diff --git a/app/Editor.java b/app/Editor.java
index ff6b440f6..94da9e7ab 100644
--- a/app/Editor.java
+++ b/app/Editor.java
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ public class Editor extends JFrame
 
     menu.addSeparator();
 
-    item = newJMenuItem("Previous Tab", KeyEvent.VK_LEFT);
+    item = newJMenuItem("Previous Tab", '['); //KeyEvent.VK_LEFT);
     item.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
         public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
           sketch.prevCode();
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ public class Editor extends JFrame
       });
     menu.add(item);
 
-    item = newJMenuItem("Next Tab", KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT);
+    item = newJMenuItem("Next Tab", ']'); //KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT);
     item.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
         public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
           sketch.nextCode();
diff --git a/app/Runner.java b/app/Runner.java
index 2dacc926d..8d6ff6aa3 100644
--- a/app/Runner.java
+++ b/app/Runner.java
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ public class Runner implements MessageConsumer {
 
     params.add("java");
 
+    //params.add("-Xint"); // interpreted mode
+    //params.add("-Xprof");  // profiler
+    //params.add("-Xrunhprof:cpu=samples");  // old-style profiler
+
     String options = Preferences.get("run.options");
     if (options.length() > 0) {
       String pieces[] = PApplet.split(options, ' ');
diff --git a/app/Sketch.java b/app/Sketch.java
index b7c479d3b..e2f86ca21 100644
--- a/app/Sketch.java
+++ b/app/Sketch.java
@@ -1616,6 +1616,13 @@ public class Sketch {
     // make sure the user didn't hide the sketch folder
     ensureExistence();
 
+    // fix for issue posted on the board. make sure that the code
+    // is reloaded when exporting and an external editor is being used.
+    if (Preferences.getBoolean("editor.external")) {
+      // nuke previous files and settings
+      load();
+    }
+
     zipFileContents = new Hashtable();
 
     // nuke the old applet folder because it can cause trouble
@@ -2068,6 +2075,13 @@ public class Sketch {
     // make sure the user didn't hide the sketch folder
     ensureExistence();
 
+    // fix for issue posted on the board. make sure that the code
+    // is reloaded when exporting and an external editor is being used.
+    if (Preferences.getBoolean("editor.external")) {
+      // nuke previous files and settings
+      load();
+    }
+
     //int exportPlatform = PApplet.platform; //PConstants.MACOSX;
     String exportPlatformStr = null;
     if (exportPlatform == PConstants.WINDOWS) {