diff --git a/data/core/config.lua b/data/core/config.lua
index 7e1ab277..bfe4fb76 100644
--- a/data/core/config.lua
+++ b/data/core/config.lua
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ config.line_limit = 80
 config.max_symbols = 4000
 config.max_project_files = 2000
 config.transitions = true
+config.blink_period = 0.8
 
 -- Disable plugin loading setting to false the config entry
 -- of the same name.
diff --git a/data/core/docview.lua b/data/core/docview.lua
index d60f07c1..57383da7 100644
--- a/data/core/docview.lua
+++ b/data/core/docview.lua
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ DocView.translate = {
   end,
 }
 
-local blink_period = 0.8
-
 
 function DocView:new(doc)
   DocView.super.new(self)
@@ -290,9 +288,9 @@ function DocView:update()
 
   -- update blink timer
   if self == core.active_view and not self.mouse_selecting then
-    local n = blink_period / 2
+    local n = config.blink_period / 2
     local prev = self.blink_timer
-    self.blink_timer = (self.blink_timer + 1 / config.fps) % blink_period
+    self.blink_timer = (self.blink_timer + 1 / config.fps) % config.blink_period
     if (self.blink_timer > n) ~= (prev > n) then
       core.redraw = true
     end
@@ -344,7 +342,7 @@ function DocView:draw_line_body(idx, x, y)
 
   -- draw caret if it overlaps this line
   if line == idx and core.active_view == self
-  and self.blink_timer < blink_period / 2
+  and self.blink_timer < config.blink_period / 2
   and system.window_has_focus() then
     local lh = self:get_line_height()
     local x1 = x + self:get_col_x_offset(line, col)
diff --git a/data/core/init.lua b/data/core/init.lua
index da24c930..819f26bd 100644
--- a/data/core/init.lua
+++ b/data/core/init.lua
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ end
 
 function core.on_error(err)
   -- write error to file
-  local fp = io.open(EXEDIR .. "/error.txt", "wb")
+  local fp = io.open(USERDIR .. "/error.txt", "wb")
   fp:write("Error: " .. tostring(err) .. "\n")
   fp:write(debug.traceback(nil, 4))
   fp:close()
diff --git a/data/core/statusview.lua b/data/core/statusview.lua
index 8d1a3653..58421c31 100644
--- a/data/core/statusview.lua
+++ b/data/core/statusview.lua
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ function StatusView:get_items()
     local line, col = dv.doc:get_selection()
     local dirty = dv.doc:is_dirty()
     local indent = dv.doc.indent_info
-    local indent_label = indent.type == "hard" and "tabs: " or "spaces: "
-    local indent_size = tostring(indent.size) .. (indent.confirmed and "" or "*")
+    local indent_label = (indent and indent.type == "hard") and "tabs: " or "spaces: "
+    local indent_size = indent and tostring(indent.size) .. (indent.confirmed and "" or "*") or "unknown"
 
     return {
       dirty and style.accent or style.text, style.icon_font, "f",
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index ed02c11b..95f04840 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ static void init_window_icon(void) {
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #define LITE_OS_HOME "USERPROFILE"
 #define LITE_PATHSEP_PATTERN "\\\\"
-#define LITE_NONPATHSEP_PATTERN "[^\\\\]"
+#define LITE_NONPATHSEP_PATTERN "[^\\\\]+"
 #else
 #define LITE_OS_HOME "HOME"
 #define LITE_PATHSEP_PATTERN "/"
-#define LITE_NONPATHSEP_PATTERN "[^/]"
+#define LITE_NONPATHSEP_PATTERN "[^/]+"
 #endif
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
@@ -127,23 +127,28 @@ init_lua:
     "local core\n"
     "xpcall(function()\n"
     "  HOME = os.getenv('" LITE_OS_HOME "')\n"
-    "  local exedir = EXEFILE:match(\"^(.+)" LITE_PATHSEP_PATTERN LITE_NONPATHSEP_PATTERN "+$\")\n"
-    "  local prefix = exedir:match(\"^(.+)" LITE_PATHSEP_PATTERN "bin$\")\n"
+    "  local exedir = EXEFILE:match(\"^(.*)" LITE_PATHSEP_PATTERN LITE_NONPATHSEP_PATTERN "$\")\n"
+    "  local prefix = exedir:match(\"^(.*)" LITE_PATHSEP_PATTERN "bin$\")\n"
     "  dofile((prefix and prefix .. '/share/lite-xl' or exedir .. '/data') .. '/core/start.lua')\n"
     "  core = require('core')\n"
     "  core.init()\n"
     "  core.run()\n"
     "end, function(err)\n"
-    "  system.show_fatal_error('Lite XL start error', '"
-    "Fatal error: cannot locate the data directory.\\n"
-    "Please verify that the data folder is available.')\n"
-    "  local fp = io.open((exedir and exedir .. '/' or '') .. 'error.txt', 'wb')\n"
-    "  fp:write('Error: ' .. tostring(err) .. '\\n')\n"
-    "  fp:write(debug.traceback(nil, 2) .. '\\n')\n"
-    "  fp:close()\n"
+    "  local error_dir\n"
+    "    print('ERROR', err)\n"
     "  if core and core.on_error then\n"
+    "    error_dir=USERDIR\n"
     "    pcall(core.on_error, err)\n"
+    "  else\n"
+    "    error_dir=system.absolute_path('.')\n"
+    "    local fp = io.open('error.txt', 'wb')\n"
+    "    fp:write('Error: ' .. tostring(err) .. '\\n')\n"
+    "    fp:write(debug.traceback(nil, 4))\n"
+    "    fp:close()\n"
     "  end\n"
+    "  system.show_fatal_error('Lite XL internal error',\n"
+    "    'An internal error occurred in a critical part of the application.\\n\\n'..\n"
+    "    'Please verify the file \\\"error.txt\\\" in the directory '..error_dir)\n"
     "  os.exit(1)\n"
     "end)\n"
     "return core and core.restart_request\n";