diff --git a/draw2dsvg/converters.go b/draw2dsvg/converters.go
index 7fc187b..b4440a1 100644
--- a/draw2dsvg/converters.go
+++ b/draw2dsvg/converters.go
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ func toSvgPathDesc(p *draw2d.Path) string {
 			// dirty hack to ensure whole arc is drawn
 			// if start point equals end point
 			if sweep == 1 {
-				x += 0.0001 * sinfi
-				y += 0.0001 * -cosfi
+				x += 0.01 * sinfi
+				y += 0.01 * -cosfi
 			} else {
-				x += 0.0001 * sinfi
-				y += 0.0001 * cosfi
+				x += 0.01 * sinfi
+				y += 0.01 * cosfi
 			}
 
 			// rx ry x-axis-rotation large-arc-flag sweep-flag x y
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ func optiSprintf(format string, a ...interface{}) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(format, a...)
 }
 
+// TODO needs test, since it is not quiet right
 func getPrec(num float64, better bool) int {
 	max := 3
 	eps := 0.0005
diff --git a/draw2dsvg/gc.go b/draw2dsvg/gc.go
index b39a1cd..30fba26 100644
--- a/draw2dsvg/gc.go
+++ b/draw2dsvg/gc.go
@@ -247,6 +247,16 @@ func (gc *GraphicContext) drawPaths(drawType drawType, paths ...*draw2d.Path) {
 
 // Add text element to svg and returns its expected width
 func (gc *GraphicContext) drawString(text string, drawType drawType, x, y float64) float64 {
+	switch gc.svg.FontMode {
+	case PathFontMode:
+		w := gc.CreateStringPath(text, x, y)
+		gc.drawPaths(drawType)
+		gc.Current.Path.Clear()
+		return w
+	case SvgFontMode:
+		gc.embedSvgFont(text)
+	}
+
 	// create elements
 	svgText := Text{}
 	group := gc.newGroup(drawType)
@@ -258,10 +268,6 @@ func (gc *GraphicContext) drawString(text string, drawType drawType, x, y float6
 	svgText.Y = y
 	svgText.FontFamily = gc.Current.FontData.Name
 
-	if gc.svg.FontMode == SvgFontMode {
-		gc.embedSvgFont(text)
-	}
-
 	// attach to group
 	group.Texts = []*Text{&svgText}
 	left, _, right, _ := gc.GetStringBounds(text)
diff --git a/draw2dsvg/svg.go b/draw2dsvg/svg.go
index e1cccbe..2f15bd6 100644
--- a/draw2dsvg/svg.go
+++ b/draw2dsvg/svg.go
@@ -11,11 +11,24 @@ import (
 
 type FontMode int
 
+// Modes of font handling in svg
 const (
+	// Does nothing special
+	// Makes sense only for common system fonts
 	SysFontMode FontMode = 1 << iota
-	LinkFontMode
+
+	// Links font files in css def
+	// Requires distribution of font files with outputed svg
+	LinkFontMode // TODO implement
+
+	// Embeds glyphs definition in svg file itself in svg font format
+	// Has poor browser support
 	SvgFontMode
-	CssFontMode
+
+	// Embeds font definiton in svg file itself in woff format as part of css def
+	CssFontMode // TODO implement
+
+	// Converts texts to paths
 	PathFontMode
 )
 
@@ -33,7 +46,7 @@ func NewSvg() *Svg {
 	return &Svg{
 		Xmlns:      "http://www.w3.org/2000/svg",
 		FillStroke: FillStroke{Fill: "none", Stroke: "none"},
-		FontMode:   SvgFontMode,
+		FontMode:   PathFontMode,
 	}
 }