{
delete_allocated_objects();
- _text = new Text (*this, 0.0, 0.0, std::string(a_text));
+ _text = new Text (*this, 0.0, 0.0, a_text);
_text->property_justification() = Gtk::JUSTIFY_CENTER;
_text->property_fill_color_rgba() = _outline_color_rgba;
double flagwidth = _text->property_text_width() + 10.0;