diff --git a/allegro_schrift.c b/allegro_schrift.c
index d31b5ad..d3bd12c 100644
--- a/allegro_schrift.c
+++ b/allegro_schrift.c
@@ -92,13 +92,16 @@ ALLEGRO_FONT *al_load_ttf_font_f(ALLEGRO_FILE *file,
 
 		unsigned int i = 0;
 		const unsigned int len = strlen(cache_text_str);
-		unsigned int lh = 0;
+		unsigned int lh = 0, rh = 0;
 		while (i < len) {
 			SFT_Glyph glyph;
 			SFT_GMetrics geom;
 			if (0 > sft_lookup(&sft, cache_text_str[i], &glyph)) goto glyph_measure_fail;
 			if (0 > sft_gmetrics(&sft, glyph, &geom)) goto glyph_measure_fail;
 			if (lh < geom.minHeight) lh = geom.minHeight;
+			const int glbottom = geom.yOffset + lh + geom.minHeight;
+			if (glbottom > 0 && rh < (unsigned)glbottom)
+				rh = glbottom;
 			i++; continue;
 
 			glyph_measure_fail:
@@ -118,10 +121,10 @@ ALLEGRO_FONT *al_load_ttf_font_f(ALLEGRO_FILE *file,
 			if (0 > sft_lookup(&sft, cache_text_str[i], &glyph)) goto glyph_lookup_fail;
 			if (0 > sft_gmetrics(&sft, glyph, &geom)) goto glyph_lookup_fail;
 			if ((wmax - woff) < geom.minWidth + 1) {
-				hoff += lh + 1;
+				hoff += rh + 1;
 				woff = 1;
 			}
-			if ((hmax - hoff) < (geom.minHeight + abs(geom.yOffset)) + 1) {
+			if ((hmax - hoff) < rh + 1) {
 				ALLEGRO_WARN("ran out of room! growing glyph texture\n");
 				gtex = grow_bitmap(gtex, hmax);
 				al_set_target_bitmap(gtex);
@@ -133,7 +136,13 @@ ALLEGRO_FONT *al_load_ttf_font_f(ALLEGRO_FILE *file,
 			if (!img.pixels) goto glyph_lookup_oom;
 			if (0 > sft_render(&sft, glyph, img)) goto glyph_lookup_fail;
 			ALLEGRO_INFO("got raster\n");
-			//al_draw_filled_rectangle(woff, hoff, woff + geom.minWidth, hoff + geom.minHeight, al_map_rgba(0, 0, 0, 255)); // fixme
+			al_draw_filled_rectangle(
+				woff,
+				hoff,
+				woff + geom.minWidth,
+				hoff + rh,
+				al_map_rgba(0, 0, 0, 255)
+			);
 			block =
 				al_lock_bitmap_region(gtex, woff, hoff + (geom.yOffset + lh), geom.minWidth, geom.minHeight,
 					ALLEGRO_PIXEL_FORMAT_SINGLE_CHANNEL_8, ALLEGRO_LOCK_WRITEONLY);
@@ -152,6 +161,22 @@ ALLEGRO_FONT *al_load_ttf_font_f(ALLEGRO_FILE *file,
 			al_unlock_bitmap(gtex);
 			ALLEGRO_INFO("blit raster to vram\n");
 
+			block = al_lock_bitmap(gtex, ALLEGRO_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888, ALLEGRO_LOCK_WRITEONLY);
+			assert(block->pixel_size == 4);
+			const unsigned int gtexw = al_get_bitmap_width(gtex), gtexh = al_get_bitmap_height(gtex);
+			unsigned int pixiw = 0, pixih = 0, pixi = 0;
+			while (pixi < gtexh * gtexw) {
+				uint32_t* pixel = (uint32_t*)((uint8_t*)block->data + (block->pitch * pixih)) + pixiw; // fixme
+				*pixel = (*pixel & 0xffu) * 0x01010101u;
+				pixi++;
+				if (pixiw++ >= gtexw) {
+					pixiw = 0;
+					pixih++;
+				}
+			}
+			al_unlock_bitmap(gtex);
+			ALLEGRO_INFO("converted colors\n");
+
 			woff += geom.minWidth + 1;
 			i++; continue;