diff --git a/applet.cpp b/applet.cpp
index 613d2251d..163d1f879 100644
--- a/applet.cpp
+++ b/applet.cpp
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ void Applet::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option, QW
         if (widget && isContainment()) {
             // note that the widget we get is actually the viewport of the view, not the view itself
             View* v = qobject_cast<Plasma::View*>(widget->parent());
-            if (!v || v->drawWallpaper()) {
+            if (!v || v->isWallpaperEnabled()) {
                 Containment::StyleOption coption(*option);
 
                 if (v) {
diff --git a/view.cpp b/view.cpp
index e31ab9267..0e045ccac 100644
--- a/view.cpp
+++ b/view.cpp
@@ -33,10 +33,12 @@ namespace Plasma
 class View::Private
 {
 public:
-    Private(int uniqueId)
+    Private(View *view, int uniqueId)
         : drawWallpaper(true),
           desktop(-1),
-          containment(0)
+          containment(0),
+          q(view)
+
     {
         if (uniqueId == 0) {
             viewId = ++s_maxViewId;
@@ -50,10 +52,39 @@ public:
     {
     }
 
+    void updateSceneRect()
+    {
+        if (!containment) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        kDebug() << "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! setting the scene rect to"
+                 << containment->sceneBoundingRect()
+                 << "associated screen is" << containment->screen();
+
+        emit q->sceneRectAboutToChange();
+        q->setSceneRect(containment->sceneBoundingRect());
+        emit q->sceneRectChanged();
+    }
+
+    void initGraphicsView()
+    {
+        q->setFrameShape(QFrame::NoFrame);
+        q->setAutoFillBackground(true);
+        q->setDragMode(QGraphicsView::NoDrag);
+        //setCacheMode(QGraphicsView::CacheBackground);
+        q->setInteractive(true);
+        q->setAcceptDrops(true);
+        q->setAlignment(Qt::AlignLeft | Qt::AlignTop);
+        q->setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff);
+        q->setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff);
+    }
+
     bool drawWallpaper;
     int desktop;
     int viewId;
     Plasma::Containment *containment;
+    Plasma::View *q;
     static int s_maxViewId;
 };
 
@@ -61,36 +92,24 @@ int View::Private::s_maxViewId(0);
 
 View::View(Containment *containment, QWidget *parent)
     : QGraphicsView(parent),
-      d(new Private(0))
+      d(new Private(this, 0))
 {
     Q_ASSERT(containment);
-    initGraphicsView();
+    d->initGraphicsView();
     setScene(containment->scene());
     setContainment(containment);
 }
 
 View::View(Containment *containment, int viewId, QWidget *parent)
     : QGraphicsView(parent),
-      d(new Private(viewId))
+      d(new Private(this, viewId))
 {
     Q_ASSERT(containment);
-    initGraphicsView();
+    d->initGraphicsView();
     setScene(containment->scene());
     setContainment(containment);
 }
 
-void View::initGraphicsView()
-{
-    setFrameShape(QFrame::NoFrame);
-    setAutoFillBackground(true);
-    setDragMode(QGraphicsView::NoDrag);
-    //setCacheMode(QGraphicsView::CacheBackground);
-    setInteractive(true);
-    setAcceptDrops(true);
-    setAlignment(Qt::AlignLeft | Qt::AlignTop);
-    setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff);
-    setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff);
-}
 
 View::~View()
 {
@@ -171,7 +190,7 @@ void View::setContainment(Containment *containment)
         d->desktop = -1;
     }
 
-    updateSceneRect();
+    d->updateSceneRect();
     connect(containment, SIGNAL(geometryChanged()), this, SLOT(updateSceneRect()));
 }
 
@@ -191,31 +210,16 @@ int View::id() const
     return d->viewId;
 }
 
-void View::setDrawWallpaper(bool draw)
+void View::setWallpaperEnabled(bool draw)
 {
     d->drawWallpaper = draw;
 }
 
-bool View::drawWallpaper() const
+bool View::isWallpaperEnabled() const
 {
     return d->drawWallpaper;
 }
 
-void View::updateSceneRect()
-{
-    if (!d->containment) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    kDebug() << "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! setting the scene rect to"
-             << d->containment->sceneBoundingRect()
-             << "associated screen is" << d->containment->screen();
-
-    emit sceneRectAboutToChange();
-    setSceneRect(d->containment->sceneBoundingRect());
-    emit sceneRectChanged();
-}
-
 } // namespace Plasma
 
 #include "view.moc"
diff --git a/view.h b/view.h
index 504034679..bc7e7c205 100644
--- a/view.h
+++ b/view.h
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ public:
      * Sets whether or not to draw the containment wallpaper when painting
      * on this item
      */
-    void setDrawWallpaper(bool draw);
+    void setWallpaperEnabled(bool draw);
 
     /**
      * @return whether or not containments should draw wallpaper
      */
-    bool drawWallpaper() const;
+    bool isWallpaperEnabled() const;
 
     /**
      * Sets which screen this view is associated with, if any.
@@ -124,11 +124,6 @@ public:
      */
     Containment* containment() const;
 
-    /**
-     * @return a KConfigGroup in the application's config file unique to the view
-     */
-    KConfigGroup config() const;
-
     /**
      * @return the id of the View set in the constructor
      */
@@ -151,14 +146,17 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
      */
     void sceneRectChanged();
 
-protected Q_SLOTS:
-    void updateSceneRect();
+protected:
+    /**
+     * @return a KConfigGroup in the application's config file unique to the view
+     */
+    KConfigGroup config() const;
 
 private:
-    void initGraphicsView();
-
     class Private;
     Private * const d;
+
+    Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d, void updateSceneRect())
 };
 
 } // namespace Plasma