diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bc45244feb..e4fe5b1e37 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ vgcore.*
 *.save.1
 *.sublime-workspace
 .vscode/
+.idea/
 
 # Temporary build files
 /_vfsimporter.*
diff --git a/panda/src/grutil/cardMaker.I b/panda/src/grutil/cardMaker.I
index b960808ca0..2f8a17a7dc 100644
--- a/panda/src/grutil/cardMaker.I
+++ b/panda/src/grutil/cardMaker.I
@@ -101,6 +101,15 @@ set_color(const LVecBase4 &color) {
   _has_color = true;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Unsets the color of the card.
+ */
+INLINE void CardMaker::
+clear_color() {
+  _has_color = false;
+  _color.set(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
+}
+
 /**
  * Sets the flag indicating whether vertices will be generated with normals or
  * not.  Normals are required if you intend to enable lighting on the card,
diff --git a/panda/src/grutil/cardMaker.h b/panda/src/grutil/cardMaker.h
index 426fc2d5c5..0ac90f2316 100644
--- a/panda/src/grutil/cardMaker.h
+++ b/panda/src/grutil/cardMaker.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ PUBLISHED:
 
   INLINE void set_color(PN_stdfloat r, PN_stdfloat g, PN_stdfloat b, PN_stdfloat a);
   INLINE void set_color(const LColor &color);
+  INLINE void clear_color();
 
   INLINE void set_has_normals(bool flag);
 
diff --git a/panda/src/text/textAssembler.h b/panda/src/text/textAssembler.h
index 2cbede0d10..20f9b2c1e5 100644
--- a/panda/src/text/textAssembler.h
+++ b/panda/src/text/textAssembler.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "textPropertiesManager.h"
 #include "textEncoder.h"
 #include "geomVertexRewriter.h"
-
+#include "epvector.h"
 #include "pmap.h"
 
 typedef struct hb_buffer_t hb_buffer_t;