diff --git a/processing/app/PdeEditor.java b/processing/app/PdeEditor.java
index 88ad08072..98b1e6ca2 100644
--- a/processing/app/PdeEditor.java
+++ b/processing/app/PdeEditor.java
@@ -933,9 +933,14 @@ public class PdeEditor extends JFrame
     running = true;
     buttons.run();
 
-    // spew some blank lines so it's clear what's new on the console
+    // do this for the terminal window / dos prompt / etc
     for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) System.out.println();
 
+    // clear the console on each run, unless the user doesn't want to 
+    if (PdeBase.getBoolean("console.auto_clear", true)) {
+      console.clear();
+    }
+
     presenting = present;
     if (presenting) {
       // wipe everything out with a bulbous screen-covering window 
diff --git a/processing/app/PdeFontBuilder.java b/processing/app/PdeFontBuilder.java
index cc1756100..85b09b8cc 100644
--- a/processing/app/PdeFontBuilder.java
+++ b/processing/app/PdeFontBuilder.java
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public class PdeFontBuilder extends JFrame {
         public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { 
           //System.out.println(e);
           smooth = smoothBox.isSelected();
-          System.out.println(smooth);
+          //System.out.println(smooth);
         }
       });
     smoothBox.setSelected(smooth);
diff --git a/processing/build/shared/lib/pde.properties b/processing/build/shared/lib/pde.properties
index 400050dd0..253b8d9d2 100644
--- a/processing/build/shared/lib/pde.properties
+++ b/processing/build/shared/lib/pde.properties
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ console.font             = Monospaced,plain,11
 console.font.macosx      = Monaco,plain,10
 console.lines            = 4
 
+# set to false to disable automatically clearing the console
+# each time 'run' is hit
+console.auto_clear = true
+
+# set the maximum number of lines remembered by the console
+# the default is 500, lengthen at your own peril
+console.length = 500
+
 status.notice.fgcolor = #ffffff
 status.notice.bgcolor = #666666
 status.error.fgcolor  = #ffffff
diff --git a/processing/todo.txt b/processing/todo.txt
index 0af700786..1df6aa529 100644
--- a/processing/todo.txt
+++ b/processing/todo.txt
@@ -623,6 +623,9 @@ ca b _     translate(58, 48, 0);
 ca b _     rotateY(0.5);
 ca b _     box(40);
 
+   b _ stroke is still broken
+   b _   http://processing.org/discourse/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Proce55ing_software_bugs;action=display;num=1077013848;start=0
+
 ca b X clipping objects (clipping planes?)
 ca b _   http://processing.org/discourse/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Proce55ing_software_bugs;action=display;num=1058491568;start=0
 ca b _   http://processing.org/discourse/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Proce55ing_software_bugs;action=display;num=1052313604;start=0