diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fcb0027d3..00a83347b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+Wed Sep  1  9:55:00 1999  Richard Frith-Macdonald <richard@brainstorm.co.uk>
+
+	Added patches from n.pero@mi.flashnet.it to access ivars of
+	superclasses directly.  Generated changes for NSClipView.m myself.
+	* NSBox.m: (frame)
+	* NSClipView.m: (superview, window, bounds)
+	* NSMatrix.m: (bounds)
+	* NSMenuView.m: (frame, window, bounds)
+	* NSPopUpButton.m: (frame, window)
+	* NSProgressIndicator   (window, bounds)
+	* NSSavePanel.m: (frame)
+	* NSScroller.m: (frame)
+	* NSScrollView.m: (bounds)
+	* NSSlider.m: (bounds)
+	* NSSplitView.m: (frame, window, bounds)
+	* NSTabView.m: (frame)
+	* NSTableView.m: (superview)
+	* NSView.m: (superview, autoresizeSubviews)
+
 Wed Sep  1  9:28:00 1999  Richard Frith-Macdonald <richard@brainstorm.co.uk>
 
         * Tools/GNUmakefile.preamble: patch by doko@cs.tu-berlin.de so that
diff --git a/Source/NSBox.m b/Source/NSBox.m
index 3a82a7379..5f40a703b 100644
--- a/Source/NSBox.m
+++ b/Source/NSBox.m
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
 {
   // First calc the sizes to see how much we are off by
   NSRect r = [self calcSizesAllowingNegative: YES];
-  NSRect f = [self frame];
+  NSRect f = frame;
 
   NSAssert(contentFrame.size.width >= 0 && contentFrame.size.height >= 0,
 	@"illegal content frame supplied");
diff --git a/Source/NSClipView.m b/Source/NSClipView.m
index 355ac1503..67206893d 100644
--- a/Source/NSClipView.m
+++ b/Source/NSClipView.m
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@
   _rFlags.flipped_view = [self isFlipped];
 
   /* TODO: invoke superview's reflectScrolledClipView: ? */
-  [[self superview] reflectScrolledClipView: self];
+  [super_view reflectScrolledClipView: self];
 }
 
 - (void) resetCursorRects
 {
-  [self addCursorRect: [self bounds] cursor: _cursor];
+  [self addCursorRect: bounds cursor: _cursor];
 }
 
 - (void) scrollToPoint: (NSPoint)point
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 
 - (void) setBoundsOrigin: (NSPoint)point
 {
-  NSRect originalBounds = [self bounds];
+  NSRect originalBounds = bounds;
   NSRect newBounds = originalBounds;
   NSRect intersection;
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
   if (_documentView == nil)
     return;
 
-  if (_copiesOnScroll && [self window])
+  if (_copiesOnScroll && window)
     {
       // copy the portion of the view that is common before and after scrolling.
       // then tell docview to draw the exposed parts.
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 	  // no intersection -- docview should draw everything
 	  [super setBoundsOrigin: newBounds.origin];
 	  [_documentView setNeedsDisplayInRect: 
-                  [self convertRect: newBounds toView: _documentView]];
+	    [self convertRect: newBounds toView: _documentView]];
 	}
       else
 	{
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
 					+ intersection.size.width;
 		}
 	      [_documentView setNeedsDisplayInRect: 
-                      [self convertRect: redrawRect toView: _documentView]];
+		[self convertRect: redrawRect toView: _documentView]];
 	    }
 
 	  if (dy != 0)
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
 					+ intersection.size.height;
 		}
 	      [_documentView setNeedsDisplayInRect: 
-                      [self convertRect: redrawRect toView: _documentView]];
+		[self convertRect: redrawRect toView: _documentView]];
 	    }
 	}
     }
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
       // dont copy anything -- docview draws it all
       [super setBoundsOrigin: newBounds.origin];
       [_documentView setNeedsDisplayInRect: 
-              [self convertRect: newBounds toView: _documentView]];
+	[self convertRect: newBounds toView: _documentView]];
     }
   [super_view reflectScrolledClipView: self];
 }
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
 
 - (void) drawRect: (NSRect)rect
 {
-  [[self backgroundColor] set];
+  [_backgroundColor set];
   NSRectFill(rect);
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/NSMatrix.m b/Source/NSMatrix.m
index fa326b403..e26d85d4a 100644
--- a/Source/NSMatrix.m
+++ b/Source/NSMatrix.m
@@ -683,11 +683,10 @@ static int mouseDownFlags = 0;
   float	approxRowsHeight = approxRow * (cellSize.height + intercell.height);
   int	approxCol = point.x / (cellSize.width + intercell.width);
   float	approxColsWidth = approxCol * (cellSize.width + intercell.width);
-  NSRect theBounds = [self bounds];
 
   /* First check the limit cases */
-  beyondCols = (point.x > theBounds.size.width || point.x < 0);
-  beyondRows = (point.y > theBounds.size.height || point.y < 0);
+  beyondCols = (point.x > bounds.size.width || point.x < 0);
+  beyondRows = (point.y > bounds.size.height || point.y < 0);
 
   /* Determine if the point is inside the cell */
   betweenRows = !(point.y > approxRowsHeight
diff --git a/Source/NSMenuView.m b/Source/NSMenuView.m
index 420234613..433dd7fc8 100644
--- a/Source/NSMenuView.m
+++ b/Source/NSMenuView.m
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ static float GSMenuBarHeight = 25.0; // a guess.
 
 - (NSRect)innerRect
 {
-  return [self bounds];
+  return bounds;
 
   // this could change if we drew menuitemcells as
   // plain rects with no bezel like in macOSX. Talk to Michael Hanni if
@@ -388,9 +388,9 @@ static float GSMenuBarHeight = 25.0; // a guess.
     [self sizeToFit];
 
   if (index == 0)
-    theRect.origin.y = [self frame].size.height - cellSize.height;
+    theRect.origin.y = frame.size.height - cellSize.height;
   else
-    theRect.origin.y = [self frame].size.height - (cellSize.height * (index + 1));
+    theRect.origin.y = frame.size.height - (cellSize.height * (index + 1));
   theRect.origin.x = 0;
   theRect.size = cellSize;
 
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ static float GSMenuBarHeight = 25.0; // a guess.
   NSRect aRect = [self rectOfItemAtIndex: 0];
 
   // this will need some finnessing but should be close.
-  return ([self frame].size.height - point.y) / aRect.size.height;
+  return (frame.size.height - point.y) / aRect.size.height;
 }
 
 - (void)setNeedsDisplayForItemAtIndex: (int)index
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ static float GSMenuBarHeight = 25.0; // a guess.
 - (void)drawRect: (NSRect)rect
 {
   int i;
-  NSRect aRect = [self frame];
+  NSRect aRect = frame;
   int howMany = [menuv_items_link count];
 
   // This code currently doesn't take intercell spacing into account. I'll
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ static float GSMenuBarHeight = 25.0; // a guess.
 - (BOOL)trackWithEvent: (NSEvent *)event
 {
   NSPoint       lastLocation = [event locationInWindow];
-  float         height = [self frame].size.height;
+  float         height = frame.size.height;
   int index;
   int lastIndex = 0;
   unsigned      eventMask =   NSLeftMouseUpMask | NSLeftMouseDownMask
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ static float GSMenuBarHeight = 25.0; // a guess.
   // Get our mouse location, regardless of where it may be it the event
   // stream.
 
-  lastLocation = [[self window] mouseLocationOutsideOfEventStream];
+  lastLocation = [window mouseLocationOutsideOfEventStream];
 
   index = (height - lastLocation.y) / cellSize.height;
                                          
@@ -521,21 +521,21 @@ static float GSMenuBarHeight = 25.0; // a guess.
 	    break;
 	  case NSRightMouseDragged: 
 	  case NSLeftMouseDragged: 
-	    lastLocation = [[self window] mouseLocationOutsideOfEventStream];
+	    lastLocation = [window mouseLocationOutsideOfEventStream];
 	    lastLocation = [self convertPoint: lastLocation fromView: nil];
 
 #if 0
-	    NSLog (@"location = (%f, %f, %f)", lastLocation.x, [[self window]
-	      frame].origin.x, [[self window] frame].size.width);  
-	    NSLog (@"location = %f (%f, %f)", lastLocation.y, [[self window]
-	      frame].origin.y, [[self window] frame].size.height);  
+	    NSLog (@"location = (%f, %f, %f)", lastLocation.x, [window
+	      frame].origin.x, [window frame].size.width);  
+	    NSLog (@"location = %f (%f, %f)", lastLocation.y, [window
+	      frame].origin.y, [window frame].size.height);  
 #endif
 
 	    /* If the location of the mouse is inside the window on the
 	       x-axis. */
 
 	    if (lastLocation.x > 0
-	      && lastLocation.x < [[self window] frame].size.width)
+	      && lastLocation.x < [window frame].size.width)
 	      {
 
 		/* Get the index from some simple math. */
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ static float GSMenuBarHeight = 25.0; // a guess.
 		   the current view. This should check to see if the
 		   current item, if any, has an open submenu. */
 
-	        if (lastLocation.y > [[self window] frame].size.height
+	        if (lastLocation.y > [window frame].size.height
 	           || lastLocation.y < 0)
 	          {
 		    weWereOut = YES;
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static float GSMenuBarHeight = 25.0; // a guess.
 	       the current window we need to see if we should display a
 	       submenu. */
 
-	    else if (lastLocation.x > [[self window] frame].size.width)
+	    else if (lastLocation.x > [window frame].size.width)
 	      {
 		NSRect aRect = [self rectOfItemAtIndex: lastIndex];
 		if (lastLocation.y > aRect.origin.y
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ cell do the following */
 
   else if (weRightMenu)
     {
-      NSPoint cP = [[self window] convertBaseToScreen: lastLocation];
+      NSPoint cP = [window convertBaseToScreen: lastLocation];
 
       [self setHighlightedItemIndex: -1];
 
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ cell do the following */
 		    location: cP
 		    modifierFlags: [event modifierFlags]
 		    timestamp: [event timestamp]
-		    windowNumber: [[self window] windowNumber]
+		    windowNumber: [window windowNumber]
 		    context: [event context] 
 		    eventNumber: [event eventNumber]
 		    clickCount: [event clickCount]
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ cell do the following */
 
   else if (weLeftMenu)
     { /* The weLeftMenu case */
-      NSPoint cP = [[self window] convertBaseToScreen: lastLocation];
+      NSPoint cP = [window convertBaseToScreen: lastLocation];
 
       selectedCell = [menuv_items_link objectAtIndex: lastIndex];
       if ([selectedCell hasSubmenu])
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ cell do the following */
 		    location: cP
 		    modifierFlags: [event modifierFlags]
 		    timestamp: [event timestamp]
-		    windowNumber: [[self window] windowNumber]
+		    windowNumber: [window windowNumber]
 		    context: [event context] 
 		    eventNumber: [event eventNumber]
 		    clickCount: [event clickCount]
diff --git a/Source/NSPopUpButton.m b/Source/NSPopUpButton.m
index b31176af6..d39d41d83 100644
--- a/Source/NSPopUpButton.m
+++ b/Source/NSPopUpButton.m
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@
 {
   NSPoint cP;
 
-  cP = [[self window] convertBaseToScreen: [theEvent locationInWindow]];
+  cP = [window convertBaseToScreen: [theEvent locationInWindow]];
   cP = [popb_win convertScreenToBase: cP];
  
 //NSLog(@"location x = %d, y = %d\n", (int)cP.x, (int)cP.y);
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@
 {
   // First check ourselves
 //  if ([self mouse:aPoint inRect:bounds]) return self;
-  if ([self mouse:aPoint inRect:[self frame]]) return self;
+  if ([self mouse:aPoint inRect:frame]) return self;
 
   return nil;
 }
diff --git a/Source/NSProgressIndicator.m b/Source/NSProgressIndicator.m
index 6b8b71912..e2573d1a6 100644
--- a/Source/NSProgressIndicator.m
+++ b/Source/NSProgressIndicator.m
@@ -149,24 +149,22 @@
 
 - (void)drawRect:(NSRect)rect
 {
-   NSRect	bnds,r;
-
-   bnds = [self bounds];
+   NSRect	r;
 
    // Draw the Bezel
    if (isBezeled)
-      NSDrawGrayBezel(bnds,rect);
+      NSDrawGrayBezel(bounds,rect);
 
    // Calc the inside rect to be drawn
    if (isBezeled)
    {
-      r = NSMakeRect(NSMinX(bnds) + 2.0,
-		     NSMinY(bnds) + 2.0,
-		     NSWidth(bnds) - 4.0,
-		     NSHeight(bnds) - 4.0);
+      r = NSMakeRect(NSMinX(bounds) + 2.0,
+		     NSMinY(bounds) + 2.0,
+		     NSWidth(bounds) - 4.0,
+		     NSHeight(bounds) - 4.0);
    }
    else
-      r = bnds;
+      r = bounds;
 
    if (isIndeterminate)		// Draw indeterminate
    {
@@ -263,10 +261,10 @@
 
 - (void)_update
 {
-   if ([self window] != nil)
-      if ([[self window] isVisible])
+   if (window != nil)
+      if ([window isVisible])
       {
-	 [[self window] display];
+	 [window display];
 #warning It does not seem that GNUstep has a NSDPSContext
 //	 [[NSDPSContext currentContext] flush];
       }
diff --git a/Source/NSSavePanel.m b/Source/NSSavePanel.m
index 2bcbe3467..7cf10ad18 100644
--- a/Source/NSSavePanel.m
+++ b/Source/NSSavePanel.m
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ static NSSavePanel *gnustep_gui_save_panel = nil;
 
 - (int) runModalForDirectory:(NSString *) path file:(NSString *) filename
 {
-  NSRect panelFrame = [self frame];
+  NSRect panelFrame = frame;
   NSRect screenFrame = [[NSScreen mainScreen] frame];
   NSDebugLLog(@"NSSavePanel", @"NSSavePanel -runModalForDirectory: filename:");
 
diff --git a/Source/NSScrollView.m b/Source/NSScrollView.m
index d1c26412f..3f840a21f 100644
--- a/Source/NSScrollView.m
+++ b/Source/NSScrollView.m
@@ -467,8 +467,7 @@ static Class rulerViewClass = nil;
 
 - (void) tile
 {
-  NSRect boundsRect = [self bounds];
-  NSSize contentSize = [isa contentSizeForFrameSize: boundsRect.size
+  NSSize contentSize = [isa contentSizeForFrameSize: bounds.size
 			      hasHorizontalScroller: _hasHorizScroller
 				hasVerticalScroller: _hasVertScroller
 					 borderType: _borderType];
@@ -498,10 +497,10 @@ static Class rulerViewClass = nil;
 
   if (_hasVertScroller)
     {
-      vertScrollerRect.origin.x = boundsRect.origin.x + borderThickness;
-      vertScrollerRect.origin.y = boundsRect.origin.y + borderThickness;
+      vertScrollerRect.origin.x = bounds.origin.x + borderThickness;
+      vertScrollerRect.origin.y = bounds.origin.y + borderThickness;
       vertScrollerRect.size.width = scrollerWidth;
-      vertScrollerRect.size.height =bounds.size.height - 2 * borderThickness;
+      vertScrollerRect.size.height = bounds.size.height - 2 * borderThickness;
 
       contentRect.origin.x += scrollerWidth + 1;
     }
@@ -509,7 +508,7 @@ static Class rulerViewClass = nil;
   if (_hasHorizScroller)
     {
       horizScrollerRect.origin.x = contentRect.origin.x;
-      horizScrollerRect.origin.y = boundsRect.origin.y + borderThickness;
+      horizScrollerRect.origin.y = bounds.origin.y + borderThickness;
       horizScrollerRect.size.width = contentRect.size.width;
       horizScrollerRect.size.height = scrollerWidth;
 
diff --git a/Source/NSScroller.m b/Source/NSScroller.m
index a0870be2b..bfe4a3ee9 100644
--- a/Source/NSScroller.m
+++ b/Source/NSScroller.m
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ static BOOL preCalcValues = NO;
 
 - (void) checkSpaceForParts
 {
-  NSSize	frameSize = [self frame].size;
+  NSSize	frameSize = frame.size;
   float		size = (_isHorizontal ? frameSize.width : frameSize.height);
   float		scrollerWidth = [isa scrollerWidth];
 
diff --git a/Source/NSSlider.m b/Source/NSSlider.m
index 5be21d432..e15a6d8c3 100644
--- a/Source/NSSlider.m
+++ b/Source/NSSlider.m
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static Class cellClass;
 	      if (floatValue != oldFloatValue)
 		{
 		  [theCell setFloatValue: floatValue];
-		  [theCell drawWithFrame: [self bounds] inView: self];
+		  [theCell drawWithFrame: bounds inView: self];
 		  [window flushWindow];
 		  if (isContinuous)
 		    [target performSelector: action withObject: self];
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static Class cellClass;
       if ([self isContinuous])
 	[[theCell target] performSelector: [theCell action]
 			       withObject: self];
-      [theCell drawWithFrame: [self bounds] inView: self];
+      [theCell drawWithFrame: bounds inView: self];
       [window flushWindow];
     }
 
diff --git a/Source/NSSplitView.m b/Source/NSSplitView.m
index 8080f8839..7099e2aa3 100644
--- a/Source/NSSplitView.m
+++ b/Source/NSSplitView.m
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
   if (count < 2)
     return;
 
-  [[self window] setAcceptsMouseMovedEvents: YES];
+  [window setAcceptsMouseMovedEvents: YES];
   vis = [self visibleRect];
 
   /* find out which divider it is */
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
   if ([self isVertical] == NO)
     {
       divVertical = div;
-      divHorizontal = NSWidth([self frame]);
+      divHorizontal = NSWidth(frame);
       /* set the default limits on the dragging */
       minCoord = NSMinY(bigRect) + divVertical;
       maxCoord = NSHeight(bigRect) + NSMinY(bigRect) - divVertical;
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
   else
     {
       divHorizontal = div;
-      divVertical = NSHeight([self frame]);
+      divVertical = NSHeight(frame);
       /* set the default limits on the dragging */
       minCoord = NSMinX(bigRect) + divHorizontal;
       maxCoord = NSWidth(bigRect) + NSMinX(bigRect) - divHorizontal;
@@ -284,10 +284,10 @@
 	     (int)NSMinX(r1),(int)NSMinY(r1),(int)NSWidth(r1),
 	     (int)NSHeight(r1));
 
-  [[self window] invalidateCursorRectsForView: self];
+  [window invalidateCursorRectsForView: self];
 
 RETURN_LABEL:
-  [[self window] setAcceptsMouseMovedEvents: NO];
+  [window setAcceptsMouseMovedEvents: NO];
   [self setNeedsDisplay: YES];
 
   [self display];
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@ RETURN_LABEL:
       unsigned	count = [subs count];
       NSView	*views[count];
       NSRect	frames[count];
-      NSRect	bd = [self bounds];
       float	thickness = [self dividerThickness];
       NSSize	newSize;
       NSPoint	newPoint;
@@ -326,7 +325,7 @@ RETURN_LABEL:
       [subs getObjects: views];
       if ([self isVertical] == NO)
 	{
-	  newTotal = NSHeight(bd) - thickness*(count - 1);
+	  newTotal = NSHeight(bounds) - thickness*(count - 1);
 	  oldTotal = 0.0;
 	  for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
 	    {
@@ -345,7 +344,7 @@ RETURN_LABEL:
 		newHeight = floor(newHeight);
 	      else
 		newHeight = ceil(newHeight);
-	      newSize = NSMakeSize(NSWidth(bd), newHeight);
+	      newSize = NSMakeSize(NSWidth(bounds), newHeight);
 	      running -= newHeight;
 	      newPoint = NSMakePoint(0.0, running);
 	      running -= thickness;
@@ -355,7 +354,7 @@ RETURN_LABEL:
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  newTotal = NSWidth(bd) - thickness*(count - 1);
+	  newTotal = NSWidth(bounds) - thickness*(count - 1);
 	  oldTotal = 0.0;
 	  for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
 	    {
@@ -373,7 +372,7 @@ RETURN_LABEL:
 		newWidth = floor(newWidth);
 	      else
 		newWidth = ceil(newWidth);
-	      newSize = NSMakeSize(newWidth, NSHeight(bd));
+	      newSize = NSMakeSize(newWidth, NSHeight(bounds));
 	      newPoint = NSMakePoint(running, 0.0);
 	      running += newWidth + thickness;
 	      [views[i] setFrameSize: newSize];
@@ -541,7 +540,7 @@ static inline NSPoint centerSizeInRect(NSSize innerSize, NSRect outerRect)
 {
   [super resizeWithOldSuperviewSize: oldSize];
   [self adjustSubviews];
-  [[self window] invalidateCursorRectsForView: self];
+  [window invalidateCursorRectsForView: self];
 }
 
 - (id) delegate
diff --git a/Source/NSTabView.m b/Source/NSTabView.m
index 151752cab..eb905aefb 100644
--- a/Source/NSTabView.m
+++ b/Source/NSTabView.m
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
 
 - (NSRect)contentRect
 {
-  NSRect cRect = [self frame];
+  NSRect cRect = frame;
 
   cRect.origin.x = 0;
   cRect.origin.y = 0;
diff --git a/Source/NSTableView.m b/Source/NSTableView.m
index a2aadcb3b..95d7f932f 100644
--- a/Source/NSTableView.m
+++ b/Source/NSTableView.m
@@ -613,12 +613,12 @@ object with the NSTableView as the text delegate. */
 
 - (void)scrollRowToVisible:(int)rowIndex
 {
-  [(NSClipView *)[self superview] scrollToPoint:NSZeroPoint];
+  [(NSClipView *)super_view scrollToPoint:NSZeroPoint];
 }
 
 - (void)scrollColumnToVisible:(int)columnIndex
 {
-  [(NSClipView *)[self superview] scrollToPoint:NSZeroPoint];
+  [(NSClipView *)super_view scrollToPoint:NSZeroPoint];
 }
 
 - (BOOL)textShouldBeginEditing:(NSText *)textObject
diff --git a/Source/NSView.m b/Source/NSView.m
index ec1979158..2f738dd3b 100644
--- a/Source/NSView.m
+++ b/Source/NSView.m
@@ -313,14 +313,14 @@ GSSetDragTypes(NSView* obj, NSArray *types)
    * If neither are descendants of each other and either does not have a
    * superview then they cannot have a common ancestor
    */
-  if (![self superview])
+  if (!super_view)
     return nil;
 
   if (![aView superview])
     return nil;
 
   /* Find the common ancestor of superviews */
-  return [[self superview] ancestorSharedWithView: [aView superview]];
+  return [super_view ancestorSharedWithView: [aView superview]];
 }
 
 - (BOOL) isDescendantOf: (NSView*)aView
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ GSSetDragTypes(NSView* obj, NSArray *types)
     {
       id e, o;
 
-      if ([self autoresizesSubviews] == NO || is_rotated_from_base == YES)
+      if (autoresize_subviews == NO || is_rotated_from_base == YES)
 	return;
 
       e = [sub_views objectEnumerator];