diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/DisplayMisoSceneImpl.java b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/DisplayMisoSceneImpl.java
index 89cf3352e..2b847e55e 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/DisplayMisoSceneImpl.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/DisplayMisoSceneImpl.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: DisplayMisoSceneImpl.java,v 1.56 2002/04/28 01:37:02 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: DisplayMisoSceneImpl.java,v 1.57 2002/05/03 04:12:48 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.miso.scene;
 
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.awt.Point;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.Random;
 
 import com.samskivert.util.StringUtil;
 
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import com.threerings.media.tile.Tile;
 import com.threerings.media.tile.TileLayer;
 
 import com.threerings.miso.Log;
+import com.threerings.miso.tile.AutoFringer;
 import com.threerings.miso.tile.BaseTile;
 import com.threerings.miso.tile.BaseTileLayer;
 import com.threerings.miso.tile.MisoTileManager;
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ public class DisplayMisoSceneImpl
         throws NoSuchTileException, NoSuchTileSetException
     {
         _tmgr = tmgr;
+        _fringer = tmgr.getAutoFringer();
         populateLayers();
     }
 
@@ -105,6 +108,11 @@ public class DisplayMisoSceneImpl
         int swid = _base.getWidth();
         int shei = _base.getHeight();
 
+        // if we have a fringer, fill in our fringe
+        if (_fringer != null) {
+            _fringer.fringe(_model, _fringe, _rando);
+        }
+
         // populate the base and fringe layers
         for (int column = 0; column < shei; column++) {
             for (int row = 0; row < swid; row++) {
@@ -282,4 +290,10 @@ public class DisplayMisoSceneImpl
 
     /** A map from object tile to action string. */
     protected HashMap _actions = new HashMap();
+
+    /** The autofringer. */
+    protected AutoFringer _fringer;
+
+    /** A random number generator for filling random base tiles and fringes. */
+    protected Random _rando = new Random();
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/tile/AutoFringer.java b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/tile/AutoFringer.java
index 4ab538df5..4d443e9fc 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/tile/AutoFringer.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/tile/AutoFringer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: AutoFringer.java,v 1.9 2002/04/09 18:05:07 ray Exp $
+// $Id: AutoFringer.java,v 1.10 2002/05/03 04:12:48 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.miso.tile;
 
@@ -49,7 +49,15 @@ public class AutoFringer
      */
     public void fringe (MisoSceneModel scene, TileLayer fringelayer, long seed)
     {
-        Random rando = new Random(seed);
+        fringe(scene, fringelayer, new Random(seed));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Automatically fringe the entire scene.
+     */
+    public void fringe (
+        MisoSceneModel scene, TileLayer fringelayer, Random rando)
+    {
         fringe(scene, fringelayer,
                new Rectangle(0, 0, scene.width, scene.height), rando);
     }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/tools/EditableMisoSceneImpl.java b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/tools/EditableMisoSceneImpl.java
index 8632472fb..daafa071d 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/tools/EditableMisoSceneImpl.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/tools/EditableMisoSceneImpl.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: EditableMisoSceneImpl.java,v 1.18 2002/04/28 03:14:15 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: EditableMisoSceneImpl.java,v 1.19 2002/05/03 04:12:48 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.miso.scene.tools;
 
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import java.awt.Rectangle;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.Random;
 
 import com.threerings.media.tile.NoSuchTileException;
 import com.threerings.media.tile.NoSuchTileSetException;
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ import com.threerings.media.tile.TileUtil;
 
 import com.threerings.miso.Log;
 
-import com.threerings.miso.tile.AutoFringer;
 import com.threerings.miso.tile.BaseTile;
 import com.threerings.miso.tile.BaseTileSet;
 import com.threerings.miso.tile.MisoTileManager;
@@ -48,7 +46,6 @@ public class EditableMisoSceneImpl
         throws NoSuchTileException, NoSuchTileSetException
     {
         super(model, tmgr);
-        _fringer = tmgr.getAutoFringer();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -99,8 +96,8 @@ public class EditableMisoSceneImpl
 
                 } catch (NoSuchTileException nste) {
                     // not going to happen
-                    Log.warning("A tileset is lying to me [error=" + nste +
-                                "].");
+                    Log.warning("A tileset is lying to me " +
+                                "[error=" + nste + "].");
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -242,10 +239,4 @@ public class EditableMisoSceneImpl
 
     /** The tileset id of the default base tileset. */
     protected int _defaultBaseTileSetId;
-
-    /** The autofringer. */
-    protected AutoFringer _fringer;
-
-    /** A random number generator for filling random base tiles and fringes. */
-    protected Random _rando = new Random();
 }