diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/DragController.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/DragController.java
index d4d1424..5eb9007 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/DragController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/DragController.java
@@ -305,6 +305,10 @@
         }
         final int action = ev.getAction();
 
+        if (action == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
+            recordScreenSize();
+        }
+
         final int screenX = clamp((int)ev.getRawX(), 0, mDisplayMetrics.widthPixels);
         final int screenY = clamp((int)ev.getRawY(), 0, mDisplayMetrics.heightPixels);
 
@@ -316,7 +320,6 @@
                 // Remember location of down touch
                 mMotionDownX = screenX;
                 mMotionDownY = screenY;
-                recordScreenSize();
                 mLastDropTarget = null;
                 break;
 
@@ -351,7 +354,6 @@
             // Remember where the motion event started
             mMotionDownX = screenX;
             mMotionDownY = screenY;
-            recordScreenSize();
 
             if ((screenX < SCROLL_ZONE) || (screenX > scrollView.getWidth() - SCROLL_ZONE)) {
                 mScrollState = SCROLL_WAITING_IN_ZONE;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/Launcher.java
index 9aa6cd3..2c59b4c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/Launcher.java
@@ -1057,6 +1057,7 @@
     }
 
     private void addItems() {
+        closeAllApps(true);
         showAddDialog(mMenuAddInfo);
     }
 
@@ -1252,6 +1253,7 @@
     }
 
     private void startWallpaper() {
+        closeAllApps(true);
         final Intent pickWallpaper = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SET_WALLPAPER);
         Intent chooser = Intent.createChooser(pickWallpaper,
                 getText(R.string.chooser_wallpaper));
@@ -1559,6 +1561,10 @@
             final AlertDialog dialog = builder.create();
             dialog.setOnShowListener(new DialogInterface.OnShowListener() {
                 public void onShow(DialogInterface dialog) {
+                    mInput.requestFocus();
+                    InputMethodManager inputManager = (InputMethodManager)
+                            getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
+                    inputManager.showSoftInput(mInput, 0);
                 }
             });
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/LauncherModel.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/LauncherModel.java
index 7b53cd7..d76e026 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/LauncherModel.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/LauncherModel.java
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@
                 */
 
                 mItems.clear();
+                mAppWidgets.clear();
 
                 final Cursor c = contentResolver.query(
                         LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTENT_URI, null, null, null, null);