From 53c35241fb1fbc01412e8e7899f14b3929472162 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Kartik K. Agaram" <vc@akkartik.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 13:55:43 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] ugh, handle absolute as well as relative paths

---
 Manual_tests.md | 8 ++++++++
 main.lua        | 6 +++++-
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Manual_tests.md b/Manual_tests.md
index 8e9a02c..690ccd9 100644
--- a/Manual_tests.md
+++ b/Manual_tests.md
@@ -23,3 +23,11 @@ Lua is dynamically typed. Tests can't patch over lack of type-checking.
 
 * Like any high-level language, it's easy to accidentally alias two non-scalar
   variables. I wish there was a way to require copy when assigning.
+
+### Todo list
+
+* Initializing settings:
+    - from previous session
+        - Filename as absolute path
+        - Filename as relative path
+    - from defaults
diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 1ba8e6d..17a19e5 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -318,11 +318,15 @@ function love.quit()
   end
   -- save some important settings
   local x,y,displayindex = love.window.getPosition()
+  local filename = Filename
+  if filename:sub(1,1) ~= '/' then
+    filename = love.filesystem.getWorkingDirectory()..'/'..filename  -- '/' should work even on Windows
+  end
   local settings = {
     x=x, y=y, displayindex=displayindex,
     width=App.screen.width, height=App.screen.height,
     font_height=Font_height,
-    filename=love.filesystem.getWorkingDirectory()..'/'..Filename,  -- '/' should work even on Windows
+    filename=filename,
     screen_top=Screen_top1, cursor=Cursor1}
   love.filesystem.write('config', json.encode(settings))
 end