diff --git a/android/todo.txt b/android/todo.txt
index 0730b372c..8b4e56e07 100644
--- a/android/todo.txt
+++ b/android/todo.txt
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@ o   http://code.google.com/p/processing/issues/detail?id=421
 o   this is the download page: 
 o     http://code.google.com/p/processing/downloads/detail?name=processing-android-core-0191.zip
 o   so look for "SHA1 Checksum: 1ed63f9316441fe46949ef5a92a28f58cc7ee226"
+X just use generic android apis as requirement, not the google apis
+X   though it does give us the emulator skin.. maybe another option
+
+_ need sizeChanged() method... 
+_   also add the param to the xml file saying that it can deal w/ rotation
 
 _ try using the internal javac on windows and see if exceptions come through..
 _   actually i think that might have been worse...
 
-_ just use generic android apis as requirement, not the google apis
-_   though it does give us the emulator skin.. maybe another option
-
 _ instructions on installing the usb driver for windows
 _   http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html
 
diff --git a/app/src/processing/mode/android/AndroidBuild.java b/app/src/processing/mode/android/AndroidBuild.java
index b71a85959..d27b0ad1b 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/mode/android/AndroidBuild.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/mode/android/AndroidBuild.java
@@ -225,15 +225,15 @@ class AndroidBuild extends JavaBuild {
   }
   
   
-  public boolean exportProject() throws IOException, SketchException {
+  public File exportProject() throws IOException, SketchException {
     File projectFolder = build("debug");
     if (projectFolder == null) {
-      return false;
+      return null;
     }
 
     File exportFolder = createExportFolder();
     Base.copyDir(projectFolder, exportFolder);
-    return true;
+    return exportFolder;
   }
 
 
diff --git a/app/src/processing/mode/android/AndroidEditor.java b/app/src/processing/mode/android/AndroidEditor.java
index d53e83a29..61b54892b 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/mode/android/AndroidEditor.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/mode/android/AndroidEditor.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import processing.app.Mode;
 import processing.app.SketchException;
 import processing.core.PApplet;
 import processing.mode.java.JavaEditor;
+import processing.mode.java.JavaToolbar;
 
 // http://dl.google.com/android/repository/repository.xml
 // http://dl.google.com/android/android-sdk_r3-mac.zip
@@ -355,15 +356,28 @@ public class AndroidEditor extends JavaEditor {
    * If users want a debug build, they can do that from the command line.
    */
   public void handleExportProject() {
-    AndroidBuild build = new AndroidBuild(sketch, amode);
-    try {
-      if (build.exportProject()) {
-        statusNotice("Done with export.");
-      }
-    } catch (IOException e) {
-      statusError(e);
-    } catch (SketchException e) {
-      statusError(e);
+    if (handleExportCheckModified()) {
+      new Thread() {
+        public void run() {
+          toolbar.activate(AndroidToolbar.EXPORT);
+          startIndeterminate();
+          statusNotice("Exporting a debug version of the sketch...");
+          AndroidBuild build = new AndroidBuild(sketch, amode);
+          try {
+            File exportFolder = build.exportProject(); 
+            if (exportFolder != null) {
+              Base.openFolder(exportFolder);
+              statusNotice("Done with export.");
+            }
+          } catch (IOException e) {
+            statusError(e);
+          } catch (SketchException e) {
+            statusError(e);
+          }
+          stopIndeterminate();
+          toolbar.deactivate(AndroidToolbar.EXPORT);
+        }
+      }.start();
     }
     
 //    try {
diff --git a/app/src/processing/mode/android/AndroidRunner.java b/app/src/processing/mode/android/AndroidRunner.java
index 3c7a3ffac..b2f05ab65 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/mode/android/AndroidRunner.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/mode/android/AndroidRunner.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public class AndroidRunner implements DeviceListener {
     } else {
       listener.statusError("Could not start the sketch.");
     }
-
+    listener.stopIndeterminate();
     lastRunDevice = device;
 //} finally {
 //  build.cleanup();
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ public class AndroidRunner implements DeviceListener {
     }
   }
 
-  
+
   // called by AndroidMode.handleStop()...
   public void close() {
     if (lastRunDevice != null) {
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ public class AndroidRunner implements DeviceListener {
 
   // sketch stopped on the device 
   public void sketchStopped() {
+    listener.stopIndeterminate();
     listener.statusHalt();
   }
 }