local filename = os.date('%Y/%m/%d/%H-%M-%S')
  print('creating directory '..Directory..dirname(filename))
  local status = love.filesystem.createDirectory(Directory..dirname(filename))
  assert(status)
  Cache[filename] = {lines={{mode='text', data=''}}, left=0, right=Display_settings.column_width, links={}}
  initialize_file_metadata(Cache[filename])
  local column = {name=filename}

  local new_pane = new_pane()
  stop_editing_all()
  new_pane.editable = true

  local new_pane = load_pane_from_file(filename)

  local column = {name=new_pane.id}

  stop_editing_all()
  new_pane.editable = true

  local filename = os.date('%Y/%m/%d/%H-%M-%S')
  print('creating directory '..Directory..dirname(filename))
  local status = love.filesystem.createDirectory(Directory..dirname(filename))
  assert(status)
  Cache[filename] = {lines={{mode='text', data=''}}, left=0, right=Display_settings.column_width, links={}}
  initialize_file_metadata(Cache[filename])
  local column = {name=filename}
  print('connecting up links')
  local new_pane = load_pane_from_file(filename)

  local new_pane = new_pane()

  print('connecting up links')

  local column = {name=new_pane.id}

end
-- return a new pane with a unique filename
function new_pane()
  local filename = os.date('%Y/%m/%d/%H-%M-%S')
  print('creating directory '..Directory..dirname(filename))
  local status = love.filesystem.createDirectory(Directory..dirname(filename))
  assert(status)
  Cache[filename] = {lines={{mode='text', data=''}}, left=0, right=Display_settings.column_width, links={}}
  initialize_file_metadata(Cache[filename])
  return load_pane_from_file(filename)