diff --git a/FL/Fl_Device.H b/FL/Fl_Device.H
index aa34199c0..78bfb351f 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_Device.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_Device.H
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ protected:
   /** \brief see fl_color(uchar r, uchar g, uchar b). */
   virtual void color(uchar r, uchar g, uchar b) {}
   /** \brief see fl_point(int x, int y). */
-  virtual void point(int x, int y);
+  virtual void point(int x, int y) = 0;
   /** \brief see fl_loop(int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2). */
   virtual void loop(int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2);
   /** \brief see fl_loop(int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, int x3, int y3). */
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ public:
   static Fl_Offscreen create_offscreen_with_alpha(int w, int h);
 #endif
   void copy_offscreen(int x, int y, int w, int h, Fl_Offscreen pixmap, int srcx, int srcy);
+  virtual void point(int x, int y);
 };
 
 #elif defined(WIN32) || defined(FL_DOXYGEN)
@@ -509,6 +510,7 @@ public:
   void copy_offscreen_with_alpha(int x,int y,int w,int h,HBITMAP bitmap,int srcx,int srcy);
 #endif
   void copy_offscreen(int x, int y, int w, int h, Fl_Offscreen pixmap, int srcx, int srcy);
+  virtual void point(int x, int y);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -529,6 +531,8 @@ public:
 
 # pragma message "FL_PORTING: define a native graphics driver Fl_xxx_Graphics_Driver"
 class FL_EXPORT Fl_XXX_Graphics_Driver : public Fl_Graphics_Driver {
+protected:
+  virtual void point(int x, int y) { }
 };
 
 #else // X11
@@ -564,6 +568,7 @@ public:
 #if ! defined(FL_DOXYGEN)
   void copy_offscreen_with_alpha(int x, int y, int w, int h, Fl_Offscreen pixmap, int srcx, int srcy);
 #endif
+  virtual void point(int x, int y);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/Fl_Gl_Window.cxx b/src/Fl_Gl_Window.cxx
index 1468d44dc..33a84ace0 100644
--- a/src/Fl_Gl_Window.cxx
+++ b/src/Fl_Gl_Window.cxx
@@ -67,10 +67,14 @@ public:
     gl_color(c);
   }
   void rectf(int x, int y, int w, int h) {
+    if (w<0) { x = x+w; w = -w; }
+    if (h<0) { y = y+h; h = -h; }
+    // OpenGL has the natural origin at the bottom left. Drawing in FLTK
+    // coordinates requires that we shift the rectangle one pixel up.
     glBegin(GL_POLYGON);
-    glVertex2i(x, y);
-    glVertex2i(x+w-1, y);
-    glVertex2i(x+w-1, y+h-1);
+    glVertex2i(x, y-1);
+    glVertex2i(x+w, y-1);
+    glVertex2i(x+w, y+h-1);
     glVertex2i(x, y+h-1);
     glEnd();
   }
@@ -79,12 +83,14 @@ public:
     glVertex2i(x, y);
     glVertex2i(x1, y1);
     glEnd();
+    point(x1, y1);
   }
   void xyline(int x, int y, int x1) {
     glBegin(GL_LINE_STRIP);
     glVertex2i(x, y);
     glVertex2i(x1, y);
     glEnd();
+    point(x1, y);
   }
   void xyline(int x, int y, int x1, int y2) {
     glBegin(GL_LINE_STRIP);
@@ -92,6 +98,7 @@ public:
     glVertex2i(x1, y);
     glVertex2i(x1, y2);
     glEnd();
+    point(x1, y2);
   }
   void xyline(int x, int y, int x1, int y2, int x3) {
     glBegin(GL_LINE_STRIP);
@@ -100,12 +107,14 @@ public:
     glVertex2i(x1, y2);
     glVertex2i(x3, y2);
     glEnd();
+    point(x3, y2);
   }
   void yxline(int x, int y, int y1) {
     glBegin(GL_LINE_STRIP);
     glVertex2i(x, y);
     glVertex2i(x, y1);
     glEnd();
+    point(x, y1);
   }
   void yxline(int x, int y, int y1, int x2) {
     glBegin(GL_LINE_STRIP);
@@ -113,6 +122,7 @@ public:
     glVertex2i(x, y1);
     glVertex2i(x2, y1);
     glEnd();
+    point(x2, y1);
   }
   void yxline(int x, int y, int y1, int x2, int y3) {
     glBegin(GL_LINE_STRIP);
@@ -121,6 +131,12 @@ public:
     glVertex2i(x2, y1);
     glVertex2i(x2, y3);
     glEnd();
+    point(x2, y3);
+  }
+  virtual void point(int x, int y) {
+    glBegin(GL_POINTS);
+    glVertex2i(x, y);
+    glEnd();
   }
 
   /*
@@ -682,7 +698,7 @@ void Fl_Gl_Window::draw() {
   glLoadIdentity();
   glOrtho(-0.5, w()-0.5, h()-0.5, -0.5, -1, 1);
 //  glOrtho(0, w(), h(), 0, -1, 1);
-  glLineWidth(pixels_per_unit());
+  glLineWidth(pixels_per_unit()); // should be 1 or 2 (2 if highres OpenGL)
 
   Fl_Window::draw();
 
diff --git a/src/fl_rect.cxx b/src/fl_rect.cxx
index 9c789e54b..eb23a0d92 100644
--- a/src/fl_rect.cxx
+++ b/src/fl_rect.cxx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 // that minimal update works.
 
 #include <config.h>
+#include "config_lib.h"
 #include <FL/Fl.H>
 #include <FL/Fl_Widget.H>
 #include <FL/Fl_Printer.H>
@@ -546,20 +547,54 @@ void Fl_Graphics_Driver::polygon(int x, int y, int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, i
 #endif
 }
 
-void Fl_Graphics_Driver::point(int x, int y) {
-#if defined(USE_X11)
-  XDrawPoint(fl_display, fl_window, fl_gc, clip_x(x), clip_x(y));
-#elif defined(WIN32)
-  SetPixel(fl_gc, x, y, fl_RGB());
-#elif defined(__APPLE_QUARTZ__)
+
+/*
+ Matt: I wrote individual methods for every class. They are virtual, so the
+ correct function is called, depending on the active driver.
+ 
+ By having individual methods, multiple drivers can co-exist, for example
+ Quartz, OpenGL, and a printer driver.
+ 
+ The individual implementations should eventually go into files that are 
+ included into this file, based on the configuration, for example:
+ 
+   src/cfg_gfx/quartz_rect.cxx
+   src/cfg_gfx/gdi_rect.cxx
+   src/cfg_gfx/xlib_rect.cxx
+ 
+ Porting the graphics system to a new platform then requires to copy one of
+ these files and implement the virtual functions. point() is the only function
+ that *must* be implemented when deriving from 'Fl_Minimal_Graphics_Driver"
+ (which is still to be written)
+ */
+
+#ifdef FL_CFG_GFX_QUARTZ
+
+void Fl_Quartz_Graphics_Driver::point(int x, int y) {
   CGContextFillRect(fl_gc, CGRectMake(x - 0.5, y - 0.5, 1, 1) );
-#elif defined(FL_PORTING)
-# pragma message "FL_PORTING: implement point"
-#else
-# error unsupported platform
-#endif
 }
 
+#endif
+
+
+#ifdef FL_CFG_GFX_GDI
+
+void Fl_GDI_Graphics_Driver::point(int x, int y) {
+  SetPixel(fl_gc, x, y, fl_RGB());
+}
+
+#endif
+
+
+#ifdef FL_CFG_GFX_XLIB
+
+void Fl_Xlib_Graphics_Driver::point(int x, int y) {
+  XDrawPoint(fl_display, fl_window, fl_gc, clip_x(x), clip_x(y));
+}
+
+#endif
+
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 #if defined(WIN32)
diff --git a/src/gl_draw.cxx b/src/gl_draw.cxx
index 2fa8f8380..377914c2c 100644
--- a/src/gl_draw.cxx
+++ b/src/gl_draw.cxx
@@ -267,7 +267,8 @@ static void gl_draw_invert(const char* str, int n, int x, int y) {
 void gl_draw(
   const char* str, 	// the (multi-line) string
   int x, int y, int w, int h, 	// bounding box
-  Fl_Align align) {
+  Fl_Align align)
+{
   fl_draw(str, x, -y-h, w, h, align, gl_draw_invert, NULL, 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/cube.cxx b/test/cube.cxx
index 7f7d37c4b..9dea82290 100644
--- a/test/cube.cxx
+++ b/test/cube.cxx
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void print_cb(Fl_Widget *w, void *data)
 // end of printing demo
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-  Fl::use_high_res_GL(1);
+  //Fl::use_high_res_GL(1);
   makeform(argv[0]);
   // added to demo printing
   form->begin();