"Please run pensieve.love once from a terminal window and specify the\n"..

        "Please run techmeet.love once from a terminal window and specify the\n"..

        "* Please run pensieve.love once from a terminal window and specify the\n"..

        "* Please run techmeet.love once from a terminal window and specify the\n"..

  -- keep a few blank lines around: https://merveilles.town/@akkartik/110084833821965708

  print_and_log('put any notes there (and make frequent backups)')

end
function run.load_more_settings_from_notes_directory()
  local f = App.open_for_reading(Directory..'config')
  if f then
    local directory_settings = json.decode(f:read())
    f:close()
    Display_settings.column_width = directory_settings.column_width
    for _,column_name in ipairs(directory_settings.columns) do
      create_column(column_name)
    end
    Cursor_pane.col = directory_settings.cursor_col
    Cursor_pane.row = directory_settings.cursor_row
    Display_settings.x = directory_settings.surface_x
    Display_settings.y = directory_settings.surface_y
  else
    -- initialize surface with a single column
    command.recently_modified()

The first time you run pensieve.love, do so from a terminal and pass in the
directory where you want to store your notes.

(The repo contains a 'data.sample/' directory for trying out with.)

1. Determine where to store data for the app. This location is OS-dependent
   and constrained by LÖVE's restrictions on apps for privacy reasons. Run the
   following command from a terminal and immediately close the resulting
   window:

1. Decide where to store data for the app. Say it's `$DATADIR`.

   ```
   love techmeet
   ```

2. Clone the techmeet-data repo into `$DATADIR`.

   On my computer I see this message in the terminal window:

   reading notes from /home/akkartik/.local/share/love/techmeet/data/
   put any notes there (and make frequent backups)

   git clone https://git.sr.ht/~akkartik/techmeet-data $DATADIR

From here on out, restarting pensieve.love will open the same directory.
Run again from a terminal if you ever want to switch to a new directory.

2. Install the shared repo of notes in the directory mentioned above. For me
   that command is:
   ```
   git clone https://git.sr.ht/~akkartik/techmeet-data /home/akkartik/.local/share/love/techmeet/data/
   ```
   Adjust the final path for yourself.

3. Initialize an example layout for the 2D surface. On a POSIX system, the
   commands would be:
   ```
   This is an optional step. The surface layout feels like something private
   to each individual and doesn't really belong in this repo. This is just a
   convenience to get you started.
   ```
   Your OS will likely have ways to run this command based on a global
   shortcut, should you so desire.
   Start exploring! Key shortcuts:
    * `ctrl+enter` will open up the command palette and give you more of a
      sense of your options
    * `ctrl+e` makes the highlighted note editable. When you're done just hit
      `ctrl+e` again to freeze its contents against accidental editing. At
      most one note can be editable at any moment.
    * When a note is editable, empty lines will show a little box icon on the
      left margin. Click it to create a line drawing. Line drawings can only
      live in their own lines separate from text.
    * `ctrl+h` when hovering over a drawing will show you the options
      available to you. Most operations involve holding down the mouse and
      making a stroke. You can also start a stroke and press and hold `h`
      without releasing to see options available to you mid-stroke.

   Replace `$DATADIR` for yourself.

   cd /home/akkartik/.local/share/love/techmeet/data/
   cp config.example ../config

   cd $DATADIR
   cp config.example config

   Again, adjust the path on the first line for yourself.

   Again, adjust `$DATADIR` for yourself.

4. Run the app again:

4. Run the app while specifying `$DATADIR`:

   love techmeet

   love techmeet $DATADIR

   You'll only need to do this the first time. After that, running without
   args will remember `$DATADIR`.