diff --git a/include/osgText/Font b/include/osgText/Font
index 66540ddef..6951b9116 100644
--- a/include/osgText/Font
+++ b/include/osgText/Font
@@ -246,5 +246,4 @@ public:
 
 }
 
-
 #endif
diff --git a/include/osgText/Glyph b/include/osgText/Glyph
index c52d31ea1..72878608a 100644
--- a/include/osgText/Glyph
+++ b/include/osgText/Glyph
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* -*-c++-*- OpenSceneGraph - Copyright (C) 1998-2006 Robert Osfield 
+/* -*-c++-*- OpenSceneGraph - Copyright (C) 1998-2010 Robert Osfield
  *
  * This library is open source and may be redistributed and/or modified under  
  * the terms of the OpenSceneGraph Public License (OSGPL) version 0.0 or 
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <osgText/Export>
 #include <osgText/KerningType>
+#include <osgText/Style>
 
 #include <OpenThreads/Mutex>
 
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ namespace osgText {
 class Font;
 class Text;
 class Glyph3D;
+class GlyphGeometry;
 class GlyphTexture;
 
 class OSGTEXT_EXPORT Glyph : public osg::Image
@@ -95,6 +97,50 @@ protected:
 
 };
 
+class OSGTEXT_EXPORT GlyphGeometry : public osg::Referenced
+{
+    public:
+
+        GlyphGeometry();
+
+        void setup(const Glyph* glyph, const Style* style);
+
+        bool match(const Style* style) const;
+
+        osg::Geode* getGeode() const { return _geode.get(); }
+        osg::Geometry* getGeometry() const { return _geometry.get(); }
+
+        /** Set the VertexArray of the glyph. */
+        void setVertexArray(osg::Vec3Array * va) { _vertices = va; }
+        /** Get the VertexArray of the glyph. */
+        osg::Vec3Array * getVertexArray() const { return _vertices.get(); }
+
+        /** Set the VertexArray of the glyph. */
+        void setNormalArray(osg::Vec3Array* na) { _normals = na; }
+        /** Get the NormalArray for the wall face. */
+        osg::Vec3Array* getNormalArray() const { return _normals.get(); }
+
+        /** Get the PrimitiveSetList for the front face. */
+        osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList& getFrontPrimitiveSetList() { return _frontPrimitiveSetList; }
+        /** Get the PrimitiveSetList for the wall face. */
+        osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList& getWallPrimitiveSetList() { return _wallPrimitiveSetList; }
+        /** Get et the PrimitiveSetList for the back face. */
+        osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList& getBackPrimitiveSetList() { return _backPrimitiveSetList; }
+
+    protected:
+
+        osg::ref_ptr<Style>             _style;
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geode>        _geode;
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geometry>     _geometry;
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Vec3Array>    _vertices;
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Vec3Array>    _normals;
+
+        osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList _frontPrimitiveSetList;
+        osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList _wallPrimitiveSetList;
+        osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList _backPrimitiveSetList;
+};
+
+
 class OSGTEXT_EXPORT Glyph3D : public osg::Referenced
 {
 public:
@@ -150,17 +196,18 @@ public:
     osg::Vec3Array * getNormalArray() { return _normalArray.get(); }
 
 
-    float getHorizontalWidth() { return (-_horizontalBearing.x() + _horizontalAdvance); }
-    float getHorizontalHeight() { return (-_horizontalBearing.y() + _bb.yMax()); }
-    float getVerticalWidth() { return (-_verticalBearing.x() + _bb.xMax()); }
-    float getVerticalHeight() { return (-_verticalBearing.y() + _verticalAdvance); }
+    float getHorizontalWidth() const { return (-_horizontalBearing.x() + _horizontalAdvance); }
+    float getHorizontalHeight() const { return (-_horizontalBearing.y() + _bb.yMax()); }
+    float getVerticalWidth() const { return (-_verticalBearing.x() + _bb.xMax()); }
+    float getVerticalHeight() const { return (-_verticalBearing.y() + _verticalAdvance); }
 
     void setWidth(float width) { _width = width; }
-    float getWidth() { return _width; }
+    float getWidth() const { return _width; }
 
     void setHeight(float height) { _height = height; }
-    float getHeight() { return _height; }
+    float getHeight() const { return _height; }
 
+    GlyphGeometry* getGlyphGeometry(Style* style);
 
 protected:
 
@@ -193,6 +240,9 @@ protected:
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::Vec3Array>    _rawVertexArray;
     osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList _rawFacePrimitiveSetList;
 
+    typedef std::list< osg::ref_ptr<GlyphGeometry> >  GlyphGeometries;
+    GlyphGeometries _glyphGeometries;
+
 };
 
 
diff --git a/include/osgText/Style b/include/osgText/Style
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4010006f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/osgText/Style
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/* -*-c++-*- OpenSceneGraph - Copyright (C) 1998-2010 Robert Osfield
+ *
+ * This library is open source and may be redistributed and/or modified under
+ * the terms of the OpenSceneGraph Public License (OSGPL) version 0.0 or
+ * (at your option) any later version.  The full license is in LICENSE file
+ * included with this distribution, and on the openscenegraph.org website.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * OpenSceneGraph Public License for more details.
+*/
+
+#ifndef OSGTEXT_STYLE
+#define OSGTEXT_STYLE 1
+
+#include <osg/Object>
+#include <osg/Vec2>
+#include <osgText/Export>
+
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace osgText
+{
+
+class OSGTEXT_EXPORT Bevel : public osg::Object
+{
+    public:
+
+        Bevel();
+        Bevel(const Bevel& bevel, const osg::CopyOp& copyop=osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY);
+
+        META_Object(osgText, Bevel)
+
+        bool operator == (const Bevel& rhs) const
+        {
+            if (_thickness != rhs._thickness) return false;
+            return _vertices==rhs._vertices;
+        }
+
+        void setBevelThickness(float thickness) { _thickness = thickness; }
+        float getBevelThickness() const { return _thickness; }
+
+        void flatBevel(float width=0.25f);
+
+        void roundedBevel(float width=0.5f, unsigned int numSteps=10);
+
+        void roundedBevel2(float width=0.5f, unsigned int numSteps=10);
+
+        typedef std::vector<osg::Vec2> Vertices;
+
+        void setVertices(const Vertices& vertices) { _vertices = vertices; }
+        Vertices& getVertices() { return _vertices; }
+        const Vertices& getVertices() const { return _vertices; }
+
+        void print(std::ostream& fout);
+
+    protected:
+
+        float           _thickness;
+        Vertices        _vertices;
+};
+
+
+class OSGTEXT_EXPORT Style : public osg::Object
+{
+    public:
+
+        Style();
+        Style(const Style& style, const osg::CopyOp& copyop=osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY);
+
+        META_Object(osgText, Style)
+
+        /// default Layout implementation used if no other is specified on TextNode
+        static osg::ref_ptr<Style>& getDefaultStyle();
+
+        bool operator == (const Style& style) const;
+
+        /// NULL is no bevel
+        void setBevel(Bevel* bevel) { _bevel = bevel; }
+        const Bevel* getBevel() const { return _bevel.get(); }
+
+
+        /// 1 is the default width of the text
+        void setWidthRatio(float widthRatio) { _widthRatio = widthRatio; }
+        float getWidthRatio() const { return _widthRatio; }
+
+        /// 0 is 2D text
+        void setThicknessRatio(float thicknessRatio) { _thicknessRatio = thicknessRatio; }
+        float getThicknessRatio() const { return _thicknessRatio; }
+
+        /// 0 is off
+        void setOutlineRatio(float outlineRatio) { _outlineRatio = outlineRatio; }
+        float getOutlineRatio() const { return _outlineRatio; }
+
+        /// 1.0 is default number of samples
+        void setSampleDensity(float sd) { _sampleDensity = sd; }
+        float getSampleDensity() const { return _sampleDensity; }
+
+    protected:
+
+        osg::ref_ptr<Bevel>     _bevel;
+
+        float                   _widthRatio;
+        float                   _thicknessRatio;
+        float                   _outlineRatio;
+        float                   _sampleDensity;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/osgText/TextNode b/include/osgText/TextNode
index 2e8876c12..14bbfe6f6 100644
--- a/include/osgText/TextNode
+++ b/include/osgText/TextNode
@@ -21,88 +21,13 @@
 
 #include <osgText/Font>
 #include <osgText/String>
+#include <osgText/Glyph>
+#include <osgText/Style>
 
 namespace osgText {
 
 // forward declare
 class TextNode;
-class Glyph;
-
-class OSGTEXT_EXPORT Bevel : public osg::Object
-{
-    public:
-
-        Bevel();
-        Bevel(const Bevel& bevel, const osg::CopyOp& copyop=osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY);
-
-        META_Object(osgText, Bevel)
-
-        void setBevelThickness(float thickness) { _thickness = thickness; }
-        float getBevelThickness() const { return _thickness; }
-
-        void flatBevel(float width=0.25f);
-
-        void roundedBevel(float width=0.5f, unsigned int numSteps=10);
-
-        void roundedBevel2(float width=0.5f, unsigned int numSteps=10);
-
-        typedef std::vector<osg::Vec2> Vertices;
-
-        void setVertices(const Vertices& vertices) { _vertices = vertices; }
-        Vertices& getVertices() { return _vertices; }
-        const Vertices& getVertices() const { return _vertices; }
-
-        void print(std::ostream& fout);
-
-    protected:
-
-        float           _thickness;
-        Vertices        _vertices;
-};
-
-
-class OSGTEXT_EXPORT Style : public osg::Object
-{
-    public:
-
-        Style();
-        Style(const Style& style, const osg::CopyOp& copyop=osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY);
-
-        META_Object(osgText, Style)
-
-        /// default Layout implementation used if no other is specified on TextNode
-        static osg::ref_ptr<Style>& getDefaultStyle();
-
-        /// NULL is no bevel
-        void setBevel(Bevel* bevel) { _bevel = bevel; }
-        const Bevel* getBevel() const { return _bevel.get(); }
-
-
-        /// 1 is the default width of the text
-        void setWidthRatio(float widthRatio) { _widthRatio = widthRatio; }
-        float getWidthRatio() const { return _widthRatio; }
-
-        /// 0 is 2D text
-        void setThicknessRatio(float thicknessRatio) { _thicknessRatio = thicknessRatio; }
-        float getThicknessRatio() const { return _thicknessRatio; }
-
-        /// 0 is off
-        void setOutlineRatio(float outlineRatio) { _outlineRatio = outlineRatio; }
-        float getOutlineRatio() const { return _outlineRatio; }
-
-        /// 1.0 is default number of samples
-        void setSampleDensity(float sd) { _sampleDensity = sd; }
-        float getSampleDensity() const { return _sampleDensity; }
-
-    protected:
-
-        osg::ref_ptr<Bevel>     _bevel;
-
-        float                   _widthRatio;
-        float                   _thicknessRatio;
-        float                   _outlineRatio;
-        float                   _sampleDensity;
-};
 
 class OSGTEXT_EXPORT Layout : public osg::Object
 {
diff --git a/src/osgText/CMakeLists.txt b/src/osgText/CMakeLists.txt
index 87f1a124e..abe4f2c48 100644
--- a/src/osgText/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/osgText/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ SET(LIB_PUBLIC_HEADERS
     ${HEADER_PATH}/Glyph
     ${HEADER_PATH}/KerningType
     ${HEADER_PATH}/String
+    ${HEADER_PATH}/Style
     ${HEADER_PATH}/TextBase
     ${HEADER_PATH}/Text
     ${HEADER_PATH}/TextNode
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ ADD_LIBRARY(${LIB_NAME}
     FadeText.cpp
     Glyph.cpp
     String.cpp
+    Style.cpp
     TextBase.cpp
     Text.cpp
     TextNode.cpp
diff --git a/src/osgText/Glyph.cpp b/src/osgText/Glyph.cpp
index 14e969644..f2a559714 100644
--- a/src/osgText/Glyph.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/Glyph.cpp
@@ -524,3 +524,26 @@ void Glyph3D::computeText3DGeometryData()
         else if (prim->getName()=="wall") _wallPrimitiveSetList.push_back(prim);
     }
 }
+
+GlyphGeometry* Glyph3D::getGlyphGeometry(Style* style)
+{
+    OSG_NOTICE<<"Glyph3D::getGlyphGeometry(Style* style) not implementated."<<std::endl;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+GlyphGeometry::GlyphGeometry()
+{
+    OSG_NOTICE<<"GlyphGeometry::GlyphGeometry() not implementated."<<std::endl;
+}
+
+void GlyphGeometry::setup(const Glyph* glyph, const Style* style)
+{
+    OSG_NOTICE<<"GlyphGeometry::setup(const Glyph* glyph, const Style* style) not implementated."<<std::endl;
+}
+
+bool GlyphGeometry::match(const Style* style) const
+{
+    OSG_NOTICE<<"GlyphGeometry::match(const Style*) not implementated."<<std::endl;
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/osgText/Style.cpp b/src/osgText/Style.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fffd71c4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osgText/Style.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+/* -*-c++-*- OpenSceneGraph - Copyright (C) 1998-2010 Robert Osfield
+ *
+ * This library is open source and may be redistributed and/or modified under
+ * the terms of the OpenSceneGraph Public License (OSGPL) version 0.0 or
+ * (at your option) any later version.  The full license is in LICENSE file
+ * included with this distribution, and on the openscenegraph.org website.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * OpenSceneGraph Public License for more details.
+*/
+
+#include <osgText/Style>
+#include <osg/Notify>
+#include <osg/io_utils>
+
+using namespace osgText;
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Bevel
+//
+Bevel::Bevel()
+{
+    _thickness = 0.02f;
+    flatBevel();
+}
+
+Bevel::Bevel(const Bevel& bevel, const osg::CopyOp&):
+    _thickness(bevel._thickness),
+    _vertices(bevel._vertices)
+{
+}
+
+void Bevel::flatBevel(float width)
+{
+    _vertices.clear();
+
+    if (width>0.5f) width = 0.5f;
+
+    _vertices.push_back(osg::Vec2(0.0f,0.0f));
+
+    _vertices.push_back(osg::Vec2(width,1.0f));
+
+    if (width<0.5f) _vertices.push_back(osg::Vec2(1-width,1.0f));
+
+    _vertices.push_back(osg::Vec2(1.0f,0.0f));
+}
+
+void Bevel::roundedBevel(float width, unsigned int numSteps)
+{
+    _vertices.clear();
+
+    if (width>0.5f) width = 0.5f;
+
+    unsigned int i = 0;
+    for(; i<=numSteps; ++i)
+    {
+        float angle = float(osg::PI)*0.5f*(float(i)/float(numSteps));
+        _vertices.push_back( osg::Vec2((1.0f-cosf(angle))*width, sinf(angle)) );
+    }
+
+    // start the second half one into the curve if the width is half way across
+    i = width<0.5f ? 0 : 1;
+    for(; i<=numSteps; ++i)
+    {
+        float angle = float(osg::PI)*0.5f*(float(numSteps-i)/float(numSteps));
+        _vertices.push_back( osg::Vec2(1.0-(1.0f-cosf(angle))*width, sin(angle)) );
+    }
+}
+
+void Bevel::roundedBevel2(float width, unsigned int numSteps)
+{
+    _vertices.clear();
+
+    if (width>0.5f) width = 0.5f;
+
+    float h = 0.1f;
+    float r = 1.0f-h;
+
+    _vertices.push_back(osg::Vec2(0.0,0.0));
+
+    unsigned int i = 0;
+    for(; i<=numSteps; ++i)
+    {
+        float angle = float(osg::PI)*0.5f*(float(i)/float(numSteps));
+        _vertices.push_back( osg::Vec2((1.0f-cosf(angle))*width, h + sinf(angle)*r) );
+    }
+
+    // start the second half one into the curve if the width is half way across
+    i = width<0.5f ? 0 : 1;
+    for(; i<=numSteps; ++i)
+    {
+        float angle = float(osg::PI)*0.5f*(float(numSteps-i)/float(numSteps));
+        _vertices.push_back( osg::Vec2(1.0-(1.0f-cosf(angle))*width, h + sin(angle)*r) );
+    }
+
+    _vertices.push_back(osg::Vec2(1.0,0.0));
+
+}
+
+void Bevel::print(std::ostream& fout)
+{
+    OSG_NOTICE<<"print bevel"<<std::endl;
+    for(Vertices::iterator itr = _vertices.begin();
+        itr != _vertices.end();
+        ++itr)
+    {
+        OSG_NOTICE<<"  "<<*itr<<std::endl;
+    }
+}
+
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Style
+//
+Style::Style():
+    _widthRatio(1.0f),
+    _thicknessRatio(0.0f),
+    _outlineRatio(0.0f),
+    _sampleDensity(1.0f)
+{
+}
+
+Style::Style(const Style& style, const osg::CopyOp& copyop):
+    osg::Object(style,copyop),
+    _bevel(dynamic_cast<Bevel*>(copyop(style._bevel.get()))),
+    _widthRatio(style._widthRatio),
+    _thicknessRatio(style._thicknessRatio),
+    _outlineRatio(style._outlineRatio),
+    _sampleDensity(style._sampleDensity)
+{
+}
+
+/// default Layout implementation used if no other is specified on TextNode
+osg::ref_ptr<Style>& Style::getDefaultStyle()
+{
+    static OpenThreads::Mutex s_DefaultStyleMutex;
+    OpenThreads::ScopedLock<OpenThreads::Mutex> lock(s_DefaultStyleMutex);
+
+    static osg::ref_ptr<Style> s_defaultStyle = new Style;
+    return s_defaultStyle;
+}
+
+
+bool Style::operator == (const Style& rhs) const
+{
+    if (&rhs==this) return true;
+
+    if (_bevel.valid())
+    {
+        if (!rhs._bevel) return false;
+
+        if (!(*_bevel == *rhs._bevel)) return false;
+    }
+    if (rhs._bevel.valid()) return false;
+
+    if (_widthRatio != rhs._widthRatio) return false;
+    if (_thicknessRatio != rhs._thicknessRatio) return false;
+    if (_outlineRatio != rhs._outlineRatio) return false;
+    if (_sampleDensity != rhs._sampleDensity) return false;
+
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/src/osgText/TextNode.cpp b/src/osgText/TextNode.cpp
index f29900419..ec0185603 100644
--- a/src/osgText/TextNode.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/TextNode.cpp
@@ -22,133 +22,6 @@
 
 using namespace osgText;
 
-/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-// Bevel
-//
-Bevel::Bevel()
-{
-    _thickness = 0.02f;
-    flatBevel();
-}
-
-Bevel::Bevel(const Bevel& bevel, const osg::CopyOp&):
-    _thickness(bevel._thickness),
-    _vertices(bevel._vertices)
-{
-}
-
-void Bevel::flatBevel(float width)
-{
-    _vertices.clear();
-
-    if (width>0.5f) width = 0.5f;
-
-    _vertices.push_back(osg::Vec2(0.0f,0.0f));
-
-    _vertices.push_back(osg::Vec2(width,1.0f));
-
-    if (width<0.5f) _vertices.push_back(osg::Vec2(1-width,1.0f));
-
-    _vertices.push_back(osg::Vec2(1.0f,0.0f));
-}
-
-void Bevel::roundedBevel(float width, unsigned int numSteps)
-{
-    _vertices.clear();
-
-    if (width>0.5f) width = 0.5f;
-
-    unsigned int i = 0;
-    for(; i<=numSteps; ++i)
-    {
-        float angle = float(osg::PI)*0.5f*(float(i)/float(numSteps));
-        _vertices.push_back( osg::Vec2((1.0f-cosf(angle))*width, sinf(angle)) );
-    }
-
-    // start the second half one into the curve if the width is half way across
-    i = width<0.5f ? 0 : 1;
-    for(; i<=numSteps; ++i)
-    {
-        float angle = float(osg::PI)*0.5f*(float(numSteps-i)/float(numSteps));
-        _vertices.push_back( osg::Vec2(1.0-(1.0f-cosf(angle))*width, sin(angle)) );
-    }
-}
-
-void Bevel::roundedBevel2(float width, unsigned int numSteps)
-{
-    _vertices.clear();
-
-    if (width>0.5f) width = 0.5f;
-
-    float h = 0.1f;
-    float r = 1.0f-h;
-
-    _vertices.push_back(osg::Vec2(0.0,0.0));
-
-    unsigned int i = 0;
-    for(; i<=numSteps; ++i)
-    {
-        float angle = float(osg::PI)*0.5f*(float(i)/float(numSteps));
-        _vertices.push_back( osg::Vec2((1.0f-cosf(angle))*width, h + sinf(angle)*r) );
-    }
-
-    // start the second half one into the curve if the width is half way across
-    i = width<0.5f ? 0 : 1;
-    for(; i<=numSteps; ++i)
-    {
-        float angle = float(osg::PI)*0.5f*(float(numSteps-i)/float(numSteps));
-        _vertices.push_back( osg::Vec2(1.0-(1.0f-cosf(angle))*width, h + sin(angle)*r) );
-    }
-
-    _vertices.push_back(osg::Vec2(1.0,0.0));
-
-}
-
-void Bevel::print(std::ostream& fout)
-{
-    OSG_NOTICE<<"print bevel"<<std::endl;
-    for(Vertices::iterator itr = _vertices.begin();
-        itr != _vertices.end();
-        ++itr)
-    {
-        OSG_NOTICE<<"  "<<*itr<<std::endl;
-    }
-}
-
-
-/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-// Style
-//
-Style::Style():
-    _widthRatio(1.0f),
-    _thicknessRatio(0.0f),
-    _outlineRatio(0.0f),
-    _sampleDensity(1.0f)
-{
-}
-
-Style::Style(const Style& style, const osg::CopyOp& copyop):
-    osg::Object(style,copyop),
-    _bevel(dynamic_cast<Bevel*>(copyop(style._bevel.get()))),
-    _widthRatio(style._widthRatio),
-    _thicknessRatio(style._thicknessRatio),
-    _outlineRatio(style._outlineRatio),
-    _sampleDensity(style._sampleDensity)
-{
-}
-
-/// default Layout implementation used if no other is specified on TextNode
-osg::ref_ptr<Style>& Style::getDefaultStyle()
-{
-    static OpenThreads::Mutex s_DefaultStyleMutex;
-    OpenThreads::ScopedLock<OpenThreads::Mutex> lock(s_DefaultStyleMutex);
-
-    static osg::ref_ptr<Style> s_defaultStyle = new Style;
-    return s_defaultStyle;
-}
-
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // Layout