diff --git a/processing/app/PdeEditor.java b/processing/app/PdeEditor.java
index 0c5cc5ff1..618c6f91a 100644
--- a/processing/app/PdeEditor.java
+++ b/processing/app/PdeEditor.java
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public class PdeEditor extends Panel implements PdeEnvironment {
 				   "Open a PDE program...", 
 				   FileDialog.LOAD);
     fd.setDirectory(lastDirectory);
-    fd.setFile(lastFile);
+    //fd.setFile(lastFile);
     fd.show();
 	
     String directory = fd.getDirectory();
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public class PdeEditor extends Panel implements PdeEnvironment {
       FileInputStream input = new FileInputStream(file);
       int length = (int) file.length();
       byte data[] = new byte[length];
-	    
+
       int count = 0;
       while (count != length) {
 	data[count++] = (byte) input.read();
@@ -224,10 +224,11 @@ public class PdeEditor extends Panel implements PdeEnvironment {
       // the defaults when you try to save again
       lastDirectory = directory;
       lastFile = filename;
-	
+
       // once read all the bytes, convert it to the proper
       // local encoding for this system.
       //textarea.setText(app.languageEncode(data));
+      // what the hell was i thinking when i wrote this code
       if (app.encoding == null)
 	textarea.setText(new String(data));
       else 
@@ -244,21 +245,36 @@ public class PdeEditor extends Panel implements PdeEnvironment {
 
 
   public void doSave() {
+    // true if lastfile not set, otherwise false, meaning no prompt
+    handleSave(lastFile == null);
+  }
+
+  public void doSaveAs() {
+    handleSave(true);
+  }
+
+  public void handleSave(boolean promptUser) {
     message("Saving file...");
     String s = textarea.getText();
-    FileDialog fd = new FileDialog(new Frame(), 
-				   "Save PDE program as...", 
-				   FileDialog.SAVE);
-    fd.setDirectory(lastDirectory);
-    fd.setFile(lastFile);
-    fd.show();
-	
-    String directory = fd.getDirectory();
-    String filename = fd.getFile();
-    if (filename == null) {
-      message(EMPTY);
-      buttons.clear();
-      return; // user cancelled
+
+    String directory = lastDirectory;
+    String filename = lastFile;
+
+    if (promptUser) {
+      FileDialog fd = new FileDialog(new Frame(), 
+				     "Save PDE program as...", 
+				     FileDialog.SAVE);
+      fd.setDirectory(lastDirectory);
+      fd.setFile(lastFile);
+      fd.show();
+
+      directory = fd.getDirectory();
+      filename = fd.getFile();
+      if (filename == null) {
+	message(EMPTY);
+	buttons.clear();
+	return; // user cancelled
+      }
     }
     File file = new File(directory, filename);
 
diff --git a/processing/app/PdeEditorButtons.java b/processing/app/PdeEditorButtons.java
index d57fc3853..1f3dde02a 100644
--- a/processing/app/PdeEditorButtons.java
+++ b/processing/app/PdeEditorButtons.java
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ public class PdeEditorButtons extends Panel {
     case CLOSE: editor.doClose(); break;
 
     case OPEN: editor.doOpen(); break;
-    case SAVE: editor.doSave(); break;
+    case SAVE: editor.doSaveAs(); break;
     case EXPORT: editor.doExport(); break;
     case PRINT: editor.doPrint(); break;
     case BEAUTIFY: editor.doBeautify(); break;
diff --git a/processing/app/PdeEditorListener.java b/processing/app/PdeEditorListener.java
index 03e179dd7..c6ff857f7 100644
--- a/processing/app/PdeEditorListener.java
+++ b/processing/app/PdeEditorListener.java
@@ -112,7 +112,10 @@ public class PdeEditorListener extends KeyAdapter implements FocusListener {
 	String insertion = newline + spaces.substring(0, spaceCount);
 	int oldCarrot = tc.getSelectionStart();
 	tc.replaceRange(insertion, oldCarrot, tc.getSelectionEnd());
-	tc.setCaretPosition(oldCarrot + insertion.length() - 1);
+	// microsoft vm version:
+	//tc.setCaretPosition(oldCarrot + insertion.length() - 1);
+	// sun vm version:
+	tc.setCaretPosition(oldCarrot + insertion.length());
 	event.consume();
       }
       break;
diff --git a/processing/todo.txt b/processing/todo.txt
index e0b583fcf..bac41fff7 100644
--- a/processing/todo.txt
+++ b/processing/todo.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ iprocessing todo list // last updated 17 september 2001
 (most up-to-date version of this file is in processing cvs)
 
 
-for 0008
-_ getMillis() doesn't seem to work
+for 0009
+_ ability to include other code from sketchbook directory
 _ stop required before kill for applets that use serial
+_   this is behaving strangely
 _ option to enable/disable frame
 _ new objects draw behind old objects with noBackground()
 _ enable/disable full screen leaves windows in back
@@ -13,10 +14,15 @@ _ breaks on every 2nd run when using serial apps (or others?)
 _   try calling gc on stop as well
 _ post new macintosh version
 _   with serial port support
+_ when applet window is too large to fit, center and put in back
+_ add a note about editor.expandTabs,balanceParens,tabSize,autoIndent
+_   also add note about paren balancing doing strange things
+_   leave the others turned on, but parens off by default
 
 
 PROCESSING - HIGH
-_ when applet window is too large to fit, center and put in back
+_ bug in paren balancing
+_ getMillis() doesn't seem to work
 _ shift-click on play for 'presentation mode'
 _   does full screen and hides editor window
 _ export doesn't work properly for stuff included from scrapbook
@@ -84,6 +90,10 @@ PROCESSING - FEATURES
 _ anti-aliasing
 _ alpha
 _ regexps: http://javaregex.com/cgi-bin/pat/tutorial.asp
+_ a better editor: 
+_   syntax coloring
+_   emacs indents and key commands
+_   http://mathsrv.ku-eichstaett.de/MGF/homes/grothmann/je/index.html
 
 
 PROCESSING - LOWER
@@ -139,6 +149,12 @@ String binary(int value) {
 ---------------------------------------------
 
 
+0008
+X ctrl-s does 'save', button on toolbar does 'save as'
+X fixed auto-indent bug for editor
+X SimpleSerialDemo.pde had a bug (was old version)
+
+
 0007
 X serial bugs
 X   ability to control sleep time from simple
@@ -170,3 +186,4 @@ X put debugging stuff back into Kjc (i disabled some stuff)
 0001
 X convert documentation to html
 o setup imrf linux machine?
+