diff --git a/processing/app/PdeEditorConsole.java b/processing/app/PdeEditorConsole.java
index 910be295a..b9f2d20ec 100644
--- a/processing/app/PdeEditorConsole.java
+++ b/processing/app/PdeEditorConsole.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class PdeEditorConsole extends JScrollPane {
     Color fgColorOut = PdeBase.getColor("editor.console.fgcolor.output", 
                                         new Color(0xcc, 0xcc, 0xbb));
     Color fgColorErr = PdeBase.getColor("editor.console.fgcolor.error", 
-                                        new Color(0xff, 0xcc, 0x00));
+                                        new Color(0xff, 0x30, 0x00));
     Font font = PdeBase.getFont("editor.console.font", 
                                 new Font("Monospaced", Font.PLAIN, 11));
 
diff --git a/processing/build/shared/lib/pde.properties b/processing/build/shared/lib/pde.properties
index 9f521ff08..a3d26f8ae 100644
--- a/processing/build/shared/lib/pde.properties
+++ b/processing/build/shared/lib/pde.properties
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ editor.header.fgcolor.primary   = #ffffff
 editor.header.fgcolor.secondary = #ccccbb
 editor.header.font              = SansSerif,plain,12
 
-editor.console.bgcolor          = #1A1A00
-editor.console.fgcolor.output   = #ccccbb
-editor.console.fgcolor.error    = #ffcc00
-editor.console.font             = Monospaced,plain,11
+#editor.console.bgcolor          = #1A1A00
+#editor.console.fgcolor.output   = #ccccbb
+#editor.console.fgcolor.error    = #ff3000
+#editor.console.font             = Monospaced,plain,11
 #editor.console.lines            = 4
 
 editor.status.notice.fgcolor = #333322
diff --git a/processing/build/shared/revisions.txt b/processing/build/shared/revisions.txt
index 0ac91204e..5f0a98770 100644
--- a/processing/build/shared/revisions.txt
+++ b/processing/build/shared/revisions.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ available rather than getting held up in a long release like some of
 the others have been. this pace of releases will not continue, and is
 only happening while i have time to work on the environment.
 
+releases 61 and 62 are suggested downloads, since they fix minor bugs
+or add features, as opposed to a more strongly recommended update like
+revision 60.
+
+people who haven't used 60 yet should refer to its release notes for
+changes that you'll need to make to your programs in order to work in
+releases 60 and later.
+
 
 [ changes & additions ] 
 
@@ -34,6 +42,10 @@ only happening while i have time to work on the environment.
 - some modification to the menu layouts, i.e. "clear history" is now
   part of the history menu itself.
 
+- switched back to a more red color for errors in the console. 
+  the yellow was an accident. but again, it's editable in 'lib' ->
+  pde.properties if you liked the yellow or want something else.
+
 
 [ bug fixes ] 
 
diff --git a/processing/todo.txt b/processing/todo.txt
index 9f3c45fb0..c087a2d4e 100644
--- a/processing/todo.txt
+++ b/processing/todo.txt
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ X   instead, not compressed, since font builder being used
 X     will be compressed into the .jar anyways
 X open button stays stuck if no sketch is selected from popup
 X open applet folder after exporting sketch
-
-_ switch back to red instead of yellow for errors. whups.
+X switch back to red instead of yellow for errors. whups.
 
 
 assigned to dan haskovec, completed by fry