No resize event for kicker applet
 

I'm trying to make a kicker applet, but I'm running into trouble. For some reason, if I put the applet in a panel on the bottom of the screen, it doesn't seem to receive either resizeEvent or orientationChange, both of which are required to properly adjust my applet. Also, the widget starts out at 640x409, and the kicker is not resizing it normally. Is there something I could be doing to mess up these events? Or is there some other way I can find out the correct width and height for my applet? I'm using version 3.1.3 of the KDE libs. Thanks.