diff --git a/Views/EmulatorView.mm b/Views/EmulatorView.mm
index 46a2477..31f0ff9 100644
--- a/Views/EmulatorView.mm
+++ b/Views/EmulatorView.mm
@@ -143,12 +143,32 @@
     _screen.setFD(fd);
 }
 
+-(void)setCharacterGenerator: (CharacterGenerator *)generator {
+    if (generator != _charGen) {
+        [_charGen release];
+        _charGen = [generator retain];
+        NSSize size = [_charGen characterSize];
+        _charWidth = size.width;
+        _charHeight = size.height;
+        
+    }
+}
+
+-(void)setEmulator:(NSObject<Emulator> *)emulator {
+    if (_emulator == emulator) return;
+    [_emulator release];
+    _emulator = [emulator retain];
+    if ([emulator respondsToSelector: @selector(characterGenerator)]) {
+        id cg = [emulator characterGenerator];
+        if (cg) [self setCharacterGenerator: cg];
+    }
+        
+}
+
 #pragma mark -
 
 -(void)awakeFromNib
 {
-    NSSize size;
-    
     _charWidth = 7;
     _charHeight = 16;
     
@@ -168,7 +188,7 @@
     _screen.setFD(_fd);
     _screen.setView(self);
     
-    _charGen = [[CharacterGenerator generator] retain];
+    [self setCharacterGenerator: [CharacterGenerator generatorForCharacterSet: CGApple80]];
     
     _cursorType = Screen::CursorTypeUnderscore;
 
@@ -179,10 +199,6 @@
     _cursors[Screen::CursorTypeCrossHatch] = [[_charGen imageForCharacter: 0x7f] retain];
     
     
-    size  = [_charGen characterSize];
-    _charWidth = size.width;
-    _charHeight = size.height;
-    
     // enable drag+drop for files/urls.
     
     
diff --git a/Views/EmulatorWindow.h b/Views/EmulatorWindow.h
index 0aaba33..8b24db0 100644
--- a/Views/EmulatorWindow.h
+++ b/Views/EmulatorWindow.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #import <AppKit/AppKit.h>
 @class TextLabel;
+@class CharacterGenerator;
 
 @interface EmulatorWindow : NSWindow
 {
@@ -16,5 +17,5 @@
 @property (assign) IBOutlet TextLabel *textLabel;
 
 -(void)setTitleTextColor: (NSColor *)color;
-
+-(void)setTitleCharacterGenerator: (CharacterGenerator *)characterGenerator;
 @end
diff --git a/Views/EmulatorWindow.m b/Views/EmulatorWindow.m
index 61929d3..c88d890 100644
--- a/Views/EmulatorWindow.m
+++ b/Views/EmulatorWindow.m
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@
     [super setBackgroundColor: color];
 }
 
+-(void)setTitleCharacterGenerator: (CharacterGenerator *)characterGenerator {
+    [_textLabel setCharacterGenerator: characterGenerator];
+}
+
+
 -(void)awakeFromNib
 {
     
diff --git a/Views/TextLabel.h b/Views/TextLabel.h
index c56993c..87616de 100644
--- a/Views/TextLabel.h
+++ b/Views/TextLabel.h
@@ -8,12 +8,15 @@
 
 #import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
 
+@class CharacterGenerator;
+
 @interface TextLabel : NSView
 {
     NSString *_text;
     NSColor *_color;
+    CharacterGenerator *_generator;
 }
 @property (nonatomic, retain) NSString *text;
 @property (nonatomic, retain) NSColor *color;
-
+@property (nonatomic, retain) CharacterGenerator *characterGenerator;
 @end
diff --git a/Views/TextLabel.m b/Views/TextLabel.m
index 5b4dcc8..5bcd30e 100644
--- a/Views/TextLabel.m
+++ b/Views/TextLabel.m
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 @synthesize text = _text;
 @synthesize color = _color;
+@synthesize characterGenerator = _characterGenerator;
 
 -(void) setText:(NSString *)text {
     if (_text == text) return;
@@ -29,6 +30,14 @@
     [self setNeedsDisplay: YES];
 }
 
+-(void) setCharacterGenerator:(CharacterGenerator *)characterGenerator {
+    if (_characterGenerator == characterGenerator) return;
+    [_characterGenerator release];
+    _characterGenerator = [characterGenerator retain];
+    [self setNeedsDisplay: YES];
+}
+
+
 /*
 -(BOOL)isFlipped {
     return YES;
@@ -55,9 +64,7 @@
     if (!length) return;
     if (!_color) return;
 
-    CharacterGenerator *gen = [CharacterGenerator generator];
-    
-    NSSize sz = [gen characterSize];
+    NSSize sz = [_characterGenerator characterSize];
     
     NSRect frame = [self frame];
 
@@ -75,7 +82,7 @@
     for (unsigned i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
         unichar c = [_text characterAtIndex: i];
 
-        [gen drawCharacter: c atPoint: point];
+        [_characterGenerator drawCharacter: c atPoint: point];
         point.x += sz.width;
         if (point.x > NSWidth(frame)) break;
     }
@@ -89,6 +96,7 @@
 
     if (!_text) _text = [@"Testing!" retain];
     if (!_color) _color = [[NSColor greenColor] retain];
+    if (!_characterGenerator) _characterGenerator = [[CharacterGenerator generatorForCharacterSet: CGApple80] retain];
     
 }