@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ XCloseDisplay(_display);
 }
 
 
-const ScreenInfo* Display::screenInfo(int snum)
+const ScreenInfo* Display::screenInfo(int snum) const
 {
   assert(snum >= 0);
   assert(snum < (signed) ScreenCount(_display));
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ return _screeninfo_list[snum];
 }
 
 
-const ScreenInfo* Display::findScreen(Window root)
+const ScreenInfo* Display::findScreen(Window root) const
 {
   for (int i = 0; i < ScreenCount(_display); ++i)
     if (_screeninfo_list[i]->rootWindow() == root)
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ return 0;
 }
 
 
-const RenderControl *Display::renderControl(int snum)
+const RenderControl *Display::renderControl(int snum) const
 {
   assert(snum >= 0);
   assert(snum < (signed) ScreenCount(_display));

@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ display.
     @param snum The screen number of the screen to retrieve info on
     @return Info on the requested screen, in a ScreenInfo class
   */
-  const ScreenInfo* screenInfo(int snum);
+  const ScreenInfo* screenInfo(int snum) const;
 
   //! Find a ScreenInfo based on a root window
-  const ScreenInfo* findScreen(Window root);
+  const ScreenInfo* findScreen(Window root) const;
 
   //! Gets the RenderControl for a screen
-  const RenderControl *renderControl(int snum);
+  const RenderControl *renderControl(int snum) const;
 
   //! Returns if the display has the xkb extension available
   inline bool xkb() const { return _xkb; }

@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ 
 
 }
 
+void RenderControl::drawRoot(const RenderColor &color) const
+{
+  Window root = display->screenInfo(_screen)->rootWindow();
+  XSetWindowBackground(**display, root, color.pixel());
+  XClearWindow(**display, root);
+}
+
 void RenderControl::drawString(Surface& sf, const Font &font, int x, int y,
 			       const RenderColor &color,
                                const ustring &string) const

@@ -71,14 +71,16 @@ virtual ~RenderControl();
 
   static RenderControl *getRenderControl(int screen);
 
+  virtual void drawRoot(const RenderColor &color) const;
+  
   //! Draws a string onto a Surface
-  virtual void drawString(Surface& sf, const Font& font, int x, int y,
-			  const RenderColor& color,
-                          const ustring& string) const;
+  virtual void drawString(Surface &sf, const Font &font, int x, int y,
+			  const RenderColor &color,
+                          const ustring &string) const;
 
   //! Draws a background onto a Surface, as specified by a RenderTexture
-  virtual void drawBackground(Surface& sf,
-			      const RenderTexture& texture) const = 0;
+  virtual void drawBackground(Surface &sf,
+			      const RenderTexture &texture) const = 0;
 };
 
 }

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ RenderStyle::RenderStyle(int screen, const std::string &stylefile)
   : _screen(screen),
     _file(stylefile)
 {
+  _root_color = new RenderColor(_screen, 0x272a2f);
+  
   _text_color_focus = new RenderColor(_screen, 0x272a2f);
   _text_color_unfocus = new RenderColor(_screen, 0x676869);
 
@@ -220,6 +222,8 @@ }
 
 RenderStyle::~RenderStyle()
 {
+  delete _root_color;
+  
   delete _text_color_focus;
   delete _text_color_unfocus;
 

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ 
 private:
   int _screen;
   std::string _file;
+
+  RenderColor *_root_color;
   
   RenderColor *_text_color_focus;
   RenderColor *_text_color_unfocus;
@@ -74,6 +76,8 @@ RenderStyle(int screen, const std::string &stylefile);
   virtual ~RenderStyle();
 
   inline int screen() const { return _screen; }
+  
+  inline RenderColor *rootColor() const { return _root_color; }
   
   inline RenderColor *textFocusColor() const { return _text_color_focus; }
   inline RenderColor *textUnfocusColor() const { return _text_color_unfocus; }

@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ }
   }
   _style.load(sconfig);
   */
+  otk::display->renderControl(_number)->drawRoot(*_style.rootColor());
 
   // set up notification of netwm support
   changeSupportedAtoms();