diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7c635c6..22e0192 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.25)
 include(FetchContent)
 
-set(BLT_GRAPHICS_VERSION 1.0.6)
+set(BLT_GRAPHICS_VERSION 1.0.7)
 set(BLT_GRAPHICS_TEST_VERSION 0.0.1)
 
 project(BLT_WITH_GRAPHICS VERSION ${BLT_GRAPHICS_VERSION})
diff --git a/build_emscript.sh b/build_emscript.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/cloc.sh b/cloc.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/include/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.h b/include/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.h
index 9b7db17..c1c1672 100644
--- a/include/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.h
+++ b/include/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.h
@@ -107,9 +107,28 @@ namespace blt::gfx
         public:
             struct compiled_text_t
             {
-                std::shared_ptr<vertex_array_t> vao;
-                blt::size_t render_count;
+                    friend font_renderer_t;
+                public:
+                    explicit compiled_text_t(font_generator_t& generator);
+                    
+                    void change_text(std::string_view str);
+                
+                private:
+                    void draw();
+                    
+                    struct text_render_info_t
+                    {
+                        vertex_array_t vao{};
+                        font_texture_atlas* texture{};
+                        blt::size_t render_count = 0;
+                        
+                        text_render_info_t() = default;
+                    };
+                    
+                    font_generator_t& generator;
+                    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<text_render_info_t>> renders;
             };
+        
         public:
             explicit font_renderer_t();
             
@@ -122,11 +141,17 @@ namespace blt::gfx
                 generator->add_font(file);
             }
             
-            compiled_text_t create_text(std::string_view str);
+            compiled_text_t* create_text(std::string_view str);
+            
+            void destroy_text(compiled_text_t* text);
         
         private:
             std::unique_ptr<font_generator_t> generator;
             std::unique_ptr<shader_t> font_shader;
+            
+            blt::hashmap_t<compiled_text_t*, blt::size_t> text_ptr_to_index;
+            std::vector<std::unique_ptr<compiled_text_t>> added_texts;
+            std::vector<std::unique_ptr<compiled_text_t>> cached_text_objects;
     };
     
 }
diff --git a/resources/fonts/a.out b/resources/fonts/a.out
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/src/blt/gfx/model.cpp b/src/blt/gfx/model.cpp
index 5914cdf..5115e58 100644
--- a/src/blt/gfx/model.cpp
+++ b/src/blt/gfx/model.cpp
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ namespace blt::gfx
         bind();
         vbo.bind();
         
-        glVertexAttribPointer(attribute_number, coordinate_size, type, GL_FALSE, stride < 0 ? 0 : stride, (void*) offset);
         glEnableVertexAttribArray(attribute_number);
+        glVertexAttribPointer(attribute_number, coordinate_size, type, GL_FALSE, stride < 0 ? 0 : stride, (void*) offset);
         unbind();
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.cpp b/src/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.cpp
index 30747cc..878d60d 100644
--- a/src/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/blt/gfx/renderer/font_renderer.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace blt::gfx
             // returns an empty optional if there is no error code
             if (file.font.load_char(i))
                 continue;
-            auto face = *file.font.get();
+            auto& face = *file.font.get();
             
             auto width = face->glyph->bitmap.width;
             auto height = face->glyph->bitmap.rows;
@@ -67,10 +67,11 @@ namespace blt::gfx
             auto end_width = used_width + width;
             auto end_height = used_height + height;
             used_width += width;
-            
+
+//            BLT_TRACE("%d %d %d %d", begin_width, begin_height, width, height);
             // upload the texture
             upload(face->glyph->bitmap.buffer, GL_RED, 0, static_cast<blt::i32>(begin_width), static_cast<blt::i32>(begin_height),
-                   static_cast<blt::i32>(width), static_cast<blt::i32>(height));
+                   static_cast<blt::i32>(width), static_cast<blt::i32>(height), GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE);
             
             glyphs.insert(std::pair{i, bounded_t{
                     font::glyph_t{
@@ -148,9 +149,58 @@ namespace blt::gfx
         blt::gfx::font::cleanup();
     }
     
-    font_renderer_t::compiled_text_t font_renderer_t::create_text(std::string_view str)
+    font_renderer_t::compiled_text_t* font_renderer_t::create_text(std::string_view str)
     {
-        return font_renderer_t::compiled_text_t();
+        std::unique_ptr<font_renderer_t::compiled_text_t> ptr;
+        if (!cached_text_objects.empty())
+        {
+            ptr = std::move(*cached_text_objects.begin());
+            cached_text_objects.erase(cached_text_objects.begin());
+        } else
+        {
+            ptr = std::make_unique<compiled_text_t>(*generator);
+        }
+        ptr->change_text(str);
+        auto index = added_texts.size();
+        added_texts.push_back(std::move(ptr));
+        text_ptr_to_index[added_texts.back().get()] = index;
+        return added_texts.back().get();
     }
     
+    void font_renderer_t::destroy_text(font_renderer_t::compiled_text_t* text)
+    {
+        auto index = text_ptr_to_index[text];
+        text_ptr_to_index.erase(text);
+        cached_text_objects.push_back(std::move(added_texts[index]));
+        added_texts[index] = nullptr;
+        added_texts.erase(added_texts.begin() + static_cast<blt::ptrdiff_t>(index));
+    }
+    
+    void font_renderer_t::compiled_text_t::change_text(std::string_view str)
+    {
+        static std::vector<float> vertices;
+        vertices.clear();
+        
+        for (const auto& c : str)
+        {
+        
+        }
+    }
+    
+    font_renderer_t::compiled_text_t::compiled_text_t(font_generator_t& generator): generator(generator)
+    {
+        renders.emplace_back();
+        auto& vao = renders.back()->vao;
+        auto vbo = vertex_array_t::make_vbo({});
+        vbo->vbo.create();
+        vbo->vbo.bind();
+        vbo->vbo.allocate(sizeof(float) * 6 * 4, GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW);
+        vao.bind();
+        vao.bindVBO(vbo, 0, 4, GL_FLOAT, 4 * sizeof(float), 0);
+    }
+    
+    void font_renderer_t::compiled_text_t::draw()
+    {
+    
+    }
 }
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