diff --git a/collects/drscheme/drscheme.ss b/collects/drscheme/drscheme.ss
index f4358ea541..e5c5207b8f 100644
--- a/collects/drscheme/drscheme.ss
+++ b/collects/drscheme/drscheme.ss
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #lang scheme/base
-
-(require "private/key.ss")
+(require scheme/gui/base "private/key.ss")
 
 (define debugging? (getenv "PLTDRDEBUG"))
 (define profiling? (getenv "PLTDRPROFILE"))
@@ -55,7 +54,12 @@
 
 (when profiling?
   (flprintf "PLTDRPROFILE: installing profiler\n")
+  ;; NOTE that this might not always work.
+  ;; it creates a new custodian and installs it, but the
+  ;; original eventspace was created on the original custodian
+  ;; and this code does not create a new eventspace. 
   (let ([orig-cust (current-custodian)]
+        [orig-eventspace (current-eventspace)]
         [new-cust (make-custodian)])
     (current-custodian new-cust)
     ((dynamic-require 'drscheme/private/profile-drs 'start-profile) orig-cust)))
diff --git a/collects/drscheme/private/profile-drs.ss b/collects/drscheme/private/profile-drs.ss
index a195369a46..78e0131d1f 100644
--- a/collects/drscheme/private/profile-drs.ss
+++ b/collects/drscheme/private/profile-drs.ss
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ itself.
 
 (define (start-profile super-custodian)
   (define drs-custodian (current-custodian))
+  (define drs-main-thread (current-thread))
   (define profile-eventspace
     (parameterize ([current-custodian super-custodian])
       (make-eventspace)))
@@ -32,6 +33,22 @@ itself.
   (define resume-b (new button% [label "Resume"] [parent bp] [callback (λ (a b) (resume))] [stretchable-width #t]))
   (define start-stop-b (new button% [label "Stop"] [parent bp] [callback (λ (a b) (start-stop))] [stretchable-width #t]))
   (define choice (new choice% [label #f] [choices '("9" "10" "12")] [parent bp] [callback (λ (a b) (font-size))]))
+
+  
+  (define mb (new menu-bar% [parent frame]))
+  (define edit-menu (new menu% [label "&Edit"] [parent mb]))
+  (define sa (new menu-item% 
+                  [parent edit-menu]
+                  [label "Select al&l"]
+                  [shortcut #\a] 
+                  [callback (λ (x y) 
+                              (send ec focus)
+                              (send t set-position 0 (send t last-position)))]))
+  (define copy (new menu-item%
+                    [parent edit-menu]
+                    [label "&Copy"]
+                    [shortcut #\c]
+                    [callback (λ (x y) (send t copy))]))
   
   (define (font-size)
     (let ([n (send choice get-string-selection)])
@@ -49,7 +66,7 @@ itself.
   (define running? #f)
   (define current-sampler #f)
   (define (start-sampler)
-    (let ([s (create-sampler drs-custodian 1/2 super-custodian)])
+    (let ([s (create-sampler (list drs-custodian drs-main-thread) 1/2 super-custodian)])
       (set! current-sampler s)))
   (define (stop-sampler)
     (current-sampler 'stop)
@@ -101,4 +118,5 @@ itself.
     (update-buttons))
 
   (update-buttons)
+  (send ec focus)
   (send frame show #t))