diff --git a/src/MsdfLayer.cpp b/src/MsdfLayer.cpp
index b034d3e..517caef 100644
--- a/src/MsdfLayer.cpp
+++ b/src/MsdfLayer.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ const Layer::BoundingBox & MsdfLayer::getBoundingBox(){
 void MsdfLayer::setBoundingBox(const Layer::BoundingBox & boundingBox){
     this->boundingBox = boundingBox;
 }
-void MsdfLayer::collectCharacter(const char character,
+bool MsdfLayer::collectCharacter(const char character,
                                  const ofNode & node,
                                  const ofCamera & camera,
                                  glm::vec4 color,
@@ -351,25 +351,9 @@ void MsdfLayer::collectCharacter(const char character,
         // FIXME: make sure this does not happen
         ofLogError("MsdfLayer::draw") << "y smaller 0, this is not good" << endl;
     }
-    //double pl_a, pb_a, pr_a, pt_a;
-    //double pl_b, pb_b, pr_b, pt_b;
-    //gg_a.getQuadPlaneBounds(pl_a, pb_a, pr_a, pt_a);
-    //gg_b.getQuadPlaneBounds(pl_b, pb_b, pr_b, pt_b);
 
     float w = glm::mix(float(w_a), float(w_b), mix);
     float h = glm::mix(float(h_a), float(h_b), mix);
-    //float pl = glm::mix(float(pl_a), float(pl_b), mix);
-    //float pt = glm::mix(float(pt_a), float(pt_b), mix);
-
-    //float magic = atlas->settings.scale;
-    //getVFlip(settings.vFlipBehaviour,
-    //ofGetCurrentOrientationMatrix(),
-    //vFlip);
-    //if(vFlip == V_FLIP_OFF){
-    //n.move(pl * magic, (pt * magic) + (-1 * h), 0.0f);
-    //}else{
-    //n.move(pl * magic, -1 * pt * magic, 0);
-    //}
 
     glm::vec4 p0 = n.getGlobalTransformMatrix() * glm::vec4(0, 0, 0, 1);
     glm::vec4 p1 = n.getGlobalTransformMatrix() * glm::vec4(0, h, 0, 1);
@@ -433,6 +417,9 @@ void MsdfLayer::collectCharacter(const char character,
             indices.insert(indices.end(), {base, base + 1, base + 2, base + 2, base + 3, base});
         }
         nElements++;
+        return true;
+    }else{
+        return false;
     }
 }
 void MsdfLayer::setAtlas(shared_ptr <ofxMsdfgen::Atlas> _atlas){
diff --git a/src/MsdfLayer.h b/src/MsdfLayer.h
index 7d195db..197c70a 100644
--- a/src/MsdfLayer.h
+++ b/src/MsdfLayer.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class MsdfLayer : public Layer {
         ofNode & getInnerNode() override;
         const Layer::BoundingBox & getBoundingBox() override;
         void setBoundingBox(const Layer::BoundingBox & boundingBox) override;
-        void collectCharacter(const char character,
+        bool collectCharacter(const char character,
                               const ofNode & node,
                               const ofCamera & camera,
                               glm::vec4 color = glm::vec4(1, 1, 1, 1),
diff --git a/src/Utils.h b/src/Utils.h
index 432089c..1b074d2 100644
--- a/src/Utils.h
+++ b/src/Utils.h
@@ -168,13 +168,13 @@ static bool isInside(float px, float py, float x, float y, float w, float h){
     return px >= x && px <= x + w && py >= y && py <= y + h;
 }
 
-static bool isInside(const ofCamera & camera, const glm::vec4 & position){
+static bool isInside(const ofCamera & camera, const glm::vec4 & position, float margin = 0){
     OFX_PROFILER_FUNCTION()
     const auto & viewport = ofGetCurrentRenderer()->getCurrentViewport();
     glm::vec3 screenPosition = camera.worldToScreen(position);
-    if(screenPosition.x >= 0.0f && screenPosition.x <= ofGetWidth()
-       && screenPosition.y >= 0.0f && screenPosition.y <= ofGetHeight()
-       && screenPosition.z <= 1.0f){
+    if(screenPosition.x >= 0.0f - margin && screenPosition.x <= ofGetWidth() + margin
+       && screenPosition.y >= 0.0f - margin && screenPosition.y <= ofGetHeight() + margin
+       && screenPosition.z <= 1.0f){ // z is not in px
         return true;
     }
     return false;