diff --git a/wrap/gui/coordinateframe.cpp b/wrap/gui/coordinateframe.cpp
index 99e25f9c..97e6c43c 100644
--- a/wrap/gui/coordinateframe.cpp
+++ b/wrap/gui/coordinateframe.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void CoordinateFrame::Render(QGLWidget* glw,QPainter* p)
   glEnable(GL_POINT_SMOOTH);
   glLineWidth(linewidth);
   glPointSize(linewidth*1.5);
-
+  glLabel::Mode md;
   Point3d o(0,0,0);
   Point3d a(size,0,0);
   Point3d b(0,size,0);
@@ -126,46 +126,32 @@ void CoordinateFrame::Render(QGLWidget* glw,QPainter* p)
     glPopMatrix();
   }
   if(drawlabels){
-  	font.setBold(true);
-    font.setPixelSize(12);
+    md.qFont.setBold(true);
+    md.qFont.setPixelSize(12);
     float d=size+scalefactor*linewidth*1.5;
-    if (p)
-		vcg::glLabel::render(p,vcg::Point3f(d,0,0),QString("X"),font,xcolor);	
-	{
-		glColor(xcolor);
-		glw->renderText(d,0,0,QString("X"),font);
-	}
-
-	if (p)
-		vcg::glLabel::render(p,vcg::Point3f(0,d,0),QString("Y"),font,ycolor);	
-	{
-		glColor(ycolor);
-		glw->renderText(0,d,0,QString("Y"),font);
-	}
-
-	if (p)
-		vcg::glLabel::render(p,vcg::Point3f(0,0,d),QString("Z"),font,zcolor);	
-	{
-		glColor(zcolor);
-		glw->renderText(0,0,d,QString("Z"),font);
-	}
-  }  
+    if (p) {
+      vcg::glLabel::render(p,vcg::Point3f(d,0,0),QString("X"),md);
+      vcg::glLabel::render(p,vcg::Point3f(0,d,0),QString("Y"),md);
+      vcg::glLabel::render(p,vcg::Point3f(0,0,d),QString("Z"),md);
+    }
+  }
   if(drawvalues){
-  	font.setBold(false);  	
-    font.setPixelSize(8);
+    md.qFont.setBold(false);
+    md.qFont.setPixelSize(8);
+    md.color=Color4b(Color4b::LightGray);
     float i;
     glColor(Color4b::LightGray);
     for(i=slope_a;i<size;i+=slope_a){
-      glw->renderText( i,0,0,QString(" %1").arg(i,3,'f',1),font);
-      glw->renderText(-i,0,0,QString("-%1").arg(i,3,'f',1),font);
+      vcg::glLabel::render(p,vcg::Point3f( i,0,0),QString(" %1").arg(i,3,'f',1),md);
+      vcg::glLabel::render(p,vcg::Point3f(-i,0,0),QString(" %1").arg(i,3,'f',1),md);
     }
     for(i=slope_b;i<size;i+=slope_b){
-      glw->renderText(0, i,0,QString(" %1").arg(i,3,'f',1),font);
-      glw->renderText(0,-i,0,QString("-%1").arg(i,3,'f',1),font);
+      vcg::glLabel::render(p,vcg::Point3f(0, i,0),QString(" %1").arg(i,3,'f',1),md);
+      vcg::glLabel::render(p,vcg::Point3f(0,-i,0),QString(" %1").arg(i,3,'f',1),md);
     }
     for(i=slope_c;i<size;i+=slope_c){
-      glw->renderText(0,0, i,QString(" %1").arg(i,3,'f',1),font);
-      glw->renderText(0,0,-i,QString("-%1").arg(i,3,'f',1),font);
+      vcg::glLabel::render(p,vcg::Point3f(0,0, i),QString(" %1").arg(i,3,'f',1),md);
+      vcg::glLabel::render(p,vcg::Point3f(0,0,-i),QString(" %1").arg(i,3,'f',1),md);
     }
   }
   glGetError(); // Patch to buggy qt rendertext;