diff --git a/source/blender/src/drawview.c b/source/blender/src/drawview.c
index 96a01497c4f..e93e854e766 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/drawview.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/drawview.c
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ void default_gl_light(void)
 	glDisable(GL_COLOR_MATERIAL);
 }
 
+/* also called when render 'ogl' */
 void init_gl_stuff(void)	
 {
 	float mat_specular[] = { 0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 1.0 };
@@ -1930,24 +1931,21 @@ void drawview3dspace(ScrArea *sa, void *spacedata)
 	 */
 void drawview3d_render(struct View3D *v3d)
 {
-	extern void mywindow_build_and_set_renderwin(void);
 	extern short v3d_windowmode;
 	Base *base;
 	Object *ob;
 
 	free_all_realtime_images();
-	mywindow_build_and_set_renderwin();
-		
+
 	v3d_windowmode= 1;
 	setwinmatrixview3d(0);
 	v3d_windowmode= 0;
 	glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
-	glLoadMatrixf(R.winmat);
+	myloadmatrix(R.winmat);
 	glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
 	
 	setviewmatrixview3d();
-	glLoadMatrixf(v3d->viewmat);
-
+	myloadmatrix(v3d->viewmat);
 	Mat4MulMat4(v3d->persmat, v3d->viewmat, R.winmat);
 	Mat4Invert(v3d->persinv, v3d->persmat);
 	Mat4Invert(v3d->viewinv, v3d->viewmat);
@@ -1964,11 +1962,10 @@ void drawview3d_render(struct View3D *v3d)
 		BIF_GetThemeColor3fv(TH_BACK, col);
 		glClearColor(col[0], col[1], col[2], 0.0); 
 	}
-	
 	glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
 	
 	glLoadIdentity();
-	glLoadMatrixf(v3d->viewmat);
+	myloadmatrix(v3d->viewmat);
 	
 	/* abuse! to make sure it doesnt draw the helpstuff */
 	G.f |= G_SIMULATION;
@@ -2083,7 +2080,7 @@ void drawview3d_render(struct View3D *v3d)
 	}
 
 	if(G.scene->radio) RAD_drawall(G.vd->drawtype>=OB_SOLID);
-	
+
 	if(G.zbuf) {
 		G.zbuf= FALSE;
 		glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
diff --git a/source/blender/src/edit.c b/source/blender/src/edit.c
index ccb5f988da3..e4b4ec469d6 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/edit.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/edit.c
@@ -71,21 +71,22 @@
 #include "BKE_lattice.h"
 #include "BKE_mesh.h"
 
-#include "BIF_gl.h"
-#include "BIF_mywindow.h"
-#include "BIF_screen.h"
-#include "BIF_interface.h"
-#include "BIF_space.h"
-#include "BIF_editview.h"
-#include "BIF_glutil.h"
-#include "BIF_toolbox.h"
 #include "BIF_editmesh.h"
+#include "BIF_editview.h"
+#include "BIF_gl.h"
+#include "BIF_glutil.h"
+#include "BIF_interface.h"
+#include "BIF_mywindow.h"
+#include "BIF_resources.h"
+#include "BIF_space.h"
+#include "BIF_screen.h"
+#include "BIF_toolbox.h"
 
-#include "BSE_view.h"
 #include "BSE_edit.h"
-#include "BSE_trans_types.h"
 #include "BSE_drawipo.h"
 #include "BSE_drawview.h"
+#include "BSE_trans_types.h"
+#include "BSE_view.h"
 
 #include "BDR_editobject.h"
 #include "BDR_editmball.h"
@@ -214,15 +215,18 @@ int get_border(rcti *rect, short col)
 				
 				/* draw size information in corner */
 				if(curarea->spacetype==SPACE_VIEW3D) {
-					glColor3f(0.4375, 0.4375, 0.4375); 
-					glRecti(0, 10, 250, 20);
-					glColor3f(0.0, 0.0, 0.0); 
+					BIF_ThemeColor(TH_BACK);
+					glRecti(10, 25, 250, 40);
 	
 					if(G.vd->persp==0) {
 						window_to_3d(dvec, mvalo[0]-x1, mvalo[1]-y1);
 	
-						glRasterPos2i(10,  10);
 						sprintf(str, "X %.4f  Y %.4f  Z %.4f  Dia %.4f", dvec[0], dvec[1], dvec[2], sqrt(dvec[0]*dvec[0]+dvec[1]*dvec[1]+dvec[2]*dvec[2]));
+						glColor3f(0.0, 0.0, 0.0); 
+						glRasterPos2i(15,  27);
+						BMF_DrawString(G.fonts, str);
+						glColor3f(0.7, 0.7, 0.7); 
+						glRasterPos2i(16,  28);
 						BMF_DrawString(G.fonts, str);
 					}
 					else if(G.vd->persp==2) {
@@ -236,25 +240,32 @@ int get_border(rcti *rect, short col)
 						fac2= (mvalo[1]-y1)/( (float) (vb.ymax-vb.ymin) );
 						fac2*= 0.01*G.scene->r.size*G.scene->r.ysch;
 						
-						glRasterPos2i(10,  10);
 						sprintf(str, "X %.1f  Y %.1f  Dia %.1f", fabs(fac1), fabs(fac2), sqrt(fac1*fac1 + fac2*fac2) );
+						glColor3f(0.0, 0.0, 0.0); 
+						glRasterPos2i(15,  27);
+						BMF_DrawString(G.fonts, str);
+						glColor3f(0.7, 0.7, 0.7); 
+						glRasterPos2i(16,  28);
 						BMF_DrawString(G.fonts, str);
 					}
 				}
 				else if(curarea->spacetype==SPACE_IPO) {
 					SpaceIpo *sipo= curarea->spacedata.first;
 	
-					glColor3f(.40625, .40625, .40625);
+					BIF_ThemeColor(TH_BACK);
 					glRecti(20, 30, 170, 40);
-					glColor3f(0.0, 0.0, 0.0); 
 								
 					mvalo[2]= x1;
 					mvalo[3]= y1;
 					areamouseco_to_ipoco(&sipo->v2d, mval, dvec, dvec+1);
 					areamouseco_to_ipoco(&sipo->v2d, mvalo+2, dvec+2, dvec+3);
-	
-					glRasterPos2i(30,  30);
+
 					sprintf(str, "Time: %.4f  Y %.4f", dvec[0]-dvec[2], dvec[1]-dvec[3]);
+					glRasterPos2i(30,  30);
+					glColor3f(0.0, 0.0, 0.0); 
+					BMF_DrawString(G.fonts, str);
+					glRasterPos2i(31,  31);
+					glColor3f(0.9, 0.9, 0.9); 
 					BMF_DrawString(G.fonts, str);
 				}
 
diff --git a/source/blender/src/mywindow.c b/source/blender/src/mywindow.c
index 9071d5e919d..d92e8c16409 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/mywindow.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/mywindow.c
@@ -114,16 +114,27 @@ void mywindow_init_mainwin(Window *win, int orx, int ory, int sizex, int sizey)
 	}
 }
 
-/* XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX very hacky, not allowed to release again after 2.24
- * again after 2.24
+/* XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX very hacky, because of blenderwindows vs ghostwindows vs renderwindow
+   this routine sets up a blenderwin (a mywin)
  */
-void mywindow_build_and_set_renderwin(void)
+void mywindow_build_and_set_renderwin( int orx, int ory, int sizex, int sizey)
 {
+
+	swinarray[2]= &renderwindow;
+
+	renderwindow.xmin= orx;
+	renderwindow.ymin= ory;
+	renderwindow.xmax= orx+sizex-1;
+	renderwindow.ymax= ory+sizey-1;
+	renderwindow.qevents= NULL;
+
+	myortho2(-0.5, (float)sizex-0.5, -0.5, (float)sizey-0.5);
+	glLoadIdentity();
+
 	glGetFloatv(GL_PROJECTION_MATRIX, (float *)renderwindow.winmat);
 	glGetFloatv(GL_MODELVIEW_MATRIX, (float *)renderwindow.viewmat);
 	
-	swinarray[2]= &renderwindow;
-	renderwindow.qevents= NULL;
+	mywinset(2);
 
 	curswin= 2;
 }
@@ -318,8 +329,7 @@ void mywinset(int wid)
 		printf("mywinset %d: doesn't exist\n", wid);
 		return;
 	}
-
-	if (wid == 1) {	/* main window */
+	if (wid == 1 || wid == 2) {	/* main window or renderwindow*/
 		glViewport(0,  0, ( win->xmax-win->xmin)+1, ( win->ymax-win->ymin)+1);
 		glScissor(0,  0, ( win->xmax-win->xmin)+1, ( win->ymax-win->ymin)+1);
 	}
diff --git a/source/blender/src/renderwin.c b/source/blender/src/renderwin.c
index 500dcedb8b9..0a6b6d6e91a 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/renderwin.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/renderwin.c
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ static char *renderwin_get_title(int doswap)
 /* opens window and allocs struct */
 static void open_renderwin(int winpos[2], int winsize[2])
 {
+	extern void mywindow_build_and_set_renderwin( int orx, int ory, int sizex, int sizey); // mywindow.c
 	Window *win;
 	char *title;
 	
@@ -481,7 +482,12 @@ static void open_renderwin(int winpos[2], int winsize[2])
 	winlay_process_events(0);
 	window_make_active(render_win->win);
 	winlay_process_events(0);
-
+	
+	/* mywindow has to know about it too */
+	mywindow_build_and_set_renderwin(winpos[0], winpos[1], winsize[0], winsize[1]);
+	/* and we should be able to draw 3d in it */
+	init_gl_stuff();
+	
 	renderwin_draw(render_win, 1);
 	renderwin_draw(render_win, 1);
 }
@@ -565,6 +571,7 @@ static void renderwin_init_display_cb(void)
 			else {
 				window_raise(render_win->win);
 				window_make_active(render_win->win);
+				mywinset(2);	// to assign scissor/viewport again in mywindow.c. is hackish yes
 			}
 
 			renderwin_reset_view(render_win);
@@ -849,7 +856,7 @@ static void do_render(View3D *ogl_render_view3d, int anim, int force_dispwin)
 		window_set_cursor(render_win->win, CURSOR_WAIT);
 		// when opening new window... not cross platform identical behaviour, so
 		// for now call it each time
-		if(ogl_render_view3d) init_gl_stuff();
+		// if(ogl_render_view3d) init_gl_stuff();
 	}
 	waitcursor(1);
 
@@ -924,6 +931,14 @@ static void scalefastrect(unsigned int *recto, unsigned int *rectn, int oldx, in
 
 /* -------------- API: externally called --------------- */
 
+void BIF_renderwin_make_active(void)
+{
+	if(render_win) {
+		window_make_active(render_win->win);
+		mywinset(2);
+	}
+}
+
 /* set up display, render an image or scene */
 void BIF_do_render(int anim)
 {
diff --git a/source/blender/src/view.c b/source/blender/src/view.c
index 9f8e65da670..1327e60dc99 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/view.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/view.c
@@ -586,6 +586,7 @@ void viewmove(int mode)
 
 short v3d_windowmode=0;
 
+/* important to not set windows active in here, can be renderwin for example */
 void setwinmatrixview3d(rctf *rect)		/* rect: for picking */
 {
 	Camera *cam=0;
@@ -629,7 +630,7 @@ void setwinmatrixview3d(rctf *rect)		/* rect: for picking */
 		}
 	}
 	
-	if(v3d_windowmode) {
+	if(v3d_windowmode) { // hackish
 		winx= R.rectx;
 		winy= R.recty;
 	}
@@ -723,7 +724,7 @@ void obmat_to_viewmat(Object *ob)
 	Mat3ToQuat(tmat, G.vd->viewquat);
 }
 
-
+/* dont set windows active in in here, is used by renderwin too */
 void setviewmatrixview3d()
 {
 	Camera *cam;