diff --git a/app/Base.java b/app/Base.java
index a4f7dc895..f4d7bda9f 100644
--- a/app/Base.java
+++ b/app/Base.java
@@ -107,11 +107,18 @@ public class Base {
     // set the look and feel before opening the window
 
     try {
-      if (Base.isLinux()) {
-        // linux is by default (motif?) even uglier than metal
-        // actually, i'm using native menus, so they're ugly and
-        // motif-looking. ick. need to fix this.
-        UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getCrossPlatformLookAndFeelClassName());
+      if (Base.isMacOS()) {
+        // Use the Quaqua L & F on OS X to make JFileChooser less awful
+        UIManager.setLookAndFeel("ch.randelshofer.quaqua.QuaquaLookAndFeel");
+        UIManager.put("Component.visualMargin", new Insets(1, 1, 1, 1));
+
+      } else if (Base.isLinux()) {
+        // Linux is by default even uglier than metal (Motif?).
+        // Actually, i'm using native menus, so they're even uglier
+        // and Motif-looking (Lesstif?). Ick. Need to fix this.
+        String lfname = UIManager.getCrossPlatformLookAndFeelClassName();
+        UIManager.setLookAndFeel(lfname);
+
       } else {
         UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
       }
diff --git a/app/Preferences.java b/app/Preferences.java
index 60d41ef9b..f49e4920b 100644
--- a/app/Preferences.java
+++ b/app/Preferences.java
@@ -300,6 +300,8 @@ public class Preferences {
     box.add(label);
     fontSizeField = new JTextField(4);
     box.add(fontSizeField);
+    label = new JLabel("  (requires restart of Processing)");
+    box.add(label);
     pain.add(box);
     d = box.getPreferredSize();
     box.setBounds(left, top, d.width, d.height);
diff --git a/build/macosx/dist/Processing.app/Contents/Info.plist b/build/macosx/dist/Processing.app/Contents/Info.plist
index 1b9a71ecf..c54e61640 100755
--- a/build/macosx/dist/Processing.app/Contents/Info.plist
+++ b/build/macosx/dist/Processing.app/Contents/Info.plist
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 		<key>JVMVersion</key>
 		<string>1.4*</string>
 		<key>ClassPath</key>
-			<string>$JAVAROOT/pde.jar:lib/core.jar:$JAVAROOT/antlr.jar:$JAVAROOT/oro.jar:$JAVAROOT/registry.jar:lib/build</string>
+			<string>$JAVAROOT/pde.jar:lib/core.jar:$JAVAROOT/antlr.jar:$JAVAROOT/oro.jar:$JAVAROOT/registry.jar:$JAVAROOT/quaqua.jar:lib/build</string>
 
 <!-- http://developer.apple.com/releasenotes/Java/java141/system_properties/chapter_4_section_1.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP30000285 -->
 		<key>Properties</key>
diff --git a/build/macosx/run.sh b/build/macosx/run.sh
index a4155f97d..3a844d90e 100755
--- a/build/macosx/run.sh
+++ b/build/macosx/run.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # is qt java already included tho?
-CLASSPATH=/System/Library/Java/Extensions/QTJava.zip:lib:lib/build:lib/pde.jar:lib/core.jar:lib/antlr.jar:lib/oro.jar:lib/registry.jar
+#CLASSPATH=/System/Library/Java/Extensions/QTJava.zip:lib:lib/build:lib/pde.jar:lib/core.jar:lib/antlr.jar:lib/oro.jar:lib/registry.jar
 
-export CLASSPATH
+#export CLASSPATH
 
 #cd work && /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.4.2/Commands/java -Dapple.laf.useScreenMenuBar=true -Dapple.awt.showGrowBox=false processing.app.Base
-cd work && java -Dapple.laf.useScreenMenuBar=true -Dapple.awt.showGrowBox=false processing.app.Base
+#cd work && java -Dapple.laf.useScreenMenuBar=true -Dapple.awt.showGrowBox=false processing.app.Base
+
+# starting with work on release 0120, run directly from the .app
+cd work && ./Processing.app/Contents/MacOS/JavaApplicationStub
diff --git a/core/done.txt b/core/done.txt
index bbbfb013d..b72001b2f 100644
--- a/core/done.txt
+++ b/core/done.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+0119 core
+X add saveStream() method
+X change to handle Java 1.5 f-up where URLs now give FileNotFoundException
+X   http://dev.processing.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=403
+X add unlerp() method
+
+
 0118 core
 X replace jogl.jar with a signed version
 X fix the export.txt file for the linux release
diff --git a/core/todo.txt b/core/todo.txt
index c65908e33..30bb18ea5 100644
--- a/core/todo.txt
+++ b/core/todo.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-0119 core
-X add saveStream() method
-X change to handle Java 1.5 f-up where URLs now give FileNotFoundException
-X   http://dev.processing.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=403
-X add unlerp() method
+0120 core
 
 _ loadBytes() and saveStream() functions badly need optimization!
 _   don't bother using a buffering stream, just handle internally. gah!
diff --git a/done.txt b/done.txt
index 8bd94e5ae..1f79a7ee8 100644
--- a/done.txt
+++ b/done.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+0119 pde
+X .java files weren't working in 116+
+X   http://dev.processing.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=405
+X need new copy of Capture example that has a new name
+X   http://dev.processing.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=408
+
+
 0118 pde
 X no changes, only an opengl export fix
 
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index 0b5a039a2..9e3af9da8 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-0119 pde
-X .java files weren't working in 116+
-X   http://dev.processing.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=405
-X need new copy of Capture example that has a new name
-X   http://dev.processing.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=408
+0120 pde
+X add a note saying that changing the font size requires restart
+X add quaqua look and feel on the mac, improve how things look
 
 _ createFont() should always use native fonts
 _   need to warn that fonts may not be installed