diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp b/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp
index ce79c459be..ab6da2ccd2 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,31 @@ namespace Oxygen
   {
     p->drawEllipse(QRectF(point.x()-diameter/2, point.y()-diameter/2, diameter, diameter));
   }
+  
+  //_________________________________________________________
+  QColor reduceContrast(const QColor &c0, const QColor &c1, double t)
+  {
+    double s = KColorUtils::contrastRatio(c0, c1);
+    if (s < t)
+      return c1;
+
+    double l = 0.0, h = 1.0;
+    double x = s, a;
+    QColor r = c1;
+    for (int maxiter = 16; maxiter; --maxiter)
+    {
+
+      a = 0.5 * (l + h);
+      r = KColorUtils::mix(c0, c1, a);
+      x = KColorUtils::contrastRatio(c0, r);
+
+      if (fabs(x - t) < 0.01) break;
+      if (x > t) h = a;
+      else l = a;
+    }
+
+    return r;
+  }
 
   //___________________________________________
   OxygenClient::OxygenClient(KDecorationBridge *b, OxygenFactory *f):
@@ -184,31 +209,6 @@ namespace Oxygen
     }
   }
 
-  //_________________________________________________________
-  QColor reduceContrast(const QColor &c0, const QColor &c1, double t)
-  {
-    double s = KColorUtils::contrastRatio(c0, c1);
-    if (s < t)
-      return c1;
-
-    double l = 0.0, h = 1.0;
-    double x = s, a;
-    QColor r = c1;
-    for (int maxiter = 16; maxiter; --maxiter)
-    {
-
-      a = 0.5 * (l + h);
-      r = KColorUtils::mix(c0, c1, a);
-      x = KColorUtils::contrastRatio(c0, r);
-
-      if (fabs(x - t) < 0.01) break;
-      if (x > t) h = a;
-      else l = a;
-    }
-
-    return r;
-  }
-
   //_________________________________________________________
   QRegion OxygenClient::calcMask( void ) const
   {
diff --git a/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.h b/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.h
index de41413d13..e868d0ef0c 100644
--- a/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.h
+++ b/clients/oxygen/oxygenclient.h
@@ -298,6 +298,16 @@ namespace Oxygen
 
     };
 
+    //!@name utility functions
+    //@{
+
+    // dot
+    void renderDot(QPainter*, const QPointF&, qreal );
+
+    // contrast
+    QColor reduceContrast(const QColor&, const QColor&, double t);
+
+    //@}
 
 } // namespace Oxygen