Index: trunk/doc/conf/tree/editor.html
===================================================================
--- trunk/doc/conf/tree/editor.html	(revision 7524)
+++ trunk/doc/conf/tree/editor.html	(revision 7525)
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 <tr><td> description <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> display element description as element name, instead of value
 <tr><td> name_on_pcb <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> display Reference Designator as element name, instead of value
 <tr><td> fullscreen <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> hide widgets to make more room for the drawing
+<tr><td> gl <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> use GL for drawing where available
 <tr><td> click_time <td><a href="CFN_INTEGER.html"> integer </a><td> 0 <td> default time for click expiration, in ms
 <tr><td> enable_stroke <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> Enable libstroke gestures on middle mouse button when non-zero
 <tr><td> live_routing <td><a href="CFN_BOOLEAN.html"> boolean </a><td> 0 <td> autorouter shows tracks in progress
Index: trunk/src/conf_core.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/conf_core.h	(revision 7524)
+++ trunk/src/conf_core.h	(revision 7525)
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 		CFT_BOOLEAN description;           /* display element description as element name, instead of value */
 		CFT_BOOLEAN name_on_pcb;           /* display Reference Designator as element name, instead of value */
 		CFT_BOOLEAN fullscreen;            /* hide widgets to make more room for the drawing */
+		CFT_BOOLEAN gl;                    /* use GL for drawing where available */
 
 		CFT_INTEGER click_time;            /* default time for click expiration, in ms */
 
Index: trunk/src/pcb-conf.lht
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/pcb-conf.lht	(revision 7524)
+++ trunk/src/pcb-conf.lht	(revision 7525)
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 			}
 			undo_warning_size = 1024
 			fullscreen = 0
+			gl = 1
 		} # editor
 
 		ha:rc {
Index: trunk/src_plugins/lib_gtk_config/gui-config.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/lib_gtk_config/gui-config.c	(revision 7524)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/lib_gtk_config/gui-config.c	(revision 7525)
@@ -511,6 +511,11 @@
 															config_auto_place_toggle_cb, NULL,
 															_("Restore window geometry (when saved geometry is available)"));
 
+	ghid_check_button_connected(vbox, NULL, conf_core.editor.gl,
+															TRUE, FALSE, FALSE, 2,
+															config_general_toggle_cb, (void *) &conf_core.editor.gl,
+															_("Use GL for drawing (requires restart to take effect)"));
+
 	vbox = ghid_category_vbox(content_vbox, _("Backups"), 4, 2, TRUE, TRUE);
 	ghid_check_button_connected(vbox, NULL, conf_core.editor.save_in_tmp,
 															TRUE, FALSE, FALSE, 2,