diff --git a/utils/fgpanel/.cvsignore b/utils/fgpanel/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3397a7a41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/fgpanel/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.deps
+Makefile
+Makefile.in
+fgpanel
diff --git a/utils/fgpanel/FGFontCache.cxx b/utils/fgpanel/FGFontCache.cxx
index 129e24743..19a1b3746 100644
--- a/utils/fgpanel/FGFontCache.cxx
+++ b/utils/fgpanel/FGFontCache.cxx
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@
 #  include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-using namespace std;
+#include "FGGLApplication.hxx"
+#ifdef HAVE_WINDOWS_H
+#include <windows.h>
+#endif
+
+
 #include <map>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include "ApplicationProperties.hxx"
@@ -93,7 +98,7 @@ inline bool FGFontCache::FntParamsLess::operator()(const FntParams& f1,
 struct FGFontCache::fnt *
 FGFontCache::getfnt(const char *name, float size, float slant)
 {
-    string fontName(name);
+    std::string fontName(name);
     FntParams fntParams(fontName, size, slant);
     PuFontMap::iterator i = _puFonts.find(fntParams);
     if (i != _puFonts.end())
@@ -183,7 +188,7 @@ FGFontCache::getfntpath(const char *name)
 
 bool FGFontCache::initializeFonts()
 {
-    static string fontext("txf");
+    static std::string fontext("txf");
     init();
     ulDir* fontdir = ulOpenDir(_path.c_str());
     if (!fontdir)
@@ -195,7 +200,7 @@ bool FGFontCache::initializeFonts()
         if (path.extension() == fontext) {
             fntTexFont* f = new fntTexFont;
             if (f->load((char *)path.c_str()))
-                _texFonts[string(dirEntry->d_name)] = f;
+                _texFonts[std::string(dirEntry->d_name)] = f;
             else
                 delete f;
         }
diff --git a/utils/fgpanel/FGFontCache.hxx b/utils/fgpanel/FGFontCache.hxx
index 81202eee4..2fd03d8ed 100644
--- a/utils/fgpanel/FGFontCache.hxx
+++ b/utils/fgpanel/FGFontCache.hxx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 //
 #ifndef __FGFONTCACHE_HXX
 #define __FGFONTCACHE_HXX
+#include <simgear/math/SGMath.hxx>
 #include <simgear/misc/sg_path.hxx>
 #include <simgear/props/props.hxx>
 #include <plib/pu.h>
@@ -55,8 +56,8 @@ private:
     // Path to the font directory
     SGPath _path;
 
-    typedef map<const string, fntTexFont*> TexFontMap;
-    typedef map<const FntParams, fnt*, FntParamsLess> PuFontMap;
+    typedef std::map<const std::string, fntTexFont*> TexFontMap;
+    typedef std::map<const FntParams, fnt*, FntParamsLess> PuFontMap;
     TexFontMap _texFonts;
     PuFontMap _puFonts;
 
diff --git a/utils/fgpanel/FGGLApplication.cxx b/utils/fgpanel/FGGLApplication.cxx
index 5c52943b2..54550ad4b 100644
--- a/utils/fgpanel/FGGLApplication.cxx
+++ b/utils/fgpanel/FGGLApplication.cxx
@@ -15,9 +15,18 @@
 //  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 //  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 //
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#  include <config.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "FGGLApplication.hxx"
-#include "GL/gl.h"
-#include "GL/glut.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_WINDOWS_H
+#include <windows.h>
+#define snprintf sprintf_s
+#endif
+#include <GL/gl.h>
+#include <GL/glut.h>
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <exception>
diff --git a/utils/fgpanel/FGPNGTextureLoader.cxx b/utils/fgpanel/FGPNGTextureLoader.cxx
index 236792b57..1d18e4190 100644
--- a/utils/fgpanel/FGPNGTextureLoader.cxx
+++ b/utils/fgpanel/FGPNGTextureLoader.cxx
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
 //  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 //  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 //
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#  include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_WINDOWS_H
+#include <windows.h>
+#endif
 #include "FGPNGTextureLoader.hxx"
 
 #include <GL/glu.h>
diff --git a/utils/fgpanel/FGPanelApplication.cxx b/utils/fgpanel/FGPanelApplication.cxx
index e01f20695..a57b8f6a3 100644
--- a/utils/fgpanel/FGPanelApplication.cxx
+++ b/utils/fgpanel/FGPanelApplication.cxx
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@
 //  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 //  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 //
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#  include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_WINDOWS_H
+#include <windows.h>
+#endif
+
+#include "FGGLApplication.hxx"
 #include "FGPanelApplication.hxx"
 #include <GL/gl.h>
 #include <GL/glut.h>
@@ -131,7 +141,7 @@ void FGPanelApplication::Init()
 {
   glAlphaFunc(GL_GREATER, 0.1);
   glutSetCursor( GLUT_CURSOR_NONE );
-  ApplicationProperties::fontCache.initializeFonts();  
+  ApplicationProperties::fontCache.initializeFonts();
 }
 
 void FGPanelApplication::Reshape( int width, int height )
@@ -172,8 +182,7 @@ void FGPanelApplication::Key( unsigned char key, int x, int y )
 {
   switch( key ) {
     case 0x1b:
-      if( gameMode ) glutLeaveGameMode();
-      else           glutDestroyWindow( windowId );
+      exit(0);
       break;
   }
 }
@@ -226,7 +235,11 @@ double FGPanelApplication::Sleep()
     double elapsed_us = (current_time_stamp - last_time_stamp).toUSecs();
     if ( elapsed_us < frame_us ) {
       double requested_us = frame_us - elapsed_us;
+#ifdef _WIN32
+      ::Sleep ((int)(requested_us / 1000.0)) ;
+#else
       usleep ( (useconds_t)(requested_us ) ) ;
+#endif
     }
     // busy wait timing loop.
     //
diff --git a/utils/fgpanel/FGPanelApplication.hxx b/utils/fgpanel/FGPanelApplication.hxx
index f2652ee3a..b67cc562b 100644
--- a/utils/fgpanel/FGPanelApplication.hxx
+++ b/utils/fgpanel/FGPanelApplication.hxx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "FGGLApplication.hxx"
 #include "FGPanelProtocol.hxx"
 
+#include <simgear/math/SGMath.hxx>
 #include <simgear/structure/subsystem_mgr.hxx>
 #include <simgear/props/props.hxx>
 
diff --git a/utils/fgpanel/FGPanelProtocol.cxx b/utils/fgpanel/FGPanelProtocol.cxx
index 0743724c8..7efc849ed 100644
--- a/utils/fgpanel/FGPanelProtocol.cxx
+++ b/utils/fgpanel/FGPanelProtocol.cxx
@@ -15,6 +15,18 @@
 //  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 //  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 //
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#  include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_WINDOWS_H
+#include <windows.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+#define strtof strtod
+#endif
+
 #include "FGPanelProtocol.hxx"
 #include "ApplicationProperties.hxx"
 #include <simgear/io/sg_socket.hxx>
diff --git a/utils/fgpanel/FGPanelProtocol.hxx b/utils/fgpanel/FGPanelProtocol.hxx
index 5b08daf7f..b23bf947f 100644
--- a/utils/fgpanel/FGPanelProtocol.hxx
+++ b/utils/fgpanel/FGPanelProtocol.hxx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 //
 #ifndef __FGPANELPROTOCOL_HXX
 #define __FGPANELPROTOCOL_HXX
+#include <simgear/math/SGMath.hxx>
 #include <simgear/structure/subsystem_mgr.hxx>
 #include <simgear/props/props.hxx>
 #include <simgear/io/iochannel.hxx>
diff --git a/utils/fgpanel/FGRGBTextureLoader.cxx b/utils/fgpanel/FGRGBTextureLoader.cxx
index faf136942..e9ef556ab 100644
--- a/utils/fgpanel/FGRGBTextureLoader.cxx
+++ b/utils/fgpanel/FGRGBTextureLoader.cxx
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 // Reader for sgi's .rgb format.
 // specification can be found at http://local.wasp.uwa.edu.au/~pbourke/dataformats/sgirgb/sgiversion.html
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#  include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_WINDOWS_H
+#include <windows.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "FGRGBTextureLoader.hxx"
 #include <GL/gl.h>
 #include <GL/glu.h>
diff --git a/utils/fgpanel/panel.cxx b/utils/fgpanel/panel.cxx
index 89044997f..ff8cdc634 100644
--- a/utils/fgpanel/panel.cxx
+++ b/utils/fgpanel/panel.cxx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <plib/fnt.h>
 
 #include <simgear/debug/logstream.hxx>
+#include <simgear/math/SGMath.hxx>
 #include <simgear/misc/sg_path.hxx>
 
 #include "panel.hxx"
diff --git a/utils/fgpanel/panel_io.cxx b/utils/fgpanel/panel_io.cxx
index 9f5084cd3..d0bd6b358 100644
--- a/utils/fgpanel/panel_io.cxx
+++ b/utils/fgpanel/panel_io.cxx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <string.h>		// for strcmp()
 
 #include <simgear/compiler.h>
+#include <simgear/math/SGMath.hxx>
 #include <simgear/structure/exception.hxx>
 #include <simgear/debug/logstream.hxx>
 #include <simgear/misc/sg_path.hxx>