729c5d998 preferences.py
--- a/preferences.py	Mon Feb 09 06:19:12 2009 +0200
+++ b/preferences.py	Mon Feb 09 06:56:04 2009 +0200
@@ -67,14 +67,17 @@
         self.values = dict(
             (name, self.preferences.pref_map[name].process(self, value)) for name, value in self.values.iteritems()
         )
-
+    
     def get (self, pref) :
         """
             Return the value for the given Preference
         """
         
         return self.values[pref.name]
-    
+
+    # support dict-access
+    __getitem__ = get
+
     def set (self, name, value_obj) :
         """
             Set a new value for the given preference
@@ -154,6 +157,10 @@
                 # load preferences
                 cookies, prefs = self.load(request)
 
+                # bind to request.prefs
+                # XXX: better way to do this? :/
+                request.prefs = prefs
+
                 # update args with new ones
                 args.update(((pref.name, prefs.get(pref)) for pref in pref_list))
 
@@ -162,6 +169,9 @@
 
                 # set cookies?
                 if prefs.set_cookies :
+                    if not cookies :
+                        cookies = Cookie.SimpleCookie('')
+
                     # update cookies
                     for key, value in prefs.set_cookies.iteritems() :
                         cookies[key] = value
@@ -201,7 +211,7 @@
     name = 'date_format'
 
     # default value
-    default = "%Y-%m%d"
+    default = "%Y-%m-%d"
 
 class Timezone (Preference) :
     """
@@ -256,22 +266,27 @@
             class LogFormatter -> fmt_name
         """
 
-        return fmt.name
+        return fmt_cls.name
     
     def process (self, prefs, fmt_cls) :
         """
             class LogFormatter -> LogFormatter(tz, time_fmt)
         """
 
-        return fmt_cls(prefs.get(Timezone), prefs.get(TimeFormat))
+        return fmt_cls(prefs[timezone], prefs[time_format])
 
 # and then build the Preferences object
 import log_formatter
 
+time_format = TimeFormat()
+date_format = DateFormat()
+timezone    = Timezone()
+formatter   = Formatter(log_formatter.FORMATTERS, log_formatter.IrssiFormatter)
+
 preferences = Preferences([
-    TimeFormat(),
-    DateFormat(),
-    Timezone(),
-    Formatter(log_formatter.FORMATTERS, log_formatter.IrssiFormatter),
+    time_format,
+    date_format,
+    timezone,
+    formatter,
 ])