3 files changed, 6 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/jogl/classes/jogamp/graph/curve/opengl/RegionRendererImpl01.java b/src/jogl/classes/jogamp/graph/curve/opengl/RegionRendererImpl01.java
index 607a8d5df..c1f293fff 100755
--- a/src/jogl/classes/jogamp/graph/curve/opengl/RegionRendererImpl01.java
+++ b/src/jogl/classes/jogamp/graph/curve/opengl/RegionRendererImpl01.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class RegionRendererImpl01 extends RegionRenderer {
 	 * on the off-curve vertex. The high value of sharpness will 
 	 * result in high curvature.
 	 */
-    private GLUniformData mgl_sharpness = new GLUniformData("p1y", 0.0f);
+    private GLUniformData mgl_sharpness = new GLUniformData("p1y", 0.5f);
     GLUniformData mgl_alpha = new GLUniformData("g_alpha", 1.0f);
     private GLUniformData mgl_color = new GLUniformData("g_color", 3, FloatBuffer.allocate(3));
     private GLUniformData mgl_strength = new GLUniformData("a_strength", 3.0f);
diff --git a/src/jogl/classes/jogamp/graph/curve/opengl/TextRendererImpl01.java b/src/jogl/classes/jogamp/graph/curve/opengl/TextRendererImpl01.java
index d7fbd8e33..0f0b91412 100644
--- a/src/jogl/classes/jogamp/graph/curve/opengl/TextRendererImpl01.java
+++ b/src/jogl/classes/jogamp/graph/curve/opengl/TextRendererImpl01.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class TextRendererImpl01 extends TextRenderer {
 	 * on the off-curve vertex. The high value of sharpness will 
 	 * result in high curvature.
 	 */
-    private GLUniformData mgl_sharpness = new GLUniformData("p1y", 0.0f);
+    private GLUniformData mgl_sharpness = new GLUniformData("p1y", 0.5f);
     GLUniformData mgl_alpha = new GLUniformData("g_alpha", 1.0f);
     private GLUniformData mgl_color = new GLUniformData("g_color", 3, FloatBuffer.allocate(3));
     private GLUniformData mgl_strength = new GLUniformData("a_strength", 1.8f);
diff --git a/src/jogl/classes/jogamp/graph/curve/opengl/shader/curverenderer01.fp b/src/jogl/classes/jogamp/graph/curve/opengl/shader/curverenderer01.fp
index 6f75c3e69..3a1ef5157 100644
--- a/src/jogl/classes/jogamp/graph/curve/opengl/shader/curverenderer01.fp
+++ b/src/jogl/classes/jogamp/graph/curve/opengl/shader/curverenderer01.fp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void main (void)
   		vec2 dtx = dFdx(rtex);
   		vec2 dty = dFdy(rtex);
   		
-  		rtex.y -= p1y - 0.1;
+  		rtex.y -= 0.1;
   		
   		if(rtex.y < 0.0) {
   			if(v_texCoord.y < 0.0)
@@ -74,24 +74,21 @@ void main (void)
   		}
   		
   		vec2 f = vec2((dtx.y - dtx.x + 2.0*rtex.x*dtx.x), (dty.y - dty.x + 2.0*rtex.x*dty.x));
-  		
   		float position = rtex.y - (rtex.x * (1.0 - rtex.x));
   		float d = position/(length(f));
 
 		float a = (0.5 - d * sign(v_texCoord.y));  
 		
-		
 		if (a >= 1.0)  { 
 	    	alpha = g_alpha;
-    	} 
+    	}  
   		else if (a <= 0.0) {
-   			alpha = 0.0;
-            // discard; // should work but generates artifacts, dimples ?
+   			alpha = 0.0;//discard;
    		}
   		else {           
     		alpha = g_alpha*a;
     		mix(b_color,g_color, a);
-    	}  
+    	}
 	}
 	
     gl_FragColor = vec4(c, alpha);