diff --git a/include/osg/Drawable b/include/osg/Drawable
index cd3be1de4..acae9d2c3 100644
--- a/include/osg/Drawable
+++ b/include/osg/Drawable
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #endif
 
 
-#define INLINE_DRAWABLE_DRAW
+// #define INLINE_DRAWABLE_DRAW
 
 namespace osg {
 
diff --git a/include/osgText/TextBase b/include/osgText/TextBase
index 85ba81fbc..a23807a1a 100644
--- a/include/osgText/TextBase
+++ b/include/osgText/TextBase
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 namespace osgText {
 
-//#define NEW_APPROACH
+#define NEW_APPROACH
 
 class OSGTEXT_EXPORT TextBase : public osg::Drawable
 {
diff --git a/src/osgText/Text.cpp b/src/osgText/Text.cpp
index 47ef973ed..8a180c6b4 100644
--- a/src/osgText/Text.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/Text.cpp
@@ -280,7 +280,27 @@ void Text::computeGlyphRepresentation()
     if (!_texcoords) { _texcoords = new osg::Vec2Array(osg::Array::BIND_PER_VERTEX); _texcoords->setBufferObject(_vbo.get()); }
     else _texcoords->clear();
 
+#if 0
     _textureGlyphQuadMap.clear();
+#else
+    for(TextureGlyphQuadMap::iterator itr = _textureGlyphQuadMap.begin();
+        itr != _textureGlyphQuadMap.end();
+        ++itr)
+    {
+        GlyphQuads& glyphquads = itr->second;
+        glyphquads._glyphs.clear();
+        for(Primitives::iterator pitr = glyphquads._primitives.begin();
+            pitr != glyphquads._primitives.end();
+            ++pitr)
+        {
+            (*pitr)->clear();
+            (*pitr)->dirty();
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
+
+
     _lineCount = 0;
 
     if (_text.empty())
@@ -1113,11 +1133,11 @@ void Text::drawImplementation(osg::State& state, const osg::Vec4& colorMultiplie
     state.Normal(_normal.x(), _normal.y(), _normal.z());
 
 #ifdef NEW_APPROACH
-    bool usingVertexArrayObjects = usingVertexBufferObjects && state.useVertexArrayObject(_useVertexArrayObject);
 
     VertexArrayState* vas = state.getCurrentVertexArrayState();
+    bool usingVertexArrayObjects = usingVertexBufferObjects && state.useVertexArrayObject(_useVertexArrayObject);
+    bool requiresSetArrays = !usingVertexBufferObjects || !usingVertexArrayObjects || vas->getRequiresSetArrays();
 
-    bool requiresSetArrays = !usingVertexArrayObjects || vas->getRequiresSetArrays();
     if (requiresSetArrays)
     {
         vas->lazyDisablingOfVertexAttributes();
@@ -1233,11 +1253,11 @@ void Text::drawImplementation(osg::State& state, const osg::Vec4& colorMultiplie
         }
 
 #ifdef NEW_APPROACH
-        if (!usingVertexArrayObjects && !requiresSetArrays)
+        if (!usingVertexArrayObjects)
         {
             // unbind the VBO's if any are used.
-            state.unbindVertexBufferObject();
-            state.unbindElementBufferObject();
+            vas->unbindVertexBufferObject();
+            vas->unbindElementBufferObject();
         }
 #else
         // unbind the VBO's if any are used.
@@ -1378,20 +1398,17 @@ void Text::drawForegroundText(osg::State& state, const GlyphQuads& glyphquad, co
     if (coords.valid() && !coords->empty())
     {
 #ifdef NEW_APPROACH
-        bool usingVertexArrayObjects = usingVertexBufferObjects && state.useVertexArrayObject(_useVertexArrayObject);
-
         VertexArrayState* vas = state.getCurrentVertexArrayState();
+        bool usingVertexArrayObjects = usingVertexBufferObjects && state.useVertexArrayObject(_useVertexArrayObject);
+        bool requiresSetArrays = !usingVertexBufferObjects || !usingVertexArrayObjects || vas->getRequiresSetArrays();
 
         if(_colorGradientMode == SOLID)
         {
-            OSG_NOTICE<<"   Text::drawForegroundText() vas->disableColorArray(state);"<<std::endl;
             vas->disableColorArray(state);
             state.Color(colorMultiplier.r()*_color.r(),colorMultiplier.g()*_color.g(),colorMultiplier.b()*_color.b(),colorMultiplier.a()*_color.a());
         }
         else
         {
-            bool requiresSetArrays = !usingVertexArrayObjects || vas->getRequiresSetArrays();
-            OSG_NOTICE<<"   Text::drawForegroundText() "<<requiresSetArrays<<"vas->setColorArray(state, colors.get())"<<std::endl;
             if (requiresSetArrays)
             {
                 vas->setColorArray(state, colors.get());
diff --git a/src/osgText/TextBase.cpp b/src/osgText/TextBase.cpp
index f24e61eaa..088ec9c3f 100644
--- a/src/osgText/TextBase.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/TextBase.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ osg::VertexArrayState* TextBase::createVertexArrayState(osg::RenderInfo& renderI
     }
     else
     {
-        // OSG_NOTICE<<"  Setup VertexArrayState to without using VAO "<<vas<<std::endl;
+        OSG_NOTICE<<"  Setup VertexArrayState to without using VAO "<<vas<<std::endl;
     }
 
     return vas;
diff --git a/src/osgViewer/StatsHandler.cpp b/src/osgViewer/StatsHandler.cpp
index f23689fde..fc309e04f 100644
--- a/src/osgViewer/StatsHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/osgViewer/StatsHandler.cpp
@@ -1184,6 +1184,7 @@ void StatsHandler::setUpScene(osgViewer::ViewerBase* viewer)
         frameRateValue->setCharacterSize(_characterSize);
         frameRateValue->setPosition(pos);
         frameRateValue->setText("0.0");
+        frameRateValue->setDataVariance(osg::Object::DYNAMIC);
 
         frameRateValue->setDrawCallback(new AveragedValueTextDrawCallback(viewer->getViewerStats(),"Frame rate",-1, true, 1.0));
 
@@ -1382,6 +1383,7 @@ void StatsHandler::setUpScene(osgViewer::ViewerBase* viewer)
                 averageValue->setCharacterSize(_characterSize);
                 averageValue->setPosition(pos);
                 averageValue->setText("1000");
+                averageValue->setDataVariance(osg::Object::DYNAMIC);
 
                 pos.x() = averageValue->getBoundingBox().xMax() + 2.0f*_characterSize;
 
@@ -1405,6 +1407,7 @@ void StatsHandler::setUpScene(osgViewer::ViewerBase* viewer)
                 minValue->setCharacterSize(_characterSize);
                 minValue->setPosition(pos);
                 minValue->setText("1000");
+                minValue->setDataVariance(osg::Object::DYNAMIC);
 
                 pos.x() = minValue->getBoundingBox().xMax() + 2.0f*_characterSize;
 
@@ -1427,6 +1430,8 @@ void StatsHandler::setUpScene(osgViewer::ViewerBase* viewer)
                 maxValue->setCharacterSize(_characterSize);
                 maxValue->setPosition(pos);
                 maxValue->setText("1000");
+                maxValue->setDataVariance(osg::Object::DYNAMIC);
+
 
                 pos.x() = maxValue->getBoundingBox().xMax();
 
@@ -1449,6 +1454,8 @@ void StatsHandler::setUpScene(osgViewer::ViewerBase* viewer)
                 requestList->setCharacterSize(_characterSize);
                 requestList->setPosition(pos);
                 requestList->setText("0");
+                requestList->setDataVariance(osg::Object::DYNAMIC);
+
 
                 pos.x() = requestList->getBoundingBox().xMax() + 2.0f*_characterSize;;
 
@@ -1471,6 +1478,8 @@ void StatsHandler::setUpScene(osgViewer::ViewerBase* viewer)
                 compileList->setCharacterSize(_characterSize);
                 compileList->setPosition(pos);
                 compileList->setText("0");
+                compileList->setDataVariance(osg::Object::DYNAMIC);
+
 
                 pos.x() = maxLabel->getBoundingBox().xMax();
 
@@ -1555,6 +1564,7 @@ void StatsHandler::setUpScene(osgViewer::ViewerBase* viewer)
             camStatsText->setCharacterSize(_characterSize);
             camStatsText->setPosition(pos);
             camStatsText->setText("");
+            camStatsText->setDataVariance(osg::Object::DYNAMIC);
             camStatsText->setDrawCallback(new CameraSceneStatsTextDrawCallback(*citr, cameraCounter));
 
             // Move camera block to the right
@@ -1628,6 +1638,7 @@ void StatsHandler::setUpScene(osgViewer::ViewerBase* viewer)
             text->setFont(_font);
             text->setCharacterSize(_characterSize);
             text->setPosition(pos);
+            text->setDataVariance(osg::Object::DYNAMIC);
             text->setDrawCallback(new ViewSceneStatsTextDrawCallback(*it, viewCounter));
 
             pos.x() += 10 * _characterSize + 2 * backgroundMargin + backgroundSpacing;
@@ -1661,6 +1672,7 @@ void StatsHandler::createTimeStatsLine(const std::string& lineLabel,
     value->setCharacterSize(_characterSize);
     value->setPosition(pos);
     value->setText("0.0");
+    value->setDataVariance(osg::Object::DYNAMIC);
 
     if (!timeTakenName.empty())
     {