diff --git a/src/FbTk/FbPixmap.cc b/src/FbTk/FbPixmap.cc
index bfd3ead7..9d90c5ae 100644
--- a/src/FbTk/FbPixmap.cc
+++ b/src/FbTk/FbPixmap.cc
@@ -38,21 +38,34 @@ using std::cerr;
 
 namespace FbTk {
 
-Pixmap *FbPixmap::m_root_pixmaps = 0;
+namespace {
 
-const char* FbPixmap::root_prop_ids[] = {
+Pixmap *root_pixmaps = 0;
+
+const char* root_prop_ids[] = {
     "_XROOTPMAP_ID",
     "_XSETROOT_ID",
     0
 };
 
 // same number as in root_prop_ids
-Atom FbPixmap::root_prop_atoms[] = {
+Atom root_prop_atoms[] = {
     None,
     None,
     None
 };
 
+void checkAtoms() {
+
+    Display* display = FbTk::App::instance()->display();
+    for (int i=0; root_prop_ids[i] != 0; ++i) {
+        if (root_prop_atoms[i] == None) {
+            root_prop_atoms[i] = XInternAtom(display, root_prop_ids[i], False);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+}; // end of anonymous namespace
 
 FbPixmap::FbPixmap():m_pm(0),
                      m_width(0), m_height(0),
@@ -389,14 +402,14 @@ bool FbPixmap::rootwinPropertyNotify(int screen_num, Atom atom) {
 
 // returns whether or not the background was changed
 bool FbPixmap::setRootPixmap(int screen_num, Pixmap pm) {
-    if (!m_root_pixmaps) {
-        m_root_pixmaps = new Pixmap[ScreenCount(display())];
+    if (!root_pixmaps) {
+        root_pixmaps = new Pixmap[ScreenCount(display())];
         for (int i=0; i < ScreenCount(display()); ++i)
-            m_root_pixmaps[i] = None;
+            root_pixmaps[i] = None;
     }
 
-    if (m_root_pixmaps[screen_num] != pm) {
-        m_root_pixmaps[screen_num] = pm;
+    if (root_pixmaps[screen_num] != pm) {
+        root_pixmaps[screen_num] = pm;
         FbWindow::updatedAlphaBackground(screen_num);
         return true;
     }
@@ -410,8 +423,8 @@ Pixmap FbPixmap::getRootPixmap(int screen_num, bool force_update) {
     */
 
     // check and see if if we have the pixmaps in cache
-    if (m_root_pixmaps && !force_update)
-        return m_root_pixmaps[screen_num];
+    if (root_pixmaps && !force_update)
+        return root_pixmaps[screen_num];
 
     // else setup pixmap cache
     int numscreens = ScreenCount(display());
@@ -460,15 +473,7 @@ Pixmap FbPixmap::getRootPixmap(int screen_num, bool force_update) {
         setRootPixmap(i, root_pm);
     }
 
-    return m_root_pixmaps[screen_num];
-}
-
-void FbPixmap::checkAtoms() {
-    for (int i=0; root_prop_ids[i] != 0; ++i) {
-        if (root_prop_atoms[i] == None) {
-            root_prop_atoms[i] = XInternAtom(display(), root_prop_ids[i], False);
-        }
-    }
+    return root_pixmaps[screen_num];
 }
 
 void FbPixmap::free() {
diff --git a/src/FbTk/FbPixmap.hh b/src/FbTk/FbPixmap.hh
index 7b3c8deb..5c2e2b86 100644
--- a/src/FbTk/FbPixmap.hh
+++ b/src/FbTk/FbPixmap.hh
@@ -23,22 +23,22 @@
 #define FBTK_FBPIXMAP_HH
 
 #include "FbDrawable.hh"
-#include "Text.hh"
+#include "Text.hh" // for Orientation
 
 namespace FbTk {
 
 /// a wrapper for X Pixmap
 class FbPixmap:public FbDrawable {
-public:    
+public:
     FbPixmap();
-    /// copy pixmap 
+    /// copy pixmap
     FbPixmap(const FbPixmap &copy);
     /// creates a FbPixmap from X pixmap
     explicit FbPixmap(Pixmap pm);
-    FbPixmap(const FbDrawable &src, 
+    FbPixmap(const FbDrawable &src,
              unsigned int width, unsigned int height,
              unsigned int depth);
-    FbPixmap(Drawable src, 
+    FbPixmap(Drawable src,
              unsigned int width, unsigned int height,
              unsigned int depth);
 
@@ -86,13 +86,6 @@ private:
     // if pixmap not *owned* by this object (eg assigned from cache object)
     bool m_dont_free;
 
-    /// Functions relating to the maintenance of root window pixmap caching
-    static void checkAtoms();
-
-    // array of pixmaps: 1 per screen
-    static Pixmap *m_root_pixmaps;
-    static const char *root_prop_ids[];
-    static Atom  root_prop_atoms[];
 };
 
 } // end namespace FbTk
diff --git a/src/FbTk/ImageControl.cc b/src/FbTk/ImageControl.cc
index 1281b562..1fa2f65e 100644
--- a/src/FbTk/ImageControl.cc
+++ b/src/FbTk/ImageControl.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "ImageControl.hh"
 
 #include "TextureRender.hh"
+#include "Texture.hh"
 #include "App.hh"
 #include "SimpleCommand.hh"
 #include "I18n.hh"
@@ -67,15 +68,17 @@ using std::list;
 
 namespace FbTk {
 
-// lookup table for texture
-unsigned long *ImageControl::sqrt_table = 0;
+namespace { // anonymous
+
+static unsigned long *sqrt_table = 0; /// lookup table
+
 #ifdef TIMEDCACHE
-bool ImageControl::s_timed_cache = true;
+bool s_timed_cache = true;
 #else
-bool ImageControl::s_timed_cache = false;
+bool s_timed_cache = false;
 #endif // TIMEDCACHE
 
-namespace { // anonymous
+
 
 inline unsigned long bsqrt(unsigned long x) {
     if (x <= 0) return 0;
@@ -93,6 +96,14 @@ inline unsigned long bsqrt(unsigned long x) {
 
 }; // end anonymous namespace
 
+struct ImageControl::Cache {
+    Pixmap pixmap;
+    Pixmap texture_pixmap;
+    Orientation orient;
+    unsigned int count, width, height;
+    unsigned long pixel1, pixel2, texture;
+};
+
 ImageControl::ImageControl(int screen_num, bool dither,
                            int cpc, unsigned long cache_timeout, unsigned long cmax):
     m_dither(dither),
@@ -148,7 +159,7 @@ ImageControl::~ImageControl() {
         delete [] m_colors;
     }
 
-    if (cache.size() > 0) {
+    if (!cache.empty()) {
         CacheList::iterator it = cache.begin();
         CacheList::iterator it_end = cache.end();
         for (; it != it_end; ++it) {
diff --git a/src/FbTk/ImageControl.hh b/src/FbTk/ImageControl.hh
index d754a078..3c3cbb13 100644
--- a/src/FbTk/ImageControl.hh
+++ b/src/FbTk/ImageControl.hh
@@ -25,16 +25,17 @@
 #ifndef FBTK_IMAGECONTROL_HH
 #define FBTK_IMAGECONTROL_HH
 
-// actually, Text is rather tool like, that's where orientation comes from
-#include "Text.hh" 
-#include "Texture.hh"
+#include "Text.hh" // actually, Text is rather tool like, that's where orientation comes from
 #include "Timer.hh"
 #include "NotCopyable.hh"
 
+#include <X11/Xlib.h> // for Visual* etc
 #include <list>
 
 namespace FbTk {
 
+class Texture;
+
 /// Holds screen info, color tables and caches textures
 class ImageControl: private NotCopyable {
 public:
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ public:
     int bitsPerPixel() const { return bits_per_pixel; }
 #endif
     int depth() const { return m_screen_depth; }
-    int colorsPerChannel() const	{ return m_colors_per_channel; }
+    int colorsPerChannel() const { return m_colors_per_channel; }
     int screenNumber() const { return m_screen_num; }
     Visual *visual() const { return m_visual; }
     unsigned long getSqrt(unsigned int val) const;
@@ -103,39 +104,18 @@ private:
     int m_colors_per_channel; ///< number of colors per channel
     int m_screen_depth; ///< bit depth of screen
     int m_screen_num;  ///< screen number
-    unsigned char red_color_table[256], green_color_table[256],
-        blue_color_table[256];
+    unsigned char red_color_table[256];
+    unsigned char green_color_table[256];
+    unsigned char blue_color_table[256];
+
     unsigned int *grad_xbuffer, *grad_ybuffer, grad_buffer_width,
         grad_buffer_height;
 
-    static unsigned long *sqrt_table; /// sqrt lookup table
-
-    typedef struct Cache {
-        Pixmap pixmap;
-        Pixmap texture_pixmap;
-        Orientation orient;
-        unsigned int count, width, height;
-        unsigned long pixel1, pixel2, texture;
-    } Cache;
-
-    struct ltCacheEntry {
-        bool operator()(const Cache* s1, const Cache* s2) const {
-            return (s1->orient  < s2->orient || s1->orient == s2->orient 
-                    && (s1->width  < s2->width || s1->width == s2->width 
-                    && (s1->height < s2->height || s1->height == s2->height
-                    && (s1->texture < s2->texture || s1->texture == s2->texture
-                    && (s1->pixel1 < s2->pixel1 || s1->pixel1 == s2->pixel1
-                    && ((s1->texture & FbTk::Texture::GRADIENT) && s1->pixel2 < s2->pixel2)
-                        )))));
-        }
-    };
-
-	
-    unsigned long cache_max;
+    struct Cache;
     typedef std::list<Cache *> CacheList;
 
     mutable CacheList cache;
-    static bool s_timed_cache;
+    unsigned long cache_max;
 };
 
 } // end namespace FbTk
diff --git a/src/FbTk/Text.cc b/src/FbTk/Text.cc
index 1e2851e4..710b48aa 100644
--- a/src/FbTk/Text.cc
+++ b/src/FbTk/Text.cc
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@
 
 namespace FbTk {
 
-int doAlignment(int max_width, int bevel, FbTk::Justify justify, 
-                const FbTk::Font &font, const char * const text, 
-                size_t textlen, size_t &newlen) {
+int doAlignment(int max_width, int bevel, FbTk::Justify justify,
+                const FbTk::Font &font, const char * const text,
+                unsigned int textlen, unsigned int &newlen) {
 
     if (text == 0 || textlen == 0)
         return 0;
 
     int l = font.textWidth(text, textlen) + bevel;
-    size_t dlen = textlen;
+    unsigned int dlen = textlen;
     int dx = bevel;
     if (l > max_width) {
         for (; dlen > 0; dlen--) {
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ int doAlignment(int max_width, int bevel, FbTk::Justify justify,
     switch (justify) {
     case FbTk::RIGHT:
         dx = max_width - l - bevel;
-	break;
+    break;
     case FbTk::CENTER:
         dx = (max_width - l)/2;
-	break;
+    break;
     case FbTk::LEFT:
-	break;
+    break;
     }
-	
+
     return dx;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/FbTk/Text.hh b/src/FbTk/Text.hh
index f2b41620..494d365b 100644
--- a/src/FbTk/Text.hh
+++ b/src/FbTk/Text.hh
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 #ifndef FBTK_TEXT_HH
 #define FBTK_TEXT_HH
 
-#include <sys/types.h>
-
 namespace FbTk {
 
 class Font;
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@ enum Orientation { ROT0=0, ROT90, ROT180, ROT270 };
  */
 int doAlignment(int max_width, int bevel, FbTk::Justify justify, 
                 const FbTk::Font &font, const char * const text, 
-                size_t textlen, size_t &newlen);
+                unsigned int textlen, unsigned int &newlen);
 
 /**
    There are 3 interesting translations:
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ inline void translateCoords(Orientation orient, int &x, int &y, unsigned int w,
 }
 
 // still require w and h in ROT0 coords
-inline void untranslateCoords(Orientation orient, int &orig_x, int &orig_y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h) {
+inline void untranslateCoords(Orientation orient, int orig_x, int orig_y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h) {
 
     int x = orig_x;
     int y = orig_y;
@@ -102,7 +100,7 @@ inline void untranslateCoords(Orientation orient, int &orig_x, int &orig_y, unsi
 
 // When positioning an X11 box inside another area, we need to
 // relocate the x,y coordinates
-inline void translatePosition(Orientation orient, int &x, int &y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h, unsigned int bw) {
+inline void translatePosition(Orientation orient, int x, int y, unsigned int w, unsigned int h, unsigned int bw) {
 
     switch(orient) {
     case ROT0:
@@ -121,7 +119,7 @@ inline void translatePosition(Orientation orient, int &x, int &y, unsigned int w
 
 }
 
-inline void translateSize(Orientation orient, unsigned int &w, unsigned int &h) {
+inline void translateSize(Orientation orient, unsigned int w, unsigned int h) {
     if (orient == ROT0 || orient == ROT180)
         return;
 
diff --git a/src/FbTk/TextButton.cc b/src/FbTk/TextButton.cc
index 922eb74c..85ac5c85 100644
--- a/src/FbTk/TextButton.cc
+++ b/src/FbTk/TextButton.cc
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void TextButton::renderForeground(FbWindow &win, FbDrawable &drawable) {
 }
 
 void TextButton::drawText(int x_offset, int y_offset, FbDrawable *drawable) {
-    size_t textlen = text().size();
+    unsigned int textlen = text().size();
     // do text alignment
 
     unsigned int textw = width(), texth = height();
diff --git a/src/FbTk/TextureRender.cc b/src/FbTk/TextureRender.cc
index 3f35951e..c7c29c1b 100644
--- a/src/FbTk/TextureRender.cc
+++ b/src/FbTk/TextureRender.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "TextureRender.hh"
 
 #include "ImageControl.hh"
+#include "Texture.hh"
 #include "App.hh"
 #include "FbPixmap.hh"
 #include "GContext.hh"
diff --git a/util/fbsetroot.cc b/util/fbsetroot.cc
index a859480e..2312e374 100644
--- a/util/fbsetroot.cc
+++ b/util/fbsetroot.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "../src/FbTk/I18n.hh"
 #include "../src/FbTk/ImageControl.hh"
+#include "../src/FbTk/Texture.hh"
 #include "../src/FbTk/GContext.hh"
 #include "../src/FbRootWindow.hh"