diff --git a/desktop.jl b/desktop.jl
index 7f27065286014f1ffff51dd5e4a1f8b3bcb133df..fd96f76b97c043b6bad596932cc2c31370cebf8f 100755
--- a/desktop.jl
+++ b/desktop.jl
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
#!/usr/bin/env julia
-# Start Persefone Desktop
+# A very thin wrapper to start Persefone Desktop.
+# (This is not included in PersefoneDesktop.jl in order to enable the latter to
+# be used as a library/package.) #XXX does this make sense?
-#using GLMakie
-#using Makie
-using QML
+using Pkg
+Pkg.activate(".")
+using PersefoneDesktop
-# MUST disable threading in Qt
-ENV["QSG_RENDER_LOOP"] = "basic"
-
-loadqml("src/main.qml")
-exec()
+launch()
diff --git a/run.jl b/run.jl
deleted file mode 100755
index fd96f76b97c043b6bad596932cc2c31370cebf8f..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/run.jl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env julia
-# A very thin wrapper to start Persefone Desktop.
-# (This is not included in PersefoneDesktop.jl in order to enable the latter to
-# be used as a library/package.) #XXX does this make sense?
-
-using Pkg
-Pkg.activate(".")
-using PersefoneDesktop
-
-launch()
diff --git a/src/config.jl b/src/config.jl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f8d2c111ac25525f49b2ae1bf80c010016eec5f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+### PersefoneDesktop - a GUI to the Persefone model of agriculture and ecosystems
+###
+### This file manages the backend of the setup window.
+###
+
+const userconfigfile = Observable("userconfig.toml")
+
+const outdir = Observable("persefone_output")
+const csvoutput = Observable(false)
+const loglevel = Observable("warn")
+const processors = Observable(1)
+const seed = Observable(2)
+const startdateday = Observable(1)
+const startdatemonth = Observable(1)
+const startdateyear = Observable(2022)
+const enddateday = Observable(31)
+const enddatemonth = Observable(12)
+const enddateyear = Observable(2022)
+const region = Observable("Jena")
+#const farmmodel = Observable("FieldManager") #XXX not yet implemented
+#const targetspecies = Observable()
+#const insectmodel = Observable() #TODO not sure how to configure a list?
+const cropmodel = Observable("ALMaSS") #XXX alternatives not yet implemented
+
+
+# TODO create config file with fixed options:
+# - overwrite = true (?)
+# - storedata = true
+# - indoutfreq = "daily"
+# - popoutfreq = "daily"
+
+
+function writeconfig()
+ println("Wrote config file.")
+ #TODO
+end
+
+function configwindow()
+ #TODO
+ @qmlfunction splashscreen
+ @qmlfunction writeconfig
+ @qmlfunction newsimulation
+ qmlfile = joinpath(dirname(@__FILE__), "config.qml")
+ loadqml(qmlfile,
+ conf = JuliaPropertyMap("userconfigfile" => userconfigfile,
+ "outdir" => outdir,
+ "csvoutput" => csvoutput,
+ "loglevel" => loglevel,
+ "processors" => processors,
+ "seed" => seed,
+ "startdateday" => startdateday,
+ "startdatemonth" => startdatemonth,
+ "startdateyear" => startdateyear,
+ "enddateday" => enddateday,
+ "enddatemonth" => enddatemonth,
+ "enddateyear" => enddateyear,
+ "region" => region,
+ "cropmodel" => cropmodel))
+ exec()
+end
diff --git a/src/config.qml b/src/config.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3acab11631661dfb8eb247571c99dcca9627e749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+/// PersefoneDesktop - a GUI to the Persefone model of agriculture and ecosystems
+///
+/// This file defines the layout of the configuration window.
+///
+
+import QtQuick
+import QtQuick.Window
+import QtQuick.Controls
+import QtQuick.Layouts
+import QtQuick.Dialogs
+import org.julialang
+
+ApplicationWindow {
+ id: configWindow
+ title: "Configure simulation"
+ width: 700
+ height: 350
+ visible: true
+
+ ColumnLayout {
+ id: generalSettings
+ anchors.top: parent.top
+ anchors.left: parent.left
+ anchors.leftMargin: 20
+ anchors.topMargin: 20
+ spacing: 8
+
+ Text {
+ text: "General Settings:"
+ horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignCenter
+ font.bold: true
+ }
+
+ RowLayout {
+ Label { text: "Configuration file:" }
+ Label {
+ text: conf.userconfigfile
+ font.italic: true
+ }
+ Button {
+ text: "Select..."
+ onClicked: conffileChooser.open()
+ }
+ FileDialog {
+ id: conffileChooser
+ defaultSuffix: "toml"
+ fileMode: FileDialog.SaveFile
+ nameFilters: ["Configuration files (*.toml)"]
+ onAccepted: conf.userconfigfile = selectedFile
+ }
+ }
+
+ RowLayout {
+ Label { text: "Output folder:" }
+ Label {
+ text: conf.outdir
+ font.italic: true
+ }
+ Button {
+ text: "Select..."
+ onClicked: outdirChooser.open()
+ }
+ FolderDialog {
+ id: outdirChooser
+ selectedFolder: conf.outdir
+ onAccepted: conf.outdir = selectedFolder
+ }
+ }
+
+ //XXX Not all regions have data available!
+ // (currently, only Jena is fully configured)
+ RowLayout {
+ Label { text: "Region:" }
+ ComboBox {
+ currentIndex: 3
+ model: ["Bodensee", "Eichsfeld", "Hohenlohe", "Jena",
+ "Oberrhein", "Thüringer Becken"]
+ onCurrentIndexChanged: conf.region = currentText
+ }
+ }
+
+ RowLayout {
+ Label { text: "Crop model:" }
+ ComboBox {
+ currentIndex: 0
+ model: ["ALMaSS", "AquaCrop"]
+ onCurrentIndexChanged: conf.cropmodel = currentText
+ }
+ }
+
+ //XXX For which years do I actually have data?
+ RowLayout {
+ Label { text: "Start date:" }
+ SpinBox {
+ Layout.maximumWidth: 100
+ from: 1
+ to: 31
+ value: conf.startdateday
+ editable: true
+ wrap: true
+ onValueModified: conf.startdateday = value
+ }
+ SpinBox {
+ Layout.maximumWidth: 100
+ from: 1
+ to: 12
+ value: conf.startdatemonth
+ editable: true
+ wrap: true
+ onValueModified: conf.startdatemonth = value
+ }
+ SpinBox {
+ Layout.maximumWidth: 100
+ from: 2000
+ to: 2050
+ value: conf.startdateyear
+ editable: true
+ wrap: true
+ textFromValue: function(value) { return Number(value).toString(); }
+ onValueModified: conf.startdateyear = value
+ }
+ }
+
+ RowLayout {
+ Label { text: "End date:" }
+ SpinBox {
+ Layout.maximumWidth: 100
+ from: 1
+ to: 31
+ value: conf.enddateday
+ editable: true
+ wrap: true
+ onValueModified: conf.enddateday = value
+ }
+ SpinBox {
+ Layout.maximumWidth: 100
+ from: 1
+ to: 12
+ value: conf.enddatemonth
+ editable: true
+ wrap: true
+ onValueModified: conf.enddatemonth = value
+ }
+ SpinBox {
+ Layout.maximumWidth: 100
+ from: 2000
+ to: 2050
+ value: conf.enddateyear
+ editable: true
+ wrap: true
+ textFromValue: function(value) { return Number(value).toString(); }
+ onValueModified: conf.enddateyear = value
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ ColumnLayout {
+ id: advancedSettings
+ anchors.top: parent.top
+ anchors.right: parent.right
+ anchors.left: generalSettings.right
+ anchors.rightMargin: 20
+ anchors.topMargin: 20
+ anchors.leftMargin: 20
+ spacing: 8
+
+ Text {
+ text: "Advanced Settings:"
+ horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignCenter
+ font.bold: true
+ }
+
+ RowLayout {
+ Label { text: "Random seed:" }
+ SpinBox {
+ from: 0
+ to: 2147483647
+ value: 2
+ editable: true
+ onValueModified: conf.seed = value
+ }
+ }
+
+ RowLayout {
+ Label { text: "Log level:" }
+ ComboBox {
+ currentIndex: 2
+ model: ["debug", "info", "warn"]
+ onCurrentIndexChanged: conf.loglevel = currentText
+ }
+ }
+
+ RowLayout {
+ Label { text: "Processors:" }
+ SpinBox {
+ from: 1
+ to: 8
+ value: conf.processors
+ editable: true
+ onValueModified: conf.processors = value
+ }
+ }
+
+ CheckBox {
+ checked: conf.csvoutput
+ text: "Write CSV output"
+ onClicked: conf.csvoutput = checked
+ }
+
+ //TODO add config options for:
+ // farmmodel
+ // targetspecies
+ // insectmodel
+
+ }
+
+ footer: ToolBar {
+ RowLayout {
+ anchors.right: parent.right
+ layoutDirection: Qt.RightToLeft
+
+ Button {
+ text: "Start new simulation"
+ onClicked: {
+ //Julia.splashscreen() //FIXME crashes
+ Julia.writeconfig()
+ Julia.newsimulation()
+ configWindow.close()
+ }
+ }
+
+ Button {
+ text: "Save configuration"
+ onClicked: {
+ Julia.writeconfig()
+ configWindow.close()
+ }
+ }
+
+ Button {
+ text: "Cancel"
+ onClicked: configWindow.close()
+ }
+ }
+ }
+}