diff --git a/specter/include/Specter/FontCache.hpp b/specter/include/Specter/FontCache.hpp
index a7bc164d2..720151176 100644
--- a/specter/include/Specter/FontCache.hpp
+++ b/specter/include/Specter/FontCache.hpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class FontAtlas
 {
     friend class FontCache;
     FT_Face m_face;
-    boo::ITextureS* m_tex;
+    boo::ITextureSA* m_tex;
     uint32_t m_dpi;
     FT_Fixed m_ftXscale;
     FT_UShort m_ftXPpem;
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ public:
         atUint32 m_layerIdx;
         float m_layerFloat;
         float m_uv[4];
-        atInt8 m_leftPadding;
-        atInt8 m_advance;
-        atInt8 m_rightPadding;
-        atUint8 m_width;
-        atUint8 m_height;
-        atInt8 m_verticalOffset;
+        atInt32 m_leftPadding;
+        atInt32 m_advance;
+        atInt32 m_rightPadding;
+        atUint32 m_width;
+        atUint32 m_height;
+        atInt32 m_verticalOffset;
     };
 
 private:
diff --git a/specter/include/Specter/RootView.hpp b/specter/include/Specter/RootView.hpp
index 4c2f87170..fd185a079 100644
--- a/specter/include/Specter/RootView.hpp
+++ b/specter/include/Specter/RootView.hpp
@@ -17,9 +17,14 @@ class RootView : public View, public boo::IWindowCallback
     TextView m_textView;
     boo::SWindowRect m_rootRect;
     bool m_resizeRTDirty = false;
+    bool m_destroyed = false;
 
 public:
+    void destroyed();
+    bool isDestroyed() const {return m_destroyed;}
+
     void resized(const boo::SWindowRect& rect);
+    void resized(const boo::SWindowRect& root, const boo::SWindowRect& sub);
     void mouseDown(const boo::SWindowCoord& coord, boo::EMouseButton button, boo::EModifierKey mods);
     void mouseUp(const boo::SWindowCoord& coord, boo::EMouseButton button, boo::EModifierKey mods);
     void mouseMove(const boo::SWindowCoord& coord);
@@ -40,7 +45,6 @@ public:
 
     void draw(boo::IGraphicsCommandQueue* gfxQ);
 
-public:
     RootView(ViewSystem& system, boo::IWindow* window);
 };
 
diff --git a/specter/include/Specter/View.hpp b/specter/include/Specter/View.hpp
index 8b9192be6..49c34b02d 100644
--- a/specter/include/Specter/View.hpp
+++ b/specter/include/Specter/View.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ protected:
     struct VertexBlock
     {
         Zeus::CMatrix4f m_mv;
+        void setViewRect(const boo::SWindowRect& root, const boo::SWindowRect& sub)
+        {
+            m_mv[0][0] = 2.0f / root.size[0];
+            m_mv[1][1] = 2.0f / root.size[1];
+            m_mv[3][0] = sub.location[0] * m_mv[0][0] - 1.0f;
+            m_mv[3][1] = sub.location[1] * m_mv[1][1] - 1.0f;
+        }
     } m_viewVertBlock;
 #define SPECTER_VIEW_VERT_BLOCK_GLSL\
     "uniform SpecterViewBlock\n"\
@@ -57,8 +64,9 @@ protected:
     View(ViewSystem& system);
 
 public:
+    View() = delete;
     void setBackground(Zeus::CColor color) {m_bgColor = color; m_bgValidSlots = 0;}
-    virtual void resized(const boo::SWindowRect& rect);
+    virtual void resized(const boo::SWindowRect &root, const boo::SWindowRect& sub);
     virtual void draw(boo::IGraphicsCommandQueue* gfxQ);
 };
 
diff --git a/specter/lib/FontCache.cpp b/specter/lib/FontCache.cpp
index d66e5e6d6..7b04f25dd 100644
--- a/specter/lib/FontCache.cpp
+++ b/specter/lib/FontCache.cpp
@@ -256,10 +256,10 @@ FontAtlas::FontAtlas(boo::IGraphicsDataFactory* gf, FT_Face face, uint32_t dpi,
             g.m_uv[1] = totalHeight / float(finalHeight);
             g.m_uv[2] = g.m_uv[0] + g.m_width / float(TEXMAP_DIM);
             g.m_uv[3] = g.m_uv[1] + g.m_height / float(finalHeight);
-            g.m_leftPadding = 0;
-            g.m_advance = face->glyph->advance.x;
+            g.m_leftPadding = face->glyph->metrics.horiBearingX >> 6;
+            g.m_advance = face->glyph->advance.x >> 6;
             g.m_rightPadding = 0;
-            g.m_verticalOffset = face->glyph->metrics.horiBearingY / 64;
+            g.m_verticalOffset = (face->glyph->metrics.horiBearingY - face->glyph->metrics.height) >> 6;
             if (curLineWidth + g.m_width + 1 > TEXMAP_DIM)
             {
                 totalHeight += curLineHeight + 1;
@@ -327,10 +327,10 @@ FontAtlas::FontAtlas(boo::IGraphicsDataFactory* gf, FT_Face face, uint32_t dpi,
             g.m_uv[1] = totalHeight / float(finalHeight);
             g.m_uv[2] = g.m_uv[0] + g.m_width / float(TEXMAP_DIM);
             g.m_uv[3] = g.m_uv[1] + g.m_height / float(finalHeight);
-            g.m_leftPadding = 0;
-            g.m_advance = face->glyph->advance.x;
+            g.m_leftPadding = face->glyph->metrics.horiBearingX >> 6;
+            g.m_advance = face->glyph->advance.x >> 6;
             g.m_rightPadding = 0;
-            g.m_verticalOffset = face->glyph->metrics.horiBearingY >> 6;
+            g.m_verticalOffset = (face->glyph->metrics.horiBearingY - face->glyph->metrics.height) >> 6;
             if (curLineWidth + g.m_width + 1 > TEXMAP_DIM)
             {
                 totalHeight += curLineHeight + 1;
@@ -431,10 +431,10 @@ FontAtlas::FontAtlas(boo::IGraphicsDataFactory* gf, FT_Face face, uint32_t dpi,
             g.m_uv[1] = totalHeight / float(finalHeight);
             g.m_uv[2] = g.m_uv[0] + g.m_width / float(TEXMAP_DIM);
             g.m_uv[3] = g.m_uv[1] + g.m_height / float(finalHeight);
-            g.m_leftPadding = 0;
-            g.m_advance = face->glyph->advance.x;
+            g.m_leftPadding = face->glyph->metrics.horiBearingX >> 6;
+            g.m_advance = face->glyph->advance.x >> 6;
             g.m_rightPadding = 0;
-            g.m_verticalOffset = face->glyph->metrics.horiBearingY / 64;
+            g.m_verticalOffset = (face->glyph->metrics.horiBearingY - face->glyph->metrics.height) >> 6;
             if (curLineWidth + g.m_width + 1 > TEXMAP_DIM)
             {
                 totalHeight += curLineHeight + 1;
@@ -502,10 +502,10 @@ FontAtlas::FontAtlas(boo::IGraphicsDataFactory* gf, FT_Face face, uint32_t dpi,
             g.m_uv[1] = totalHeight / float(finalHeight);
             g.m_uv[2] = g.m_uv[0] + g.m_width / float(TEXMAP_DIM);
             g.m_uv[3] = g.m_uv[1] + g.m_height / float(finalHeight);
-            g.m_leftPadding = 0;
-            g.m_advance = face->glyph->advance.x;
+            g.m_leftPadding = face->glyph->metrics.horiBearingX >> 6;
+            g.m_advance = face->glyph->advance.x >> 6;
             g.m_rightPadding = 0;
-            g.m_verticalOffset = face->glyph->metrics.horiBearingY >> 6;
+            g.m_verticalOffset = (face->glyph->metrics.horiBearingY - face->glyph->metrics.height) >> 6;
             if (curLineWidth + g.m_width + 1 > TEXMAP_DIM)
             {
                 totalHeight += curLineHeight + 1;
diff --git a/specter/lib/RootView.cpp b/specter/lib/RootView.cpp
index 7198404fc..3e96b0e83 100644
--- a/specter/lib/RootView.cpp
+++ b/specter/lib/RootView.cpp
@@ -7,19 +7,33 @@ namespace Specter
 RootView::RootView(ViewSystem& system, boo::IWindow* window)
 : View(system), m_window(window), m_textView(system, system.m_mainFont)
 {
+    window->setCallback(this);
     boo::SWindowRect rect = window->getWindowFrame();
     m_renderTex = system.m_factory->newRenderTexture(rect.size[0], rect.size[1], 1);
     system.m_factory->commit();
     resized(rect);
-    m_textView.typesetGlyphs("Hello, World!");
+    m_textView.typesetGlyphs("Hello, World! — こんにちは世界！", Zeus::CColor::skGreen);
+    Zeus::CColor transBlack(0.f, 0.f, 0.f, 0.5f);
+    m_textView.setBackground(transBlack);
+    setBackground(Zeus::CColor::skBlue);
+}
+
+void RootView::destroyed()
+{
+    m_destroyed = true;
 }
 
 void RootView::resized(const boo::SWindowRect& rect)
 {
-    m_rootRect = rect;
+    resized(rect, rect);
+}
+
+void RootView::resized(const boo::SWindowRect& root, const boo::SWindowRect& sub)
+{
+    m_rootRect = root;
     m_rootRect.location[0] = 0;
     m_rootRect.location[1] = 0;
-    View::resized(m_rootRect);
+    View::resized(m_rootRect, m_rootRect);
     boo::SWindowRect textRect = m_rootRect;
     textRect.location[0] = 10;
     textRect.location[1] = 10;
@@ -27,7 +41,7 @@ void RootView::resized(const boo::SWindowRect& rect)
     if (textRect.size[0] < 0)
         textRect.size[0] = 0;
     textRect.size[1] = 10;
-    m_textView.resized(textRect);
+    m_textView.resized(m_rootRect, textRect);
     m_resizeRTDirty = true;
 }
 
@@ -94,7 +108,10 @@ void RootView::modKeyUp(boo::EModifierKey mod)
 void RootView::draw(boo::IGraphicsCommandQueue* gfxQ)
 {
     if (m_resizeRTDirty)
+    {
         gfxQ->resizeRenderTexture(m_renderTex, m_rootRect.size[0], m_rootRect.size[1]);
+        m_resizeRTDirty = false;
+    }
     gfxQ->setRenderTarget(m_renderTex);
     gfxQ->setViewport(m_rootRect);
     View::draw(gfxQ);
diff --git a/specter/lib/TextView.cpp b/specter/lib/TextView.cpp
index 796516179..1196e3293 100644
--- a/specter/lib/TextView.cpp
+++ b/specter/lib/TextView.cpp
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ void TextView::System::init(boo::GLDataFactory* factory, FontCache* fcache)
     m_regular =
     factory->newShaderPipeline(VS, FSReg, 1, "fontTex", 1, BlockNames,
                                boo::BlendFactor::SrcAlpha, boo::BlendFactor::InvSrcAlpha,
-                               true, true, false);
+                               false, false, false);
 
     m_subpixel =
     factory->newShaderPipeline(VS, FSSubpixel, 1, "fontTex", 1, BlockNames,
                                boo::BlendFactor::SrcColor1, boo::BlendFactor::InvSrcColor1,
-                               true, true, false);
+                               false, false, false);
 }
 
 TextView::TextView(ViewSystem& system, FontTag font, size_t capacity)
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static int DoKern(FT_Pos val, const FontAtlas& atlas)
     if (atlas.FT_XPPem() < 25)
         val = FT_MulDiv(orig_x, atlas.FT_XPPem(), 25);
 
-    return FT_PIX_ROUND(val);
+    return FT_PIX_ROUND(val) >> 6;
 }
 
 void TextView::typesetGlyphs(const std::string& str, const Zeus::CColor& defaultColor)
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ void TextView::typesetGlyphs(const std::string& str, const Zeus::CColor& default
 
         if (lCh != -1)
         {
-            adv += m_fontAtlas.lookupKern(lCh, ch);
+            adv += DoKern(m_fontAtlas.lookupKern(lCh, ch), m_fontAtlas);
             m_glyphs.emplace_back(adv, *glyph, defaultColor);
         }
         else
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ void TextView::draw(boo::IGraphicsCommandQueue* gfxQ)
         m_validSlots |= pendingSlot;
     }
     gfxQ->setShaderDataBinding(m_shaderBinding);
+    gfxQ->setDrawPrimitive(boo::Primitive::TriStrips);
     gfxQ->drawInstances(0, 4, m_glyphs.size());
 }
 
diff --git a/specter/lib/View.cpp b/specter/lib/View.cpp
index 8ab1c2ae2..795f0abde 100644
--- a/specter/lib/View.cpp
+++ b/specter/lib/View.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ void View::System::init(boo::GLDataFactory* factory)
     "void main()\n"
     "{\n"
     "    vtf.color = colorIn;\n"
-    "    gl_Position = mv * vec4(posIn[gl_VertexID], 1.0);\n"
+    "    gl_Position = mv * vec4(posIn, 1.0);\n"
     "}\n";
 
     static const char* FS =
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ View::View(ViewSystem& system)
 
 }
 
-void View::resized(const boo::SWindowRect& rect)
+void View::resized(const boo::SWindowRect& root, const boo::SWindowRect& sub)
 {
-    m_viewVertBlock.m_mv[3].assign(rect.location[0], rect.location[1], 0.f, 1.f);
-    m_bgRect[0].assign(0.f, rect.size[1], 0.f);
-    m_bgRect[1].assign(0.f, rect.size[1], 0.f);
-    m_bgRect[2].assign(0.f, rect.size[1], 0.f);
-    m_bgRect[3].assign(0.f, rect.size[1], 0.f);
+    m_viewVertBlock.setViewRect(root, sub);
+    m_bgRect[0].assign(0.f, sub.size[1], 0.f);
+    m_bgRect[1].assign(0.f, 0.f, 0.f);
+    m_bgRect[2].assign(sub.size[0], sub.size[1], 0.f);
+    m_bgRect[3].assign(sub.size[0], 0.f, 0.f);
     m_bgValidSlots = 0;
 }
 
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ void View::draw(boo::IGraphicsCommandQueue* gfxQ)
         m_bgValidSlots |= pendingSlot;
     }
     gfxQ->setShaderDataBinding(m_bgShaderBinding);
+    gfxQ->setDrawPrimitive(boo::Primitive::TriStrips);
     gfxQ->draw(0, 4);
 }