Custom new tab page

config/config.go

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var amforaAppData string // Where amfora files are stored on Windows - cached here
-var configDir string
+var ConfigDir string
 var configPath string
 
 var TofuStore = viper.New()
@@ -48,18 +48,18 @@ func Init() error {
 
 	// Store config directory and file paths
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		configDir = amforaAppData
+		ConfigDir = amforaAppData
 	} else {
 		// Unix / POSIX system
 		xdg_config, ok := os.LookupEnv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
 		if ok && strings.TrimSpace(xdg_config) != "" {
-			configDir = filepath.Join(xdg_config, "amfora")
+			ConfigDir = filepath.Join(xdg_config, "amfora")
 		} else {
 			// Default to ~/.config/amfora
-			configDir = filepath.Join(home, ".config", "amfora")
+			ConfigDir = filepath.Join(home, ".config", "amfora")
 		}
 	}
-	configPath = filepath.Join(configDir, "config.toml")
+	configPath = filepath.Join(ConfigDir, "config.toml")
 
 	// Store TOFU db directory and file paths
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func Init() error {
 	// Create necessary files and folders
 
 	// Config
-	err = os.MkdirAll(configDir, 0755)
+	err = os.MkdirAll(ConfigDir, 0755)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

display/display.go

@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ func Init() {
 	})
 
 	// Render the default new tab content ONCE and store it for later
+	newTabContent := getNewTabContent()
 	renderedNewTabContent, newTabLinks = renderer.RenderGemini(newTabContent, textWidth(), leftMargin())
 	newTabPage = structs.Page{
 		Raw:       newTabContent,

display/newtab.go

@@ -1,16 +1,40 @@
 //nolint
 package display
 
-var newTabContent = `# New Tab
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/makeworld-the-better-one/amfora/config"
+)
+
+var defaultNewTabContent = `# New Tab
 
 You've opened a new tab. Use the bar at the bottom to browse around. You can start typing in it by pressing the space key.
 
 Press the ? key at any time to bring up the help, and see other keybindings. Most are what you expect.
 
+You can customize this page by creating the Gemtext file
+
+` + "```" + `
+$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/amfora/new_tab.gmi
+` + "```" + `
+
 Happy browsing!
 
 => about:bookmarks Bookmarks
 
 => //gemini.circumlunar.space Project Gemini
 => https://github.com/makeworld-the-better-one/amfora Amfora homepage [HTTPS]
 `
+
+// Read the new tab content from a file if it exists or fallback to a default page.
+func getNewTabContent() string {
+	newTabFile := filepath.Join(config.ConfigDir, "new_tab.gmi")
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(newTabFile)
+	if err == nil {
+		return string(data)
+	} else {
+		return defaultNewTabContent
+	}
+}