diff --git a/SketchWidget.py b/SketchWidget.py
index 345b5d4..0c5c6f9 100644
--- a/SketchWidget.py
+++ b/SketchWidget.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ class SketchWidget:
             if self.drawingLine is not None:
                 # cancel line currently being drawn
                 self.drawingLine = None
-                self.redraw()
+                self.queue_redraw()
 
     def button_release_event(self, widget, event, data = None):
         if event.button == 2:
@@ -229,11 +229,11 @@ class SketchWidget:
             self.view_center = (self.view_center[0] - this_pt[0] + start_pt[0],
                     self.view_center[1] - this_pt[1] + start_pt[1])
             self.panning_start = (event.x, self.size[1] - event.y)
-            self.redraw()
+            self.queue_redraw()
         elif self.drawingLine is not None:
             this_pt = self.screenPtToPt((event.x, self.size[1] - event.y))
             self.drawingLine.setPt(1, this_pt)
-            self.redraw()
+            self.queue_redraw()
 
     def scroll_event(self, widget, event, data = None):
         if event.direction == gtk.gdk.SCROLL_UP:
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class SketchWidget:
             self.view_center = (zoom_pt[0] - off_x / self.zoom_factor,
                     zoom_pt[1] - off_y / self.zoom_factor)
             self.view_width /= self.zoom_factor
-            self.redraw()
+            self.queue_redraw()
         elif event.direction == gtk.gdk.SCROLL_DOWN:
             zoom_pt = self.screenPtToPt((event.x,
                 self.size[1] - event.y))
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ class SketchWidget:
             self.view_center = (zoom_pt[0] - off_x * self.zoom_factor,
                     zoom_pt[1] - off_y * self.zoom_factor)
             self.view_width *= self.zoom_factor
-            self.redraw()
+            self.queue_redraw()
 
-    def redraw(self):
+    def queue_redraw(self):
         self.widget.queue_draw_area(0, 0,
                 int(self.size[0]), int(self.size[1]))