diff --git a/gramps/gen/config.py b/gramps/gen/config.py
index c236ad8b4..e4ab366ff 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/config.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/config.py
@@ -192,25 +192,19 @@ register('interface.attribute-height', 350)
 register('interface.attribute-width', 600)
 register('interface.child-ref-height', 450)
 register('interface.child-ref-width', 600)
-register('interface.citation-height', 450)
 register('interface.citation-sel-height', 450)
 register('interface.citation-sel-width', 600)
-register('interface.citation-width', 600)
 register('interface.dont-ask', False)
 register('interface.view-categories',
          ["Dashboard", "People", "Relationships", "Families",
           "Ancestry", "Events", "Places", "Geography", "Sources",
           "Citations", "Repositories", "Media", "Notes"])
-register('interface.event-height', 450)
 register('interface.event-ref-height', 450)
 register('interface.event-ref-width', 600)
 register('interface.event-sel-height', 450)
 register('interface.event-sel-width', 600)
-register('interface.event-width', 600)
-register('interface.family-height', 500)
 register('interface.family-sel-height', 450)
 register('interface.family-sel-width', 600)
-register('interface.family-width', 700)
 register('interface.filter', False)
 register('interface.fullscreen', False)
 register('interface.grampletbar-close', False)
@@ -226,12 +220,10 @@ register('interface.main-window-horiz-position', 15)
 register('interface.main-window-vert-position', 10)
 register('interface.main-window-width', 775)
 register('interface.mapservice', 'OpenStreetMap')
-register('interface.media-height', 450)
 register('interface.media-ref-height', 450)
 register('interface.media-ref-width', 600)
 register('interface.media-sel-height', 450)
 register('interface.media-sel-width', 600)
-register('interface.media-width', 650)
 register('interface.merge-citation-height', 250)
 register('interface.merge-citation-width', 500)
 register('interface.merge-event-height', 250)
@@ -252,10 +244,8 @@ register('interface.merge-source-height', 250)
 register('interface.merge-source-width', 500)
 register('interface.name-height', 350)
 register('interface.name-width', 600)
-register('interface.note-height', 500)
 register('interface.note-sel-height', 450)
 register('interface.note-sel-width', 600)
-register('interface.note-width', 700)
 register('interface.open-with-default-viewer', False)
 register('interface.pedview-layout', 0)
 register('interface.pedview-show-images', True)
@@ -263,36 +253,28 @@ register('interface.pedview-show-marriage', False)
 register('interface.pedview-tree-size', 5)
 register('interface.pedview-tree-direction', 2)
 register('interface.pedview-show-unknown-people', False)
-register('interface.person-height', 550)
 register('interface.person-ref-height', 350)
 register('interface.person-ref-width', 600)
 register('interface.person-sel-height', 450)
 register('interface.person-sel-width', 600)
-register('interface.person-width', 750)
-register('interface.place-height', 450)
 register('interface.place-name-height', 100)
 register('interface.place-name-width', 450)
 register('interface.place-ref-height', 450)
 register('interface.place-ref-width', 600)
 register('interface.place-sel-height', 450)
 register('interface.place-sel-width', 600)
-register('interface.place-width', 650)
 register('interface.relcalc-height', 400)
 register('interface.relcalc-width', 600)
-register('interface.repo-height', 450)
 register('interface.repo-ref-height', 450)
 register('interface.repo-ref-width', 600)
 register('interface.repo-sel-height', 450)
 register('interface.repo-sel-width', 600)
-register('interface.repo-width', 650)
 register('interface.sidebar-text', True)
 register('interface.size-checked', False)
-register('interface.source-height', 450)
 register('interface.source-ref-height', 450)
 register('interface.source-ref-width', 600)
 register('interface.source-sel-height', 450)
 register('interface.source-sel-width', 600)
-register('interface.source-width', 600)
 register('interface.statusbar', 1)
 register('interface.toolbar-on', True)
 register('interface.url-height', 150)
diff --git a/gramps/gui/editors/editcitation.py b/gramps/gui/editors/editcitation.py
index d0bc1a7aa..98305b297 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/editors/editcitation.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/editors/editcitation.py
@@ -142,12 +142,10 @@ class EditCitation(EditPrimary):
         and the glade interface. It is called by the base class L{EditPrimary},
         and overridden here.
         """
-        self.width_key = 'interface.citation-width'
-        self.height_key = 'interface.citation-height'
-
         self.glade = Glade()
         self.set_window(self.glade.toplevel, None,
                         self.get_menu_title())
+        self.setup_configs('interface.citation', 600, 450)
 
         self.share_btn = self.glade.get_object('select_source')
         self.add_del_btn = self.glade.get_object('add_del_source')
diff --git a/gramps/gui/editors/editevent.py b/gramps/gui/editors/editevent.py
index a26959ea9..c3e9c974e 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/editors/editevent.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/editors/editevent.py
@@ -105,12 +105,10 @@ class EditEvent(EditPrimary):
                       key=lambda s: s.lower())
 
     def _local_init(self):
-        self.width_key = 'interface.event-width'
-        self.height_key = 'interface.event-height'
-
         self.top = Glade()
         self.set_window(self.top.toplevel, None,
                         self.get_menu_title())
+        self.setup_configs('interface.event', 600, 450)
 
         self.place = self.top.get_object('place')
         self.share_btn = self.top.get_object('select_place')
diff --git a/gramps/gui/editors/editfamily.py b/gramps/gui/editors/editfamily.py
index 33c412826..7ccca0c91 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/editors/editfamily.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/editors/editfamily.py
@@ -505,11 +505,9 @@ class EditFamily(EditPrimary):
         return (_('Edit Family'), self.get_menu_title())
 
     def build_interface(self):
-        self.width_key = 'interface.family-width'
-        self.height_key = 'interface.family-height'
-
         self.top = Glade()
         self.set_window(self.top.toplevel, None, self.get_menu_title())
+        self.setup_configs('interface.family', 700, 500)
 
         # HACK: how to prevent hidden items from showing
         #       when you use show_all?
diff --git a/gramps/gui/editors/editmedia.py b/gramps/gui/editors/editmedia.py
index 80a1cf5f2..bd9f1104c 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/editors/editmedia.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/editors/editmedia.py
@@ -103,12 +103,10 @@ class EditMedia(EditPrimary):
 
     def _local_init(self):
         assert(self.obj)
-        self.width_key = 'interface.media-width'
-        self.height_key = 'interface.media-height'
-
         self.glade = Glade()
         self.set_window(self.glade.toplevel,
                         None, self.get_menu_title())
+        self.setup_configs('interface.media', 650, 450)
 
     def _connect_signals(self):
         self.define_cancel_button(self.glade.get_object('button91'))
diff --git a/gramps/gui/editors/editnote.py b/gramps/gui/editors/editnote.py
index ffb536574..5c770f50b 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/editors/editnote.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/editors/editnote.py
@@ -174,13 +174,11 @@ class EditNote(EditPrimary):
         and overridden here.
 
         """
-        self.width_key = 'interface.note-width'
-        self.height_key = 'interface.note-height'
-
         self.top = Glade()
 
         win = self.top.toplevel
         self.set_window(win, None, self.get_menu_title())
+        self.setup_configs('interface.note', 700, 500)
 
 
         vboxnote =  self.top.get_object('vbox131')
diff --git a/gramps/gui/editors/editperson.py b/gramps/gui/editors/editperson.py
index d562c5f27..1b0454922 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/editors/editperson.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/editors/editperson.py
@@ -176,8 +176,6 @@ class EditPerson(EditPrimary):
         This is called by the base class of EditPrimary, and overridden here.
 
         """
-        self.width_key = 'interface.person-width'
-        self.height_key = 'interface.person-height'
         self.pname = self.obj.get_primary_name()
         self.should_guess_gender = (not self.obj.get_gramps_id() and
                                     self.obj.get_gender () ==
@@ -191,6 +189,7 @@ class EditPerson(EditPrimary):
 
         self.set_window(self.top.toplevel, None,
                         self.get_menu_title())
+        self.setup_configs('interface.person', 750, 550)
 
         self.obj_photo = self.top.get_object("personPix")
         self.frame_photo = self.top.get_object("frame5")
diff --git a/gramps/gui/editors/editplace.py b/gramps/gui/editors/editplace.py
index 12a5247a5..07c857ac5 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/editors/editplace.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/editors/editplace.py
@@ -84,11 +84,9 @@ class EditPlace(EditPrimary):
         return Place()
 
     def _local_init(self):
-        self.width_key = 'interface.place-width'
-        self.height_key = 'interface.place-height'
-
         self.top = Glade()
         self.set_window(self.top.toplevel, None, self.get_menu_title())
+        self.setup_configs('interface.place', 650, 450)
         self.place_name_label = self.top.get_object('place_name_label')
         self.place_name_label.set_text(_('place|Name:'))
 
diff --git a/gramps/gui/editors/editprimary.py b/gramps/gui/editors/editprimary.py
index 29df45f68..5f46d6104 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/editors/editprimary.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/editors/editprimary.py
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 # Python modules
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-from gramps.gen.const import GRAMPS_LOCALE as glocale
-_ = glocale.translation.gettext
 import abc
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -40,6 +38,8 @@ from gi.repository import Gtk
 # Gramps modules
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+from gramps.gen.const import GRAMPS_LOCALE as glocale
+_ = glocale.translation.gettext
 from ..managedwindow import ManagedWindow
 from gramps.gen.datehandler import displayer, parser
 from gramps.gen.display.name import displayer as name_displayer
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class EditPrimary(ManagedWindow, DbGUIElement, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
             self.original = self.get_from_handle(self.obj.handle)
 
         self._local_init()
-        self._set_size()
+        # self.set_size() is called by self._local_init()'s self.setup_configs
         self._create_tabbed_pages()
         self._setup_fields()
         self._connect_signals()
diff --git a/gramps/gui/editors/editrepository.py b/gramps/gui/editors/editrepository.py
index 1f1291b06..b7d5139cc 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/editors/editrepository.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/editors/editrepository.py
@@ -82,13 +82,11 @@ class EditRepository(EditPrimary):
         return title
 
     def _local_init(self):
-        self.width_key = 'interface.repo-width'
-        self.height_key = 'interface.repo-height'
-
         self.glade = Glade()
 
         self.set_window(self.glade.toplevel, None,
                         self.get_menu_title())
+        self.setup_configs('interface.repo', 650, 450)
 
     def build_menu_names(self, source):
         return (_('Edit Repository'), self.get_menu_title())
diff --git a/gramps/gui/editors/editsource.py b/gramps/gui/editors/editsource.py
index bb8a98aed..884933893 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/editors/editsource.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/editors/editsource.py
@@ -89,13 +89,12 @@ class EditSource(EditPrimary):
         return title
 
     def _local_init(self):
-        self.width_key = 'interface.source-width'
-        self.height_key = 'interface.source-height'
         assert(self.obj)
 
         self.glade = Glade()
         self.set_window(self.glade.toplevel, None,
                         self.get_menu_title())
+        self.setup_configs('interface.source', 600, 450)
 
     def _connect_signals(self):
         self.define_ok_button(self.glade.get_object('ok'),self.save)
diff --git a/gramps/gui/glade/editcitation.glade b/gramps/gui/glade/editcitation.glade
index b99d60a01..a0844298a 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/glade/editcitation.glade
+++ b/gramps/gui/glade/editcitation.glade
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   </object>
   <object class="GtkDialog" id="editcitation">
     <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-    <property name="default_width">600</property>
     <property name="type_hint">dialog</property>
     <child internal-child="vbox">
       <object class="GtkBox" id="vbox">
diff --git a/gramps/gui/glade/editnote.glade b/gramps/gui/glade/editnote.glade
index 437d20628..be7345340 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/glade/editnote.glade
+++ b/gramps/gui/glade/editnote.glade
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
   <requires lib="grampswidgets" version="0.0"/>
   <object class="GtkDialog" id="editnote">
     <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-    <property name="default_width">500</property>
-    <property name="default_height">400</property>
     <property name="type_hint">dialog</property>
     <child internal-child="vbox">
       <object class="GtkBox" id="dialog-vbox21">
diff --git a/gramps/gui/glade/editperson.glade b/gramps/gui/glade/editperson.glade
index 4d672ff92..77f4578f4 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/glade/editperson.glade
+++ b/gramps/gui/glade/editperson.glade
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
   <object class="GtkDialog" id="editperson">
     <property name="can_focus">False</property>
     <property name="has_focus">True</property>
-    <property name="default_height">500</property>
     <property name="type_hint">dialog</property>
     <signal name="delete-event" handler="on_delete_event" swapped="no"/>
     <child internal-child="vbox">