diff --git a/build/shared/lib/buttons.gif b/build/shared/lib/buttons.gif
index f16076bd9..af46dfc71 100644
Binary files a/build/shared/lib/buttons.gif and b/build/shared/lib/buttons.gif differ
diff --git a/build/shared/lib/pde.properties b/build/shared/lib/pde.properties
index 0ad7b943d..5b5f40291 100644
--- a/build/shared/lib/pde.properties
+++ b/build/shared/lib/pde.properties
@@ -19,73 +19,74 @@
 # styles for various types of text
 
 # comments
-#editor.program.comment1.style=#666666,plain
-#editor.program.comment2.style=#666666,plain
+editor.program.comment1.style=#777755,plain
+editor.program.comment2.style=#777755,plain
 
 # abstract, final, private
-#editor.program.keyword1.style=#aa6666,plain
+editor.program.keyword1.style=#cc6600,plain
 # beginShape, point, line
-#editor.program.keyword2.style=#993333,plain
+editor.program.keyword2.style=#996600,plain
 # byte, char, short, color
-#editor.program.keyword3.style=#660000,bold
+editor.program.keyword3.style=#993300,bold
 
 # constants: null, true, this, RGB, TWO_PI
-#editor.program.literal1.style=#333399,plain
+editor.program.literal1.style=#cc0000,plain
 # p5 built in variables: mouseX, width, pixels
-#editor.program.literal2.style=#6666aa,plain
+editor.program.literal2.style=#cc0000,plain
 
 # ??
-#editor.program.label.style=#009900,bold
+editor.program.label.style=#7E7E00,bold
 
 # + - = /
 editor.program.operator.style=#000000,plain
 
 # caret blinking and caret color
-#editor.program.caret.blink=true
-#editor.program.caret.color=#808080
+editor.program.caret.blink=true
+editor.program.caret.color=#333300
 
 # selection color
-#editor.program.selection.color=#ccccff
+editor.program.selection.color=#ffcc00
+#editor.program.selection.color=#cccc00
 
 # highlight for the current line
-#editor.program.linehighlight.enabled=true
-#editor.program.linehighlight.color=#f0f0f0
+editor.program.linehighlight.enabled=true
+editor.program.linehighlight.color=#ddddbb
 
 # bracket/brace highlighting
-#editor.program.brackethighlight.enabled=true
-#editor.program.brackethighligh.color=#666666
+editor.program.brackethighlight.enabled=true
+editor.program.brackethighligh.color=#ffcc00
 
 # little pooties at the end of lines that show where they finish
 #editor.program.eolmarkers.enabled=false
-#editor.program.eolmarkers.color=#cccccc
+#editor.program.eolmarkers.color=#99991A
 
 # area that's not in use by the text (replaced with tildes)
-#editor.program.invalid.enabled=false
-#editor.program.invalid.style=#00cc00,bold
+editor.program.invalid.enabled=false
+editor.program.invalid.style=#7E7E00,bold
 
 
-#editor.buttons.bgcolor      = #999999
-#editor.buttons.status.font  = SansSerif,plain,10
-#editor.buttons.status.color = #333333
+editor.buttons.bgcolor      = #999988
+editor.buttons.status.font  = SansSerif,plain,10
+editor.buttons.status.color = #333322
 
-#editor.header.bgcolor           = #333333
-#editor.header.fgcolor.primary   = #ffffff
-#editor.header.fgcolor.secondary = #cccccc
-#editor.header.font              = SansSerif,plain,12
+editor.header.bgcolor           = #333322
+editor.header.fgcolor.primary   = #ffffff
+editor.header.fgcolor.secondary = #ccccbb
+editor.header.font              = SansSerif,plain,12
 
-#editor.console.bgcolor          = #0a0a0a
-#editor.console.fgcolor.output   = #cccccc
-#editor.console.fgcolor.error    = #cc0000
-#editor.console.font             = Monospaced,plain,11
-#editor.console.lines            = 6
+editor.console.bgcolor          = #1A1A00
+editor.console.fgcolor.output   = #ccccbb
+editor.console.fgcolor.error    = #cc0000
+editor.console.font             = Monospaced,plain,11
+editor.console.lines            = 6
 
-#editor.status.notice.fgcolor = #333333
-#editor.status.notice.bgcolor = #cccccc
-#editor.status.error.fgcolor  = #ffffff
-#editor.status.error.bgcolor  = #CC0000
-#editor.status.prompt.fgcolor = #FFFFFF
-#editor.status.prompt.bgcolor = #CC9900
-#editor.status.font           = SansSerif,plain,12
+editor.status.notice.fgcolor = #333322
+editor.status.notice.bgcolor = #bbbbaa
+editor.status.error.fgcolor  = #ffffee
+editor.status.error.bgcolor  = #880000
+editor.status.prompt.fgcolor = #ffffee
+editor.status.prompt.bgcolor = #CC9900
+editor.status.font           = SansSerif,plain,12
 
 #editor.expand_tabs=true
 #editor.tab_size=2
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index d146b5461..807989dbf 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ X ceil/floor/round
 X new set of examples
 X   remove old examples from cvs
 X pmouseX and pmouseX should be colored with mouseX and mouseY
-
-_ new html for export
-_ new colors chosen by casey
+X new html for export
+X new colors chosen by casey (replace pde.properties and buttons.gif)
 
 _ disappearing text caret on win2k
 _   works in 'insert' mode