diff --git a/mindplot/src/main/javascript/Designer.js b/mindplot/src/main/javascript/Designer.js
index 947c9ce8..a7698c02 100644
--- a/mindplot/src/main/javascript/Designer.js
+++ b/mindplot/src/main/javascript/Designer.js
@@ -78,14 +78,6 @@ mindplot.Designer = new Class(/** @lends Designer */{
             this._clipboard = [];
         },
 
-        /**
-         * Deactivates the keyboard events so you can enter text into forms
-         */
-        deactivateKeyboard:function () {
-            mindplot.DesignerKeyboard.getInstance().deactivate();
-            this.deselectAll();
-        },
-
         /**
          * @private
          */
@@ -121,13 +113,6 @@ mindplot.Designer = new Class(/** @lends Designer */{
             });
         },
 
-        /**
-         * Activates the keyboard events so you can enter text into forms
-         */
-        activateKeyboard:function () {
-            mindplot.DesignerKeyboard.getInstance().activate();
-        },
-
         /** 
          * @param {String} type the event type
          * @param {Function} listener
@@ -694,7 +679,7 @@ mindplot.Designer = new Class(/** @lends Designer */{
             for (var i = 0; i < branches.length; i++) {
                 // NodeModel -> NodeGraph ...
                 var nodeModel = branches[i];
-                var nodeGraph = this._nodeModelToNodeGraph(nodeModel);
+                var nodeGraph = this.nodeModelToNodeGraph(nodeModel);
 
                 // Update shrink render state...
                 nodeGraph.setBranchVisibility(true);
@@ -737,12 +722,10 @@ mindplot.Designer = new Class(/** @lends Designer */{
         },
 
         /**
-         * @private
          * @param {mindplot.model.NodeModel} nodeModel
          * @return {mindplot.Topic} the topic (extends mindplot.NodeGraph) created to the model
-         * @todo marked private but called from mindplot.StandaloneActionDispatcher
          */
-        _nodeModelToNodeGraph:function (nodeModel) {
+        nodeModelToNodeGraph:function (nodeModel) {
             $assert(nodeModel, "Node model can not be null");
             var children = nodeModel.getChildren().slice();
             children = children.sort(function (a, b) {
@@ -756,7 +739,7 @@ mindplot.Designer = new Class(/** @lends Designer */{
             for (var i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
                 var child = children[i];
                 if ($defined(child))
-                    this._nodeModelToNodeGraph(child);
+                    this.nodeModelToNodeGraph(child);
             }
 
             return nodeGraph;
@@ -786,12 +769,10 @@ mindplot.Designer = new Class(/** @lends Designer */{
         },
 
         /**
-         * @private
          * @param {mindplot.model.RelationshipModel} model
          * @return {mindplot.Relationship} the relationship added to the mindmap
-         * @todo marked private but called from mindplot.StandaloneActionDispatcher
          */
-        _addRelationship:function (model) {
+        addRelationship:function (model) {
             var mindmap = this.getMindmap();
             mindmap.addRelationship(model);
             return this._relationshipModelToRelationship(model);
@@ -799,11 +780,9 @@ mindplot.Designer = new Class(/** @lends Designer */{
 
         /**
          * deletes the relationship from the linked topics, DesignerModel, Workspace and Mindmap
-         * @private
          * @param {mindplot.Relationship} rel the relationship to delete
-         * @todo marked private but called from mindplot.StandaloneActionDispatcher
          */
-        _deleteRelationship:function (rel) {
+        deleteRelationship:function (rel) {
             var sourceTopic = rel.getSourceTopic();
             sourceTopic.deleteRelationship(rel);
 
@@ -864,19 +843,17 @@ mindplot.Designer = new Class(/** @lends Designer */{
         },
 
         /**
-         * @private
          * @param {mindplot.model.Topic} node the topic to remove
          * removes the given topic and its children from Workspace, DesignerModel and NodeModel
-         * @todo marked private but called from mindplot.StandaloneActionDispatcher
          */
-        _removeTopic:function (node) {
+        removeTopic:function (node) {
             if (!node.isCentralTopic()) {
                 var parent = node._parent;
                 node.disconnect(this._workspace);
 
                 //remove children
                 while (node.getChildren().length > 0) {
-                    this._removeTopic(node.getChildren()[0]);
+                    this.removeTopic(node.getChildren()[0]);
                 }
 
                 this._workspace.removeChild(node);
diff --git a/mindplot/src/main/javascript/StandaloneActionDispatcher.js b/mindplot/src/main/javascript/StandaloneActionDispatcher.js
index 3fc2d8ca..ebd2d84d 100644
--- a/mindplot/src/main/javascript/StandaloneActionDispatcher.js
+++ b/mindplot/src/main/javascript/StandaloneActionDispatcher.js
@@ -288,13 +288,13 @@ mindplot.CommandContext = new Class(/** @lends CommandContext */{
 
     /** */
     deleteTopic:function (topic) {
-        this._designer._removeTopic(topic);
+        this._designer.removeTopic(topic);
     },
 
     /** */
     createTopic:function (model) {
         $assert(model, "model can not be null");
-        return  this._designer._nodeModelToNodeGraph(model);
+        return  this._designer.nodeModelToNodeGraph(model);
     },
 
     /** */
@@ -322,12 +322,12 @@ mindplot.CommandContext = new Class(/** @lends CommandContext */{
     /** */
     addRelationship:function (model) {
         $assert(model, "model cannot be null");
-        return this._designer._addRelationship(model);
+        return this._designer.addRelationship(model);
     },
 
     /** */
     deleteRelationship:function (relationship) {
-        this._designer._deleteRelationship(relationship);
+        this._designer.deleteRelationship(relationship);
     },
 
     /** */