diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/interface_group.h b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/interface_group.h
index 451e38ff3..38d0c1e32 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/interface_group.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/interface_group.h
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		bool isGroupContainer() const { return _IsGroupContainer; }
 		bool isGroupScrollText() const{ return _IsGroupScrollText; }
 		bool isGroupInScene() const{ return _IsGroupInScene; }
+		bool isGroupList() const{ return _IsGroupList; }
 
 		CInterfaceGroup* getEnclosingContainer();
 
@@ -354,6 +355,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		bool	_IsGroupContainer	: 1;	// faster than a virual call
 		bool	_IsGroupScrollText  : 1;
 		bool    _IsGroupInScene     : 1;
+		bool	_IsGroupList		: 1;
 		bool	_NeedFrameUpdatePos	: 1;	// typically For CGroupInScene
 		sint32	_ResizeFromChildWMargin;
 		sint32	_ResizeFromChildHMargin;
diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/interface_options.h b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/interface_options.h
index 7ca938140..6fcd6c18d 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/interface_options.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/interface_options.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include "nel/misc/debug.h"
 #include "nel/misc/smart_ptr.h"
 #include "nel/misc/rgba.h"
+#include "libxml/globals.h"
+#include "nel/misc/xml_auto_ptr.h"
 
 namespace NL3D
 {
diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/view_renderer.h b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/view_renderer.h
index 5adde3cb3..83b45f79f 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/view_renderer.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/view_renderer.h
@@ -578,6 +578,8 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		static NL3D::UTextContext *textcontext;
 
 	public:
+		static NL3D::UTextContext* getTextContext(){ return textcontext; }
+
 		static std::set< std::string > *hwCursors;
 		static float hwCursorScale;
 
diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/widget_manager.h b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/widget_manager.h
index 1c15ac357..8188a68cb 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/widget_manager.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/widget_manager.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "nel/misc/rgba.h"
 #include "nel/misc/types_nl.h"
 #include "nel/gui/interface_common.h"
+#include "nel/gui/interface_options.h"
 
 namespace NLMISC
 {
@@ -302,6 +303,45 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		// Get the User DblClick Delay (according to save...), in milisecond
 		uint getUserDblClickDelay();
 		
+		/// \name Global Interface Options
+		// @{
+		
+		// List of system options
+		enum TSystemOption{
+			OptionCtrlSheetGrayColor=0,
+			OptionCtrlTextGrayColor,
+			OptionCtrlSheetRedifyColor,
+			OptionCtrlTextRedifyColor,
+			OptionCtrlSheetGreenifyColor,
+			OptionCtrlTextGreenifyColor,
+			OptionViewTextOverBackColor,
+			OptionFont,
+			OptionAddCoefFont,
+			OptionMulCoefAnim,
+			OptionTimeoutBubbles,
+			OptionTimeoutMessages,
+			OptionTimeoutContext,
+			OptionTimeoutContextHtml,
+			NumSystemOptions
+		};
+		
+		void setupOptions();
+		/** Get a system option by its enum (faster than getOptions() and getVal())
+		 *  NB: array updated after each parseInterface()
+		 */
+		const CInterfaceOptionValue	&getSystemOption( TSystemOption o ) const{ return _SystemOptions[ o ]; }
+		
+		// @}
+
+		CInterfaceElement* getOverExtendViewText(){ return _OverExtendViewText; }
+		NLMISC::CRGBA& getOverExtendViewTextBackColor(){ return _OverExtendViewTextBackColor; }
+
+		// For single lined ViewText that are clipped: on over of viewText too big, the text is drawn on top. A CRefPtr is kept
+		void setOverExtendViewText( CInterfaceElement *vt, NLMISC::CRGBA backGround ){
+			_OverExtendViewText = vt;
+			_OverExtendViewTextBackColor = backGround;
+		}
+		
 		static IParser *parser;
 
 	private:
@@ -345,6 +385,13 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *_AProp;
 
 		bool _MouseHandlingEnabled;
+		
+		// System Options
+		CInterfaceOptionValue _SystemOptions[ NumSystemOptions ];
+		
+		// The next ViewText to draw for Over
+		NLMISC::CRefPtr< CInterfaceElement > _OverExtendViewText;
+		NLMISC::CRGBA _OverExtendViewTextBackColor;
 	};
 
 }
diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/interface_group.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/interface_group.cpp
index bfa58b535..ac8842b81 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/interface_group.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/interface_group.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		_IsGroupContainer = false;
 		_IsGroupScrollText = false;
 		_IsGroupInScene = false;
+		_IsGroupList = false;
 		_AHOnActive = NULL;
 		_AHOnDeactive = NULL;
 		_AHOnLeftClick = NULL;
diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/interface_options.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/interface_options.cpp
index 1a01bce6e..c4cd33f2c 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/interface_options.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/interface_options.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 
 #include "nel/gui/interface_element.h"
-#include "nel/misc/xml_auto_ptr.h"
 #include "nel/gui/interface_options.h"
 
 using namespace std;
diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/widget_manager.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/widget_manager.cpp
index 76b0afcc7..483df5887 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/widget_manager.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/widget_manager.cpp
@@ -1419,8 +1419,32 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		uint dbclickDelay = (uint)(DOUBLE_CLICK_MIN + (DOUBLE_CLICK_MAX-DOUBLE_CLICK_MIN) * (float)nVal / 100.0f);
 		return dbclickDelay;
 	}
-
-
+	
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	void CWidgetManager::setupOptions()
+	{
+		// After parsing options and templates node -> init system options.
+		CInterfaceOptions *opt = getOptions( "system" );
+		if( opt != NULL )
+		{
+			// List here all Special options
+			_SystemOptions[OptionCtrlSheetGrayColor]= opt->getValue("ctrl_sheet_gray_color");
+			_SystemOptions[OptionCtrlTextGrayColor]= opt->getValue("ctrl_text_gray_color");
+			_SystemOptions[OptionCtrlSheetRedifyColor]= opt->getValue("ctrl_sheet_redify_color");
+			_SystemOptions[OptionCtrlTextRedifyColor]= opt->getValue("ctrl_text_redify_color");
+			_SystemOptions[OptionCtrlSheetGreenifyColor]= opt->getValue("ctrl_sheet_greenify_color");
+			_SystemOptions[OptionCtrlTextGreenifyColor]= opt->getValue("ctrl_text_greenify_color");
+			_SystemOptions[OptionViewTextOverBackColor]= opt->getValue("text_over_back_color");
+			_SystemOptions[OptionFont]= opt->getValue("font");
+			_SystemOptions[OptionAddCoefFont]= opt->getValue("add_coef_font");
+			_SystemOptions[OptionMulCoefAnim]= opt->getValue("mul_coef_anim");
+			_SystemOptions[OptionTimeoutBubbles]= opt->getValue("bubbles_timeout");
+			_SystemOptions[OptionTimeoutMessages]= opt->getValue("messages_timeout");
+			_SystemOptions[OptionTimeoutContext]= opt->getValue("context_timeout");
+			_SystemOptions[OptionTimeoutContextHtml]= opt->getValue("context_html_timeout");
+		}
+		
+	}
 
 	CWidgetManager::CWidgetManager()
 	{
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbctrl_sheet.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbctrl_sheet.cpp
index 586817ac4..c02b21caf 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbctrl_sheet.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbctrl_sheet.cpp
@@ -2108,8 +2108,8 @@ void CDBCtrlSheet::drawSheet (sint32 x, sint32 y, bool draging, bool showSelecti
 		curNoSheetColor= CRGBA(255,255,255, CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getGlobalColorForContent().A);
 
 	// The gray color
-	CRGBA	grayColor= pIM->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionCtrlSheetGrayColor).getValColor();
-	CRGBA	redifyColor= pIM->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionCtrlSheetRedifyColor).getValColor();
+	CRGBA	grayColor= CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CWidgetManager::OptionCtrlSheetGrayColor).getValColor();
+	CRGBA	redifyColor= CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CWidgetManager::OptionCtrlSheetRedifyColor).getValColor();
 
 	// The color of the number.
 	CRGBA	numberColor;
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbgroup_list_sheet_mission.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbgroup_list_sheet_mission.cpp
index 68c0a8260..fe56bf1d9 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbgroup_list_sheet_mission.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbgroup_list_sheet_mission.cpp
@@ -89,34 +89,34 @@ void CDBGroupListSheetMission::CSheetChildMission::updateViewText(CDBGroupListSh
 	if (CachePreReqState == MISSION_DESC::PreReqFail)
 	{
 		// If mission prerequesits failed for miscellaneaous reasons : COLOR RED
-		CRGBA color = pIM->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionCtrlSheetRedifyColor).getValColor();
+		CRGBA color = CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CWidgetManager::OptionCtrlSheetRedifyColor).getValColor();
 
 		Ctrl->setGrayed(true);
 		Ctrl->setSheetColor(color);
 
-		color = pIM->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionCtrlTextRedifyColor).getValColor();
+		color = CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CWidgetManager::OptionCtrlTextRedifyColor).getValColor();
 		Text->setColor(color);
 	}
 	else if (CachePreReqState == MISSION_DESC::PreReqFailAlreadyDone)
 	{
 		// If mission prerequesits failed because mission is already done : COLOR GREEN
-		CRGBA color = pIM->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionCtrlSheetGreenifyColor).getValColor();
+		CRGBA color = CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CWidgetManager::OptionCtrlSheetGreenifyColor).getValColor();
 
 		Ctrl->setGrayed(true);
 		Ctrl->setSheetColor(color);
 
-		color = pIM->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionCtrlTextGreenifyColor).getValColor();
+		color = CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CWidgetManager::OptionCtrlTextGreenifyColor).getValColor();
 		Text->setColor(color);
 	}
 	else if (CachePreReqState == MISSION_DESC::PreReqFailRunning)
 	{
 		// If mission prerequesits failed because the mission is in progress : COLOR GRAY
-		CRGBA color = pIM->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionCtrlSheetGrayColor).getValColor();
+		CRGBA color = CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CWidgetManager::OptionCtrlSheetGrayColor).getValColor();
 
 		Ctrl->setGrayed(true);
 		Ctrl->setSheetColor(color);
 
-		color = pIM->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionCtrlTextGrayColor).getValColor();
+		color = CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CWidgetManager::OptionCtrlTextGrayColor).getValColor();
 		Text->setColor(color);
 	}
 	else
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbgroup_list_sheet_text.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbgroup_list_sheet_text.cpp
index 1ec3d9420..b76ef53fb 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbgroup_list_sheet_text.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbgroup_list_sheet_text.cpp
@@ -506,8 +506,8 @@ void CDBGroupListSheetText::checkCoords ()
 		{
 			// The gray color
 			CRGBA	normalColor= _TextTemplate.getColor();
-			CRGBA	grayColor= pIM->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionCtrlSheetGrayColor).getValColor();
-			CRGBA	redifyColor= pIM->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionCtrlTextRedifyColor).getValColor();
+			CRGBA	grayColor= CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CWidgetManager::OptionCtrlSheetGrayColor).getValColor();
+			CRGBA	redifyColor= CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CWidgetManager::OptionCtrlTextRedifyColor).getValColor();
 			grayColor.modulateFromColor(grayColor, normalColor);
 			redifyColor.modulateFromColor(redifyColor, normalColor);
 
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_in_scene_bubble.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_in_scene_bubble.cpp
index 32ab05086..603c7f5e5 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_in_scene_bubble.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_in_scene_bubble.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void contextHelp (const std::string &name)
 						completeURL += "_" + ClientCfg.getHtmlLanguageCode() + ".html";
 						// Add bubble
 						InSceneBubbleManager.addContextHelpHTML(completeURL, target,
-							pIM->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionTimeoutContextHtml).getValSInt32());
+							CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CWidgetManager::OptionTimeoutContextHtml).getValSInt32());
 					}
 
 					// Found one help
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ void CGroupInSceneBubbleManager::addMessagePopup (const ucstring &message, CRGBA
 
 	// default timeout?
 	if(time==0)
-		time=pIM->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionTimeoutMessages).getValSInt32();
+		time=CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CWidgetManager::OptionTimeoutMessages).getValSInt32();
 
 	// Create a skill popup
 	string id = "message_popup_"+toString(_PopupCount++);
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ void CGroupInSceneBubbleManager::addMessagePopupCenter (const ucstring &message,
 
 	// default timeout?
 	if(time==0)
-		time= pIM->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionTimeoutMessages).getValSInt32();
+		time= CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CWidgetManager::OptionTimeoutMessages).getValSInt32();
 
 	// Create a skill popup
 	string id = "message_popup_"+toString(_PopupCount++);
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ void CGroupInSceneBubbleManager::chatOpen (uint32 nUID, const ucstring &ucsText,
 
 	CCharacterCL *pChar = dynamic_cast<CCharacterCL*>(EntitiesMngr.getEntityByCompressedIndex(nUID));
 	if (pChar == NULL || nUID==CLFECOMMON::INVALID_CLIENT_DATASET_INDEX) return;
-	if (bubbleTimer == 0) bubbleTimer = pIM->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionTimeoutBubbles).getValSInt32();
+	if (bubbleTimer == 0) bubbleTimer = CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CWidgetManager::OptionTimeoutBubbles).getValSInt32();
 
 	// Output the message in a bubble
 
@@ -1575,7 +1575,7 @@ class CHandlerCharacterBubble : public IActionHandler
 		string sTime = getParam (sParams, "time");
 		uint duration;
 		if (sTime.empty())
-			duration = pIM->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionTimeoutBubbles).getValSInt32();
+			duration = CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CWidgetManager::OptionTimeoutBubbles).getValSInt32();
 		else
 			fromString(sTime, duration);
 
@@ -1602,7 +1602,7 @@ class CHandlerSkillPopup : public IActionHandler
 		string sTime = getParam (sParams, "time");
 		uint duration;
 		if (sTime.empty())
-			duration = pIM->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionTimeoutMessages).getValSInt32();
+			duration = CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CWidgetManager::OptionTimeoutMessages).getValSInt32();
 		else
 			fromString(sTime, duration);
 
@@ -1626,7 +1626,7 @@ class CHandlerMessagePopup : public IActionHandler
 		string sTime = getParam (sParams, "time");
 		uint duration;
 		if (sTime.empty())
-			duration = pIM->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionTimeoutMessages).getValSInt32();
+			duration = CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CWidgetManager::OptionTimeoutMessages).getValSInt32();
 		else
 			fromString(sTime, duration);
 
@@ -1651,7 +1651,7 @@ class CHandlerContextHelp : public IActionHandler
 		if (itext.empty())
 			itext = CI18N::get(text);
 
-		InSceneBubbleManager.addContextHelp (itext, targetName, pIM->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionTimeoutContext).getValSInt32());
+		InSceneBubbleManager.addContextHelp (itext, targetName, CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CWidgetManager::OptionTimeoutContext).getValSInt32());
 	}
 };
 REGISTER_ACTION_HANDLER( CHandlerContextHelp, "context_help");
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_list.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_list.cpp
index e77f675d6..64fe82706 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_list.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_list.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ CGroupList::CGroupList(const TCtorParam &param)
 	_Over = false;
 	_OverColor = CRGBA(255,  255,  255,  32);
 	_OverElt = -1;
+	_IsGroupList = true;
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_tree.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_tree.cpp
index c739be7dd..17c0bff09 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_tree.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_tree.cpp
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ void CGroupTree::draw()
 				}
 
 				// will be drawn over all the interface
-				pIM->setOverExtendViewText(viewTextExtend,  col);
+				CWidgetManager::getInstance()->setOverExtendViewText(viewTextExtend,  col);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_anim.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_anim.cpp
index be39bc9b1..6f3001dd9 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_anim.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_anim.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ bool CInterfaceTrack::parse (xmlNodePtr cur, CInterfaceGroup *parentGroup)
 			{
 				double dTime;
 				fromString(k.Time, dTime);
-				k.Time = toString(dTime * CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionMulCoefAnim).getValFloat());
+				k.Time = toString(dTime * CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CWidgetManager::OptionMulCoefAnim).getValFloat());
 			}
 
 			// Depending on the type of the track read extra values
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ bool CInterfaceTrack::parse (xmlNodePtr cur, CInterfaceGroup *parentGroup)
 
 			float fAnimTime;
 			fromString((const char*)time, fAnimTime);
-			TAnimationTime animTime = fAnimTime * CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionMulCoefAnim).getValFloat();
+			TAnimationTime animTime = fAnimTime * CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CWidgetManager::OptionMulCoefAnim).getValFloat();
 			double animValue;
 			fromString(value, animValue);
 
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ bool CInterfaceAnim::parse (xmlNodePtr cur, CInterfaceGroup *parentGroup)
 	fromString((const char*)ptr, _Duration);
 	if (_Duration == 0)
 		_Duration = 1.0;
-	_Duration *= CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionMulCoefAnim).getValFloat();
+	_Duration *= CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CWidgetManager::OptionMulCoefAnim).getValFloat();
 
 	ptr = xmlGetProp (cur, (xmlChar*)"disable_buttons");
 	if (ptr)
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_manager.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_manager.cpp
index 89c1bc64b..1e9ebb20e 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_manager.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_manager.cpp
@@ -1343,36 +1343,17 @@ void CInterfaceManager::updateFrameViews(NL3D::UCamera camera)
 
 }
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void CInterfaceManager::setupOptions()
 {
-	// After parsing options and templates node -> init system options.
-	CInterfaceOptions	*opt= CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getOptions("system");
-	if(opt)
-	{
-		// List here all Special options
-		_SystemOptions[OptionCtrlSheetGrayColor]= opt->getValue("ctrl_sheet_gray_color");
-		_SystemOptions[OptionCtrlTextGrayColor]= opt->getValue("ctrl_text_gray_color");
-		_SystemOptions[OptionCtrlSheetRedifyColor]= opt->getValue("ctrl_sheet_redify_color");
-		_SystemOptions[OptionCtrlTextRedifyColor]= opt->getValue("ctrl_text_redify_color");
-		_SystemOptions[OptionCtrlSheetGreenifyColor]= opt->getValue("ctrl_sheet_greenify_color");
-		_SystemOptions[OptionCtrlTextGreenifyColor]= opt->getValue("ctrl_text_greenify_color");
-		_SystemOptions[OptionViewTextOverBackColor]= opt->getValue("text_over_back_color");
-		_SystemOptions[OptionFont]= opt->getValue("font");
-		_SystemOptions[OptionAddCoefFont]= opt->getValue("add_coef_font");
-		_SystemOptions[OptionMulCoefAnim]= opt->getValue("mul_coef_anim");
-		_SystemOptions[OptionTimeoutBubbles]= opt->getValue("bubbles_timeout");
-		_SystemOptions[OptionTimeoutMessages]= opt->getValue("messages_timeout");
-		_SystemOptions[OptionTimeoutContext]= opt->getValue("context_timeout");
-		_SystemOptions[OptionTimeoutContextHtml]= opt->getValue("context_html_timeout");
-	}
-
+	CWidgetManager *wm = CWidgetManager::getInstance();
+	wm->setupOptions();
+	
 	// Try to change font if any
-	string sFont = _SystemOptions[OptionFont].getValStr();
+	string sFont = wm->getSystemOption( CWidgetManager::OptionFont ).getValStr();
+	
 	extern void resetTextContext( const char*, bool );
 	if ((!sFont.empty()) && (driver != NULL))
 		resetTextContext(sFont.c_str(), true);
-
 	// Continue to parse the rest of the interface
 }
 
@@ -4029,21 +4010,14 @@ void CInterfaceManager::incLocalSyncActionCounter()
 }
 
 
-// ***************************************************************************
-void	CInterfaceManager::setOverExtendViewText(CViewText *vt, CRGBA backGround)
-{
-	_OverExtendViewText= vt;
-	_OverExtendViewTextBackColor= backGround;
-}
-
 // ***************************************************************************
 void	CInterfaceManager::drawOverExtendViewText()
 {
 //	CViewRenderer	&rVR= getViewRenderer();
 
-	if(_OverExtendViewText)
+	if( CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getOverExtendViewText() )
 	{
-		CViewText	*vtSrc= safe_cast<CViewText*>((CInterfaceElement*)_OverExtendViewText);
+		CViewText	*vtSrc= safe_cast<CViewText*>( CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getOverExtendViewText() );
 
 		CInterfaceGroup *groupOver = getWindowForActiveMasterGroup("over_extend_view_text");
 		if(groupOver)
@@ -4065,7 +4039,7 @@ void	CInterfaceManager::drawOverExtendViewText()
 				CViewBitmap	*pBack= dynamic_cast<CViewBitmap*>(groupOver->getView("midback"));
 				CViewBitmap	*pOutline= dynamic_cast<CViewBitmap*>(groupOver->getView("midoutline"));
 				if(pBack)
-					pBack->setColor(_OverExtendViewTextBackColor);
+					pBack->setColor( CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getOverExtendViewTextBackColor() );
 				if(pOutline)
 				{
 					pOutline->setColor(vtSrc->getColor());
@@ -4112,7 +4086,7 @@ void	CInterfaceManager::drawOverExtendViewText()
 		}
 
 		// Reset the ptr so at next frame, won't be rendered (but if reset)
-		_OverExtendViewText= NULL;
+		CWidgetManager::getInstance()->setOverExtendViewText( NULL, CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getOverExtendViewTextBackColor() );
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_manager.h b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_manager.h
index d70a1def9..46e0d9cac 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_manager.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_manager.h
@@ -315,39 +315,8 @@ public:
 	// display a system info string
 	void		  displaySystemInfo(const ucstring &str, const std::string &Category = "SYS");
 	NLMISC::CRGBA getSystemInfoColor(const std::string &Category = "SYS");
-	/// \name Global Interface Options
-	// @{
-
-	// List of system options
-	enum	TSystemOption
-	{
-		OptionCtrlSheetGrayColor=0,
-		OptionCtrlTextGrayColor,
-		OptionCtrlSheetRedifyColor,
-		OptionCtrlTextRedifyColor,
-		OptionCtrlSheetGreenifyColor,
-		OptionCtrlTextGreenifyColor,
-		OptionViewTextOverBackColor,
-		OptionFont,
-		OptionAddCoefFont,
-		OptionMulCoefAnim,
-		OptionTimeoutBubbles,
-		OptionTimeoutMessages,
-		OptionTimeoutContext,
-		OptionTimeoutContextHtml,
-
-		NumSystemOptions,
-	};
-
-	virtual void setupOptions();
-
-	/** Get a system option by its enum (faster than getOptions() and getVal())
-	 *	NB: array updated after each parseInterface()
-	 */
-	const CInterfaceOptionValue	&getSystemOption(TSystemOption o) const {return _SystemOptions[o];}
-
-	// @}
 
+	void setupOptions();
 
 	/** Open a MessageBox. this is a simple ModalWindow with a Ok button
 	 *	ui:interface:message_box must be defined in xml, with a "text" ViewText son
@@ -493,9 +462,6 @@ public:
 		return fTmp*fTmp*fTmp;
 	}
 
-	// For single lined ViewText that are clipped: on over of viewText too big, the text is drawn on top. A CRefPtr is kept
-	void	setOverExtendViewText(CViewText *vt, NLMISC::CRGBA backGround);
-
 	// Item Carac Test, get the value
 	bool	isItemCaracRequirementMet(CHARACTERISTICS::TCharacteristics type, sint32 value)
 	{
@@ -730,9 +696,6 @@ private:
 	bool isControlInWindow (CCtrlBase *ctrl, CInterfaceGroup *pNewCurrentWnd);
 	uint getDepth (CCtrlBase *ctrl, CInterfaceGroup *pNewCurrentWnd);
 
-	// System Options
-	CInterfaceOptionValue	_SystemOptions[NumSystemOptions];
-
 	// Modes
 	CInterfaceConfig::CDesktopImage	_Modes[MAX_NUM_MODES];
 	uint8				_CurrentMode;
@@ -758,9 +721,6 @@ private:
 	NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *_ErrorColor;
 	NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *_AlphaRolloverSpeedDB;
 
-	// The next ViewText to draw for Over
-	NLMISC::CRefPtr<CInterfaceElement>	_OverExtendViewText;
-	NLMISC::CRGBA						_OverExtendViewTextBackColor;
 	void			drawOverExtendViewText();
 
 	CInterfaceGroup	*getWindowForActiveMasterGroup(const std::string &windowName);
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/macrocmd_key.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/macrocmd_key.cpp
index 8eb74210a..7ffe97d27 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/macrocmd_key.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/macrocmd_key.cpp
@@ -97,14 +97,14 @@ void addKeyLine (CGroupList *pParent, const ucstring &keyName, const ucstring &s
 	if (pViewKeyName != NULL)
 	{
 		pViewKeyName->setText (keyName);
-		pViewKeyName->setColor(grayed?pIM->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionCtrlTextGrayColor).getValColor():CRGBA::White);
+		pViewKeyName->setColor(grayed?CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CWidgetManager::OptionCtrlTextGrayColor).getValColor():CRGBA::White);
 	}
 
 	CViewText *pViewShortcutName = dynamic_cast<CViewText*>(pKeysLine->getView(TEMPLATE_KEYS_SHORTCUT_NAME));
 	if (pViewShortcutName != NULL)
 	{
 		pViewShortcutName->setText (shortcutName);
-		pViewShortcutName->setColor(grayed?pIM->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionCtrlTextGrayColor).getValColor():CRGBA::White);
+		pViewShortcutName->setColor(grayed?CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CWidgetManager::OptionCtrlTextGrayColor).getValColor():CRGBA::White);
 	}
 
 	pKeysLine->setParent (pParent);
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/view_text.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/view_text.cpp
index 19812d86b..fc50c1b76 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/view_text.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/view_text.cpp
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 #include "nel/misc/i18n.h"
 
 #include "view_text.h"
-#include "interface_manager.h"
 #include "nel/gui/view_renderer.h"
 #include "nel/gui/widget_manager.h"
 #include "nel/gui/group_container_base.h"
 #include "nel/gui/ctrl_tooltip.h"
 #include "nel/misc/xml_auto_ptr.h"
 #include "nel/gui/lua_ihm.h"
+#include "nel/gui/view_pointer_base.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace NLMISC;
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ void CViewText::setupDefault ()
 	_ParentPosRef = Hotspot_BL;
 	_PosRef = Hotspot_BL;
 
-	_FontSize = 12+CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionAddCoefFont).getValSInt32();
+	_FontSize = 12 +
+		CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption( CWidgetManager::OptionAddCoefFont ).getValSInt32();
 	_Color = CRGBA(255,255,255,255);
 	_Shadow = false;
 	_ShadowColor = CRGBA(0,0,0,255);
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ CViewText::	CViewText (const std::string& id, const std::string Text, sint FontS
 	_Id = id;
 	setupDefault ();
 
-	_FontSize = FontSize+CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionAddCoefFont).getValSInt32();
+	_FontSize = FontSize + CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption( CWidgetManager::OptionAddCoefFont).getValSInt32();
 	_Color = Color;
 	_Shadow = Shadow;
 	setText(Text);
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ CViewText::	CViewText (const std::string& id, const std::string Text, sint FontS
 CViewText::~CViewText()
 {
 	if (_Index != 0xFFFFFFFF)
-		CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getTextContext()->erase (_Index);
+		CViewRenderer::getTextContext()->erase (_Index);
 	clearLines();
 
 	if (!_Setuped)
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ CViewText::~CViewText()
 CViewText &CViewText::operator=(const CViewText &vt)
 {
 	if (_Index != 0xFFFFFFFF)
-		CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getTextContext()->erase (_Index);
+		CViewRenderer::getTextContext()->erase (_Index);
 
 	// Create database entries
 	_Active = vt._Active;
@@ -187,11 +188,11 @@ void CViewText::parseTextOptions (xmlNodePtr cur)
 		_ModulateGlobalColor= convertBool(prop);
 
 	prop = (char*) xmlGetProp( cur, (xmlChar*)"fontsize" );
-	_FontSize = 12+CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionAddCoefFont).getValSInt32();
+	_FontSize = 12 + CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption( CWidgetManager::OptionAddCoefFont).getValSInt32();
 	if (prop)
 	{
 		fromString((const char*)prop, _FontSize);
-		_FontSize += CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionAddCoefFont).getValSInt32();
+		_FontSize += CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption( CWidgetManager::OptionAddCoefFont).getValSInt32();
 	}
 
 	prop = (char*) xmlGetProp( cur, (xmlChar*)"shadow" );
@@ -376,7 +377,6 @@ void CViewText::checkCoords ()
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				CInterfaceManager *pIM = CInterfaceManager::getInstance();
 				CCtrlBase *pCB = CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getCapturePointerLeft();
 				if (pCB != NULL)
 				{
@@ -412,7 +412,6 @@ void CViewText::draw ()
 {
 	H_AUTO( RZ_Interface_CViewText_draw  )
 
-	CInterfaceManager *pIM = CInterfaceManager::getInstance();
 	CViewRenderer &rVR = *CViewRenderer::getInstance();
 
 	// *** Out Of Clip?
@@ -430,7 +429,7 @@ void CViewText::draw ()
 		return;
 	rVR.getScreenOOSize (oow, ooh);
 
-	NL3D::UTextContext *TextContext = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getTextContext();
+	NL3D::UTextContext *TextContext = CViewRenderer::getTextContext();
 
 
 	// *** get current color
@@ -455,7 +454,7 @@ void CViewText::draw ()
 	{
 		if (_Lines.size() == 0) return;
 
-		NL3D::UTextContext *TextContext = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getTextContext();
+		NL3D::UTextContext *TextContext = CViewRenderer::getTextContext();
 
 		TextContext->setHotSpot (UTextContext::BottomLeft);
 		TextContext->setShaded (_Shadow);
@@ -645,8 +644,8 @@ void CViewText::draw ()
 					CGroupContainerBase *gc= dynamic_cast<CGroupContainerBase*>(pIG);
 					if(!gc || !gc->isMoving())
 					{
-						CRGBA	col= pIM->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionViewTextOverBackColor).getValColor();
-						pIM->setOverExtendViewText(this, col);
+						CRGBA col= CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption( CWidgetManager::OptionViewTextOverBackColor).getValColor();
+						CWidgetManager::getInstance()->setOverExtendViewText(this, col);
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -716,7 +715,7 @@ void CViewText::setText(const ucstring & text)
 // ***************************************************************************
 void CViewText::setFontSize (sint nFontSize)
 {
-	_FontSize = nFontSize+CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionAddCoefFont).getValSInt32();
+	_FontSize = nFontSize + CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption( CWidgetManager::OptionAddCoefFont).getValSInt32();
 	computeFontSize ();
 	invalidateContent();
 }
@@ -724,7 +723,7 @@ void CViewText::setFontSize (sint nFontSize)
 // ***************************************************************************
 sint CViewText::getFontSize() const
 {
-	return _FontSize - CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption(CInterfaceManager::OptionAddCoefFont).getValSInt32();
+	return _FontSize - CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getSystemOption( CWidgetManager::OptionAddCoefFont).getValSInt32();
 }
 
 // ***************************************************************************
@@ -862,7 +861,7 @@ void CViewText::updateTextContextMultiLine(uint nMaxWidth)
 			rWidthCurrentLine= max(rWidthCurrentLine, (float)wordFormat.TabX*_FontWidth);
 		}
 
-		NL3D::UTextContext *TextContext = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getTextContext();
+		NL3D::UTextContext *TextContext = CViewRenderer::getTextContext();
 
 		// Parse the letter
 		{
@@ -1040,7 +1039,7 @@ void CViewText::updateTextContextMultiLineJustified(uint nMaxWidth, bool expandS
 			// Get the word value.
 			wordValue = _Text.substr(spaceEnd, wordEnd - spaceEnd);
 			// compute width of word
-			si = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getTextContext()->getStringInfo(wordValue);
+			si = CViewRenderer::getTextContext()->getStringInfo(wordValue);
 
 			// compute size of spaces/Tab + word
 			newLineWidth = lineWidth + numSpaces * _SpaceWidth;
@@ -1119,7 +1118,7 @@ void CViewText::updateTextContextMultiLineJustified(uint nMaxWidth, bool expandS
 					for(currChar = 0; currChar < wordValue.length(); ++currChar)
 					{
 						oneChar = wordValue[currChar];
-						si = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getTextContext()->getStringInfo(oneChar);
+						si = CViewRenderer::getTextContext()->getStringInfo(oneChar);
 						if ((uint) (px + si.StringWidth) > nMaxWidth) break;
 						px += si.StringWidth;
 					}
@@ -1238,7 +1237,7 @@ void CViewText::updateTextContextMultiLineJustified(uint nMaxWidth, bool expandS
 // ***************************************************************************
 void CViewText::updateTextContext ()
 {
-	NL3D::UTextContext *TextContext = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getTextContext();
+	NL3D::UTextContext *TextContext = CViewRenderer::getTextContext();
 
 	TextContext->setHotSpot (UTextContext::BottomLeft);
 	TextContext->setShaded (_Shadow);
@@ -1413,7 +1412,7 @@ void CViewText::updateCoords()
 		{
 			CInterfaceGroup *parent = _Parent;
 			// avoid resizing parents to compute the limiter
-			while (parent && (parent->getResizeFromChildW() || dynamic_cast<CGroupList *>(parent)))
+			while (parent && (parent->getResizeFromChildW() || parent->isGroupList() ))
 			{
 				// NB nico : the dynamic_cast for CGroupList is bad!!
 				// can't avoid it for now, because, CGroupList implicitly does a "resize from child" in its update coords
@@ -1550,7 +1549,7 @@ void        CViewText::setColorRGBA(NLMISC::CRGBA col)
 void CViewText::getCharacterPositionFromIndex(sint index, bool cursorAtPreviousLineEnd, sint &x, sint &y, sint &height) const
 {
 	NLMISC::clamp(index, 0, (sint) _Text.length());
-	NL3D::UTextContext *TextContext = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getTextContext();
+	NL3D::UTextContext *TextContext = CViewRenderer::getTextContext();
 	TextContext->setHotSpot (UTextContext::BottomLeft);
 	TextContext->setShaded (_Shadow);
 	TextContext->setFontSize (_FontSize);
@@ -1662,7 +1661,7 @@ static uint getCharacterIndex(const ucstring &textValue, float x)
 	{
 		// get character width
 		singleChar[0] = textValue[i];
-		si = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getTextContext()->getStringInfo(singleChar);
+		si = CViewRenderer::getTextContext()->getStringInfo(singleChar);
 		px += si.StringWidth;
 		 // the character is at the i - 1 position
 		if (px > x)
@@ -1679,7 +1678,7 @@ static uint getCharacterIndex(const ucstring &textValue, float x)
 // ***************************************************************************
 void CViewText::getCharacterIndexFromPosition(sint x, sint y, uint &index, bool &cursorAtPreviousLineEnd) const
 {
-	NL3D::UTextContext *TextContext = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getTextContext();
+	NL3D::UTextContext *TextContext = CViewRenderer::getTextContext();
 
 	// setup the text context
 	TextContext->setHotSpot (UTextContext::BottomLeft);
@@ -1819,7 +1818,7 @@ void CViewText::setStringSelectionSkipingSpace(uint stringId, const ucstring &te
 			quadSize--;
 	}
 	// select what quad to skip
-	CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getTextContext()->setStringSelection(stringId, quadStart, quadSize);
+	CViewRenderer::getTextContext()->setStringSelection(stringId, quadStart, quadSize);
 }
 
 // ***************************************************************************
@@ -1911,7 +1910,7 @@ void CViewText::CLine::clear()
 	for(uint k = 0; k < _Words.size(); ++k)
 	{
 		if (_Words[k].Index != 0xffffffff)
-			CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getTextContext()->erase(_Words[k].Index);
+			CViewRenderer::getTextContext()->erase(_Words[k].Index);
 	}
 	_Words.clear();
 	_NumChars = 0;
@@ -1932,7 +1931,7 @@ void CViewText::CWord::build(const ucstring &text, uint numSpaces/*=0*/)
 {
 	Text = text;
 	NumSpaces = numSpaces;
-	NL3D::UTextContext *TextContext = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getTextContext();
+	NL3D::UTextContext *TextContext = CViewRenderer::getTextContext();
 	Index = TextContext->textPush(text);
 	Info = TextContext->getStringInfo(Index);
 }
@@ -1955,7 +1954,7 @@ sint32 CViewText::getMaxUsedW() const
 	static const ucstring lineFeedStr("\n");
 	float maxWidth = 0;
 
-	NL3D::UTextContext *TextContext = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getTextContext();
+	NL3D::UTextContext *TextContext = CViewRenderer::getTextContext();
 	TextContext->setHotSpot (UTextContext::BottomLeft);
 	TextContext->setShaded (_Shadow);
 	TextContext->setFontSize (_FontSize);
@@ -2039,7 +2038,7 @@ sint32 CViewText::getMinUsedW() const
 	// If we can't clip the words, return the size of the largest word
 	else if ((_TextMode == DontClipWord) || (_TextMode == Justified))
 	{
-		NL3D::UTextContext *TextContext = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getTextContext();
+		NL3D::UTextContext *TextContext = CViewRenderer::getTextContext();
 		TextContext->setHotSpot (UTextContext::BottomLeft);
 		TextContext->setShaded (_Shadow);
 		TextContext->setFontSize (_FontSize);
@@ -2090,7 +2089,7 @@ void CViewText::onInvalidateContent()
 // ***************************************************************************
 void CViewText::computeFontSize ()
 {
-	NL3D::UTextContext *TextContext = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getTextContext();
+	NL3D::UTextContext *TextContext = CViewRenderer::getTextContext();
 	TextContext->setHotSpot (UTextContext::BottomLeft);
 	TextContext->setShaded (_Shadow);
 	TextContext->setFontSize (_FontSize);
@@ -2444,7 +2443,7 @@ void CViewText::setSingleLineTextFormatTaged(const ucstring &text)
 	}
 
 	// convert in ULetterColors
-	NL3D::UTextContext *TextContext = CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getTextContext();
+	NL3D::UTextContext *TextContext = CViewRenderer::getTextContext();
 	ULetterColors * letterColors = TextContext->createLetterColors();
 	for(uint i=0; i<tempLetterColors.size(); i++)
 	{