// remove gwt extra divs and place shell nodes directly into the document body,
// (and hope for the best about xbrowser compatibility..)
shell.getElement().setId("shell");
final Element shellElement = Document.get().getElementById("shell");
shellElement.removeFromParent();
Document.get().getElementById("rootPanel").removeFromParent();
Element shellChildElement = shellElement.getFirstChildElement();
while (shellChildElement != null) {
shellChildElement.removeFromParent();