diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/ui/Editor.java b/app/src/processing/app/ui/Editor.java
index ae3a84d87..648747ff3 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/ui/Editor.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/ui/Editor.java
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ public abstract class Editor extends JFrame implements RunnerListener {
 
 
   protected JEditTextArea createTextArea() {
-    return new JEditTextArea(new PdeTextAreaDefaults(mode),
+    return new JEditTextArea(new PdeTextAreaDefaults(),
                              new PdeInputHandler(this));
   }
 
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ public abstract class Editor extends JFrame implements RunnerListener {
   abstract public EditorToolbar createToolbar();
 
 
+  @SuppressWarnings("unused")
   public EditorToolbar getToolbar() {
     return toolbar;
   }
@@ -2168,6 +2169,7 @@ public abstract class Editor extends JFrame implements RunnerListener {
    * Check if the sketch is modified and ask user to save changes.
    * @return false if canceling the close/quit operation
    */
+  @SuppressWarnings("BooleanMethodIsAlwaysInverted")
   public boolean checkModified() {
     if (!sketch.isModified()) return true;
 
diff --git a/java/src/processing/mode/java/JavaEditor.java b/java/src/processing/mode/java/JavaEditor.java
index 95cd3df4b..b4aba29af 100644
--- a/java/src/processing/mode/java/JavaEditor.java
+++ b/java/src/processing/mode/java/JavaEditor.java
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public class JavaEditor extends Editor {
 
 
   protected JEditTextArea createTextArea() {
-    return new JavaTextArea(new PdeTextAreaDefaults(mode), this);
+    return new JavaTextArea(new PdeTextAreaDefaults(), this);
   }
 
 
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index 5711a9807..77b21e2c0 100755
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 1281 (4.0b6)
 X update to Java 17.0.2+8
-X move "Add Examples" to bottom of window
+X move "Add Examples" to bottom of the Examples window
+X remove anachronistic Preferences.save() that happens after opening a sketch
 
 
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 
 
-class
-_ make sure pdex/pdez files working, also on Windows
-
+_ errors when files removed during "git checkout <branch>"
+_   the tab has already disappeared, so complains it can't find the SketchCode
 
 _ replace bug numbers
 _   http://dev.processing.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1188
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ _ several "Could not find a matching .properties file" with clocks pdex
 _ examples window is per-Mode, but that doesn't seem helpful
 _   just like sketchbook, you can open one from the other
 _   or maybe just contribs show everywhere? hrm
+_ make sure pdex/pdez files working, also on Windows
+_   contrib examples are just too convoluted to double-click
+_   folders inside folders, bleh
+_   what Mode are they for?
 _ pdez links for contribs, not just the .zip
 _   fix the code so that the contribs manager will handle it
 _   though that's bad for earlier contribs, hrm