diff --git a/examples/scene/scene.py b/examples/scene/scene.py
index 1f6629eb..4d5942d6 100755
--- a/examples/scene/scene.py
+++ b/examples/scene/scene.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import gtk
 
 from sugar.scene.Stage import Stage
 from sugar.scene.Group import Group
-from sugar.scene.View import View
+from sugar.scene.SceneView import SceneView
 from sugar.scene.PixbufActor import PixbufActor
 from sugar.scene.CircleLayout import CircleLayout
 from sugar.scene.Timeline import Timeline
@@ -43,10 +43,14 @@ stage.add(icons_group)
 window = gtk.Window()
 window.set_default_size(640, 480)
 
-view = View(stage)
+view = SceneView(stage)
 window.add(view)
 view.show()
 
+button = gtk.Button('Hello')
+view.put(button, 10, 10)
+button.show()
+
 window.show()
 
 timeline = Timeline(stage, 200)
diff --git a/shell/HomeWindow2.py b/shell/HomeWindow2.py
index d9a9a0c9..e04afe8e 100644
--- a/shell/HomeWindow2.py
+++ b/shell/HomeWindow2.py
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 import gtk
 
 from sugar.scene.Stage import Stage
-from sugar.scene.SceneView import SceneView
+from sugar.scene.StageView import StageView
+from sugar.scene.PixbufActor import PixbufActor
+from sugar.scene.CircleLayout import CircleLayout
+from sugar.scene.Group import Group
 from sugar.activity import Activity
+from sugar import env
 
 class ActivityLauncher(gtk.HButtonBox):
 	def __init__(self, shell):
@@ -11,36 +15,66 @@ class ActivityLauncher(gtk.HButtonBox):
 		self._shell = shell
 
 		for module in shell.get_registry().list_activities():
-			button = gtk.Button(module.get_name())
-			activity_id = module.get_id()
-			button.connect('clicked', self.__clicked_cb, activity_id)
-			self.pack_start(button)
-			button.show()
+			if module.get_show_launcher():
+				self._add_activity(module)
+
+	def _add_activity(self, module):
+		button = gtk.Button(module.get_name())
+		activity_id = module.get_id()
+		button.connect('clicked', self.__clicked_cb, activity_id)
+		self.pack_start(button)
+		button.show()
 
 	def __clicked_cb(self, button, activity_id):
 		Activity.create(activity_id)
 
-class HomeScene(SceneView):
+class HomeScene(StageView):
 	def __init__(self, shell):
-		self._stage = Stage()
+		self._stage = self._create_stage()
+		StageView.__init__(self, self._stage)
+		self._shell = shell
+
+		launcher = ActivityLauncher(shell)
+		self.put(launcher, 10, 440)
+		launcher.show()
 
-		SceneView.__init__(self, self._stage)
+	def _create_stage(self):
+		stage = Stage()
 
-		self._shell = shell
+		background = env.get_data_file('home-background.png')
+		pixbuf = gtk.gdk.pixbuf_new_from_file(background)
+		stage.add(PixbufActor(pixbuf))
+
+		icons_group = Group()
+		icons_group.set_position(310, 80)
+
+		pholder = env.get_data_file('activity-placeholder.png')
+		pholder_pixbuf = gtk.gdk.pixbuf_new_from_file(pholder)
+
+		i = 0
+		while i < 7:
+			icons_group.add(PixbufActor(pholder_pixbuf))
+			i += 1
+
+		layout = CircleLayout(110)
+		icons_group.set_layout(layout)
+
+		stage.add(icons_group)
+
+		return stage
 
 class HomeWindow(gtk.Window):
 	def __init__(self, shell):
 		gtk.Window.__init__(self)
 
+		self.connect('realize', self.__realize_cb)
+
 		fixed = gtk.Fixed()
 
 		scene = HomeScene(shell)
-		fixed.put(scene, 0, 0)
+		scene.set_size_request(640, 480)
+		self.add(scene)
 		scene.show()
 
-		launcher = ActivityLauncher(shell)
-		fixed.put(launcher, 0, 0)
-		launcher.show()
-
-		self.add(fixed)
-		fixed.show()
+	def __realize_cb(self, window):
+		self.window.set_type_hint(gtk.gdk.WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_DESKTOP)
diff --git a/shell/Shell.py b/shell/Shell.py
index 6866cc42..cd8f4f49 100755
--- a/shell/Shell.py
+++ b/shell/Shell.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import wnck
 import gobject
 
 from sugar.LogWriter import LogWriter
-from ConsoleLogger import ConsoleLogger
 from ActivityRegistry import ActivityRegistry
 from HomeWindow import HomeWindow
 from sugar import env
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ class Shell:
 		bus_name = dbus.service.BusName('com.redhat.Sugar.Shell', bus=session_bus)
 		ShellDbusService(self, bus_name)
 
-		self._owner = ShellOwner()
+		#self._owner = ShellOwner()
 
 		self._registry = ActivityRegistry()
 		self._registry.scan_directory(env.get_activities_dir())
diff --git a/shell/data/Makefile.am b/shell/data/Makefile.am
index 244b09e9..349aea0d 100644
--- a/shell/data/Makefile.am
+++ b/shell/data/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 confdir = $(datadir)
 conf_DATA = kbdconfig
 
-EXTRA_DIST = kbdconfig
+imagesdir = $(imagesdir)
+images_DATA =			\
+	home-background.png
+
+EXTRA_DIST = $(conf_DATA) $(images_DATA)
diff --git a/shell/data/activity-placeholder.png b/shell/data/activity-placeholder.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9fea97b8
Binary files /dev/null and b/shell/data/activity-placeholder.png differ
diff --git a/shell/data/home-background.png b/shell/data/home-background.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..346b5dce
Binary files /dev/null and b/shell/data/home-background.png differ
diff --git a/sugar/env.py b/sugar/env.py
index df1fb302..4fbad33b 100644
--- a/sugar/env.py
+++ b/sugar/env.py
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ def get_nick_name():
 
 def get_data_dir():
 	return sugar_data_dir
+
+def get_data_file(filename):
+	return os.path.join(get_data_dir(), filename)
 		
 def get_activities_dir():
 	return sugar_activities_dir
diff --git a/sugar/scene/SceneView.py b/sugar/scene/StageView.py
similarity index 83%
rename from sugar/scene/SceneView.py
rename to sugar/scene/StageView.py
index b8b5c0a6..ed4d4242 100644
--- a/sugar/scene/SceneView.py
+++ b/sugar/scene/StageView.py
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ import gtk
 
 from sugar.scene.Stage import Stage
 
-class SceneView(gtk.DrawingArea):
+class StageView(gtk.Fixed):
 	def __init__(self, stage):
-		gtk.DrawingArea.__init__(self)
+		gtk.Fixed.__init__(self)
+		self.set_has_window(True)
 
 		self._stage = stage
 		self._stage.connect('changed', self.__stage_changed_cb)
diff --git a/sugar/scene/Transformation.py b/sugar/scene/Transformation.py
index 452c599f..b5ab142a 100644
--- a/sugar/scene/Transformation.py
+++ b/sugar/scene/Transformation.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Transformation:
 		return (translated_x, translated_y)
 
 	def compose(self, transf):
-		composed = copy.copy(transf)
+		composed = copy.copy(self)
 		composed._translation_x += transf._translation_x
 		composed._translation_y += transf._translation_y
 		return composed