diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/debug_client.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/debug_client.cpp
index 8800384ba..0af4207ae 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/debug_client.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/debug_client.cpp
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ void displayStreamingDebug ()
 		//----------------//
 		// Create a shadow when displaying a text.
 		TextContext->setShaded(true);
+		TextContext->setShadeOutline(false);
 		// Set the font size.
 		TextContext->setFontSize(ClientCfg.DebugFontSize);
 		// Set the text color
@@ -390,6 +391,7 @@ void displayStreamingDebug ()
 
 		// No more shadow when displaying a text.
 		TextContext->setShaded(false);
+		TextContext->setShadeOutline(false);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -567,6 +569,7 @@ void displayNetDebug ()
 	//----------------//
 	// Create a shadow when displaying a text.
 	TextContext->setShaded(true);
+	TextContext->setShadeOutline(false);
 	// Set the font size.
 	TextContext->setFontSize(ClientCfg.DebugFontSize);
 	// Set the text color
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/graph.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/graph.cpp
index 1bf370db0..8270762fb 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/graph.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/graph.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ void CGraph::renderGraph ()
 	if (TextContext != NULL)
 	{
 		TextContext->setShaded (false);
+		TextContext->setShadeOutline(false);
 		TextContext->setHotSpot (UTextContext::MiddleLeft);
 		TextContext->setColor (frontCol);
 		TextContext->setFontSize (10);
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/ground_fx_manager.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/ground_fx_manager.cpp
index dc064415f..f13309183 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/ground_fx_manager.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/ground_fx_manager.cpp
@@ -807,6 +807,7 @@ void CTestGroundFX::displayFXBoxes() const
 	Driver->setFrustum(fr);
 	TextContext->setColor(CRGBA::Green);
 	TextContext->setShaded(false);
+	TextContext->setShadeOutline(false);
 	TextContext->setFontSize(12);
 	//
 	float size = 0.4f;
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/chat_text_manager.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/chat_text_manager.cpp
index 10fd2d29c..faaf86092 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/chat_text_manager.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/chat_text_manager.cpp
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ CViewBase *CChatTextManager::createMsgText(const ucstring &cstMsg, NLMISC::CRGBA
 	CViewText *vt = new CViewText(CViewText::TCtorParam());
 	// get parameters from config.xml
 	vt->setShadow(isTextShadowed());
+	vt->setShadowOutline(false);
 	vt->setFontSize(getTextFontSize());
 	vt->setMultiLine(true);
 	vt->setTextMode(justified ? CViewText::Justified : CViewText::DontClipWord);
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 a05d1e4aa..772f99418 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
@@ -880,6 +880,7 @@ void CDBGroupListSheetText::setup()
 		text->setFontSize(_TextTemplate.getFontSize());
 		text->setColor(_TextTemplate.getColor());
 		text->setShadow(_TextTemplate.getShadow());
+		text->setShadowOutline(_TextTemplate.getShadowOutline());
 		text->setLineMaxW(_TextTemplate.getLineMaxW());
 		text->setMultiLine(_TextTemplate.getMultiLine());
 		if(text->getMultiLine())
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbgroup_list_sheet_text_brick_composition.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbgroup_list_sheet_text_brick_composition.cpp
index 67079ba55..c67e69660 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbgroup_list_sheet_text_brick_composition.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbgroup_list_sheet_text_brick_composition.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ void CDBGroupListSheetTextBrickComposition::CSheetChildBrick::init(CDBGroupListS
 	text->setFontSize(compoList->getTextTemplate().getFontSize());
 	text->setColor(compoList->getTextTemplate().getColor());
 	text->setShadow(compoList->getTextTemplate().getShadow());
+	text->setShadowOutline(compoList->getTextTemplate().getShadowOutline());
 	text->setMultiLine(false);
 	text->setModulateGlobalColor(compoList->getTextTemplate().getModulateGlobalColor());
 
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbgroup_list_sheet_text_share.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbgroup_list_sheet_text_share.cpp
index 35cd90a7e..fcef370e0 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbgroup_list_sheet_text_share.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbgroup_list_sheet_text_share.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ void CDBGroupListSheetTextShare::CSheetChildShare::init(CDBGroupListSheetText *p
 	text->setFontSize(compoList->getTextTemplate().getFontSize());
 	text->setColor(compoList->getTextTemplate().getColor());
 	text->setShadow(compoList->getTextTemplate().getShadow());
+	text->setShadowOutline(compoList->getTextTemplate().getShadowOutline());
 	text->setMultiLine(false);
 	text->setModulateGlobalColor(compoList->getTextTemplate().getModulateGlobalColor());
 	// Add it to the scrolled list.
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ void CDBGroupListSheetTextShare::CSheetChildShare::init(CDBGroupListSheetText *p
 	text->setFontSize(compoList->getTextTemplate().getFontSize());
 	text->setColor(compoList->getTextTemplate().getColor());
 	text->setShadow(compoList->getTextTemplate().getShadow());
+	text->setShadowOutline(compoList->getTextTemplate().getShadowOutline());
 	text->setMultiLine(false);
 	text->setModulateGlobalColor(compoList->getTextTemplate().getModulateGlobalColor());
 	// Add it to the scrolled list.
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_map.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_map.cpp
index 31d70d0d7..558ab960c 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_map.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_map.cpp
@@ -2333,6 +2333,7 @@ void CGroupMap::createLMWidgets(const std::vector<CContLandMark> &lms)
 
 			pNewText->setColor(CRGBA(255,255,255,255));
 			pNewText->setShadow(true);
+			pNewText->setShadowOutline(false);
 			pNewText->setShadowColor(CRGBA(0,0,0,255));
 			pNewText->setModulateGlobalColor(false);
 			pNewText->Type = rCLM.Type;
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.cpp
index 1ac6a4a0c..f6d921ff8 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.cpp
@@ -1924,6 +1924,7 @@ bool mainLoop()
 
 						// Create a shadow when displaying a text.
 						TextContext->setShaded(true);
+						TextContext->setShadeOutline(false);
 						// Set the font size.
 						TextContext->setFontSize(10);
 						// Set the text color
@@ -2586,6 +2587,7 @@ void	displaySpecialTextProgress(const char *text)
 {
 	// Create a shadow when displaying a text.
 	TextContext->setShaded(true);
+	TextContext->setShadeOutline(false);
 	// Set the font size.
 	TextContext->setFontSize(12);
 	// Set the text color
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop_debug.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop_debug.cpp
index 8b224f27f..19ea38414 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop_debug.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop_debug.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ void displayDebug()
 	//----------------//
 	// Create a shadow when displaying a text.
 	TextContext->setShaded(true);
+	TextContext->setShadeOutline(false);
 	// Set the font size.
 	TextContext->setFontSize(ClientCfg.DebugFontSize);
 	// Set the text color
@@ -470,6 +471,7 @@ void displayDebug()
 
 	// No more shadow when displaying a text.
 	TextContext->setShaded(false);
+	TextContext->setShadeOutline(false);
 }// displayDebug //
 
 // ********************************************************************
@@ -491,6 +493,7 @@ void displayDebugFps()
 	//----------------//
 	// Create a shadow when displaying a text.
 	TextContext->setShaded(true);
+	TextContext->setShadeOutline(false);
 	// Set the font size.
 	TextContext->setFontSize(ClientCfg.DebugFontSize);
 	// Set the text color
@@ -533,6 +536,7 @@ void displayDebugUIUnderMouse()
 	//----------------//
 	// Create a shadow when displaying a text.
 	TextContext->setShaded(true);
+	TextContext->setShadeOutline(false);
 	// Set the font size.
 	TextContext->setFontSize(ClientCfg.DebugFontSize);
 
@@ -707,6 +711,7 @@ void displayHelp()
 
 	// Create a shadow when displaying a text.
 	TextContext->setShaded(true);
+	TextContext->setShadeOutline(false);
 	// Set the font size.
 	TextContext->setFontSize(ClientCfg.HelpFontSize);
 	// Set the text color
@@ -763,6 +768,7 @@ void displayHelp()
 
 	// No more shadow when displaying a text.
 	TextContext->setShaded(false);
+	TextContext->setShadeOutline(false);
 }// displayHelp //
 
 // ********************************************************************
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/r2/editor.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/r2/editor.cpp
index bb09bec52..2bceb4200 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/r2/editor.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/r2/editor.cpp
@@ -1789,6 +1789,7 @@ void CEditor::waitScenarioScreen()
 		if (!waitScreen)
 		{
 			TextContext->setShaded(true);
+			TextContext->setShadeOutline(false);
 			TextContext->setFontSize(40);
 			TextContext->setColor(CRGBA::White);
 
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/timed_fx_manager.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/timed_fx_manager.cpp
index 9f7f40caf..d37ab782f 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/timed_fx_manager.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/timed_fx_manager.cpp
@@ -829,6 +829,7 @@ void CTimedFXManager::displayFXBoxes(TDebugDisplayMode displayMode) const
 	Driver->setFrustum(fr);
 	TextContext->setColor(CRGBA::Blue);
 	TextContext->setShaded(false);
+	TextContext->setShadeOutline(false);
 	TextContext->setFontSize(10);
 	//
 	float size = 0.4f;
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/leveldesign/world_editor/world_editor/display.cpp b/code/ryzom/tools/leveldesign/world_editor/world_editor/display.cpp
index dd2a17d82..09763d27c 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/leveldesign/world_editor/world_editor/display.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/leveldesign/world_editor/world_editor/display.cpp
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ void CDisplay::init (CMainFrame *pMF)
 			_TextContext->setFontGenerator(NLMISC::CPath::getWindowsDirectory() + "Fonts\\arial.ttf");
 			_TextContext->setKeep800x600Ratio(true);
 			_TextContext->setShaded(true);
+			_TextContext->setShadeOutline(false);
 			_TextContext->setShadeColor(NLMISC::CRGBA::Black);
 		}
 		catch(...)
diff --git a/code/snowballs2/client/src/snowballs_client.cpp b/code/snowballs2/client/src/snowballs_client.cpp
index 68cdc47fa..7e019412b 100644
--- a/code/snowballs2/client/src/snowballs_client.cpp
+++ b/code/snowballs2/client/src/snowballs_client.cpp
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ void initCore()
 				ConfigFile->getVar("ScreenFull").asInt()==0));
 		TextContext = Driver->createTextContext(CPath::lookup(ConfigFile->getVar("FontName").asString()));
 		TextContext->setShaded(true);
+		TextContext->setShadeOutline(false);
 		TextContext->setKeep800x600Ratio(false);
 		// You can't call displayLoadingState() before init the loading state system
 		displayLoadingState("Initialize Loading");