diff --git a/src/GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo.cpp b/src/GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo.cpp
index 9690e93..0118bee 100644
--- a/src/GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo.cpp
+++ b/src/GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo.cpp
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ void GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo::draw(int width, int height){
         vertices.resize(totalCharacters * 4);
         indices.resize(totalCharacters * 6);
 
-        std::vector <ofVboMesh> outerBoundingBoxes;
-        ofRectangle r;
+        //std::vector <ofVboMesh> outerBoundingBoxes;
+        //ofRectangle r;
         for(const auto & layer : layers){
             OFX_PROFILER_SCOPE("draw layer");
             float ascender = font->getAscender(layer->getProps().fontSize_px);
@@ -279,23 +279,23 @@ void GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo::draw(int width, int height){
 
             mirror_bbs.push_back(std::move(bb_mirror_none));
             //layer->setBoundingBox(bb);
-            ofVboMesh mesh;
-            mesh.addVertices({bb_mirror_none.p0,
-                              bb_mirror_none.p1,
-                              bb_mirror_none.p2,
-                              bb_mirror_none.p3,
-                              glm::vec4(layer->getProps().x, layer->getProps().y, 0, 1),
-                              transformOrigin
-                             });
-            mesh.addColors({
-                    ofColor::red,
-                    ofColor::red,
-                    ofColor::red,
-                    ofColor::red,
-                    ofColor::white,
-                    ofColor::green,
-                });
-            outerBoundingBoxes.push_back(mesh);
+            //ofVboMesh mesh;
+            //mesh.addVertices({bb_mirror_none.p0,
+            //bb_mirror_none.p1,
+            //bb_mirror_none.p2,
+            //bb_mirror_none.p3,
+            //glm::vec4(layer->getProps().x, layer->getProps().y, 0, 1),
+            //transformOrigin
+            //});
+            //mesh.addColors({
+            //ofColor::red,
+            //ofColor::red,
+            //ofColor::red,
+            //ofColor::red,
+            //ofColor::white,
+            //ofColor::green,
+            //});
+            //outerBoundingBoxes.push_back(mesh);
 
             if(layer->getProps().mirror_x){
                 auto bbs_mirror_x = bbs;
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ void GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo::draw(int width, int height){
             float layerHeight = max_y - min_y;
             layer->setBoundingBox(Layer::BoundingBox{min_x, min_y, layerWidth, layerHeight});
 
-            r = ofRectangle(layer->getProps().x, layer->getProps().y, layer->getProps().width, 800);
+            //r = ofRectangle(layer->getProps().x, layer->getProps().y, layer->getProps().width, 800);
 
             // culling
             deque <int> removeMe;
@@ -490,8 +490,8 @@ void GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo::draw(int width,
         vertices.resize(totalCharacters * 4);
         indices.resize(totalCharacters * 6);
 
-        std::vector <ofVboMesh> outerBoundingBoxes;
-        ofRectangle r;
+        //std::vector <ofVboMesh> outerBoundingBoxes;
+        //ofRectangle r;
 
         {
             OFX_PROFILER_SCOPE("draw layer");
@@ -545,23 +545,23 @@ void GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo::draw(int width,
             bb_mirror_none.multiply(layer->getInnerNode().getGlobalTransformMatrix());
 
             mirror_bbs.push_back(std::move(bb_mirror_none));
-            ofVboMesh mesh;
-            mesh.addVertices({bb_mirror_none.p0,
-                              bb_mirror_none.p1,
-                              bb_mirror_none.p2,
-                              bb_mirror_none.p3,
-                              glm::vec4(layer->getProps().x, layer->getProps().y, 0, 1),
-                              transformOrigin
-                             });
-            mesh.addColors({
-                    ofColor::red,
-                    ofColor::red,
-                    ofColor::red,
-                    ofColor::red,
-                    ofColor::white,
-                    ofColor::green,
-                });
-            outerBoundingBoxes.push_back(mesh);
+            //ofVboMesh mesh;
+            //mesh.addVertices({bb_mirror_none.p0,
+            //bb_mirror_none.p1,
+            //bb_mirror_none.p2,
+            //bb_mirror_none.p3,
+            //glm::vec4(layer->getProps().x, layer->getProps().y, 0, 1),
+            //transformOrigin
+            //});
+            //mesh.addColors({
+            //ofColor::red,
+            //ofColor::red,
+            //ofColor::red,
+            //ofColor::red,
+            //ofColor::white,
+            //ofColor::green,
+            //});
+            //outerBoundingBoxes.push_back(mesh);
 
             if(layer->getProps().mirror_x){
                 auto bbs_mirror_x = bbs;
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ void GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo::draw(int width,
             float layerHeight = max_y - min_y;
             layer->setBoundingBox(Layer::BoundingBox{min_x, min_y, layerWidth, layerHeight});
 
-            r = ofRectangle(layer->getProps().x, layer->getProps().y, layer->getProps().width, 800);
+            //r = ofRectangle(layer->getProps().x, layer->getProps().y, layer->getProps().width, 800);
 
             //cout << vertices.size() << " / " << indices.size() << endl;
             // culling
@@ -754,6 +754,12 @@ void GPUFontAtlasLayerCombo::getAndApplyTransformOrigin(glm::vec4 & transformOri
          break;
      }
     }
+
+    glm::vec2 anchor = glm::vec2(props.textAlignment,
+                                 0.5);
+    transformOrigin.x -= anchor.x * abs(bb.p1.x - bb.p0.x);
+    transformOrigin.y -= anchor.y * abs(bb.p1.y - bb.p0.y);
+
     momNode.setOrientation(glm::quat(1, 0, 0, 0));
     momNode.rotateDeg(props.rotation, glm::vec3(0, 0, 1));
     momNode.setPosition(transformOrigin);