diff --git a/frontend/ui/menu.lua b/frontend/ui/menu.lua
index e3eb15cd6..e4dabf9b5 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/menu.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/menu.lua
@@ -214,17 +214,21 @@ function Menu:init()
 		text = self.title,
 		face = self.tface,
 	}
+
 	-- group for items
 	self.item_group = VerticalGroup:new{}
 	self.page_info = TextWidget:new{
 		face = self.fface,
-	}
+	} -- VerticalGroup
 
+	-- group for menu layout
 	local content = VerticalGroup:new{
+				name = "haha",
 		self.menu_title,
 		self.item_group,
 		self.page_info,
 	} -- VerticalGroup
+	self.content_group = content
 
 	if not self.is_borderless then
 		self[1] = CenterContainer:new{
@@ -256,8 +260,8 @@ function Menu:init()
 end
 
 function Menu:updateItems(select_number)
-	self.layout = {}
 	self.item_group:clear()
+	self.content_group:resetLayout()
 
 	for c = 1, self.perpage do
 		local i = (self.page - 1) * self.perpage + c 
@@ -286,8 +290,6 @@ function Menu:updateItems(select_number)
 				menu = self,
 			}
 			table.insert(self.item_group, item_tmp)
-			table.insert(self.layout, {item_tmp})
-			--self.last_shortcut = c
 		end -- if i <= self.items
 	end -- for c=1, self.perpage
 	if self.item_group[1] then
diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readermenu.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readermenu.lua
index e61c8280d..ecfae4130 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readermenu.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readermenu.lua
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ function ReaderMenu:init()
 	end
 end
 
+function ReaderMenu:genSetZoomModeCallBack(mode)
+	return function()
+		self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("SetZoomMode", mode))
+	end
+end
+
 function ReaderMenu:onShowMenu()
 	local item_table = {}
 
@@ -31,14 +37,16 @@ function ReaderMenu:onShowMenu()
 				text = "rotate 90 degree clockwise",
 				callback = function()
 					Screen:screenRotate("clockwise")
-					self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("SetDimensions", Screen:getSize()))
+					self.ui:handleEvent(
+						Event:new("SetDimensions", Screen:getSize()))
 				end
 			},
 			{
 				text = "rotate 90 degree anticlockwise",
 				callback = function()
 					Screen:screenRotate("anticlockwise")
-					self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("SetDimensions", Screen:getSize()))
+					self.ui:handleEvent(
+						Event:new("SetDimensions", Screen:getSize()))
 				end
 			},
 		}
@@ -50,9 +58,27 @@ function ReaderMenu:onShowMenu()
 			sub_item_table = {
 				{
 					text = "Zoom to fit content width",
+					callback = self:genSetZoomModeCallBack("contentwidth")
 				},
 				{
 					text = "Zoom to fit content height",
+					callback = self:genSetZoomModeCallBack("contentheight")
+				},
+				{
+					text = "Zoom to fit page width",
+					callback = self:genSetZoomModeCallBack("pagewidth")
+				},
+				{
+					text = "Zoom to fit page height",
+					callback = self:genSetZoomModeCallBack("pageheight")
+				},
+				{
+					text = "Zoom to fit content",
+					callback = self:genSetZoomModeCallBack("content")
+				},
+				{
+					text = "Zoom to fit page",
+					callback = self:genSetZoomModeCallBack("page")
 				},
 			}
 		})
diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua
index 442210cf7..42751c9ea 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ end
 
 function ReaderView:recalculate()
 	if self.ui.document.info.has_pages then
-		local page_size = self.ui.document:getPageDimensions(self.state.page, self.state.zoom, self.state.rotation)
+		local page_size = self.ui.document:getPageDimensions(
+			self.state.page, self.state.zoom, self.state.rotation)
 		-- TODO: bbox
 		self.page_area = page_size
 
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ function ReaderView:recalculate()
 	else
 		self.visible_area:setSizeTo(self.dimen)
 	end
-	-- flag a repaint
+	-- flag a repaint so self:paintTo will be called
 	UIManager:setDirty(self.dialog)
 end
 
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ function ReaderView:onPosUpdate(new_pos)
 	self:recalculate()
 end
 
-function ReaderView:ZoomUpdate(zoom)
+function ReaderView:onZoomUpdate(zoom)
 	self.state.zoom = zoom
 	self:recalculate()
 end
diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerzooming.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerzooming.lua
index 92b88da93..ad891290d 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readerzooming.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerzooming.lua
@@ -1,13 +1,37 @@
 ReaderZooming = InputContainer:new{
 	key_events = {
-		ZoomIn = { { "Shift", Input.group.PgFwd }, doc = "zoom in", event = "Zoom", args = "in" },
-		ZoomOut = { { "Shift", Input.group.PgBack }, doc = "zoom out", event = "Zoom", args = "out" },
-		ZoomToFitPage = { {"A"}, doc = "zoom to fit page", event = "SetZoomMode", args = "page" },
-		ZoomToFitContent = { {"Shift", "A"}, doc = "zoom to fit content", event = "SetZoomMode", args = "content" },
-		ZoomToFitPageWidth = { {"S"}, doc = "zoom to fit page width", event = "SetZoomMode", args = "pagewidth" },
-		ZoomToFitContentWidth = { {"Shift", "S"}, doc = "zoom to fit content width", event = "SetZoomMode", args = "contentwidth" },
-		ZoomToFitPageHeight = { {"D"}, doc = "zoom to fit page height", event = "SetZoomMode", args = "pageheight" },
-		ZoomToFitContentHeight = { {"Shift", "D"}, doc = "zoom to fit content height", event = "SetZoomMode", args = "contentheight" },
+		ZoomIn = {
+			{ "Shift", Input.group.PgFwd }, 
+			doc = "zoom in", event = "Zoom", args = "in" 
+		},
+		ZoomOut = {
+			{ "Shift", Input.group.PgBack }, 
+			doc = "zoom out", event = "Zoom", args = "out" 
+		},
+		ZoomToFitPage = {
+			{ "A" }, 
+			doc = "zoom to fit page", event = "SetZoomMode", args = "page" 
+		},
+		ZoomToFitContent = {
+			{ "Shift", "A" }, 
+			doc = "zoom to fit content", event = "SetZoomMode", args = "content" 
+		},
+		ZoomToFitPageWidth = {
+			{ "S" }, 
+			doc = "zoom to fit page width", event = "SetZoomMode", args = "pagewidth" 
+		},
+		ZoomToFitContentWidth = {
+			{ "Shift", "S" },
+			doc = "zoom to fit content width", event = "SetZoomMode", args = "contentwidth"
+		},
+		ZoomToFitPageHeight = {
+			{ "D" }, 
+			doc = "zoom to fit page height", event = "SetZoomMode", args = "pageheight" 
+		},
+		ZoomToFitContentHeight = {
+			{ "Shift", "D" },
+			doc = "zoom to fit content height", event = "SetZoomMode", args = "contentheight"
+		},
 	},
 	zoom = 1.0,
 	zoom_mode = "free",
@@ -32,7 +56,9 @@ function ReaderZooming:setZoom()
 	end
 	-- check if we're in bbox mode and work on bbox if that's the case
 	local page_size = {}
-	if self.zoom_mode == "content" or self.zoom_mode == "contentwidth" or self.zoom_mode == "content_height" then
+	if self.zoom_mode == "content" 
+	or self.zoom_mode == "contentwidth"
+	or self.zoom_mode == "contentheight" then
 		-- TODO: enable this, still incomplete
 		page_size = self.ui.document:getUsedBBox(self.current_page)
 		self.view:handleEvent(Event:new("BBoxUpdate", page_size))
@@ -59,7 +85,7 @@ function ReaderZooming:setZoom()
 	elseif self.zoom_mode == "contentheight" or self.zoom_mode == "pageheight" then
 		self.zoom = zoom_h
 	end
-	self.view:ZoomUpdate(self.zoom)
+	self.view:onZoomUpdate(self.zoom)
 end
 
 function ReaderZooming:onZoom(direction)
@@ -71,7 +97,7 @@ function ReaderZooming:onZoom(direction)
 	end
 	DEBUG("zoom is now at", self.zoom)
 	self:onSetZoomMode("free")
-	self.view:ZoomUpdate(self.zoom)
+	self.view:onZoomUpdate(self.zoom)
 	return true
 end
 
diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget.lua b/frontend/ui/widget.lua
index bc23b144f..43a6f28af 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget.lua
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ FrameContainer = WidgetContainer:new{
 
 function FrameContainer:getSize()
 	local content_size = WidgetContainer.getSize(self)
+
 	return {
 		w = content_size.w + ( self.margin + self.bordersize + self.padding ) * 2,
 		h = content_size.h + ( self.margin + self.bordersize + self.padding ) * 2
@@ -394,9 +395,18 @@ function HorizontalGroup:paintTo(bb, x, y)
 	end
 end
 
-function HorizontalGroup:free()
+function HorizontalGroup:clear()
+	self:free()
+	WidgetContainer.clear(self)
+end
+
+function HorizontalGroup:resetLayout()
 	self._size = nil
 	self._offsets = {}
+end
+
+function HorizontalGroup:free()
+	self:resetLayout()
 	WidgetContainer.free(self)
 end
 
@@ -453,9 +463,18 @@ function VerticalGroup:paintTo(bb, x, y)
 	end
 end
 
-function VerticalGroup:free()
+function VerticalGroup:clear()
+	self:free()
+	WidgetContainer.clear(self)
+end
+
+function VerticalGroup:resetLayout()
 	self._size = nil
 	self._offsets = {}
+end
+
+function VerticalGroup:free()
+	self:resetLayout()
 	WidgetContainer.free(self)
 end