diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 14222b0..358ef7a 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -286,18 +286,25 @@ var snippets = [
 	cursor: 0
 }];
 
+function loadtheme(theme)
+{
+	for (var i in themes[theme])
+	{
+		settings[i] = themes[theme][i];
+	}
+	applystyle();
+	resize();
+}
+
+function savesettings()
+{
+	window.localStorage.setItem("settings", JSON.stringify(settings));
+}
+
 function selecttheme()
 {
-	searchinlist(Object.keys(themes))
-	.then(theme => {
-		for (var i in themes[theme])
-		{
-			settings[i] = themes[theme][i];
-		}
-		applystyle();
-		resize();
-		window.localStorage.setItem("settings", JSON.stringify(settings));
-	});
+	searchinlist(Object.keys(themes), loadtheme)
+	.then(savesettings);
 }
 
 function addtagfilter()
@@ -441,7 +448,8 @@ function restoresettings()
 {
 	if (confirm("Restore default settings?"))
 	{
-		window.localStorage.setItem("settings", JSON.stringify(defaultsettings));
+		settings = defaultsettings;
+		savesettings();
 		loadsettings();
 	}
 }
@@ -613,7 +621,8 @@ function save()
 
 		if (currentnote.title == "settings.json")
 		{
-			window.localStorage.setItem("settings", content);
+			settings = JSON.parse(content);
+			savesettings();
 		}
 		console.log("data serialized in local storage")
 
@@ -1255,7 +1264,7 @@ function insert(text, cursoroffset = 0, nbtodelete = 0)
 	notecontentchanged();
 }
 
-function searchinlist(list)
+function searchinlist(list, customevent)
 {
 	return new Promise(selectitem =>
 	{
@@ -1275,6 +1284,7 @@ function searchinlist(list)
 				searchdialog.hidden = true;
 				selectitem(item);
 			}
+			elt.customevent = customevent;
 			filteredlist.appendChild(elt);
 		});
 
@@ -1309,6 +1319,11 @@ function applyfileindex()
 				if (i++ == fileindex)
 				{
 					child.className = "selected";
+					if (child.customevent)
+					{
+						child.customevent(child.textContent);
+						filter.focus();
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -1432,7 +1447,7 @@ function toggletitle()
 
 function selectnote()
 {
-	return searchinlist(list());
+	return searchinlist(list()/*, loadnote*/);
 }
 
 function searchautocomplete()
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index b581382..dbf1251 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -2,24 +2,17 @@
 
 ## getting started
 
-### local
+launch index.html from your web server or local computer, or try https://notes.ouvaton.org.
 
-* download files
-* launch index.html
+your notes are stored in your browser local storage.
 
-for a more app-feel on windows, try:
+## remote mode 
 
-```
-chrome_proxy.exe --app=index.html
-```
+you can use remote mode with your own php server to access your notes from the cloud.
 
-### remote 
-
-* put files on your php web server
+* put the source files on your php server
 * navigate to index.html
-* edit settings (ctrl+shift+p, settings)
-* change: remote=true
-* reload page
+* switch to remote mode: ctrl+shift+V
 
 to protect your data by a password, edit handler.php and change `$password` variable. 
 
@@ -33,6 +26,6 @@ your password will be sent from browser to server through a POST http query with
 
 ## reclaim you data
 
-your notes are stored in your browser local storage. download them in a single json file with ctrl+shift+s.
+download your notes in a single json file with ctrl+shift+s.
 
 write a moulinette to flatten them as md files.
\ No newline at end of file