diff --git a/processing/app/PdeEditor.java b/processing/app/PdeEditor.java
index d8ed932ea..a04556743 100644
--- a/processing/app/PdeEditor.java
+++ b/processing/app/PdeEditor.java
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ public class PdeEditor extends Panel /*implements PdeEnvironment*/ {
   PdeEditorButtons buttons;
   PdeEditorHeader header;
   PdeEditorStatus status;
-  PdeEditorOutput output;
+  //PdeEditorOutput output;
+  PdeEditorConsole console;
 
   //Label status;
   TextArea textarea;
@@ -137,20 +138,24 @@ public class PdeEditor extends Panel /*implements PdeEnvironment*/ {
     status = new PdeEditorStatus(this);
     statusPanel.add("North", status);
 
-    PdeEditorLabel stdoutLabel = new PdeEditorLabel(2);
-    Color stdoutBgColor = 
+    //int lineCount = PdeApplet.getInteger("editor.console.lines", 4);
+    console = new PdeEditorConsole(this); //, lineCount);
+
+    /*
+    Color consoleBgColor = 
       PdeApplet.getColor("editor.console.bgcolor", new Color(26, 26, 26));
-    Color stdoutFgColor = 
+    Color consoleFgColor = 
       PdeApplet.getColor("editor.console.fgcolor", new Color(153, 153, 153));
-    stdoutLabel.setBackground(stdoutBgColor);
-    stdoutLabel.setForeground(stdoutFgColor);
-    Font stdoutFont = 
+    //console.setBackground(consoleBgColor);
+    //console.setForeground(consoleFgColor);
+    Font consoleFont = 
       PdeApplet.getFont("editor.console.font", 
 			new Font("monospaced", Font.PLAIN, 11));
-    stdoutLabel.setFont(stdoutFont);
-    //stdoutLabel.setText("Test the print");
-    //stdoutLabel.setInsets(new Insets(4, 4, 4, 4));
-    statusPanel.add("South", stdoutLabel);
+    console.setFont(consoleFont);
+    */
+    //console.setText("Test the print");
+    //console.setInsets(new Insets(4, 4, 4, 4));
+    statusPanel.add("South", console);
 
     rightPanel.add("South", statusPanel);
 
diff --git a/processing/app/PdeEditorConsole.java b/processing/app/PdeEditorConsole.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07eb309a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processing/app/PdeEditorConsole.java
@@ -0,0 +1,282 @@
+import java.awt.*;
+import java.io.*;
+
+
+// might be nice to have option to save this to a file
+
+// debugging this class is tricky.. if it's throwing 
+// exceptions, don't take over System.err, and debug 
+// while watching just System.out
+// or just write directly to systemOut or systemErr
+
+public class PdeEditorConsole extends Component {
+  PdeEditor editor;
+
+  static final byte CR = (byte)'\r';
+  static final byte LF = (byte)'\n';
+
+  int lineCount;
+  int maxLineCount;
+  String lines[];
+  boolean isError[];
+  int firstLine;
+
+  byte cline[] = new byte[1024];
+  byte clength;
+  boolean cerror;
+
+  Color bgColor;
+  Color fgColorErr;
+  Color fgColorOut;
+
+  Font font;
+  FontMetrics metrics;
+  int ascent;
+  int leading;
+
+  Image offscreen;
+  int sizeW, sizeH;
+  int imageW, imageH;
+
+  static final int HINSET = 6;
+  static final int VINSET = 6;
+
+  static PrintStream systemOut;
+  static PrintStream systemErr;
+
+  PrintStream consoleOut;
+  PrintStream consoleErr;
+
+
+  public PdeEditorConsole(PdeEditor editor) {
+    this.editor = editor;
+
+    lineCount = PdeApplet.getInteger("editor.console.lines", 6);
+
+    if (systemOut == null) {
+      systemOut = System.out;
+      systemErr = System.err;
+
+      consoleOut = new PrintStream(new PdeEditorConsoleStream(this, false));
+      consoleErr = new PrintStream(new PdeEditorConsoleStream(this, true));
+
+      System.setOut(consoleOut);
+      System.setErr(consoleErr);
+    }
+
+    maxLineCount = 1000;
+    lines = new String[maxLineCount];
+    isError = new boolean[maxLineCount];
+    for (int i = 0; i < maxLineCount; i++) {
+      lines[i] = "";
+      isError[i] = false;
+    }
+    firstLine = 0;
+  }
+
+
+  public void update() {
+    Graphics g = this.getGraphics();
+    if (g != null) paint(g);
+  }
+
+  public void update(Graphics g) {
+    paint(g);
+  }
+
+  public void paint(Graphics screen) {
+    //systemOut.println("paint()");
+    if (bgColor == null) {
+      bgColor = PdeApplet.getColor("editor.console.bgcolor", 
+				   new Color(26, 26, 26));
+      fgColorOut = PdeApplet.getColor("editor.console.fgcolor.output", 
+				      new Color(153, 153, 153));
+      fgColorErr = PdeApplet.getColor("editor.console.fgcolor.error", 
+				      new Color(153, 0, 0));
+      screen.setFont(font);
+      metrics = screen.getFontMetrics();
+      ascent = metrics.getAscent();
+      leading = ascent + metrics.getDescent();
+      //System.out.println(ascent + " " + leading);
+    }
+
+    Dimension size = getSize();
+    if ((size.width != sizeW) || (size.height != sizeH)) {
+      // component has been resized
+
+      if ((size.width > imageW) || (size.height > imageH)) {
+	// nix the image and recreate, it's too small
+	offscreen = null;
+
+      } else {
+	// who cares, just resize
+	sizeW = size.width; 
+	sizeH = size.height;
+	//setButtonBounds();
+      }
+    }
+    //systemErr.println("size h, w = " + sizeW + " " + sizeH);
+
+    if (offscreen == null) {
+      sizeW = size.width;
+      sizeH = size.height;
+      //setButtonBounds();
+      imageW = sizeW;
+      imageH = sizeH;
+      offscreen = createImage(imageW, imageH);
+    }
+
+    if (offscreen == null) return;
+    Graphics g = offscreen.getGraphics();
+    /*
+    if (font == null) {
+      font = PdeApplet.getFont("editor.console.font", 
+			       new Font("Monospaced", Font.PLAIN, 11));
+      //font = new Font("SansSerif", Font.PLAIN, 10);
+      g.setFont(font);
+      metrics = g.getFontMetrics();
+      ascent = metrics.getAscent();
+    }
+    */
+    g.setFont(font);
+
+    g.setColor(bgColor);
+    g.fillRect(0, 0, imageW, imageH);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < lineCount; i++) {
+      int ii = (firstLine + i) % maxLineCount;
+      g.setColor(isError[ii] ? fgColorErr : fgColorOut);
+      //System.out.println(leading);
+      g.drawString(lines[ii], HINSET, VINSET + ascent + i*ascent);
+    }
+
+    screen.drawImage(offscreen, 0, 0, null);
+  }
+
+  public void write(byte b[], int offset, int length, boolean err) {
+    if ((clength > 0) && (err != cerror)) {
+      // advance the line because switching between err/out streams
+      message(new String(cline, 0, clength), cerror, true);
+      clength = 0;
+    }
+    int last = offset+length - 1;
+    // starting a new line, so set its output type to out or err
+    if (clength == 0) cerror = err;
+    for (int i = offset; i <= last; i++) {
+      if (b[i] == CR) {  // mac CR or win CRLF
+	if ((i != last) && (b[i+1] == LF)) {
+	  // if windows CRLF, skip the LF too
+	  i++;
+	}
+	message(new String(cline, 0, clength), cerror, true);
+	clength = 0;
+
+      } else if (b[i] == LF) {  // unix LF only
+	message(new String(cline, 0, clength), cerror, true);
+	clength = 0;
+
+      } else {
+	if (cline.length == clength) {
+	  byte temp[] = new byte[clength * 2];
+	  System.arraycopy(cline, 0, temp, 0, clength);
+	  cline = temp;
+	}
+	cline[clength++] = b[i];
+      }
+    }
+    if (clength != 0) {
+      message(new String(cline, 0, clength), cerror, false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public void message(String what, boolean err, boolean advance) {
+    int currentLine = (firstLine + lineCount) % maxLineCount;
+    lines[currentLine] = what;
+    isError[currentLine] = err;
+
+    if (advance) {
+      firstLine = (firstLine + 1) % maxLineCount;
+      //systemOut.println((err ? "ERR: " : "OUT: ") + what);
+      systemOut.println(what);
+    }
+    update();
+  }
+
+  public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
+    //systemOut.println("pref'd sizde");
+    if (font == null) {
+      font = PdeApplet.getFont("editor.console.font", 
+			       new Font("Monospaced", Font.PLAIN, 11));
+      //font = new Font("SansSerif", Font.PLAIN, 10);
+      //g.setFont(font);
+      //metrics = g.getFontMetrics();
+      metrics = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getFontMetrics(font);
+      ascent = metrics.getAscent();
+    }
+
+    //if (ascent == 0) {
+      // no useful font information yet
+      //System.out.println("PdeEditorConsole: setting size w/o metrics");
+    //return new Dimension(300, 84);
+    //} else {
+      //System.out.println("PdeEditorConsole: got metrics, setting size" + 
+      //		 new Dimension(300 + HINSET*2, 
+      //			       leading*lineCount + VINSET*2));
+    return new Dimension(300 + HINSET*2, 
+			 ascent*lineCount + VINSET*2);
+    //}
+  }
+}
+
+
+class PdeEditorConsoleStream extends OutputStream {
+  PdeEditorConsole parent;
+  boolean err; // whether stderr or stdout
+  byte single[] = new byte[1];
+
+  public PdeEditorConsoleStream(PdeEditorConsole parent, boolean err) {
+    this.parent = parent;
+    this.err = err;
+  }
+
+  public void close() { }
+
+  public void flush() { }
+
+  public void write(byte b[]) {  // appears never to be used
+    parent.write(b, 0, b.length, err);
+  }
+
+  public void write(byte b[], int offset, int length) {
+    parent.write(b, offset, length, err);
+    /*
+    //System.out.println("leech2:");
+    if (length >= 1) {
+      int lastchar = b[offset + length - 1];
+      if (lastchar == '\r') {
+	length--;
+      } else if (lastchar == '\n') {
+	if (length >= 2) {
+	  int secondtolastchar = b[offset + length - 2];
+	  if (secondtolastchar == '\r') {
+	    length -= 2;
+	  } else { 
+	    length--;
+	  }
+	} else {
+	  length--;
+	}
+      }
+      //if ((lastchar = '\r') || (lastchar == '\n')) length--;
+    }
+    //if (b[offset + length - 1] == '\r'
+    parent.message("2: " + length + " " + new String(b, offset, length), err);
+    */
+  }
+
+  public void write(int b) {
+    single[0] = (byte)b;
+    parent.write(single, 0, 1, err);
+    //parent.message(String.valueOf((char)b), err);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/processing/app/PdeEditorHeader.java b/processing/app/PdeEditorHeader.java
index d4f8b4be6..f9e8357ce 100644
--- a/processing/app/PdeEditorHeader.java
+++ b/processing/app/PdeEditorHeader.java
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ public class PdeEditorHeader extends Panel /* implements ActionListener*/ {
     if (primaryColor == null) {
       backgroundColor = PdeApplet.getColor("editor.header.bgcolor", 
 					   new Color(51, 51, 51));
-      primaryColor = PdeApplet.getColor("editor.header.fgcolor1", 
+      primaryColor = PdeApplet.getColor("editor.header.fgcolor.primary", 
 					new Color(255, 255, 255));
-      secondaryColor = PdeApplet.getColor("editor.header.fgcolor2", 
+      secondaryColor = PdeApplet.getColor("editor.header.fgcolor.secondary", 
 					  new Color(153, 153, 153));
     }
   }
diff --git a/processing/app/PdeEditorLabel.java b/processing/app/PdeEditorLabel.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 8834423f6..000000000
--- a/processing/app/PdeEditorLabel.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-import java.awt.*;
-
-
-public class PdeEditorLabel extends Label {
-  int rows;
-
-  public PdeEditorLabel(int rows) {
-    super(""); //pde editor label");
-    setRows(rows);
-  }
-
-  public void setRows(int rows) {
-    this.rows = rows;
-  }
-
-  public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
-    return new Dimension(200, rows * PdeEditorButtons.BUTTON_HEIGHT);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/processing/app/PdeEditorOutput.java b/processing/app/PdeEditorOutput.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 88364f367..000000000
--- a/processing/app/PdeEditorOutput.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-import java.awt.*;
-import java.io.*;
-
-
-public class PdeEditorOutput extends Component {
-  PdeEditor editor;
-
-  public PdeEditorOutput(PdeEditor editor) {
-    this.editor = editor;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/processing/app/PdeEditorStatus.java b/processing/app/PdeEditorStatus.java
index 78d7d7c07..13087c9c1 100644
--- a/processing/app/PdeEditorStatus.java
+++ b/processing/app/PdeEditorStatus.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class PdeEditorStatus extends Panel implements ActionListener {
 
   Font font;
   FontMetrics metrics;
-  int fontAscent;
+  int ascent;
 
   Image offscreen;
   int sizeW, sizeH;
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ public class PdeEditorStatus extends Panel implements ActionListener {
 
 
   public void update() {
-    paint(this.getGraphics());
+    Graphics g = this.getGraphics();
+    if (g != null) paint(g);
   }
 
   public void update(Graphics g) {
@@ -109,8 +110,7 @@ public class PdeEditorStatus extends Panel implements ActionListener {
   }
 
   public void paint(Graphics screen) {
-    if (screen == null) return;
-
+    //if (screen == null) return;
     if (yesButton == null) {
       yesButton = new Button(PROMPT_YES);
       noButton = new Button(PROMPT_NO);
@@ -158,14 +158,14 @@ public class PdeEditorStatus extends Panel implements ActionListener {
       //font = new Font("SansSerif", Font.PLAIN, 10);
       g.setFont(font);
       metrics = g.getFontMetrics();
-      fontAscent = metrics.getAscent();
+      ascent = metrics.getAscent();
     }
 
     g.setColor(bgColor[mode]);
     g.fillRect(0, 0, imageW, imageH);
 
     g.setColor(fgColor[mode]);
-    g.drawString(message, PdeEditor.INSET_SIZE, (sizeH + fontAscent) / 2);
+    g.drawString(message, PdeEditor.INSET_SIZE, (sizeH + ascent) / 2);
 
     screen.drawImage(offscreen, 0, 0, null);
   }
diff --git a/processing/app/buttons.gif b/processing/app/buttons.gif
index 131d4a8e6..f13a8df08 100644
Binary files a/processing/app/buttons.gif and b/processing/app/buttons.gif differ