diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/view_text_formated.h b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/view_text_formated.h
index dc30682ef..abc33eab9 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/view_text_formated.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/view_text_formated.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		{}
 		std::string getProperty( const std::string &name ) const;
 		void setProperty( const std::string &name, const std::string &value );
+		xmlNodePtr serialize( xmlNodePtr parentNode, const char *type ) const;
 		virtual bool parse(xmlNodePtr cur, CInterfaceGroup * parentGroup);
 		virtual void checkCoords();
 		const  ucstring &getFormatString() const { return _FormatString; }
diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/view_text_id.h b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/view_text_id.h
index e12ba4351..d26b1a701 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/view_text_id.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/view_text_id.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 
 		std::string getProperty( const std::string &name ) const;
 		void setProperty( const std::string &name, const std::string &value );
+		xmlNodePtr serialize( xmlNodePtr parentNode, const char *type ) const;
 		virtual bool parse(xmlNodePtr cur, CInterfaceGroup * parentGroup);
 		virtual void checkCoords();
 
diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/ctrl_base_button.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/ctrl_base_button.cpp
index d9c9dfaea..105e67420 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/ctrl_base_button.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/ctrl_base_button.cpp
@@ -396,9 +396,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		if( node == NULL )
 			return NULL;
 
-		if( xmlGetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type" ) == NULL )
-			xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type", BAD_CAST "button" );
-
+		xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type", BAD_CAST "button" );
 		xmlNewProp( node, BAD_CAST "button_type", BAD_CAST getTypeString().c_str() );
 		xmlNewProp( node, BAD_CAST "pushed", BAD_CAST toString( _Pushed ).c_str() );
 		xmlNewProp( node, BAD_CAST "over_when_pushed", BAD_CAST toString( _OverWhenPushed ).c_str() );
diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/ctrl_button.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/ctrl_button.cpp
index 50cbd1519..a3d1f85aa 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/ctrl_button.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/ctrl_button.cpp
@@ -153,8 +153,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		if( node == NULL )
 			return NULL;
 
-		if( xmlGetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type" ) == NULL )
-			xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type", BAD_CAST "button" );
+		xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type", BAD_CAST "button" );
 
 		xmlNewProp( node, BAD_CAST "tx_normal",
 			BAD_CAST CViewRenderer::getInstance()->getTextureNameFromId( _TextureIdNormal ).c_str() );
diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/ctrl_col_pick.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/ctrl_col_pick.cpp
index 66b0f0a73..4810e0f04 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/ctrl_col_pick.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/ctrl_col_pick.cpp
@@ -156,8 +156,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		if( node == NULL )
 			return NULL;
 
-		if( xmlGetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type" ) == NULL )
-			xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type", BAD_CAST "colpick" );
+		xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type", BAD_CAST "colpick" );
 
 		xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "texture",
 			BAD_CAST CViewRenderer::getInstance()->getTextureNameFromId( _Texture ).c_str() );
diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/ctrl_scroll.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/ctrl_scroll.cpp
index d7b3c5274..bae2ea065 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/ctrl_scroll.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/ctrl_scroll.cpp
@@ -398,9 +398,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		if( node == NULL )
 			return NULL;
 
-		if( xmlGetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type" ) == NULL )
-			xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type", BAD_CAST "scroll" );
-
+		xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type", BAD_CAST "scroll" );
 		xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "tx_bottomleft", BAD_CAST getTextureBottomOrLeft().c_str() );
 		xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "tx_middle", BAD_CAST getTextureMiddle().c_str() );
 		xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "tx_topright", BAD_CAST getTextureTopOrRight().c_str() );
diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/ctrl_text_button.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/ctrl_text_button.cpp
index 37d938d16..d8a2b79d1 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/ctrl_text_button.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/ctrl_text_button.cpp
@@ -386,8 +386,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		if( node == NULL )
 			return NULL;
 
-		if( xmlGetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type" ) == NULL )
-			xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type", BAD_CAST "text_button" );
+		xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type", BAD_CAST "text_button" );
 		
 		std::string tex;
 		tex = CViewRenderer::getInstance()->getTextureNameFromId( _TextureIdNormal[ 0 ] );
diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/ctrl_tooltip.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/ctrl_tooltip.cpp
index 7b895dad6..821370ecb 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/ctrl_tooltip.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/ctrl_tooltip.cpp
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		if( node == NULL )
 			return NULL;
 
-		if( xmlGetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type" ) == NULL )
-			xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type", BAD_CAST "tooltip" );
+		xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type", BAD_CAST "tooltip" );
 
 		return node;
 	}
diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/dbview_digit.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/dbview_digit.cpp
index f4045cbd4..151e6e0e0 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/dbview_digit.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/dbview_digit.cpp
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		if( node == NULL )
 			return NULL;
 
-		if( xmlGetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type" ) == NULL )
-			xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type", BAD_CAST "digit" );
+		xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type", BAD_CAST "digit" );
 
 		if( _Number.getNodePtr() != NULL )
 			xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "value", BAD_CAST _Number.getNodePtr()->getFullName().c_str() );
diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/group_tab.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/group_tab.cpp
index fc2a57038..1ee559b99 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/group_tab.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/group_tab.cpp
@@ -798,9 +798,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		if( node == NULL )
 			return NULL;
 
-		if( xmlGetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type" ) == NULL )
-			xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type", BAD_CAST "tab" );
-
+		xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type", BAD_CAST "tab" );
 		xmlNewProp( node, BAD_CAST "group", BAD_CAST _AssociatedGroup.c_str() );
 
 		return node;
diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/view_text.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/view_text.cpp
index 6aab429fe..9a442a3c7 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/view_text.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/view_text.cpp
@@ -501,9 +501,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		if( node == NULL )
 			return NULL;
 
-		if( xmlGetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type" ) == NULL )
-			xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type", BAD_CAST "text" );
-
+		xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type", BAD_CAST "text" );
 		xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "color", BAD_CAST toString( _Color ).c_str() );
 		xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "global_color", BAD_CAST toString( _ModulateGlobalColor ).c_str() );
 		xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "fontsize",
diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/view_text_formated.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/view_text_formated.cpp
index ac7f36b7f..280f7be9f 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/view_text_formated.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/view_text_formated.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,18 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			CViewText::setProperty( name, value );
 	}
 
+	xmlNodePtr CViewTextFormated::serialize( xmlNodePtr parentNode, const char *type ) const
+	{
+		xmlNodePtr node = CViewText::serialize( parentNode, type );
+		if( node == NULL )
+			return NULL;
+
+		xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type", BAD_CAST "text_formated" );
+		xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "format", BAD_CAST getFormatString().c_str() );
+
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	// ****************************************************************************
 	bool CViewTextFormated::parse(xmlNodePtr cur,CInterfaceGroup * parentGroup)
 	{
diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/view_text_id.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/view_text_id.cpp
index 520c266e0..12e657260 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/view_text_id.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/view_text_id.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,29 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			CViewText::setProperty( name, value );
 	}
 
+
+	xmlNodePtr CViewTextID::serialize( xmlNodePtr parentNode, const char *type ) const
+	{
+		xmlNodePtr node = CViewText::serialize( parentNode, type );
+		if( node == NULL )
+			return NULL;
+
+		xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "type", BAD_CAST "text_id" );
+
+		if( _DBTextId.getNodePtr() != NULL )
+			xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "textid", BAD_CAST _DBTextId.getNodePtr()->getFullName().c_str() );
+		else
+			xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "textid", BAD_CAST "" );
+
+		xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "dynamic_string",
+			BAD_CAST NLMISC::toString( _DynamicString ).c_str() );
+		
+		xmlSetProp( node, BAD_CAST "format_taged",
+			BAD_CAST NLMISC::toString( _IsTextFormatTaged ).c_str() );
+
+		return node;
+	}
+
 	// ***************************************************************************
 	bool CViewTextID::parse(xmlNodePtr cur, CInterfaceGroup * parentGroup)
 	{