diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 240d214c5..955a1c70b 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-SUBDIRS = libsounds capplets control-center idl po
+SUBDIRS = libsounds libbackground capplets control-center idl po
 #I removed the root-manager for now
 #
 # it generated this error :
diff --git a/capplets/background/Makefile.am b/capplets/background/Makefile.am
index a0d3f0faf..cd85c4852 100644
--- a/capplets/background/Makefile.am
+++ b/capplets/background/Makefile.am
@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@ cappletgroup =
 bin_PROGRAMS = background-properties-control
 bin_SCRIPTS = background-properties-capplet
 
-background_properties_control_LDADD = $(GNOMECC_CAPPLETS_LIBS)
+background_properties_control_LDADD = $(GNOMECC_CAPPLETS_LIBS) $(top_builddir)/libbackground/libbackground.a
 
 background_properties_control_SOURCES =		\
-	background-properties-capplet.c		\
-	preferences.c		preferences.h   \
-	applier.c		applier.h
+	background-properties-capplet.c
 
 DESKTOP_EXEC_LINE = gnomecc --run-capplet background-properties
 BONOBO_CONF_DEFINE=-DBONOBO_CONF_ENABLE
@@ -45,7 +43,7 @@ install-data-local:
 install-data-am: install-data-local
 ####@###GNOMECC_CAPPLETS_DESKTOP_IN_RULE@
 
-INCLUDES     = $(GNOMECC_CAPPLETS_CFLAGS) $(BONOBO_CONF_DEFINE)
+INCLUDES     = $(GNOMECC_CAPPLETS_CFLAGS) $(BONOBO_CONF_DEFINE) -I$(top_srcdir)/libbackground
 CLEANFILES   = $(GNOMECC_CAPPLETS_CLEANFILES)
 EXTRA_DIST   = $(GNOMECC_CAPPLETS_EXTRA_DIST) $(defaults_DATA) $(oaf_DATA).in
 iconsdir     = $(GNOMECC_ICONS_DIR)
diff --git a/capplets/background/background-properties-capplet.c b/capplets/background/background-properties-capplet.c
index 9a5598e18..81b9b7591 100644
--- a/capplets/background/background-properties-capplet.c
+++ b/capplets/background/background-properties-capplet.c
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ create_dialog (void)
 int
 main (int argc, char **argv) 
 {
+	g_type_init ();
 	glade_init ();
 
 	capplet_init (argc, argv, apply_settings, create_dialog, setup_dialog, get_legacy_settings);	
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index d3da36c69..e1d4f8fd4 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ control-center.spec
 Makefile
 po/Makefile.in
 control-center/Makefile
+libbackground/Makefile
 capplets/Makefile
 capplets/common/Makefile
 capplets/background/Makefile
diff --git a/control-center/capplet-dir-view.c b/control-center/capplet-dir-view.c
index 6d07e68c1..2cfd47da5 100644
--- a/control-center/capplet-dir-view.c
+++ b/control-center/capplet-dir-view.c
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@
 
 #include "capplet-dir-view.h"
 
-#ifdef USE_HTML
-extern CappletDirViewImpl capplet_dir_view_html;
-#endif
 extern CappletDirViewImpl capplet_dir_view_list;
 extern CappletDirViewImpl capplet_dir_view_tree;
 
@@ -42,9 +39,6 @@ CappletDirViewImpl *capplet_dir_view_impl[] = {
 	NULL,
 	&capplet_dir_view_list,
 	&capplet_dir_view_tree,
-#ifdef USE_HTML
-	&capplet_dir_view_html
-#endif
 };
 
 static GtkObjectClass *parent_class;
diff --git a/libbackground/ChangeLog b/libbackground/ChangeLog
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/libbackground/Makefile.am b/libbackground/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41dc73125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libbackground/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+EXTRA_DIST = ChangeLog
+
+INCLUDES = \
+        -DGNOMELOCALEDIR=\""$(datadir)/locale"\" 			\
+	-DGNOME_ICONDIR=\""${prefix}/share/pixmaps"\"			\
+	-DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"capplet-common\"				\
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/						\
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/intl						\
+	@CAPPLET_CFLAGS@
+
+noinst_LIBRARIES = libbackground.a
+
+libbackground_a_SOURCES = \
+	applier.c	applier.h	\
+	preferences.c	preferences.h
+
diff --git a/capplets/background/applier.c b/libbackground/applier.c
similarity index 100%
rename from capplets/background/applier.c
rename to libbackground/applier.c
diff --git a/capplets/background/applier.h b/libbackground/applier.h
similarity index 100%
rename from capplets/background/applier.h
rename to libbackground/applier.h
diff --git a/capplets/background/preferences.c b/libbackground/preferences.c
similarity index 100%
rename from capplets/background/preferences.c
rename to libbackground/preferences.c
diff --git a/capplets/background/preferences.h b/libbackground/preferences.h
similarity index 100%
rename from capplets/background/preferences.h
rename to libbackground/preferences.h