diff -r 28cd5b87bce9 -r 1f446fc5c8ec cocoaTouch/MainMenuViewController.m
--- a/cocoaTouch/MainMenuViewController.m	Fri Feb 12 18:40:14 2010 +0000
+++ b/cocoaTouch/MainMenuViewController.m	Sat Feb 13 01:56:35 2010 +0000
@@ -10,25 +10,20 @@
 #import "SDL_uikitappdelegate.h"
 #import "PascalImports.h"
 
+// in case we don't want SDL_mixer...
+//#import "SoundEffect.h"	
+//SoundEffect *erasingSound = [[SoundEffect alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:[mainBundle pathForResource:@"Erase" ofType:@"caf"]];
+//SoundEffect *selectSound = [[SoundEffect alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:[mainBundle pathForResource:@"Select" ofType:@"caf"]];
+
+
 @implementation MainMenuViewController
 
 @synthesize versionLabel, settingsViewController, mainView;
 
-/*
- // The designated initializer.  Override if you create the controller programmatically and want to perform customization that is not appropriate for viewDidLoad.
-- (id)initWithNibName:(NSString *)nibNameOrNil bundle:(NSBundle *)nibBundleOrNil {
-    if (self = [super initWithNibName:nibNameOrNil bundle:nibBundleOrNil]) {
-        // Custom initialization
-    }
-    return self;
-}
-*/
-
 -(BOOL) shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation) interfaceOrientation {
 	return (interfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight);
 }
 
-
 - (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning {
 	// Releases the view if it doesn't have a superview.
 	[super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
@@ -40,9 +35,9 @@
 	}
 }
 
-
-// Implement viewDidLoad to do additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.
 -(void) viewDidLoad {
+	[NSThread detachNewThreadSelector:@selector(checkFirstRun) toTarget:self withObject:nil];
+	
 	char *ver;
 	HW_versionInfo(NULL, &ver);
 	self.versionLabel.text = [[NSString stringWithUTF8String:ver] autorelease];
@@ -71,6 +66,51 @@
 	[super viewDidAppear:animated];
 }
 
+-(void) checkFirstRun {
+	NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
+	
+	NSString *filePath = [[SDLUIKitDelegate sharedAppDelegate] dataFilePath:@"settings.plist"];
+	if (!([[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:filePath])) {
+		// file not present, means that also other files are absent
+		NSLog(@"First time run, creating settings files");
+		
+		// show a popup with an indicator to make the user wait
+		UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:NSLocalizedString(@"One-time Preferences Configuration",@"")
+								message:nil
+							       delegate:nil
+						      cancelButtonTitle:nil
+						      otherButtonTitles:nil];
+		[alert show];
+		
+		UIActivityIndicatorView *indicator = [[UIActivityIndicatorView alloc] 
+						      initWithActivityIndicatorStyle:UIActivityIndicatorViewStyleWhiteLarge];
+		indicator.center = CGPointMake(alert.bounds.size.width / 2, alert.bounds.size.height - 50);
+		[indicator startAnimating];
+		[alert addSubview:indicator];
+		[indicator release];
+		
+		// create settings.plist
+		NSMutableDictionary *saveDict = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
+	
+		[saveDict setObject:@"" forKey:@"username"];
+		[saveDict setObject:@"" forKey:@"password"];
+		[saveDict setObject:@"1" forKey:@"music"];
+		[saveDict setObject:@"1" forKey:@"sounds"];
+		[saveDict setObject:@"0" forKey:@"alternate"];
+	
+		[saveDict writeToFile:filePath atomically:YES];
+		[saveDict release];
+		
+		// create other files
+		
+		// memory cleanup
+		[alert dismissWithClickedButtonIndex:0 animated:YES];
+		[alert release];
+	}
+	[pool release];
+	[NSThread exit];
+}
+
 #pragma mark -
 #pragma mark Action buttons
 -(IBAction) startPlaying {
@@ -103,12 +143,12 @@
 
 		[UIView beginAnimations:@"View Switch" context:NULL];
 		[UIView setAnimationDuration:1];
-		//[UIView setAnimationDuration:UIViewAnimationCurveEaseOut];
+
 		self.settingsViewController.view.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, 480, 320);
 		self.mainView.frame = CGRectMake(0, 320, 480, 320);
+		[UIView commitAnimations];
 		
 		[self.view addSubview:settingsViewController.view];
-		[UIView commitAnimations];
 	}
 
 }