diff --git a/src/bin/e_about.c b/src/bin/e_about.c
index 0b25cff99..e70a0a25a 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_about.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_about.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 static void _e_about_free(E_About *about);
 static void _e_about_cb_delete(E_Win *win);
 static void _e_about_cb_close(void *data, Evas_Object *obj, const char *emission, const char *source);
+static void _e_about_cb_resize(E_Win *win);
 
 static E_About *_e_about = NULL;
 
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ e_about_new(E_Container *con)
 	return NULL;
      }
    e_win_delete_callback_set(about->win, _e_about_cb_delete);
+   e_win_resize_callback_set(about->win, _e_about_cb_resize);
    about->win->data = about;
    e_win_dialog_set(about->win, 1);
    e_win_name_class_set(about->win, "E", "_about");
@@ -201,3 +203,12 @@ _e_about_cb_close(void *data, Evas_Object *obj, const char *emission, const char
    if (!about) return;
    e_util_defer_object_del(E_OBJECT(about));
 }
+
+static void
+_e_about_cb_resize(E_Win *win)
+{
+   E_About *about;
+   
+   about = win->data;
+   evas_object_resize(about->bg_object, about->win->w, about->win->h);
+}
diff --git a/src/bin/e_border.c b/src/bin/e_border.c
index 986217c55..823bec861 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_border.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_border.c
@@ -1376,7 +1376,8 @@ e_border_focus_set_with_pointer(E_Border *bd)
      {
 	if (e_border_under_pointer_get(bd->desk, bd))
 	  {
-	     if (!e_border_pointer_warp_to_center(bd))
+// FIXME: make this config. this is just annoying to warp all the time here!
+//	     if (!e_border_pointer_warp_to_center(bd))
 	       e_border_focus_set(bd, 1, 1);
 	  }
 	else
@@ -1385,7 +1386,8 @@ e_border_focus_set_with_pointer(E_Border *bd)
    else if (e_config->focus_policy == E_FOCUS_CLICK)
      e_border_focus_set(bd, 1, 1);
    else
-     if (!e_border_pointer_warp_to_center(bd))
+// FIXME: make this config. this is just annoying to warp all the time here!
+//     if (!e_border_pointer_warp_to_center(bd))
        e_border_focus_set(bd, 1, 1);
 
    ecore_x_pointer_ungrab();
diff --git a/src/bin/e_obj_dialog.c b/src/bin/e_obj_dialog.c
index 357293162..be1eff41b 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_obj_dialog.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_obj_dialog.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 static void _e_obj_dialog_free(E_Obj_Dialog *od);
 static void _e_obj_dialog_cb_delete(E_Win *win);
 static void _e_obj_dialog_cb_close(void *data, Evas_Object *obj, const char *emission, const char *source);
+static void _e_obj_dialog_cb_resize(E_Win *win);
 
 /* local subsystem globals */
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ e_obj_dialog_new(E_Container *con, char *title, char *class_name, char *class_cl
 	return NULL;
      }
    e_win_delete_callback_set(od->win, _e_obj_dialog_cb_delete);
+   e_win_resize_callback_set(od->win, _e_obj_dialog_cb_resize);
    od->win->data = od;
    e_win_dialog_set(od->win, 1);
    e_win_name_class_set(od->win, class_name, class_class);
@@ -138,3 +140,12 @@ _e_obj_dialog_cb_close(void *data, Evas_Object *obj, const char *emission, const
      od->cb_delete(od);
    e_util_defer_object_del(E_OBJECT(od));
 }
+
+static void
+_e_obj_dialog_cb_resize(E_Win *win)
+{
+   E_Obj_Dialog *od;
+   
+   od = win->data;
+   evas_object_resize(od->bg_object, od->win->w, od->win->h);
+}
diff --git a/src/bin/e_theme_about.c b/src/bin/e_theme_about.c
index 3f76dd6d2..93bce6e88 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_theme_about.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_theme_about.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 static void _e_theme_about_free(E_Theme_About *about);
 static void _e_theme_about_cb_delete(E_Win *win);
 static void _e_theme_about_cb_close(void *data, Evas_Object *obj, const char *emission, const char *source);
+static void _e_theme_about_cb_resize(E_Win *win);
 
 static E_Theme_About *_e_theme_about = NULL;
 
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ e_theme_about_new(E_Container *con)
 	return NULL;
      }
    e_win_delete_callback_set(about->win, _e_theme_about_cb_delete);
+   e_win_resize_callback_set(about->win, _e_theme_about_cb_resize);
    about->win->data = about;
    e_win_dialog_set(about->win, 1);
    e_win_name_class_set(about->win, "E", "_theme_about");
@@ -130,3 +132,12 @@ _e_theme_about_cb_close(void *data, Evas_Object *obj, const char *emission, cons
    if (!about) return;
    e_util_defer_object_del(E_OBJECT(about));
 }
+
+static void
+_e_theme_about_cb_resize(E_Win *win)
+{
+   E_Theme_About *about;
+   
+   about = win->data;
+   evas_object_resize(about->bg_object, about->win->w, about->win->h);
+}