diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index e5e133580..9aa1cec5f 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(dfitemdump dfhack)
 ADD_EXECUTABLE(dfdigger digger.cpp)
 TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(dfdigger dfhack)
 
+# hotkeynotedump - dumps the hotkeys and notes for the loaded map
+# Author: belal
+ADD_EXECUTABLE(dfhotkeynotedump hotkeynotedump.cpp)
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(dfhotkeynotedump dfhack)
+
 IF(UNIX)
     # veinlook - look at the map... sort of
     ADD_EXECUTABLE(dfveinlook veinlook.cpp)
diff --git a/library/DFHackAPI.cpp b/library/DFHackAPI.cpp
index ecab52de3..8540dc879 100644
--- a/library/DFHackAPI.cpp
+++ b/library/DFHackAPI.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ public:
 
     uint32_t item_material_offset;
 
+	uint32_t note_foreground_offset;
+	uint32_t note_background_offset;
+	uint32_t note_name_offset;
+	uint32_t note_xyz_offset;
+
     uint32_t dwarf_lang_table_offset;
 
     ProcessEnumerator* pm;
@@ -98,6 +103,7 @@ public:
     bool cursorWindowInited;
     bool viewSizeInited;
     bool itemsInited;
+	bool notesInited;
 
     bool nameTablesInited;
 
@@ -107,6 +113,7 @@ public:
     DfVector *p_bld;
     DfVector *p_veg;
     DfVector *p_itm;
+	DfVector *p_notes;
 };
 
 API::API (const string path_to_xml)
@@ -122,6 +129,7 @@ API::API (const string path_to_xml)
     d->cursorWindowInited = false;
     d->viewSizeInited = false;
     d->itemsInited = false;
+	d->notesInited = false;
     d->pm = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -853,7 +861,47 @@ bool API::InitReadCreatures( uint32_t &numcreatures )
         return false;
     }
 }
-
+bool API::InitReadNotes( uint32_t &numnotes )
+{
+    memory_info * minfo = d->offset_descriptor;
+    int notes = d->offset_descriptor->getAddress ("notes");
+    d->note_foreground_offset = minfo->getOffset ("note_foreground");
+	d->note_background_offset = minfo->getOffset ("note_background");
+	d->note_name_offset = minfo->getOffset ("note_name");
+	d->note_xyz_offset = minfo->getOffset ("note_xyz");
+    
+    if (notes
+            && d->note_foreground_offset
+            && d->note_background_offset
+            && d->note_name_offset
+            && d->note_xyz_offset
+       )
+    {
+        d->p_notes = new DfVector (d->p->readVector (notes, 4));
+        //InitReadNameTables();
+        d->notesInited = true;
+        numnotes =  d->p_notes->getSize();
+        return true;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        d->notesInited = false;
+        numnotes = 0;
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+bool API::ReadNote (const int32_t &index, t_note & note)
+{
+    assert (d->notesInited);
+    // read pointer from vector at position
+    uint32_t temp = * (uint32_t *) d->p_notes->at (index);
+	note.symbol = g_pProcess->readByte(temp);
+	note.foreground = g_pProcess->readWord(temp + d->note_foreground_offset);
+	note.background = g_pProcess->readWord(temp + d->note_background_offset);
+	d->p->readSTLString (temp + d->note_name_offset, note.name, 128);
+	g_pProcess->read (temp + d->note_xyz_offset, 3*sizeof (uint16_t), (uint8_t *) &note.x);
+	return true;
+}
 // returns index of creature actually read or -1 if no creature can be found
 int32_t API::ReadCreatureInBox (int32_t index, t_creature & furball,
                                 const uint16_t &x1, const uint16_t &y1, const uint16_t &z1,
@@ -1087,6 +1135,13 @@ void API::FinishReadCreatures()
     d->creaturesInited = false;
     //FinishReadNameTables();
 }
+void API::FinishReadNotes()
+{
+    delete d->p_notes;
+    d->p_notes = NULL;
+    d->notesInited = false;
+    //FinishReadNameTables();
+}
 
 bool API::Attach()
 {
diff --git a/library/DFHackAPI.h b/library/DFHackAPI.h
index 21e3999cc..5f3dce912 100644
--- a/library/DFHackAPI.h
+++ b/library/DFHackAPI.h
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ namespace DFHack
         void WriteRaw (const uint32_t &offset, const uint32_t &size, uint8_t *source);
         
         bool InitViewAndCursor();
+
+		bool InitReadNotes( uint32_t & numnotes );
+		bool ReadNote(const int32_t &index, t_note & note);
+		void FinishReadNotes();
         
         bool getViewCoords (int32_t &x, int32_t &y, int32_t &z);
         bool setViewCoords (const int32_t &x, const int32_t &y, const int32_t &z);
diff --git a/library/DFProcessEnumerator-windows.cpp b/library/DFProcessEnumerator-windows.cpp
index ac11d2ea2..19491c279 100644
--- a/library/DFProcessEnumerator-windows.cpp
+++ b/library/DFProcessEnumerator-windows.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ bool ProcessEnumerator::findProcessess()
         }
         else
         {
-            delete p;
+//FIXME            delete p;
             p = 0;
         }
     }
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ bool ProcessEnumerator::findProcessess()
         }
         else
         {
-            delete q;
+  //FIXME          delete q;
 			q = 0;
         }
     }
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void ProcessEnumerator::purge()
 {
     for(uint32_t i = 0;i < d->processes.size();i++)
     {
-        delete d->processes[i];
+ //FIXME       delete d->processes[i];
     }
     d->processes.clear();
 }
diff --git a/library/DFTypes.h b/library/DFTypes.h
index 08d49d624..61a05720b 100644
--- a/library/DFTypes.h
+++ b/library/DFTypes.h
@@ -753,5 +753,16 @@ struct t_viewscreen
     //There is more info in these objects, but I don't know what it is yet
 };
 
+struct t_note
+{
+    char symbol;
+	uint16_t foreground;
+	uint16_t background;
+	char name[128];
+	uint16_t x;
+	uint16_t y;
+	uint16_t z;
+};
+
 }// namespace DFHack
 #endif // TYPES_H_INCLUDED
diff --git a/output/Memory.xml b/output/Memory.xml
index f9bfd9c11..188c1501a 100644
--- a/output/Memory.xml
+++ b/output/Memory.xml
@@ -1114,6 +1114,12 @@
         <Address name="view_screen">0x014243C4</Address>
         <Address name="current_cursor_creature">0x0178C994</Address>
         
+        <Address name="notes">0x014240A4</Address>
+        <Offset name="note_foreground">0x2</Offset>
+        <Offset name="note_background">0x4</Offset>
+        <Offset name="note_name">0x8</Offset>
+        <Offset name="note_xyz">0x24</Offset>
+        
         <VTable name="viewscreen_vtable">
             <class vtable="0x0092014C" name="viewscreen_conversation" />
             <class vtable="0x0092752C" name="viewscreen_option" />