diff --git a/appletbrowser.cpp b/appletbrowser.cpp
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+/*
+ *   Copyright (C) 2007 Ivan Cukic <ivan.cukic+kde@gmail.com>
+ *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 (or,
+ *   at your option, any later version) as published by the Free Software
+ *   Foundation
+ *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#include <appletbrowser.h>
+#include <appletbrowser/appletbrowserwindow.h>
+
+#include <corona.h>
+#include <containment.h>
+
+namespace Plasma
+{
+
+class AppletBrowser::Private
+{
+public:
+    Private(AppletBrowser * parent, Corona * corona)
+        : q(parent), window(new AppletBrowserWindow(corona))
+    {};
+
+    Private(AppletBrowser * parent, Containment * containment)
+        : q(parent), window(new AppletBrowserWindow(containment))
+    {};
+
+    ~Private() {
+        delete window;
+    }
+
+    void show() { if (window) window->show(); };
+    void hide() { if (window) window->hide(); };
+
+    AppletBrowserWindow * window;
+    AppletBrowser * q;
+};
+
+AppletBrowser::AppletBrowser(Corona * corona)
+    : d(new Private(this, corona))
+{}
+
+AppletBrowser::AppletBrowser(Containment * containment)
+    : d(new Private(this, containment))
+{}
+
+AppletBrowser::~AppletBrowser() {
+    delete d;
+}
+
+void AppletBrowser::show() {
+    d->window->show();
+}
+
+void AppletBrowser::hide() {
+    d->window->hide();
+}
+
+
+} // namespace Plasma
diff --git a/appletbrowser.h b/appletbrowser.h
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+/*
+ *   Copyright (C) 2007 Ivan Cukic <ivan.cukic+kde@gmail.com>
+ *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 (or,
+ *   at your option, any later version) as published by the Free Software
+ *   Foundation
+ *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PLASMA_APPLET_BROWSER_H
+#define PLASMA_APPLET_BROWSER_H
+
+namespace Plasma
+{
+
+    class Corona;
+    class Containment;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for applet browser
+ *
+ */
+    class AppletBrowser
+    {
+    public:
+        explicit AppletBrowser(Corona * corona);
+        explicit AppletBrowser(Containment * corona);
+        virtual ~AppletBrowser();
+
+        /**
+         * Displays the applet browser window
+         */
+        void show();
+
+        /**
+         * Hides the applet browser window
+         */
+        void hide();
+
+    private:
+        class Private;
+        Private * d;
+    };
+
+} // namespace Plasma
+
+#endif // PLASMA_APPLET_BROWSER_H