diff --git a/examples/osgcegui/GNUmakefile b/examples/osgcegui/GNUmakefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99868a74a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/osgcegui/GNUmakefile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+TOPDIR = ../..
+include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makedefs 
+
+CXXFILES =\
+	osgcegui.cpp\
+
+LIBS     += -lCEGUIBase -lCEGUIOpenGLRenderer  -losgProducer -lProducer -losgText -losgGA -losgDB -losgUtil -losg $(GL_LIBS) $(X_LIBS) $(OTHER_LIBS) 
+
+INSTFILES = \
+	$(CXXFILES)\
+	GNUmakefile.inst=GNUmakefile
+
+INC += -I/usr/local/include/CEGUI
+
+EXEC = osgcegui
+
+INC +=  $(X_INC) 
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makerules 
+
diff --git a/examples/osgcegui/GNUmakefile.inst b/examples/osgcegui/GNUmakefile.inst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..809fee481
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/osgcegui/GNUmakefile.inst
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+TOPDIR = ../..
+include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makedefs
+
+CXXFILES =\
+	osgcegui.cpp\
+
+LIBS     += -lCEGUIBase -lCEGUIOpenGLRenderer  -losgProducer -lProducer -losgText -losgGA -losgDB -losgUtil -losg $(GL_LIBS) $(X_LIBS) $(OTHER_LIBS) 
+
+EXEC = osgviewer
+
+INC += -I/usr/local/include/CEGUI
+
+INC += $(X_INC)
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makerules
diff --git a/examples/osgcegui/osgcegui.cpp b/examples/osgcegui/osgcegui.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7feb33301
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/osgcegui/osgcegui.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,341 @@
+/* -*-c++-*- OpenSceneGraph - Copyright (C) 1998-2006 Robert Osfield 
+ *
+ * This application is open source and may be redistributed and/or modified   
+ * freely and without restriction, both in commericial and non commericial applications,
+ * as long as this copyright notice is maintained.
+ * 
+ * This application 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.
+*/
+
+#include <osgDB/ReadFile>
+#include <osgUtil/Optimizer>
+#include <osgProducer/Viewer>
+#include <osg/CoordinateSystemNode>
+#include <osgGA/GUIEventAdapter>
+
+#include <CEGUISystem.h>
+#include <RendererModules/OpenGLGUIRenderer/openglrenderer.h>
+#include <CEGUIScriptModule.h>
+#include <CEGUIFontManager.h>
+#include <CEGUISchemeManager.h>
+#include <CEGUIWindowManager.h>
+#include <CEGUIExceptions.h>
+
+class CEGUIDrawable : public osg::Drawable
+{
+public:
+
+    CEGUIDrawable();
+
+    /** Copy constructor using CopyOp to manage deep vs shallow copy.*/
+    CEGUIDrawable(const CEGUIDrawable& drawable,const osg::CopyOp& copyop=osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY):
+        Drawable(drawable,copyop) {}
+    
+    META_Object(osg,CEGUIDrawable);
+    
+    void loadScheme(const std::string& scheme);
+    void loadFont(const std::string& font);
+    void loadLayout(const std::string& layout);
+
+    void drawImplementation(osg::State& state) const;
+
+protected:    
+
+    virtual ~CEGUIDrawable();
+
+    unsigned int _activeContextID;
+
+};
+
+
+struct CEGUIEventCallback : public osgGA::GUIEventHandler
+{
+    CEGUIEventCallback() {}
+    
+    /** do customized Event code. */
+    virtual bool handle(const osgGA::GUIEventAdapter& ea,osgGA::GUIActionAdapter& aa, osg::Object* obj, osg::NodeVisitor* nv)
+    {
+        osgGA::EventVisitor* ev = dynamic_cast<osgGA::EventVisitor*>(nv);
+        CEGUIDrawable* cd = dynamic_cast<CEGUIDrawable*>(obj);
+        
+        if (!ev || !cd) return false;
+        
+        switch(ea.getEventType())
+        {
+            case(osgGA::GUIEventAdapter::DRAG):
+            case(osgGA::GUIEventAdapter::MOVE):
+                CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectMousePosition(ea.getX(),ea.getY());
+                return true;
+            case(osgGA::GUIEventAdapter::PUSH):
+            {
+                CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectMousePosition(ea.getX(), ea.getY());
+
+                if (ea.getButton() == osgGA::GUIEventAdapter::LEFT_MOUSE_BUTTON)  // left
+                  CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectMouseButtonDown(CEGUI::LeftButton);
+
+                else if (ea.getButton() == osgGA::GUIEventAdapter::MIDDLE_MOUSE_BUTTON)  // middle
+                  CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectMouseButtonDown(CEGUI::MiddleButton);
+
+                else if (ea.getButton() == osgGA::GUIEventAdapter::RIGHT_MOUSE_BUTTON)  // right
+                  CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectMouseButtonDown(CEGUI::RightButton);
+      
+                return true;
+            }
+            case(osgGA::GUIEventAdapter::RELEASE):
+            {
+                CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectMousePosition(ea.getX(), ea.getY());
+
+                if (ea.getButton() == osgGA::GUIEventAdapter::LEFT_MOUSE_BUTTON)  // left
+                  CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectMouseButtonUp(CEGUI::LeftButton);
+
+                else if (ea.getButton() == osgGA::GUIEventAdapter::MIDDLE_MOUSE_BUTTON)  // middle
+                  CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectMouseButtonUp(CEGUI::MiddleButton);
+
+                else if (ea.getButton() == osgGA::GUIEventAdapter::RIGHT_MOUSE_BUTTON)  // right
+                  CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectMouseButtonUp(CEGUI::RightButton);
+      
+                return true;
+            }
+            case(osgGA::GUIEventAdapter::DOUBLECLICK):
+            {
+                // do we need to do something special here to handle double click???  Will just assume button down for now.
+                CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectMousePosition(ea.getX(), ea.getY());
+
+                if (ea.getButton() == osgGA::GUIEventAdapter::LEFT_MOUSE_BUTTON)  // left
+                  CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectMouseButtonDown(CEGUI::LeftButton);
+
+                else if (ea.getButton() == osgGA::GUIEventAdapter::MIDDLE_MOUSE_BUTTON)  // middle
+                  CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectMouseButtonDown(CEGUI::MiddleButton);
+
+                else if (ea.getButton() == osgGA::GUIEventAdapter::RIGHT_MOUSE_BUTTON)  // right
+                  CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectMouseButtonDown(CEGUI::RightButton);
+
+                return true;
+            }
+            case(osgGA::GUIEventAdapter::KEYDOWN):
+                CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectKeyDown( static_cast<CEGUI::uint>(ea.getKey()) );
+                CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectChar( static_cast<CEGUI::utf32>( ea.getKey() ) );
+                return true;
+            case(osgGA::GUIEventAdapter::KEYUP):
+                CEGUI::System::getSingleton().injectKeyUp( static_cast<CEGUI::uint>(ea.getKey()) );
+                return true;
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+};
+
+CEGUIDrawable::CEGUIDrawable()
+{
+    setSupportsDisplayList(false);
+
+    setEventCallback(new CEGUIEventCallback());
+    
+    new CEGUI::System( new CEGUI::OpenGLRenderer(0) );
+    
+    _activeContextID = 0;
+}
+
+CEGUIDrawable::~CEGUIDrawable()
+{
+    // delete CEGUI??
+}
+
+void CEGUIDrawable::loadScheme(const std::string& scheme)
+{
+    try
+    {
+        CEGUI::SchemeManager::getSingleton().loadScheme(scheme.c_str());
+    }
+    catch (CEGUI::Exception e)
+    {
+        std::cout<<"CEGUIDrawable::loadScheme Error: "<<e.getMessage()<<std::endl;
+    }
+}
+
+void CEGUIDrawable::loadFont(const std::string& font)
+{
+    try
+    {
+        CEGUI::FontManager::getSingleton().createFont(font.c_str());
+    }
+    catch (CEGUI::Exception e)
+    {
+        std::cout<<"CEGUIDrawable::loadFont Error: "<<e.getMessage()<<std::endl;
+    }
+}
+
+void CEGUIDrawable::loadLayout(const std::string& layout)
+{
+    try
+    {
+        CEGUI::Window* myRoot = CEGUI::WindowManager::getSingleton().loadWindowLayout(layout.c_str());
+        CEGUI::System::getSingleton().setGUISheet(myRoot);
+    }
+    catch (CEGUI::Exception e)
+    {
+        std::cout<<"CEGUIDrawable::loadLayout error: "<<e.getMessage()<<std::endl;
+    }
+
+}
+
+void CEGUIDrawable::drawImplementation(osg::State& state) const
+{
+    if (state.getContextID()!=_activeContextID) return;
+
+    glPushAttrib(GL_ALL_ATTRIB_BITS);
+
+    CEGUI::System::getSingleton().renderGUI();
+
+    glPopAttrib();
+    
+    state.checkGLErrors("CEGUIDrawable::drawImplementation");
+}
+
+int main( int argc, char **argv )
+{
+
+    // use an ArgumentParser object to manage the program arguments.
+    osg::ArgumentParser arguments(&argc,argv);
+    
+    // set up the usage document, in case we need to print out how to use this program.
+    arguments.getApplicationUsage()->setApplicationName(arguments.getApplicationName());
+    arguments.getApplicationUsage()->setDescription(arguments.getApplicationName()+" is the standard OpenSceneGraph example which loads and visualises 3d models.");
+    arguments.getApplicationUsage()->setCommandLineUsage(arguments.getApplicationName()+" [options] filename ...");
+    arguments.getApplicationUsage()->addCommandLineOption("--image <filename>","Load an image and render it on a quad");
+    arguments.getApplicationUsage()->addCommandLineOption("--dem <filename>","Load an image/DEM and render it on a HeightField");
+    arguments.getApplicationUsage()->addCommandLineOption("-h or --help","Display command line parameters");
+    arguments.getApplicationUsage()->addCommandLineOption("--help-env","Display environmental variables available");
+    arguments.getApplicationUsage()->addCommandLineOption("--help-keys","Display keyboard & mouse bindings available");
+
+    arguments.getApplicationUsage()->addCommandLineOption("--help-all","Display all command line, env vars and keyboard & mouse bindings.");
+    
+
+    // construct the viewer.
+    osgProducer::Viewer viewer(arguments);
+
+    // set up the value with sensible default event handlers.
+    viewer.setUpViewer(osgProducer::Viewer::STANDARD_SETTINGS);
+
+    // get details on keyboard and mouse bindings used by the viewer.
+    viewer.getUsage(*arguments.getApplicationUsage());
+
+    // if user request help write it out to cout.
+    bool helpAll = arguments.read("--help-all");
+    unsigned int helpType = ((helpAll || arguments.read("-h") || arguments.read("--help"))? osg::ApplicationUsage::COMMAND_LINE_OPTION : 0 ) |
+                            ((helpAll ||  arguments.read("--help-env"))? osg::ApplicationUsage::ENVIRONMENTAL_VARIABLE : 0 ) |
+                            ((helpAll ||  arguments.read("--help-keys"))? osg::ApplicationUsage::KEYBOARD_MOUSE_BINDING : 0 );
+    if (helpType)
+    {
+        arguments.getApplicationUsage()->write(std::cout, helpType);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geode> geode = new osg::Geode;
+    osg::ref_ptr<CEGUIDrawable> cd = new CEGUIDrawable();
+    geode->addDrawable(cd.get());
+
+    std::string scheme;
+    while(arguments.read("--scheme",scheme))
+    {
+        cd->loadScheme(scheme);
+    }
+
+    std::string font;
+    while(arguments.read("--font",font))
+    {
+        cd->loadFont(font);
+    }
+
+    std::string layout;
+    while(arguments.read("--layout",layout))
+    {
+        cd->loadLayout(layout);
+    }
+
+
+    // report any errors if they have occurred when parsing the program arguments.
+    if (arguments.errors())
+    {
+        arguments.writeErrorMessages(std::cout);
+        return 1;
+    }
+    
+    if (arguments.argc()<=1)
+    {
+        arguments.getApplicationUsage()->write(std::cout,osg::ApplicationUsage::COMMAND_LINE_OPTION);
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    osg::Timer_t start_tick = osg::Timer::instance()->tick();
+
+    // read the scene from the list of file specified command line args.
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> loadedModel = osgDB::readNodeFiles(arguments);
+
+    // if no model has been successfully loaded report failure.
+    if (!loadedModel) 
+    {
+        std::cout << arguments.getApplicationName() <<": No data loaded" << std::endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> group = new osg::Group;
+    group->addChild(loadedModel.get());
+    
+    group->addChild(geode.get());
+
+
+    // any option left unread are converted into errors to write out later.
+    arguments.reportRemainingOptionsAsUnrecognized();
+
+    // report any errors if they have occurred when parsing the program arguments.
+    if (arguments.errors())
+    {
+        arguments.writeErrorMessages(std::cout);
+    }
+
+    osg::Timer_t end_tick = osg::Timer::instance()->tick();
+
+    std::cout << "Time to load = "<<osg::Timer::instance()->delta_s(start_tick,end_tick)<<std::endl;
+
+
+    // optimize the scene graph, remove redundant nodes and state etc.
+    osgUtil::Optimizer optimizer;
+    optimizer.optimize(loadedModel.get());
+
+    // pass the loaded scene graph to the viewer.
+    viewer.setSceneData(group.get());
+
+    // create the windows and run the threads.
+    viewer.realize();
+
+    while( !viewer.done() )
+    {
+        // wait for all cull and draw threads to complete.
+        viewer.sync();
+
+        // update the scene by traversing it with the the update visitor which will
+        // call all node update callbacks and animations.
+        viewer.update();
+         
+        // fire off the cull and draw traversals of the scene.
+        viewer.frame();
+        
+    }
+    
+    // wait for all cull and draw threads to complete.
+    viewer.sync();
+
+    // run a clean up frame to delete all OpenGL objects.
+    viewer.cleanup_frame();
+
+    // wait for all the clean up frame to complete.
+    viewer.sync();
+
+    return 0;
+}
+