diff --git a/lightningbeam.py b/lightningbeam.py
index 43e84dd..54ed914 100755
--- a/lightningbeam.py
+++ b/lightningbeam.py
@@ -418,10 +418,13 @@ def run_file(self=None):
 			outputtext.scroll_bottom()		# this doesn't work
 		except:
 			pass
-	r = misc_funcs.RepeatTimer(0.02, updatetrace, args=[outputtext])
-	print dir(outputwin.window)
-	r.daemon = True
-	r.start()
+		return True
+	if hasattr(svlgui, 'gobject'):
+		svlgui.gobject.timeout_add(20, updatetrace, outputtext)
+	else:
+		r = misc_funcs.RepeatTimer(0.02, updatetrace, args=[outputtext])
+		r.daemon = True
+		r.start()
 	if svlgui.PLATFORM=="osx":
 		osx_flash_player_loc = "/Applications/Flash\ Player\ Debugger.app"
 		success = svlgui.execute("open -a "+osx_flash_player_loc+" "+os.getenv('HOME')+"/test.swf")
diff --git a/lightningbeam_windows.py b/lightningbeam_windows.py
index 5f11268..63d79ae 100755
--- a/lightningbeam_windows.py
+++ b/lightningbeam_windows.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class MainWindowOSX:
 		# self.toolbox.buttons[1][0]._int().enabled = False
 		self.toolbox.buttons[3][0]._int().enabled = False
 		self.toolbox.buttons[4][0]._int().enabled = False
-		self.scriptwindow = svlgui.TextView()
+		self.scriptwindow = svlgui.TextView(code=True)
 		self.paintgroup = svlgui.RadioGroup("Draw straight", "Draw smooth", "Draw as inked")
 		def setmode(self):
 			svlgui.PMODE = self.value
diff --git a/svlgui.py b/svlgui.py
index bb40e79..36d8351 100644
--- a/svlgui.py
+++ b/svlgui.py
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ class TextView(Widget):
 		if SYSTEM=="osx":
 			self.box.text = text
 	text = property(_gettext, _settext)
-	def __init__(self,editable=True,width=False,height=False):
+	def __init__(self,editable=True,width=False,height=False,code=False):
 		if SYSTEM=="gtk":
 			self.sw=ScrolledWindow()
 			self.box=gtk.TextView()
@@ -1229,8 +1229,10 @@ class TextView(Widget):
 				def mouse_down(self, event):
 					self.become_target()
 					GUI.TextEditor.mouse_down(self, event)
-			# self.box = OSXTextEditor(scrolling="hv")
-			self.box = CodeEditor()
+			if code:
+				self.box = CodeEditor()
+			else:
+				self.box = OSXTextEditor(scrolling="hv")
 			self.box.font = Font("Courier", 12, [])
 			if width and height:
 				self.box.size = (width, height)
@@ -1246,6 +1248,7 @@ class TextView(Widget):
 	def scroll_bottom(self):
 		if SYSTEM=="osx":
 			self.scroll_page_down();
+			self.box.invalidate()
 
 class TextEntry(Widget):
 	def __init__(self,text="",password=False):