diff --git a/core/src/processing/core/PSurfaceAWT.java b/core/src/processing/core/PSurfaceAWT.java
index 4c5e119c9..48657b1a2 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/core/PSurfaceAWT.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/core/PSurfaceAWT.java
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ public class PSurfaceAWT extends PSurfaceNone {
 
 
   public PSurfaceAWT(PGraphics graphics) {
-    this.graphics = graphics;
+    //this.graphics = graphics;
+    super(graphics);
 
     if (checkRetina()) {
 //      System.out.println("retina in use");
diff --git a/core/src/processing/core/PSurfaceNone.java b/core/src/processing/core/PSurfaceNone.java
index 66fe993a1..8d422548f 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/core/PSurfaceNone.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/core/PSurfaceNone.java
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
 
 package processing.core;
 
-//import java.awt.Color;
-//import java.awt.Component;
-
 
 /**
  * Surface that's not really visible. Used for PDF and friends, or as a base
@@ -32,6 +29,7 @@ package processing.core;
  */
 public class PSurfaceNone implements PSurface {
   PApplet sketch;
+  PGraphics graphics;
 
   Thread thread;
   boolean paused;
@@ -41,7 +39,9 @@ public class PSurfaceNone implements PSurface {
   protected long frameRatePeriod = 1000000000L / 60L;
 
 
-  public PSurfaceNone() { }
+  public PSurfaceNone(PGraphics graphics) {
+    this.graphics = graphics;
+  }
 
 
   @Override
@@ -98,9 +98,27 @@ public class PSurfaceNone implements PSurface {
   //
 
 
-  public void setSize(int width, int height) {
-    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+  @Override
+  public void setSize(int wide, int high) {
+    if (PApplet.DEBUG) {
+      //System.out.format("frame visible %b, setSize(%d, %d) %n", frame.isVisible(), wide, high);
+      new Exception(String.format("setSize(%d, %d)", wide, high)).printStackTrace(System.out);
+    }
 
+    //if (wide == sketchWidth && high == sketchHeight) {  // doesn't work on launch
+    if (wide == sketch.width && high == sketch.height) {
+      if (PApplet.DEBUG) {
+        new Exception("w/h unchanged " + wide + " " + high).printStackTrace(System.out);
+      }
+      return;  // unchanged, don't rebuild everything
+    }
+
+    //throw new RuntimeException("implement me, see readme.md");
+    sketch.width = wide;
+    sketch.height = high;
+
+    // set PGraphics variables for width/height/pixelWidth/pixelHeight
+    graphics.setSize(wide, high);
   }
 
 
diff --git a/java/libraries/pdf/src/processing/pdf/PGraphicsPDF.java b/java/libraries/pdf/src/processing/pdf/PGraphicsPDF.java
index 058e938fd..a25452bc1 100644
--- a/java/libraries/pdf/src/processing/pdf/PGraphicsPDF.java
+++ b/java/libraries/pdf/src/processing/pdf/PGraphicsPDF.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class PGraphicsPDF extends PGraphicsJava2D {
 
   @Override
   public PSurface createSurface() {
-    return surface = new PSurfaceNone();
+    return surface = new PSurfaceNone(this);
   }