diff --git a/lib/x11/ext/glxrender.js b/lib/x11/ext/glxrender.js
index bd83487..0582412 100644
--- a/lib/x11/ext/glxrender.js
+++ b/lib/x11/ext/glxrender.js
@@ -2,10 +2,24 @@
 
 var constants = require('./glxconstants');
 
+var MAX_SMALL_RENDER=65000;
+
 module.exports = function(GLX, ctx) {
     buffers = [];
+    var currentLength = 0;
 
     function commandBuffer(opcode, len) {
+        if (currentLength + len > MAX_SMALL_RENDER) {
+            console.log("Flushing buffer ", currentLength);
+            render();
+        }
+        if (len > MAX_SMALL_RENDER)
+        {
+            throw Error('Buffer too big. Please implement RenderLarge request');
+            // renderLarge();
+        }
+
+        currentLength += len;
         var res = Buffer(len);
         res.writeUInt16LE(len, 0);
         res.writeUInt16LE(opcode, 2);
@@ -91,13 +105,17 @@ module.exports = function(GLX, ctx) {
         buffers.push(res);
     }
 
+    function render(ctxLocal) {
+        if (!ctxLocal) // ctxLocal overrides ctx passed during creation of renderContext
+            ctxLocal = ctx;
+        console.log("render called");
+        GLX.Render(ctxLocal, buffers);
+        buffers = [];
+        currentLength = 0;
+    }
+
     var renderContext =  {
-        render: function(ctxLocal) {
-            if (!ctxLocal) // ctxLocalOverrides ctx passed during creation of renderContext
-                ctxLocal = ctx;
-            GLX.Render(ctx, buffers);
-            buffers = [];
-        },
+        Render: render,
         Begin: function(what) {
             serialize1i(4, what);
         },
@@ -132,12 +150,18 @@ module.exports = function(GLX, ctx) {
         Vertex3f: function(x, y, z) {
             serialize3fv(70, x, y, z);
         },
+        Vertex3fv: function(v) {
+            serialize3fv(70, v[0], v[1], v[2]);
+        },
         Color3f: function(r, g, b) {
             serialize3fv(8, r, g, b);
         },
         Normal3f: function(x, y, z) {
             serialize3fv(30, x, y, z);
         },
+        Normal3fv: function(v) {
+            serialize3fv(70, v[0], v[1], v[2]);
+        },
         Color4f: function(r, g, b, a) {
             serialize4fv(16, r, g, b, a);
         },
@@ -191,7 +215,15 @@ module.exports = function(GLX, ctx) {
 
     // bind some glx functions
     'NewList EndList GenLists SwapBuffers Finish'.split(' ').forEach(function(name) {
-      renderContext[name] = GLX[name].bind(GLX, ctx);
+        // todo: small camelCase ? to be consistent with webgl api
+        //renderContext[name] = GLX[name].bind(GLX, ctx);
+
+        // flush render buffer before glx requests
+        renderContext[name] = function(p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6, p7, p8) {
+            console.log(name);
+            renderContext.render();
+            GLX[name](ctx, p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6, p7, p8);
+        }
     });
 
     return renderContext;