diff --git a/modules/gui/src/data_viewer/data_viewer_panel_base.cc b/modules/gui/src/data_viewer/data_viewer_panel_base.cc
index b9d1ba6024779c54277fc54b25f8960266dec9ab..eb53154eef140a11ab9d215ab5a5137ce0127821 100644
--- a/modules/gui/src/data_viewer/data_viewer_panel_base.cc
+++ b/modules/gui/src/data_viewer/data_viewer_panel_base.cc
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace ost { namespace img { namespace gui {
 DataViewerPanelBase::DataViewerPanelBase(const Data& data,QWidget* parent):
   QWidget(parent),
   DataObserver(data),
-  popupmenu_(new QMenu),
+  popupmenu_(new QMenu(this)),
   data_min_(0.0),
   data_max_(0.0),
   data_min_pos_(),
diff --git a/modules/gui/src/data_viewer/info_panel.cc b/modules/gui/src/data_viewer/info_panel.cc
index 34f1790aa10636f60aa6fda2a8897de3dc044175..f90d45b17feb18b469fb205e4ad36f684f395932 100644
--- a/modules/gui/src/data_viewer/info_panel.cc
+++ b/modules/gui/src/data_viewer/info_panel.cc
@@ -46,18 +46,18 @@ InfoPanelLabel::InfoPanelLabel(const QString& t, QWidget* parent):
 
 InfoPanel::InfoPanel(QWidget* parent):
   QWidget(parent),
-  image_extent_(new InfoPanelLabel),
-  image_size_(new InfoPanelLabel),
-  image_sampling_(new InfoPanelLabel),
-  image_type_(new InfoPanelLabel),
-  mouse_xy_(new InfoPanelLabel),
-  mouse_val_(new InfoPanelLabel),
-  click_xy_(new InfoPanelLabel),
-  click_val_(new InfoPanelLabel),
-  selection_xy_(new InfoPanelLabel),
-  size_xy_(new InfoPanelLabel),
-  distance_(new InfoPanelLabel),
-  popupmenu_(new QMenu),
+  image_extent_(new InfoPanelLabel("",this)),
+  image_size_(new InfoPanelLabel("",this)),
+  image_sampling_(new InfoPanelLabel("",this)),
+  image_type_(new InfoPanelLabel("",this)),
+  mouse_xy_(new InfoPanelLabel("",this)),
+  mouse_val_(new InfoPanelLabel("",this)),
+  click_xy_(new InfoPanelLabel("",this)),
+  click_val_(new InfoPanelLabel("",this)),
+  selection_xy_(new InfoPanelLabel("",this)),
+  size_xy_(new InfoPanelLabel("",this)),
+  distance_(new InfoPanelLabel("",this)),
+  popupmenu_(new QMenu(this)),
   amp_pha_(false),
   click_(geom::Vec2())
 {
diff --git a/modules/gui/src/loader_manager.cc b/modules/gui/src/loader_manager.cc
index 3febfd7ad3ade3945477ad06ab834648433017e2..bfe2853dc926669bdf33ddbee80bb360925c46f0 100644
--- a/modules/gui/src/loader_manager.cc
+++ b/modules/gui/src/loader_manager.cc
@@ -30,12 +30,13 @@
 
 namespace ost { namespace gui {
 
-LoaderManager::LoaderManager()
+LoaderManager::LoaderManager():
+  site_loaders_(),
+  site_actions_(new QActionGroup(GostyApp::Instance()->GetPerspective()->GetMenuBar())),
+  default_site_()
+
 {
-  QMenuBar* menu_bar = GostyApp::Instance()->GetPerspective()->GetMenuBar();
-  site_actions_=new QActionGroup(menu_bar);
   site_actions_->setExclusive(true);
-  site_menu_=new QMenu();
 }
 
 void LoaderManager::AddRemoteSiteLoader(const QString& ident, RemoteSiteLoader* site_loader)
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@ void LoaderManager::AddRemoteSiteLoader(const QString& ident, RemoteSiteLoader*
   if(site_actions_->checkedAction()==NULL){
     action->setChecked(true);
   }
-  site_menu_->addAction(action);
 }
 
 void LoaderManager::RemoveRemoteSiteLoader(const QString& ident)
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ void LoaderManager::RemoveRemoteSiteLoader(const QString& ident)
   }
   if(action){
     site_actions_->removeAction(action);
-    site_menu_->removeAction(action);
   }
 }
 
@@ -95,10 +94,6 @@ std::vector<String> LoaderManager::GetSiteLoaderIdents()
   return sites;
 }
 
-QMenu* LoaderManager::GetSiteMenu(){
-  return site_menu_;
-}
-
 RemoteSiteLoader* LoaderManager::GetDefaultRemoteSiteLoader()
 {
  return GetRemoteSiteLoader(GetDefaultRemoteSiteIdent());
diff --git a/modules/gui/src/loader_manager.hh b/modules/gui/src/loader_manager.hh
index fb6dfe8e8aef97705f382ac3776150159a08bed7..f969b289c45282d13e5f8541f31f0f96e66157e2 100644
--- a/modules/gui/src/loader_manager.hh
+++ b/modules/gui/src/loader_manager.hh
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ namespace ost { namespace gui {
 
 class DLLEXPORT_OST_GUI LoaderManager {
 
-  QMap<QString,RemoteSiteLoader*> site_loaders_;
-  QActionGroup* site_actions_;
-  QMenu* site_menu_;
-  QString default_site_;
-
 public:
   LoaderManager();
   virtual ~LoaderManager();
@@ -48,6 +43,13 @@ public:
   QString GetDefaultRemoteSiteIdent();
   void SetDefaultRemoteSiteIdent(const QString& ident);
   QMenu* GetSiteMenu();
+
+private:
+  QMap<QString,RemoteSiteLoader*> site_loaders_;
+  QActionGroup* site_actions_;
+  QString default_site_;
+
+
 };
 
 typedef boost::shared_ptr<LoaderManager> LoaderManagerPtr;
diff --git a/modules/gui/src/panels/panel_bar.cc b/modules/gui/src/panels/panel_bar.cc
index 706c0294176bcec6e5b4a287964d77bc69bda47e..e5f168d8cb108120ddec76c8eceb498826b7f1f7 100644
--- a/modules/gui/src/panels/panel_bar.cc
+++ b/modules/gui/src/panels/panel_bar.cc
@@ -35,17 +35,17 @@ namespace ost {
 namespace gui {
 
 PanelBar::PanelBar(QWidget* parent) :
-  Widget(NULL, parent)
+  Widget(NULL, parent),
+  layout_(new QStackedLayout(this)),
+  view_modes_( new QActionGroup(this)),
+  view_mode_menu_(new QMenu("View Mode",this)),
+  current_view_mode_(NULL),
+  widget_states_(),
+  drop_box_(new DropBox(this)),
+  show_action_(new QAction(this))
 {
-  widget_states_ = QList<WidgetState> ();
-
-  view_modes_ = new QActionGroup(this);
-  view_mode_menu_ = new QMenu("View Mode");
   connect(view_mode_menu_,SIGNAL(triggered(QAction*)),this,SLOT(ChangeViewMode(QAction*)));
 
-  current_view_mode_ = NULL;
-
-  layout_ = new QStackedLayout(this);
   layout_->setMargin(0);
   layout_->setSpacing(0);
   this->setLayout(layout_);
@@ -53,16 +53,13 @@ PanelBar::PanelBar(QWidget* parent) :
 
   this->setVisible(false);
 
-  show_action_ = new QAction(this);
   show_action_->setText("Show");
   show_action_->setCheckable(true);
   show_action_->setChecked(false);
   show_action_->setEnabled(false);
   connect(show_action_, SIGNAL(triggered(bool)), this,
-            SLOT(ShowActionTrigger()));
+          SLOT(ShowActionTrigger()));
   this->addAction(show_action_);
-
-  drop_box_ = new DropBox();
 }
 
 void PanelBar::AddWidget(Widget* widget, bool is_hidden)
diff --git a/modules/gui/src/panels/panel_manager.cc b/modules/gui/src/panels/panel_manager.cc
index 0bf0b7f0b848a47b6b15f124c451c135113decd3..1c30ad993cd90d7ab7265f071e9f6469489cc12b 100644
--- a/modules/gui/src/panels/panel_manager.cc
+++ b/modules/gui/src/panels/panel_manager.cc
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ PanelManager::PanelManager(QWidget* widget):
      right_panel_splitter_(new ThinSplitter(Qt::Horizontal, this)),
      left_panel_splitter_(new ThinSplitter(Qt::Horizontal, this)),
      bottom_panel_splitter_(new ThinSplitter(Qt::Vertical, this)),
-     pool_(new WidgetPool())
+     pool_(new WidgetPool(this))
 {
 
   PanelBar* bottom_bar = new BottomBar(this);