diff --git a/python/plugins/sextante/grass/GrassAlgorithm.py b/python/plugins/sextante/grass/GrassAlgorithm.py
index 578dc3975d1..f73d0322742 100644
--- a/python/plugins/sextante/grass/GrassAlgorithm.py
+++ b/python/plugins/sextante/grass/GrassAlgorithm.py
@@ -103,67 +103,9 @@ class GrassAlgorithm(GeoAlgorithm):
                 raise e
         lines.close()
 
-        #=======================================================================
-        # self.xmin = SextanteConfig.getSetting(GrassUtils.GRASS_REGION_XMIN)
-        # self.xmax = SextanteConfig.getSetting(GrassUtils.GRASS_REGION_XMAX)
-        # self.ymin = SextanteConfig.getSetting(GrassUtils.GRASS_REGION_YMIN)
-        # self.ymax = SextanteConfig.getSetting(GrassUtils.GRASS_REGION_YMAX)
-        # extentString = str(self.xmin) + "," + str(self.xmax) + str(self.xmin) + "," + str(self.xmax)
-        # self.cellsize = SextanteConfig.getSetting(GrassUtils.GRASS_REGION_CELLSIZE)
-        #=======================================================================
         self.addParameter(ParameterExtent(self.GRASS_REGION_EXTENT_PARAMETER, "GRASS region extent"))
         self.addParameter(ParameterNumber(self.GRASS_REGION_CELLSIZE_PARAMETER, "GRASS region cellsize", 0, None, 1))
 
-#===============================================================================
-#    def calculateRegion(self):
-#        auto = SextanteConfig.getSetting(GrassUtils.GRASS_AUTO_REGION)
-#        if auto:
-#            try:
-#                self.cellsize = SextanteConfig.getSetting(GrassUtils.GRASS_REGION_CELLSIZE)
-#            except Exception:
-#                self.cellsize = 0;
-#            first = True;
-#            for param in self.parameters:
-#                if param.value:
-#                    if isinstance(param, (ParameterRaster, ParameterVector)):
-#                        if isinstance(param.value, (QgsRasterLayer, QgsVectorLayer)):
-#                            layer = param.value
-#                        else:
-#                            layer = QGisLayers.getObjectFromUri(param.value)
-#                        self.addToRegion(layer, first)
-#                        first = False
-#                    elif isinstance(param, ParameterMultipleInput):
-#                        layers = param.value.split(";")
-#                        for layername in layers:
-#                            layer = QGisLayers.getObjectFromUri(layername, first)
-#                            self.addToRegion(layer, first)
-#                            first = False
-#            if self.cellsize == 0:
-#                self.cellsize = 1
-#        else:
-#            self.xmin = SextanteConfig.getSetting(GrassUtils.GRASS_REGION_XMIN)
-#            self.xmax = SextanteConfig.getSetting(GrassUtils.GRASS_REGION_XMAX)
-#            self.ymin = SextanteConfig.getSetting(GrassUtils.GRASS_REGION_YMIN)
-#            self.ymax = SextanteConfig.getSetting(GrassUtils.GRASS_REGION_YMAX)
-#            self.cellsize = SextanteConfig.getSetting(GrassUtils.GRASS_REGION_CELLSIZE)
-#
-#
-#    def addToRegion(self, layer, first):
-#        if first:
-#            self.xmin = layer.extent().xMinimum()
-#            self.xmax = layer.extent().xMaximum()
-#            self.ymin = layer.extent().yMinimum()
-#            self.ymax = layer.extent().yMaximum()
-#            if isinstance(layer, QgsRasterLayer):
-#                self.cellsize = (layer.extent().xMaximum() - layer.extent().xMinimum())/layer.width()
-#        else:
-#            self.xmin = min(self.xmin, layer.extent().xMinimum())
-#            self.xmax = max(self.xmax, layer.extent().xMaximum())
-#            self.ymin = min(self.ymin, layer.extent().yMinimum())
-#            self.ymax = max(self.ymax, layer.extent().yMaximum())
-#            if isinstance(layer, QgsRasterLayer):
-#                self.cellsize = max(self.cellsize, (layer.extent().xMaximum() - layer.extent().xMinimum())/layer.width())
-#===============================================================================
 
     def processAlgorithm(self, progress):
         if SextanteUtils.isWindows():
@@ -327,18 +269,3 @@ class GrassAlgorithm(GeoAlgorithm):
 
     def commandLineName(self):
         return "grass:" + self.name[:self.name.find(" ")]
-
-#===============================================================================
-#    def checkBeforeOpeningParametersDialog(self):
-#        for param in self.parameters:
-#            if isinstance(param, (ParameterRaster, ParameterVector)):
-#                return None
-#            if isinstance(param, ParameterMultipleInput):
-#                if not param.optional:
-#                    return None
-#
-#        if SextanteConfig.getSetting(GrassUtils.GRASS_AUTO_REGION):
-#            return "This algorithm cannot be run with the 'auto-region' setting\nPlease set a GRASS region before running it"
-#        else:
-#            return None
-#===============================================================================
diff --git a/python/plugins/sextante/r/RAlgorithm.py b/python/plugins/sextante/r/RAlgorithm.py
index c644c48a259..c53bac1740c 100644
--- a/python/plugins/sextante/r/RAlgorithm.py
+++ b/python/plugins/sextante/r/RAlgorithm.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class RAlgorithm(GeoAlgorithm):
         # if rgdal is not available, try to install it
         # just use US mirror
         commands.append('options("repos"="http://cran.us.r-project.org")')
-        rLibDir = "%s/rlibs" % SextanteUtils.userFolder()
+        rLibDir = "%s/rlibs" % SextanteUtils.userFolder().replace("\\","/")
         if not os.path.isdir(rLibDir): os.mkdir(rLibDir)
         commands.append(
             'tryCatch(find.package("rgdal"), error=function(e) install.packages("rgdal", lib="%s"))' % rLibDir)
diff --git a/src/app/qgslabelinggui.cpp b/src/app/qgslabelinggui.cpp
index ddc234cf1ed..980503af3fa 100644
--- a/src/app/qgslabelinggui.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgslabelinggui.cpp
@@ -268,15 +268,12 @@ QgsLabelingGui::QgsLabelingGui( QgsPalLabeling* lbl, QgsVectorLayer* layer, QgsM
     connect( quadrantRadios[i], SIGNAL( toggled( bool ) ), this, SLOT( updateQuadrant() ) );
   }
 
-  // Label tab collapsed groupboxes
-  chkBuffer->setCollapsed( true );
-  mFontMultiLineGroupBox->setCollapsed( true );
-  chkFormattedNumbers->setCollapsed( true );
-  chkScaleBasedVisibility->setCollapsed( true );
-
-  // Data defined tab collapsed groupboxes
-  mBufferAttributesPropertiesGroupBox->setCollapsed( true );
-  mFontAttributePropertiesGroupBox->setCollapsed( true );
+  // Global settings group for groupboxes' saved/retored collapsed state
+  // maintains state across different dialogs
+  foreach ( QgsCollapsibleGroupBox *grpbox, findChildren<QgsCollapsibleGroupBox*>() )
+  {
+    grpbox->setSettingGroup( QString( "mAdvLabelingDlg" ) );
+  }
 
   connect( groupBox_mPreview,
            SIGNAL( collapsedStateChanged( QgsCollapsibleGroupBox* ) ),
diff --git a/src/gui/qgscollapsiblegroupbox.cpp b/src/gui/qgscollapsiblegroupbox.cpp
index cbb6b87e9b2..a7370c03629 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgscollapsiblegroupbox.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qgscollapsiblegroupbox.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ void QgsCollapsibleGroupBox::init()
   // variables
   mCollapsed = false;
   mSaveState = true;
+  // NOTE: only turn on mSaveCheckedState for groupboxes NOT used
+  // in multiple places or used as options for different parent objects
+  mSaveCheckedState = false;
+  mSettingGroup = ""; // if not set, use window object name
   mInitFlat = false;
   mScrollOnExpand = true;
   mShown = false;
@@ -167,7 +171,8 @@ QString QgsCollapsibleGroupBox::saveKey() const
   // }
   // if ( parent() != NULL )
   //   saveKey = "/" + parent()->objectName() + saveKey;
-  saveKey = "/" + window()->objectName() + saveKey;
+  QString setgrp = mSettingGroup.isEmpty() ? window()->objectName() : mSettingGroup;
+  saveKey = "/" + setgrp + saveKey;
   saveKey = "QgsCollapsibleGroupBox" + saveKey;
   return saveKey;
 }
@@ -181,9 +186,13 @@ void QgsCollapsibleGroupBox::loadState()
 
   QSettings settings;
   QString key = saveKey();
-  QVariant val = settings.value( key + "/checked" );
-  if ( ! val.isNull() )
-    setChecked( val.toBool() );
+  QVariant val;
+  if ( mSaveCheckedState )
+  {
+    val = settings.value( key + "/checked" );
+    if ( ! val.isNull() )
+      setChecked( val.toBool() );
+  }
   val = settings.value( key + "/collapsed" );
   if ( ! val.isNull() )
     setCollapsed( val.toBool() );
@@ -197,7 +206,8 @@ void QgsCollapsibleGroupBox::saveState()
     return;
   QSettings settings;
   QString key = saveKey();
-  settings.setValue( key + "/checked", isChecked() );
+  if ( mSaveCheckedState )
+    settings.setValue( key + "/checked", isChecked() );
   settings.setValue( key + "/collapsed", isCollapsed() );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/qgscollapsiblegroupbox.h b/src/gui/qgscollapsiblegroupbox.h
index 52dc4c91fb5..5bccc2d7fc5 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgscollapsiblegroupbox.h
+++ b/src/gui/qgscollapsiblegroupbox.h
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsCollapsibleGroupBox : public QGroupBox
 
     //! set this to false to not save/restore check and collapse state
     void setSaveState( bool save ) { mSaveState = save; }
+    //! set this to true to save/restore checked state
+    /** @note only turn on mSaveCheckedState for groupboxes NOT used
+     * in multiple places or used as options for different parent objects */
+    void setSaveCheckedState( bool save ) { mSaveCheckedState = save; }
+    bool saveCheckedState() { return mSaveCheckedState; }
+    //! set this to a defined string to share save/restore collapsed state across dialogs
+    void setSettingGroup( const QString &group ) { mSettingGroup = group; }
+    QString settingGroup() const { return mSettingGroup; }
     //! set this to false to not automatically scroll parent QScrollArea to this widget's contents when expanded
     void setScrollOnExpand( bool scroll ) { mScrollOnExpand = scroll; }
 
@@ -71,6 +79,8 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsCollapsibleGroupBox : public QGroupBox
 
     bool mCollapsed;
     bool mSaveState;
+    bool mSaveCheckedState;
+    QString mSettingGroup;
     bool mInitFlat;
     bool mScrollOnExpand;
     bool mShown;