diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS/Untiled.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS/Untiled.js
index 0aac1bca19..5ff978d8f5 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS/Untiled.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS/Untiled.js
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 /* Copyright (c) 2006 MetaCarta, Inc., published under the BSD license.
  * See http://svn.openlayers.org/trunk/openlayers/license.txt for the full
  * text of the license. */
-// @require: OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js
+ 
+// @require: OpenLayers/Layer/HTTPRequest.js
+
 /**
 * @class
 */
 OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Untiled = Class.create();
 OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Untiled.prototype = 
-  Object.extend( new OpenLayers.Layer.Grid(), {
+  Object.extend( new OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest(), {
 
     /** @final @type hash */
     DEFAULT_PARAMS: { service: "WMS",
@@ -18,6 +20,10 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Untiled.prototype =
                       format: "image/jpeg"
                      },
 
+    /** @type DOMElement */
+    imgDiv: null,
+    
+
     /**
     * @constructor
     *
@@ -32,7 +38,8 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Untiled.prototype =
             params = OpenLayers.Util.upperCaseObject(params);
             newArguments.push(name, url, params);
         }
-        OpenLayers.Layer.Grid.prototype.initialize.apply(this, newArguments);
+        OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest.prototype.initialize.apply(this, 
+                                                                newArguments);
         
         if (arguments.length > 0) {
             OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults(
@@ -42,65 +49,108 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Untiled.prototype =
         }
     },    
 
+    /**
+     * 
+     */
+    destroy: function() {
+        this.imgDiv = null;    
+        OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest.prototype.destroy.apply(this, arguments);
+    },
+    
+    /**
+     * @param {Object} obj
+     * 
+     * @returns An exact clone of this OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Untiled
+     * @type OpenLayers.Layer.WMS.Untiled
+     */
+    clone: function (obj) {
+        
+        if (obj == null) {
+            obj = new OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest(this.name,
+                                                   this.url,
+                                                   this.params,
+                                                   this.options);
+        }
+
+        //get all additions from superclasses
+        obj = OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest.prototype.clone.apply(this, [obj]);
+
+        // copy/set any non-init, non-simple values here
+
+        return obj;
+    },    
+    
     
     /** WFS layer is never a base class. 
      * @type Boolean
      */
     isBaseLayer: function() {
-        return (this.params.TRANSPARENT != true);
+        return false; //(this.params.TRANSPARENT != true);
     },
     
-    /**
-    * @param {String} name
-    * @param {hash} params
-    *
-    * @returns A clone of this OpenLayers.Layer.WMS, with the passed-in
-    *          parameters merged in.
-    * @type OpenLayers.Layer.WMS
-    */
-    clone: function (name, params) {
-        var mergedParams = {};
-        Object.extend(mergedParams, this.params);
-        Object.extend(mergedParams, params);
-        var obj = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS(name, this.url, mergedParams);
-        obj.setTileSize(this.tileSize);
-        return obj;
-    },
+    
+    /** When it is not a minor move (ie when panning or when done dragging)
+     *   reload and recenter the div.
+     * 
+     * @param {OpenLayers.Bounds} bounds
+     * @param {Boolean} zoomChanged
+     * @param {Boolean} minor
+     */
+    moveTo:function(bounds, zoomChanged, minor) {
 
-    /**
-    * addTile creates a tile, initializes it (via 'draw' in this case), and 
-    * adds it to the layer div. 
-    *
-    * @param {OpenLayers.Bounds} bounds
-    *
-    * @returns The added OpenLayers.Tile.Image
-    * @type OpenLayers.Tile.Image
-    */
-    addTile:function(bounds,position) {
-        url = this.getFullRequestString(
-                     {BBOX:bounds.toBBOX(),
-                      WIDTH:this.map.getSize().w,
-                      HEIGHT:this.map.getSize().h});
-        
-        return new OpenLayers.Tile.Image(this, position, bounds, 
-                                             url, this.map.getSize());
-    },
-    moveTo:function(bounds,zoomChanged, minor) {
         if (!minor) {
+            
+            
+            var size = this.map.getSize().copyOf();
+            
+
+            //get the url
+            var url = this.getFullRequestString( {BBOX: bounds.toBBOX(),
+                                                  WIDTH: size.w,
+                                                  HEIGHT: size.h} );
+        
+
+            //clear previous wms image
             this.div.innerHTML = "";
-            tile = this.addTile(bounds, new OpenLayers.Pixel(-parseInt(this.map.layerContainerDiv.style.left), -parseInt(this.map.layerContainerDiv.style.top)));
-            tile.draw();
+            
+            //always position at upper left corner of current viewspace
+            var tl = new OpenLayers.Pixel(0,0);
+            var pos = this.map.getLayerPxFromViewPortPx(tl);
+            
+            //create div
+            if (this.transparent) {
+                this.imgDiv = OpenLayers.Util.createAlphaImageDiv(null,
+                                                                  pos,
+                                                                  size,
+                                                                  url,
+                                                                  "absolute");
+            } else {
+                this.imgDiv = OpenLayers.Util.createImage(null,
+                                                          pos,
+                                                          size,
+                                                          url,
+                                                          "absolute");
+            }
+
+            this.div.appendChild(this.imgDiv);            
         }
     },
     
-    /**
-     * changeParams is designed to allow you to change the 
-     * parameters of a layer after it's created.
-     * @param {Object} params Hash of new params to use
+    /** 
+     * @param {String} newUrl
      */
-    changeParams:function(params) {
-        this.params = Object.extend(this.params, OpenLayers.Util.upperCaseObject(params));
-        this._initTiles();
+    setUrl: function(newUrl) {
+        OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest.prototype.setUrl.apply(this, arguments);
+        this.moveTo(this.map.getExtent());
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * @param {Object} newParams
+     */
+    mergeNewParams:function(newParams) {
+        OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest.prototype.mergeNewParams.apply(this, 
+                                                                   arguments);
+        this.moveTo(this.map.getExtent());
     },
     
     /** @final @type String */