diff --git a/api_gmaps.js b/api_gmaps.js
index 968f9aa..26a787c 100755
--- a/api_gmaps.js
+++ b/api_gmaps.js
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ function setMarker(p,i,posLen) {
     '<div id="pheader">'+lang_user+': '+p.username.toUpperCase()+'<br />'+lang_track+': '+p.trackname.toUpperCase()+
     '</div>'+
     '<div id="pbody">'+
+    ((p.comments != null)?'<div id="pcomments">'+p.comments+'</div>':'')+
     '<div id="pleft"><b>'+lang_time+':</b> '+p.dateoccured+'<br />'+
     ((p.speed != null)?'<b>'+lang_speed+':</b> '+(p.speed.toKmH()*factor_kmh)+' '+unit_kmh+'<br />':'')+
     ((p.altitude != null)?'<b>'+lang_altitude+':</b> '+(p.altitude*factor_m).toFixed()+' '+unit_m+'<br />':'')+'</div>'+
diff --git a/api_openlayers.js b/api_openlayers.js
index 228eff5..87f0abf 100755
--- a/api_openlayers.js
+++ b/api_openlayers.js
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ function setMarker(p,i,posLen) {
     '<div id="pheader">'+lang_user+': '+p.username.toUpperCase()+'<br />'+lang_track+': '+p.trackname.toUpperCase()+
     '</div>'+
     '<div id="pbody">'+
+    ((p.comments != null)?'<div id="pcomments">'+p.comments+'</div>':'')+
     '<div id="pleft"><b>'+lang_time+':</b> '+p.dateoccured+'<br />'+
     ((p.speed != null)?'<b>'+lang_speed+':</b> '+(p.speed.toKmH()*factor_kmh)+' '+unit_kmh+'<br />':'')+
     ((p.altitude != null)?'<b>'+lang_altitude+':</b> '+(p.altitude*factor_m).toFixed()+' '+unit_m+'<br />':'')+'</div>'+
diff --git a/auth.php b/auth.php
index c7d881b..c3ac8c5 100755
--- a/auth.php
+++ b/auth.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ if ($mysqli->connect_errno) {
     printf("Connect failed: %s\n", $mysqli->connect_error);
     exit();
 }
+$mysqli->set_charset("utf8");
 $auth = NULL;
 if ($require_authentication) {
   /* authentication */
diff --git a/getpositions.php b/getpositions.php
index 2f22aa0..9a3acc1 100755
--- a/getpositions.php
+++ b/getpositions.php
@@ -36,16 +36,16 @@ function haversine_distance($lat1, $lon1, $lat2, $lon2) {
 if ($userid) {
   if ($trackid) {
     // get all track data
-    $query = $mysqli->prepare("SELECT positions.ID,Latitude,Longitude,Altitude,Speed,Angle,DateOccurred,username,trips.Name,trips.ID FROM positions LEFT JOIN users ON (positions.FK_Users_ID=users.ID) LEFT JOIN trips ON (positions.FK_Trips_ID=trips.ID) WHERE positions.FK_Users_ID=? AND positions.FK_Trips_ID=? ORDER BY positions.DateOccurred");
+    $query = $mysqli->prepare("SELECT positions.ID,positions.Latitude,positions.Longitude,positions.Altitude,positions.Speed,positions.Angle,positions.DateOccurred,positions.Comments,users.username,trips.Name,trips.ID FROM positions LEFT JOIN users ON (positions.FK_Users_ID=users.ID) LEFT JOIN trips ON (positions.FK_Trips_ID=trips.ID) WHERE positions.FK_Users_ID=? AND positions.FK_Trips_ID=? ORDER BY positions.DateOccurred");
     $query->bind_param('ii', $userid, $trackid);
   }
   else {
     // get data only for latest point
-    $query = $mysqli->prepare("SELECT positions.ID,Latitude,Longitude,Altitude,Speed,Angle,DateOccurred,username,trips.Name,trips.ID FROM positions LEFT JOIN users ON (positions.FK_Users_ID=users.ID) LEFT JOIN trips ON (positions.FK_Trips_ID=trips.ID) WHERE positions.FK_Users_ID=? ORDER BY positions.DateOccurred DESC LIMIT 1");
+    $query = $mysqli->prepare("SELECT positions.ID,positions.Latitude,positions.Longitude,positions.Altitude,positions.Speed,positions.Angle,positions.DateOccurred,positions.Comments,users.username,trips.Name,trips.ID FROM positions LEFT JOIN users ON (positions.FK_Users_ID=users.ID) LEFT JOIN trips ON (positions.FK_Trips_ID=trips.ID) WHERE positions.FK_Users_ID=? ORDER BY positions.DateOccurred DESC LIMIT 1");
     $query->bind_param('i', $userid);    
   }
   $query->execute();
-  $query->bind_result($positionid,$latitude,$longitude,$altitude,$speed,$angle,$dateoccured,$username,$trackname,$trackid);
+  $query->bind_result($positionid,$latitude,$longitude,$altitude,$speed,$angle,$dateoccured,$comments,$username,$trackname,$trackid);
 
   header("Content-type: text/xml");
   $xml = new XMLWriter();
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ if ($userid) {
       $xml->writeElement("speed", $speed); 
       $xml->writeElement("angle", $angle); 
       $xml->writeElement("dateoccured", $dateoccured);   
+      $xml->writeElement("comments", $comments);   
       $xml->writeElement("username", $username);   
       $xml->writeElement("trackid", $trackid); 
       $xml->writeElement("trackname", $trackname); 
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index b9df43c..f2f4e4c 100755
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ else {
   <u>'.$lang_user.'</u><br />
   <form>
   <select name="user" onchange="selectUser(this)">
-  <option value=\"0\">'.$lang_suser.'</option>';  
+  <option value="0">'.$lang_suser.'</option>';  
   $query = "SELECT ID,username FROM users ORDER BY username"; 
   $result = $mysqli->query($query);
   while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
diff --git a/main.css b/main.css
index dbcc682..049a5b8 100755
--- a/main.css
+++ b/main.css
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ select {
 }
 #popup {
   width:370px;
-  height:130px;
+  min-height:130px;
 }
 #popup * {
   font-family: Roboto, Verdana, sans-serif;
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ select {
   padding-bottom: 5px;
   border-bottom: 1px solid gray;
 }
+#pcomments {
+  clear: both; 
+  color: #903;
+}
 #pleft,#pright {
   float:left;
   padding-top: 5px;
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 33f7d63..7d18bb1 100755
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ function parsePosition(p) {
   if (speed != null) { speed = parseInt(speed); }
   var angle = getNode(p,'angle'); // may be null
   if (angle != null) { angle = parseInt(angle); }
+  var comments = getNode(p,'comments'); // may be null
   var username = getNode(p,'username');
   var trackname = getNode(p,'trackname');
   var tid = getNode(p,'trackid');
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ function parsePosition(p) {
     'altitude': altitude,
     'speed': speed,
     'angle': angle,
+    'comments': comments,
     'username': username,
     'trackname': trackname,
     'tid': tid,