diff --git a/javafx-ui-quantum/src/com/sun/javafx/tk/quantum/OverlayWarning.java b/javafx-ui-quantum/src/com/sun/javafx/tk/quantum/OverlayWarning.java
--- a/javafx-ui-quantum/src/com/sun/javafx/tk/quantum/OverlayWarning.java
+++ b/javafx-ui-quantum/src/com/sun/javafx/tk/quantum/OverlayWarning.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import javafx.scene.shape.Rectangle;
 import javafx.scene.text.Font;
 import javafx.scene.text.Text;
+import javafx.scene.text.TextAlignment;
 import javafx.geometry.Rectangle2D;
 import javafx.util.Duration;
 
@@ -27,25 +28,27 @@
  */
 public class OverlayWarning {
     
-    private static final float PAD = 20f;
-    private static final int FONTSIZE = 36;
-    private static final int ARC = 30;
-    private static final String MSG = "Press ESC to exit full-screen mode.";
+    private static final float  PAD      = 40f;
+    private static final float  RECTW    = 600f;
+    private static final float  RECTH    = 100f;
+    private static final float  ARC      = 20f;
+    private static final int    FONTSIZE = 24;
+    private static final String MSG      = "Press ESC to exit full-screen mode.";
     
     private ViewScene               view;
-    private Group                   root;
+    private Group                   sceneRoot;
     private OverlayRunnable         overlayPainter;
     private SequentialTransition    overlayTransition;
     private PaintRunnable           origPainter;
     
     public OverlayWarning(final ViewScene vs) {
         view = vs;
-        root = createOverlayGroup();
+        sceneRoot = createOverlayGroup();
         overlayPainter = new OverlayRunnable(view, view.getPen());
-        overlayPainter.setOverlayRoot((NGNode)root.impl_getPGNode());
+        overlayPainter.setOverlayRoot((NGNode)sceneRoot.impl_getPGNode());
         overlayTransition = new SequentialTransition();
         PauseTransition pause = new PauseTransition(Duration.valueOf(4000));
-        FadeTransition fade = new FadeTransition(Duration.valueOf(1000), root);
+        FadeTransition fade = new FadeTransition(Duration.valueOf(1000), sceneRoot);
         fade.setFromValue(1);
         fade.setToValue(0);
         
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@
         final PaintRunnable constPainter = origPainter;
 
         overlayTransition.setOnFinished(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {
-            public void handle(ActionEvent event) {
+            @Override public void handle(ActionEvent event) {
                 view.getPen().setPaintRunnable(constPainter);
                 view.entireSceneNeedsRepaint();
             }
@@ -90,9 +93,15 @@
         
         scene.setFill(null);
         text.setText(MSG);
-        text.setStroke(Color.BLUE);
-        text.setFill(Color.BLUE);
+        text.setStroke(Color.WHITE);
+        text.setFill(Color.WHITE);
         text.setFont(font);
+        text.setWrappingWidth(RECTW - PAD - PAD);
+        
+        String TEXT_CSS =
+            "-fx-effect: dropshadow(two-pass-box, rgba(0,0,0,0.75), 3, 0.0, 0, 2);";
+        text.setStyle(TEXT_CSS);
+        text.setTextAlignment(TextAlignment.CENTER);
         
         final Rectangle background = createBackground(text, screenBounds);
 
@@ -113,19 +122,23 @@
 
         double textW = text.getLayoutBounds().getWidth();
         double textH = text.getLayoutBounds().getHeight();
-        double rectX = (screen.getWidth() - textW - PAD - PAD) / 2.0;
-        double rectY = screen.getHeight() / 3.0;
+        double rectX = (screen.getWidth() - RECTW) / 2.0;
+        double rectY = (screen.getHeight() / 2.0);
 
-        rectangle.setWidth(PAD + textW + PAD);
-        rectangle.setHeight(PAD + textH + PAD);
+        rectangle.setWidth(RECTW);
+        rectangle.setHeight(RECTH);
         rectangle.setX(rectX);
-        rectangle.setY(rectY);
+        rectangle.setY(rectY - RECTH);
         rectangle.setArcWidth(ARC);
         rectangle.setArcHeight(ARC);
-        rectangle.setFill(Color.gray(0.5, 0.7));
+        rectangle.setFill(Color.gray(0.0, 0.6));
         
-        text.setX(rectX + PAD);
-        text.setY(rectY + textH);
+        text.setX(rectX + ((RECTW - textW) / 2.0));
+        text.setY(rectY - (RECTH  / 2.0) + ((textH - text.getBaselineOffset()) / 2.0));
+
+        System.err.println("rectX: " + rectX + " rectY: " + rectY);
+        System.err.println("textW: " + textW + " textH: " + textH);
+        System.err.println("textX: " + text.getX() + " textY: " + text.getY());
         
         return rectangle;
     }