diff --git a/resources/shaders/simple_text.frag b/resources/shaders/simple_text.frag
index 298485ea..a2eeabc6 100644
--- a/resources/shaders/simple_text.frag
+++ b/resources/shaders/simple_text.frag
@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ layout(location = 0) in vec4 out_color;
 layout(location = 0) out vec4 f_color;
 
 void main() {
-
-
-    if (int(out_color.w) % 2 == 0) {
+    
+    if (out_color.w  >= 1.004) {
 
         f_color = out_color;
-        f_color.w = 255.0;
+        //f_color.w = 1.0;
+    } else {
+        f_color = f_color;
+        f_color.w = 0.0;
     }
 
-    //f_color = out_color;
+
 }
diff --git a/src/canvas/managed/shader/text_shader.rs b/src/canvas/managed/shader/text_shader.rs
index 85e54451..f5abd60f 100644
--- a/src/canvas/managed/shader/text_shader.rs
+++ b/src/canvas/managed/shader/text_shader.rs
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ impl CompiledShader for TextShader {
         let blend = AttachmentBlend {
             enabled: true,
             color_op: BlendOp::Add,
-            color_source: BlendFactor::SrcAlpha,
-            color_destination: BlendFactor::OneMinusSrcAlpha,
+            color_source: BlendFactor::One,
+            color_destination: BlendFactor::One,
             alpha_op: BlendOp::Add,
-            alpha_source: BlendFactor::SrcAlpha,
-            alpha_destination: BlendFactor::OneMinusSrcAlpha,
+            alpha_source: BlendFactor::One,
+            alpha_destination: BlendFactor::One,
             mask_red: true,
             mask_green: true,
             mask_blue: true,
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ impl CompiledShader for TextShader {
 
                 .depth_stencil_simple_depth()
                 .blend_collective(blend)
-                .blend_logic_op(LogicOp::And)
+                //.blend_logic_op(LogicOp::Noop)
                 // We have to indicate which subpass of which render pass this pipeline is going to be used
                 // in. The pipeline will only be usable from this particular subpass.
                 .render_pass(Subpass::from(render_pass.clone(), 0).unwrap())
diff --git a/src/drawables/text.rs b/src/drawables/text.rs
index 02b1c04f..7db11134 100644
--- a/src/drawables/text.rs
+++ b/src/drawables/text.rs
@@ -22,99 +22,99 @@ impl Text {
             vec![
                 ColorVertex3D {
                     v_position: [-0.5, -0.5, normalized_depth],
-                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0],
+                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0/255.0],
                 },
                 ColorVertex3D {
                     v_position: [-1.0, 1.0, normalized_depth],
-                    color: [1.0, 0.8, 1.0, 1.0],
+                    color: [1.0, 0.8, 1.0, 1.0/255.0],
                 },
                 ColorVertex3D {
                     v_position: [-0.25, 0.0, normalized_depth],
-                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0],
+                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0/255.0],
                 },
                 ColorVertex3D {
                     v_position: [-0.25, 0.0, normalized_depth],
-                    color: [0.8, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0],
+                    color: [0.8, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0/255.0],
                 },
                 ColorVertex3D {
                     v_position: [-1.0, 1.0, normalized_depth],
-                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0],
+                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0/255.0],
                 },
                 ColorVertex3D {
                     v_position: [0.0, 0.5, normalized_depth],
-                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 0.8, 1.0],
+                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 0.8, 1.0/255.0],
                 },
                 ColorVertex3D {
                     v_position: [0.25, 0.0, normalized_depth],
-                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0],
+                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0/255.0],
                 },
                 ColorVertex3D {
                     v_position: [-1.0, 1.0, normalized_depth],
-                    color: [1.0, 0.8, 1.0, 1.0],
+                    color: [1.0, 0.8, 1.0, 1.0/255.0],
                 },
                 ColorVertex3D {
                     v_position: [0.0, 0.5, normalized_depth],
-                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0],
+                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0/255.0],
                 },
                 ColorVertex3D {
                     v_position: [0.5, -0.5, normalized_depth],
-                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0],
+                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0/255.0],
                 },
                 ColorVertex3D {
                     v_position: [-1.0, 1.0, normalized_depth],
-                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0],
+                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0/255.0],
                 },
                 ColorVertex3D {
                     v_position: [0.25, 0.0, normalized_depth],
-                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0],
+                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0/255.0],
                 },
                 ColorVertex3D {
                     v_position: [0.25, -0.5, normalized_depth],
-                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0],
+                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0/255.0],
                 },
                 ColorVertex3D {
                     v_position: [-1.0, 1.0, normalized_depth],
-                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0],
+                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0/255.0],
                 },
                 ColorVertex3D {
                     v_position: [0.5, -0.5, normalized_depth],
-                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0],
+                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0/255.0],
                 },
                 ColorVertex3D {
                     v_position: [0.25, -0.5, normalized_depth],
-                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0],
+                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0/255.0],
                 },
                 ColorVertex3D {
                     v_position: [-1.0, 1.0, normalized_depth],
-                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0],
+                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0/255.0],
                 },
                 ColorVertex3D {
                     v_position: [0.0, -0.1, normalized_depth],
-                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0],
+                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0/255.0],
                 },
                 ColorVertex3D {
                     v_position: [-0.25, -0.5, normalized_depth],
-                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0],
+                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0/255.0],
                 },
                 ColorVertex3D {
                     v_position: [-1.0, 1.0, normalized_depth],
-                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0],
+                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0/255.0],
                 },
                 ColorVertex3D {
                     v_position: [0.0, -0.1, normalized_depth],
-                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0],
+                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0/255.0],
                 },
                 ColorVertex3D {
                     v_position: [-0.5, -0.5, normalized_depth],
-                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0],
+                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0/255.0],
                 },
                 ColorVertex3D {
                     v_position: [-1.0, 1.0, normalized_depth],
-                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0],
+                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0/255.0],
                 },
                 ColorVertex3D {
                     v_position: [-0.25, -0.5, normalized_depth],
-                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0],
+                    color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0/255.0],
                 }]
         };