diff --git a/pyPenNotes/trunk/patches/pyPenNotesListEmptied.patch b/pyPenNotes/trunk/patches/pyPenNotesListEmptied.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a726d92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyPenNotes/trunk/patches/pyPenNotesListEmptied.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+Index: ../src/pyPenNotes.py
+===================================================================
+--- ../src/pyPenNotes.py	(revisjon 65)
++++ ../src/pyPenNotes.py	(arbeidskopi)
+@@ -399,52 +399,54 @@
+ 
+         data_file_name = os.path.expanduser(DATA_FILE)
+ 
+-        if not os.path.exists(data_file_name):
+-            print "No notebook file found - using an empty one."
+-            return
+-
+-        file_fd = open(data_file_name, 'r')
+-        try:
+-            for line in file_fd.read().split('\n'):
+-                comma_values = line.split(",")
+-                if len(comma_values) >= 2:  ## at least 1 coord
+-                    fg_color = int(comma_values[0])
+-                    bg_color = int(comma_values[1])
+-                    self.current_note.bg_color = bg_color
+-                    thickness = int(comma_values[2].split(";")[0])
+-                    if len(line.split(";")[1].rstrip()) <= 0:
+-                        continue
+-                    new_stroke = True
+-                    for coord in line.split("; ")[1].split(" "):
+-                        coords = coord.split(",")
+-                        if len(coords) <= 1:
++        if os.path.exists(data_file_name):
++            file_fd = open(data_file_name, 'r')
++            try:
++                for line in file_fd.read().split('\n'):
++                    comma_values = line.split(",")
++                    if len(comma_values) >= 2:  ## at least 1 coord
++                        fg_color = int(comma_values[0])
++                        bg_color = int(comma_values[1])
++                        self.current_note.bg_color = bg_color
++                        thickness = int(comma_values[2].split(";")[0])
++                        if len(line.split(";")[1].rstrip()) <= 0:
+                             continue
+-                        ## first point
+-                        if new_stroke:
+-                            self.current_note.append_new_point((int(coords[0]), \
+-                                                int(coords[1])), fg_color, thickness)
++                        new_stroke = True
++                        for coord in line.split("; ")[1].split(" "):
++                            coords = coord.split(",")
++                            if len(coords) <= 1:
++                                continue
++                            ## first point
++                            if new_stroke:
++                                self.current_note.append_new_point((int(coords[0]), \
++                                                    int(coords[1])), fg_color, thickness)
+ 
+-#                        self.current_note.strokes_list.append(int(coords[0]), \
+-#                                                                    int(coords[1])))
++#                            self.current_note.strokes_list.append(int(coords[0]), \
++#                                                                        int(coords[1])))
+ 
+-                        self.current_note.append_point_to_stroke((int(coords[0]), \
+-                                                int(coords[1])))
++                            self.current_note.append_point_to_stroke((int(coords[0]), \
++                                                    int(coords[1])))
+ 
+-                        new_stroke = False
+-                else:
+-                    if len(line) >= 1:
+-                        count += 1
+-                        self.current_note = PenNote()
+-                        self.pen_notes.append(self.current_note)
+-        finally:
+-            file_fd.close()
++                            new_stroke = False
++                    else:
++                        if len(line) >= 1:
++                            count += 1
++                            self.current_note = PenNote()
++                            self.pen_notes.append(self.current_note)
++            finally:
++                file_fd.close()
++        else:
++            print "No notebook file found - using an empty one."
++            count += 1
++            self.current_note = PenNote()
++            self.pen_notes.append(self.current_note)
+ 
+         print "count: %s, current: %s" %(count, self.current_note_number)
+         if count <= self.current_note_number:
+-            print "Sorry there is no note %4.4d left bringing you to note 0001"
++            print "Sorry there is no note %4.4d left bringing you to note 0001" % (count + 1) # Count is zero-indexed, while what is displayed to the user is not
+             self.current_note_number = 0
+-            self.next_note(None)
+-            self.prev_note(None)
++            self.next_note(None) # Update the note number box
++            self.prev_note(None) #
+ 
+         self.current_note = self.pen_notes[self.current_note_number]
+         self.redraw()