diff --git a/app/PdeCompiler.java b/app/PdeCompiler.java
index 69fbed2f9..b7d03a028 100644
--- a/app/PdeCompiler.java
+++ b/app/PdeCompiler.java
@@ -287,6 +287,13 @@ public class PdeCompiler implements PdeMessageConsumer {
         //err += "error:".length();
         String description = s1.substring(err + "Error:".length());
         description = description.trim();
+        
+        String hasLoop = "The method \"void loop();\" with default access";
+        if (description.indexOf(hasLoop) != -1) {
+          description = 
+            "Rename loop() to draw() in Processing 0070 and higher";
+        }
+
         //System.out.println("description = " + description);
         //System.out.println("creating exception " + exception);
         exception = new PdeException(description, fileIndex, lineNumber-1, -1);
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index 8dcafa3db..1681701eb 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ X   errors inside those classes also causing weirdness
 X   this might be a broader running as external app problem
 X   errorMessage in PSerial/PClient/PServer are all using System.out
 
+040923 late
+X write handler for loop() error, warning user to rename loop to draw
+X   c:/fry/processing/build/windows/work/lib/build/Temporary_1452_9170.java:29:6:29:11: Semantic Error: The method "void loop();" with default access cannot replace the accessible method "void loop();" with public access declared in type "processing.core.PApplet".
+
 _ be able to link against, but not export, certain parts of lib
 _   jsyn.jar not needed on export, netscape libs not needed on export
 _ netscape.javascript not properly working in 1.4
@@ -133,9 +137,6 @@ _   or rename the old applet folder to something else? (nah, too messy)
 _ write better handler for compiler error:
 _   c:/fry/processing/build/windows/work/lib/build/Temporary_8501_3382.java:1:63:1:70: Semantic Error: You need to modify your classpath, sourcepath, bootclasspath, and/or extdirs setup. Package "poo/shoe" could not be found in:
 
-_ write handler for loop() error, warning user to rename loop to draw
-_   c:/fry/processing/build/windows/work/lib/build/Temporary_1452_9170.java:29:6:29:11: Semantic Error: The method "void loop();" with default access cannot replace the accessible method "void loop();" with public access declared in type "processing.core.PApplet".
-
 _ static applets need to be able to resize themselves on 'play'
 _ figure out what to do with static apps exported as application
 _   needs to just hang there