diff --git a/src/interface/render_svg.cpp b/src/interface/render_svg.cpp
index 154d3cbb00677222592c3776fea2fe0a83a8010c..eadd2a36849be9b51c0c9c2fee9e0c5f23d23b1f 100644
--- a/src/interface/render_svg.cpp
+++ b/src/interface/render_svg.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ void Svg::init(const char *path){
             <<              "\t\t\t{\n"
             <<              "\t\t\t\tfill:none;stroke:green;stroke-width:1\n"
             <<              "\t\t\t}\n"
+	    <<          "\t\ttext\n"
+            <<              "\t\t\t{\n"
+            <<              "\t\t\t\tfill:black;font-size:8px;\n"
+            <<              "\t\t\t}\n"
             <<      "\t</style>\n"
             <<      "\t<desc>Rectangles</desc>\n"
             <<      "<g>"
diff --git a/src/interface/render_svg.hpp b/src/interface/render_svg.hpp
index 8b6d16a2963d692ae74159ff9334a331c78e020b..1be82a38afe55bd0e6d9b708f20095c8994221a2 100644
--- a/src/interface/render_svg.hpp
+++ b/src/interface/render_svg.hpp
@@ -119,7 +119,17 @@ inline void Svg::start_draw(){
 }
 
 inline void Svg::draw_container_text(const Element_pos x, const Element_pos y, const std::string value){
-}
+  
+  Element_pos xprime,yprime;
+  
+  yprime = LEVEL*y;
+  xprime = LEVEL*x;
+
+  _thin_element_buffer << "<text x='" << xprime <<"' y='" << yprime << "'> ";
+  _thin_element_buffer << value;
+  _thin_element_buffer << "</text>";
+
+} 
 
 inline void Svg::start_draw_containers(){
 
@@ -295,7 +305,7 @@ inline void Svg::draw_state(const Element_pos start , const Element_pos end, con
   if( debug_counter++<1000)
     std::cout<<"s.draw_state("<<start<<","<<end<<","<<level<<","<< height<<","<<r<<","<<g<<","<< b  <<");\n";
  
-  Svg::rectangle("state",w,h, x,y,r , g,  b);
+  Svg::rectangle("state",w,h, x,y,r*255 , g*255,  b*255);
 }
 
 inline  void Svg::draw_event(const Element_pos time, const Element_pos height, const Element_pos container_height){