diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java b/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java
index d664a258a..9bdd943e7 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java
@@ -182,8 +182,14 @@ public abstract class Editor extends JFrame implements RunnerListener {
     consolePanel.add(lineStatus, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
 
     upper.add(textarea);
+    
+    // alternate spot for status, but ugly
+//    status = new EditorStatus(this);
+//    upper.add(status);
+
     splitPane = new JSplitPane(JSplitPane.VERTICAL_SPLIT, upper, consolePanel);
 
+    // disable this because it hides the message area, which is essential (issue #745)
     splitPane.setOneTouchExpandable(false);
     // repaint child panes while resizing
     splitPane.setContinuousLayout(true);
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index 73f7fd013..87da522ba 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ X examples window placed off-screen when PDE window is maximized
 X   http://code.google.com/p/processing/issues/detail?id=669
 X Resize box on OS X is not present in Examples box
 X   http://code.google.com/p/processing/issues/detail?id=730
-_ New/Rename Tab commands inhibited when Console/Message Area is hidden
-_   http://code.google.com/p/processing/issues/detail?id=745
+X New/Rename Tab commands inhibited when Console/Message Area is hidden
+X   http://code.google.com/p/processing/issues/detail?id=745
 
 cleanup
 X how is autoformat doing? good now