diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/exportOptions.js b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/exportOptions.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..51dc33be8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/exportOptions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Scholar_File_Interface_Export
+//
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// Class to provide options for export
+
+Scholar_File_Interface_Export = new function() {
+	var _options;
+	
+	this.init = init;
+	this.accept = accept;
+	this.cancel = cancel;
+	
+	/*
+	 * add options to export
+	 */
+	function init() {
+		_options = window.arguments[0].options;
+		
+		// add options to dialog
+		var dialog = document.getElementById("scholar-export-options");
+		for(var option in _options) {
+			var defValue = _options[option];
+			
+			// get readable name for option
+			try {
+				var optionLabel = Scholar.getString("exportOptions."+option);
+			} catch(e) {
+				var optionLabel = option;
+			}
+			
+			// right now, option interface supports only boolean values, which
+			// it interprets as checkboxes
+			Scholar.debug(option+" ("+optionLabel+") = "+defValue+" ("+typeof(defValue)+")");
+			if(typeof(defValue) == "boolean") {
+				var checkbox = document.createElement("checkbox");
+				checkbox.setAttribute("id", option);
+				checkbox.setAttribute("label", optionLabel);
+				checkbox.setAttribute("checked", (defValue ? "true" : "false"));
+				dialog.appendChild(checkbox);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
+	/*
+	 * make option array reflect status
+	 */
+	function accept() {
+		for(var option in _options) {
+			var defValue = _options[option];
+			var element = document.getElementById(option);
+			
+			if(typeof(defValue) == "bool") {
+				if(element.checked == "true") {
+					_options[option] = true;
+				} else {
+					_options[option] = false;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		Scholar.debug(_options);
+	}
+	
+	/*
+	 * make option array reflect status
+	 */
+	function cancel() {
+		window.arguments[0].options = false;
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/exportOptions.xul b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/exportOptions.xul
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d70005de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/exportOptions.xul
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://global/skin/" type="text/css"?>
+<!DOCTYPE window SYSTEM "chrome://scholar/locale/scholar.dtd">
+<dialog xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"
+	title="&exportOptions.title;" buttons="cancel,accept"
+	ondialogaccept="Scholar_File_Interface_Export.accept()"
+	ondialogcancel="Scholar_File_Interface_Export.cancel()"
+	id="scholar-export-options"
+	onload="Scholar_File_Interface_Export.init()">
+
+<script src="include.js"/>
+<script src="exportOptions.js"/>
+
+</dialog>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/fileInterface.js b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/fileInterface.js
index f2b59dee0..4f8787008 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/fileInterface.js
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/fileInterface.js
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ Scholar_File_Interface = new function() {
 		if (rv == nsIFilePicker.returnOK || rv == nsIFilePicker.returnReplace) {
 			translation.setLocation(fp.file);
 			translation.setTranslator(translators[fp.filterIndex]);
-			//translation.setHandler("itemCount", _exportItemCount);
-			//translation.setHandler("itemDone", _exportItemDone);
+			translation.setHandler("options", _exportOptions);
 			translation.setHandler("done", _exportDone);
 			_disableUnresponsive();
 			Scholar_File_Interface.Progress.show(
@@ -36,18 +35,19 @@ Scholar_File_Interface = new function() {
 	}
 	
 	/*
-	 * set progress indicator length
+	 * closes items exported indicator
 	 */
-	function _exportItemCount(obj, number) {
-		Scholar.debug("count called with "+number);
-		Scholar_File_Interface.Progress.setNumber(number);
-	}
-	
-	/*
-	 * Increment progress for each item exported
-	 */
-	function _exportItemDone(obj, item) {
-		Scholar_File_Interface.Progress.increment();
+	function _exportOptions(obj, options) {
+		var io = {options:options}
+		window.openDialog("chrome://scholar/content/exportOptions.xul",
+			"_blank","chrome,modal,centerscreen", io);
+		if(io.options) {
+			// refocus dialog
+			Scholar_File_Interface.Progress.show();
+			return options;
+		} else {
+			return false;
+		}
 	}
 	
 	/*
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ Scholar_File_Interface = new function() {
 		_restoreUnresponsive();
 	}
 	
-	
 	/*
 	 * Creates Scholar.Translate instance and shows file picker for file import
 	 */
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ Scholar_File_Interface = new function() {
 	 * "items imported" indicator, too.
 	 */
 	function _importItemDone(obj, item) {
-		//Scholar_File_Interface.Progress.increment();
 		_importCollection.addItem(item.getID());
 	}
 	
@@ -256,12 +254,11 @@ Scholar_File_Interface.Progress = new function() {
 	var _loadHeadline, _loadNumber, _outOf, _callback;
 	
 	this.show = show;
-	//this.setNumber = setNumber;
-	//this.increment = increment;
 	this.close = close;
 	
 	function show(headline, callback) {
 		if(_windowLoading || _windowLoaded) {	// already loading or loaded
+			_progressWindow.focus();
 			return false;
 		}
 		_windowLoading = true;
@@ -275,26 +272,6 @@ Scholar_File_Interface.Progress = new function() {
 		_progressWindow.addEventListener("pageshow", _onWindowLoaded, false);
 	}
 	
-	/*function setNumber(number) {
-		_outOf = number;
-		if(_windowLoaded) {
-			var progressMeter = _progressWindow.document.getElementById("progress-indicator");
-			progressMeter.mode = "normal";
-			progressMeter.value = "0%";
-		}
-	}
-	
-	function increment() {
-		_loadNumber++;
-		if(_windowLoaded) {
-			_progressWindow.document.getElementById("progress-items").value = _loadNumber;
-			if(_outOf) {
-				_progressWindow.document.getElementById("progress-indicator").value = ((_loadNumber/_outOf)*100).toString()+"%";
-			}
-			_progressWindow.getSelection();
-		}
-	}*/
-	
 	function close() {
 		_windowLoaded = false;
 		try {
@@ -307,12 +284,6 @@ Scholar_File_Interface.Progress = new function() {
 		_windowLoaded = true;
 		
 		// do things we delayed because the winodw was loading
-		/*if(_outOf) {
-			var progressMeter = _progressWindow.document.getElementById("progress-indicator");
-			progressMeter.mode = "normal";
-			progressMeter.value = ((_loadNumber/_outOf)*100).toString()+"%";
-		}
-		_progressWindow.document.getElementById("progress-items").value = _loadNumber;*/
 		_progressWindow.document.getElementById("progress-label").value = _loadHeadline;
 		
 		if(_callback) {
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/translate.js b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/translate.js
index 6184cf6f2..a7681091e 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/translate.js
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/translate.js
@@ -216,6 +216,12 @@ Scholar.Translate.prototype.setTranslator = function(translator) {
  * as the first argument, all handlers will be passed the current function. the
  * second argument is dependent on the handler.
  * 
+ * options
+ *   valid: export
+ *   called: when options requiring user interaction are available
+ *   passed: an associative array of options and default values
+ *   returns: an associative array of options
+ *
  * select
  *   valid: web
  *   called: when the user needs to select from a list of available items
@@ -291,13 +297,10 @@ Scholar.Translate.prototype.getTranslators = function() {
 }
 
 /*
- * gets translator options to be displayed in a dialog
- *
- * NOT IMPLEMENTED
+ * finds applicable translators from a list. if the second argument is given,
+ * extension-based exclusion is inverted, so that only detectCode is used to
+ * determine if a translator can be run.
  */
-Scholar.Translate.prototype.displayOptions = function() {
-}
-
 Scholar.Translate.prototype._findTranslators = function(translators, ignoreExtensions) {
 	var possibleTranslators = new Array();
 	for(var i in translators) {
@@ -323,6 +326,9 @@ Scholar.Translate.prototype._findTranslators = function(translators, ignoreExten
 	return possibleTranslators;
 }
 
+/*
+ * loads a translator into a sandbox
+ */
 Scholar.Translate.prototype._loadTranslator = function() {
 	if(!this._sandbox || this.type == "search") {
 		// create a new sandbox if none exists, or for searching (so that it's
@@ -367,7 +373,16 @@ Scholar.Translate.prototype.translate = function() {
 		return;
 	}
 	
-	this._sandbox.Scholar.scraperName = this.translator[0].label;
+	
+	// hack to see if there are any options, bc length does not work on objects
+	for(var i in this._displayOptions) {
+		// run handler for options if there are any
+		if(!(this._displayOptions = this._runHandler("options", this._displayOptions))) {
+			this._translationComplete(true);
+			return false;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
 	
 	var returnValue;
 	if(this.type == "web") {
@@ -461,6 +476,8 @@ Scholar.Translate.prototype._generateSandbox = function() {
 	this._sandbox.Scholar.configure = function(option, value) {me._configure(option, value) };
 	// for adding displayed options
 	this._sandbox.Scholar.addOption = function(option, value) {me._addOption(option, value) };
+	// for getting the value of displayed options
+	this._sandbox.Scholar.getOption = function(option) { return me._getOption(option) };
 	
 	// for loading other translators and accessing their methods
 	this._sandbox.Scholar.loadTranslator = function(type, translatorID) {
@@ -488,6 +505,7 @@ Scholar.Translate.prototype._generateSandbox = function() {
 			safeTranslator.setItem = function(arg) { return translation.setItem(arg) };
 			safeTranslator.setBrowser = function(arg) { return translation.setBrowser(arg) };
 			safeTranslator.setHandler = function(arg1, arg2) { translation.setHandler(arg1, arg2) };
+			safeTranslator.setString = function(arg) { translation.setString(arg) };
 			safeTranslator.setTranslator = function(arg) { return translation.setTranslator(arg) };
 			safeTranslator.getTranslators = function() { return translation.getTranslators() };
 			safeTranslator.translate = function() { return translation.translate() };
@@ -521,6 +539,11 @@ Scholar.Translate.prototype._canTranslate = function(translator, ignoreExtension
 			// if we're ignoring extensions, that means we already tried
 			// everything without ignoring extensions and it didn't work
 			canTranslate = !canTranslate;
+			
+			// if a translator has no detectCode, don't offer it as an option
+			if(!translator.detectCode) {
+				return false;
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		var canTranslate = true;
@@ -630,6 +653,16 @@ Scholar.Translate.prototype._addOption = function(option, value) {
 	Scholar.debug("setting display option "+option+" to "+value);
 }
 
+/*
+ * gets translator options that were displayed in a dialog
+ *
+ * called as getOption() in detect code
+ *
+ */
+Scholar.Translate.prototype._getOption = function(option) {
+	return this._displayOptions[option];
+}
+
 /*
  * makes translation API wait until done() has been called from the translator
  * before executing _translationComplete
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/locale/en-US/scholar/scholar.dtd b/chrome/chromeFiles/locale/en-US/scholar/scholar.dtd
index c4dd43bdd..88af8d1f9 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/locale/en-US/scholar/scholar.dtd
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/locale/en-US/scholar/scholar.dtd
@@ -51,4 +51,6 @@
 <!ENTITY bibliography.copyToClipboard.label	"Copy to Clipboard">
 <!ENTITY bibliography.print.label		"Print">
 
-<!ENTITY progress.title					"Progress">
\ No newline at end of file
+<!ENTITY progress.title					"Progress">
+
+<!ENTITY exportOptions.title            "Export...">
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/locale/en-US/scholar/scholar.properties b/chrome/chromeFiles/locale/en-US/scholar/scholar.properties
index 9f8599b2f..2d9805c10 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/locale/en-US/scholar/scholar.properties
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/locale/en-US/scholar/scholar.properties
@@ -99,4 +99,7 @@ searchOperator.doesNotContain	= does not contain
 searchOperator.lessThan			= is less than
 searchOperator.greaterThan		= is greater than
 searchOperator.isBefore			= is before
-searchOperator.isAfter			= is after
\ No newline at end of file
+searchOperator.isAfter			= is after
+
+exportOptions.exportNotes       = Export Notes
+exportOptions.exportFileData    = Export Files
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scrapers.sql b/scrapers.sql
index 33c9aa80a..4cc25101a 100644
--- a/scrapers.sql
+++ b/scrapers.sql
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
--- 40
+-- 41
 
 -- Set the following timestamp to the most recent scraper update date
 REPLACE INTO "version" VALUES ('repository', STRFTIME('%s', '2006-08-08 17:12:00'));
@@ -2738,7 +2738,6 @@ function doSearch(item) {
 
 REPLACE INTO "translators" VALUES ('0e2235e7-babf-413c-9acf-f27cce5f059c', '2006-07-05 23:40:00', 3, 'MODS (XML)', 'Simon Kornblith', 'xml',
 'Scholar.addOption("exportNotes", true);
-Scholar.addOption("exportFileData", true);
 
 function detectImport() {
 	var read = Scholar.read(512);
@@ -3003,10 +3002,12 @@ function doExport() {
 		
 		/** NOTES **/
 		
-		for(var j in item.notes) {
-			// Add note tag
-			var note = <note type="content">{item.notes[j].note}</note>;
-			mods.note += note;
+		if(Scholar.getOption("exportNotes")) {
+			for(var j in item.notes) {
+				// Add note tag
+				var note = <note type="content">{item.notes[j].note}</note>;
+				mods.note += note;
+			}
 		}
 		
 		/** TAGS **/
@@ -3335,6 +3336,9 @@ function doExport() {
 			type = "Document";
 		} else if(item.itemType == "note") {
 			type = "Memo";
+			if(!Scholar.getOption("exportNotes")) {
+				continue;
+			}
 		}
 		if(type) {
 			Scholar.RDF.addStatement(resource, rdf+"type", n.bib+type, false);
@@ -3530,22 +3534,24 @@ function doExport() {
 		
 		/** NOTES **/
 		
-		for(var j in item.notes) {
-			var noteResource = itemResources[item.notes[j].itemID];
+		if(Scholar.getOption("exportNotes")) {
+			for(var j in item.notes) {
+				var noteResource = itemResources[item.notes[j].itemID];
+				
+				// add note tag
+				Scholar.RDF.addStatement(noteResource, rdf+"type", n.bib+"Memo", false);
+				// add note value
+				Scholar.RDF.addStatement(noteResource, rdf+"value", item.notes[j].note, true);
+				// add relationship between resource and note
+				Scholar.RDF.addStatement(resource, n.dcterms+"isReferencedBy", noteResource, false);
+				
+				// Add see also info to RDF
+				generateSeeAlso(resource, item.notes[j].seeAlso);
+			}
 			
-			// add note tag
-			Scholar.RDF.addStatement(noteResource, rdf+"type", n.bib+"Memo", false);
-			// add note value
-			Scholar.RDF.addStatement(noteResource, rdf+"value", item.notes[j].note, true);
-			// add relationship between resource and note
-			Scholar.RDF.addStatement(resource, n.dcterms+"isReferencedBy", noteResource, false);
-			
-			// Add see also info to RDF
-			generateSeeAlso(resource, item.notes[j].seeAlso);
-		}
-		
-		if(item.note) {
-			Scholar.RDF.addStatement(resource, rdf+"value", item.note, true);
+			if(item.note) {
+				Scholar.RDF.addStatement(resource, rdf+"value", item.note, true);
+			}
 		}
 		
 		/** TAGS **/
@@ -4326,8 +4332,10 @@ function doExport() {
 		}
 		
 		// notes
-		for(var j in item.notes) {
-			addTag("N1", item.notes[j].note);
+		if(Scholar.getOption("exportNotes")) {
+			for(var j in item.notes) {
+				addTag("N1", item.notes[j].note.replace(/[\r\n]/g, " "));
+			}
 		}
 		
 		// tags