diff --git a/fitnesstrax/app/Cargo.toml b/fitnesstrax/app/Cargo.toml
index 470ecea..66f08ef 100644
--- a/fitnesstrax/app/Cargo.toml
+++ b/fitnesstrax/app/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ emseries        = { path = "../../emseries" }
 ft-core         = { path = "../core" }
 gio             = { version = "0.18" }
 glib            = { version = "0.18" }
-gtk             = { version = "0.7", package = "gtk4", features = [ "v4_8" ] }
+gtk             = { version = "0.7", package = "gtk4", features = [ "v4_10" ] }
 tokio           = { version = "1.34", features = [ "full" ] }
 
 [build-dependencies]
diff --git a/fitnesstrax/app/resources/style.css b/fitnesstrax/app/resources/style.css
index e69de29..314fd86 100644
--- a/fitnesstrax/app/resources/style.css
+++ b/fitnesstrax/app/resources/style.css
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+.welcome {
+    margin: 64px;
+}
+
+.welcome-title {
+    font-size: larger;
+    padding: 8px;
+}
+
+.welcome-content {
+    padding: 8px;
+}
+
+.welcome-footer {
+}
+
+.dialog-row {
+    margin: 8px 0px 8px 0px;
+    padding: 8px;
+}
+
diff --git a/fitnesstrax/app/src/main.rs b/fitnesstrax/app/src/main.rs
index dcb3748..1eb412e 100644
--- a/fitnesstrax/app/src/main.rs
+++ b/fitnesstrax/app/src/main.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ General Public License for more details.
 
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with FitnessTrax. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
+
+mod ui;
+
 use adw::prelude::*;
-use emseries::Series;
+use emseries::{EmseriesReadError, Series};
 use ft_core::TraxRecord;
 use gio::resources_lookup_data;
 use glib::Object;
@@ -22,36 +25,63 @@ use gtk::{subclass::prelude::*, STYLE_PROVIDER_PRIORITY_USER};
 use std::{
     cell::RefCell,
     env,
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    rc::Rc,
     sync::{Arc, RwLock},
 };
+use ui::FileChooserRow;
 
 const APP_ID_DEV: &str = "com.luminescent-dreams.fitnesstrax.dev";
 const APP_ID_PROD: &str = "com.luminescent-dreams.fitnesstrax";
 
 const RESOURCE_BASE_PATH: &str = "/com/luminescent-dreams/fitnesstrax/";
 
+/// A set of events that can occur at the global application level. These events should represent
+/// significant state changes that should go through a central dispatcher.
+enum Events {
+    DatabaseChanged(Series<TraxRecord>),
+}
+// Note that I have not yet figured out the communication channel or how the central dispatcher
+// should work. There's a dance between the App and the AppWindow that I haven't figured out yet.
+
 /// The real, headless application. This is where all of the logic will reside.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 struct App {
+    settings: gio::Settings,
     database: Arc<RwLock<Option<Series<TraxRecord>>>>,
 }
 
 impl App {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self {
+    pub fn new(settings: gio::Settings) -> Self {
+        let s = Self {
+            settings,
             database: Arc::new(RwLock::new(None)),
+        };
+
+        if !s.settings.string("series-path").is_empty() {
+            let path = PathBuf::from(s.settings.string("series-path"));
+            let db = Series::open(path).unwrap();
+            *s.database.write().unwrap() = Some(db);
         }
+
+        s
+    }
+
+    pub fn open_db(&self, path: &Path) {
+        let db = Series::open(path).unwrap();
+        *self.database.write().unwrap() = Some(db);
+        self.settings
+            .set_string("series-path", path.to_str().unwrap())
+            .unwrap();
     }
 }
 
-/// This is the view to show if the application has not yet been configured. It will walk the user
-/// through the most critical setup steps so that we can move on to the other views in the app.
-pub struct UnconfiguredViewPrivate {}
+pub struct PlaceholderViewPrivate {}
 
 #[glib::object_subclass]
-impl ObjectSubclass for UnconfiguredViewPrivate {
-    const NAME: &'static str = "UnconfiguredView";
-    type Type = UnconfiguredView;
+impl ObjectSubclass for PlaceholderViewPrivate {
+    const NAME: &'static str = "PlaceholderView";
+    type Type = PlaceholderView;
     type ParentType = gtk::Box;
 
     fn new() -> Self {
@@ -59,24 +89,95 @@ impl ObjectSubclass for UnconfiguredViewPrivate {
     }
 }
 
-impl ObjectImpl for UnconfiguredViewPrivate {}
-impl WidgetImpl for UnconfiguredViewPrivate {}
-impl BoxImpl for UnconfiguredViewPrivate {}
+impl ObjectImpl for PlaceholderViewPrivate {}
+impl WidgetImpl for PlaceholderViewPrivate {}
+impl BoxImpl for PlaceholderViewPrivate {}
 
 glib::wrapper! {
-    pub struct UnconfiguredView(ObjectSubclass<UnconfiguredViewPrivate>) @extends gtk::Box, gtk::Widget;
+    pub struct PlaceholderView(ObjectSubclass<PlaceholderViewPrivate>) @extends gtk::Box, gtk::Widget;
 }
 
-impl UnconfiguredView {
+impl PlaceholderView {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         let s: Self = Object::builder().build();
+        s
+    }
+}
+
+/// This is the view to show if the application has not yet been configured. It will walk the user
+/// through the most critical setup steps so that we can move on to the other views in the app.
+pub struct WelcomeViewPrivate {}
+
+#[glib::object_subclass]
+impl ObjectSubclass for WelcomeViewPrivate {
+    const NAME: &'static str = "WelcomeView";
+    type Type = WelcomeView;
+    type ParentType = gtk::Box;
+
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {}
+    }
+}
+
+impl ObjectImpl for WelcomeViewPrivate {}
+impl WidgetImpl for WelcomeViewPrivate {}
+impl BoxImpl for WelcomeViewPrivate {}
+
+glib::wrapper! {
+    pub struct WelcomeView(ObjectSubclass<WelcomeViewPrivate>) @extends gtk::Box, gtk::Widget, @implements gtk::Orientable;
+}
+
+impl WelcomeView {
+    pub fn new<F>(on_save: Box<F>) -> Self
+    where
+        F: Fn(PathBuf) + 'static,
+    {
+        let s: Self = Object::builder().build();
+        s.set_orientation(gtk::Orientation::Vertical);
+        s.set_css_classes(&["welcome"]);
 
         // Replace this with the welcome screen that we set up in the fitnesstrax/unconfigured-page
         // branch.
-        let label = gtk::Label::builder()
-            .label("Database is not configured.")
+        let title = gtk::Label::builder()
+            .label("Welcome to FitnessTrax")
+            .css_classes(["welcome-title"])
             .build();
-        s.append(&label);
+
+        let content = gtk::Box::builder()
+            .css_classes(["model-content"])
+            .orientation(gtk::Orientation::Vertical)
+            .vexpand(true)
+            .build();
+
+        let save_button = gtk::Button::builder()
+            .label("Save Settings")
+            .sensitive(false)
+            .build();
+
+        // The database selection row should be a box that shows a default database path, along with a
+        // button that triggers a file chooser dialog. Once the dialog returns, the box should be
+        // updated to reflect the chosen path.
+        let db_row = FileChooserRow::new({
+            let save_button = save_button.clone();
+            move |_| save_button.set_sensitive(true)
+        });
+
+        content.append(&gtk::Label::new(Some("Welcome to FitnessTrax. The application has not yet been configured, so I will walk you through that. Let's start out by selecting your database.")));
+        content.append(&db_row);
+
+        let on_save = on_save;
+        save_button.connect_clicked({
+            move |_| {
+                if let Some(path) = db_row.path() {
+                    on_save(path)
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        s.append(&title);
+        s.append(&content);
+        s.append(&save_button);
+
         s
     }
 }
@@ -119,11 +220,12 @@ impl HistoricalView {
 
 /// The application window, or the main window, is the main user interface for the app. Almost
 /// everything occurs here.
+#[derive(Clone)]
 struct AppWindow {
     app: App,
     window: adw::ApplicationWindow,
     layout: gtk::Box,
-    current_view: RefCell<gtk::Widget>,
+    current_view: Rc<RefCell<gtk::Widget>>,
 }
 
 impl AppWindow {
@@ -140,12 +242,6 @@ impl AppWindow {
             .height_request(600)
             .build();
 
-        let current_view = if app.database.read().unwrap().is_none() {
-            UnconfiguredView::new().upcast()
-        } else {
-            HistoricalView::new().upcast()
-        };
-
         let stylesheet = String::from_utf8(
             resources_lookup_data(
                 &format!("{}style.css", RESOURCE_BASE_PATH),
@@ -169,18 +265,47 @@ impl AppWindow {
         let layout = gtk::Box::builder()
             .orientation(gtk::Orientation::Vertical)
             .build();
+
+        let initial_view = PlaceholderView::new();
+
         layout.append(&header);
-        layout.append(&current_view);
+        layout.append(&initial_view);
 
         window.set_content(Some(&layout));
         window.present();
 
         let s = Self {
-            app,
+            app: app.clone(),
             window,
             layout,
-            current_view: RefCell::new(current_view),
+            current_view: Rc::new(RefCell::new(initial_view.upcast())),
         };
+
+        let initial_view = if app.database.read().unwrap().is_none() {
+            WelcomeView::new({
+                let app = app.clone();
+                let s = s.clone();
+                Box::new(move |path: PathBuf| {
+                    // The user has selected a path. Perhaps the path is new, perhaps it already
+                    // exists.
+                    //
+                    // If the file exists already, attempt to read it. Fail if that doesn't work.
+                    // A should show to the user something that indicates that the file exists but is
+                    // not already a database.
+                    //
+                    // If the file does not exist, create a new one. Again, show the user an error if
+                    // some kind of error occurs.
+                    app.open_db(&path);
+                    s.change_view(HistoricalView::new().upcast());
+                })
+            })
+            .upcast()
+        } else {
+            HistoricalView::new().upcast()
+        };
+
+        s.change_view(initial_view);
+
         s
     }
 
@@ -215,7 +340,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     println!("database path: {}", settings.string("series-path"));
 
-    let app = App::new();
+    let app = App::new(settings);
 
     /*
     let runtime = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread()
diff --git a/fitnesstrax/app/src/ui/mod.rs b/fitnesstrax/app/src/ui/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14f1243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fitnesstrax/app/src/ui/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023, Savanni D'Gerinel <savanni@luminescent-dreams.com>
+
+This file is part of FitnessTrax.
+
+FitnessTrax is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
+General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+FitnessTrax is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
+even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with FitnessTrax. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+use glib::Object;
+use gtk::{prelude::*, subclass::prelude::*};
+use std::{
+    cell::RefCell,
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    rc::Rc,
+};
+
+pub struct FileChooserRowPrivate {
+    path: RefCell<Option<PathBuf>>,
+    label: gtk::Label,
+}
+
+#[glib::object_subclass]
+impl ObjectSubclass for FileChooserRowPrivate {
+    const NAME: &'static str = "FileChooser";
+    type Type = FileChooserRow;
+    type ParentType = gtk::Box;
+
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            path: RefCell::new(None),
+            label: gtk::Label::builder().hexpand(true).build(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ObjectImpl for FileChooserRowPrivate {}
+impl WidgetImpl for FileChooserRowPrivate {}
+impl BoxImpl for FileChooserRowPrivate {}
+
+glib::wrapper! {
+    pub struct FileChooserRow(ObjectSubclass<FileChooserRowPrivate>) @extends gtk::Box, gtk::Widget, @implements gtk::Orientable;
+}
+
+impl FileChooserRow {
+    pub fn new<F>(on_selected: F) -> Self
+    where
+        F: Fn(PathBuf) + 'static,
+    {
+        let s: Self = Object::builder().build();
+
+        s.set_css_classes(&["dialog-row", "card"]);
+        s.set_orientation(gtk::Orientation::Horizontal);
+        s.set_spacing(8);
+
+        // The database selection row should be a box that shows a default database path, along with a
+        // button that triggers a file chooser dialog. Once the dialog returns, the box should be
+        // updated to reflect the chosen path.
+        s.imp().label.set_text("No database selected");
+
+        let on_selected = Rc::new(Box::new(on_selected));
+
+        let import_button = gtk::Button::builder().label("Import a Database").build();
+
+        let handle_file_selection = Rc::new(Box::new({
+            let s = s.clone();
+            let on_selected = on_selected.clone();
+            move |file_id: Result<gio::File, glib::Error>| match file_id {
+                Ok(file_id) => match file_id.path() {
+                    Some(path) => {
+                        s.imp().label.set_text(path.to_str().unwrap());
+                        on_selected(path.clone());
+                        *s.imp().path.borrow_mut() = Some(path);
+                    }
+                    None => {
+                        *s.imp().path.borrow_mut() = None;
+                        s.imp().label.set_text("No database selected");
+                    }
+                },
+                Err(err) => println!("file opening failed: {}", err),
+            }
+        }));
+
+        import_button.connect_clicked({
+            let handle_file_selection = handle_file_selection.clone();
+            move |_| {
+                let no_window: Option<&gtk::Window> = None;
+                let not_cancellable: Option<&gio::Cancellable> = None;
+                let handle_file_selection = handle_file_selection.clone();
+                gtk::FileDialog::builder().build().open(
+                    no_window,
+                    not_cancellable,
+                    move |file_id| handle_file_selection(file_id),
+                );
+            }
+        });
+
+        let new_button = gtk::Button::builder().label("Create Database").build();
+        new_button.connect_clicked({
+            let handle_file_selection = handle_file_selection.clone();
+            move |_| {
+                let no_window: Option<&gtk::Window> = None;
+                let not_cancellable: Option<&gio::Cancellable> = None;
+                let handle_file_selection = handle_file_selection.clone();
+                gtk::FileDialog::builder().build().save(
+                    no_window,
+                    not_cancellable,
+                    move |file_id| handle_file_selection(file_id),
+                );
+            }
+        });
+
+        s.imp().label.set_halign(gtk::Align::Start);
+        s.append(&s.imp().label);
+        s.append(&import_button);
+        s.append(&new_button);
+
+        s
+    }
+
+    pub fn path(&self) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        self.imp().path.borrow().clone()
+    }
+}