diff --git a/lapce-ui/src/panel.rs b/lapce-ui/src/panel.rs
index 1f82a168..bbaa31d6 100644
--- a/lapce-ui/src/panel.rs
+++ b/lapce-ui/src/panel.rs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ pub fn new(
         Self {
             widget_id,
             split: WidgetPod::new(split),
-            header: WidgetPod::new(header.boxed()),
+            header: WidgetPod::new(header),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -177,7 +177,10 @@ pub struct PanelSection {
     #[allow(dead_code)]
     widget_id: WidgetId,
     header: Option<WidgetPod<LapceTabData, Box<dyn Widget<LapceTabData>>>>,
-    content: WidgetPod<LapceTabData, Box<dyn Widget<LapceTabData>>>,
+    content: WidgetPod<
+        LapceTabData,
+        LapceScrollNew<LapceTabData, Box<dyn Widget<LapceTabData>>>,
+    >,
 }
 
 impl PanelSection {
@@ -186,7 +189,7 @@ pub fn new(
         header: Option<Box<dyn Widget<LapceTabData>>>,
         content: Box<dyn Widget<LapceTabData>>,
     ) -> Self {
-        let content = LapceScrollNew::new(content).vertical().boxed();
+        let content = LapceScrollNew::new(content).vertical();
         Self {
             widget_id,
             header: header.map(WidgetPod::new),
diff --git a/lapce-ui/src/settings.rs b/lapce-ui/src/settings.rs
index 43c23bad..03204db8 100644
--- a/lapce-ui/src/settings.rs
+++ b/lapce-ui/src/settings.rs
@@ -83,21 +83,18 @@ pub struct LapceSettingsPanel {
     switcher_rect: Rect,
     switcher_line_height: f64,
     close_rect: Rect,
-    children: Vec<WidgetPod<LapceTabData, Box<dyn Widget<LapceTabData>>>>,
+    children: Vec<WidgetPod<LapceTabData, LapceSplitNew>>,
 }
 
 impl LapceSettingsPanel {
     pub fn new(data: &LapceTabData) -> Self {
         let children = vec![
-            WidgetPod::new(Box::new(LapceSettings::new_split(
-                LapceSettingsKind::Core,
-                data,
-            )) as Box<dyn Widget<_>>),
-            WidgetPod::new(Box::new(LapceSettings::new_split(
+            WidgetPod::new(LapceSettings::new_split(LapceSettingsKind::Core, data)),
+            WidgetPod::new(LapceSettings::new_split(
                 LapceSettingsKind::Editor,
                 data,
-            ))),
-            WidgetPod::new(Box::new(LapceKeymap::new_split(data))),
+            )),
+            WidgetPod::new(LapceKeymap::new_split(data)),
         ];
         Self {
             widget_id: data.settings.panel_widget_id,
@@ -158,7 +155,7 @@ fn event(
         data: &mut LapceTabData,
         env: &Env,
     ) {
-        if !data.settings.shown {
+        if !data.settings.shown && !event.should_propagate_to_hidden() {
             return;
         }
         match event {
@@ -237,6 +234,9 @@ fn lifecycle(
         data: &LapceTabData,
         env: &Env,
     ) {
+        if !data.settings.shown && !event.should_propagate_to_hidden() {
+            return;
+        }
         for child in self.children.iter_mut() {
             child.lifecycle(ctx, event, data, env);
         }
diff --git a/lapce-ui/src/tab.rs b/lapce-ui/src/tab.rs
index 9721e19a..ce4dac20 100644
--- a/lapce-ui/src/tab.rs
+++ b/lapce-ui/src/tab.rs
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ fn event(
         self.main_split.event(ctx, event, data, env);
         self.status.event(ctx, event, data, env);
         for (_, panel) in data.panels.clone().iter() {
-            if panel.is_shown() {
+            if panel.is_shown() || event.should_propagate_to_hidden() {
                 self.panels
                     .get_mut(&panel.active)
                     .unwrap()