diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/gsiDeclLayLayers.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/gsiDeclLayLayers.cc
index 794d83882..ff03eeec6 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/gsiDeclLayLayers.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/gsiDeclLayLayers.cc
@@ -1165,11 +1165,6 @@ static void clear_children (lay::LayerPropertiesNode *node)
   node->clear_children ();
 }
 
-static lay::LayoutView *get_view (lay::LayerPropertiesNode *node)
-{
-  return node->view ()->ui ();
-}
-
 Class<lay::LayerPropertiesNode> decl_LayerPropertiesNode (
   decl_LayerProperties, 
   "lay", "LayerPropertiesNode",
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewBase.h b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewBase.h
index c4b43ce36..0c41cf425 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewBase.h
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewBase.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ class MoveService;
 #if defined(HAVE_QT)
 class LayerControlPanel;
 class HierarchyControlPanel;
+class EditorOptionsPages;
 #endif
 
 /**
@@ -1671,6 +1672,14 @@ public:
   {
     return 0;
   }
+
+  /**
+   *  @brief Gets the hierarchy panel
+   */
+  virtual lay::EditorOptionsPages *editor_options_pages ()
+  {
+    return 0;
+  }
 #endif
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/layview/layview/layLayoutView_qt.cc b/src/layview/layview/layLayoutView_qt.cc
index bf3070ede..3606f56ce 100644
--- a/src/layview/layview/layLayoutView_qt.cc
+++ b/src/layview/layview/layLayoutView_qt.cc
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <QKeyEvent>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 #include <QHBoxLayout>
+#include <QMessageBox>
 
 #include "tlInternational.h"
 #include "tlExpression.h"
diff --git a/src/layview/layview/layLayoutView_qt.h b/src/layview/layview/layLayoutView_qt.h
index 5eca291cf..486abc108 100644
--- a/src/layview/layview/layLayoutView_qt.h
+++ b/src/layview/layview/layLayoutView_qt.h
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ public:
   /**
    *  @brief Gets the editor options pages
    */
-  lay::EditorOptionsPages *editor_options_pages ();
+  virtual lay::EditorOptionsPages *editor_options_pages ();
 
   /**
    *  @brief Gets the container with the layer control panel