diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/freetype/FreeTypeFont.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/freetype/FreeTypeFont.cpp
index fa97c7b1e..d869b6342 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/freetype/FreeTypeFont.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/freetype/FreeTypeFont.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ osgText::Font::Glyph* FreeTypeFont::getGlyph(unsigned int charcode)
     
 
     // clear the image to zeros.
-    for(unsigned char* p=data;p!=data+dataSize;++p) *p = 0;
+    for(unsigned char* p=data;p<data+dataSize;) { *p++ = 255; *p++ = 0; }
 
     glyph->setImage(width,height,1,
                     GL_LUMINANCE_ALPHA,
diff --git a/src/osgSim/LightPointDrawable.cpp b/src/osgSim/LightPointDrawable.cpp
index caa3f754e..d87798595 100644
--- a/src/osgSim/LightPointDrawable.cpp
+++ b/src/osgSim/LightPointDrawable.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ void LightPointDrawable::drawImplementation(osg::State& state) const
 
     state.haveAppliedAttribute(osg::StateAttribute::POINT);
     
+    state.dirtyAllVertexArrays();
+    
     // restore the state afterwards.
     state.apply();
 
diff --git a/src/osgText/DefaultFont.cpp b/src/osgText/DefaultFont.cpp
index 8e21a0dc2..ff01a1544 100644
--- a/src/osgText/DefaultFont.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/DefaultFont.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ void DefaultFont::constructGlyphs()
         unsigned char* data = new unsigned char[dataSize];
 
         // clear the image to zeros.
-        for(unsigned char* p=data;p!=data+dataSize;++p) *p = 0;
+        for(unsigned char* p=data;p<data+dataSize;) { *p++ = 255; *p++ = 0; }
         
         glyph->setImage(_width,_height,1,
                         GL_LUMINANCE_ALPHA,
@@ -229,21 +229,37 @@ void DefaultFont::constructGlyphs()
         for(unsigned int row=0;row<sourceHeight;++row,++ptr)
         {
             data+=2*_margin; // skip the left margin
+//             (*data++)=((*ptr)&128)?value_on:value_off;
+//             (*data++)=((*ptr)&128)?value_on:value_off;
+//             (*data++)=((*ptr)&64)?value_on:value_off;
+//             (*data++)=((*ptr)&64)?value_on:value_off;
+//             (*data++)=((*ptr)&32)?value_on:value_off;
+//             (*data++)=((*ptr)&32)?value_on:value_off;
+//             (*data++)=((*ptr)&16)?value_on:value_off;            
+//             (*data++)=((*ptr)&16)?value_on:value_off;            
+//             (*data++)=((*ptr)&8)?value_on:value_off;
+//             (*data++)=((*ptr)&8)?value_on:value_off;
+//             (*data++)=((*ptr)&4)?value_on:value_off;
+//             (*data++)=((*ptr)&4)?value_on:value_off;
+//             (*data++)=((*ptr)&2)?value_on:value_off;
+//             (*data++)=((*ptr)&2)?value_on:value_off;
+//             (*data++)=((*ptr)&1)?value_on:value_off;
+//             (*data++)=((*ptr)&1)?value_on:value_off;
+            (*data++)=255;
             (*data++)=((*ptr)&128)?value_on:value_off;
-            (*data++)=((*ptr)&128)?value_on:value_off;
-            (*data++)=((*ptr)&64)?value_on:value_off;
+            (*data++)=255;
             (*data++)=((*ptr)&64)?value_on:value_off;
+            (*data++)=255;
             (*data++)=((*ptr)&32)?value_on:value_off;
-            (*data++)=((*ptr)&32)?value_on:value_off;
-            (*data++)=((*ptr)&16)?value_on:value_off;            
+            (*data++)=255;            
             (*data++)=((*ptr)&16)?value_on:value_off;            
+            (*data++)=255;
             (*data++)=((*ptr)&8)?value_on:value_off;
-            (*data++)=((*ptr)&8)?value_on:value_off;
-            (*data++)=((*ptr)&4)?value_on:value_off;
+            (*data++)=255;
             (*data++)=((*ptr)&4)?value_on:value_off;
+            (*data++)=255;
             (*data++)=((*ptr)&2)?value_on:value_off;
-            (*data++)=((*ptr)&2)?value_on:value_off;
-            (*data++)=((*ptr)&1)?value_on:value_off;
+            (*data++)=255;
             (*data++)=((*ptr)&1)?value_on:value_off;
             data+=2*_margin; // skip the right margin.
         }