diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerconfig.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerconfig.lua
index 10c4c281a..6dd0d0ffe 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerconfig.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerconfig.lua
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ local ReaderConfig = InputContainer:new{
 }
 
 function ReaderConfig:init()
+    if not self.dimen then self.dimen = Geom:new{} end
     if Device:hasKeyboard() then
         self.key_events = {
             ShowConfigMenu = { { "AA" }, doc = "show config dialog" },
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/container/inputcontainer.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/container/inputcontainer.lua
index 8b00dc99f..95aa9727d 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/container/inputcontainer.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/container/inputcontainer.lua
@@ -48,13 +48,12 @@ function InputContainer:_init()
         end
     end
     self.ges_events = new_ges_events
-
-    if not self.dimen then
-        self.dimen = Geom:new{}
-    end
 end
 
 function InputContainer:paintTo(bb, x, y)
+    if not self.dimen then
+        self.dimen = self[1]:getSize()
+    end
     self.dimen.x = x
     self.dimen.y = y
     if self[1] then
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/container/widgetcontainer.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/container/widgetcontainer.lua
index 766df85a1..dd63ec34b 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/container/widgetcontainer.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/container/widgetcontainer.lua
@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@ WidgetContainer is a container for another Widget
 local WidgetContainer = Widget:new()
 
 function WidgetContainer:init()
-    if not self.dimen then
-        self.dimen = Geom:new{}
-    end
-    if not self.dimen.w then
-        self.dimen.w = self[1].getSize().w
-    end
-    if not self.dimen.h then
-        self.dimen.h = self[1].getSize().h
+    if self.dimen then
+        if not self.dimen.w then
+            self.dimen.w = self[1].getSize().w
+        end
+        if not self.dimen.h then
+            self.dimen.h = self[1].getSize().h
+        end
     end
 end
 
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/touchmenu.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/touchmenu.lua
index 596d7594b..77c375f78 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/touchmenu.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/touchmenu.lua
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ local TouchMenu = InputContainer:new{
 }
 
 function TouchMenu:init()
+    if not self.dimen then self.dimen = Geom:new{} end
     self.show_parent = self.show_parent or self
     if not self.close_callback then
         self.close_callback = function()
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/widget.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/widget.lua
index 6b7c19c0d..29f55a88a 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/widget.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/widget.lua
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ definition.
 --]]
 function Widget:new(o)
     o = self:extend(o)
-    -- Both o._init and o.init are called on object create. But o._init is used
-    -- for base widget initialization (basic component used to build other
+    -- Both o._init and o.init are called on object creation. But o._init is
+    -- used for base widget initialization (basic component used to build other
     -- widgets). While o.init is for higher level widgets, for example Menu
     -- Widget
     if o._init then o:_init() end