diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Pixel.js b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Pixel.js
index 3261f01b50..4525e75b16 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Pixel.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Pixel.js
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ OpenLayers.Pixel = OpenLayers.Class({
      * Determine whether one pixel is equivalent to another
      *
      * Parameters:
-     * px - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>}
+     * px - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>|Object} An OpenLayers.Pixel or an object with
+     *                                  a 'x' and 'y' properties.
      *
      * Returns:
      * {Boolean} The point passed in as parameter is equal to this. Note that
@@ -123,7 +124,8 @@ OpenLayers.Pixel = OpenLayers.Class({
     * APIMethod: offset
     * 
     * Parameters
-    * px - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>}
+    * px - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>|Object} An OpenLayers.Pixel or an object with
+    *                                  a 'x' and 'y' properties.
     * 
     * Returns:
     * {<OpenLayers.Pixel>} A new Pixel with this pixel's x&y augmented by the 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Size.js b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Size.js
index 1c0039718a..609eb5f17e 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Size.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Size.js
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ OpenLayers.Size = OpenLayers.Class({
      * Determine where this size is equal to another
      *
      * Parameters:
-     * sz - {<OpenLayers.Size>}
+     * sz - {<OpenLayers.Size>|Object} An OpenLayers.Size or an object with
+     *                                  a 'w' and 'h' properties.
      *
      * Returns: 
      * {Boolean} The passed in size has the same h and w properties as this one.
      * Note that if sz passed in is null, returns false.
-     *
      */
     equals:function(sz) {
         var equals = false;
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/GetFeature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/GetFeature.js
index 650370224c..98ac1cfdc8 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/GetFeature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/GetFeature.js
@@ -294,17 +294,20 @@ OpenLayers.Control.GetFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      * Callback from the handlers.box set up when <box> selection is on
      *
      * Parameters:
-     * position - {<OpenLayers.Bounds>}  
+     * position - {<OpenLayers.Bounds>|Object} An OpenLayers.Bounds or
+     * an object with a 'left', 'bottom', 'right' and 'top' properties.
      */
     selectBox: function(position) {
         var bounds;
         if (position instanceof OpenLayers.Bounds) {
-            var minXY = this.map.getLonLatFromPixel(
-                new OpenLayers.Pixel(position.left, position.bottom)
-            );
-            var maxXY = this.map.getLonLatFromPixel(
-                new OpenLayers.Pixel(position.right, position.top)
-            );
+            var minXY = this.map.getLonLatFromPixel({
+                x: position.left,
+                y: position.bottom
+            });
+            var maxXY = this.map.getLonLatFromPixel({
+                x: position.right,
+                y: position.top
+            });
             bounds = new OpenLayers.Bounds(
                 minXY.lon, minXY.lat, maxXY.lon, maxXY.lat
             );
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Graticule.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Graticule.js
index 72162d46d5..142b4f3af1 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Graticule.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Graticule.js
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ OpenLayers.Control.Graticule = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
         for (var i=0; i<this.intervals.length; ++i) {
             llInterval = this.intervals[i];   //could do this for both x and y??
             var delta = llInterval/2;  
-            var p1 = mapCenterLL.offset(new OpenLayers.Pixel(-delta, -delta));  //test coords in EPSG:4326 space
-            var p2 = mapCenterLL.offset(new OpenLayers.Pixel( delta,  delta));
+            var p1 = mapCenterLL.offset({x: -delta, y: -delta});  //test coords in EPSG:4326 space
+            var p2 = mapCenterLL.offset({x: delta, y: delta});
             OpenLayers.Projection.transform(p1, llProj, mapProj); // convert them back to map projection
             OpenLayers.Projection.transform(p2, llProj, mapProj);
             var distSq = (p1.x-p2.x)*(p1.x-p2.x) + (p1.y-p2.y)*(p1.y-p2.y);
@@ -261,13 +261,13 @@ OpenLayers.Control.Graticule = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
         var newPoint = mapCenterLL.clone();
         var mapXY;
         do {
-            newPoint = newPoint.offset(new OpenLayers.Pixel(0,llInterval));
+            newPoint = newPoint.offset({x: 0, y: llInterval});
             mapXY = OpenLayers.Projection.transform(newPoint.clone(), llProj, mapProj);
             centerLonPoints.unshift(newPoint);
         } while (mapBounds.containsPixel(mapXY) && ++iter<1000);
         newPoint = mapCenterLL.clone();
         do {          
-            newPoint = newPoint.offset(new OpenLayers.Pixel(0,-llInterval));
+            newPoint = newPoint.offset({x: 0, y: -llInterval});
             mapXY = OpenLayers.Projection.transform(newPoint.clone(), llProj, mapProj);
             centerLonPoints.push(newPoint);
         } while (mapBounds.containsPixel(mapXY) && ++iter<1000);
@@ -277,13 +277,13 @@ OpenLayers.Control.Graticule = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
         var centerLatPoints = [mapCenterLL.clone()];
         newPoint = mapCenterLL.clone();
         do {
-            newPoint = newPoint.offset(new OpenLayers.Pixel(-llInterval, 0));
+            newPoint = newPoint.offset({x: -llInterval, y: 0});
             mapXY = OpenLayers.Projection.transform(newPoint.clone(), llProj, mapProj);
             centerLatPoints.unshift(newPoint);
         } while (mapBounds.containsPixel(mapXY) && ++iter<1000);
         newPoint = mapCenterLL.clone();
         do {          
-            newPoint = newPoint.offset(new OpenLayers.Pixel(llInterval, 0));
+            newPoint = newPoint.offset({x: llInterval, y: 0});
             mapXY = OpenLayers.Projection.transform(newPoint.clone(), llProj, mapProj);
             centerLatPoints.push(newPoint);
         } while (mapBounds.containsPixel(mapXY) && ++iter<1000);
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/OverviewMap.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/OverviewMap.js
index 01fe86ee3a..4c92522bb0 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/OverviewMap.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/OverviewMap.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.OverviewMap = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      * class name olControlOverviewMapElement) may have padding or other style
      * attributes added via CSS.
      */
-    size: new OpenLayers.Size(180, 90),
+    size: {w: 180, h: 90},
 
     /**
      * APIProperty: layers
@@ -659,12 +659,14 @@ OpenLayers.Control.OverviewMap = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      * translated into lon/lat bounds for the overview map
      */
     getMapBoundsFromRectBounds: function(pxBounds) {
-        var leftBottomPx = new OpenLayers.Pixel(pxBounds.left,
-                                                pxBounds.bottom);
-        var rightTopPx = new OpenLayers.Pixel(pxBounds.right,
-                                              pxBounds.top);
-        var leftBottomLonLat = this.getLonLatFromOverviewPx(leftBottomPx);
-        var rightTopLonLat = this.getLonLatFromOverviewPx(rightTopPx);
+        var leftBottomLonLat = this.getLonLatFromOverviewPx({
+            x: pxBounds.left,
+            y: pxBounds.bottom
+        });
+        var rightTopLonLat = this.getLonLatFromOverviewPx({
+            x: pxBounds.right,
+            y: pxBounds.top
+        });
         return new OpenLayers.Bounds(leftBottomLonLat.lon, leftBottomLonLat.lat,
                                      rightTopLonLat.lon, rightTopLonLat.lat);
     },
@@ -674,22 +676,27 @@ OpenLayers.Control.OverviewMap = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      * Get a map location from a pixel location
      *
      * Parameters:
-     * overviewMapPx - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>}
+     * overviewMapPx - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>|Object} OpenLayers.Pixel or
+     *                                             an object with a
+     *                                             'x' and 'y' properties.
      *
      * Returns:
-     * {<OpenLayers.LonLat>} Location which is the passed-in overview map
-     * OpenLayers.Pixel, translated into lon/lat by the overview map
+     * {Object} Location which is the passed-in overview map
+     * OpenLayers.Pixel, translated into lon/lat by the overview
+     * map. An object with a 'lon' and 'lat' properties.
      */
     getLonLatFromOverviewPx: function(overviewMapPx) {
         var size = this.ovmap.size;
         var res  = this.ovmap.getResolution();
         var center = this.ovmap.getExtent().getCenterLonLat();
     
-        var delta_x = overviewMapPx.x - (size.w / 2);
-        var delta_y = overviewMapPx.y - (size.h / 2);
-        
-        return new OpenLayers.LonLat(center.lon + delta_x * res ,
-                                     center.lat - delta_y * res); 
+        var deltaX = overviewMapPx.x - (size.w / 2);
+        var deltaY = overviewMapPx.y - (size.h / 2);
+
+        return {
+            lon: center.lon + deltaX * res,
+            lat: center.lat - deltaY * res
+        };
     },
 
     /**
@@ -700,19 +707,18 @@ OpenLayers.Control.OverviewMap = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      * lonlat - {<OpenLayers.LonLat>}
      *
      * Returns:
-     * {<OpenLayers.Pixel>} Location which is the passed-in OpenLayers.LonLat, 
+     * {Object} Location which is the passed-in OpenLayers.LonLat, 
      * translated into overview map pixels
      */
     getOverviewPxFromLonLat: function(lonlat) {
-        var res  = this.ovmap.getResolution();
+        var res = this.ovmap.getResolution();
         var extent = this.ovmap.getExtent();
-        var px = null;
         if (extent) {
-            px = new OpenLayers.Pixel(
-                        Math.round(1/res * (lonlat.lon - extent.left)),
-                        Math.round(1/res * (extent.top - lonlat.lat)));
+            return {
+                x: Math.round(1/res * (lonlat.lon - extent.left)),
+                y: Math.round(1/res * (extent.top - lonlat.lat))
+            };
         } 
-        return px;
     },
 
     CLASS_NAME: 'OpenLayers.Control.OverviewMap'
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoom.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoom.js
index 46908a9da5..959e0a8a13 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoom.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoom.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.PanZoom = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
         // place the controls
         this.buttons = [];
 
-        var sz = new OpenLayers.Size(18,18);
+        var sz = {w: 18, h: 18};
         var centered = new OpenLayers.Pixel(px.x+sz.w/2, px.y);
 
         this._addButton("panup", "north-mini.png", centered, sz);
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js
index ad3ecf48e0..ceb7ccb215 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/PanZoomBar.js
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.PanZoomBar = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control.PanZoom, {
         // place the controls
         this.buttons = [];
 
-        var sz = new OpenLayers.Size(18,18);
+        var sz = {w: 18, h: 18};
         if (this.panIcons) {
             var centered = new OpenLayers.Pixel(px.x+sz.w/2, px.y);
             var wposition = sz.w;
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.PanZoomBar = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control.PanZoom, {
         var zoomsToEnd = this.map.getNumZoomLevels() - 1 - this.map.getZoom();
         var slider = OpenLayers.Util.createAlphaImageDiv(id,
                        centered.add(-1, zoomsToEnd * this.zoomStopHeight), 
-                       new OpenLayers.Size(20,9), 
+                       {w: 20, h: 9},
                        imgLocation,
                        "absolute");
         slider.style.cursor = "move";
@@ -217,17 +217,17 @@ OpenLayers.Control.PanZoomBar = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control.PanZoom, {
             "click": this.doubleClick
         });
         
-        var sz = new OpenLayers.Size();
-        sz.h = this.zoomStopHeight * this.map.getNumZoomLevels();
-        sz.w = this.zoomStopWidth;
+        var sz = {
+            w: this.zoomStopWidth,
+            h: this.zoomStopHeight * this.map.getNumZoomLevels()
+        };
         var imgLocation = OpenLayers.Util.getImageLocation("zoombar.png");
         var div = null;
         
         if (OpenLayers.Util.alphaHack()) {
             var id = this.id + "_" + this.map.id;
             div = OpenLayers.Util.createAlphaImageDiv(id, centered,
-                                      new OpenLayers.Size(sz.w, 
-                                              this.zoomStopHeight),
+                                      {w: sz.w, h: this.zoomStopHeight},
                                       imgLocation,
                                       "absolute", null, "crop");
             div.style.height = sz.h + "px";
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/SelectFeature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/SelectFeature.js
index e46f540e18..3c47929feb 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/SelectFeature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/SelectFeature.js
@@ -535,12 +535,14 @@ OpenLayers.Control.SelectFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      */
     selectBox: function(position) {
         if (position instanceof OpenLayers.Bounds) {
-            var minXY = this.map.getLonLatFromPixel(
-                new OpenLayers.Pixel(position.left, position.bottom)
-            );
-            var maxXY = this.map.getLonLatFromPixel(
-                new OpenLayers.Pixel(position.right, position.top)
-            );
+            var minXY = this.map.getLonLatFromPixel({
+                x: position.left,
+                y: position.bottom
+            });
+            var maxXY = this.map.getLonLatFromPixel({
+                x: position.right,
+                y: position.top
+            });
             var bounds = new OpenLayers.Bounds(
                 minXY.lon, minXY.lat, maxXY.lon, maxXY.lat
             );
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ZoomBox.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ZoomBox.js
index f8f35d51a3..7355916143 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ZoomBox.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ZoomBox.js
@@ -63,10 +63,14 @@ OpenLayers.Control.ZoomBox = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
         if (position instanceof OpenLayers.Bounds) {
             var bounds;
             if (!this.out) {
-                var minXY = this.map.getLonLatFromPixel(
-                            new OpenLayers.Pixel(position.left, position.bottom));
-                var maxXY = this.map.getLonLatFromPixel(
-                            new OpenLayers.Pixel(position.right, position.top));
+                var minXY = this.map.getLonLatFromPixel({
+                    x: position.left,
+                    y: position.bottom
+                });
+                var maxXY = this.map.getLonLatFromPixel({
+                    x: position.right,
+                    y: position.top
+                });
                 bounds = new OpenLayers.Bounds(minXY.lon, minXY.lat,
                                                maxXY.lon, maxXY.lat);
             } else {
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Box.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Box.js
index 01817dc936..bbefce8679 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Box.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Box.js
@@ -97,8 +97,9 @@ OpenLayers.Handler.Box = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Handler, {
     */
     startBox: function (xy) {
         this.callback("start", []);
-        this.zoomBox = OpenLayers.Util.createDiv('zoomBox',
-             new OpenLayers.Pixel(-9999, -9999));
+        this.zoomBox = OpenLayers.Util.createDiv('zoomBox', {
+            x: -9999, y: -9999
+        });
         this.zoomBox.className = this.boxDivClassName;                                         
         this.zoomBox.style.zIndex = this.map.Z_INDEX_BASE["Popup"] - 1;
         
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Icon.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Icon.js
index 4d6cbd0240..561e992a68 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Icon.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Icon.js
@@ -29,13 +29,16 @@ OpenLayers.Icon = OpenLayers.Class({
     
     /** 
      * Property: size 
-     * {<OpenLayers.Size>} 
+     * {<OpenLayers.Size>|Object} An OpenLayers.Size or
+     * an object with a 'w' and 'h' properties.
      */
     size: null,
 
     /** 
      * Property: offset 
-     * {<OpenLayers.Pixel>} distance in pixels to offset the image when being rendered
+     * {<OpenLayers.Pixel>|Object} distance in pixels to offset the
+     * image when being rendered. An OpenLayers.Pixel or an object
+     * with a 'x' and 'y' properties.
      */
     offset: null,    
     
@@ -53,7 +56,8 @@ OpenLayers.Icon = OpenLayers.Class({
 
     /** 
      * Property: px 
-     * {<OpenLayers.Pixel>} 
+     * {<OpenLayers.Pixel>|Object} An OpenLayers.Pixel or an object
+     * with a 'x' and 'y' properties.
      */
     px: null,
     
@@ -62,14 +66,18 @@ OpenLayers.Icon = OpenLayers.Class({
      * Creates an icon, which is an image tag in a div.  
      *
      * url - {String} 
-     * size - {<OpenLayers.Size>} 
-     * offset - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>}
+     * size - {<OpenLayers.Size>|Object} An OpenLayers.Size or an
+     *                                   object with a 'w' and 'h'
+     *                                   properties.
+     * offset - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>|Object} An OpenLayers.Pixel or an
+     *                                      object with a 'x' and 'y'
+     *                                      properties.
      * calculateOffset - {Function} 
      */
     initialize: function(url, size, offset, calculateOffset) {
         this.url = url;
-        this.size = (size) ? size : new OpenLayers.Size(20,20);
-        this.offset = offset ? offset : new OpenLayers.Pixel(-(this.size.w/2), -(this.size.h/2));
+        this.size = size || {w: 20, h: 20};
+        this.offset = offset || {x: -(this.size.w/2), y: -(this.size.h/2)};
         this.calculateOffset = calculateOffset;
 
         var id = OpenLayers.Util.createUniqueID("OL_Icon_");
@@ -107,7 +115,8 @@ OpenLayers.Icon = OpenLayers.Class({
      * Method: setSize
      * 
      * Parameters:
-     * size - {<OpenLayers.Size>} 
+     * size - {<OpenLayers.Size>|Object} An OpenLayers.Size or
+     * an object with a 'w' and 'h' properties.
      */
     setSize: function(size) {
         if (size != null) {
@@ -134,7 +143,8 @@ OpenLayers.Icon = OpenLayers.Class({
      * Move the div to the given pixel.
      * 
      * Parameters:
-     * px - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>} 
+     * px - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>|Object} An OpenLayers.Pixel or an
+     *                                  object with a 'x' and 'y' properties.
      * 
      * Returns:
      * {DOMElement} A new DOM Image of this icon set at the location passed-in
@@ -153,7 +163,6 @@ OpenLayers.Icon = OpenLayers.Class({
     /** 
      * Method: erase
      * Erase the underlying image element.
-     *
      */
     erase: function() {
         if (this.imageDiv != null && this.imageDiv.parentNode != null) {
@@ -179,7 +188,8 @@ OpenLayers.Icon = OpenLayers.Class({
      * move icon to passed in px.
      *
      * Parameters:
-     * px - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>} 
+     * px - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>|Object} the pixel position to move to.
+     * An OpenLayers.Pixel or an object with a 'x' and 'y' properties.
      */
     moveTo: function (px) {
         //if no px passed in, use stored location
@@ -194,8 +204,10 @@ OpenLayers.Icon = OpenLayers.Class({
                 if (this.calculateOffset) {
                     this.offset = this.calculateOffset(this.size);  
                 }
-                var offsetPx = this.px.offset(this.offset);
-                OpenLayers.Util.modifyAlphaImageDiv(this.imageDiv, null, offsetPx);
+                OpenLayers.Util.modifyAlphaImageDiv(this.imageDiv, null, {
+                    x: this.px.x + this.offset.x,
+                    y: this.px.y + this.offset.y
+                });
             }
         }
     },
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
index 25df080238..76483876e9 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
@@ -1227,7 +1227,9 @@ OpenLayers.Layer = OpenLayers.Class({
      * APIMethod: getLonLatFromViewPortPx
      * 
      * Parameters:
-     * viewPortPx - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>}
+     * viewPortPx - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>|Object} An OpenLayers.Pixel or
+     *                                          an object with a 'x'
+     *                                          and 'y' properties.
      *
      * Returns:
      * {<OpenLayers.LonLat>} An OpenLayers.LonLat which is the passed-in 
@@ -1256,11 +1258,13 @@ OpenLayers.Layer = OpenLayers.Class({
      *     fractional pixel values.
      * 
      * Parameters:
-     * lonlat - {<OpenLayers.LonLat>}
+     * lonlat - {<OpenLayers.LonLat>|Object} An OpenLayers.LonLat or
+     *                                       an object with a 'lon'
+     *                                       and 'lat' properties.
      *
      * Returns: 
      * {<OpenLayers.Pixel>} An <OpenLayers.Pixel> which is the passed-in 
-     *     <OpenLayers.LonLat>,translated into view port pixels.
+     *     lonlat translated into view port pixels.
      */
     getViewPortPxFromLonLat: function (lonlat, resolution) {
         var px = null; 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Boxes.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Boxes.js
index f6febd9516..91c3d49cad 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Boxes.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Boxes.js
@@ -38,18 +38,21 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Boxes = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Markers, {
      * marker - {<OpenLayers.Marker.Box>} 
      */
     drawMarker: function(marker) {
-        var bounds   = marker.bounds;
-        var topleft  = this.map.getLayerPxFromLonLat(
-                            new OpenLayers.LonLat(bounds.left,  bounds.top));
-        var botright = this.map.getLayerPxFromLonLat(
-                             new OpenLayers.LonLat(bounds.right, bounds.bottom));
+        var topleft = this.map.getLayerPxFromLonLat({
+            lon: marker.bounds.left,
+            lat: marker.bounds.top
+        });
+        var botright = this.map.getLayerPxFromLonLat({
+            lon: marker.bounds.right,
+            lat: marker.bounds.bottom
+        });
         if (botright == null || topleft == null) {
             marker.display(false);
         } else {
-            var sz = new OpenLayers.Size(
-                Math.max(1, botright.x - topleft.x),
-                Math.max(1, botright.y - topleft.y));
-            var markerDiv = marker.draw(topleft, sz);
+            var markerDiv = marker.draw(topleft, {
+                w: Math.max(1, botright.x - topleft.x),
+                h: Math.max(1, botright.y - topleft.y)
+            });
             if (!marker.drawn) {
                 this.div.appendChild(markerDiv);
                 marker.drawn = true;
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/FixedZoomLevels.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/FixedZoomLevels.js
index be84a223d3..47ad10e0d3 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/FixedZoomLevels.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/FixedZoomLevels.js
@@ -213,25 +213,19 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.FixedZoomLevels = OpenLayers.Class({
      *                       bounds of the current viewPort.
      */
     getExtent: function () {
-        var extent = null;
-        
-        
         var size = this.map.getSize();
+        var tl = this.getLonLatFromViewPortPx({
+            x: 0, y: 0
+        });
+        var br = this.getLonLatFromViewPortPx({
+            x: size.w, y: size.h
+        });
         
-        var tlPx = new OpenLayers.Pixel(0,0);
-        var tlLL = this.getLonLatFromViewPortPx(tlPx);
-
-        var brPx = new OpenLayers.Pixel(size.w, size.h);
-        var brLL = this.getLonLatFromViewPortPx(brPx);
-        
-        if ((tlLL != null) && (brLL != null)) {
-            extent = new OpenLayers.Bounds(tlLL.lon, 
-                                       brLL.lat, 
-                                       brLL.lon, 
-                                       tlLL.lat);
+        if ((tl != null) && (br != null)) {
+            return new OpenLayers.Bounds(tl.lon, br.lat, br.lon, tl.lat);
+        } else {
+            return null;
         }
-
-        return extent;
     },
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google/v3.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google/v3.js
index 7d2d4ca67c..bf8618130a 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google/v3.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google/v3.js
@@ -337,11 +337,8 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Google.v3 = {
         var lat = this.getLatitudeFromMapObjectLonLat(moLonLat);
         var res = this.map.getResolution();
         var extent = this.map.getExtent();
-        var px = new OpenLayers.Pixel(
-            (1/res * (lon - extent.left)),
-            (1/res * (extent.top - lat))
-        );    
-        return this.getMapObjectPixelFromXY(px.x, px.y);
+        return this.getMapObjectPixelFromXY((1/res * (lon - extent.left)),
+                                            (1/res * (extent.top - lat)));
     },
 
   
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js
index ff815125ee..8c80623a7f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js
@@ -645,8 +645,10 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Grid = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest, {
                                   center.lon + (tileWidth/2),
                                   center.lat + (tileHeight/2));
   
-        var ul = new OpenLayers.LonLat(tileBounds.left, tileBounds.top);
-        var px = this.map.getLayerPxFromLonLat(ul);
+        var px = this.map.getLayerPxFromLonLat({
+            lon: tileBounds.left,
+            lat: tileBounds.top
+        });
 
         if (!this.grid.length) {
             this.grid[0] = [];
@@ -1002,9 +1004,10 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Grid = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest, {
         var offsetX = parseInt(this.map.layerContainerDiv.style.left);
         var offsetY = parseInt(this.map.layerContainerDiv.style.top);
         var tlViewPort = tlLayer.add(offsetX, offsetY);
-        var tileSize = this.tileSize.clone();
-        tileSize.w *= scale;
-        tileSize.h *= scale;
+        var tileSize = {
+            w: this.tileSize.w * scale,
+            h: this.tileSize.h * scale
+        };
         if (tlViewPort.x > -tileSize.w * (buffer - 1)) {
             this.shiftColumn(true);
         } else if (tlViewPort.x < -tileSize.w * buffer) {
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Image.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Image.js
index 23d4e1c7c1..698b223a97 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Image.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Image.js
@@ -164,8 +164,10 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Image = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
             this.setTileSize();
 
             //determine new position (upper left corner of new bounds)
-            var ul = new OpenLayers.LonLat(this.extent.left, this.extent.top);
-            var ulPx = this.map.getLayerPxFromLonLat(ul);
+            var ulPx = this.map.getLayerPxFromLonLat({
+                lon: this.extent.left,
+                lat: this.extent.top
+            });
 
             if(firstRendering) {
                 //create the new tile
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js
index 3514e857c7..d440ce6a16 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js
@@ -398,7 +398,8 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
     
     /**
      * Property: minPx
-     * {<OpenLayers.Pixel>} Lower left of maxExtent in viewport pixel space.
+     * {Object} An object with a 'x' and 'y' values that is the lower
+     *     left of maxExtent in viewport pixel space.
      *     Used to verify in moveByPx that the new location we're moving to
      *     is valid. It is also used in the getLonLatFromViewPortPx function
      *     of Layer.
@@ -407,7 +408,8 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
     
     /**
      * Property: maxPx
-     * {<OpenLayers.Pixel>} Top right of maxExtent in viewport pixel space.
+     * {Object} An object with a 'x' and 'y' values that is the top
+     *     right of maxExtent in viewport pixel space.
      *     Used to verify in moveByPx that the new location we're moving to
      *     is valid.
      */
@@ -1469,16 +1471,13 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
         }
     
         if ((center != null) && (resolution != null)) {
-
-            var size = this.getSize();
-            var w_deg = size.w * resolution;
-            var h_deg = size.h * resolution;
-        
-            extent = new OpenLayers.Bounds(center.lon - w_deg / 2,
-                                           center.lat - h_deg / 2,
-                                           center.lon + w_deg / 2,
-                                           center.lat + h_deg / 2);
+            var halfWDeg = (this.size.w * resolution) / 2;
+            var halfHDeg = (this.size.h * resolution) / 2;
         
+            extent = new OpenLayers.Bounds(center.lon - halfWDeg,
+                                           center.lat - halfHDeg,
+                                           center.lon + halfWDeg,
+                                           center.lat + halfHDeg);
         }
 
         return extent;
@@ -1517,9 +1516,10 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
      */
     getCachedCenter: function() {
         if (!this.center && this.size) {
-            this.center = this.getLonLatFromViewPortPx(
-                new OpenLayers.Pixel(this.size.w / 2, this.size.h / 2)
-            );
+            this.center = this.getLonLatFromViewPortPx({
+                x: this.size.w / 2,
+                y: this.size.h / 2
+            });
         }
         return this.center;
     },
@@ -1714,7 +1714,7 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
      */
     adjustZoom: function(zoom) {
         var resolution, resolutions = this.baseLayer.resolutions,
-            maxResolution = this.getMaxExtent().getWidth() / this.getSize().w;
+            maxResolution = this.getMaxExtent().getWidth() / this.size.w;
         if (this.getResolutionForZoom(zoom) > maxResolution) {
             for (var i=zoom|0, ii=resolutions.length; i<ii; ++i) {
                 if (resolutions[i] <= maxResolution) {
@@ -1832,10 +1832,14 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
                 var latDelta = maxExtentCenter.lat - this.center.lat;
                 var extentWidth = Math.round(maxExtent.getWidth() / res);
                 var extentHeight = Math.round(maxExtent.getHeight() / res);
-                var left = (this.size.w - extentWidth) / 2 - lonDelta / res;
-                var top = (this.size.h - extentHeight) / 2 - latDelta / res;
-                this.minPx = new OpenLayers.Pixel(left, top);
-                this.maxPx = new OpenLayers.Pixel(left + extentWidth, top + extentHeight);
+                this.minPx = {
+                    x: (this.size.w - extentWidth) / 2 - lonDelta / res,
+                    y: (this.size.h - extentHeight) / 2 - latDelta / res
+                };
+                this.maxPx = {
+                    x: this.minPx.x + Math.round(maxExtent.getWidth() / res),
+                    y: this.minPx.y + Math.round(maxExtent.getHeight() / res)
+                };
             }
 
             if (zoomChanged) {
@@ -2313,15 +2317,15 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
     zoomToScale: function(scale, closest) {
         var res = OpenLayers.Util.getResolutionFromScale(scale, 
                                                          this.baseLayer.units);
-        var size = this.getSize();
-        var w_deg = size.w * res;
-        var h_deg = size.h * res;
+
+        var halfWDeg = (this.size.w * res) / 2;
+        var halfHDeg = (this.size.h * res) / 2;
         var center = this.getCachedCenter();
 
-        var extent = new OpenLayers.Bounds(center.lon - w_deg / 2,
-                                           center.lat - h_deg / 2,
-                                           center.lon + w_deg / 2,
-                                           center.lat + h_deg / 2);
+        var extent = new OpenLayers.Bounds(center.lon - halfWDeg,
+                                           center.lat - halfHDeg,
+                                           center.lon + halfWDeg,
+                                           center.lat + halfHDeg);
         this.zoomToExtent(extent, closest);
     },
     
@@ -2342,7 +2346,9 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
      * Method: getLonLatFromViewPortPx
      * 
      * Parameters:
-     * viewPortPx - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>}
+     * viewPortPx - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>|Object} An OpenLayers.Pixel or
+     *                                          an object with a 'x'
+     *                                          and 'y' properties.
      * 
      * Returns:
      * {<OpenLayers.LonLat>} An OpenLayers.LonLat which is the passed-in view 
@@ -2385,7 +2391,8 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
      * APIMethod: getLonLatFromPixel
      * 
      * Parameters:
-     * px - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>}
+     * px - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>|Object} An OpenLayers.Pixel or an object with
+     *                                  a 'x' and 'y' properties.
      *
      * Returns:
      * {<OpenLayers.LonLat>} An OpenLayers.LonLat corresponding to the given
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js
index f114efcd9b..7a681d3c9c 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ OpenLayers.Marker = OpenLayers.Class({
     * Move the marker to the new location.
     *
     * Parameters:
-    * px - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>} the pixel position to move to
+    * px - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>|Object} the pixel position to move to.
+    * An OpenLayers.Pixel or an object with a 'x' and 'y' properties.
     */
     moveTo: function (px) {
         if ((px != null) && (this.icon != null)) {
@@ -181,9 +182,10 @@ OpenLayers.Marker = OpenLayers.Class({
      */
     inflate: function(inflate) {
         if (this.icon) {
-            var newSize = new OpenLayers.Size(this.icon.size.w * inflate,
-                                              this.icon.size.h * inflate);
-            this.icon.setSize(newSize);
+            this.icon.setSize({
+                w: this.icon.size.w * inflate,
+                h: this.icon.size.h * inflate
+            });
         }        
     },
     
@@ -231,13 +233,8 @@ OpenLayers.Marker = OpenLayers.Class({
  * {<OpenLayers.Icon>} A default OpenLayers.Icon to use for a marker
  */
 OpenLayers.Marker.defaultIcon = function() {
-    var url = OpenLayers.Util.getImageLocation("marker.png");
-    var size = new OpenLayers.Size(21, 25);
-    var calculateOffset = function(size) {
-                    return new OpenLayers.Pixel(-(size.w/2), -size.h);
-                 };
-
-    return new OpenLayers.Icon(url, size, null, calculateOffset);        
+    return new OpenLayers.Icon(OpenLayers.Util.getImageLocation("marker.png"),
+                               {w: 21, h: 25}, {x: -10.5, y: -25});
 };
     
 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Popup.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Popup.js
index 2d93e4b703..36f666e73f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Popup.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Popup.js
@@ -533,11 +533,12 @@ OpenLayers.Popup = OpenLayers.Class({
 
         } else {
 
-            //make a new OL.Size object with the clipped dimensions 
+            // make a new 'size' object with the clipped dimensions 
             // set or null if not clipped.
-            var fixedSize = new OpenLayers.Size();
-            fixedSize.w = (safeSize.w < realSize.w) ? safeSize.w : null;
-            fixedSize.h = (safeSize.h < realSize.h) ? safeSize.h : null;
+            var fixedSize = {
+                w: (safeSize.w < realSize.w) ? safeSize.w : null,
+                h: (safeSize.h < realSize.h) ? safeSize.h : null
+            };
         
             if (fixedSize.w && fixedSize.h) {
                 //content is too big in both directions, so we will use 
@@ -872,7 +873,7 @@ OpenLayers.Popup = OpenLayers.Class({
     addCloseBox: function(callback) {
 
         this.closeDiv = OpenLayers.Util.createDiv(
-            this.id + "_close", null, new OpenLayers.Size(17, 17)
+            this.id + "_close", null, {w: 17, h: 17}
         );
         this.closeDiv.className = "olPopupCloseBox"; 
         
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
index 0705020330..b9f92c6c04 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
@@ -140,8 +140,12 @@ OpenLayers.Util.indexOf = function(array, obj) {
  * Parameters:
  * element - {DOMElement} DOM element to modify.
  * id - {String} The element id attribute to set.
- * px - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>} The left and top style position.
- * sz - {<OpenLayers.Size>}  The width and height style attributes.
+ * px - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>|Object} The element left and top position,
+ *                                  OpenLayers.Pixel or an object with
+ *                                  a 'x' and 'y' properties.
+ * sz - {<OpenLayers.Size>|Object} The element width and height,
+ *                                 OpenLayers.Size or an object with a
+ *                                 'w' and 'h' properties.
  * position - {String}       The position attribute.  eg: absolute, 
  *                           relative, etc.
  * border - {String}         The style.border attribute.  eg:
@@ -192,8 +196,12 @@ OpenLayers.Util.modifyDOMElement = function(element, id, px, sz, position,
  * id - {String} An identifier for this element.  If no id is
  *               passed an identifier will be created 
  *               automatically.
- * px - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>} The element left and top position. 
- * sz - {<OpenLayers.Size>} The element width and height.
+ * px - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>|Object} The element left and top position,
+ *                                  OpenLayers.Pixel or an object with
+ *                                  a 'x' and 'y' properties.
+ * sz - {<OpenLayers.Size>|Object} The element width and height,
+ *                                 OpenLayers.Size or an object with a
+ *                                 'w' and 'h' properties.
  * imgURL - {String} A url pointing to an image to use as a 
  *                   background image.
  * position - {String} The style.position value. eg: absolute,
@@ -235,8 +243,12 @@ OpenLayers.Util.createDiv = function(id, px, sz, imgURL, position,
  * Parameters:
  * id - {String} The id field for the img.  If none assigned one will be
  *               automatically generated.
- * px - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>} The left and top positions.
- * sz - {<OpenLayers.Size>} The style.width and style.height values.
+ * px - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>|Object} The element left and top position,
+ *                                  OpenLayers.Pixel or an object with
+ *                                  a 'x' and 'y' properties.
+ * sz - {<OpenLayers.Size>|Object} The element width and height,
+ *                                 OpenLayers.Size or an object with a
+ *                                 'w' and 'h' properties.
  * imgURL - {String} The url to use as the image source.
  * position - {String} The style.position value.
  * border - {String} The border to place around the image.
@@ -331,8 +343,10 @@ OpenLayers.Util.alphaHack = function() {
  * Parameters:
  * div - {DOMElement} Div containing Alpha-adjusted Image
  * id - {String}
- * px - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>}
- * sz - {<OpenLayers.Size>}
+ * px - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>|Object} OpenLayers.Pixel or an object with
+ *                                  a 'x' and 'y' properties.
+ * sz - {<OpenLayers.Size>|Object} OpenLayers.Size or an object with
+ *                                 a 'w' and 'h' properties.
  * imgURL - {String}
  * position - {String}
  * border - {String}
@@ -379,8 +393,10 @@ OpenLayers.Util.modifyAlphaImageDiv = function(div, id, px, sz, imgURL,
  * 
  * Parameters:
  * id - {String}
- * px - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>}
- * sz - {<OpenLayers.Size>}
+ * px - {<OpenLayers.Pixel>|Object} OpenLayers.Pixel or an object with
+ *                                  a 'x' and 'y' properties.
+ * sz - {<OpenLayers.Size>|Object} OpenLayers.Size or an object with
+ *                                 a 'w' and 'h' properties.
  * imgURL - {String}
  * position - {String}
  * border - {String}
diff --git a/tests/Layer/Grid.html b/tests/Layer/Grid.html
index 21b5105d89..21d0f4c5b0 100644
--- a/tests/Layer/Grid.html
+++ b/tests/Layer/Grid.html
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
         translatedPX = {};
         layer.map = {
             getLayerPxFromLonLat: function(ul) {
-                t.ok(ul.equals(desiredUL), "correct ul passed to translation");
+                t.ok(ul.lon === desiredUL.lon && ul.lat === desiredUL.lat, "correct ul passed to translation");
                 return translatedPX;        
             },
             getResolution: function() {
diff --git a/tests/Map.html b/tests/Map.html
index 54898b9ea9..0f0e030219 100644
--- a/tests/Map.html
+++ b/tests/Map.html
@@ -1421,6 +1421,7 @@
         
         var m = {
             'baseLayer': { 'units': {} },
+            'size': {'w': 10, 'h': 15},
             'getSize': function() { return {'w': 10, 'h': 15}; },
             'getCachedCenter': function() { return {'lon': -5, 'lat': -25}; },
             'zoomToExtent': function(extent, closest) {