diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b2da6fc..529edd5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ data.json
 .DS_Store
 
 release.zip
+.aider*
+.env
diff --git a/current-folder-notes/manifest.json b/current-folder-notes/manifest.json
index 6ee275d..8cdd5d5 100644
--- a/current-folder-notes/manifest.json
+++ b/current-folder-notes/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"id": "current-folder-notes-pamphlet",
 	"name": "Current Folder Notes",
-	"version": "1.7.1",
+	"version": "1.7.2",
 	"minAppVersion": "1.5.11",
 	"description": "Shows a list of notes in the current folder, and allows you to filter the titles to include or exclude notes.",
 	"author": "Pamela Wang",
diff --git a/current-folder-notes/styles.css b/current-folder-notes/styles.css
index 7ab4c5a..bdb5887 100644
--- a/current-folder-notes/styles.css
+++ b/current-folder-notes/styles.css
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     color: var(--text-small);
     text-decoration: none;
     font-size: var(--font-ui-medium);
-    font-family: var(--font-interface-theme);
+    /* font-family: var(--font-interface-theme); */
     line-height: var(--line-height-tight);
 }
 
diff --git a/main.ts b/main.ts
index 198bcf3..f803b4d 100644
--- a/main.ts
+++ b/main.ts
@@ -25,31 +25,14 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: Partial<CurrentFolderNotesDisplaySettings> = {
 
 export default class CurrentFolderNotesDisplay extends Plugin {
 	settings: CurrentFolderNotesDisplaySettings;
+	private leaves: WorkspaceLeaf[] = [];
 
 	fileChangeHandler(file: TFile) {
         if (file instanceof TFile && file.path === this.file.path) {
             this.load();
         }
-        this.panes = []; // Initialize the array in the constructor
-        // Close all tracked panes when the plugin is unloaded
-        for (const pane of this.panes) {
-            if (!pane.isDetached()) {
-                pane.detach();
-            }
-        }
-        this.panes = []; // Clear the array after closing the panes
-
-        // ... existing code ...
     }
 
-    async onload() {
-        await this.loadSettings();
-
-        // Example of opening a pane and adding it to the panes array
-        const leaf = this.app.workspace.getLeaf('tab');
-        await leaf.setViewState({ type: 'markdown' });
-        this.panes.push(leaf); // Add the pane to the panes array
-
 	async onload() {
 		await this.loadSettings();
 
@@ -103,10 +86,19 @@ export default class CurrentFolderNotesDisplay extends Plugin {
 			this.refreshView();
 		}));
 
+		// when I switch active files, update the view
+		// this.registerEvent(this.app.workspace.on('active-leaf-change', async (leaf) => {
+        //     this.refreshView();
+        // }));
+
+
 	}
 
 	onunload() {
 		console.log('unloading plugin');
+		this.leaves.forEach(leaf => {
+            leaf.detach();
+        });
 		
 
 
@@ -125,7 +117,8 @@ export default class CurrentFolderNotesDisplay extends Plugin {
 			// in the right sidebar for it
 			leaf = workspace.getRightLeaf(false);
 			if (leaf) {
-			await leaf.setViewState({ type: VIEW_TYPE_CURRENT_FOLDER_NOTES_DISPLAY, active: true });
+				await leaf.setViewState({ type: VIEW_TYPE_CURRENT_FOLDER_NOTES_DISPLAY, active: true });
+				this.leaves.push(leaf);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/prepareForGitReleaseNreplace.sh b/prepareForGitReleaseNreplace.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..200f9b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prepareForGitReleaseNreplace.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# minor version bump 
+npm version patch
+
+# create the current_release directory if it does not exist
+mkdir -p current-folder-notes
+
+# make a copy of the main.js, manifest.json, and styles.css files in another folder
+cp main.js current-folder-notes
+cp manifest.json current-folder-notes
+cp styles.css current-folder-notes
+
+rm -f "/Users/caffae/Notes/Char V4/.obsidian/plugins/Current Folder Notes/main.js"
+rm -f "/Users/caffae/Notes/Char V4/.obsidian/plugins/Current Folder Notes/manifest.json"
+rm -f "/Users/caffae/Notes/Char V4/.obsidian/plugins/Current Folder Notes/styles.css"
+
+cp main.js "/Users/caffae/Notes/Char V4/.obsidian/plugins/Current Folder Notes"
+cp manifest.json "/Users/caffae/Notes/Char V4/.obsidian/plugins/Current Folder Notes"
+cp styles.css "/Users/caffae/Notes/Char V4/.obsidian/plugins/Current Folder Notes"
+
+# compress the current_release folder into a zip file
+# zip -r release.zip current_release
+zip -vr current-folder-notes.zip current-folder-notes -x "*.DS_Store"
+
+mv current-folder-notes.zip release.zip
+
+# remove the current_release folder
+# rm -rf current-folder-notes
+