diff --git a/examples/osgtext3D/osgtext3D_orig.cpp b/examples/osgtext3D/osgtext3D_orig.cpp
index b9c5dbb50..7ff252775 100644
--- a/examples/osgtext3D/osgtext3D_orig.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgtext3D/osgtext3D_orig.cpp
@@ -82,8 +82,14 @@ osg::Group* create3DText(const osg::Vec3& center,float radius)
     text3->setText("XZ_PLANE");
     geode->addDrawable(text3);
 
+    osg::ref_ptr<osgText::Style> style = new osgText::Style;
+    osg::ref_ptr<osgText::Bevel> bevel = new osgText::Bevel;
+    bevel->roundedBevel2(0.25);
+    style->setBevel(bevel.get());
+
     osgText::Text3D* text7 = new osgText::Text3D;
     text7->setFont("fonts/times.ttf");
+    text7->setStyle(style.get());
     text7->setCharacterSize(characterSize);
     text7->setCharacterDepth(characterSize*0.2f);
     text7->setPosition(center - osg::Vec3(0.0, 0.0, 0.6));
diff --git a/include/osgText/Glyph b/include/osgText/Glyph
index 46647474e..6bee19e7c 100644
--- a/include/osgText/Glyph
+++ b/include/osgText/Glyph
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ public:
 
     Glyph(Font* font, unsigned int glyphCode);
 
+    Font* getFont() { return _font; }
+    const Font* getFont() const { return _font; }
+
     unsigned int getGlyphCode() const { return _glyphCode; }
 
     void setHorizontalBearing(const osg::Vec2& bearing);
@@ -104,7 +107,7 @@ class OSGTEXT_EXPORT GlyphGeometry : public osg::Referenced
 
         GlyphGeometry();
 
-        void setup(const Glyph* glyph, const Style* style);
+        void setup(const Glyph3D* glyph, const Style* style);
 
         bool match(const Style* style) const;
 
@@ -128,6 +131,9 @@ class OSGTEXT_EXPORT GlyphGeometry : public osg::Referenced
         /** Get et the PrimitiveSetList for the back face. */
         osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList& getBackPrimitiveSetList() { return _backPrimitiveSetList; }
 
+        /** Set whether to use a mutex to ensure ref() and unref() are thread safe.*/
+        virtual void setThreadSafeRefUnref(bool threadSafe);
+
     protected:
 
         osg::ref_ptr<Style>             _style;
@@ -148,6 +154,9 @@ public:
 
     Glyph3D(Font* font, unsigned int glyphCode);
 
+    Font* getFont() { return _font; }
+    const Font* getFont() const { return _font; }
+
     unsigned int getGlyphCode() const { return _glyphCode; }
 
     void setHorizontalBearing(const osg::Vec2& bearing) { _horizontalBearing=bearing; }
@@ -172,29 +181,11 @@ public:
 
     void setRawVertexArray(osg::Vec3Array* vertices) { _rawVertexArray = vertices; }
     osg::Vec3Array* getRawVertexArray() { return _rawVertexArray.get(); }
+    const osg::Vec3Array* getRawVertexArray() const { return _rawVertexArray.get(); }
 
     /** Get the PrimitiveSetList for the raw face which hasn't been tessellated. */
     osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList & getRawFacePrimitiveSetList() { return _rawFacePrimitiveSetList; }
-
-
-    /** deprecated feature.*/
-    void computeText3DGeometryData();
-
-    /** 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; }
-
-    /** Set the VertexArray of the glyph. */
-    void setVertexArray(osg::Vec3Array * va) { _vertexArray = va; }
-    /** Get the VertexArray of the glyph. */
-    osg::Vec3Array * getVertexArray() { return _vertexArray.get(); }
-    /** Set the VertexArray of the glyph. */
-    void setNormalArray(osg::Vec3Array * na) { _normalArray = na; }
-    /** Get the NormalArray for the wall face. */
-    osg::Vec3Array * getNormalArray() { return _normalArray.get(); }
+    const osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList & getRawFacePrimitiveSetList() const { return _rawFacePrimitiveSetList; }
 
 
     float getHorizontalWidth() const { return (-_horizontalBearing.x() + _horizontalAdvance); }
@@ -208,7 +199,7 @@ public:
     void setHeight(float height) { _height = height; }
     float getHeight() const { return _height; }
 
-    GlyphGeometry* getGlyphGeometry(Style* style);
+    GlyphGeometry* getGlyphGeometry(const Style* style);
 
 protected:
 
@@ -229,15 +220,6 @@ protected:
     float _width;
     float _height;
 
-
-    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Vec3Array> _vertexArray;
-    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Vec3Array> _normalArray;
-
-
-    osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList _frontPrimitiveSetList;
-    osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList _wallPrimitiveSetList;
-    osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList _backPrimitiveSetList;
-
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::Vec3Array>    _rawVertexArray;
     osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList _rawFacePrimitiveSetList;
 
diff --git a/include/osgText/Text3D b/include/osgText/Text3D
index e51943100..a616bd054 100644
--- a/include/osgText/Text3D
+++ b/include/osgText/Text3D
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include <osgText/TextBase>
 #include <osgText/Font>
+#include <osgText/Style>
 
 namespace osgText {
 
@@ -43,10 +44,19 @@ public:
 
     META_Object(osgText,Text3D)
 
+
+    /** Set the text style.*/
+    void setStyle(Style* style) { _style = style; }
+    /** Get the text style.*/
+    Style* getStyle() { return _style.get(); }
+    /** Get the const text style.*/
+    const Style* getStyle() const { return _style.get(); }
+
     /** Get the Charactere Depth of text. */
-    float getCharacterDepth() const { return _characterDepth; }
+    float getCharacterDepth() const;
+
     /** Set the Charactere Depth of text. */
-    void setCharacterDepth(float characterDepth) { _characterDepth = characterDepth; computeGlyphRepresentation(); }
+    void setCharacterDepth(float characterDepth);
 
     /** Get the render mode used to render the text. */
     RenderMode getRenderMode() const { return _renderMode; }
@@ -139,10 +149,11 @@ protected:
     // ** glyph and other information to render the glyph
     struct GlyphRenderInfo
     {
-        GlyphRenderInfo(Glyph3D * glyph, osg::Vec3 & pos) :
-            _glyph(glyph), _position(pos) {}
+        GlyphRenderInfo(GlyphGeometry* glyphGeometry, osg::Vec3 & pos):
+            _glyphGeometry(glyphGeometry),
+            _position(pos) {}
 
-        osg::ref_ptr<Glyph3D> _glyph;
+        osg::ref_ptr<GlyphGeometry> _glyphGeometry;
         osg::Vec3 _position;
     };
 
@@ -151,7 +162,8 @@ protected:
 
     TextRenderInfo _textRenderInfo;
 
-    osg::ref_ptr<Font> _font;
+    osg::ref_ptr<Font>  _font;
+    osg::ref_ptr<Style> _style;
 
     float _characterDepth;
 
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/freetype/FreeTypeFont.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/freetype/FreeTypeFont.cpp
index ce6512ab9..2a2cf317b 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/freetype/FreeTypeFont.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/freetype/FreeTypeFont.cpp
@@ -553,9 +553,6 @@ osgText::Glyph3D * FreeTypeFont::getGlyph3D(unsigned int charcode)
 
     glyph3D->setBoundingBox(bb);
 
-    glyph3D->computeText3DGeometryData();
-
-
     return glyph3D.release();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/osgText/Glyph.cpp b/src/osgText/Glyph.cpp
index f2a559714..b90767e5f 100644
--- a/src/osgText/Glyph.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/Glyph.cpp
@@ -492,30 +492,110 @@ Glyph3D::Glyph3D(Font* font, unsigned int glyphCode):
 
 void Glyph3D::setThreadSafeRefUnref(bool threadSafe)
 {
-    if (_vertexArray.valid()) _vertexArray->setThreadSafeRefUnref(threadSafe);
-    if (_normalArray.valid()) _normalArray->setThreadSafeRefUnref(threadSafe);
+    GlyphGeometries _glyphGeometries;
+    for(GlyphGeometries::iterator itr = _glyphGeometries.begin();
+        itr != _glyphGeometries.end();
+        ++itr)
+    {
+        (*itr)->setThreadSafeRefUnref(threadSafe);
+    }
 }
 
-void Glyph3D::computeText3DGeometryData()
+GlyphGeometry* Glyph3D::getGlyphGeometry(const Style* style)
 {
-    float creaseAngle = 30.0f;
-    float width = _font->getFontDepth();
-    bool smooth = true;
 
-    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geometry> textGeometry = osgText::computeTextGeometry(this, width);
-    if (!textGeometry) return;
-
-    // create the normals
-    if (smooth && textGeometry.valid())
+    for(GlyphGeometries::iterator itr = _glyphGeometries.begin();
+        itr != _glyphGeometries.end();
+        ++itr)
     {
-        osgUtil::SmoothingVisitor::smooth(*textGeometry, osg::DegreesToRadians(creaseAngle));
+        GlyphGeometry* glyphGeometry = itr->get();
+        if (glyphGeometry->match(style))
+        {
+            OSG_NOTICE<<"Glyph3D::getGlyphGeometry(Style* style) found matching GlyphGeometry."<<std::endl;
+            return glyphGeometry;
+        }
     }
 
-    _vertexArray = dynamic_cast<osg::Vec3Array*>(textGeometry->getVertexArray());
-    _normalArray = dynamic_cast<osg::Vec3Array*>(textGeometry->getNormalArray());
+    OSG_NOTICE<<"Glyph3D::getGlyphGeometry(Style* style) could not find matching GlyphGeometry, creating a new one."<<std::endl;
 
-    for(osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList::iterator itr = textGeometry->getPrimitiveSetList().begin();
-        itr != textGeometry->getPrimitiveSetList().end();
+    osg::ref_ptr<GlyphGeometry> glyphGeometry = new GlyphGeometry();
+    glyphGeometry->setup(this, style);
+    _glyphGeometries.push_back(glyphGeometry);
+
+    return glyphGeometry.get();
+}
+
+
+GlyphGeometry::GlyphGeometry()
+{
+}
+
+void GlyphGeometry::setThreadSafeRefUnref(bool threadSafe)
+{
+    if (_geode.valid()) _geode->setThreadSafeRefUnref(threadSafe);
+}
+
+void GlyphGeometry::setup(const Glyph3D* glyph, const Style* style)
+{
+    float creaseAngle = 30.0f;
+    bool smooth = true;
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geometry> shellGeometry;
+
+    if (!style)
+    {
+        OSG_NOTICE<<"GlyphGeometry::setup(const Glyph* glyph, NULL) creating default glyph geometry."<<std::endl;
+
+        float width = glyph->getFont()->getFontDepth();
+
+        _geometry = osgText::computeTextGeometry(glyph, width);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        OSG_NOTICE<<"GlyphGeometry::setup(const Glyph* glyph, NULL) create glyph geometry with custom Style."<<std::endl;
+
+        // record the style
+        _style = dynamic_cast<Style*>(style->clone(osg::CopyOp::DEEP_COPY_ALL));
+
+        const Bevel* bevel = style ? style->getBevel() : 0;
+        bool outline = style ? style->getOutlineRatio()>0.0f : false;
+        float width = glyph->getFont()->getFontDepth();//style->getThicknessRatio();
+
+        if (bevel)
+        {
+            float thickness = bevel->getBevelThickness();
+
+            osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geometry> glyphGeometry = osgText::computeGlyphGeometry(glyph, thickness, width);
+
+            _geometry = osgText::computeTextGeometry(glyphGeometry.get(), *bevel, width);
+            shellGeometry = outline ? osgText::computeShellGeometry(glyphGeometry.get(), *bevel, width) : 0;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _geometry = osgText::computeTextGeometry(glyph, width);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!_geometry)
+    {
+        OSG_NOTICE<<"Warning: GlyphGeometry::setup(const Glyph* glyph, const Style* style) failed."<<std::endl;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    _geode = new osg::Geode;
+    _geode->addDrawable(_geometry.get());
+    if (shellGeometry.valid()) _geode->addDrawable(shellGeometry.get());
+
+    // create the normals
+    if (smooth)
+    {
+        osgUtil::SmoothingVisitor::smooth(*_geometry, osg::DegreesToRadians(creaseAngle));
+    }
+
+    _vertices = dynamic_cast<osg::Vec3Array*>(_geometry->getVertexArray());
+    _normals = dynamic_cast<osg::Vec3Array*>(_geometry->getNormalArray());
+
+    for(osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList::iterator itr = _geometry->getPrimitiveSetList().begin();
+        itr != _geometry->getPrimitiveSetList().end();
         ++itr)
     {
         osg::PrimitiveSet* prim = itr->get();
@@ -525,25 +605,10 @@ void Glyph3D::computeText3DGeometryData()
     }
 }
 
-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;
+    if (_style == style) return true;
+    if (!_style || !style) return false;
+
+    return (*_style==*style);
 }
diff --git a/src/osgText/GlyphGeometry.cpp b/src/osgText/GlyphGeometry.cpp
index 4c5e77b1a..1d50c6ce6 100644
--- a/src/osgText/GlyphGeometry.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/GlyphGeometry.cpp
@@ -34,25 +34,25 @@ public:
 
     typedef std::pair<unsigned int, unsigned int> Segment;
     typedef std::vector<Segment>  Segments;
-    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Vec3Array> _vertices;
-    osg::ref_ptr<osg::DrawElementsUShort> _elements;
+    osg::ref_ptr<const osg::Vec3Array> _vertices;
+    osg::ref_ptr<const osg::DrawElementsUShort> _elements;
     Segments _segments;
 
-    Boundary(osg::Vec3Array* vertices, osg::PrimitiveSet* primitiveSet)
+    Boundary(const osg::Vec3Array* vertices, const osg::PrimitiveSet* primitiveSet)
     {
-        osg::DrawArrays* drawArrays = dynamic_cast<osg::DrawArrays*>(primitiveSet);
+        const osg::DrawArrays* drawArrays = dynamic_cast<const osg::DrawArrays*>(primitiveSet);
         if (drawArrays)
         {
             set(vertices, drawArrays->getFirst(), drawArrays->getCount());
         }
         else
         {
-            osg::DrawElementsUShort* elements = dynamic_cast<osg::DrawElementsUShort*>(primitiveSet);
+            const osg::DrawElementsUShort* elements = dynamic_cast<const osg::DrawElementsUShort*>(primitiveSet);
             if (elements) set(vertices, elements);
         }
     }
 
-    void set(osg::Vec3Array* vertices, unsigned int start, unsigned int count)
+    void set(const osg::Vec3Array* vertices, unsigned int start, unsigned int count)
     {
         osg::DrawElementsUShort* elements = new osg::DrawElementsUShort(osg::PrimitiveSet::POLYGON);
         for(unsigned int i=start; i<start+count; ++i)
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public:
         set(vertices, elements);
     }
 
-    void set(osg::Vec3Array* vertices, osg::DrawElementsUShort* elements)
+    void set(const osg::Vec3Array* vertices, const osg::DrawElementsUShort* elements)
     {
         _vertices = vertices;
         _elements = elements;
@@ -240,10 +240,10 @@ public:
     {
         Segment& seg_before = _segments[ (i+_segments.size()-1) % _segments.size() ];
         Segment& seg_target = _segments[ (i) % _segments.size() ];
-        osg::Vec3& a = (*_vertices)[seg_before.first];
-        osg::Vec3& b = (*_vertices)[seg_before.second];
-        osg::Vec3& c = (*_vertices)[seg_target.first];
-        osg::Vec3& d = (*_vertices)[seg_target.second];
+        const osg::Vec3& a = (*_vertices)[seg_before.first];
+        const osg::Vec3& b = (*_vertices)[seg_before.second];
+        const osg::Vec3& c = (*_vertices)[seg_target.first];
+        const osg::Vec3& d = (*_vertices)[seg_target.second];
         osg::Vec3 intersection_abcd = computeIntersectionPoint(a,b,c,d);
         osg::Vec3 bisector_abcd = computeBisectorNormal(a,b,c,d);
         osg::Vec3 ab_sidevector(b.y()-a.y(), a.x()-b.x(), 0.0);
@@ -455,14 +455,14 @@ struct CollectTriangleIndicesFunctor
 };
 
 
-osg::Geometry* computeGlyphGeometry(osgText::Glyph3D* glyph, float bevelThickness, float shellThickness)
+osg::Geometry* computeGlyphGeometry(const osgText::Glyph3D* glyph, float bevelThickness, float shellThickness)
 {
-    osg::Vec3Array* orig_vertices = glyph->getRawVertexArray();
-    osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList& orig_primitives = glyph->getRawFacePrimitiveSetList();
+    const osg::Vec3Array* orig_vertices = glyph->getRawVertexArray();
+    const osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList& orig_primitives = glyph->getRawFacePrimitiveSetList();
 
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geometry> new_geometry = new osg::Geometry;
 
-    for(osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList::iterator itr = orig_primitives.begin();
+    for(osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList::const_iterator itr = orig_primitives.begin();
         itr != orig_primitives.end();
         ++itr)
     {
@@ -536,10 +536,10 @@ osg::Geometry* computeGlyphGeometry(osgText::Glyph3D* glyph, float bevelThicknes
 //
 // computeTextGeometry
 //
-osg::Geometry* computeTextGeometry(osgText::Glyph3D* glyph, float width)
+osg::Geometry* computeTextGeometry(const osgText::Glyph3D* glyph, float width)
 {
-    osg::Vec3Array* orig_vertices = glyph->getRawVertexArray();
-    osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList& orig_primitives = glyph->getRawFacePrimitiveSetList();
+    const osg::Vec3Array* orig_vertices = glyph->getRawVertexArray();
+    const osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList& orig_primitives = glyph->getRawFacePrimitiveSetList();
 
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geometry> text_geometry = new osg::Geometry;
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::Vec3Array> vertices = new osg::Vec3Array((*orig_vertices));
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ osg::Geometry* computeTextGeometry(osgText::Glyph3D* glyph, float width)
     backedge_indices.resize(orig_size, NULL_VALUE);
 
 
-    for(osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList::iterator itr = orig_primitives.begin();
+    for(osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList::const_iterator itr = orig_primitives.begin();
         itr != orig_primitives.end();
         ++itr)
     {
@@ -694,6 +694,7 @@ osg::Geometry* computeTextGeometry(osg::Geometry* glyphGeometry, const osgText::
     // build up the vertices primitives for the front face, and record the indices
     // for later use, and to ensure sharing of vertices in the face primitive set
     osg::DrawElementsUShort* frontFace = new osg::DrawElementsUShort(GL_TRIANGLES);
+    frontFace->setName("front");
     text_geometry->addPrimitiveSet(frontFace);
     for(unsigned int i=0; i<face->size();)
     {
@@ -711,6 +712,7 @@ osg::Geometry* computeTextGeometry(osg::Geometry* glyphGeometry, const osgText::
     // for later use, and to ensure sharing of vertices in the face primitive set
     // the order of the triangle indices are flipped to make sure that the triangles are back face
     osg::DrawElementsUShort* backFace = new osg::DrawElementsUShort(GL_TRIANGLES);
+    backFace->setName("back");
     text_geometry->addPrimitiveSet(backFace);
     for(unsigned int i=0; i<face->size()-2;)
     {
@@ -807,6 +809,7 @@ osg::Geometry* computeTextGeometry(osg::Geometry* glyphGeometry, const osgText::
         }
 
         osg::DrawElementsUShort* elements = new osg::DrawElementsUShort(GL_TRIANGLES);
+        elements->setName("wall");
         unsigned int base, next;
         for(unsigned int i = 0; i< no_vertices_on_boundary-1; ++i)
         {
diff --git a/src/osgText/GlyphGeometry.h b/src/osgText/GlyphGeometry.h
index 87a63bc72..0a06ee5b6 100644
--- a/src/osgText/GlyphGeometry.h
+++ b/src/osgText/GlyphGeometry.h
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 namespace osgText
 {
 
-extern osg::Geometry* computeGlyphGeometry(osgText::Glyph3D* glyph, float bevelThickness, float shellThickness);
+extern osg::Geometry* computeGlyphGeometry(const osgText::Glyph3D* glyph, float bevelThickness, float shellThickness);
 
-extern osg::Geometry* computeTextGeometry(osgText::Glyph3D* glyph, float width);
+extern osg::Geometry* computeTextGeometry(const osgText::Glyph3D* glyph, float width);
 
 extern osg::Geometry* computeTextGeometry(osg::Geometry* glyphGeometry, const Bevel& profile, float width);
 
diff --git a/src/osgText/Text3D.cpp b/src/osgText/Text3D.cpp
index 639e0fb40..f418bd71a 100644
--- a/src/osgText/Text3D.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/Text3D.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ namespace osgText
 
 Text3D::Text3D():
     _font(0),
+    _style(0),
     _characterDepth(1),
     _renderMode(PER_GLYPH)
 {
@@ -28,12 +29,24 @@ Text3D::Text3D():
 Text3D::Text3D(const Text3D & text3D, const osg::CopyOp & copyop):
     osgText::TextBase(text3D, copyop),
     _font(text3D._font),
+    _style(text3D._style),
     _characterDepth(text3D._characterDepth),
     _renderMode(text3D._renderMode)
 {
     computeGlyphRepresentation();
 }
 
+float Text3D::getCharacterDepth() const
+{
+    return _characterDepth;
+}
+
+void Text3D::setCharacterDepth(float characterDepth)
+{
+    _characterDepth = characterDepth;
+    computeGlyphRepresentation();
+}
+
 void Text3D::accept(osg::Drawable::ConstAttributeFunctor& af) const
 {
     // ** for each line, do ...
@@ -45,7 +58,7 @@ void Text3D::accept(osg::Drawable::ConstAttributeFunctor& af) const
         for (it = itLine->begin(); it!=end; ++it)
         {
             // ** apply the vertex array
-            af.apply(osg::Drawable::VERTICES, it->_glyph->getVertexArray()->size(), &(it->_glyph->getVertexArray()->front()));
+            af.apply(osg::Drawable::VERTICES, it->_glyphGeometry->getVertexArray()->size(), &(it->_glyphGeometry->getVertexArray()->front()));
         }
     }
 }
@@ -59,7 +72,7 @@ void Text3D::accept(osg::PrimitiveFunctor& pf) const
         LineRenderInfo::const_iterator it, end = itLine->end();
         for (it = itLine->begin(); it!=end; ++it)
         {
-            osg::Vec3Array* vertices = it->_glyph->getVertexArray();
+            osg::Vec3Array* vertices = it->_glyphGeometry->getVertexArray();
 
             if (!vertices || vertices->empty())
               continue; //skip over spaces
@@ -79,21 +92,21 @@ void Text3D::accept(osg::PrimitiveFunctor& pf) const
             pf.setVertexArray(transformedVertices->size(),&(transformedVertices->front()));
 
             // ** render the front face of the glyph
-            osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList & pslFront = it->_glyph->getFrontPrimitiveSetList();
+            osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList & pslFront = it->_glyphGeometry->getFrontPrimitiveSetList();
             for(osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList::const_iterator itr=pslFront.begin(), end = pslFront.end(); itr!=end; ++itr)
             {
                 (*itr)->accept(pf);
             }
 
             // ** render the wall face of the glyph
-            osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList & pslWall = it->_glyph->getWallPrimitiveSetList();
+            osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList & pslWall = it->_glyphGeometry->getWallPrimitiveSetList();
             for(osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList::const_iterator itr=pslWall.begin(), end=pslWall.end(); itr!=end; ++itr)
             {
                 (*itr)->accept(pf);
             }
 
             // ** render the back face of the glyph
-            osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList & pslBack = it->_glyph->getBackPrimitiveSetList();
+            osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList & pslBack = it->_glyphGeometry->getBackPrimitiveSetList();
             for(osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList::const_iterator itr=pslBack.begin(), end=pslBack.end(); itr!=end; ++itr)
             {
                 (*itr)->accept(pf);
@@ -404,8 +417,8 @@ void Text3D::computeGlyphRepresentation()
                     }
 
                     osg::Vec3 pos = osg::Vec3(local.x(), local.y(), 0.0f);
-                    currentLineRenderInfo.push_back(Text3D::GlyphRenderInfo(glyph, pos));
-
+                    GlyphGeometry* glyphGeometry = glyph->getGlyphGeometry(_style.get());
+                    currentLineRenderInfo.push_back(Text3D::GlyphRenderInfo(glyphGeometry, pos));
 
                     previous_charcode = charcode;
                 }
@@ -639,39 +652,26 @@ void Text3D::renderPerGlyph(osg::State & state) const
             state.lazyDisablingOfVertexAttributes();
 
             // ** apply the vertex array
-            state.setVertexPointer(it->_glyph->getVertexArray());
+            state.setVertexPointer(it->_glyphGeometry->getVertexArray());
+            state.setNormalPointer(it->_glyphGeometry->getNormalArray());
 
-#if 1
-            state.setNormalPointer(it->_glyph->getNormalArray());
-#else
-            // ** render the front face of the glyph
-            state.Normal(0.0f,0.0f,1.0f);
-#endif
             state.applyDisablingOfVertexAttributes();
 
 
-            osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList & pslFront = it->_glyph->getFrontPrimitiveSetList();
+            osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList & pslFront = it->_glyphGeometry->getFrontPrimitiveSetList();
             for(osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList::const_iterator itr=pslFront.begin(), end = pslFront.end(); itr!=end; ++itr)
             {
                 (*itr)->draw(state, false);
             }
 
             // ** render the wall face of the glyph
-#if 0
-            state.setNormalPointer(it->_glyph->getNormalArray());
-#endif
-            osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList & pslWall = it->_glyph->getWallPrimitiveSetList();
+            osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList & pslWall = it->_glyphGeometry->getWallPrimitiveSetList();
             for(osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList::const_iterator itr=pslWall.begin(), end=pslWall.end(); itr!=end; ++itr)
             {
                 (*itr)->draw(state, false);
             }
-#if 0
-            state.disableNormalPointer();
 
-            // ** render the back face of the glyph
-            state.Normal(0.0f,0.0f,-1.0f);
-#endif
-            osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList & pslBack = it->_glyph->getBackPrimitiveSetList();
+            osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList & pslBack = it->_glyphGeometry->getBackPrimitiveSetList();
             for(osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList::const_iterator itr=pslBack.begin(), end=pslBack.end(); itr!=end; ++itr)
             {
                 (*itr)->draw(state, false);
@@ -699,11 +699,11 @@ void Text3D::renderPerFace(osg::State & state) const
             matrix.preMultTranslate(osg::Vec3d(it->_position.x(), it->_position.y(), it->_position.z()));
             state.applyModelViewMatrix(matrix);
 
-            state.setVertexPointer(it->_glyph->getVertexArray());
-            state.setNormalPointer(it->_glyph->getNormalArray());
+            state.setVertexPointer(it->_glyphGeometry->getVertexArray());
+            state.setNormalPointer(it->_glyphGeometry->getNormalArray());
 
             // ** render the front face of the glyph
-            osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList & psl = it->_glyph->getFrontPrimitiveSetList();
+            osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList & psl = it->_glyphGeometry->getFrontPrimitiveSetList();
             for(osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList::const_iterator itr=psl.begin(), end=psl.end(); itr!=end; ++itr)
             {
                 (*itr)->draw(state, false);
@@ -723,10 +723,10 @@ void Text3D::renderPerFace(osg::State & state) const
             matrix.preMultTranslate(osg::Vec3d(it->_position.x(), it->_position.y(), it->_position.z()));
             state.applyModelViewMatrix(matrix);
 
-            state.setVertexPointer(it->_glyph->getVertexArray());
-            state.setNormalPointer(it->_glyph->getNormalArray());
+            state.setVertexPointer(it->_glyphGeometry->getVertexArray());
+            state.setNormalPointer(it->_glyphGeometry->getNormalArray());
 
-            osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList & psl = it->_glyph->getWallPrimitiveSetList();
+            const osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList & psl = it->_glyphGeometry->getWallPrimitiveSetList();
             for(osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList::const_iterator itr=psl.begin(), end=psl.end(); itr!=end; ++itr)
             {
                 (*itr)->draw(state, false);
@@ -749,11 +749,11 @@ void Text3D::renderPerFace(osg::State & state) const
             matrix.preMultTranslate(osg::Vec3d(it->_position.x(), it->_position.y(), it->_position.z()));
             state.applyModelViewMatrix(matrix);
 
-            state.setVertexPointer(it->_glyph->getVertexArray());
-            state.setNormalPointer(it->_glyph->getNormalArray());
+            state.setVertexPointer(it->_glyphGeometry->getVertexArray());
+            state.setNormalPointer(it->_glyphGeometry->getNormalArray());
 
             // ** render the back face of the glyph
-            osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList & psl = it->_glyph->getBackPrimitiveSetList();
+            const osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList & psl = it->_glyphGeometry->getBackPrimitiveSetList();
             for(osg::Geometry::PrimitiveSetList::const_iterator itr=psl.begin(), end=psl.end(); itr!=end; ++itr)
             {
                 (*itr)->draw(state, false);