--- a/editor.lib/src/org/netbeans/editor/Settings.java	Thu Apr 24 13:55:28 2008 -0700
+++ a/editor.lib/src/org/netbeans/editor/Settings.java	Fri Apr 25 16:18:08 2008 +0400
@@ -368,6 +368,12 @@ 
      */
     public static Object getValue(Class kitClass, String settingName, boolean evaluateEvaluators) {
         String mimeType = KitsTracker.getInstance().findMimeType(kitClass);
+		Class trackedClass = kitClass;
+		while (mimeType == null) {
+			trackedClass = trackedClass.getSuperclass();
+			if (trackedClass == null) break;
+			mimeType = KitsTracker.getInstance().findMimeType(trackedClass);
+		}
         MimePath mimePath = mimeType == null ? MimePath.EMPTY : MimePath.parse(mimeType);
         
         // Get the value