diff --git a/core/src/processing/core/PGraphics.java b/core/src/processing/core/PGraphics.java
index e651d7469..e4fd2c550 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/core/PGraphics.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/core/PGraphics.java
@@ -4595,9 +4595,11 @@ public class PGraphics extends PImage implements PConstants {
    * ignored.
    */
   public void text(String str, float x, float y) {
-    // fix for #5625 pixelDensity(2) breaks the width of a tab ("\t") in JAVA2D
-    // makes the tab width consistent across renderers
-    str = str.replaceAll("\t", "    ");
+    if (str.indexOf('\t') != -1) {
+      // https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/5625
+      // https://github.com/processing/processing/pull/5633
+      str = str.replaceAll("\t", "    ");
+    }
 
     if (textFont == null) {
       defaultFontOrDeath("text");
diff --git a/core/todo.txt b/core/todo.txt
index 7fab3bb42..2355ff2fa 100644
--- a/core/todo.txt
+++ b/core/todo.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 0266 (3.4.1 or 3.5)
 X make JSONObject.quote() (both versions) public
+X fix javaPlatform variable for newer JDK versions
+X   https://github.com/processing/processing/pull/5626
+
+contrib
+X make tabs into spaces, fixes pixelDensity(2) issue with tabs
+X   https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/5625
+X   https://github.com/processing/processing/pull/5633
+
 
 _ NullPointerException at java.awt.Window.init(Window.java:497) when using Airplay
 _   https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/5620
@@ -9,6 +17,8 @@ data
 _ Dict.remove() should return value, not index (for consistency w/ others)
 _ check again whether element 0,0 in a Table is working
 _   https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/3011
+_ should DoubleDict create from Iterable or Map<>?
+_   (Map is more efficient b/c of size, Iterable more useful)
 
 
 3.5+