diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js
index 245acf8ea3..9a5df0c03f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Google.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* 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/EventPane.js
 
 if (typeof GMap2 != "undefined") {
     
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/VirtualEarth.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/VirtualEarth.js
index eee9db1fe8..ea2fc6ec04 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/VirtualEarth.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/VirtualEarth.js
@@ -1,81 +1,70 @@
 /* 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/EventPane.js
 
-/**
+/**
  * @class 
- * 
- * @requires OpenLayers/Layer.js
- */
-OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth = Class.create();
-OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth.prototype = 
-  Object.extend( new OpenLayers.Layer(), {
-
-    /** Virtual Earth layer is always a base layer. 
+ */
+OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth = Class.create();
+OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth.prototype = 
+  Object.extend( new OpenLayers.Layer.EventPane(), {
+    /** @type VEMap */
+    vemap: null,
+    
+    /**
+     * @constructor
      * 
-     * @type Boolean
+     * @param {String} name
      */
-    isBaseLayer: true,
+    initialize:function(name) {
+        OpenLayers.Layer.EventPane.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
+    },
 
-    /** @type Boolean */
-    isFixed: true,
-
-    /** @type VEMap */
-    vemap: null,
-    
-    /**
-     * @constructor
-     * 
-     * @param {String} name
-     */
-    initialize:function(name) {
-        OpenLayers.Layer.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
-    },
-
-    /** 
-     * @param {OpenLayers.Map} map
-     */
-    setMap:function(map) {
-        OpenLayers.Layer.prototype.setMap.apply(this, arguments);
-
-        // once our layer has been added to the map, we can load the vemap
-        this.loadVEMap();
-    },
-
-    /** 
-     * @param {OpenLayers.Bounds} bounds
+    /** 
+     * @param {OpenLayers.Map} map
+     */
+    setMap:function(map) {
+        OpenLayers.Layer.EventPane.prototype.setMap.apply(this, arguments);
+
+        // once our layer has been added to the map, we can load the vemap
+        this.loadVEMap();
+    },
+
+    /** 
+     * @param {OpenLayers.Bounds} bounds
      * @param {Boolean} zoomChanged
      * @param {Boolean} minor
      */
     moveTo:function(bounds, zoomChanged, minor) {
-
-        if (this.vemap != null) {
-            var olCenter = this.map.getCenter();
-            var olZoom = this.map.getZoom();
+
+        if (this.vemap != null) {
+            var olCenter = this.map.getCenter();
+            var olZoom = this.map.getZoom();
     
             var veCenter = this.getVELatLongFromOLLonLat(olCenter);
             var veZoom = this.getVEZoomFromOLZoom(olZoom);
-    
-            this.vemap.SetCenterAndZoom(veCenter, veZoom);
-        }
-    },
-
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     */
-    loadVEMap:function() {
-        // create div and set to same size as map
-        var veDiv = OpenLayers.Util.createDiv(this.name);
-        var sz = this.map.getSize();
-        veDiv.style.width = sz.w;
-        veDiv.style.height = sz.h;
-        this.div.appendChild(veDiv);
-
+    
+            this.vemap.SetCenterAndZoom(veCenter, veZoom);
+        }
+    },
+
+
+    /**
+     * 
+     */
+    loadVEMap:function() {
+        // create div and set to same size as map
+        var veDiv = OpenLayers.Util.createDiv(this.name);
+        var sz = this.map.getSize();
+        veDiv.style.width = sz.w;
+        veDiv.style.height = sz.h;
+        this.div.appendChild(veDiv);
+
         try {
 
-            // create VEMap, hide nav controls
-            this.vemap = new VEMap(this.name);
+            // create VEMap, hide nav controls
+            this.vemap = new VEMap(this.name);
         } catch (e) {
             // do nothing this is to keep from crashing
             // if the VE library was not loaded. 
@@ -96,14 +85,14 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth.prototype =
             this.vemap.HideDashboard();
     
             // catch pans and zooms from VE Map
-            this.vemap.AttachEvent("onendcontinuouspan", 
-                                   this.catchPanZoom.bindAsEventListener(this)); 
-            this.vemap.AttachEvent("onendzoom", 
-                                   this.catchPanZoom.bindAsEventListener(this)); 
+            //this.vemap.AttachEvent("onendcontinuouspan", 
+            //                       this.catchPanZoom.bindAsEventListener(this)); 
+            //this.vemap.AttachEvent("onendzoom", 
+            //                       this.catchPanZoom.bindAsEventListener(this)); 
         }
- 
-    },
-
+ 
+    },
+
     /** If we can't load the vemap, then display an error message to the 
      *   user and tell them where to go for help.
      * 
@@ -154,19 +143,19 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth.prototype =
         this.div.appendChild(div);
     },
     
-    /**
-     * @param {Event} e
-     */
+    /**
+     * @param {Event} e
+     */
     catchPanZoom: function(e) { 
-        
-        var veCenter = this.vemap.GetCenter();
-        var veZoom = this.vemap.GetZoomLevel();
-        
+        
+        var veCenter = this.vemap.GetCenter();
+        var veZoom = this.vemap.GetZoomLevel();
+        
         var olCenter = this.getOLLonLatFromVELatLong(veCenter);
         var olZoom = this.getOLZoomFromVEZoom(veZoom);
         
-        this.map.setCenter(olCenter, olZoom);
-    },
+        this.map.setCenter(olCenter, olZoom);
+    },
 
 
 
@@ -392,8 +381,8 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth.prototype =
         return veLatLongBounds;
     },
 
-    
-
-    /** @final @type String */
-    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth"
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+    
+
+    /** @final @type String */
+    CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth"
+});