diff --git a/examples/osgtext/osgtext.cpp b/examples/osgtext/osgtext.cpp
index 3a7fb5ca0..43ae3794a 100644
--- a/examples/osgtext/osgtext.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgtext/osgtext.cpp
@@ -481,8 +481,10 @@ class UpdateTextOperation : public osg::Operation
 {
 public:
 
-    UpdateTextOperation(osg::Group* group):        
+    UpdateTextOperation(const osg::Vec3& center, float diameter, osg::Group* group):        
         Operation("UpdateTextOperation", true),
+        _center(center),
+        _diameter(diameter),
         _maxNumChildren(200),
         _maxNumTextPerGeode(10),
         _group(group)
@@ -544,7 +546,7 @@ public:
 
         for(unsigned int i=0; i<_maxNumTextPerGeode; ++i)
         {
-            osg::Vec3 position(float(rand()) / float(RAND_MAX), float(rand()) / float(RAND_MAX), float(i)/float(_maxNumTextPerGeode));
+            osg::Vec3 position(float(rand()) / float(RAND_MAX) - 0.5f, float(rand()) / float(RAND_MAX) - 0.5f, float(i)/float(_maxNumTextPerGeode) - 0.5f);
 
             std::string str;
             unsigned int _numCharacters = 5;
@@ -555,10 +557,10 @@ public:
                         
             osgText::Text* text = new osgText::Text;
             text->setDataVariance(osg::Object::DYNAMIC);
-            text->setPosition(position);
+            text->setPosition(_center + position * _diameter);
             text->setFont("times.ttf");
             text->setText(str);
-            text->setCharacterSize(0.025f);
+            text->setCharacterSize(0.025f * _diameter);
             text->setAxisAlignment(osgText::Text::SCREEN);
             
             geode->addDrawable(text);
@@ -583,6 +585,8 @@ public:
 
     typedef std::list< osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geode> > AvailableList;
 
+    osg::Vec3                   _center;
+    float                       _diameter;
     unsigned int                _maxNumChildren;
     unsigned int                _maxNumTextPerGeode;
     
@@ -618,6 +622,18 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         // create a group to add everything into.
         osg::Group* mainGroup = new osg::Group;
         
+        osg::Vec3 center(0.5f,0.5f,0.5f);
+        float diameter = 1.0f;
+        
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> loadedModel = osgDB::readNodeFiles(arguments);
+        if (loadedModel.valid())
+        {
+            mainGroup->addChild(loadedModel.get());
+            
+            center = loadedModel->getBound().center();
+            diameter = loadedModel->getBound().radius() * 2.0f;
+        }
+        
         for(unsigned int i=0; i<numThreads; ++i)
         {
             osg::Group* textGroup = new osg::Group;
@@ -630,7 +646,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
             // create the operation that will run in the background and
             // sync once per frame with the main viewer loop.
-            updateOperation = new UpdateTextOperation(textGroup);
+            updateOperation = new UpdateTextOperation(center, diameter, textGroup);
 
             // add the operation to the operation thread and start it.
             operationThread->add(updateOperation.get());
@@ -643,7 +659,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
             // add a unit cube for the text to appear within.
             osg::Geode* geode = new osg::Geode;
             geode->getOrCreateStateSet()->setAttribute(new osg::PolygonMode(osg::PolygonMode::FRONT_AND_BACK,osg::PolygonMode::LINE));
-            geode->addDrawable(new osg::ShapeDrawable(new osg::Box(osg::Vec3(0.5f,0.5f,0.5f),1.0)));
+            geode->addDrawable(new osg::ShapeDrawable(new osg::Box(center,diameter)));
 
             mainGroup->addChild(geode);
         }
diff --git a/include/osgText/Font b/include/osgText/Font
index 7ce189df3..ac7af3718 100644
--- a/include/osgText/Font
+++ b/include/osgText/Font
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <osg/buffered_value>
 #include <osg/TexEnv>
 #include <osgDB/ReaderWriter>
+
 #include <osgText/Export>
 #include <osgText/KerningType>
 
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@ namespace osgText {
 class Font;
 class Text;
 
-
 /** Read a font from specified file. The filename may contain a path.
   * It will search for the font file in the following places in this order: 
   * - In the current directory
@@ -176,12 +176,11 @@ protected:
     typedef std::vector< osg::ref_ptr<osg::StateSet> >      StateSetList;
     typedef std::map< unsigned int, osg::ref_ptr<Glyph> >   GlyphMap;
     
-    typedef std::pair< unsigned int, unsigned int >         SizePair;
-    typedef std::map< SizePair, GlyphMap >                  SizeGlyphMap;
+    typedef std::map< FontSizePair, GlyphMap >              FontSizeGlyphMap;
     
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::TexEnv>       _texenv;
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::StateSet>     _stateset;
-    SizeGlyphMap                    _sizeGlyphMap;
+    FontSizeGlyphMap                _sizeGlyphMap;
     GlyphTextureList                _glyphTextureList;
     
     // current active size of font
diff --git a/include/osgText/KerningType b/include/osgText/KerningType
index 5f6d81b05..2377bdc32 100644
--- a/include/osgText/KerningType
+++ b/include/osgText/KerningType
@@ -16,11 +16,15 @@
 
 namespace osgText
 {
+
+typedef std::pair< unsigned int, unsigned int > FontSizePair;
+
 enum KerningType
 {
     KERNING_DEFAULT,    //default locked to integer kerning values
     KERNING_UNFITTED,   //use floating point value for kerning
     KERNING_NONE        //no kerning
 };
+
 }
 #endif /*OSGTEXT_KERNINGTYPE*/
diff --git a/src/osgText/DefaultFont.cpp b/src/osgText/DefaultFont.cpp
index 877cc2261..ac1645beb 100644
--- a/src/osgText/DefaultFont.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/DefaultFont.cpp
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ Font::Glyph* DefaultFont::getGlyph(unsigned int charcode)
 {
     if (_sizeGlyphMap.empty()) return 0;
 
-    SizeGlyphMap::iterator itr = _sizeGlyphMap.find(SizePair(_width,_height));
+    FontSizeGlyphMap::iterator itr = _sizeGlyphMap.find(FontSizePair(_width,_height));
     if (itr==_sizeGlyphMap.end())
     {
         // no font found of correct size, will need to find the nearest.
         itr = _sizeGlyphMap.begin();
         int mindeviation = abs((int)_width-(int)itr->first.first)+
                            abs((int)_height-(int)itr->first.second);
-        SizeGlyphMap::iterator sitr=itr;
+        FontSizeGlyphMap::iterator sitr=itr;
         ++sitr;
         for(;
             sitr!=_sizeGlyphMap.end();
diff --git a/src/osgText/Font.cpp b/src/osgText/Font.cpp
index 349ff55d1..4a489d286 100644
--- a/src/osgText/Font.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/Font.cpp
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ osg::Texture::FilterMode Font::getMagFilterHint() const
 
 Font::Glyph* Font::getGlyph(unsigned int charcode)
 {
-    SizeGlyphMap::iterator itr = _sizeGlyphMap.find(SizePair(_width,_height));
+    FontSizeGlyphMap::iterator itr = _sizeGlyphMap.find(FontSizePair(_width,_height));
     if (itr!=_sizeGlyphMap.end())
     {
         GlyphMap& glyphmap = itr->second;    
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ bool Font::hasVertical() const
 
 void Font::addGlyph(unsigned int width, unsigned int height, unsigned int charcode, Glyph* glyph)
 {
-    _sizeGlyphMap[SizePair(width,height)][charcode]=glyph;
+    _sizeGlyphMap[FontSizePair(width,height)][charcode]=glyph;
     
     int posX=0,posY=0;