diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fdd956e42..d5b94ca76 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 	* gtk/NodeView.cs : always use CreateNativeObject.
 
+2005-01-26  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@novell.com>
+
+	* gtk/Gtk.metadata : hide 3 IM related internal types. [Fixes #71021]
+
 2005-01-26  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@novell.com>
 
 	* generator/*.cs : refactoring of Parameters class. Added IEnumerable
diff --git a/doc/en/Gtk/IMContextInfo.xml b/doc/en/Gtk/IMContextInfo.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index b2953a959..000000000
--- a/doc/en/Gtk/IMContextInfo.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-<Type Name="IMContextInfo" FullName="Gtk.IMContextInfo">
-  <TypeSignature Language="C#" Value="public sealed struct IMContextInfo;" Maintainer="auto" />
-  <AssemblyInfo>
-    <AssemblyName>gtk-sharp</AssemblyName>
-    <AssemblyPublicKey>
-    </AssemblyPublicKey>
-    <AssemblyVersion>0.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
-    <AssemblyCulture>neutral</AssemblyCulture>
-    <Attributes />
-  </AssemblyInfo>
-  <ThreadSafetyStatement>Gtk# is thread aware, but not thread safe; See the <link location="node:gtk-sharp/programming/threads">Gtk# Thread Programming</link> for details.</ThreadSafetyStatement>
-  <Docs>
-    <summary>Helper class for <see cref="T:Gtk.IMContext" />.</summary>
-    <remarks>TODO: Not used in Gtk#; should be removed?</remarks>
-  </Docs>
-  <Base>
-    <BaseTypeName>System.ValueType</BaseTypeName>
-  </Base>
-  <Interfaces />
-  <Attributes />
-  <Members>
-    <Member MemberName="Zero">
-      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public static Gtk.IMContextInfo Zero;" />
-      <MemberType>Field</MemberType>
-      <ReturnValue>
-        <ReturnType>Gtk.IMContextInfo</ReturnType>
-      </ReturnValue>
-      <Parameters />
-      <Docs>
-        <summary>Do not use.</summary>
-        <remarks />
-      </Docs>
-    </Member>
-    <Member MemberName="New">
-      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public static Gtk.IMContextInfo New (IntPtr raw);" />
-      <MemberType>Method</MemberType>
-      <ReturnValue>
-        <ReturnType>Gtk.IMContextInfo</ReturnType>
-      </ReturnValue>
-      <Parameters>
-        <Parameter Name="raw" Type="System.IntPtr" />
-      </Parameters>
-      <Docs>
-        <summary>Public constructor for internal use only. Do not use.</summary>
-        <param name="raw">a <see cref="T:IntPtr" /></param>
-        <returns>a <see cref="T:Gtk.IMContextInfo" /></returns>
-        <remarks />
-      </Docs>
-    </Member>
-    <Member MemberName="ContextId">
-      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public string ContextId;" />
-      <MemberType>Field</MemberType>
-      <ReturnValue>
-        <ReturnType>System.String</ReturnType>
-      </ReturnValue>
-      <Parameters>
-      </Parameters>
-      <Docs>
-        <summary>Do not use.</summary>
-        <remarks />
-      </Docs>
-    </Member>
-    <Member MemberName="ContextName">
-      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public string ContextName;" />
-      <MemberType>Field</MemberType>
-      <ReturnValue>
-        <ReturnType>System.String</ReturnType>
-      </ReturnValue>
-      <Parameters>
-      </Parameters>
-      <Docs>
-        <summary>Do not use.</summary>
-        <remarks />
-      </Docs>
-    </Member>
-    <Member MemberName="Domain">
-      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public string Domain;" />
-      <MemberType>Field</MemberType>
-      <ReturnValue>
-        <ReturnType>System.String</ReturnType>
-      </ReturnValue>
-      <Parameters>
-      </Parameters>
-      <Docs>
-        <summary>Do not use.</summary>
-        <remarks />
-      </Docs>
-    </Member>
-    <Member MemberName="DomainDirname">
-      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public string DomainDirname;" />
-      <MemberType>Field</MemberType>
-      <ReturnValue>
-        <ReturnType>System.String</ReturnType>
-      </ReturnValue>
-      <Parameters>
-      </Parameters>
-      <Docs>
-        <summary>Do not use.</summary>
-        <remarks />
-      </Docs>
-    </Member>
-    <Member MemberName="DefaultLocales">
-      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public string DefaultLocales;" />
-      <MemberType>Field</MemberType>
-      <ReturnValue>
-        <ReturnType>System.String</ReturnType>
-      </ReturnValue>
-      <Parameters>
-      </Parameters>
-      <Docs>
-        <summary>Do not use.</summary>
-        <remarks />
-      </Docs>
-    </Member>
-  </Members>
-</Type>
diff --git a/doc/en/Gtk/IMPreeditStyle.xml b/doc/en/Gtk/IMPreeditStyle.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3acf35992..000000000
--- a/doc/en/Gtk/IMPreeditStyle.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-<Type Name="IMPreeditStyle" FullName="Gtk.IMPreeditStyle">
-  <TypeSignature Language="C#" Value="public enum IMPreeditStyle" Maintainer="auto" />
-  <AssemblyInfo>
-    <AssemblyName>gtk-sharp</AssemblyName>
-    <AssemblyPublicKey>
-    </AssemblyPublicKey>
-    <AssemblyVersion>0.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
-    <AssemblyCulture>neutral</AssemblyCulture>
-    <Attributes />
-  </AssemblyInfo>
-  <ThreadSafetyStatement>Gtk# is thread aware, but not thread safe; See the <link location="node:gtk-sharp/programming/threads">Gtk# Thread Programming</link> for details.</ThreadSafetyStatement>
-  <Docs>
-    <summary>Not used in Gtk#. Do not use.</summary>
-    <remarks />
-  </Docs>
-  <Base>
-    <BaseTypeName>System.Enum</BaseTypeName>
-  </Base>
-  <Interfaces>
-    <Interface>
-      <InterfaceName>System.IComparable</InterfaceName>
-    </Interface>
-    <Interface>
-      <InterfaceName>System.IConvertible</InterfaceName>
-    </Interface>
-    <Interface>
-      <InterfaceName>System.IFormattable</InterfaceName>
-    </Interface>
-  </Interfaces>
-  <Attributes />
-  <Members>
-    <Member MemberName="Nothing">
-      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="Nothing" />
-      <MemberType>Field</MemberType>
-      <ReturnValue>
-        <ReturnType>Gtk.IMPreeditStyle</ReturnType>
-      </ReturnValue>
-      <Parameters>
-      </Parameters>
-      <Docs>
-        <summary>Do not use.</summary>
-        <remarks>
-        </remarks>
-      </Docs>
-    </Member>
-    <Member MemberName="Callback">
-      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="Callback" />
-      <MemberType>Field</MemberType>
-      <ReturnValue>
-        <ReturnType>Gtk.IMPreeditStyle</ReturnType>
-      </ReturnValue>
-      <Parameters>
-      </Parameters>
-      <Docs>
-        <summary>Do not use.</summary>
-        <remarks>
-        </remarks>
-      </Docs>
-    </Member>
-    <Member MemberName="value__">
-      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="value__" />
-      <MemberType>Field</MemberType>
-      <ReturnValue>
-        <ReturnType>System.Int32</ReturnType>
-      </ReturnValue>
-      <Parameters>
-      </Parameters>
-      <Docs>
-        <summary>Internal field.</summary>
-        <remarks>Do not use.</remarks>
-      </Docs>
-    </Member>
-    <Member MemberName="None">
-      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="None" />
-      <MemberType>Field</MemberType>
-      <ReturnValue>
-        <ReturnType>Gtk.IMPreeditStyle</ReturnType>
-      </ReturnValue>
-      <Parameters>
-      </Parameters>
-      <Docs>
-        <summary>Do not use.</summary>
-        <remarks></remarks>
-      </Docs>
-    </Member>
-  </Members>
-</Type>
diff --git a/doc/en/Gtk/IMStatusStyle.xml b/doc/en/Gtk/IMStatusStyle.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1daad6d49..000000000
--- a/doc/en/Gtk/IMStatusStyle.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-<Type Name="IMStatusStyle" FullName="Gtk.IMStatusStyle">
-  <TypeSignature Language="C#" Value="public enum IMStatusStyle" Maintainer="auto" />
-  <AssemblyInfo>
-    <AssemblyName>gtk-sharp</AssemblyName>
-    <AssemblyPublicKey>
-    </AssemblyPublicKey>
-    <AssemblyVersion>0.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
-    <AssemblyCulture>neutral</AssemblyCulture>
-    <Attributes />
-  </AssemblyInfo>
-  <ThreadSafetyStatement>Gtk# is thread aware, but not thread safe; See the <link location="node:gtk-sharp/programming/threads">Gtk# Thread Programming</link> for details.</ThreadSafetyStatement>
-  <Docs>
-    <summary>Not used in Gtk#. Do not use.</summary>
-    <remarks />
-  </Docs>
-  <Base>
-    <BaseTypeName>System.Enum</BaseTypeName>
-  </Base>
-  <Interfaces>
-    <Interface>
-      <InterfaceName>System.IComparable</InterfaceName>
-    </Interface>
-    <Interface>
-      <InterfaceName>System.IConvertible</InterfaceName>
-    </Interface>
-    <Interface>
-      <InterfaceName>System.IFormattable</InterfaceName>
-    </Interface>
-  </Interfaces>
-  <Attributes />
-  <Members>
-    <Member MemberName="Nothing">
-      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="Nothing" />
-      <MemberType>Field</MemberType>
-      <ReturnValue>
-        <ReturnType>Gtk.IMStatusStyle</ReturnType>
-      </ReturnValue>
-      <Parameters>
-      </Parameters>
-      <Docs>
-        <summary>Do not use.</summary>
-        <remarks>
-        </remarks>
-      </Docs>
-    </Member>
-    <Member MemberName="Callback">
-      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="Callback" />
-      <MemberType>Field</MemberType>
-      <ReturnValue>
-        <ReturnType>Gtk.IMStatusStyle</ReturnType>
-      </ReturnValue>
-      <Parameters>
-      </Parameters>
-      <Docs>
-        <summary>Do not use.</summary>
-        <remarks>
-        </remarks>
-      </Docs>
-    </Member>
-    <Member MemberName="value__">
-      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="value__" />
-      <MemberType>Field</MemberType>
-      <ReturnValue>
-        <ReturnType>System.Int32</ReturnType>
-      </ReturnValue>
-      <Parameters>
-      </Parameters>
-      <Docs>
-        <summary>Internal field.</summary>
-        <remarks>Do not use.</remarks>
-      </Docs>
-    </Member>
-    <Member MemberName="None">
-      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="None" />
-      <MemberType>Field</MemberType>
-      <ReturnValue>
-        <ReturnType>Gtk.IMStatusStyle</ReturnType>
-      </ReturnValue>
-      <Parameters>
-      </Parameters>
-      <Docs>
-        <summary>Do not use.</summary>
-        <remarks></remarks>
-      </Docs>
-    </Member>
-  </Members>
-</Type>
diff --git a/gtk/Gtk.metadata b/gtk/Gtk.metadata
index 1e0934436..4188c14f7 100644
--- a/gtk/Gtk.metadata
+++ b/gtk/Gtk.metadata
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@
   <attr path="/api/namespace/class[@cname='GtkTree_']/method[@name='GetRowDragData']/*/*[@name='path']" name="pass_as">out</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/class[@cname='GtkType_']" name="hidden">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/enum[@cname='GtkDebugFlag']" name="hidden">1</attr>
+  <attr path="/api/namespace/enum[@cname='GtkIMPreeditStyle']" name="hidden">1</attr>
+  <attr path="/api/namespace/enum[@cname='GtkIMStatusStyle']" name="hidden">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/enum[@cname='GtkObjectFlags']" name="hidden">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/enum[@cname='GtkPathPriorityType']" name="hidden">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/enum[@cname='GtkPathType']" name="hidden">1</attr>
@@ -454,6 +456,7 @@
   <attr path="/api/namespace/struct[@cname='GtkBindingSignal']" name="hidden">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/struct[@cname='GtkBoxChild']" name="hidden">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/struct[@cname='GtkFixedChild']" name="hidden">1</attr>
+  <attr path="/api/namespace/struct[@cname='GtkIMContextInfo']" name="hidden">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/struct[@cname='GtkItemFactoryItem']" name="hidden">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/struct[@cname='GtkImageAnimationData']" name="hidden">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/struct[@cname='GtkImageIconSetData']" name="hidden">1</attr>