diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewConfig.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewConfig.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d9f5878b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewConfig.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+
+/*
+
+  KLayout Layout Viewer
+  Copyright (C) 2006-2022 Matthias Koefferlein
+
+  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+
+*/
+
+#include "laybasicConfig.h"
+#include "layConverters.h"
+#include "layColorPalette.h"
+#include "layStipplePalette.h"
+#include "layLineStylePalette.h"
+#include "layPlugin.h"
+#include "tlColor.h"
+
+namespace lay
+{
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------
+//  The dummy plugin declaration to register the configuration options
+
+class LayoutViewBasicConfigDeclaration
+  : public lay::PluginDeclaration
+{
+public:
+  virtual void get_options (std::vector < std::pair<std::string, std::string> > &options) const
+  {
+    lay::ColorConverter cc;
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_default_lyp_file, ""));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_default_add_other_layers, "false"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_layers_always_show_source, "false"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_layers_always_show_ld, "true"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_layers_always_show_layout_index, "false"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_test_shapes_in_view, "false"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_flat_cell_list, "false"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_split_cell_list, "false"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_cell_list_sorting, "by-name"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_split_lib_views, "false"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_current_lib_view, ""));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_hide_empty_layers, "false"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_min_inst_label_size, "16"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_cell_box_text_font, "0"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_cell_box_text_transform, "true"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_cell_box_color, "auto"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_cell_box_visible, "true"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_text_color, "auto"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_text_visible, "true"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_text_lazy_rendering, "true"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_bitmap_caching, "true"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_show_properties, "false"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_apply_text_trans, "true"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_global_trans, "r0"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_default_text_size, "0.1"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_text_font, "0"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_sel_color, cc.to_string (tl::Color ())));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_sel_line_width, "1"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_sel_vertex_size, "3"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_sel_dither_pattern, "1"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_sel_halo, "true"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_sel_transient_mode, "true"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_sel_inside_pcells_mode, "false"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_tracking_cursor_enabled, "true"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_tracking_cursor_color, cc.to_string (tl::Color ())));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_background_color, cc.to_string (tl::Color ())));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_ctx_color, cc.to_string (tl::Color ())));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_ctx_dimming, "50"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_ctx_hollow, "false"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_child_ctx_color, cc.to_string (tl::Color ())));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_child_ctx_dimming, "50"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_child_ctx_hollow, "false"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_child_ctx_enabled, "false"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_search_range, "5"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_search_range_box, "0"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_abstract_mode_width, "10.0"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_abstract_mode_enabled, "false"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_fit_new_cell, "true"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_full_hier_new_cell, "false"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_initial_hier_depth, "1"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_clear_ruler_new_cell, "false"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_mouse_wheel_mode, "0"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_pan_distance, "0.15"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_paste_display_mode, "2"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_guiding_shape_visible, "true"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_guiding_shape_line_width, "1"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_guiding_shape_color, cc.to_string (tl::Color ())));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_guiding_shape_vertex_size, "5"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_abs_units, "false"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_dbu_units, "false"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_drawing_workers, "1"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_drop_small_cells, "false"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_drop_small_cells_cond, "0"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_drop_small_cells_value, "10"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_array_border_instances, "false"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_bitmap_oversampling, "1"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_image_cache_size, "1"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_default_font_size, "0"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_color_palette, lay::ColorPalette ().to_string ()));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_stipple_palette, lay::StipplePalette ().to_string ()));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_stipple_offset, "true"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_line_style_palette, lay::LineStylePalette ().to_string ()));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_no_stipple, "false"));
+    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_markers_visible, "true"));
+  }
+};
+
+static tl::RegisteredClass<lay::PluginDeclaration> config_decl (new LayoutViewBasicConfigDeclaration (), 1990, "LayoutViewBasicConfig");
+
+}
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/laybasic.pro b/src/laybasic/laybasic/laybasic.pro
index 24f737974..915729a04 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/laybasic.pro
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/laybasic.pro
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ SOURCES += \
   gsiDeclLayPlugin.cc \
   gsiDeclLayTlAdded.cc \
   gsiDeclLayRdbAdded.cc \
+  layLayoutViewConfig.cc \
   laybasicForceLink.cc \
   layAnnotationShapes.cc \
   layBitmap.cc \
diff --git a/src/layui/layui/layLayoutViewConfigPages.cc b/src/layui/layui/layLayoutViewConfigPages.cc
index 314abe80f..d501ec102 100644
--- a/src/layui/layui/layLayoutViewConfigPages.cc
+++ b/src/layui/layui/layLayoutViewConfigPages.cc
@@ -1523,85 +1523,6 @@ class LayoutViewConfigDeclaration
   : public lay::PluginDeclaration
 {
 public:
-  virtual void get_options (std::vector < std::pair<std::string, std::string> > &options) const
-  {
-    lay::ColorConverter cc;
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_default_lyp_file, ""));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_default_add_other_layers, "false"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_layers_always_show_source, "false"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_layers_always_show_ld, "true"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_layers_always_show_layout_index, "false"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_test_shapes_in_view, "false"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_flat_cell_list, "false"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_split_cell_list, "false"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_cell_list_sorting, "by-name"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_split_lib_views, "false"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_current_lib_view, ""));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_hide_empty_layers, "false"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_min_inst_label_size, "16"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_cell_box_text_font, "0"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_cell_box_text_transform, "true"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_cell_box_color, "auto"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_cell_box_visible, "true"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_text_color, "auto"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_text_visible, "true"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_text_lazy_rendering, "true"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_bitmap_caching, "true"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_show_properties, "false"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_apply_text_trans, "true"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_global_trans, "r0"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_default_text_size, "0.1"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_text_font, "0"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_sel_color, cc.to_string (QColor ())));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_sel_line_width, "1"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_sel_vertex_size, "3"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_sel_dither_pattern, "1"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_sel_halo, "true"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_sel_transient_mode, "true"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_sel_inside_pcells_mode, "false"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_tracking_cursor_enabled, "true"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_tracking_cursor_color, cc.to_string (QColor ())));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_background_color, cc.to_string (QColor ())));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_ctx_color, cc.to_string (QColor ())));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_ctx_dimming, "50"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_ctx_hollow, "false"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_child_ctx_color, cc.to_string (QColor ())));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_child_ctx_dimming, "50"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_child_ctx_hollow, "false"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_child_ctx_enabled, "false"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_search_range, "5"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_search_range_box, "0"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_abstract_mode_width, "10.0"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_abstract_mode_enabled, "false"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_fit_new_cell, "true"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_full_hier_new_cell, "false"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_initial_hier_depth, "1"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_clear_ruler_new_cell, "false"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_mouse_wheel_mode, "0"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_pan_distance, "0.15"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_paste_display_mode, "2"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_guiding_shape_visible, "true"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_guiding_shape_line_width, "1"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_guiding_shape_color, cc.to_string (QColor ())));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_guiding_shape_vertex_size, "5"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_abs_units, "false"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_dbu_units, "false"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_drawing_workers, "1"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_drop_small_cells, "false"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_drop_small_cells_cond, "0"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_drop_small_cells_value, "10"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_array_border_instances, "false"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_bitmap_oversampling, "1"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_image_cache_size, "1"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_default_font_size, "0"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_color_palette, lay::ColorPalette ().to_string ()));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_stipple_palette, lay::StipplePalette ().to_string ()));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_stipple_offset, "true"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_line_style_palette, lay::LineStylePalette ().to_string ()));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_no_stipple, "false"));
-    options.push_back (std::pair<std::string, std::string> (cfg_markers_visible, "true"));
-  }
-
   virtual std::vector<std::pair <std::string, ConfigPage *> > config_pages (QWidget *parent) const 
   {
     std::vector<std::pair <std::string, ConfigPage *> > pages;