diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/Problem.java b/app/src/processing/app/Problem.java
index e271836c9..d087e7bb4 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/Problem.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/Problem.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public interface Problem {
   public int getLineNumber();  // 0-indexed
   public String getMessage();
 
-  public boolean isLineOffset();
+  public boolean usesLineOffset();
   public int getStartOffset();
   public int getStopOffset();
 }
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/PdeTextAreaPainter.java b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/PdeTextAreaPainter.java
index 8b3fb37d8..e55fa413c 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/syntax/PdeTextAreaPainter.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/syntax/PdeTextAreaPainter.java
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public class PdeTextAreaPainter extends TextAreaPainter {
 
       int lineOffset = textArea.getLineStartOffset(line);
 
-      if (problem.isLineOffset()) {
+      if (problem.usesLineOffset()) {
         startOffset += lineOffset;
         stopOffset += lineOffset;
       }
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/ui/Editor.java b/app/src/processing/app/ui/Editor.java
index 77f1bb7b1..3cf6d7ba1 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/ui/Editor.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/ui/Editor.java
@@ -2626,7 +2626,7 @@ public abstract class Editor extends JFrame implements RunnerListener {
           int pEndOffset = p.getStopOffset();
 
           int pEndLine;
-          if (p.isLineOffset()) {
+          if (p.usesLineOffset()) {
             int lineGlobalOffset = textarea.getLineStartOffset(pStartLine);
             pEndLine = textarea.getLineOfOffset(pEndOffset + lineGlobalOffset);
           } else {
diff --git a/java/src/processing/mode/java/JavaProblem.java b/java/src/processing/mode/java/JavaProblem.java
index 4b9553cd7..adf86fcab 100644
--- a/java/src/processing/mode/java/JavaProblem.java
+++ b/java/src/processing/mode/java/JavaProblem.java
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public class JavaProblem implements Problem {
     importSuggestions = a;
   }
 
-  public boolean isLineOffset() {
+  public boolean usesLineOffset() {
     return false;
   }
 
diff --git a/java/src/processing/mode/java/SyntaxProblem.java b/java/src/processing/mode/java/SyntaxProblem.java
index b0f8d97df..a1af0ed8b 100644
--- a/java/src/processing/mode/java/SyntaxProblem.java
+++ b/java/src/processing/mode/java/SyntaxProblem.java
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ public class SyntaxProblem extends JavaProblem  {
    * @param newLineNumber The line number within the tab at which the offending code can be found.
    * @param newMessage Human readable message describing the issue.
    * @param newStartOffset The character index at which the issue starts. This is relative to start
-   *    of tab / file not relative to start of line if newIsLineOffset is true else it is line
+   *    of tab / file not relative to start of line if newUsesLineOffset is true else it is line
    *    offset.
    * @param newStopOffset The character index at which the issue ends. This is relative to start
-   *    of tab / file not relative to start of line if newIsLineOffset is true else it is line
+   *    of tab / file not relative to start of line if newUsesLineOffset is true else it is line
    *    offset.
    */
   public SyntaxProblem(int newTabIndex, int newLineNumber, String newMessage, int newStartOffset,
-                       int newStopOffset, boolean newIsLineOffset) {
+                       int newStopOffset, boolean newUsesLineOffset) {
 
     super(newMessage, JavaProblem.ERROR, newLineNumber, newLineNumber);
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class SyntaxProblem extends JavaProblem  {
     message = newMessage;
     startOffset = newStartOffset;
     stopOffset = newStopOffset;
-    lineFlag = newIsLineOffset;
+    lineFlag = newUsesLineOffset;
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class SyntaxProblem extends JavaProblem  {
     return stopOffset;
   }
 
-  public boolean isLineOffset() {
+  public boolean usesLineOffset() {
     return lineFlag;
   }