diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/media/BackFrameManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/media/BackFrameManager.java
index d81625aa..61b945e0 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/media/BackFrameManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/media/BackFrameManager.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 package com.threerings.media;
 
+import java.awt.Component;
 import java.awt.Graphics2D;
 import java.awt.GraphicsConfiguration;
 import java.awt.Rectangle;
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ public class BackFrameManager extends FrameManager
             // we cache our frame's graphics object so that we can avoid
             // instantiating a new one on every tick
             if (_fgfx == null) {
-                _fgfx = (Graphics2D)_window.getGraphics();
+                _fgfx = (Graphics2D)((Component)_root).getGraphics();
             }
             _fgfx.drawImage(_backimg, 0, 0, null);
 
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/media/FrameManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/media/FrameManager.java
index 59da1b9e..7ef12aca 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/media/FrameManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/media/FrameManager.java
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ public abstract class FrameManager
      */
     public static FrameManager newInstance (ManagedRoot root, MediaTimer timer)
     {
-        FrameManager fmgr = _useFlip.getValue() ? new FlipFrameManager() : new BackFrameManager();
+        FrameManager fmgr = (root instanceof ManagedJFrame && _useFlip.getValue()) ?
+            new FlipFrameManager() : new BackFrameManager();
         fmgr.init(root, timer);
         return fmgr;
     }
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ public abstract class FrameManager
         _timer = timer;
 
         // set up our custom repaint manager
-        _repainter = new ActiveRepaintManager(_window);
+        _repainter = new ActiveRepaintManager((Component)_root);
         RepaintManager.setCurrentManager(_repainter);
 
         // turn off double buffering for the whole business because we handle repaints
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/media/ManagedJApplet.java b/src/java/com/threerings/media/ManagedJApplet.java
index 14177499..e60d2cf6 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/media/ManagedJApplet.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/media/ManagedJApplet.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public class ManagedJApplet extends JApplet
     public void init (FrameManager fmgr)
     {
         _fmgr = fmgr;
+        setIgnoreRepaint(true);
     }
 
     // from interface FrameManager.ManagedRoot