+/**
+ * SECTION:gis-prefs
+ * @short_description: Persistent preference handing
+ *
+ * #GisPrefs is used to store and access preferences in libgis. It is mostly a
+ * wrapper around a #GKeyFile. Preferences can be stored for the application
+ * using libgis, but may also be stored by libgis itself. An example of this are
+ * whether libgis is in online or offline mode. Many #GisPlugin<!-- -->s also
+ * store preferences.
+ *
+ * There are two variants of preference functions. The normal variant takes
+ * group and a key separated by a "/" as they key to the preference. The "_v"
+ * variant takes the group and the key as separate parameters.
+ */
+