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+describe("ignoring global settings", function(){
+  //create a new pad before each test run
+  beforeEach(function(cb){
+    helper.newPad(cb);
+    this.timeout(60000);
+  });
+
+  // 1. Ignore global settings
+  // 2. change linenumbers globally
+  // 3. Un-Ingore global settings
+  // 4. change author-colors
+  // 5. Check for *same* linenumbers and *changed* author-colors
+  it("tries to ignore global settings", function(done) {
+    var outer$ = helper.padOuter$; 
+    var inner$ = helper.padInner$; 
+    var chrome$ = helper.padChrome$; 
+
+    this.timeout(15000);
+
+    //click on the settings button to make settings visible
+    var $settingsButton = chrome$(".buttonicon-settings");
+    $settingsButton.click();
+
+    //get the chat selector
+    var $linesCheckbox = chrome$("#options-global-linenoscheck");
+    var $colorsGlobalCheckbox = chrome$("#options-global-colorscheck");
+    var $ignoreGlobalCheckbox = chrome$("#options-ignore-global");
+
+    //get the current status of the linenumbers
+    var oldValue_lines = outer$("#sidediv").hasClass("sidedivhidden");
+    var oldValue_color = inner$("body").hasClass("authorColors");
+
+    //ignore global settings
+    $ignoreGlobalCheckbox.attr('selected','selected');
+    $ignoreGlobalCheckbox.prop('checked', false); // make sure it's unchecked
+    $ignoreGlobalCheckbox.change();
+    $ignoreGlobalCheckbox.click(); // check it
+
+    //change linenumbers
+    $linesCheckbox.attr('selected','selected');
+    $linesCheckbox.change();
+    $linesCheckbox.click();
+
+    // wait for the server-event to come..
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      //unignore global settings
+      $ignoreGlobalCheckbox.attr('selected','selected');
+      $ignoreGlobalCheckbox.change();
+      $ignoreGlobalCheckbox.click();
+      
+      //change colors
+      $colorsGlobalCheckbox.attr('selected','selected');
+      $colorsGlobalCheckbox.change();
+      $colorsGlobalCheckbox.click();
+    }, 2500);
+
+    helper.waitFor(function(){
+      return inner$("body").hasClass("authorColors") == !oldValue_color;
+    }, 10000).always(function(){
+      var newValue_lines = outer$("#sidediv").hasClass("sidedivhidden");
+      var newValue_color = inner$("body").hasClass("authorColors");
+      
+      expect(newValue_color).not.to.be(oldValue_color);
+      expect(newValue_lines).to.be(oldValue_lines);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+});