diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/TextAreaPainter.java b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/TextAreaPainter.java
index d1679ddaa..8bafb1d4e 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/TextAreaPainter.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/TextAreaPainter.java
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ public class TextAreaPainter extends JComponent implements TabExpander {
 
   
   /** Returns next tab stop after a specified point. */
-//  TabExpander tabExpander = new TabExpander() {    
+//  TabExpander tabExpander = new TabExpander() {
   @Override
   public float nextTabStop(float x, int tabOffset) {
     int offset = textArea.getHorizontalOffset();
@@ -572,7 +572,13 @@ public class TextAreaPainter extends JComponent implements TabExpander {
     return (ntabs + 1) * tabSize + offset;
   }
 //  };
-    
+
+
+  // do we go here? do will kill tabs?
+//  public float nextTabStop(float x, int tabOffset) {
+//    return x;
+//  }
+
 
   public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
     return new Dimension(fm.charWidth('w') * defaults.cols,
diff --git a/core/todo.txt b/core/todo.txt
index c6d6d570b..dd6ba5ec5 100644
--- a/core/todo.txt
+++ b/core/todo.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 0224 core
 X PImage resize() causes PImage not to be rendered in JAVA2D
 X   https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/2179
+X remove make.sh from core.. ancient
+X remove println() from dataPath()
+X add special case for 'null' to println()
+X added print() method to IntList
+X   do for the others as well
+
+_ text looks lousy compared to the Apple JVM
+_   mess with rendering hints? (notes in PGraphicsJava2D)
 
 fixed in 2.1
 X draw() called again before finishing on OS X (retina issue)
@@ -150,6 +158,10 @@ _ OpenGL offscreen requires primary surface to be OpenGL
 _ explain the new PGL interface
 _ can't really change the smoothing/options on offscreen
 _   is this still true?
+_ how to name the retina pixel stuff
+_   hint(ENABLE_RETINA_PIXELS) or hint(ENABLE_HIDPI_PIXELS)
+_   hint(ENABLE_2X_PIXELS)?
+_   hidpi is Apple's name as well
 
 
 
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index a24414ca3..7431403e1 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 0224 pde
 X readStringUntil() missing from new serial library
 X   https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/2174
+_ noJavaArg set to --export
+_   https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/2182
+_ decision to be made on nextTabStop() inside TextAreaPainter
+
 
 fixed in 2.1
 X init() not called on tools until later 
@@ -10,10 +14,16 @@ X   https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/1840
 
 
 high
-_ adding characters doesn't happen on position of cursor
+_ sketchPath() returns user.home in exported apps on OSX
+_   https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/2181
+_ tab characters not recognized/drawn in the editor (2.1)
 _   https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/2180
+_   https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/2183
+_   udp library has tabs in the text
 _ Chinese text is overlapped in Processing 2.1 editor
 _   https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/2173
+_ check on why 2x core.jar inside the Java folder
+_   maybe OS X Java can't look in subfolders? (just auto-adds things)
 
 
 medium
@@ -607,6 +617,9 @@ _ make available the background colors for present mode, stop button color
 _   isolate color chooser into a simpler/smaller class outside tools
 _   then can also use from inside processing applications as well
 _   http://code.google.com/p/processing/issues/detail?id=30
+_ maybe user prefs should only cover things that've changed?
+_   how to balance colors/etc being stored elsewhere
+_   ton of work to maintain this...
 
 
 PDE / Runner 
@@ -779,6 +792,8 @@ _   http://code.google.com/p/processing/issues/detail?id=632
 
 DIST / Mac OS X
 
+_ possible better option for doing retina?
+_   g.getFontRenderContext().getTransform().equals(AffineTransform.getScaleInstance(2.0, 2.0))
 _ appbundler improvements
 _   don't re-copy JRE into work folder if already exists
 _   implement a splash screen