diff --git a/changes.txt b/changes.txt
index 2f5840a4..72a357b3 100644
--- a/changes.txt
+++ b/changes.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 Changes in 1.8 (??.??.2011)
 
+ - Added ISceneManager::createSceneNodeAnimator to create animators by name
+
  - The Makefile now creates a symlink from the soname to the binary name during install. Binary compatibility is only confirmed between minor releases, so the only useful symlink is from libIrrlicht.so.1.8 to libIrrlicht.so.1.8.0; others should rightly fail.
 
  - Added SMF mesh loader, loads meshes from 3D World Studio. Originally written by Joseph Ellis
@@ -1832,6 +1834,7 @@ Changes in version 1.4.1 (04 Jun 2008)
 
  - Avoid a crash when passing setSkin the current skin
 
+
  - Fixed current frame calculation for non-looped animations. Bug reported by greenya.
 
  - Fixed bug in CBillboardSceneNode::setColor, reported by rogerborg
diff --git a/include/ISceneManager.h b/include/ISceneManager.h
index 83eb9c17..8688f7fc 100644
--- a/include/ISceneManager.h
+++ b/include/ISceneManager.h
@@ -1489,6 +1489,13 @@ namespace scene
 		This pointer should not be dropped. See IReferenceCounted::drop() for more information. */
 		virtual ISceneNode* addSceneNode(const char* sceneNodeTypeName, ISceneNode* parent=0) = 0;
 
+		//! creates a scene node animator based on its type name
+		/** \param typeName: Type of the scene node animator to add.
+		\param target: Target scene node of the new animator.
+		\return Returns pointer to the new scene node animator or null if not successful. You need to
+		drop this pointer after calling this, see IReferenceCounted::drop() for details. */
+		virtual ISceneNodeAnimator* createSceneNodeAnimator(const char* typeName, ISceneNode* target=0) = 0;
+
 		//! Creates a new scene manager.
 		/** This can be used to easily draw and/or store two
 		independent scenes at the same time. The mesh cache will be
diff --git a/source/Irrlicht/CSceneLoaderIrr.cpp b/source/Irrlicht/CSceneLoaderIrr.cpp
index 4a27947c..3b034bca 100644
--- a/source/Irrlicht/CSceneLoaderIrr.cpp
+++ b/source/Irrlicht/CSceneLoaderIrr.cpp
@@ -218,12 +218,7 @@ void CSceneLoaderIrr::readAnimators(io::IXMLReader* reader, ISceneNode* node)
 				if (node)
 				{
 					core::stringc typeName = attr->getAttributeAsString("Type");
-					ISceneNodeAnimator* anim = 0;
-
-					// todo: need a method to add animator by name in the scene manager. This loader and others like it
-					// have no business messing with the animator factories!
-					for (s32 i=SceneManager->getRegisteredSceneNodeAnimatorFactoryCount()-1; i >=0 && !anim; --i)
-						anim = SceneManager->getSceneNodeAnimatorFactory(i)->createSceneNodeAnimator(typeName.c_str(), node);
+					ISceneNodeAnimator* anim = SceneManager->createSceneNodeAnimator(typeName.c_str(), node);
 
 					if (anim)
 					{
diff --git a/source/Irrlicht/CSceneManager.cpp b/source/Irrlicht/CSceneManager.cpp
index 75b323c1..27794e96 100644
--- a/source/Irrlicht/CSceneManager.cpp
+++ b/source/Irrlicht/CSceneManager.cpp
@@ -2335,7 +2335,7 @@ const c8* CSceneManager::getSceneNodeTypeName(ESCENE_NODE_TYPE type)
 {
 	const char* name = 0;
 
-	for (int i=(int)SceneNodeFactoryList.size()-1; !name && i>=0; --i)
+	for (s32 i=(s32)SceneNodeFactoryList.size()-1; !name && i>=0; --i)
 		name = SceneNodeFactoryList[i]->getCreateableSceneNodeTypeName(type);
 
 	return name;
@@ -2346,12 +2346,22 @@ ISceneNode* CSceneManager::addSceneNode(const char* sceneNodeTypeName, ISceneNod
 {
 	ISceneNode* node = 0;
 
-	for (int i=(int)SceneNodeFactoryList.size()-1; i>=0 && !node; --i)
+	for (s32 i=(s32)SceneNodeFactoryList.size()-1; i>=0 && !node; --i)
 			node = SceneNodeFactoryList[i]->addSceneNode(sceneNodeTypeName, parent);
 
 	return node;
 }
 
+ISceneNodeAnimator* CSceneManager::createSceneNodeAnimator(const char* typeName, ISceneNode* target)
+{
+	ISceneNodeAnimator *animator = 0;
+
+	for (s32 i=(s32)SceneNodeAnimatorFactoryList.size()-1; i>=0 && !animator; --i)
+		animator = SceneNodeAnimatorFactoryList[i]->createSceneNodeAnimator(typeName, target);
+
+	return animator;
+}
+
 
 //! Returns a typename from a scene node animator type or null if not found
 const c8* CSceneManager::getAnimatorTypeName(ESCENE_NODE_ANIMATOR_TYPE type)
diff --git a/source/Irrlicht/CSceneManager.h b/source/Irrlicht/CSceneManager.h
index ea62eb2f..b0838198 100644
--- a/source/Irrlicht/CSceneManager.h
+++ b/source/Irrlicht/CSceneManager.h
@@ -458,6 +458,9 @@ namespace scene
 		//! Adds a scene node to the scene by name
 		virtual ISceneNode* addSceneNode(const char* sceneNodeTypeName, ISceneNode* parent=0);
 
+		//! creates a scene node animator based on its type name
+		virtual ISceneNodeAnimator* createSceneNodeAnimator(const char* typeName, ISceneNode* target=0);
+
 		//! Returns the default scene node animator factory which can create all built-in scene node animators
 		virtual ISceneNodeAnimatorFactory* getDefaultSceneNodeAnimatorFactory();
 
diff --git a/source/source.txt b/source/source.txt
index 2943cc93..55812446 100644
--- a/source/source.txt
+++ b/source/source.txt
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ the Irrlicht Engine. Instead, please use the .dll in the \bin directory, the
 .lib in the \lib directory and the header files in the \include directory.
 
 You will find a good tutorial how to set up your development environment and to
-use the engine in the \examples directory. (Try 1.helloworld)
+use the engine in the \examples directory. (Try 01.helloworld)
 
-The source of the engine is only included because of the following reasons:
+The source of the engine is included because for the following reasons:
 
 	- To let developers be able to debug the engine.
 	- To let developers be able to make changes to the engine.