diff --git a/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/ControlManager.kt b/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/ControlManager.kt
index 174545ae..883971c0 100644
--- a/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/ControlManager.kt
+++ b/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/ControlManager.kt
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ class ControlManager : Extension {
 
     val mouseInput = MouseInput()
     override fun setup(program: Program) {
+
+        fontManager.program = program
         this.program = program
 
         contentScale = program.window.contentScale
diff --git a/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/FontManager.kt b/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/FontManager.kt
index a750ccf7..43020928 100644
--- a/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/FontManager.kt
+++ b/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/FontManager.kt
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 package org.openrndr.panel
 
+import org.openrndr.Program
 import org.openrndr.draw.FontImageMap
+import org.openrndr.draw.loadFont
 import org.openrndr.panel.style.LinearDimension
 import org.openrndr.panel.style.StyleSheet
 import org.openrndr.panel.style.fontFamily
 import org.openrndr.panel.style.fontSize
 
-class FontManager {
+class FontManager() {
+    var program: Program? = null
     val registry: MutableMap<String, String> = mutableMapOf()
     var contentScale: Double = 1.0
 
@@ -15,7 +18,7 @@ class FontManager {
     fun font(cs: StyleSheet): FontImageMap {
         val fontUrl = resolve(cs.fontFamily) ?: "cp:fonts/Roboto-Medium.ttf"
         val fontSize = (cs.fontSize as? LinearDimension.PX)?.value ?: 16.0
-        return FontImageMap.fromUrl(fontUrl, fontSize, contentScale = contentScale)
+        return program?.loadFont(fontUrl, fontSize) ?: error("no program")
     }
 
     fun register(name: String, url: String) {
diff --git a/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/elements/Button.kt b/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/elements/Button.kt
index 667dceb6..c0e3a5ff 100644
--- a/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/elements/Button.kt
+++ b/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/elements/Button.kt
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ package org.openrndr.panel.elements
 
 import org.openrndr.color.ColorRGBa
 import org.openrndr.draw.Drawer
-import org.openrndr.draw.FontImageMap
 
 import org.openrndr.draw.isolated
+import org.openrndr.draw.loadFont
 import org.openrndr.events.Event
 import org.openrndr.extra.textwriter.TextWriter
 import org.openrndr.panel.style.*
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ class Button : Element(ElementType("button")) {
             computedStyle.let { style ->
                 val fontUrl = (root() as? Body)?.controlManager?.fontManager?.resolve(style.fontFamily) ?: "broken"
                 val fontSize = (style.fontSize as? LinearDimension.PX)?.value ?: 14.0
-                val fontMap = FontImageMap.fromUrl(fontUrl, fontSize)
+
+                val program = (root() as? Body)?.controlManager?.program ?: error("no program")
+                val fontMap =  program.loadFont(fontUrl, fontSize)
 
                 val writer = TextWriter(null)
 
diff --git a/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/elements/DropdownButton.kt b/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/elements/DropdownButton.kt
index d98d7f9e..faee2f10 100644
--- a/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/elements/DropdownButton.kt
+++ b/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/elements/DropdownButton.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.yield
 import org.openrndr.KEY_ARROW_DOWN
 import org.openrndr.KEY_ARROW_UP
 import org.openrndr.KEY_ENTER
+import org.openrndr.draw.loadFont
 
 import org.openrndr.events.Event
 import org.openrndr.launch
@@ -79,7 +80,10 @@ class DropdownButton : Element(ElementType("dropdown-button")), DisposableElemen
             computedStyle.let { style ->
                 val fontUrl = (root() as? Body)?.controlManager?.fontManager?.resolve(style.fontFamily) ?: "broken"
                 val fontSize = (style.fontSize as? LinearDimension.PX)?.value ?: 16.0
-                val fontMap = FontImageMap.fromUrl(fontUrl, fontSize)
+
+                val program = (root() as? Body)?.controlManager?.program ?: error("no program")
+                val fontMap =  program.loadFont(fontUrl, fontSize)
+
                 val writer = TextWriter(null)
 
                 writer.box = Rectangle(0.0,
diff --git a/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/elements/TextElements.kt b/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/elements/TextElements.kt
index 52c38b1a..b398f7d0 100644
--- a/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/elements/TextElements.kt
+++ b/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/elements/TextElements.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.yield
 import org.openrndr.color.ColorRGBa
 import org.openrndr.draw.Drawer
 import org.openrndr.draw.FontImageMap
+import org.openrndr.draw.loadFont
 import org.openrndr.extra.textwriter.TextWriter
 
 import org.openrndr.launch
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ class TextNode(var text: String) : Element(ElementType("text")) {
         computedStyle.let { style ->
             val fontUrl = (root() as? Body)?.controlManager?.fontManager?.resolve(style.fontFamily)?:"broken"
             val fontSize = (style.fontSize as? LinearDimension.PX)?.value?: 14.0
-            val fontMap = FontImageMap.fromUrl(fontUrl, fontSize)
+            val program = (root() as? Body)?.controlManager?.program ?: error("no program")
+            val fontMap =  program.loadFont(fontUrl, fontSize)
 
             val writer = TextWriter(null)
 
diff --git a/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/elements/Toggle.kt b/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/elements/Toggle.kt
index 0e7490de..4731d2a4 100644
--- a/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/elements/Toggle.kt
+++ b/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/elements/Toggle.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.*
 import org.openrndr.draw.Drawer
 import org.openrndr.draw.FontImageMap
 import org.openrndr.draw.LineCap
+import org.openrndr.draw.loadFont
 import org.openrndr.panel.style.*
 import org.openrndr.shape.Rectangle
 
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ class Toggle : Element(ElementType("toggle")), DisposableElement {
             computedStyle.let { style ->
                 val fontUrl = (root() as? Body)?.controlManager?.fontManager?.resolve(style.fontFamily) ?: "broken"
                 val fontSize = (style.fontSize as? LinearDimension.PX)?.value ?: 14.0
-                val fontMap = FontImageMap.fromUrl(fontUrl, fontSize)
+                val program = (root() as? Body)?.controlManager?.program ?: error("no program")
+                val fontMap =  program.loadFont(fontUrl, fontSize)
 
                 val writer = TextWriter(null)
 
diff --git a/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/tools/Tooltip.kt b/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/tools/Tooltip.kt
index 7f71cfce..0b744d7c 100644
--- a/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/tools/Tooltip.kt
+++ b/orx-jvm/orx-panel/src/main/kotlin/org/openrndr/panel/tools/Tooltip.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import org.openrndr.color.ColorRGBa
 import org.openrndr.draw.Drawer
 import org.openrndr.draw.FontImageMap
 import org.openrndr.draw.isolated
+import org.openrndr.draw.loadFont
 import org.openrndr.extra.textwriter.writer
 
 import org.openrndr.math.Vector2
@@ -16,7 +17,9 @@ class Tooltip(val parent: Element, val position: Vector2, val message: String) {
 
         val fontUrl = (parent.root() as Body).controlManager.fontManager.resolve("default") ?: error("no font")
         val fontSize = 14.0
-        val fontMap = FontImageMap.fromUrl(fontUrl, fontSize)
+        val program = (parent.root() as? Body)?.controlManager?.program ?: error("no program")
+        val fontMap =  program.loadFont(fontUrl, fontSize)
+
         val lines = message.split("\n")
 
         drawer.isolated {