diff --git a/src/bin/Makefile.am b/src/bin/Makefile.am
index 0a0bc5a..4d93ab7 100644
--- a/src/bin/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/bin/Makefile.am
@@ -114,7 +114,9 @@ proxy_image.c \
 proxy_text_fixed.c \
 proxy_text_random.c \
 line_blend.c \
-image_blend_many_smooth_same_scaled.c
+image_blend_many_smooth_same_scaled.c \
+font_effect_blur_alpha.c \
+font_effect_blur_color.c
 #  \
 # image_mask.c \
 # image_mask_2.c \
diff --git a/src/bin/font_effect_blur_alpha.c b/src/bin/font_effect_blur_alpha.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b5f49d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/font_effect_blur_alpha.c
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+#undef FNAME
+#undef NAME
+#undef ICON
+
+/* metadata */
+#define FNAME font_effect_blur_alpha_start
+#define NAME "Font Effect Blur (Alpha)"
+#define ICON "text.png"
+
+#ifndef PROTO
+# ifndef UI
+#  include "main.h"
+
+#include "ui.h"
+
+
+/* standard var */
+static int done = 0;
+/* private data */
+static Evas_Object *bg;
+static Evas_Object *text;
+
+extern int win_w, win_h;
+
+
+/* setup */
+static void _setup(void)
+{
+
+   Evas_Object *o;
+   o = evas_object_rectangle_add(evas);
+   evas_object_color_set(o, 0, 0, 0, 255);
+   evas_object_resize(o, win_w, win_h);
+   evas_object_show(o);
+   bg = o;
+
+   o = evas_object_text_add(evas);
+   evas_object_color_set(o, 0, 0, 0, 255);
+   evas_object_text_font_set(o, "Vera-Bold", 80);
+   evas_object_text_text_set(o, "Font Effect");
+   evas_object_show(o);
+   text = o;
+
+   done = 0;
+}
+
+/* cleanup */
+static void _cleanup(void)
+{
+   evas_object_del(bg);
+   evas_object_del(text);
+}
+
+/* loop - do things */
+static void _loop(double t, int f)
+{
+   char buf[128];
+   char *str = "blur(%d);";
+   sprintf(buf, str, ((f % 50) + 1));
+   evas_object_text_filter_program_set(text, buf);
+
+   FPS_STD(NAME);
+}
+
+/* prepend special key handlers if interactive (before STD) */
+static void _key(char *key)
+{
+   KEY_STD;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+/* template stuff - ignore */
+# endif
+#endif
+
+#ifdef UI
+_ui_menu_item_add(ICON, NAME, FNAME);
+#endif
+
+#ifdef PROTO
+void FNAME(void);
+#endif
+
+#ifndef PROTO
+# ifndef UI
+void FNAME(void)
+{
+   ui_func_set(_key, _loop);
+   _setup();
+}
+# endif
+#endif
+#undef FNAME
+#undef NAME
+#undef ICON
diff --git a/src/bin/font_effect_blur_color.c b/src/bin/font_effect_blur_color.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3c5cca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/font_effect_blur_color.c
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+#undef FNAME
+#undef NAME
+#undef ICON
+
+/* metadata */
+#define FNAME font_effect_blur_color_start
+#define NAME "Font Effect Blur (Color)"
+#define ICON "text.png"
+
+#ifndef PROTO
+# ifndef UI
+#  include "main.h"
+
+#include "ui.h"
+
+
+/* standard var */
+static int done = 0;
+/* private data */
+static Evas_Object *text;
+
+
+/* setup */
+static void _setup(void)
+{
+
+   Evas_Object *o;
+   o = evas_object_text_add(evas);
+   evas_object_color_set(o, 0, 0, 0, 255);
+   evas_object_text_font_set(o, "Vera-Bold", 80);
+   evas_object_text_text_set(o, "Font Effect");
+   evas_object_show(o);
+   text = o;
+
+   done = 0;
+}
+
+/* cleanup */
+static void _cleanup(void)
+{
+   evas_object_del(text);
+}
+
+/* loop - do things */
+static void _loop(double t, int f)
+{
+   char buf[128];
+   char *str = "buffer:a(rgba);blend(dst=a, color=blue);blur(%d, src=a);";
+   sprintf(buf, str, ((f % 50) + 1));
+   evas_object_text_filter_program_set(text, buf);
+
+   FPS_STD(NAME);
+}
+
+/* prepend special key handlers if interactive (before STD) */
+static void _key(char *key)
+{
+   KEY_STD;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+/* template stuff - ignore */
+# endif
+#endif
+
+#ifdef UI
+_ui_menu_item_add(ICON, NAME, FNAME);
+#endif
+
+#ifdef PROTO
+void FNAME(void);
+#endif
+
+#ifndef PROTO
+# ifndef UI
+void FNAME(void)
+{
+   ui_func_set(_key, _loop);
+   _setup();
+}
+# endif
+#endif
+#undef FNAME
+#undef NAME
+#undef ICON
diff --git a/src/bin/tests.h b/src/bin/tests.h
index d29c9a7..998b0e5 100644
--- a/src/bin/tests.h
+++ b/src/bin/tests.h
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
 #include "proxy_text_random.c"
 #include "line_blend.c"
 #include "image_blend_many_smooth_same_scaled.c"
+#include "font_effect_blur_alpha.c"
+#include "font_effect_blur_color.c"
 #if 0 // test disabled - evas having code disabled
 #include "image_mask.c"
 #include "image_mask_2.c"