diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/window.tex b/docs/latex/wx/window.tex
index b4103f2261..92eba14297 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/window.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/window.tex
@@ -1560,7 +1560,19 @@ Returns {\tt true} if the window is shown, {\tt false} if it has been hidden.
 
 \wxheading{See also}
 
-\helpref{wxWindow::IsVisible}{wxwindowisvisible}
+\helpref{wxWindow::IsShownOnScreen}{wxwindowisshownonscreen}
+
+
+\membersection{wxWindow::IsShownOnScreen}\label{wxwindowisshownonscreen}
+
+\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsShownOnScreen}{\void}
+
+Returns {\tt true} if the window is physically visible on the screen, i.e. it
+is shown and all its parents up to the toplevel window are shown as well.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown}
 
 
 \membersection{wxWindow::IsTopLevel}\label{wxwindowistoplevel}
@@ -1572,18 +1584,6 @@ dialogs are considered to be top-level windows (even if they have a parent
 window).
 
 
-\membersection{wxWindow::IsVisible}\label{wxwindowisvisible}
-
-\constfunc{virtual bool}{IsVisible}{\void}
-
-Returns {\tt true} if the window is physically visible on the screen, i.e. it
-is shown and all its parents up to the toplevel window are shown as well.
-
-\wxheading{See also}
-
-\helpref{wxWindow::IsShown}{wxwindowisshown}
-
-
 \membersection{wxWindow::Layout}\label{wxwindowlayout}
 
 \func{void}{Layout}{\void}
diff --git a/include/wx/window.h b/include/wx/window.h
index b752e7452f..9716f0e9f1 100644
--- a/include/wx/window.h
+++ b/include/wx/window.h
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ public:
 
     // returns true if the window is visible, i.e. IsShown() returns true
     // if called on it and all its parents up to the first TLW
-    virtual bool IsVisible() const;
+    virtual bool IsShownOnScreen() const;
 
         // get/set window style (setting style won't update the window and so
         // is only useful for internal usage)
diff --git a/src/common/wincmn.cpp b/src/common/wincmn.cpp
index 47983f7274..7d16c18b26 100644
--- a/src/common/wincmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/wincmn.cpp
@@ -747,9 +747,10 @@ bool wxWindowBase::Enable(bool enable)
     }
 }
 
-bool wxWindowBase::IsVisible() const
+bool wxWindowBase::IsShownOnScreen() const
 {
-    return IsShown() && (GetParent() == NULL || GetParent()->IsVisible());
+    return IsShown() &&
+           (GetParent() == NULL || GetParent()->IsShownOnScreen());
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/dfb/dcclient.cpp b/src/dfb/dcclient.cpp
index 160f3e336d..d44190e4e3 100644
--- a/src/dfb/dcclient.cpp
+++ b/src/dfb/dcclient.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void wxWindowDC::InitForWin(wxWindow *win, const wxRect *rect)
     wxPoint origin;
     wxIDirectFBSurfacePtr surface;
 
-    if ( !win->IsVisible() )
+    if ( !win->IsShownOnScreen() )
     {
         // we're painting on invisible window: the changes won't have any
         // effect, as the window will be repainted anyhow when it is shown, but
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ wxWindowDC::~wxWindowDC()
 
     // painting on hidden window has no effect on TLW's surface, don't
     // waste time flipping the dummy surface:
-    if ( !m_win->IsVisible() )
+    if ( !m_win->IsShownOnScreen() )
         return;
 
     // if no painting was done on the DC, we don't have to flip the surface: