diff --git a/imagick.go b/imagick.go
index a70d1a9..6d4fb74 100644
--- a/imagick.go
+++ b/imagick.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
 	"image"
-	"image/color"
 	"log"
 	"math"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ func (cl *cell) getImage(width, height int) (img *image.RGBA) {
 	}
 
 	mw = resizeImage(mw, width, height, true, true)
+	mw1 := cl.imgtext(width, height)
+	mw.CompositeImage(mw1, imagick.COMPOSITE_OP_OVER, 0, 0)
+	mw1.Destroy()
+
 	img = image.NewRGBA(image.Rect(0, 0, int(width), int(height)))
 	if img.Stride != img.Rect.Size().X*4 {
 		panic("unsupported stride")
@@ -91,9 +95,9 @@ func (cl *cell) getImage(width, height int) (img *image.RGBA) {
 }
 
 // adding text to image copied from example
-func (cl *cell) imgtext(x, y int) {
+func (cl *cell) imgtext(width, height int) *imagick.MagickWand {
 	mw := imagick.NewMagickWand()
-	defer mw.Destroy()
+	//defer mw.Destroy()
 	dw := imagick.NewDrawingWand()
 	defer dw.Destroy()
 	pw := imagick.NewPixelWand()
@@ -101,30 +105,35 @@ func (cl *cell) imgtext(x, y int) {
 	pw.SetColor("none")
 
 	// Create a new transparent image
-	mw.NewImage(0, 0, pw)
+	mw.NewImage(uint(width), uint(height), pw)
 
 	// Set up a 72 point white font
-	pw.SetColor(font.textColor)
+	r, g, b, _ := cl.font.color.RGBA()
+	pw.SetColor(fmt.Sprintf("rgb(%d,%d,%d)", r, g, b))
 	dw.SetFillColor(pw)
-	dw.SetFont(font.name)
-	dw.SetFontSize(font.size)
+	dw.SetFont(cl.font.name)
+	dw.SetFontSize(cl.font.size)
 
+	otlne := "none"
 	// Add a black outline to the text
-	pw.SetColor(font.OutlineColor)
+	r, g, b, _ = cl.font.outlineColor.RGBA()
+	if cl.font.outline {
+		otlne = fmt.Sprintf("rgb(%d,%d,%d)", r, g, b)
+	}
+
+	pw.SetColor(otlne)
 	dw.SetStrokeColor(pw)
+	dw.SetStrokeWidth(cl.font.outlineSize)
 
 	// Turn antialias on - not sure this makes a difference
-	dw.SetTextAntialias(true)
+	//dw.SetTextAntialias(true)
 
 	// Now draw the text
-	dw.Annotation(25, 65, cl.text)
+	dw.Annotation(cl.font.x, cl.font.y, cl.text)
 
 	// Draw the image on to the mw
 	mw.DrawImage(dw)
 
-	// Trim the image down to include only the text
-	mw.TrimImage(0)
-
 	// equivalent to the command line +repage
 	mw.ResetImagePage("")
 
@@ -141,6 +150,7 @@ func (cl *cell) imgtext(x, y int) {
 	// Composite the text on top of the shadow
 	mw.CompositeImage(cw, imagick.COMPOSITE_OP_OVER, 5, 5)
 	cw.Destroy()
+	return mw
 }
 
 func findfonts() {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 357327f..6b7f9fe 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ type cell struct {
 	qmlcell qml.Object
 	index   int
 	font    struct {
-		name         string
-		size         int
-		color        color.RGBA
-		outline      float32
-		outlineColor color.RGBA
+		name                    string
+		outlineSize, size, x, y float64
+		color                   color.RGBA
+		outlineColor            color.RGBA
+		outline                 Bool
 	}
 }
 type slide []*cell
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ func main() {
 
 func run() error {
 	imagick.Initialize()
+	findfonts()
 
 	engine = qml.NewEngine()
 	engine.AddImageProvider("images", imgProvider)
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ func run() error {
 //Adds a new cell
 func (sl *slide) add( /*cl *cell*/ ) {
 	var cl cell
+	cl.Init()
 	//gets the length so that the index is valid
 	cl.index = len(*sl)
 
@@ -114,19 +116,11 @@ func (sl *slide) add( /*cl *cell*/ ) {
 	cl.qmlcell.Set("parent", window.ObjectByName("data1"))
 	cl.qmlcell.Set("index", cl.index)
 
-	//load image
-	cl.img = imagick.NewMagickWand()
-	cl.img.ReadImage("logo:")
-
-	//give QML the text
-	cl.qmlcell.ObjectByName("cellText").Set("text", cl.text)
-
 	//keep the pointer/dereference (i'm not sure which it is)
 	//problems occur otherwise
 	*sl = append(*sl, &cl)
 
 	//seperate image object in QML
-	cl.qmlimg = qimg.Create(engine.Context())
 	cl.qmlimg.Set("objectName", fmt.Sprintf("cellImg%d", cl.index))
 	cl.qmlimg.Set("source", fmt.Sprintf("image://images/%d"+`;`+"0", cl.index))
 	cl.qmlimg.Set("parent", window.ObjectByName("data2"))
@@ -135,6 +129,27 @@ func (sl *slide) add( /*cl *cell*/ ) {
 
 }
 
+func (cl *cell) Init() {
+	cl.text = "Testing 1... 2... 3... :-P"
+	cl.index = -1
+	cl.font.color, cl.font.outlineColor = color.RGBA{0, 0, 0, 1}, color.RGBA{1, 1, 1, 1}
+	cl.font.name = fontlst[1]
+	cl.font.outline = false
+	cl.font.outlineSize = 1
+	cl.font.size = 35
+	cl.font.x, cl.font.y = 10, 30
+
+	cl.qmlcell = cellQml.Create(engine.Context())
+	cl.qmlimg = qimg.Create(engine.Context())
+
+	//load image
+	cl.img = imagick.NewMagickWand()
+	cl.img.ReadImage("logo:")
+
+	//give QML the text
+	cl.qmlcell.ObjectByName("cellText").Set("text", cl.text)
+}
+
 //(cell) remove() should destroy everything for this cell
 func (cl *cell) remove() {
 	cl.text = ""