diff --git a/examples/example/misc/sunLightExample.js b/examples/example/misc/sunLightExample.js
index 55c312881f..2fe546cd0e 100644
--- a/examples/example/misc/sunLightExample.js
+++ b/examples/example/misc/sunLightExample.js
@@ -72,13 +72,19 @@ function runStageTime() {
 }
 Script.setInterval(runStageTime, tickTackPeriod);
 
+panel.newCheckbox("Enable Earth Sun Model", 
+    function(value) { Scene.setStageEarthSunModelEnable((value != 0)); },
+    function() { return Scene.isStageEarthSunModelEnabled(); },
+    function(value) { return (value); }
+);
+
 panel.newSlider("Light Intensity", 0.0, 5, 
     function(value) { Scene.setSunIntensity(value); },
     function() { return Scene.getSunIntensity(); },
     function(value) { return (value).toFixed(2); }
 );
 
-panel.newSlider("Light Ambient Intensity", 0.0, 1.0, 
+panel.newSlider("Ambient Light Intensity", 0.0, 1.0, 
     function(value) { Scene.setSunAmbientIntensity(value); },
     function() { return Scene.getSunAmbientIntensity(); },
     function(value) { return (value).toFixed(2); }
diff --git a/examples/utilities/tools/cookies.js b/examples/utilities/tools/cookies.js
index 205b19c9f9..49446be234 100755
--- a/examples/utilities/tools/cookies.js
+++ b/examples/utilities/tools/cookies.js
@@ -118,6 +118,113 @@ Slider = function(x,y,width,thumbSize) {
     };
 }
 
+// The Checkbox class
+Checkbox = function(x,y,width,thumbSize) {
+
+    this.thumb = Overlays.addOverlay("text", {
+                    backgroundColor: { red: 255, green: 255, blue: 255 },
+                    x: x,
+                    y: y,
+                    width: thumbSize,
+                    height: thumbSize,
+                    alpha: 1.0,
+                    backgroundAlpha: 1.0,
+                    visible: true
+                });
+    this.background = Overlays.addOverlay("text", {
+                    backgroundColor: { red: 125, green: 125, blue: 255 },
+                    x: x,
+                    y: y,
+                    width: width,
+                    height: thumbSize,
+                    alpha: 1.0,
+                    backgroundAlpha: 0.5,
+                    visible: true
+                });
+
+    this.thumbSize = thumbSize;
+    this.thumbHalfSize = 0.5 * thumbSize;
+
+    this.minThumbX = x + this.thumbHalfSize;
+    this.maxThumbX = x + width - this.thumbHalfSize;
+    this.thumbX = this.minThumbX;
+
+    this.minValue = 0.0;
+    this.maxValue = 1.0;
+
+    this.clickOffsetX = 0;
+    this.isMoving = false;
+
+    this.updateThumb = function() { 
+        thumbTruePos = this.thumbX - 0.5 * this.thumbSize;
+        Overlays.editOverlay(this.thumb, { x: thumbTruePos } );
+    };
+
+    this.onMouseMoveEvent = function(event) { 
+        if (this.isMoving) {
+            newThumbX = event.x - this.clickOffsetX;
+            if (newThumbX < this.minThumbX) {
+                newThumbX = this.minThumbX;
+            }
+            if (newThumbX > this.maxThumbX) {
+                newThumbX = this.maxThumbX;
+            }
+            this.thumbX = newThumbX;
+            this.updateThumb();
+            this.onValueChanged(this.getValue());
+        }
+    };
+
+    this.onMousePressEvent = function(event) {
+        this.isMoving = true;
+        var clickOffset = event.x - this.thumbX;
+        if ((clickOffset > -this.thumbHalfSize) && (clickOffset < this.thumbHalfSize)) {
+            this.clickOffsetX = clickOffset;
+        } else {
+            this.clickOffsetX = 0;
+            this.thumbX = event.x;
+            this.updateThumb();
+            this.onValueChanged(this.getValue());
+        }
+
+    };
+
+    this.onMouseReleaseEvent = function(event) {
+        this.isMoving = false;
+    };
+
+    // Public members:
+
+    this.setNormalizedValue = function(value) {
+        if (value < 0.0) {
+            this.thumbX = this.minThumbX;
+        } else if (value > 1.0) {
+            this.thumbX = this.maxThumbX;
+        } else {
+            this.thumbX = value * (this.maxThumbX - this.minThumbX) + this.minThumbX;
+        }
+        this.updateThumb();
+    };
+    this.getNormalizedValue = function() {
+        return (this.thumbX - this.minThumbX) / (this.maxThumbX - this.minThumbX);
+    };
+
+    this.setValue = function(value) {
+        var normValue = (value - this.minValue) / (this.maxValue - this.minValue);
+        this.setNormalizedValue(normValue);
+    };
+
+    this.getValue = function() {
+        return this.getNormalizedValue() * (this.maxValue - this.minValue) + this.minValue;
+    };
+
+    this.onValueChanged = function(value) {};
+
+    this.destroy = function() {
+        Overlays.deleteOverlay(this.background);
+        Overlays.deleteOverlay(this.thumb);
+    };
+}
 
 var textFontSize = 16;
 
@@ -252,6 +359,21 @@ Panel = function(x, y) {
       //  print("created Item... slider=" + name);     
     };
 
+    this.newCheckbox = function(name, setValue, getValue, displayValue) {
+
+        var checkboxItem = new PanelItem(name, setValue, getValue, displayValue, this.x, this.nextY, textWidth, valueWidth, rawHeight);
+
+        var checkbox = new Checkbox(this.widgetX, this.nextY, widgetWidth, rawHeight);
+        checkbox.onValueChanged = function(value) { checkboxItem.setterFromWidget(value); };
+
+
+        checkboxItem.widget = checkbox;
+        checkboxItem.setter(getValue());        
+        this.items[name] = checkboxItem;
+        this.nextY += rawYDelta;
+      //  print("created Item... slider=" + name);     
+    };
+
     this.destroy = function() {
         for (var i in this.items) {
             this.items[i].destroy();