diff --git a/src/add-ons/translators/gif/GIFView.cpp b/src/add-ons/translators/gif/GIFView.cpp
index ffa0293793..7c08a9ac95 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/translators/gif/GIFView.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/translators/gif/GIFView.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 GIFView::GIFView(TranslatorSettings* settings)
 	:
-	BView("GIFView", B_WILL_DRAW),
+	BGroupView("GIFView", B_VERTICAL),
 	fSettings(settings)
 {
 	SetViewColor(ui_color(B_PANEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR));
@@ -172,19 +172,17 @@ GIFView::GIFView(TranslatorSettings* settings)
 			.Add(fColorCountMF->CreateMenuBarLayoutItem(), 1, 1)
 
 			.Add(BSpaceLayoutItem::CreateHorizontalStrut(10.0f), 1, 2)
+		.End()
 
-			.Add(fDitheringBox, 1, 3)
-			.Add(fInterlacedBox, 1, 4)
-			.Add(fTransparentBox, 1, 5)
+		.Add(fDitheringBox)
+		.Add(fInterlacedBox)
+		.Add(fTransparentBox)
 
-			.End()
 		.AddGlue()
 		.End();
 
 	BFont font;
 	GetFont(&font);
-	SetExplicitPreferredSize(BSize((font.Size() * 400) / 12,
-		(font.Size() * 300) / 12));
 
 	fSettings->Acquire();
 
@@ -315,6 +313,11 @@ GIFView::AllAttached()
 	fColorCountM->SetTargetForItems(messenger);
 
 	BView::AllAttached();
+
+	if (Parent() == NULL && Window()->GetLayout() == NULL) {
+		Window()->SetLayout(new BGroupLayout(B_VERTICAL));
+		Window()->ResizeTo(PreferredSize().Width(), PreferredSize().Height());
+	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/translators/gif/GIFView.h b/src/add-ons/translators/gif/GIFView.h
index 4ab372dcd7..0e5eaa42bd 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/translators/gif/GIFView.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/translators/gif/GIFView.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #define GIF_VIEW_H
 
 
-#include <View.h>
+#include <GroupView.h>
 #include "TranslatorSettings.h"
 
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class BTextControl;
 
 
 
-class GIFView : public BView {
+class GIFView : public BGroupView {
 public:
 								GIFView(TranslatorSettings* settings);
 	virtual						~GIFView();
diff --git a/src/add-ons/translators/webp/ConfigView.cpp b/src/add-ons/translators/webp/ConfigView.cpp
index ac6ab0f8a8..ac963bf371 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/translators/webp/ConfigView.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/translators/webp/ConfigView.cpp
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ static const struct preset_name {
 };
 
 
-ConfigView::ConfigView(TranslatorSettings* settings, uint32 flags)
-	: BView(B_TRANSLATE("WebPTranslator Settings"), flags),
+ConfigView::ConfigView(TranslatorSettings* settings)
+	: BGroupView(B_TRANSLATE("WebPTranslator Settings"), B_VERTICAL),
 	fSettings(settings)
 {
 	SetViewColor(ui_color(B_PANEL_BACKGROUND_COLOR));
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ ConfigView::ConfigView(TranslatorSettings* settings, uint32 flags)
 		fPreprocessingCheckBox->SetValue(B_CONTROL_ON);
 
 	// Build the layout
-	BLayoutBuilder::Group<>(this, B_VERTICAL)
+	BLayoutBuilder::Group<> builder(GroupLayout());
+	builder
 		.SetInsets(5)
 		.AddGroup(B_HORIZONTAL)
 			.Add(title)
@@ -130,13 +131,11 @@ ConfigView::ConfigView(TranslatorSettings* settings, uint32 flags)
 		.Add(copyrights)
 		.AddGlue()
 
-		.AddGrid()
-			.Add(presetsField->CreateLabelLayoutItem(), 0, 0)
-			.Add(presetsField->CreateMenuBarLayoutItem(), 1, 0)
-		.End()
+		.Add(presetsField)
 		.Add(fQualitySlider)
 		.Add(fMethodSlider)
 		.Add(fPreprocessingCheckBox);
+
 }
 
 
@@ -149,13 +148,18 @@ ConfigView::~ConfigView()
 void
 ConfigView::AttachedToWindow()
 {
-	BView::AttachedToWindow();
+	BGroupView::AttachedToWindow();
 
 	fPresetsMenu->SetTargetForItems(this);
 
 	fQualitySlider->SetTarget(this);
 	fMethodSlider->SetTarget(this);
 	fPreprocessingCheckBox->SetTarget(this);
+
+	if (Parent() == NULL && Window()->GetLayout() == NULL) {
+		Window()->SetLayout(new BGroupLayout(B_VERTICAL));
+		Window()->ResizeTo(PreferredSize().Width(), PreferredSize().Height());
+	}
 }
 
 
@@ -181,7 +185,7 @@ ConfigView::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
 	}
 
 	if (maps[i].name == NULL) {
-		BView::MessageReceived(message);
+		BGroupView::MessageReceived(message);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/translators/webp/ConfigView.h b/src/add-ons/translators/webp/ConfigView.h
index ead5699b1d..a35e8dc9a6 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/translators/webp/ConfigView.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/translators/webp/ConfigView.h
@@ -9,17 +9,16 @@
 #define CONFIG_VIEW_H
 
 
-#include <View.h>
+#include <GroupView.h>
 
 class BCheckBox;
 class BPopUpMenu;
 class BSlider;
 class TranslatorSettings;
 
-class ConfigView : public BView {
+class ConfigView : public BGroupView {
 public:
-							ConfigView(TranslatorSettings* settings,
-								uint32 flags = B_WILL_DRAW);
+							ConfigView(TranslatorSettings* settings);
 	virtual 				~ConfigView();
 
 	virtual void 			AttachedToWindow();