diff --git a/processing/app/PdeBase.java b/processing/app/PdeBase.java
index 55a921a74..27fc17c34 100644
--- a/processing/app/PdeBase.java
+++ b/processing/app/PdeBase.java
@@ -1188,7 +1188,28 @@ public class PdeBase extends Frame
 #ifdef MACOS
       } else if (platform == MACOSX) {
         //com.apple.eio.FileManager.openURL(url);
-        if (!url.startsWith("http://")) url = "file://" + url;
+
+        if (!url.startsWith("http://")) {
+          // prepend file:// on this guy since it's a file
+          url = "file://" + url;
+
+          // replace spaces with %20 for the file url
+          // otherwise the mac doesn't like to open it
+          // can't just use URLEncoder, since that makes slashes into
+          // %2F characters, which is no good. some might say "useless"
+          if (url.indexOf(' ') != -1) {
+            StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
+            char c[] = url.toCharArray();
+            for (int i = 0; i < c.length; i++) {
+              if (c[i] == ' ') {
+                sb.append("%20");
+              } else {
+                sb.append(c[i]);
+              }
+            }
+            url = sb.toString();
+          }
+        }
         //System.out.println("trying to open " + url);
         com.apple.mrj.MRJFileUtils.openURL(url);
 
@@ -1235,7 +1256,7 @@ public class PdeBase extends Frame
 
 #ifdef MACOS
       } else if (platform == MACOSX) {
-        com.apple.mrj.MRJFileUtils.openURL("file://" + folder);
+        openURL(folder);  // handles char replacement, etc
 
 #endif
       }
diff --git a/processing/app/PdeEditor.java b/processing/app/PdeEditor.java
index f45e89f33..cb65f5710 100644
--- a/processing/app/PdeEditor.java
+++ b/processing/app/PdeEditor.java
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ public class PdeEditor extends JPanel {
       //JMenuItem menuItem = new JMenuItem(modeStr + " - " + readableDate);
       MenuItem menuItem = new MenuItem(modeStr + " - " + readableDate);
       menuItem.addActionListener(base.historyMenuListener);
-      base.historyMenu.insert(menuItem, 0);
+      base.historyMenu.insert(menuItem, 2);
 
       historyWriter.flush();
       historyWriter.close();
diff --git a/processing/app/PdeRuntime.java b/processing/app/PdeRuntime.java
index 9fd1be75b..4ce4356f9 100644
--- a/processing/app/PdeRuntime.java
+++ b/processing/app/PdeRuntime.java
@@ -130,10 +130,11 @@ public class PdeRuntime implements PdeMessageConsumer {
         // until it's finished rendering, otherwise the width/height
         // may not have been properly set.
         if (drawMode) {
+          //System.out.println("draw mode");
           while ((applet.frame != 1) && (!applet.finished)) {
             try {
               //System.out.println("waiting to complete drawing");
-              Thread.sleep(5);
+              Thread.sleep(100);
             } catch (InterruptedException e) { }
           }
         }
diff --git a/processing/todo.txt b/processing/todo.txt
index 0d26b2318..2132a0509 100644
--- a/processing/todo.txt
+++ b/processing/todo.txt
@@ -30,23 +30,22 @@ X   http://proce55ing.net/discourse/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=BugFixes;action=display;
 X semicolons bug in preproc
 X   http://proce55ing.net/discourse/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=BugFixes;action=display;num=1066499812;start=0
 X   http://proce55ing.net/discourse/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=BugFixes;action=display;num=1066498153;start=0
-
-_ placement in the history menu of new items doesn't work
-_   the clear history thing gets in the way
-_   http://proce55ing.net/discourse/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Proce55ing_software_bugs;action=display;num=1065493721
-
-_ macosx open sketch folder problems.. spaces in filename problem?
-_   also seems to be problem for reference?
+X placement in the history menu of new items doesn't work
+X   the clear history thing gets in the way
+X   http://proce55ing.net/discourse/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=BugFixes;action=display;num=1066501376;start=0
+X stroke on smoothed polygons was drawing at 8x
+X macosx open sketch folder problems.. spaces in filename problem?
+X   also seems to be problem for reference?
 
 _ new html code for eolas patent case
 _   move html to external file in the lib folder
 
-_ included code is not packaged in the outgoing jar file on export
-_   http://proce55ing.net/discourse/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Proce55ing_software_bugs;action=display;num=1066008067;start=0
-
 _ after hitting replace, dim the replace button
 _   otherwise it causes another replace to happen
 
+_ included code is not packaged in the outgoing jar file on export
+_   http://proce55ing.net/discourse/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Proce55ing_software_bugs;action=display;num=1066008067;start=0
+
 ................
 
 // Rect is not getting it's stroke color set
@@ -66,22 +65,6 @@ line(width, height, width-mouseX, height-mouseX);
 rect(mouseX, mouseY, 200, 200);
 }
 
-................
-
-
-there's also a strange bug with smooth() and ellipse:
-// Funny bug with smooth and ellipse
-// put mouse in upper-left to see the issue
-
-void setup() {
-size(400, 400);
-smooth();
-}
-
-void loop() {
-background(102);
-ellipse(mouseX, mouseY, 20, 20);
-}
 
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