diff --git a/android/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java b/android/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
index 033ad8c44..5a92b48d0 100644
--- a/android/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
+++ b/android/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
@@ -560,15 +560,6 @@ public class PApplet extends Activity implements PConstants, Runnable {
     redraw = true;  // draw this guy once
     firstMotion = true;
 
-    // these need to be inited before setup
-    sizeMethods = new RegisteredMethods();
-    preMethods = new RegisteredMethods();
-    drawMethods = new RegisteredMethods();
-    postMethods = new RegisteredMethods();
-    mouseEventMethods = new RegisteredMethods();
-    keyEventMethods = new RegisteredMethods();
-    disposeMethods = new RegisteredMethods();
-
     Context context = getApplicationContext();
     sketchPath = context.getFilesDir().getAbsolutePath();
 
@@ -584,7 +575,7 @@ public class PApplet extends Activity implements PConstants, Runnable {
 
   @Override
   public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) {
-    System.out.println("configuration changed: " + newConfig);
+    if (DEBUG) System.out.println("configuration changed: " + newConfig);
     super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
   }
 
@@ -597,6 +588,7 @@ public class PApplet extends Activity implements PConstants, Runnable {
 //    surfaceView.onResume();
     if (DEBUG) System.out.println("PApplet.onResume() called");
     paused = false;
+    handleMethods("resume");
     //start();  // kick the thread back on
     resume();
 //    surfaceView.onResume();
@@ -607,10 +599,10 @@ public class PApplet extends Activity implements PConstants, Runnable {
   protected void onPause() {
     super.onPause();
 
-
     // TODO need to save all application state here!
 //    System.out.println("PApplet.onPause() called");
     paused = true;
+    handleMethods("pause");
     pause();  // handler for others to write
 //  synchronized (this) {
 //  paused = true;
@@ -1094,51 +1086,69 @@ public class PApplet extends Activity implements PConstants, Runnable {
 
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-  protected RegisteredMethods sizeMethods;
-  protected RegisteredMethods preMethods, drawMethods, postMethods;
-  protected RegisteredMethods mouseEventMethods, keyEventMethods;
-  protected RegisteredMethods disposeMethods;
 
-  public class RegisteredMethods {
+  /** Map of registered methods, stored by name. */
+  HashMap<String, RegisteredMethods> registerMap =
+    new HashMap<String, PApplet.RegisteredMethods>();
+
+
+  class RegisteredMethods {
     int count;
-    Object objects[];
-    Method methods[];
+    Object[] objects;
+    // Because the Method comes from the class being called,
+    // it will be unique for most, if not all, objects.
+    Method[] methods;
+    Object[] emptyArgs = new Object[] { };
 
 
-    // convenience version for no args
-    public void handle() {
-      handle(new Object[] { });
+    void handle() {
+      handle(emptyArgs);
     }
 
-    public void handle(Object oargs[]) {
+
+    void handle(Object[] args) {
       for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
         try {
-          //System.out.println(objects[i] + " " + args);
-          methods[i].invoke(objects[i], oargs);
+          methods[i].invoke(objects[i], args);
         } catch (Exception e) {
-          e.printStackTrace();
+          // check for wrapped exception, get root exception
+          Throwable t;
+          if (e instanceof InvocationTargetException) {
+            InvocationTargetException ite = (InvocationTargetException) e;
+            t = ite.getCause();
+          } else {
+            t = e;
+          }
+          // check for RuntimeException, and allow to bubble up
+          if (t instanceof RuntimeException) {
+            // re-throw exception
+            throw (RuntimeException) t;
+          } else {
+            // trap and print as usual
+            t.printStackTrace();
+          }
         }
       }
     }
 
-    public void add(Object object, Method method) {
-      if (objects == null) {
-        objects = new Object[5];
-        methods = new Method[5];
+
+    void add(Object object, Method method) {
+      if (findIndex(object) == -1) {
+        if (objects == null) {
+          objects = new Object[5];
+          methods = new Method[5];
+
+        } else if (count == objects.length) {
+          objects = (Object[]) PApplet.expand(objects);
+          methods = (Method[]) PApplet.expand(methods);
+        }
+        objects[count] = object;
+        methods[count] = method;
+        count++;
+      } else {
+        die(method.getName() + "() already added for this instance of " +
+            object.getClass().getName());
       }
-      if (count == objects.length) {
-        objects = (Object[]) PApplet.expand(objects);
-        methods = (Method[]) PApplet.expand(methods);
-//        Object otemp[] = new Object[count << 1];
-//        System.arraycopy(objects, 0, otemp, 0, count);
-//        objects = otemp;
-//        Method mtemp[] = new Method[count << 1];
-//        System.arraycopy(methods, 0, mtemp, 0, count);
-//        methods = mtemp;
-      }
-      objects[count] = object;
-      methods[count] = method;
-      count++;
     }
 
 
@@ -1147,8 +1157,10 @@ public class PApplet extends Activity implements PConstants, Runnable {
      * must be called multiple times if object is registered multiple times).
      * Does not shrink array afterwards, silently returns if method not found.
      */
-    public void remove(Object object, Method method) {
-      int index = findIndex(object, method);
+//    public void remove(Object object, Method method) {
+//      int index = findIndex(object, method);
+    public void remove(Object object) {
+      int index = findIndex(object);
       if (index != -1) {
         // shift remaining methods by one to preserve ordering
         count--;
@@ -1162,9 +1174,12 @@ public class PApplet extends Activity implements PConstants, Runnable {
       }
     }
 
-    protected int findIndex(Object object, Method method) {
+
+//    protected int findIndex(Object object, Method method) {
+    protected int findIndex(Object object) {
       for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-        if (objects[i] == object && methods[i].equals(method)) {
+        if (objects[i] == object) {
+//        if (objects[i] == object && methods[i].equals(method)) {
           //objects[i].equals() might be overridden, so use == for safety
           // since here we do care about actual object identity
           //methods[i]==method is never true even for same method, so must use
@@ -1177,126 +1192,177 @@ public class PApplet extends Activity implements PConstants, Runnable {
   }
 
 
+  /**
+   * Register a built-in event so that it can be fired for libraries, etc.
+   * Supported events include:
+   * <ul>
+   * <li>pre – at the very top of the draw() method (safe to draw)
+   * <li>draw – at the end of the draw() method (safe to draw)
+   * <li>post – after draw() has exited (not safe to draw)
+   * <li>pause() – called when the sketch is paused
+   * <li>resume() – called when the sketch is resumed
+   * <li>dispose – when the sketch is shutting down (definitely not safe to draw)
+   * <ul>
+   * In addition, the new (for 2.0) processing.event classes are passed to
+   * the following event types:
+   * <ul>
+   * <li>mouseEvent
+   * <li>keyEvent
+   * <li>touchEvent
+   * </ul>
+   * The older java.awt events are no longer supported.
+   * See the Library Wiki page for more details.
+   * @param methodName name of the method to be called
+   * @param target the target object that should receive the event
+   */
+  public void registerMethod(String methodName, Object target) {
+    if (methodName.equals("mouseEvent")) {
+      registerWithArgs("mouseEvent", target, new Class[] { processing.event.MouseEvent.class });
+
+    } else if (methodName.equals("keyEvent")) {
+      registerWithArgs("keyEvent", target, new Class[] { processing.event.KeyEvent.class });
+
+    } else if (methodName.equals("touchEvent")) {
+      registerWithArgs("touchEvent", target, new Class[] { processing.event.TouchEvent.class });
+
+    } else {
+      registerNoArgs(methodName, target);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  private void registerNoArgs(String name, Object o) {
+    RegisteredMethods meth = registerMap.get(name);
+    if (meth == null) {
+      meth = new RegisteredMethods();
+      registerMap.put(name, meth);
+    }
+    Class<?> c = o.getClass();
+    try {
+      Method method = c.getMethod(name, new Class[] {});
+      meth.add(o, method);
+
+    } catch (NoSuchMethodException nsme) {
+      die("There is no public " + name + "() method in the class " +
+          o.getClass().getName());
+
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      die("Could not register " + name + " + () for " + o, e);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  private void registerWithArgs(String name, Object o, Class<?> cargs[]) {
+    RegisteredMethods meth = registerMap.get(name);
+    if (meth == null) {
+      meth = new RegisteredMethods();
+      registerMap.put(name, meth);
+    }
+    Class<?> c = o.getClass();
+    try {
+      Method method = c.getMethod(name, cargs);
+      meth.add(o, method);
+
+    } catch (NoSuchMethodException nsme) {
+      die("There is no public " + name + "() method in the class " +
+          o.getClass().getName());
+
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      die("Could not register " + name + " + () for " + o, e);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+//  public void registerMethod(String methodName, Object target, Object... args) {
+//    registerWithArgs(methodName, target, args);
+//  }
+
+
+  public void unregisterMethod(String name, Object target) {
+    RegisteredMethods meth = registerMap.get(name);
+    if (meth == null) {
+      die("No registered methods with the name " + name + "() were found.");
+    }
+    try {
+//      Method method = o.getClass().getMethod(name, new Class[] {});
+//      meth.remove(o, method);
+      meth.remove(target);
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      die("Could not unregister " + name + "() for " + target, e);
+    }
+
+  }
+
+
+  protected void handleMethods(String methodName) {
+    RegisteredMethods meth = registerMap.get(methodName);
+    if (meth != null) {
+      meth.handle();
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  @Deprecated
   public void registerSize(Object o) {
-    Class<?> methodArgs[] = new Class[] { Integer.TYPE, Integer.TYPE };
-    registerWithArgs(sizeMethods, "size", o, methodArgs);
+    System.err.println("The registerSize() command is no longer supported.");
+//    Class<?> methodArgs[] = new Class[] { Integer.TYPE, Integer.TYPE };
+//    registerWithArgs(sizeMethods, "size", o, methodArgs);
   }
 
+
+  @Deprecated
   public void registerPre(Object o) {
-    registerNoArgs(preMethods, "pre", o);
+    registerNoArgs("pre", o);
   }
 
+
+  @Deprecated
   public void registerDraw(Object o) {
-    registerNoArgs(drawMethods, "draw", o);
+    registerNoArgs("draw", o);
   }
 
+
+  @Deprecated
   public void registerPost(Object o) {
-    registerNoArgs(postMethods, "post", o);
-  }
-
-  public void registerMouseEvent(Object o) {
-//    Class<?> methodArgs[] = new Class[] { MouseEvent.class };
- //   registerWithArgs(mouseEventMethods, "mouseEvent", o, methodArgs);
+    registerNoArgs("post", o);
   }
 
 
-  public void registerKeyEvent(Object o) {
-    Class<?> methodArgs[] = new Class[] { KeyEvent.class };
-    registerWithArgs(keyEventMethods, "keyEvent", o, methodArgs);
-  }
-
+  @Deprecated
   public void registerDispose(Object o) {
-    //registerNoArgs(disposeMethods, "dispose", o);
-  }
-
-
-  protected void registerNoArgs(RegisteredMethods meth,
-                                String name, Object o) {
-    Class<?> c = o.getClass();
-    try {
-      Method method = c.getMethod(name, new Class[] {});
-      meth.add(o, method);
-
-    } catch (NoSuchMethodException nsme) {
-      die("There is no public " + name + "() method in the class " +
-          o.getClass().getName());
-
-    } catch (Exception e) {
-      die("Could not register " + name + " + () for " + o, e);
-    }
-  }
-
-
-  protected void registerWithArgs(RegisteredMethods meth,
-                                  String name, Object o, Class<?> cargs[]) {
-    Class<?> c = o.getClass();
-    try {
-      Method method = c.getMethod(name, cargs);
-      meth.add(o, method);
-
-    } catch (NoSuchMethodException nsme) {
-      die("There is no public " + name + "() method in the class " +
-          o.getClass().getName());
-
-    } catch (Exception e) {
-      die("Could not register " + name + " + () for " + o, e);
-    }
+    registerNoArgs("dispose", o);
   }
 
 
+  @Deprecated
   public void unregisterSize(Object o) {
-    Class<?> methodArgs[] = new Class[] { Integer.TYPE, Integer.TYPE };
-    unregisterWithArgs(sizeMethods, "size", o, methodArgs);
+    System.err.println("The unregisterSize() command is no longer supported.");
+//    Class<?> methodArgs[] = new Class[] { Integer.TYPE, Integer.TYPE };
+//    unregisterWithArgs(sizeMethods, "size", o, methodArgs);
   }
 
+
+  @Deprecated
   public void unregisterPre(Object o) {
-    unregisterNoArgs(preMethods, "pre", o);
+    unregisterMethod("pre", o);
   }
 
+
+  @Deprecated
   public void unregisterDraw(Object o) {
-    unregisterNoArgs(drawMethods, "draw", o);
+    unregisterMethod("draw", o);
   }
 
+
+  @Deprecated
   public void unregisterPost(Object o) {
-    unregisterNoArgs(postMethods, "post", o);
+    unregisterMethod("post", o);
   }
 
-  public void unregisterMouseEvent(Object o) {
- //   Class<?> methodArgs[] = new Class[] { MouseEvent.class };
- //   unregisterWithArgs(mouseEventMethods, "mouseEvent", o, methodArgs);
-  }
-
-  public void unregisterKeyEvent(Object o) {
-    Class<?> methodArgs[] = new Class[] { KeyEvent.class };
-    unregisterWithArgs(keyEventMethods, "keyEvent", o, methodArgs);
-  }
 
+  @Deprecated
   public void unregisterDispose(Object o) {
-    unregisterNoArgs(disposeMethods, "dispose", o);
-  }
-
-
-  protected void unregisterNoArgs(RegisteredMethods meth,
-                                  String name, Object o) {
-    Class<?> c = o.getClass();
-    try {
-      Method method = c.getMethod(name, new Class[] {});
-      meth.remove(o, method);
-    } catch (Exception e) {
-      die("Could not unregister " + name + "() for " + o, e);
-    }
-  }
-
-
-  protected void unregisterWithArgs(RegisteredMethods meth,
-                                    String name, Object o, Class<?> cargs[]) {
-    Class<?> c = o.getClass();
-    try {
-      Method method = c.getMethod(name, cargs);
-      meth.remove(o, method);
-    } catch (Exception e) {
-      die("Could not unregister " + name + "() for " + o, e);
-    }
+    unregisterMethod("dispose", o);
   }
 
 
@@ -1876,6 +1942,10 @@ public class PApplet extends Activity implements PConstants, Runnable {
         float instantaneousRate = (float) rate / 1000.0f;
         frameRate = (frameRate * 0.9f) + (instantaneousRate * 0.1f);
 
+        if (frameCount != 0) {
+          handleMethods("pre");
+        }
+
         // use dmouseX/Y as previous mouse pos, since this is the
         // last position the mouse was in during the previous draw.
         pmouseX = dmouseX;
@@ -1900,13 +1970,17 @@ public class PApplet extends Activity implements PConstants, Runnable {
         dequeueMotionEvents();
         dequeueKeyEvents();
 
+        handleMethods("draw");
+
         redraw = false;  // unset 'redraw' flag in case it was set
         // (only do this once draw() has run, not just setup())
-
       }
-
       g.endDraw();
 
+      if (frameCount != 0) {
+        handleMethods("post");
+      }
+
       frameRateLastNanos = now;
       frameCount++;
     }
@@ -2746,7 +2820,7 @@ public class PApplet extends Activity implements PConstants, Runnable {
     // call to shut down renderer, in case it needs it (pdf does)
     if (g != null) g.dispose();
 
-    disposeMethods.handle();
+    handleMethods("dispose");
   }
 
 
diff --git a/android/core/src/processing/event/KeyEvent.java b/android/core/src/processing/event/KeyEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..885a8510e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/core/src/processing/event/KeyEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/* -*- mode: java; c-basic-offset: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- */
+
+/*
+  Part of the Processing project - http://processing.org
+
+  Copyright (c) 2012 The Processing Foundation
+
+  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+  License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1.
+
+  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+  Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General
+  Public License along with this library; if not, write to the
+  Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
+  Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+*/
+
+package processing.event;
+
+
+public class KeyEvent {
+  Object nativeObject;
+
+  char key;
+  int keyCode;
+
+
+  public KeyEvent(Object nativeObject) {
+    this.nativeObject = nativeObject;
+  }
+
+
+  public Object getNative() {
+    return nativeObject;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/android/core/src/processing/event/MouseEvent.java b/android/core/src/processing/event/MouseEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a92e8e41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/core/src/processing/event/MouseEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/* -*- mode: java; c-basic-offset: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- */
+
+/*
+  Part of the Processing project - http://processing.org
+
+  Copyright (c) 2012 The Processing Foundation
+
+  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+  License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1.
+
+  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+  Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General
+  Public License along with this library; if not, write to the
+  Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
+  Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+*/
+
+package processing.event;
+
+
+public class MouseEvent {
+  Object nativeObject;
+
+  int x, y;
+
+
+  public MouseEvent(Object nativeObject) {
+    this.nativeObject = nativeObject;
+  }
+
+
+  public Object getNative() {
+    return nativeObject;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/android/core/src/processing/event/TouchEvent.java b/android/core/src/processing/event/TouchEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ccfc00822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/core/src/processing/event/TouchEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/* -*- mode: java; c-basic-offset: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- */
+
+/*
+  Part of the Processing project - http://processing.org
+
+  Copyright (c) 2012 The Processing Foundation
+
+  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+  License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2.1.
+
+  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+  Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General
+  Public License along with this library; if not, write to the
+  Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
+  Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+*/
+
+package processing.event;
+
+
+public class TouchEvent {
+  Object nativeObject;
+
+  float x, y;
+
+
+  public TouchEvent(Object nativeObject) {
+    this.nativeObject = nativeObject;
+  }
+
+
+  public Object getNative() {
+    return nativeObject;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java b/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
index 997734335..36844bb80 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
@@ -731,23 +731,6 @@ public class PApplet extends Applet
   Object pauseObject = new Object();
   Thread thread;
 
-//  static final String[] registerNames = {
-//    "size",
-//    "pause", "resume",
-//    "pre", "draw", "post",
-//    "mouseEvent", "keyEvent", "touchEvent",
-//    "dispose"
-//  };
-  HashMap<String, RegisteredMethods> registerMap =
-    new HashMap<String, PApplet.RegisteredMethods>();
-//  protected RegisteredMethods sizeMethods;
-//  protected RegisteredMethods pauseMethods, resumeMethods;
-//  protected RegisteredMethods preMethods, drawMethods, postMethods;
-  /** Old methods with AWT API that should not be used. */
-  protected RegisteredMethods mouseEventMethods, keyEventMethods;
-//  protected RegisteredMethods disposeMethods;
-
-
   // messages to send if attached as an external vm
 
   /**
@@ -1010,7 +993,6 @@ public class PApplet extends Applet
     paused = true; // causes animation thread to sleep
 
     pause();
-//    pauseMethods.handle();
     handleMethods("pause");
 
     // actual pause will happen in the run() method
@@ -1059,10 +1041,16 @@ public class PApplet extends Applet
   }
 
 
-
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 
+  /** Map of registered methods, stored by name. */
+  HashMap<String, RegisteredMethods> registerMap =
+    new HashMap<String, PApplet.RegisteredMethods>();
+  /** Old methods with AWT API that should not be used. */
+  RegisteredMethods mouseEventMethods, keyEventMethods;
+
+
   class RegisteredMethods {
     int count;
     Object[] objects;
@@ -1170,6 +1158,8 @@ public class PApplet extends Applet
    * <li>pre – at the very top of the draw() method (safe to draw)
    * <li>draw – at the end of the draw() method (safe to draw)
    * <li>post – after draw() has exited (not safe to draw)
+   * <li>pause() – called when the sketch is paused
+   * <li>resume() – called when the sketch is resumed
    * <li>dispose – when the sketch is shutting down (definitely not safe to draw)
    * <ul>
    * In addition, the new (for 2.0) processing.event classes are passed to
@@ -2153,21 +2143,13 @@ public class PApplet extends Applet
 
         redraw = false;  // unset 'redraw' flag in case it was set
         // (only do this once draw() has run, not just setup())
-
       }
-
       g.endDraw();
 
       if (recorder != null) {
         recorder.endDraw();
       }
 
-      frameRateLastNanos = now;
-      frameCount++;
-
-      // 1.2.1 version
-//      paint();
-
       // 1.5.1 version
       repaint();
       getToolkit().sync();  // force repaint now (proper method)
@@ -2175,6 +2157,9 @@ public class PApplet extends Applet
       if (frameCount != 0) {
         handleMethods("post");
       }
+
+      frameRateLastNanos = now;
+      frameCount++;
     }
   }
 
@@ -2432,7 +2417,9 @@ public class PApplet extends Applet
       }
     }
 
-    mouseEventMethods.handle(new Object[] { event });
+    if (mouseEventMethods != null) {
+      mouseEventMethods.handle(new Object[] { event });
+    }
 
     // this used to only be called on mouseMoved and mouseDragged
     // change it back if people run into trouble
@@ -2671,7 +2658,9 @@ public class PApplet extends Applet
     key = event.getKeyChar();
     keyCode = event.getKeyCode();
 
-    keyEventMethods.handle(new Object[] { event });
+    if (keyEventMethods != null) {
+      keyEventMethods.handle(new Object[] { event });
+    }
 
     switch (event.getID()) {
     case KeyEvent.KEY_PRESSED: