--- a/easy3d/easy3d_universe.cpp	Wed Apr 16 10:22:01 2008 +0200
+++ b/easy3d/easy3d_universe.cpp	Mon Apr 28 11:56:21 2008 +0200
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ void SceneUniverse::load()
   osg::MatrixTransform* transformText = createTextSelectedItem("universe_");
 
   for (int i = 0; i < maxCube; i++) {
+
     if (LoadUniverse::instance()->galaxyVector[i]->hidden)
       continue;
 
@@ -165,11 +166,19 @@ void SceneUniverse::load()
     mItems[i].getText()->setAlignment(osgText::Text::CENTER_CENTER);
     mItems[i].getText()->setText(LoadUniverse::instance()->galaxyVector[i]->name,osgText::String::ENCODING_UTF8);
 
-    osg::Vec3 pos;
-    std::string xmlnode_string = "universe_pos_icone_" + LoadUniverse::instance()->galaxyVector[i]->id;
-    VarsEditor::instance()->get(xmlnode_string, pos);
-    pos[0] *= screenRatioConvert;
-    mItems[i].getRootTransform()->setMatrix(osg::Matrix::translate(pos));
+    if (LoadUniverse::instance()->galaxyVector[i]->position)
+     {
+       LoadUniverse::instance()->galaxyVector[i]->position->_v[0] *= screenRatioConvert;
+       mItems[i].getRootTransform()->setMatrix(osg::Matrix::translate(*LoadUniverse::instance()->galaxyVector[i]->position));
+     }
+    else
+     {
+       osg::Vec3 pos;
+       std::string xmlnode_string = "universe_pos_icone_" + LoadUniverse::instance()->galaxyVector[i]->id;
+       VarsEditor::instance()->get(xmlnode_string, pos);
+       pos[0] *= screenRatioConvert;
+       mItems[i].getRootTransform()->setMatrix(osg::Matrix::translate(pos));
+     }
 
     initItemTransitionPosition(i);
   }

--- a/easy3d/load_universe.cpp	Wed Apr 16 10:22:01 2008 +0200
+++ b/easy3d/load_universe.cpp	Mon Apr 28 11:56:21 2008 +0200
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ bool Satellite::isGoto()  { return !go_t
 
 Satellite::Satellite() {}
 Planet::Planet() {}
-Galaxy::Galaxy() { hidden = false; }
+Galaxy::Galaxy() { hidden = false; position = NULL; }
 
 Satellite* LoadUniverse::loadSatellite(xmlDocPtr doc, xmlNodePtr cur) {
 
@@ -219,6 +219,46 @@ Galaxy* LoadUniverse::loadGalaxy(xmlDocP
        galaxy->hidden = true;
      xmlFree(value);
    }
+
+  value = xmlGetProp(cur,(const xmlChar *)"position");
+  if (value) {
+     float x, y, z;
+
+     if (sscanf((const char *)value, "Vec3 %f %f %f", &x, &y, &z) == 3) {
+	galaxy->position = new osg::Vec3(x,y,z);
+     } else {
+	trace("Bad value for position=\"%s\"\n", (char *)value);
+     }
+
+     xmlFree(value);
+  }
+
+  value = xmlGetProp(cur,(const xmlChar *)"color");
+  if (value) {
+     float r, g, b, a;
+
+     if (sscanf((const char *)value, "Vec4 %f %f %f %f", &r, &g, &b, &a) == 4) {
+	galaxy->color = new osg::Vec4(r, g, b, a);
+     } else {
+	error("Bad value for color=\"%s\"\n", (char *)value);
+     }
+
+     xmlFree(value);
+  }
+
+  value = xmlGetProp(cur,(const xmlChar *)"color_when_blended");
+  if (value) {
+     float r, g, b, a;
+
+     if (sscanf((const char *)value, "Vec4 %f %f %f %f", &r, &g, &b, &a) == 4) {
+	galaxy->color_when_blended = new osg::Vec4(r, g, b, a);
+     } else {
+	error("Bad value for color_when_blended=\"%s\"\n", (char *)value);
+     }
+
+     xmlFree(value);
+  }
+
 
   cur = cur->xmlChildrenNode;
   while (cur != NULL) {

--- a/easy3d/load_universe.h	Wed Apr 16 10:22:01 2008 +0200
+++ b/easy3d/load_universe.h	Mon Apr 28 11:56:21 2008 +0200
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 #include <osg/Referenced>
+#include <osg/Geode>
 #include <libxml/xmlmemory.h>
 #include <libxml/parser.h>
 
@@ -66,6 +67,9 @@ public:
   std::string bg_filename;		// texture used for background
   std::string icon_filename;		// texture used as "galaxy icon"
   std::vector<Planet*> planetVector;
+  osg::Vec3 *position;
+  osg::Vec4 *color;
+  osg::Vec4 *color_when_blended;
   bool hidden;				// set to true if the galaxy must no be show
 
   Galaxy();