diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/HtmlSelection.java b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/HtmlSelection.java
index d8e906604..d7a016aa5 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/HtmlSelection.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/HtmlSelection.java
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ import java.io.StringReader;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
+
 public class HtmlSelection implements Transferable {
 
-  private static List<DataFlavor> flavors = new ArrayList<DataFlavor>();
+  private static List<DataFlavor> flavors;
 
   static {
     try {
+      flavors = new ArrayList<DataFlavor>();
       flavors.add(DataFlavor.stringFlavor);
       flavors.add(new DataFlavor("text/html;class=java.lang.String"));
       flavors.add(new DataFlavor("text/html;class=java.io.Reader"));
@@ -26,18 +28,22 @@ public class HtmlSelection implements Transferable {
 
   private String html;
 
+  
   public HtmlSelection(String html) {
     this.html = html;
   }
 
+  
   public DataFlavor[] getTransferDataFlavors() {
     return flavors.toArray(new DataFlavor[flavors.size()]);
   }
 
+  
   public boolean isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor flavor) {
     return flavors.contains(flavor);
   }
 
+  
   public Object getTransferData(DataFlavor flavor)
     throws UnsupportedFlavorException {
     if (flavor.equals(DataFlavor.stringFlavor)) {
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/KeywordMap.java b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/KeywordMap.java
index b8b66871d..cfa4caa68 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/KeywordMap.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/KeywordMap.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class KeywordMap {
 //        continue;
 //      }
       if (length == k.keyword.length) {
-        if (SyntaxUtilities.regionMatches(ignoreCase, text, offset, k.keyword)) {
+        if (regionMatches(ignoreCase, text, offset, k.keyword)) {
           return k.id;
         }
       }
@@ -84,6 +84,36 @@ public class KeywordMap {
     }
     return Token.NULL;
   }
+  
+  
+  /**
+   * Checks if a subregion of a <code>Segment</code> is equal to a
+   * character array.
+   * @param ignoreCase True if case should be ignored, false otherwise
+   * @param text The segment
+   * @param offset The offset into the segment
+   * @param match The character array to match
+   */
+  static public boolean regionMatches(boolean ignoreCase, Segment text,
+                                      int offset, char[] match) {
+    int length = offset + match.length;
+    char[] textArray = text.array;
+    if(length > text.offset + text.count)
+      return false;
+    for(int i = offset, j = 0; i < length; i++, j++)
+      {
+        char c1 = textArray[i];
+        char c2 = match[j];
+        if(ignoreCase)
+          {
+            c1 = Character.toUpperCase(c1);
+            c2 = Character.toUpperCase(c2);
+          }
+        if(c1 != c2)
+          return false;
+      }
+    return true;
+  }
 
 
   /**
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/PdeTextAreaDefaults.java b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/PdeTextAreaDefaults.java
index 0ffe9072e..5e010f153 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/PdeTextAreaDefaults.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/PdeTextAreaDefaults.java
@@ -197,9 +197,11 @@ public class PdeTextAreaDefaults extends TextAreaDefaults {
     rows = 5;
 
     //font = Preferences.getFont("editor.font");
-    font = new Font(Preferences.get("editor.font.family"), 
-                    Font.PLAIN, Preferences.getInteger("editor.font.size"));
-    System.out.println("font is " + font.getFamily() + " / " + font.getName() + " / " + font.getFontName() + " / " + font.getPSName());
+    String fontFamily = Preferences.get("editor.font.family");
+    int fontSize = Preferences.getInteger("editor.font.size");
+    plainFont = new Font(fontFamily, Font.PLAIN, fontSize);
+    boldFont = new Font(fontFamily, Font.BOLD, fontSize);
+    //System.out.println("font is " + plainFont.getFamily() + " / " + plainFont.getName() + " / " + plainFont.getFontName() + " / " + plainFont.getPSName());
     antialias = Preferences.getBoolean("editor.antialias");
 
     styles = new SyntaxStyle[Token.ID_COUNT];
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/SyntaxStyle.java b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/SyntaxStyle.java
index 3d5d19425..277640fba 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/SyntaxStyle.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/SyntaxStyle.java
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import javax.swing.JComponent;
 
 
 /**
- * A simple text style class. It can specify the color, italic flag,
- * and bold flag of a run of text.
+ * A simple text style class. 
+ * It can specify the color and bold flag of a run of text.
  * @author Slava Pestov
  * @version $Id$
  */
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public class SyntaxStyle {
   private Font lastStyledFont;
   private FontMetrics fontMetrics;
 
+  
   /**
    * Creates a new SyntaxStyle.
    * @param color The text color
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/SyntaxUtilities.java b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/SyntaxUtilities.java
index 1e40ac831..5d6e983ec 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/SyntaxUtilities.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/SyntaxUtilities.java
@@ -22,64 +22,34 @@ import java.awt.*;
  */
 public class SyntaxUtilities {
   
-  /**
-   * Checks if a subregion of a <code>Segment</code> is equal to a
-   * string.
-   * @param ignoreCase True if case should be ignored, false otherwise
-   * @param text The segment
-   * @param offset The offset into the segment
-   * @param match The string to match
-   */
-  public static boolean regionMatches(boolean ignoreCase, Segment text,
-                                      int offset, String match) {
-    int length = offset + match.length();
-    char[] textArray = text.array;
-    if(length > text.offset + text.count)
-      return false;
-    for(int i = offset, j = 0; i < length; i++, j++)
-      {
-        char c1 = textArray[i];
-        char c2 = match.charAt(j);
-        if(ignoreCase)
-          {
-            c1 = Character.toUpperCase(c1);
-            c2 = Character.toUpperCase(c2);
-          }
-        if(c1 != c2)
-          return false;
-      }
-    return true;
-  }
-
-
-  /**
-   * Checks if a subregion of a <code>Segment</code> is equal to a
-   * character array.
-   * @param ignoreCase True if case should be ignored, false otherwise
-   * @param text The segment
-   * @param offset The offset into the segment
-   * @param match The character array to match
-   */
-  public static boolean regionMatches(boolean ignoreCase, Segment text,
-                                      int offset, char[] match) {
-    int length = offset + match.length;
-    char[] textArray = text.array;
-    if(length > text.offset + text.count)
-      return false;
-    for(int i = offset, j = 0; i < length; i++, j++)
-      {
-        char c1 = textArray[i];
-        char c2 = match[j];
-        if(ignoreCase)
-          {
-            c1 = Character.toUpperCase(c1);
-            c2 = Character.toUpperCase(c2);
-          }
-        if(c1 != c2)
-          return false;
-      }
-    return true;
-  }
+//  /**
+//   * Checks if a subregion of a <code>Segment</code> is equal to a
+//   * string.
+//   * @param ignoreCase True if case should be ignored, false otherwise
+//   * @param text The segment
+//   * @param offset The offset into the segment
+//   * @param match The string to match
+//   */
+//  public static boolean regionMatches(boolean ignoreCase, Segment text,
+//                                      int offset, String match) {
+//    int length = offset + match.length();
+//    char[] textArray = text.array;
+//    if(length > text.offset + text.count)
+//      return false;
+//    for(int i = offset, j = 0; i < length; i++, j++)
+//      {
+//        char c1 = textArray[i];
+//        char c2 = match.charAt(j);
+//        if(ignoreCase)
+//          {
+//            c1 = Character.toUpperCase(c1);
+//            c2 = Character.toUpperCase(c2);
+//          }
+//        if(c1 != c2)
+//          return false;
+//      }
+//    return true;
+//  }
 
 
 //  /**
@@ -107,50 +77,7 @@ public class SyntaxUtilities {
 //  }
 
 
-  /**
-   * Paints the specified line onto the graphics context. Note that this
-   * method munges the offset and count values of the segment.
-   * @param line The line segment
-   * @param tokens The token list for the line
-   * @param styles The syntax style list
-   * @param expander The tab expander used to determine tab stops. May
-   * be null
-   * @param gfx The graphics context
-   * @param x The x co-ordinate
-   * @param y The y co-ordinate
-   * @return The x co-ordinate, plus the width of the painted string
-   */
-  public static int paintSyntaxLine(Segment line, Token tokens,
-                                    SyntaxStyle[] styles,
-                                    TabExpander expander, Graphics gfx,
-                                    int x, int y) {
-    Font defaultFont = gfx.getFont();
-    Color defaultColor = gfx.getColor();
-
-    for (;;) {
-      byte id = tokens.id;
-      if(id == Token.END)
-        break;
-
-      int length = tokens.length;
-      if (id == Token.NULL) {
-        if(!defaultColor.equals(gfx.getColor()))
-          gfx.setColor(defaultColor);
-        if(!defaultFont.equals(gfx.getFont()))
-          gfx.setFont(defaultFont);
-      } else {
-        styles[id].setGraphicsFlags(gfx,defaultFont);
-      }
-      line.count = length;
-      x = Utilities.drawTabbedText(line,x,y,gfx,expander,0);
-      line.offset += length;
-
-      tokens = tokens.next;
-    }
-
-    return x;
-  }
 
   // private members
-  private SyntaxUtilities() {}
+//  private SyntaxUtilities() {}
 }
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/TextAreaDefaults.java b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/TextAreaDefaults.java
index 9401c4e32..ac856102b 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/TextAreaDefaults.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/TextAreaDefaults.java
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ public class TextAreaDefaults {
   public boolean paintInvalid;
 
   // moved from TextAreaPainter [fry]
-  public Font font;
+  public Font plainFont;
+  public Font boldFont;
   public Color fgcolor;
   public Color bgcolor;
   public boolean antialias;
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/TextAreaPainter.java b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/TextAreaPainter.java
index 2cef5962a..30b0f6200 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/TextAreaPainter.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/TextAreaPainter.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import processing.app.syntax.im.CompositionTextPainter;
 import javax.swing.ToolTipManager;
 import javax.swing.text.*;
 import javax.swing.JComponent;
+
 import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.awt.print.*;
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ implements TabExpander, Printable {
     setCursor(Cursor.getPredefinedCursor(Cursor.TEXT_CURSOR));
 
     // unfortunately probably can't just do setDefaults() since things aren't quite set up
-    setFont(defaults.font);
+    setFont(defaults.plainFont);
 //    System.out.println("defaults font is " + defaults.font);
     setForeground(defaults.fgcolor);
     setBackground(defaults.bgcolor);
@@ -611,6 +612,7 @@ implements TabExpander, Printable {
       gfx.drawString(".",x,y);
     }
   }
+  
 
   protected void paintSyntaxLine(Graphics gfx, TokenMarker tokenMarker,
                                  int line, Font defaultFont,
@@ -624,7 +626,7 @@ implements TabExpander, Printable {
     gfx.setFont(defaultFont);
     gfx.setColor(defaultColor);
     y += fm.getHeight();
-    x = SyntaxUtilities.paintSyntaxLine(currentLine,
+    x = paintSyntaxLine(currentLine,
                                         currentLineTokens,
                                         styles, this, gfx, x, y);
     /*
@@ -638,6 +640,51 @@ implements TabExpander, Printable {
       gfx.drawString(".",x,y);
     }
   }
+  
+  
+  /**
+   * Paints the specified line onto the graphics context. Note that this
+   * method munges the offset and count values of the segment.
+   * @param line The line segment
+   * @param tokens The token list for the line
+   * @param styles The syntax style list
+   * @param expander The tab expander used to determine tab stops. May
+   * be null
+   * @param gfx The graphics context
+   * @param x The x co-ordinate
+   * @param y The y co-ordinate
+   * @return The x co-ordinate, plus the width of the painted string
+   */
+  static public int paintSyntaxLine(Segment line, Token tokens,
+                                    SyntaxStyle[] styles,
+                                    TabExpander expander, Graphics gfx,
+                                    int x, int y) {
+    Font defaultFont = gfx.getFont();
+    Color defaultColor = gfx.getColor();
+
+    for (;;) {
+      byte id = tokens.id;
+      if(id == Token.END)
+        break;
+
+      int length = tokens.length;
+      if (id == Token.NULL) {
+        if(!defaultColor.equals(gfx.getColor()))
+          gfx.setColor(defaultColor);
+        if(!defaultFont.equals(gfx.getFont()))
+          gfx.setFont(defaultFont);
+      } else {
+        styles[id].setGraphicsFlags(gfx,defaultFont);
+      }
+      line.count = length;
+      x = Utilities.drawTabbedText(line,x,y,gfx,expander,0);
+      line.offset += length;
+
+      tokens = tokens.next;
+    }
+
+    return x;
+  }
 
 
   protected void paintHighlight(Graphics gfx, int line, int y) {