--- gigedit/trunk/src/gigedit/mainwindow.cpp	2007/08/22 12:00:53	1299
+++ gigedit/trunk/src/gigedit/mainwindow.cpp	2007/08/24 19:11:41	1300
@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@
     file_is_changed = false;
 
     show_all_children();
+
+    // start with a new gig file by default
+    on_action_file_new();
 }
 
 MainWindow::~MainWindow()