diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4edf4f38..646732cc 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+  - ignore one char resource names like c:foo.tpl (Monte)
+  - added default_resource_type feature (Monte)
   - fix bug where config file starts with hidden section (boots, Monte)
   - add discrete error checking pertaining to $cache_dir
     and $compile_dir, their existance and writability (Monte)
diff --git a/libs/Smarty.class.php b/libs/Smarty.class.php
index 11df9a52..5185981e 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty.class.php
@@ -300,6 +300,20 @@ class Smarty
      */
     var $default_modifiers        = array();
 
+    /**
+     * This is the resource type to be used when not specified
+	 * at the beginning of the resource path. examples:
+	 * $smarty->display('file:index.tpl');
+	 * $smarty->display('db:index.tpl');
+	 * $smarty->display('index.tpl'); // will use default resource type
+	 * {include file="file:index.tpl"}
+	 * {include file="db:index.tpl"}
+	 * {include file="index.tpl"} {* will use default resource type *}
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    var $default_resource_type    = 'file';	
+	
     /**
      * The function used for cache file handling. If not set, built-in caching is used.
      * 
diff --git a/libs/plugins/core.parse_file_path.php b/libs/plugins/core.parse_file_path.php
index 4108fdad..6fdbcb69 100644
--- a/libs/plugins/core.parse_file_path.php
+++ b/libs/plugins/core.parse_file_path.php
@@ -25,11 +25,17 @@ function smarty_core_parse_file_path(&$params, &$this)
 		
     if (count($_file_path_parts) == 1) {
         // no resource type, treat as type "file"
-        $params['resource_type'] = 'file';
+        $params['resource_type'] = $this->default_resource_type;
         $params['resource_name'] = $_file_path_parts[0];
     } else {
-        $params['resource_type'] = $_file_path_parts[0];
-        $params['resource_name'] = $_file_path_parts[1];
+		if(strlen($_file_path_parts[0]) == 1) {
+			// 1 char is not resource type, but part of filepath
+        	$params['resource_type'] = $this->default_resource_type;
+        	$params['resource_name'] = $params['file_path'];			
+		} else {
+        	$params['resource_type'] = $_file_path_parts[0];
+        	$params['resource_name'] = $_file_path_parts[1];
+		}
         if ($params['resource_type'] != 'file') {
 			$_params = array('type' => $params['resource_type']);
 			$this->_execute_core_function('load_resource_plugin', $_params);