diff --git a/view/public/nsIView.h b/view/public/nsIView.h
index 9ad3e0174d2e..5291f9a30753 100644
--- a/view/public/nsIView.h
+++ b/view/public/nsIView.h
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public:
    * @param width new width
    * @param height new height
    */
-  virtual void SetDimensions(nscoord width, nscoord height) = 0;
+  virtual void SetDimensions(nscoord width, nscoord height, PRBool aPaint = PR_TRUE) = 0;
   virtual void GetDimensions(nscoord *width, nscoord *height) = 0;
 
   /**
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public:
    * been changed.
    * @param aBounds new bounds
    */
-  virtual void SetBounds(const nsRect &aBounds) = 0;
+  virtual void SetBounds(const nsRect &aBounds, PRBool aPaint = PR_TRUE) = 0;
 
   /**
    * Called to indicate that the dimensions and position of the view have
@@ -207,7 +207,9 @@ public:
    * @param aWidth new width
    * @param aHeight new height
    */
-  virtual void SetBounds(nscoord aX, nscoord aY, nscoord aWidth, nscoord aHeight) = 0;
+  virtual void SetBounds(nscoord aX, nscoord aY,
+                         nscoord aWidth, nscoord aHeight,
+                         PRBool aPaint = PR_TRUE) = 0;
 
   /**
    * Called to get the dimensions and position of the view.
diff --git a/view/public/nsIViewManager.h b/view/public/nsIViewManager.h
index 21867b2178b7..7dae4b4f5c4f 100644
--- a/view/public/nsIViewManager.h
+++ b/view/public/nsIViewManager.h
@@ -54,18 +54,6 @@ public:
    */
   virtual nsresult Init(nsIPresContext* aPresContext) = 0;
 
-  /**
-   * Set the window for which the manager is responsible.
-   * @param aRootWindow window to set as root
-   */
-  virtual void SetRootWindow(nsIWidget *aRootWindow) = 0;
-
-  /**
-   * Get the window for which the manager is responsible.
-   * @result the root window
-   */
-  virtual nsIWidget *GetRootWindow() = 0;
-
   /**
    * Get the root of the view tree.
    * @result the root view
diff --git a/view/src/nsScrollingView.cpp b/view/src/nsScrollingView.cpp
index 4fbb2f9dda94..5de22c3ac619 100644
--- a/view/src/nsScrollingView.cpp
+++ b/view/src/nsScrollingView.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public:
   ~ScrollBarView();
   nsEventStatus HandleEvent(nsGUIEvent *aEvent, PRUint32 aEventFlags);
   void SetPosition(nscoord x, nscoord y);
-  void SetDimensions(nscoord width, nscoord height);
+  void SetDimensions(nscoord width, nscoord height, PRBool aPaint = PR_TRUE);
 
 public:
   nsScrollingView *mScrollingView;
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void ScrollBarView :: SetPosition(nscoord x, nscoord y)
   }
 }
 
-void ScrollBarView :: SetDimensions(nscoord width, nscoord height)
+void ScrollBarView :: SetDimensions(nscoord width, nscoord height, PRBool aPaint)
 {
   mBounds.SizeTo(width, height);
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ void ScrollBarView :: SetDimensions(nscoord width, nscoord height)
     float           t2p = px->GetTwipsToPixels();
   
     mWindow->Resize(NSTwipsToIntPixels(width, t2p), NSTwipsToIntPixels(height, t2p),
-                    PR_TRUE);
+                    aPaint);
 
     NS_RELEASE(px);
   }
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ nsresult nsScrollingView :: Init(nsIViewManager* aManager,
   return rv;
 }
 
-void nsScrollingView :: SetDimensions(nscoord width, nscoord height)
+void nsScrollingView :: SetDimensions(nscoord width, nscoord height, PRBool aPaint)
 {
   nsRect            trect;
   nsIPresContext    *cx = mViewManager->GetPresContext();
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ void nsScrollingView :: SetDimensions(nscoord width, nscoord height)
     trect.y = height - scrollHeight;
     trect.x = width - scrollWidth;
 
-    mCornerView->SetBounds(trect);
+    mCornerView->SetBounds(trect, aPaint);
   }
 
   if (mHScrollBarView && (mHScrollBarView->GetVisibility() == nsViewVisibility_kShow))
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ void nsScrollingView :: SetDimensions(nscoord width, nscoord height)
   if (mVScrollBarView && (mVScrollBarView->GetVisibility() == nsViewVisibility_kShow))
     showVert = scrollWidth;
 
-//  nsView :: SetDimensions(width, height);
+//  nsView :: SetDimensions(width, height, aPaint);
 
   mBounds.SizeTo(width, height);
 
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ void nsScrollingView :: SetDimensions(nscoord width, nscoord height)
   
     mWindow->Resize(NSTwipsToIntPixels((width - showVert), t2p),
                     NSTwipsToIntPixels((height - showHorz), t2p),
-                    PR_TRUE);
+                    aPaint);
   }
   else
   {
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ void nsScrollingView :: SetDimensions(nscoord width, nscoord height)
     trect.x = width - scrollWidth;
     trect.y = 0;
 
-    mVScrollBarView->SetBounds(trect);
+    mVScrollBarView->SetBounds(trect, aPaint);
   }
 
   if (nsnull != mHScrollBarView)
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ void nsScrollingView :: SetDimensions(nscoord width, nscoord height)
     trect.y = height - scrollHeight;
     trect.x = 0;
 
-    mHScrollBarView->SetBounds(trect);
+    mHScrollBarView->SetBounds(trect, aPaint);
   }
 
   //this will fix the size of the thumb when we resize the root window,
diff --git a/view/src/nsScrollingView.h b/view/src/nsScrollingView.h
index 4b3150b1e6d6..c0b24144f4f0 100644
--- a/view/src/nsScrollingView.h
+++ b/view/src/nsScrollingView.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public:
 					nsViewVisibility aVisibilityFlag = nsViewVisibility_kShow);
 
   //overrides
-  virtual void SetDimensions(nscoord width, nscoord height);
+  virtual void SetDimensions(nscoord width, nscoord height, PRBool aPaint = PR_TRUE);
   virtual void SetPosition(nscoord aX, nscoord aY);
   virtual void HandleScrollEvent(nsGUIEvent *aEvent, PRUint32 aEventFlags);
   virtual nsEventStatus HandleEvent(nsGUIEvent *aEvent, PRUint32 aEventFlags);
diff --git a/view/src/nsView.cpp b/view/src/nsView.cpp
index 67c72f56a654..0c231a0bdd3b 100644
--- a/view/src/nsView.cpp
+++ b/view/src/nsView.cpp
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ void nsView :: GetPosition(nscoord *x, nscoord *y)
   }
 }
 
-void nsView :: SetDimensions(nscoord width, nscoord height)
+void nsView :: SetDimensions(nscoord width, nscoord height, PRBool aPaint)
 {
   mBounds.SizeTo(width, height);
 
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ void nsView :: SetDimensions(nscoord width, nscoord height)
     float           t2p = px->GetTwipsToPixels();
   
     mWindow->Resize(NSTwipsToIntPixels(width, t2p), NSTwipsToIntPixels(height, t2p),
-                    PR_TRUE);
+                    aPaint);
 
     NS_RELEASE(px);
   }
@@ -617,16 +617,16 @@ void nsView :: GetDimensions(nscoord *width, nscoord *height)
   *height = mBounds.height;
 }
 
-void nsView :: SetBounds(const nsRect &aBounds)
+void nsView :: SetBounds(const nsRect &aBounds, PRBool aPaint)
 {
   SetPosition(aBounds.x, aBounds.y);
-  SetDimensions(aBounds.width, aBounds.height);
+  SetDimensions(aBounds.width, aBounds.height, aPaint);
 }
 
-void nsView :: SetBounds(nscoord aX, nscoord aY, nscoord aWidth, nscoord aHeight)
+void nsView :: SetBounds(nscoord aX, nscoord aY, nscoord aWidth, nscoord aHeight, PRBool aPaint)
 {
   SetPosition(aX, aY);
-  SetDimensions(aWidth, aHeight);
+  SetDimensions(aWidth, aHeight, aPaint);
 }
 
 void nsView :: GetBounds(nsRect &aBounds) const
diff --git a/view/src/nsView.h b/view/src/nsView.h
index a641931fc84f..6b0d57279ace 100644
--- a/view/src/nsView.h
+++ b/view/src/nsView.h
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ public:
   virtual nsEventStatus HandleEvent(nsGUIEvent *event, PRUint32 aEventFlags);
   virtual void SetPosition(nscoord x, nscoord y);
   virtual void GetPosition(nscoord *x, nscoord *y);
-  virtual void SetDimensions(nscoord width, nscoord height);
+  virtual void SetDimensions(nscoord width, nscoord height, PRBool aPaint = PR_TRUE);
   virtual void GetDimensions(nscoord *width, nscoord *height);
-  virtual void SetBounds(const nsRect &aBounds);
-  virtual void SetBounds(nscoord aX, nscoord aY, nscoord aWidth, nscoord aHeight);
+  virtual void SetBounds(const nsRect &aBounds, PRBool aPaint = PR_TRUE);
+  virtual void SetBounds(nscoord aX, nscoord aY, nscoord aWidth, nscoord aHeight, PRBool aPaint = PR_TRUE);
   virtual void GetBounds(nsRect &aBounds) const;
   virtual void SetClip(nscoord aX, nscoord aY, nscoord aWidth, nscoord aHeight);
   virtual PRBool GetClip(nscoord *aLeft, nscoord *aTop, nscoord *aRight, nscoord *aBottom);
diff --git a/view/src/nsViewManager.cpp b/view/src/nsViewManager.cpp
index 4105dfca30cf..70128a04a2c1 100644
--- a/view/src/nsViewManager.cpp
+++ b/view/src/nsViewManager.cpp
@@ -154,19 +154,6 @@ nsresult nsViewManager::Init(nsIPresContext* aPresContext)
   return rv;
 }
 
-nsIWidget * nsViewManager :: GetRootWindow()
-{
-  NS_IF_ADDREF(mRootWindow);
-  return mRootWindow;
-}
-
-void nsViewManager :: SetRootWindow(nsIWidget *aRootWindow)
-{
-  NS_IF_RELEASE(mRootWindow);
-  mRootWindow = aRootWindow;
-  NS_IF_ADDREF(mRootWindow);
-}
-
 nsIView * nsViewManager :: GetRootView()
 {
   return mRootView;
@@ -178,6 +165,12 @@ void nsViewManager :: SetRootView(nsIView *aView)
   // Do NOT destroy the current root view. It's the caller's responsibility
   // to destroy it
   mRootView = aView;
+
+  //now get the window too.
+  NS_IF_RELEASE(mRootWindow);
+
+  if (nsnull != mRootView)
+    mRootWindow = mRootView->GetWidget();
 }
 
 PRUint32 nsViewManager :: GetFrameRate()
diff --git a/view/src/nsViewManager.h b/view/src/nsViewManager.h
index ed36accb0b07..517241a87c0f 100644
--- a/view/src/nsViewManager.h
+++ b/view/src/nsViewManager.h
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ public:
 
   virtual nsresult Init(nsIPresContext* aPresContext);
 
-  virtual void SetRootWindow(nsIWidget *aRootWindow);
-  virtual nsIWidget *GetRootWindow();
-
   virtual nsIView *GetRootView();
   virtual void SetRootView(nsIView *aView);