diff --git a/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java b/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
index 4ff557f50..c8d808083 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
@@ -1519,8 +1519,10 @@ public class PApplet implements PConstants {
         throw new RuntimeException("The sketchRenderer() method is not implemented.");
       }
     }
-    surface.setSize(w, h);
-    g.setPath(path);  // finally, a path
+    // size() shouldn't actually do anything here [3.0a8]
+//    surface.setSize(w, h);
+    // this won't be absolute, which will piss off PDF [3.0a8]
+//    g.setPath(path);  // finally, a path
 
 //    // Run this from the EDT, just cuz it's AWT stuff (or maybe later Swing)
 //   EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
@@ -1659,7 +1661,7 @@ public class PApplet implements PConstants {
    */
   public PGraphics createGraphics(int w, int h,
                                   String renderer, String path) {
-    return makeGraphics(w, h, renderer, savePath(path), false);
+    return makeGraphics(w, h, renderer, path, false);
     /*
     if (path != null) {
       path = savePath(path);
@@ -1680,9 +1682,7 @@ public class PApplet implements PConstants {
 
   /**
    * Version of createGraphics() used internally.
-   * @param path A full (not relative) path.
-   *             {@link PApplet#createGraphics} will call
-   *             {@link PApplet#savePath} first.
+   * @param path A path (or null if none), can be absolute or relative ({@link PApplet#savePath} will be called)
    */
   protected PGraphics makeGraphics(int w, int h,
                                    String renderer, String path,
@@ -1712,9 +1712,8 @@ public class PApplet implements PConstants {
 
       pg.setParent(this);
       pg.setPrimary(primary);
-      System.out.println("path is " + path);
       if (path != null) {
-        pg.setPath(path);
+        pg.setPath(savePath(path));
       }
 //      pg.setQuality(sketchQuality());
 //      if (!primary) {
diff --git a/java/libraries/pdf/src/processing/pdf/PGraphicsPDF.java b/java/libraries/pdf/src/processing/pdf/PGraphicsPDF.java
index 12381260b..f0a3564ea 100644
--- a/java/libraries/pdf/src/processing/pdf/PGraphicsPDF.java
+++ b/java/libraries/pdf/src/processing/pdf/PGraphicsPDF.java
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ public class PGraphicsPDF extends PGraphicsJava2D {
     this.path = path;
     if (path != null) {
       file = new File(path);
-      if (!file.isAbsolute()) file = null;
+      if (!file.isAbsolute()) {
+        file = null;
+      }
     }
     if (file == null) {
       throw new RuntimeException("PGraphicsPDF requires an absolute path " +
diff --git a/java/src/processing/mode/java/preproc/PdePreprocessor.java b/java/src/processing/mode/java/preproc/PdePreprocessor.java
index 5f0123967..c68bc524c 100644
--- a/java/src/processing/mode/java/preproc/PdePreprocessor.java
+++ b/java/src/processing/mode/java/preproc/PdePreprocessor.java
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ public class PdePreprocessor {
 
   public String[] initSketchSize(String code, boolean sizeWarning) throws SketchException {
     String[] info = parseSketchSize(code, sizeWarning);
-    PApplet.printArray(info);
     if (info != null) {
       sizeStatement = info[0];
       sketchWidth = info[1];