diff --git a/src/org/hwo/ui/states/WindowStateManager.java b/src/org/hwo/ui/states/WindowStateManager.java
index 122e301..2a3e6fe 100644
--- a/src/org/hwo/ui/states/WindowStateManager.java
+++ b/src/org/hwo/ui/states/WindowStateManager.java
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ import java.util.Properties;
 public class WindowStateManager {
 	
 	
+	public String saveState(Object o){
+		if (Component.class.isInstance(o)){
+			return saveState((Component)o);
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+	
 	public String saveState(Component component){
 		WindowState ws = createWindowState(component);
 		ByteArrayOutputStream os = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
@@ -23,6 +30,12 @@ public class WindowStateManager {
 		
 		return new String(os.toByteArray());
 	}
+
+	public void applyState(Object o,String state){
+		if (Component.class.isInstance(o)){
+			applyState((Component)o, state);
+		}
+	}
 	
 	public void applyState(Component c,String state){
 		WindowState ws = createWindowState(state);