diff --git a/escher/include/escher/view.h b/escher/include/escher/view.h
index 442c53b40..a5fa14056 100644
--- a/escher/include/escher/view.h
+++ b/escher/include/escher/view.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class View {
   friend class TransparentView;
   friend class Shared::RoundCursorView;
 public:
-  View();
+  View() : m_frame(KDRectZero), m_superview(nullptr), m_dirtyRect(KDRectZero) {}
   virtual ~View() {
     for (int i = 0; i < numberOfSubviews(); i++) {
       View * subview = subviewAtIndex(i);
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ public:
   /* The drawRect method should be implemented by each View subclass. In a
    * typical drawRect implementation, a subclass will make drawing calls to the
    * Kandinsky library using the provided context. */
-  virtual void drawRect(KDContext * ctx, KDRect rect) const;
+  virtual void drawRect(KDContext * ctx, KDRect rect) const {
+    // By default, a view doesn't do anything, it's transparent
+  }
 
   void setSize(KDSize size);
   void setFrame(KDRect frame);
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ public:
   KDRect bounds() const;
   View * subview(int index);
 
-  virtual KDSize minimalSizeForOptimalDisplay() const;
+  virtual KDSize minimalSizeForOptimalDisplay() const { return KDSizeZero; }
 
 #if ESCHER_VIEW_LOGGING
   friend std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, View &view);
@@ -80,13 +82,9 @@ protected:
 #endif
   KDRect m_frame;
 private:
-  virtual int numberOfSubviews() const {
-    return 0;
-  }
-  virtual View * subviewAtIndex(int index) {
-    return nullptr;
-  }
-  virtual void layoutSubviews();
+  virtual int numberOfSubviews() const { return 0; }
+  virtual View * subviewAtIndex(int index) { return nullptr; }
+  virtual void layoutSubviews(bool force = false) {}
   virtual const Window * window() const;
   KDRect redraw(KDRect rect, KDRect forceRedrawRect = KDRectZero);
   KDPoint absoluteOrigin() const;
diff --git a/escher/src/view.cpp b/escher/src/view.cpp
index 829a77779..2542aa0f3 100644
--- a/escher/src/view.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/view.cpp
@@ -3,18 +3,6 @@ extern "C" {
 }
 #include <escher/view.h>
 
-View::View() :
-  m_frame(KDRectZero),
-  m_superview(nullptr),
-  m_dirtyRect(KDRectZero)
-{
-}
-
-void View::drawRect(KDContext * ctx, KDRect rect) const {
-  // By default, a view doesn't do anything
-  // It's transparent!
-}
-
 const Window * View::window() const {
   if (m_superview == nullptr) {
     return nullptr;
@@ -167,14 +155,6 @@ KDRect View::absoluteVisibleFrame() const {
   }
 }
 
-KDSize View::minimalSizeForOptimalDisplay() const  {
-  return KDSizeZero;
-}
-
-void View::layoutSubviews() {
-}
-
-
 #if ESCHER_VIEW_LOGGING
 const char * View::className() const {
   return "View";