Settings_file = 'config.'..arg[1]

    Settings_file = Settings_file..'.'..arg[1]
  end
  Overflow_file = 'old_columns'
  if #arg == 1 then
    Overflow_file = Overflow_file..'.'..arg[1]

    -- clean up some columns if possible
    if Cursor_pane.col < 45 then
      while #Surface > 50 do
        print('dropping '..Surface[#Surface].name)
        love.filesystem.append(Overflow_file, os.date('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S ')..Surface[#Surface].name..'\n')
        table.remove(Surface)
      end
    end