diff --git a/src/desktops.c b/src/desktops.c
index a084792e0..aa7a2097b 100644
--- a/src/desktops.c
+++ b/src/desktops.c
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ e_desktops_init_file_display(E_Desktop *desk)
    v->options.back_pixmap = 1;
    v->is_desktop = 1;
 
+   desk->view = v;
    /* fixme: later */
    /* uncomment this and comment out the next line for some tress testing */
    /* e_strdup(v->dir, "/dev"); */
diff --git a/src/desktops.h b/src/desktops.h
index a67aac087..6d857c27b 100644
--- a/src/desktops.h
+++ b/src/desktops.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct _E_Desktop
 	 int x, y;
       } area;
    } desk;
+   E_View *view;
    int changed;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/iconbar.c b/src/iconbar.c
index 13f87a47d..bf93bb384 100644
--- a/src/iconbar.c
+++ b/src/iconbar.c
@@ -1281,3 +1281,24 @@ ib_child_handle(Ecore_Event *ev)
 
    D_RETURN;
 }
+
+E_Rect *
+e_iconbar_get_resist_rect(E_Iconbar *ib)
+{
+   double x, y, w, h;
+   int resist = 32;
+   E_Rect *r;
+   
+   D_ENTER;
+
+   ebits_get_named_bit_geometry(ib->bit, "Resist", &x, &y, &w, &h);
+
+   r = NEW(E_Rect, 1);
+   r->x = x;
+   r->y = y;
+   r->w = w;
+   r->h = h;
+   r->v1 = resist;
+
+   D_RETURN_(r);
+}
diff --git a/src/iconbar.h b/src/iconbar.h
index 8ded6f7d3..3f13897ca 100644
--- a/src/iconbar.h
+++ b/src/iconbar.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "exec.h"
 #include "view.h"
 #include "object.h"
+#include "resist.h"
 
 typedef struct _E_Iconbar_Icon E_Iconbar_Icon;
 #ifndef E_ICONBAR_TYPEDEF
@@ -72,5 +73,6 @@ void            e_iconbar_file_add(E_View *v, char *file);
 void            e_iconbar_file_delete(E_View *v, char *file);
 void            e_iconbar_file_change(E_View *v, char *file);
 void            e_iconbar_save_out_final(E_Iconbar *ib);
-
+E_Rect *	e_iconbar_get_resist_rect(E_Iconbar *ib);
+   
 #endif