diff --git a/shell/model/homerawwindow.py b/shell/model/homerawwindow.py
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+# Copyright (C) 2007, Red Hat.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+
+import time
+
+from sugar import profile
+from sugar import util
+
+class HomeRawWindow(object):
+    def __init__(self, window):
+        self._activity_id = util.unique_id()
+        self._window = window
+        self._launch_time = time.time()
+
+    def get_activity_id(self):
+        return self._activity_id
+
+    def get_service(self):
+        return None
+
+    def get_title(self):
+        return self._window.get_name()
+
+    def get_icon_name(self):
+        return 'theme:stock-missing'
+    
+    def get_icon_color(self):
+        return profile.get_color()
+        
+    def get_id(self):
+        return None
+
+    def get_xid(self):
+        return self._window.get_xid()
+
+    def get_window(self):
+        return self._window
+
+    def get_type(self):
+        return 'RawXApplication'
+
+    def get_shared(self):
+        return False
+
+    def get_launched(self):
+        return True
+
+    def get_launch_time(self):
+        return self._launch_time