diff --git a/Source/Utilities/Graphics/ITextPrinter.cs b/Source/Utilities/Graphics/ITextPrinter.cs
index 4f72e74a..e5cb68dc 100644
--- a/Source/Utilities/Graphics/ITextPrinter.cs
+++ b/Source/Utilities/Graphics/ITextPrinter.cs
@@ -128,14 +128,26 @@ namespace OpenTK.Graphics
 
         #endregion
 
-        #region Obsolete
+        #region Begin
 
-        [Obsolete]
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets up a resolution-dependent orthographic projection.
+        /// </summary>
         void Begin();
 
-        [Obsolete]
+        #endregion
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Restores the projection and modelview matrices to their previous state.
+        /// </summary>
+        #region End
+
         void End();
 
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Obsolete
+
         [Obsolete("Use TextPrinter.Print instead")]
         void Draw(TextHandle handle);
 
diff --git a/Source/Utilities/Graphics/Text/GL1TextOutputProvider.cs b/Source/Utilities/Graphics/Text/GL1TextOutputProvider.cs
index c93177a2..6731f35e 100644
--- a/Source/Utilities/Graphics/Text/GL1TextOutputProvider.cs
+++ b/Source/Utilities/Graphics/Text/GL1TextOutputProvider.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ namespace OpenTK.Graphics.Text
         Dictionary<Texture2D, List<Vector2>> active_lists = new Dictionary<Texture2D, List<Vector2>>();
         Queue<List<Vector2>> inactive_lists = new Queue<List<Vector2>>();
 
+        #pragma warning disable 0649
+
+        struct Viewport { public float Left, Top, Right, Bottom; }
+
+        #pragma warning restore 0649
+
         bool disposed;
 
         #endregion
@@ -164,6 +170,62 @@ namespace OpenTK.Graphics.Text
 
         #endregion
 
+        #region Begin
+
+        public void Begin()
+        {
+            if (disposed)
+                throw new ObjectDisposedException(this.GetType().ToString());
+
+            GraphicsContext.Assert();
+
+            int current_matrix;
+            GL.GetInteger(GetPName.MatrixMode, out current_matrix);
+
+            Viewport viewport = new Viewport();
+            GL.GetFloat(GetPName.Viewport, out viewport.Left);
+
+            // Prepare to draw text. We want pixel perfect precision, so we setup a 2D mode,
+            // with size equal to the window (in pixels). 
+            // While we could also render text in 3D mode, it would be very hard to get
+            // pixel-perfect precision.
+            GL.MatrixMode(MatrixMode.Projection);
+            GL.PushMatrix();
+            GL.LoadIdentity();
+            GL.Ortho(viewport.Left, viewport.Right, viewport.Bottom, viewport.Top, -1.0, 1.0);
+
+            GL.MatrixMode(MatrixMode.Modelview);
+            GL.PushMatrix();
+            GL.LoadIdentity();
+
+            GL.MatrixMode((MatrixMode)current_matrix);
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region End
+
+        public void End()
+        {
+            if (disposed)
+                throw new ObjectDisposedException(this.GetType().ToString());
+
+            GraphicsContext.Assert();
+
+            int current_matrix;
+            GL.GetInteger(GetPName.MatrixMode, out current_matrix);
+
+            GL.MatrixMode(MatrixMode.Modelview);
+            GL.PopMatrix();
+
+            GL.MatrixMode(MatrixMode.Projection);
+            GL.PopMatrix();
+
+            GL.MatrixMode((MatrixMode)current_matrix);
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
         #endregion
 
         #region Protected Members
diff --git a/Source/Utilities/Graphics/Text/ITextOutputProvider.cs b/Source/Utilities/Graphics/Text/ITextOutputProvider.cs
index ce1aaf93..826dc890 100644
--- a/Source/Utilities/Graphics/Text/ITextOutputProvider.cs
+++ b/Source/Utilities/Graphics/Text/ITextOutputProvider.cs
@@ -36,5 +36,7 @@ namespace OpenTK.Graphics.Text
     {
         void Print(TextBlock block, Color color, IGlyphRasterizer rasterizer);
         void Clear();
+        void Begin();
+        void End();
     }
 }
diff --git a/Source/Utilities/Graphics/TextPrinter.cs b/Source/Utilities/Graphics/TextPrinter.cs
index a96757d0..defb3c02 100644
--- a/Source/Utilities/Graphics/TextPrinter.cs
+++ b/Source/Utilities/Graphics/TextPrinter.cs
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ namespace OpenTK.Graphics
 
         #endregion
 
-        #region Clear()
+        #region Clear
 
         public void Clear()
         {
@@ -227,55 +227,32 @@ namespace OpenTK.Graphics
 
         #endregion
 
-        #region Obsolete
+        #region Begin
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Sets up OpenGL state for drawing text.
+        /// Sets up a resolution-dependent orthographic projection.
         /// </summary>
-        [Obsolete]
         public void Begin()
         {
-            if (disposed)
-                throw new ObjectDisposedException(this.GetType().ToString());
-
-            GraphicsContext.Assert();
-
-            float[] viewport = new float[4];
-
-            GL.GetFloat(GetPName.Viewport, viewport);
-
-            // Prepare to draw text. We want pixel perfect precision, so we setup a 2D mode,
-            // with size equal to the window (in pixels). 
-            // While we could also render text in 3D mode, it would be very hard to get
-            // pixel-perfect precision.
-            GL.MatrixMode(MatrixMode.Projection);
-            GL.PushMatrix();
-            GL.LoadIdentity();
-            GL.Ortho(viewport[0], viewport[2], viewport[3], viewport[1], -1.0, 1.0);
-
-            GL.MatrixMode(MatrixMode.Modelview);
-            GL.PushMatrix();
-            GL.LoadIdentity();
+            TextOutput.Begin();
         }
 
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Begin
+
         /// <summary>
-        /// Restores OpenGL state.
+        /// Restores the projection and modelview matrices to their previous state.
         /// </summary>
-        [Obsolete]
         public void End()
         {
-            if (disposed)
-                throw new ObjectDisposedException(this.GetType().ToString());
-
-            GraphicsContext.Assert();
-
-            GL.MatrixMode(MatrixMode.Modelview);
-            GL.PopMatrix();
-
-            GL.MatrixMode(MatrixMode.Projection);
-            GL.PopMatrix();
+            TextOutput.End();
         }
 
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Obsolete
+
         [Obsolete("Use TextPrinter.Print instead")]
         public void Draw(TextHandle handle)
         {