show how to persist data between restarts (#209)

quicknote/README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 # Quicknote
+
 A persistent note/to-do list application — click a button in your browser and record notes, which will persist even after browser restarts.
 
-Works in Firefox 47+, and will also work as a Chrome extension, out of the box.
+Works in Firefox 47+.
+
+## Running with web-ext
+
+[web-ext](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions) generates a new profile on each run, meaning your data is not persisted between Firefox runs. To use web-ext and preserve this information, you will need an existing or new Firefox profile. Then run:
+
+web-ext run --firefox-profile [A PATH TO A FIREFOX PROFILE] --keep-profile-changes
 
 ## What it does
 
@@ -12,7 +19,7 @@ This extension includes:
 	* A list of the notes that have been added to the extension — each note includes a delete button to delete just that note. You can also click on the note title and body to edit them. In edit mode, each note includes:
 		* An update button to submit an update.
 		* A cancel button to cancel the update.
-		
+
 Quicknote uses the WebExtensions [Storage API](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/storage) to persist the notes.
 
 ## What it shows

quicknote/manifest.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   "manifest_version": 2,
   "name": "Quicknote",
-  "version": "1.0",
+  "version": "1.1",
 
   "description": "Allows the user to make quick notes by clicking a button and entering text into the resulting popup. The notes are saved in storage. See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Examples#quicknote",
   "icons": {
@@ -11,13 +11,20 @@
 
   "permissions": [
     "storage"
-  ], 
+  ],
 
   "browser_action": {
     "default_icon": {
      "32" : "icons/quicknote-32.png"
     },
     "default_title": "Quicknote",
     "default_popup": "popup/quicknote.html"
+  },
+
+  "applications": {
+    "gecko": {
+      "id": "quicknote-example@mozilla.org"
+    }
   }
+
 }