diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java
index fcf97b99c..ccbb081b4 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java
@@ -362,9 +362,9 @@ public class KeyboardView extends View implements PointerTracker.DrawingProxy {
 
         final TypedArray a = context.obtainStyledAttributes(
                 attrs, R.styleable.KeyboardView, defStyle, R.style.KeyboardView);
-
         mKeyDrawParams = new KeyDrawParams(a);
         mKeyPreviewDrawParams = new KeyPreviewDrawParams(a, mKeyDrawParams);
+        mDelayAfterPreview = mKeyPreviewDrawParams.mLingerTimeout;
         mKeyPreviewLayoutId = a.getResourceId(R.styleable.KeyboardView_keyPreviewLayout, 0);
         if (mKeyPreviewLayoutId == 0) {
             mShowKeyPreviewPopup = false;
@@ -373,11 +373,9 @@ public class KeyboardView extends View implements PointerTracker.DrawingProxy {
                 R.styleable.KeyboardView_verticalCorrection, 0);
         mMoreKeysLayout = a.getResourceId(R.styleable.KeyboardView_moreKeysLayout, 0);
         mBackgroundDimAlpha = a.getInt(R.styleable.KeyboardView_backgroundDimAlpha, 0);
-        mPreviewPlacerView = new PreviewPlacerView(context, a);
         a.recycle();
 
-        mDelayAfterPreview = mKeyPreviewDrawParams.mLingerTimeout;
-
+        mPreviewPlacerView = new PreviewPlacerView(context, attrs);
         mPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
     }
 
@@ -462,12 +460,7 @@ public class KeyboardView extends View implements PointerTracker.DrawingProxy {
         if (bufferNeedsUpdates || mOffscreenBuffer == null) {
             if (maybeAllocateOffscreenBuffer()) {
                 mInvalidateAllKeys = true;
-                // TODO: Stop using the offscreen canvas even when in software rendering
-                if (mOffscreenCanvas != null) {
-                    mOffscreenCanvas.setBitmap(mOffscreenBuffer);
-                } else {
-                    mOffscreenCanvas = new Canvas(mOffscreenBuffer);
-                }
+                maybeCreateOffscreenCanvas();
             }
             onDrawKeyboard(mOffscreenCanvas);
         }
@@ -496,6 +489,15 @@ public class KeyboardView extends View implements PointerTracker.DrawingProxy {
         }
     }
 
+    private void maybeCreateOffscreenCanvas() {
+        // TODO: Stop using the offscreen canvas even when in software rendering
+        if (mOffscreenCanvas != null) {
+            mOffscreenCanvas.setBitmap(mOffscreenBuffer);
+        } else {
+            mOffscreenCanvas = new Canvas(mOffscreenBuffer);
+        }
+    }
+
     private void onDrawKeyboard(final Canvas canvas) {
         if (mKeyboard == null) return;
 
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/PreviewPlacerView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/PreviewPlacerView.java
index d0fecf060..9e9c9e29a 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/PreviewPlacerView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/PreviewPlacerView.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.graphics.Paint.Align;
 import android.os.Message;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
+import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.util.SparseArray;
 import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
 
@@ -89,10 +90,16 @@ public class PreviewPlacerView extends RelativeLayout {
         }
     }
 
-    public PreviewPlacerView(Context context, TypedArray keyboardViewAttr) {
+    public PreviewPlacerView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
+        this(context, attrs, R.attr.keyboardViewStyle);
+    }
+
+    public PreviewPlacerView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
         super(context);
         setWillNotDraw(false);
 
+        final TypedArray keyboardViewAttr = context.obtainStyledAttributes(
+                attrs, R.styleable.KeyboardView, defStyle, R.style.KeyboardView);
         final int gestureFloatingPreviewTextSize = keyboardViewAttr.getDimensionPixelSize(
                 R.styleable.KeyboardView_gestureFloatingPreviewTextSize, 0);
         mGestureFloatingPreviewTextColor = keyboardViewAttr.getColor(
@@ -117,6 +124,7 @@ public class PreviewPlacerView extends RelativeLayout {
                 R.styleable.KeyboardView_gesturePreviewTrailColor, 0);
         final int gesturePreviewTrailWidth = keyboardViewAttr.getDimensionPixelSize(
                 R.styleable.KeyboardView_gesturePreviewTrailWidth, 0);
+        keyboardViewAttr.recycle();
 
         mGesturePaint = new Paint();
         mGesturePaint.setAntiAlias(true);