5 files changed, 16 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/GraphicObjects/GraphicObject.cs b/src/GraphicObjects/GraphicObject.cs
index 574870f8..f7e193e1 100644
--- a/src/GraphicObjects/GraphicObject.cs
+++ b/src/GraphicObjects/GraphicObject.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace Crow
 			get {
 				if (currentInterface == null) {
 					currentInterface = Interface.CurrentInterface;
-					initialize ();
+					Initialize ();
 				}
 				return currentInterface;
 			}
@@ -53,7 +53,13 @@ namespace Crow
 			#endif
 		}
 		#endregion
-		internal protected virtual void initialize(){
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initialize this Graphic object instance by setting style and default values and loading template if required
+		/// </summary>
+		public virtual void Initialize(){
+			if (currentInterface == null)
+				currentInterface = Interface.CurrentInterface;
 			loadDefaultValues ();
 		}
 		#region private fields
@@ -513,7 +519,8 @@ namespace Crow
 					LayoutChanged.Raise (this, new LayoutingEventArgs (LayoutingType.Width));
 					Slot.Height = 0;
 					LayoutChanged.Raise (this, new LayoutingEventArgs (LayoutingType.Height));
-					CurrentInterface.EnqueueForRepaint (this);
+					if (this.parent != null)
+						CurrentInterface.EnqueueForRepaint (this);
 					LastSlots.Width = LastSlots.Height = 0;
 				}
 
diff --git a/src/GraphicObjects/Popper.cs b/src/GraphicObjects/Popper.cs
index 8c79ce24..0b022842 100644
--- a/src/GraphicObjects/Popper.cs
+++ b/src/GraphicObjects/Popper.cs
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ namespace Crow
 				Content.Visible = true;
 				if (Content.Parent == null)
 					CurrentInterface.AddWidget (Content, true);
+				if (Content.LogicalParent != this)
+					Content.LogicalParent = this;
 				CurrentInterface.PutOnTop (Content, true);
 				_content_LayoutChanged (this, new LayoutingEventArgs (LayoutingType.Sizing));
 			}
diff --git a/src/GraphicObjects/TemplatedContainer.cs b/src/GraphicObjects/TemplatedContainer.cs
index f4243588..44f2ca7c 100644
--- a/src/GraphicObjects/TemplatedContainer.cs
+++ b/src/GraphicObjects/TemplatedContainer.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace Crow
 		public TemplatedContainer () : base(){}
 		#endregion
 
-		[XmlIgnore]public abstract GraphicObject Content{ get; set;}
+		[XmlAttributeAttribute]public virtual GraphicObject Content{ get; set;}
 
 		#region GraphicObject overrides
 		public override GraphicObject FindByName (string nameToFind)
diff --git a/src/GraphicObjects/TemplatedControl.cs b/src/GraphicObjects/TemplatedControl.cs
index 4a3a2507..cd645dd3 100644
--- a/src/GraphicObjects/TemplatedControl.cs
+++ b/src/GraphicObjects/TemplatedControl.cs
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ namespace Crow
 		}
 		#endregion
 
-		internal protected override void initialize ()
+		public override void Initialize ()
 		{
 			loadTemplate ();
-			base.initialize ();
+			base.Initialize ();
 		}
 
 		string _template;
diff --git a/src/GraphicObjects/TemplatedGroup.cs b/src/GraphicObjects/TemplatedGroup.cs
index 4c35197f..fbb3c4bd 100644
--- a/src/GraphicObjects/TemplatedGroup.cs
+++ b/src/GraphicObjects/TemplatedGroup.cs
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ namespace Crow
 			}else if (typeof(GenericStack).IsAssignableFrom (items.GetType ())) {
 				GenericStack gs = new GenericStack ();
 				gs.CurrentInterface = items.CurrentInterface;
-				gs.initialize ();
+				gs.Initialize ();
 				gs.Orientation = (items as GenericStack).Orientation;
 				gs.Width = items.Width;
 				gs.Height = items.Height;