@@ -92,10 +92,13 @@ end

 # usage rake new_post[my-new-post] or rake new_post['my new post'] or rake new_post (defaults to "new-post")

 desc "Begin a new post in #{source_dir}/#{posts_dir}"

 task :new_post, :title do |t, args|

+  if args.title

+    title = args.title

+  else

+    title = get_stdin("Enter a title for your post: ")

+  end

   raise "### You haven't set anything up yet. First run `rake install` to set up an Octopress theme." unless File.directory?(source_dir)

   mkdir_p "#{source_dir}/#{posts_dir}"

-  args.with_defaults(:title => 'new-post')

-  title = args.title

   filename = "#{source_dir}/#{posts_dir}/#{Time.now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}-#{title.to_url}.#{new_post_ext}"

   if File.exist?(filename)

     abort("rake aborted!") if ask("#{filename} already exists. Do you want to overwrite?", ['y', 'n']) == 'n'