diff --git a/FL/New_Project_Dialog.fl b/FL/New_Project_Dialog.fl
index 8586ca5..33bf5bf 100644
--- a/FL/New_Project_Dialog.fl
+++ b/FL/New_Project_Dialog.fl
@@ -34,11 +34,17 @@ class New_Project_Dialog {open
 } {
   Function {New_Project_Dialog()} {open
   } {
-    code {make_window();} {}
+    code {_default_path = 0;
+          path = 0;
+          make_window();} {}
   }
   Function {run()} {open return_type void
   } {
-    code {_window->show();
+    code {
+
+    _directory->value( _default_path );
+
+    _window->show();
 
 while ( _window->shown() )
 	Fl::wait();} {}
@@ -68,8 +74,7 @@ while ( _window->shown() )
 	
 	path = strdup( pat );
 	
-	_default_path = strdup( _directory->value() );
-	
+        _default_path = _directory->value() ? strdup( _directory->value() ) : 0;
 
 	//if ( ! Project::create( pat, _template->text( _template->value() ) ) )
 	//	fl_alert( "Error creating project!" );
@@ -143,6 +148,6 @@ nsd.run();
 *default_path = strdup( nsd.default_path() );
 *selected_template = strdup( nsd.selected_template() );
 
-return strdup( nsd.path );} {selected
+return nsd.path;} {selected
   }
 } 
diff --git a/Mixer/Mixer.C b/Mixer/Mixer.C
index 5c7eae4..dcdcab4 100644
--- a/Mixer/Mixer.C
+++ b/Mixer/Mixer.C
@@ -72,18 +72,23 @@ void Mixer::cb_menu(Fl_Widget* o) {
         char *default_path;
         char *selected_template;
 
-//        read_line( user_config_dir, "default_path", &default_path );
+        read_line( user_config_dir, "default_path", &default_path );
 
         char *path = new_project_chooser( templates, &default_path, &selected_template );
 
-        if ( ! Project::create( path, selected_template ) )
-            fl_alert( "Error creating project!" );
+        if ( path )
+        {
+            if ( ! Project::create( path, selected_template ) )
+                fl_alert( "Error creating project!" );
+            free( path );
+            free( selected_template );
+        }
 
-        free( path );
-        free( selected_template );
-        free( default_path );
-
-//        write_line( user_config_dir, "default_path", default_path );
+        if ( default_path )
+        {
+            write_line( user_config_dir, "default_path", default_path );
+            free( default_path );
+        }
 
     }
     else if (! strcmp( picked, "&Project/&Open" ) )
diff --git a/Timeline/TLE.fl b/Timeline/TLE.fl
index b20c3e1..213e871 100644
--- a/Timeline/TLE.fl
+++ b/Timeline/TLE.fl
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ Loggable::progress_callback( &TLE::progress_cb, this );} {}
       label Timeline
       callback {if ( Fl::event_key() != FL_Escape )
 	o->hide();} open
-      private xywh {703 114 1025 770} type Double resizable xclass Non_DAW visible
+      private xywh {705 125 1025 770} type Double resizable xclass Non_DAW visible
     } {
       Fl_Menu_Bar menubar {open
         private xywh {0 0 1024 25}
@@ -290,20 +290,25 @@ const char *templates[] = { "Default", NULL };
 char *default_path;
 char *selected_template;
 
-read_line( user_config_dir, "default_path", &default_path );
+        read_line( user_config_dir, "default_path", &default_path );
 
-char *path = new_project_chooser( templates, &default_path, &selected_template );
+        char *path = new_project_chooser( templates, &default_path, &selected_template );
 
-if ( ! Project::create( path, selected_template ) )
-	fl_alert( "Error creating project!" );
+        if ( path )
+        {
+            if ( ! Project::create( path, selected_template ) )
+                fl_alert( "Error creating project!" );
+            free( path );
+            free( selected_template );
+        }
 
-free( path );
-free( selected_template );
-free( default_path );
+        if ( default_path )
+        {
+            write_line( user_config_dir, "default_path", default_path );
+            free( default_path );
+        }
 
 
-write_line( user_config_dir, "default_path", default_path );
-
 load_timeline_settings();
 
 update_menu();
@@ -838,8 +843,7 @@ sm_blinker->value( timeline->session_manager_name() != NULL );
 sm_blinker->tooltip( timeline->session_manager_name() );
 selected_blinker->value( timeline->nselected() );} {selected
 seek_blinker->value( timeline->seek_pending() );
-project_name->redraw();} {selected
-    }
+project_name->redraw();} {}
   }
   Function {update_cb( void *v )} {open private return_type {static void}
   } {
@@ -927,7 +931,7 @@ if ( logo_box->image() )
 	((Fl_Shared_Image*)logo_box->image())->release();
 	logo_box->image( NULL );
 }} open
-      private xywh {655 259 520 740} type Double modal visible
+      private xywh {761 214 520 740} type Double modal visible
     } {
       Fl_Value_Output {} {
         label {Sample Rate}