diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutView.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutView.cc
index 0eca02e84..1fd60ba08 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutView.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutView.cc
@@ -170,6 +170,20 @@ LayoutView::init_ui ()
   m_always_show_ld = true;
   m_always_show_layout_index = false;
 
+  mp_timer = 0;
+  mp_left_frame = 0;
+  mp_control_panel = 0;
+  mp_hierarchy_panel = 0;
+  mp_libraries_view = 0;
+  mp_bookmarks_view = 0;
+  mp_control_frame = 0;
+  mp_hierarchy_frame = 0;
+  mp_libraries_frame = 0;
+  mp_bookmarks_frame = 0;
+  mp_editor_options_frame = 0;
+  mp_min_hier_spbx = 0;
+  mp_max_hier_spbx = 0;
+
   QVBoxLayout *vbl = new QVBoxLayout (this);
   vbl->setContentsMargins (0, 0, 0, 0);
   vbl->setSpacing (0);
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewBase.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewBase.cc
index 50c118920..b1d183639 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewBase.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewBase.cc
@@ -396,15 +396,6 @@ LayoutViewBase::init (db::Manager *mgr)
   mp_canvas = new lay::LayoutCanvas (this);
 #endif
 
-  mp_canvas->left_arrow_key_pressed.add (this, &LayoutViewBase::pan_left);
-  mp_canvas->up_arrow_key_pressed.add (this, &LayoutViewBase::pan_up);
-  mp_canvas->right_arrow_key_pressed.add (this, &LayoutViewBase::pan_right);
-  mp_canvas->down_arrow_key_pressed.add (this, &LayoutViewBase::pan_down);
-  mp_canvas->left_arrow_key_pressed_with_shift.add (this, &LayoutViewBase::pan_left_fast);
-  mp_canvas->up_arrow_key_pressed_with_shift.add (this, &LayoutViewBase::pan_up_fast);
-  mp_canvas->right_arrow_key_pressed_with_shift.add (this, &LayoutViewBase::pan_right_fast);
-  mp_canvas->down_arrow_key_pressed_with_shift.add (this, &LayoutViewBase::pan_down_fast);
-
   //  occupy services and editables:
   //  these services get deleted by the canvas destructor automatically:
   if ((m_options & LV_NoTracker) == 0) {
@@ -511,6 +502,14 @@ void LayoutViewBase::update_event_handlers ()
   annotation_shapes ().bboxes_changed_any_event.add (this, &LayoutViewBase::signal_annotations_changed);
 
   mp_canvas->viewport_changed_event.add (this, &LayoutViewBase::viewport_changed);
+  mp_canvas->left_arrow_key_pressed.add (this, &LayoutViewBase::pan_left);
+  mp_canvas->up_arrow_key_pressed.add (this, &LayoutViewBase::pan_up);
+  mp_canvas->right_arrow_key_pressed.add (this, &LayoutViewBase::pan_right);
+  mp_canvas->down_arrow_key_pressed.add (this, &LayoutViewBase::pan_down);
+  mp_canvas->left_arrow_key_pressed_with_shift.add (this, &LayoutViewBase::pan_left_fast);
+  mp_canvas->up_arrow_key_pressed_with_shift.add (this, &LayoutViewBase::pan_up_fast);
+  mp_canvas->right_arrow_key_pressed_with_shift.add (this, &LayoutViewBase::pan_right_fast);
+  mp_canvas->down_arrow_key_pressed_with_shift.add (this, &LayoutViewBase::pan_down_fast);
 }
 
 void LayoutViewBase::viewport_changed ()