diff --git a/examples/drawtext/main.c b/examples/drawtext/main.c
index 10f41ad5..d01d96c6 100644
--- a/examples/drawtext/main.c
+++ b/examples/drawtext/main.c
@@ -49,6 +49,21 @@ static void handlerDraw(uiAreaHandler *a, uiArea *area, uiAreaDrawParams *p)
 	uiDrawClip(p->Context, path);
 	uiDrawFreePath(path);
 
+	// TODO get rid of this later
+	path = uiDrawNewPath(uiDrawFillModeWinding);
+	uiDrawPathAddRectangle(path, -100, -100,
+		p->AreaWidth * 2,
+		p->AreaHeight * 2);
+	uiDrawPathEnd(path);
+	uiDrawBrush b;
+	b.Type = uiDrawBrushTypeSolid;
+	b.R = 0.0;
+	b.G = 1.0;
+	b.B = 0.0;
+	b.A = 1.0;
+	uiDrawFill(p->Context, path, &b);
+	uiDrawFreePath(path);
+
 	layout = uiDrawNewTextLayout(attrstr,
 		&defaultFont,
 		p->AreaWidth - 2 * margins);
diff --git a/windows/graphemes.cpp b/windows/graphemes.cpp
index a4aff059..2b93fab4 100644
--- a/windows/graphemes.cpp
+++ b/windows/graphemes.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 // So let's use Uniscribe (see http://archives.miloush.net/michkap/archive/2005/01/14/352802.html)
 // See also http://www.catch22.net/tuts/uniscribe-mysteries, http://www.catch22.net/tuts/keyboard-navigation, and https://maxradi.us/documents/uniscribe/ for more details.
 
+// TODO the DirectWrite equivalent appears to be https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd316625(v=vs.85).aspx but is somehow somewhat more complicated to use than Uniscribe is! maybe the PadWrite sample uses it? or should we just keep using Uniscribe?
+
 int graphemesTakesUTF16(void)
 {
 	return 1;