diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 1cf2faa..5b6f551 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -124,19 +124,6 @@ func (config *Config) Load (name string) (err error) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	var configHome string
-	configHome, err = getConfigHome()
-	if err != nil { return }
-	println(configHome)
-
-	configDirsString := os.Getenv("XDG_CONFIG_DIRS")
-	if configDirsString == "" {
-		configDirsString = "/etc/xdg/"
-	}
-
-	configDirs := strings.Split(configDirsString, ":")
-	configDirs = append(configDirs, configHome)
-
 	for _, directory := range configDirs {
 		path := filepath.Join(directory, name, name + ".conf")
 		
@@ -247,10 +234,6 @@ func (config *Config) Save (name string) (err error) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	var configHome string
-	configHome, err = getConfigHome()
-	if err != nil { return }
-
 	err = os.MkdirAll(configHome, 0755)
 	if err != nil { return }
 	
@@ -266,7 +249,8 @@ func (config *Config) Save (name string) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-// SaveTo writes the configuration data to the specified io.Writer.
+// SaveTo writes the configuration data to the specified io.Writer. Keys are
+// alphabetically sorted.
 func (config *Config) SaveTo (writer io.Writer) (err error) {
 	keys := make([]string, len(config.Parameters))
 	index := 0
@@ -334,19 +318,6 @@ func parseColor (value string) (valueColor color.Color, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func getConfigHome () (home string, err error) {
-	var homeDirectory string
-	homeDirectory, err = os.UserHomeDir()
-	if err != nil { return }
-
-	home = os.Getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
-	if home == "" {
-		home = filepath.Join(homeDirectory, "/.config/")
-	}
-
-	return
-}
-
 func nameIsIllegal (name string) (legal bool) {
 	legal = strings.ContainsAny(name, "/\\|:.%")
 	return
diff --git a/config/xdg.go b/config/xdg.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1eee13d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/xdg.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package config
+
+import "os"
+import "strings"
+import "path/filepath"
+
+var homeDirectory string
+var configHome    string
+var configDirs    []string
+var dataHome      string
+var cacheHome     string
+
+func init () {
+	var err error
+	homeDirectory, err = os.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic("could not get user home directory: " + err.Error())
+	}
+
+	configHome = os.Getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
+	if configHome == "" {
+		configHome = filepath.Join(homeDirectory, "/.config/")
+	}
+	
+	configDirsString := os.Getenv("XDG_CONFIG_DIRS")
+	if configDirsString == "" {
+		configDirsString = "/etc/xdg/"
+	}
+
+	configDirs = append(strings.Split(configDirsString, ":"), configHome)
+
+	configHome = os.Getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME")
+	if configHome == "" {
+		configHome = filepath.Join(homeDirectory, "/.local/share/")
+	}
+
+	cacheHome = os.Getenv("XDG_CACHE_HOME")
+	if cacheHome == "" {
+		configHome = filepath.Join(homeDirectory, "/.cache/")
+	}
+}
+
+// DataHome returns the path to the directory where user data should be stored.
+func DataHome (name string) (home string) {
+	home = filepath.Join(dataHome, name)
+	return
+}
+
+// CacheHome returns the path to the directory where cache files should be
+// stored.
+func CacheHome (name string) (home string) {
+	home = filepath.Join(cacheHome, name)
+	return
+}