diff --git a/Timeline/Project.C b/Timeline/Project.C
index 87e4c55..331745f 100644
--- a/Timeline/Project.C
+++ b/Timeline/Project.C
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ project state belongs to Timeline and other classes. */
 #include "Loggable.H"
 #include "Project.H"
 
+#include "Timeline.H" // for sample_rate();
+
+#define APP_TITLE "Non-DAW"
+
 #include "debug.h"
 char Project::_name[256];
 bool Project::_is_open = false;
@@ -62,9 +66,52 @@ Project::close ( void )
 {
     Loggable::close();
 
+    write_info();
+
     _is_open = false;
 }
 
+bool
+Project::write_info ( void )
+{
+
+    if ( ! open() )
+        return true;
+
+    FILE *fp;
+
+    if ( ! ( fp = fopen( "info", "w" ) ) )
+    {
+        WARNING( "could not open project info file for writing." );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    fprintf( fp, "version\n\t%s\nsample rate\n\t%lu\n", APP_TITLE " " VERSION, timeline->sample_rate() );
+
+    fclose( fp );
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool
+Project::read_info ( void )
+{
+    FILE *fp;
+
+    if ( ! ( fp = fopen( "info", "r" ) ) )
+    {
+        WARNING( "could not open project info file for reading." );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /* TODO: something */
+
+    fclose( fp );
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+
 bool
 Project::open ( const char *name )
 {
@@ -87,6 +134,8 @@ Project::open ( const char *name )
 
     set_name( name );
 
+    read_info();
+
     _is_open = true;
 
     return true;
diff --git a/Timeline/Project.H b/Timeline/Project.H
index 8f5f5f0..13997e5 100644
--- a/Timeline/Project.H
+++ b/Timeline/Project.H
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ class Project
 
 public:
 
-
+    static bool write_info ( void );
+    static bool read_info ( void );
     static const char *name ( void ) { return Project::_name; }
     static void set_name ( const char *name );
     static bool close ( void );
diff --git a/Timeline/TLE.fl b/Timeline/TLE.fl
index c9ebfef..3a15998 100644
--- a/Timeline/TLE.fl
+++ b/Timeline/TLE.fl
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ menubar->picked( menubar->find_item( "&Timeline/Capture Format/Wav 24" ) );
 char *path;
 asprintf( &path, "%s/options", user_config_dir );
 ((Fl_Menu_Settings*)menubar)->load( menubar->find_item( "&Options" ), path );
-free( path );} {selected
-    }
+free( path );} {}
   }
   Function {make_window()} {open
   } {
@@ -215,9 +214,11 @@ Loggable::compact();}
 
 save_timeline_settings();
 
+Project::close();
+
 printf( "dropped %d buffers\\n", engine->dropped() );
 
-exit( 0 );}
+exit( 0 );} selected
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           }
         }