diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/Ecore_Config.h b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/Ecore_Config.h
index 0ced55f1ef..1bbdac9ad7 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/Ecore_Config.h
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/Ecore_Config.h
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ int            ecore_config_set_theme_preview_group(const char *key, char *group
 int            ecore_config_set_as_string(const char *key,char *val);
 
 int            ecore_config_default(const char *key,char *val,float lo,float hi,float step);
+int            ecore_config_default_typed(const char *key,void *val,int type);
 int            ecore_config_default_int(const char *key,int val);
 int            ecore_config_default_int_bound(const char *key,int val,int lo,int hi,int step);
 int            ecore_config_default_string(const char *key,char *val);
@@ -201,6 +202,17 @@ void           ecore_config_args_display(void);
 int            ecore_config_args_parse(int argc, char **argv);
 void           ecore_config_app_describe(char *description);
 
+int            ecore_config_create(const char *key, void *val, char short_opt, char *long_opt, char *desc);
+int            ecore_config_create_typed(const char *key, void *val, int type, char short_opt, char *long_opt, char *desc);
+int            ecore_config_create_int(const char *key, int val, char short_opt, char *long_opt, char *desc);
+int            ecore_config_create_int_bound(const char *key, int val, int low, int high, int step, char short_opt, char *long_opt, char *desc);
+int            ecore_config_create_string(const char *key, char *val, char short_opt, char *long_opt, char *desc);
+int            ecore_config_create_float(const char *key, float val, char short_opt, char *long_opt, char *desc);
+int            ecore_config_create_float_bound(const char *key, float val, float low, float high, float step, char short_opt, char *long_opt, char *desc);
+int            ecore_config_create_rgb(const char *key, char *val, char short_opt, char *long_opt, char *desc);
+int            ecore_config_create_theme(const char *key, char *val, char short_opt, char *long_opt, char *desc);
+
+
 # ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 # endif
diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/convenience.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/convenience.c
index 150b2b8266..996fde6757 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/convenience.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/convenience.c
@@ -6,6 +6,77 @@
 
 char *__ecore_config_app_description;
 
+extern int ecore_config_bound(Ecore_Config_Prop *e);
+/* shorthand prop setup code to make client apps a little smaller ;) */
+
+int ecore_config_create(const char *key, void *val, char short_opt, char *long_opt, char *desc) {
+  int type=ecore_config_guess_type(key, val);
+  return ecore_config_create_typed(key, val, type, short_opt, long_opt, desc);}
+
+int ecore_config_create_typed(const char *key, void *val, int type, char short_opt, char *long_opt, char *desc) {
+  int ret;
+
+  if ((ret=ecore_config_default_typed(key, val, type)) != ECORE_CONFIG_ERR_SUCC)
+    return ret;
+  if ((ret=ecore_config_set_short_opt(key, short_opt)) != ECORE_CONFIG_ERR_SUCC)
+    return ret;
+  if ((ret=ecore_config_set_long_opt(key, long_opt)) != ECORE_CONFIG_ERR_SUCC)
+    return ret;
+  ret=ecore_config_describe(key, desc);
+  return ret;}
+  
+int ecore_config_create_int(const char *key, int val, char short_opt, char *long_opt, char *desc) {
+  return
+    ecore_config_create_typed(key, (void *)&val, PT_INT, short_opt, long_opt, desc);}
+
+int ecore_config_create_int_bound(const char *key, int val, int low, int high, int step, char short_opt, char *long_opt, char *desc) {
+  Ecore_Config_Prop *e;
+  int                ret;
+  ret=
+    ecore_config_create_typed(key, (void *)&val, PT_INT, short_opt, long_opt, desc);
+  if (ret != ECORE_CONFIG_ERR_SUCC)
+    return ret;
+  e=ecore_config_get(key);
+  if (e) {
+    e->step=step;
+    e->flags|=PF_BOUNDS;
+    e->lo=low;
+    e->hi=high;
+    ecore_config_bound(e);
+  }
+  return ret;}
+
+int ecore_config_create_string(const char *key, char *val, char short_opt, char *long_opt, char *desc) {
+  return
+    ecore_config_create_typed(key, (void *)val, PT_STR, short_opt, long_opt, desc);}
+
+int ecore_config_create_float(const char *key, float val, char short_opt, char *long_opt, char *desc) {
+  return
+    ecore_config_create_typed(key, (void *)&val, PT_FLT, short_opt, long_opt, desc);}
+
+int ecore_config_create_float_bound(const char *key, float val, float low, float high, float step, char short_opt, char *long_opt, char *desc) {
+  Ecore_Config_Prop *e;
+  int                ret;
+  ret=
+    ecore_config_create_typed(key, (void *)&val, PT_FLT, short_opt, long_opt, desc);
+  e=ecore_config_get(key);
+  if (e) {
+    e->step=(int)(step*ECORE_CONFIG_FLOAT_PRECISION);
+    e->flags|=PF_BOUNDS;
+    e->lo=(int)(low*ECORE_CONFIG_FLOAT_PRECISION);
+    e->hi=(int)(high*ECORE_CONFIG_FLOAT_PRECISION);
+    ecore_config_bound(e);
+  }
+  return ret;}
+
+int ecore_config_create_rgb(const char *key, char *val, char short_opt, char *long_opt, char *desc) {
+  return
+    ecore_config_create_typed(key, (void *)val, PT_RGB, short_opt, long_opt, desc);}
+
+int ecore_config_create_theme(const char *key, char *val, char short_opt, char *long_opt, char *desc) {
+  return
+    ecore_config_create_typed(key, (void *)val, PT_THM, short_opt, long_opt, desc);}
+
 /* this should only be built if evas is present */
 
 int
diff --git a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/ecore_config.c b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/ecore_config.c
index 5ed77a1cb3..b9bcd83a1d 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/ecore_config.c
+++ b/legacy/ecore/src/lib/ecore_config/ecore_config.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ char *ecore_config_get_as_string(const char *key) {
   return r; }
 
 
-static int ecore_config_bound(Ecore_Config_Prop *e) {
+int ecore_config_bound(Ecore_Config_Prop *e) {
   int  ret;
   long v;
   ret=ECORE_CONFIG_ERR_SUCC;
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ int ecore_config_set_theme_preview_group(const char *key, char *group) {
 
   return ret; }
 
-static int ecore_config_default_typed(const char *key,void *val,int type) {
+int ecore_config_default_typed(const char *key,void *val,int type) {
   int            ret;
   Ecore_Config_Prop *e;
   ret=ECORE_CONFIG_ERR_SUCC;