diff --git a/cursive-core/src/view/view_wrapper.rs b/cursive-core/src/view/view_wrapper.rs
index 52c15de..3900a40 100644
--- a/cursive-core/src/view/view_wrapper.rs
+++ b/cursive-core/src/view/view_wrapper.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ pub trait ViewWrapper: 'static {
     /// Wraps the `important_area` method.
     fn wrap_important_area(&self, size: Vec2) -> Rect {
         self.with_view(|v| v.important_area(size))
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| Rect::from((0, 0)))
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| Rect::from_size(Vec2::zero(), size))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/cursive-core/src/views/linear_layout.rs b/cursive-core/src/views/linear_layout.rs
index 268ef7d..977b0a4 100644
--- a/cursive-core/src/views/linear_layout.rs
+++ b/cursive-core/src/views/linear_layout.rs
@@ -729,10 +729,10 @@ impl View for LinearLayout {
         Err(ViewNotFound)
     }
 
-    fn important_area(&self, _: Vec2) -> Rect {
+    fn important_area(&self, size: Vec2) -> Rect {
         if self.is_empty() {
             // Return dummy area if we are empty.
-            return Rect::from((0, 0));
+            return Rect::from_size(Vec2::zero(), size);
         }
 
         // Pick the focused item, with its offset
diff --git a/cursive-core/src/views/menu_popup.rs b/cursive-core/src/views/menu_popup.rs
index 796a439..1520bf2 100644
--- a/cursive-core/src/views/menu_popup.rs
+++ b/cursive-core/src/views/menu_popup.rs
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ impl MenuPopup {
 
     fn inner_important_area(&self, size: Vec2) -> Rect {
         if self.menu.is_empty() {
-            return Rect::from((0, 0));
+            return Rect::from_size(Vec2::zero(), size);
         }
 
         Rect::from_size((0, self.focus), (size.x, 1))
diff --git a/cursive-core/src/views/menubar.rs b/cursive-core/src/views/menubar.rs
index 3a4be69..aab851e 100644
--- a/cursive-core/src/views/menubar.rs
+++ b/cursive-core/src/views/menubar.rs
@@ -414,9 +414,9 @@ impl View for Menubar {
         Vec2::new(width, 1)
     }
 
-    fn important_area(&self, _: Vec2) -> Rect {
+    fn important_area(&self, size: Vec2) -> Rect {
         if self.root.is_empty() {
-            return Rect::from((0, 0));
+            return Rect::from_size(Vec2::zero(), size);
         }
 
         // X position is 1 (margin before the first item) + sum of widths
diff --git a/cursive-core/src/views/select_view.rs b/cursive-core/src/views/select_view.rs
index d25a2ec..5d5f49e 100644
--- a/cursive-core/src/views/select_view.rs
+++ b/cursive-core/src/views/select_view.rs
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ impl<T: 'static> View for SelectView<T> {
     fn important_area(&self, size: Vec2) -> Rect {
         self.selected_id()
             .map(|i| Rect::from_size((0, i), (size.x, 1)))
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| Rect::from((0, 0)))
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| Rect::from_size(Vec2::zero(), size))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/cursive/src/backends/puppet/observed.rs b/cursive/src/backends/puppet/observed.rs
index 9dac1bf..9c9b445 100644
--- a/cursive/src/backends/puppet/observed.rs
+++ b/cursive/src/backends/puppet/observed.rs
@@ -364,9 +364,9 @@ impl<'a> ObservedLine<'a> {
         line_len: usize,
     ) -> Self {
         ObservedLine {
-            parent,
             line_start,
             line_len,
+            parent,
         }
     }
 
@@ -380,9 +380,9 @@ impl<'a> ObservedLine<'a> {
         );
 
         ObservedLine {
-            parent: self.parent,
             line_start: Vec2::new(self.line_start.x - left, self.line_start.y),
             line_len: self.line_len + left + right,
+            parent: self.parent,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/logs.rs b/examples/src/bin/logs.rs
index 9a287fe..8f93edd 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/logs.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/logs.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl BufferView {
     fn new(size: usize, rx: mpsc::Receiver<String>) -> Self {
         let mut buffer = VecDeque::new();
         buffer.resize(size, String::new());
-        BufferView { rx, buffer }
+        BufferView { buffer, rx }
     }
 
     // Reads available data from the stream into the buffer