diff --git a/processing/app/PdeEditor.java b/processing/app/PdeEditor.java
index 03d75db14..3f3fcfca9 100644
--- a/processing/app/PdeEditor.java
+++ b/processing/app/PdeEditor.java
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ public class PdeEditor extends JFrame
     header = new PdeEditorHeader(this);
     rightPanel.add(header, BorderLayout.NORTH);
 
-    textarea = new JEditTextArea();
+    //textarea = new JEditTextArea();
+    textarea = new JEditTextArea(new PdeTextAreaDefaults());
     textarea.setRightClickPopup(new TextAreaPopup());
     textarea.setTokenMarker(new PdeKeywords());
 
diff --git a/processing/app/PdeKeywords.java b/processing/app/PdeKeywords.java
index 0bf7e8fcb..ab50ac3c5 100644
--- a/processing/app/PdeKeywords.java
+++ b/processing/app/PdeKeywords.java
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ public class PdeKeywords extends CTokenMarker {
           int tab = line.indexOf('\t');
           if (tab == -1) continue;
 
-          String keyword = line.substring(0, tab);
+          String keyword = line.substring(0, tab).trim();
           String second = line.substring(tab + 1);
           tab = second.indexOf('\t');
-          String coloring = second.substring(0, tab);
-          String htmlFilename = second.substring(tab + 1);
+          String coloring = second.substring(0, tab).trim();
+          String htmlFilename = second.substring(tab + 1).trim();
 
           if (coloring.length() > 0) {
             // text will be KEYWORD or LITERAL
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ public class PdeKeywords extends CTokenMarker {
             // KEYWORD1 -> 0, KEYWORD2 -> 1, etc
             int num = coloring.charAt(coloring.length() - 1) - '1';
             byte id = (byte) ((isKey ? Token.KEYWORD1 : Token.LITERAL1) + num);
+            //System.out.println("got " + (isKey ? "keyword" : "literal") + 
+            //                 (num+1) + " for " + keyword);
             keywordColoring.add(keyword, id);
           }
 
diff --git a/processing/app/PdePreferences.java b/processing/app/PdePreferences.java
index f99652190..a238e9b66 100644
--- a/processing/app/PdePreferences.java
+++ b/processing/app/PdePreferences.java
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ public class PdePreferences extends JComponent {
     s = st.nextToken();
     boolean bold = (s.indexOf("bold") != -1);
     boolean italic = (s.indexOf("italic") != -1);
-    //System.out.println(str + " " + bold + " " + italic);
+    //System.out.println(what + " = " + str + " " + bold + " " + italic);
 
     return new SyntaxStyle(color, italic, bold);
   }
diff --git a/processing/build/shared/lib/pde.properties b/processing/build/shared/lib/pde.properties
index a05270347..f7272ec6a 100644
--- a/processing/build/shared/lib/pde.properties
+++ b/processing/build/shared/lib/pde.properties
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ editor.linehighlight.color=#ddddbb
 
 # bracket/brace highlighting
 editor.brackethighlight=true
-editor.brackethighligh.color=#ffcc00
+editor.brackethighlight.color=#000000
 
 # little pooties at the end of lines that show where they finish
 editor.eolmarkers=false
diff --git a/processing/todo.txt b/processing/todo.txt
index 88538a12e..4e9bab19e 100644
--- a/processing/todo.txt
+++ b/processing/todo.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ X make a preference panel to set pde.properties stuff
 X new html code for eolas patent case
 X   move html to external file in the lib folder
 
+X re-enable line highlight
+X fix background color
+X get bracket highlighting to work 
+X why won't loop() go bold? -> java 1.4 problem on the mac
+_   test what it does on the pc
+
 goodbye macos9
 X posted to message board about it going away
 o leftover todos