String cats = request.getParameter("jsCats");
String page = request.getParameter(JSPAGE);
PortletApplication pa = registry.getPortletApplication("j2-admin");
String portletName = this.getPortletName();
PortletDefinition portlet = (PortletDefinition) PortletApplicationUtils.getPortletOrClone(pa, portletName);
Preferences prefs = portlet.getPortletPreferences();
boolean updated = updateNumericPref("Columns", columns, 10, prefs);
updated = updated | updateNumericPref("Rows", rows, 100, prefs);
// process removes first
if (!isEmpty(removes))