@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@
 package processing.core;
 
 // used for setting bg colors and whatnot
-import java.awt.Color;
+//import java.awt.Color;
 // Component is further up the chain than Canvas
-import java.awt.Component;
+//import java.awt.Component;
 // use for the link() command (and maybe open()?)
+
+// these are used for various methods (url opening, file selection, etc)
+// how many more can we remove?
 import java.awt.Desktop;
 import java.awt.EventQueue;
 import java.awt.FileDialog;
@@ -38,13 +41,6 @@
 import java.awt.Toolkit;
 import java.awt.color.ColorSpace;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
-import java.io.*;
-import java.lang.reflect.*;
-import java.net.*;
-import java.text.*;
-import java.util.*;
-import java.util.regex.*;
-import java.util.zip.*;
 
 // used by loadImage() functions
 import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
@@ -54,6 +50,14 @@
 // used by desktopFile() method
 import javax.swing.filechooser.FileSystemView;
 
+import java.io.*;
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+import java.net.*;
+import java.text.*;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.regex.*;
+import java.util.zip.*;
+
 import processing.data.*;
 import processing.event.*;
 import processing.opengl.*;
@@ -9409,8 +9413,9 @@ static protected void runSketchEDT(final String[] args,
     int[] editorLocation = null;
 
     String name = null;
-    Color backgroundColor = null;
-    Color stopColor = Color.GRAY;
+    int backgroundColor = 0;
+    //int stopColor = java.awt.Color.GRAY.getRGB();
+    int stopColor = 0xff808080;
     boolean hideStop = false;
 
     int displayIndex = -1;  // -1 means use default, b/c numbered from 0
@@ -9436,11 +9441,11 @@ static protected void runSketchEDT(final String[] args,
 
         } else if (param.equals(ARGS_BGCOLOR)) {
           if (value.charAt(0) == '#') value = value.substring(1);
-          backgroundColor = new Color(Integer.parseInt(value, 16));
+          backgroundColor = 0xff000000 | Integer.parseInt(value, 16);
 
         } else if (param.equals(ARGS_STOP_COLOR)) {
           if (value.charAt(0) == '#') value = value.substring(1);
-          stopColor = new Color(Integer.parseInt(value, 16));
+          stopColor = 0xff000000 | Integer.parseInt(value, 16);
 
         } else if (param.equals(ARGS_SKETCH_FOLDER)) {
           folder = value;
@@ -9558,7 +9563,7 @@ static protected void runSketchEDT(final String[] args,
     if (fullScreen) {
       //surface.placeFullScreen(hideStop);
       if (hideStop) {
-        stopColor = null;  // they'll get the hint
+        stopColor = 0;  // they'll get the hint
       }
       surface.placePresent(stopColor);
     } else {
@@ -9571,7 +9576,7 @@ static protected void runSketchEDT(final String[] args,
   }
 
 
-  protected PSurface initSurface(Color backgroundColor, int displayIndex,
+  protected PSurface initSurface(int backgroundColor, int displayIndex,
                                  boolean present, boolean spanDisplays) {
 //    try {
 //      String renderer = applet.sketchRenderer();
@@ -9662,21 +9667,21 @@ private void deprecationWarning(String method) {
 //  }
 
 
-  /**
-   * Return a Canvas object that can be embedded into other Java GUIs.
-   * This is necessary because PApplet no longer subclasses Component.
-   *
-   * <pre>
-   * PApplet sketch = new EmbedSketch();
-   * Canvas canvas = sketch.getCanvas();
-   * // add the canvas object to your project and validate() it
-   * sketch.init()  // start the animation thread
-   */
-  public Component getComponent() {
-    g = createPrimaryGraphics();
-    surface = g.createSurface();
-    return surface.initComponent(this);
-  }
+//  /**
+//   * Return a Canvas object that can be embedded into other Java GUIs.
+//   * This is necessary because PApplet no longer subclasses Component.
+//   *
+//   * <pre>
+//   * PApplet sketch = new EmbedSketch();
+//   * Canvas canvas = sketch.getCanvas();
+//   * // add the canvas object to your project and validate() it
+//   * sketch.init()  // start the animation thread
+//   */
+//  public Component getComponent() {
+//    g = createPrimaryGraphics();
+//    surface = g.createSurface();
+//    return surface.initComponent(this);
+//  }
 
 
   /** Convenience method, should only be called by PSurface subclasses. */
 
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ public Graphics2D checkImage() {
 
       GraphicsConfiguration gc = null;
       if (surface != null) {
-        Component comp = surface.getComponent();
+        Component comp = null;  //surface.getComponent();
         if (comp == null) {
 //          System.out.println("component null, but parent.frame is " + parent.frame);
           comp = parent.frame;
 
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
 
 package processing.core;
 
-import java.awt.Color;
-import java.awt.Component;
-
 
 public interface PSurface {
   /**
@@ -40,15 +37,18 @@ public interface PSurface {
   // Background default needs to be different from the default value in
   // PGraphics.backgroundColor, otherwise size(100, 100) bg spills over.
   // https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/2297
-  static final Color WINDOW_BGCOLOR = new Color(0xDD, 0xDD, 0xDD);
+  //static final Color WINDOW_BGCOLOR = new Color(0xDD, 0xDD, 0xDD);
+  static final int WINDOW_BGCOLOR = 0xffDDDDDD;
 
   // renderer that doesn't draw to the screen
   public void initOffscreen(PApplet sketch);
 
-  public Component initComponent(PApplet sketch);
+  // considering removal in favor of separate Component classes for appropriate renderers
+  // (i.e. for Java2D or a generic Image surface, but not PDF, debatable for GL or FX)
+  //public Component initComponent(PApplet sketch);
 
   //public Frame initFrame(PApplet sketch, Color backgroundColor,
-  public void initFrame(PApplet sketch, Color backgroundColor,
+  public void initFrame(PApplet sketch, int backgroundColor,
                         int deviceIndex, boolean fullScreen, boolean spanDisplays);
 
   //
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public void initFrame(PApplet sketch, Color backgroundColor,
   public void placeWindow(int[] location, int[] editorLocation);
 
   //public void placeFullScreen(boolean hideStop);
-  public void placePresent(Color stopColor);
+  public void placePresent(int stopColor);
 
   // Sketch is running from the PDE, set up messaging back to the PDE
   public void setupExternalMessages();
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public void initFrame(PApplet sketch, Color backgroundColor,
   // create pixel buffer, called from allocate() to produce a compatible image for rendering efficiently
 //  public void initImage(PGraphics gr);
 
-  public Component getComponent();
+  //public Component getComponent();
 
   /**
    * Sometimes smoothing must be set at the drawing surface level
 
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ public Frame initOffscreen() {
   }
   */
 
+  /*
   @Override
   public Component initComponent(PApplet sketch) {
     this.sketch = sketch;
@@ -384,11 +385,12 @@ public Component initComponent(PApplet sketch) {
 
     return canvas;
   }
+  */
 
 
   @Override
-  public void initFrame(PApplet sketch, Color backgroundColor,
-                         int deviceIndex, boolean fullScreen, boolean spanDisplays) {
+  public void initFrame(PApplet sketch, int backgroundColor,
+                        int deviceIndex, boolean fullScreen, boolean spanDisplays) {
     this.sketch = sketch;
 
     GraphicsEnvironment environment =
@@ -450,10 +452,10 @@ public void initFrame(PApplet sketch, Color backgroundColor,
 
     // Removed code above, also removed from what's now in the placeXxxx()
     // methods. Not sure why it was being double-set; hopefully anachronistic.
-    if (backgroundColor == null) {
+    if (backgroundColor == 0) {
       backgroundColor = WINDOW_BGCOLOR;
     }
-    frame.getContentPane().setBackground(backgroundColor);
+    frame.getContentPane().setBackground(new Color(backgroundColor, false));
 
     // Put the p5 logo in the Frame's corner to override the Java coffee cup.
     setIconImage(frame);
@@ -561,7 +563,7 @@ public void setVisible(boolean visible) {
 
   //public void placeFullScreen(boolean hideStop) {
   @Override
-  public void placePresent(Color stopColor) {
+  public void placePresent(int stopColor) {
     // After the pack(), the screen bounds are gonna be 0s
     frame.setBounds(screenRect);
     canvas.setBounds((screenRect.width - sketchWidth) / 2,
@@ -573,9 +575,9 @@ public void placePresent(Color stopColor) {
 //      macosxFullScreenToggle(frame);
 //    }
 
-    if (stopColor != null) {
+    if (stopColor != 0) {
       Label label = new Label("stop");
-      label.setForeground(stopColor);
+      label.setForeground(new Color(stopColor, false));
       label.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
         @Override
         public void mousePressed(java.awt.event.MouseEvent e) {
@@ -806,10 +808,10 @@ public void initImage(PGraphics graphics) {
   */
 
 
-  @Override
-  public Component getComponent() {
-    return canvas;
-  }
+//  @Override
+//  public Component getComponent() {
+//    return canvas;
+//  }
 
 
   @Override
 
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 package processing.core;
 
-import java.awt.Component;
-import java.awt.Frame;
+//import java.awt.Component;
+//import java.awt.Frame;
 
 import javafx.animation.AnimationTimer;
 import javafx.application.Application;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class PSurfaceFX implements PSurface {
   PGraphicsFX fx;
   Stage stage;
   Canvas canvas;
-  Frame dummy;
+//  Frame dummy;
 
   AnimationTimer timer;
 
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ public void initOffscreen(PApplet sketch) {
   }
 
 
-  public Component initComponent(PApplet sketch) {
-    return null;
-  }
+//  public Component initComponent(PApplet sketch) {
+//    return null;
+//  }
 
 
   static public class PApplicationFX extends Application {
@@ -162,13 +162,13 @@ public void start(final Stage stage) {
 
       //stage.setScene(new Scene(new Group(canvas)));
       stage.setScene(new Scene(stackPane));
-      stage.show();  // move to setVisible(true)?
+      //stage.show();  // move to setVisible(true)?
     }
   }
 
 
   //public Frame initFrame(PApplet sketch, java.awt.Color backgroundColor,
-  public void initFrame(PApplet sketch, java.awt.Color backgroundColor,
+  public void initFrame(PApplet sketch, int backgroundColor,
                          int deviceIndex, boolean fullScreen,
                          boolean spanDisplays) {
     this.sketch = sketch;
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public void setTitle(String title) {
 
   /** Show or hide the window. */
   public void setVisible(boolean visible) {
-    // TODO ignored?
+    stage.show();
   }
 
 
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ public void start(final Stage stage) {
 
   public void placeWindow(int[] location) {
     // TODO Auto-generated method stub
-
   }
 
 
@@ -264,28 +263,28 @@ public void placeWindow(int[] location, int[] editorLocation) {
   }
 
 
-  public void placePresent(java.awt.Color stopColor) {
+  // http://download.java.net/jdk8/jfxdocs/javafx/stage/Stage.html#setFullScreenExitHint-java.lang.String-
+  // http://download.java.net/jdk8/jfxdocs/javafx/stage/Stage.html#setFullScreenExitKeyCombination-javafx.scene.input.KeyCombination-
+  public void placePresent(int stopColor) {
     // TODO Auto-generated method stub
-
   }
 
 
   public void setupExternalMessages() {
     // TODO Auto-generated method stub
-
   }
 
 
   public void setSize(int width, int height) {
-    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
-
+    System.out.println(getClass().getSimpleName() + " setSize()");
+    stage.setWidth(width);
+    stage.setHeight(height);
   }
 
 
-  public Component getComponent() {
-    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
-    return null;
-  }
+//  public Component getComponent() {
+//    return null;
+//  }
 
   public void setSmooth(int level) {
     // TODO Auto-generated method stub