diff --git a/command_line.py b/command_line.py
index 108d4d2..7b4173f 100644
--- a/command_line.py
+++ b/command_line.py
@@ -371,6 +371,16 @@ class CommandBase(object):
                 setting = setting_group[name]
                 return setting
 
+    def get_settings_type(self, type):
+        settings = []
+        for setting_group in (self.settings['setting_groups'] +
+                              [self.settings['export_settings']] +
+                              [self.settings['compression']]):
+            for name, setting in setting_group.items():
+                if setting.type == type:
+                    settings.append(setting)
+        return settings
+
     def show_error(self, error):
         if self.logger is not None:
             self.logger.error(error)
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 2a3f371..7e6bef5 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@ class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow, CommandBase):
                     if index != -1:
                         setting_field.setCurrentIndex(index)
                 if setting.type == 'range':
-                    setting_field.setValue(setting.value)
+                    setting_field.setValue(int(setting.value))
         self.ex_button.setEnabled(self.required_settings_filled())
 
     def show_and_raise(self):
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 681863d..d816a1c 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ def get_temp_dir():
     return tempfile.gettempdir()
 
 def path_join(base, *rest):
-    return base + u'/' + u'/'.join(rest)
+    rpath = u'/'.join(rest)
+    if os.path.isabs(rpath):
+        return rpath
+    else:
+        return base + u'/' + rpath
 
 def get_data_path(dir_path):
     parts = dir_path.split('/')