Index: trunk/src_plugins/lib_gtk_common/dlg_topwin.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/lib_gtk_common/dlg_topwin.c	(revision 8777)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/lib_gtk_common/dlg_topwin.c	(revision 8778)
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@
 	/* -- The PCB layout output drawing area */
 
 	tw->drawing_area = gtk_drawing_area_new();
+	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(tw->drawing_area), "realize", G_CALLBACK(tw->com->drawing_realize), tw->com->gport);
 	tw->com->init_drawing_widget(tw->drawing_area, tw->com->gport);
 
 	gtk_widget_add_events(tw->drawing_area, GDK_EXPOSURE_MASK
@@ -477,7 +478,6 @@
 	   |  the user does a command entry.
 	 */
 
-	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(tw->drawing_area), "realize", G_CALLBACK(tw->com->drawing_realize), tw->com->gport);
 	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(tw->drawing_area), "expose_event", G_CALLBACK(tw->com->drawing_area_expose), tw->com->gport);
 	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(tw->com->top_window), "configure_event", G_CALLBACK(top_window_configure_event_cb), tw->com->gport);
 	g_signal_connect(tw->com->top_window, "enter-notify-event", G_CALLBACK(top_window_enter_cb), tw);