diff --git a/Source/Utilities/Graphics/AlphaTexture2D.cs b/Source/Utilities/Graphics/AlphaTexture2D.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Drawing.Imaging;
+
+namespace OpenTK.Graphics
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Encapsulates an OpenGL texture.
+    /// </summary>
+    class AlphaTexture2D : IGraphicsResource
+    {
+        #region Fields
+
+        GraphicsContext context;
+        int id;
+        int width, height;
+        bool disposed;
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Constructors
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructs a new Texture.
+        /// </summary>
+        public AlphaTexture2D(int width, int height)
+        {
+            Width = width;
+            Height = height;
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region IGraphicsResource Members
+
+        GraphicsContext IGraphicsResource.Context { get { return context; } }
+
+        int IGraphicsResource.Id
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (id == 0)
+                {
+                    GraphicsContext.Assert();
+                    context = GraphicsContext.CurrentContext;
+
+                    id = GL.GenTexture();
+                    if (id == 0)
+                        throw new GraphicsResourceException(String.Format("Texture creation failed, (Error: {0})", GL.GetError()));
+
+                    // Ensure the texture is allocated.
+                    GL.BindTexture(TextureTarget.Texture2D, id);
+                    GL.TexParameter(TextureTarget.Texture2D, TextureParameterName.TextureMinFilter, (int)All.Linear);
+                    GL.TexParameter(TextureTarget.Texture2D, TextureParameterName.TextureMagFilter, (int)All.Linear);
+                    if (GL.SupportsExtension("Version12"))
+                    {
+                        GL.TexParameter(TextureTarget.Texture2D, TextureParameterName.TextureWrapS, (int)All.ClampToEdge);
+                        GL.TexParameter(TextureTarget.Texture2D, TextureParameterName.TextureWrapT, (int)All.ClampToEdge);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        GL.TexParameter(TextureTarget.Texture2D, TextureParameterName.TextureWrapS, (int)All.Clamp);
+                        GL.TexParameter(TextureTarget.Texture2D, TextureParameterName.TextureWrapT, (int)All.Clamp);
+                    }
+
+                    GL.TexImage2D(TextureTarget.Texture2D, 0, PixelInternalFormat.Alpha, Width, Height, 0,
+                        OpenTK.Graphics.PixelFormat.Rgba, PixelType.UnsignedByte, IntPtr.Zero);
+                }
+
+                return id;
+            }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Public Members
+
+        #region public int Width
+
+        /// <summary>Gets the width of the texture.</summary>
+        public int Width { get { return width; } private set { width = value; } }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region public int Height
+
+        /// <summary>Gets the height of the texture.</summary>
+        public int Height { get { return height; } private set { height = value; } }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region WriteRegion
+
+        public void WriteRegion(Rectangle source, Rectangle target, int mipLevel, Bitmap bitmap)
+        {
+            if (bitmap == null)
+                throw new ArgumentNullException("data");
+
+            GraphicsUnit unit = GraphicsUnit.Pixel;
+
+            if (!bitmap.GetBounds(ref unit).Contains(source))
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("The source Rectangle is larger than the Bitmap.");
+
+            if (mipLevel < 0)
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("mipLevel");
+
+            Bind();
+
+            BitmapData data = bitmap.LockBits(source, ImageLockMode.ReadOnly, System.Drawing.Imaging.PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
+
+            GL.PushClientAttrib(ClientAttribMask.ClientPixelStoreBit);
+            try
+            {
+                GL.PixelStore(PixelStoreParameter.UnpackAlignment, 1);
+                GL.PixelStore(PixelStoreParameter.UnpackRowLength, bitmap.Width);
+                GL.TexSubImage2D(TextureTarget.Texture2D, mipLevel,
+                    target.Left, target.Top,
+                    target.Width, target.Height,
+                    OpenTK.Graphics.PixelFormat.Rgba,
+                    PixelType.UnsignedByte, data.Scan0);
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                GL.PopClientAttrib();
+            }
+
+            bitmap.UnlockBits(data);
+        }
+
+        public void WriteRegion(TextureRegion2D region, int mipLevel)
+        {
+            if (mipLevel < 0)
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("miplevel");
+
+            GL.TexSubImage2D(TextureTarget.Texture2D, mipLevel,
+                region.Rectangle.X, region.Rectangle.Y,
+                region.Rectangle.Width, region.Rectangle.Height,
+                PixelFormat.Bgra, PixelType.UnsignedByte, region);
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region ReadRegion
+
+        public TextureRegion2D ReadRegion(Rectangle rect, int mipLevel)
+        {
+            if (mipLevel < 0)
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("miplevel");
+
+            TextureRegion2D<int> region = new TextureRegion2D<int>(rect);
+
+            GL.GetTexImage(TextureTarget.Texture2D, mipLevel, PixelFormat.Bgra, PixelType.UnsignedByte, region.Data);
+
+            return region;
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Bind
+
+        public void Bind()
+        {
+            GL.BindTexture(TextureTarget.Texture2D, (this as IGraphicsResource).Id);
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region IDisposable Members
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            Dispose(true);
+            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+        }
+
+        void Dispose(bool manual)
+        {
+            if (!disposed)
+            {
+                if (manual)
+                {
+                    GL.DeleteTexture(id);
+                }
+                disposed = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        ~AlphaTexture2D()
+        {
+            GraphicsContext context = (this as IGraphicsResource).Context;
+            if (context != null)
+             (context as IGraphicsContextInternal).RegisterForDisposal(this);
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Source/Utilities/Graphics/Text/GdiPlusGlyphRasterizer .cs b/Source/Utilities/Graphics/Text/GdiPlusGlyphRasterizer .cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Drawing.Text;
+
+using OpenTK.Graphics.Text;
+using OpenTK.Platform;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+
+namespace OpenTK.Graphics.Text
+{
+    class GdiPlusGlyphRasterizer : IGlyphRasterizer
+    {
+        #region Fields
+
+        Dictionary<TextBlock, TextExtents> block_cache = new Dictionary<TextBlock, TextExtents>();
+        System.Drawing.Graphics graphics = System.Drawing.Graphics.FromImage(new Bitmap(1, 1));
+
+        IntPtr[] regions = new IntPtr[GdiPlus.MaxMeasurableCharacterRanges];
+        CharacterRange[] characterRanges = new CharacterRange[GdiPlus.MaxMeasurableCharacterRanges];
+
+        TextExtents extents = new TextExtents();
+
+        // Check the constructor, too, for additional flags.
+        static readonly StringFormat default_string_format = StringFormat.GenericTypographic;
+        static readonly StringFormat load_glyph_string_format = StringFormat.GenericDefault;
+
+        static readonly char[] newline_characters = new char[] { '\n', '\r' };
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Constructors
+
+        static GdiPlusGlyphRasterizer()
+        {
+            default_string_format.FormatFlags |= StringFormatFlags.MeasureTrailingSpaces;
+        }
+
+        public GdiPlusGlyphRasterizer()
+        { }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region IGlyphRasterizer Members
+
+        #region Rasterize
+
+        public Bitmap Rasterize(Glyph glyph)
+        {
+            using (Bitmap bmp = new Bitmap((int)(2 * glyph.Font.Size), (int)(2 * glyph.Font.Size)))
+            using (System.Drawing.Graphics gfx = System.Drawing.Graphics.FromImage(bmp))
+            {
+                // Small sizes look blurry without gridfitting, so turn that on. 
+                if (glyph.Font.Size <= 18.0f)
+                    gfx.TextRenderingHint = TextRenderingHint.AntiAliasGridFit;
+                else
+                    gfx.TextRenderingHint = TextRenderingHint.AntiAlias;
+
+                gfx.Clear(Color.Transparent);
+                gfx.DrawString(glyph.Character.ToString(), glyph.Font, Brushes.White, PointF.Empty);
+
+                Rectangle tight_rect = FindEdges(bmp);
+                Bitmap tight_glyph = bmp.Clone(tight_rect, System.Drawing.Imaging.PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
+                //new Bitmap(tight_rect.Width, tight_rect.Height);
+                //return bmp.Clone(FindEdges(bmp), System.Drawing.Imaging.PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
+                return tight_glyph;
+            }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region MeasureText
+
+        //public RectangleF MeasureText(TextBlock block)
+        //{
+        //    return MeasureText(block, ref extents);
+        //}
+
+        public TextExtents MeasureText(TextBlock block)
+        {
+            // First, check if we have cached this text block. Do not use block_cache.TryGetValue, to avoid thrashing
+            // the user's TextBlockExtents struct.
+            if (block_cache.ContainsKey(block))
+                return block_cache[block];
+
+            // If this block is not cached, we have to measure it and place it in the cache.
+            MeasureTextExtents(block, ref extents);
+            if ((block.Options & TextPrinterOptions.NoCache) == 0)
+                block_cache.Add(block, new TextExtents(extents.BoundingBox, extents.GlyphExtents));
+
+            return extents;
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region MeasureGlyph
+
+        public RectangleF MeasureGlyph(Glyph glyph)
+        {
+            using (Bitmap bmp = Rasterize(glyph))
+            {
+                return FindEdges(bmp);
+            }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Private Members
+
+        #region MeasureTextExtents
+
+        void MeasureTextExtents(TextBlock block, ref TextExtents extents)
+        {
+            // Todo: Parse layout options:
+            StringFormat format = default_string_format;
+
+            extents.Clear();
+
+            PointF origin = PointF.Empty;
+            SizeF size = SizeF.Empty;
+
+            IntPtr native_graphics = GdiPlus.GetNativeGraphics(graphics);
+            IntPtr native_font = GdiPlus.GetNativeFont(block.Font);
+            IntPtr native_string_format = GdiPlus.GetNativeStringFormat(format);
+
+            int height = 0;
+
+            // It seems that the mere presence of \n and \r characters
+            // is enough for Mono to botch the layout (even if these
+            // characters are not processed.) We'll need to find a
+            // different way to perform layout on Mono, probably
+            // through Pango.
+            // Todo: This workaround  allocates memory.
+            //if (Configuration.RunningOnMono)
+            {
+                string[] lines = block.Text.Replace("\r", String.Empty).Split('\n');
+                foreach (string s in lines)
+                {
+                    extents.AddRange(MeasureGlyphExtents(
+                        s, height, 0, s.Length, block.LayoutRectangle,
+                        native_graphics, native_font, native_string_format));
+                    height += block.Font.Height;
+                }
+            }
+
+            extents.BoundingBox = new RectangleF(extents[0].X, extents[0].Y, extents[extents.Count - 1].Right, extents[extents.Count - 1].Bottom);
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region MeasureGlyphExtents
+
+        // Gets the bounds of each character in a line of text.
+        // The line is processed in blocks of 32 characters (GdiPlus.MaxMeasurableCharacterRanges).
+        IEnumerable<RectangleF> MeasureGlyphExtents(string text, int height, int line_start, int line_length,
+            RectangleF layoutRect, IntPtr native_graphics, IntPtr native_font, IntPtr native_string_format)
+        {
+            RectangleF rect = new RectangleF();
+            int line_end = line_start + line_length;
+            while (line_start < line_end)
+            {
+                //if (text[line_start] == '\n' || text[line_start] == '\r')
+                //{
+                //    line_start++;
+                //    continue;
+                //}
+
+                int num_characters = (line_end - line_start) > GdiPlus.MaxMeasurableCharacterRanges ?
+                    GdiPlus.MaxMeasurableCharacterRanges :
+                    line_end - line_start;
+                int status = 0;
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < num_characters; i++)
+                {
+                    characterRanges[i] = new CharacterRange(line_start + i, 1);
+
+                    IntPtr region;
+                    status = GdiPlus.CreateRegion(out region);
+                    regions[i] = region;
+                    Debug.Assert(status == 0, String.Format("GDI+ error: {0}", status));
+                }
+
+                status = GdiPlus.SetStringFormatMeasurableCharacterRanges(native_string_format, num_characters, characterRanges);
+                Debug.Assert(status == 0, String.Format("GDI+ error: {0}", status));
+
+                status = GdiPlus.MeasureCharacterRanges(native_graphics, text, text.Length,
+                                                native_font, ref layoutRect, native_string_format, num_characters, regions);
+                Debug.Assert(status == 0, String.Format("GDI+ error: {0}", status));
+
+                for (int i = 0; i < num_characters; i++)
+                {
+                    GdiPlus.GetRegionBounds(regions[i], native_graphics, ref rect);
+                    Debug.Assert(status == 0, String.Format("GDI+ error: {0}", status));
+                    GdiPlus.DeleteRegion(regions[i]);
+                    Debug.Assert(status == 0, String.Format("GDI+ error: {0}", status));
+
+                    rect.Y += height;
+                    
+                    yield return rect;
+                }
+
+                line_start += num_characters;
+            }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region FindEdges
+
+        Rectangle FindEdges(Bitmap bmp)
+        {
+            return Rectangle.FromLTRB(
+                FindLeftEdge(bmp),
+                FindTopEdge(bmp),
+                FindRightEdge(bmp),
+                FindBottomEdge(bmp));
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Find[Left|Right|Top|Bottom]Edge
+
+        // Iterates through the bmp, and returns the first row or line that contains a non-transparent pixels.
+
+        int FindLeftEdge(Bitmap bmp)
+        {
+            for (int x = 0; x < bmp.Width; x++)
+                for (int y = 0; y < bmp.Height; y++)
+                    if (bmp.GetPixel(x, y).A != 0)
+                        return x;
+
+            return bmp.Width;
+        }
+
+        int FindRightEdge(Bitmap bmp)
+        {
+            for (int x = bmp.Width - 1; x >= 0; x--)
+                for (int y = 0; y < bmp.Height; y++)
+                    if (bmp.GetPixel(x, y).A != 0)
+                        return x + 1;
+
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        int FindTopEdge(Bitmap bmp)
+        {
+            // Don't trim the top edge, because the layout engine expects it to be 0.
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        int FindBottomEdge(Bitmap bmp)
+        {
+            for (int y = bmp.Height - 1; y >= 0; y--)
+                for (int x = 0; x < bmp.Width; x++)
+                    if (bmp.GetPixel(x, y).A != 0)
+                        return y + 1;
+
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+}