diff --git a/eek/eek-layout.c b/eek/eek-layout.c
index fe1ce293..457883df 100644
--- a/eek/eek-layout.c
+++ b/eek/eek-layout.c
@@ -67,3 +67,64 @@ eek_keyboard_new (EekboardContextService *manager,
                                                           initial_width,
                                                           initial_height);
 }
+
+const double section_spacing = 7.0;
+
+struct place_data {
+    double desired_width;
+    double current_offset;
+    EekKeyboard *keyboard;
+};
+
+static void
+section_placer(EekElement *element, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    struct place_data *data = (struct place_data*)user_data;
+
+    EekBounds section_bounds = {0};
+    eek_element_get_bounds(element, &section_bounds);
+    section_bounds.width = data->desired_width;
+    eek_element_set_bounds(element, &section_bounds);
+
+    // Sections are rows now. Gather up all the keys and adjust their bounds.
+    eek_section_place_keys(EEK_SECTION(element), EEK_KEYBOARD(data->keyboard));
+
+    eek_element_get_bounds(element, &section_bounds);
+    section_bounds.y = data->current_offset;
+    eek_element_set_bounds(element, &section_bounds);
+    data->current_offset += section_bounds.height + section_spacing;
+}
+
+static void
+section_counter(EekElement *element, gpointer user_data) {
+
+    double *total_height = user_data;
+    EekBounds section_bounds = {0};
+    eek_element_get_bounds(element, &section_bounds);
+    *total_height += section_bounds.height + section_spacing;
+}
+
+void
+eek_layout_place_sections(EekKeyboard *keyboard)
+{
+    /* Order rows */
+    // This needs to be done after outlines, because outlines define key sizes
+    // TODO: do this only for rows without bounds
+
+    // The keyboard width is given by the user via screen size. The height will be given dynamically.
+    // TODO: calculate max line width beforehand for button centering. Leave keyboard centering to the renderer later
+    EekBounds keyboard_bounds = {0};
+    eek_element_get_bounds(EEK_ELEMENT(keyboard), &keyboard_bounds);
+
+    struct place_data placer_data = {
+        .desired_width = keyboard_bounds.width,
+        .current_offset = 0,
+        .keyboard = keyboard,
+    };
+    eek_container_foreach_child(EEK_CONTAINER(keyboard), section_placer, &placer_data);
+
+    double total_height = 0;
+    eek_container_foreach_child(EEK_CONTAINER(keyboard), section_counter, &total_height);
+    keyboard_bounds.height = total_height;
+    eek_element_set_bounds(EEK_ELEMENT(keyboard), &keyboard_bounds);
+}
diff --git a/eek/eek-layout.h b/eek/eek-layout.h
index 308e0aae..830ef4f2 100644
--- a/eek/eek-layout.h
+++ b/eek/eek-layout.h
@@ -55,5 +55,7 @@ struct _EekLayoutClass
 
 GType        eek_layout_get_type  (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 
+void         eek_layout_place_sections(EekKeyboard *keyboard);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 #endif  /* EEK_LAYOUT_H */
diff --git a/eek/eek-section.c b/eek/eek-section.c
index 400dbb25..1dcfb13b 100644
--- a/eek/eek-section.c
+++ b/eek/eek-section.c
@@ -482,8 +482,23 @@ eek_section_create_key (EekSection *section,
                                                        row);
 }
 
-static void keysizer(EekElement *element, gpointer user_data) {
+const double keyspacing = 4.0;
+
+struct keys_info {
+    uint count;
+    double total_width;
+    double biggest_height;
+};
+
+static void
+keysizer(EekElement *element, gpointer user_data)
+{
     EekKey *key = EEK_KEY(element);
+
+    /* Skip keys without symbols for the current level. */
+    if (!eek_key_get_symbol(key))
+        return;
+
     EekKeyboard *keyboard = EEK_KEYBOARD(user_data);
     uint oref = eek_key_get_oref (key);
     EekOutline *outline = eek_keyboard_get_outline (keyboard, oref);
@@ -514,13 +529,15 @@ static void keysizer(EekElement *element, gpointer user_data) {
     }
 }
 
-struct keys_info {
-    uint count;
-    double total_width;
-    double biggest_height;
-};
+static void
+keycounter (EekElement *element, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    EekKey *key = EEK_KEY(element);
+
+    /* Skip keys without symbols for the current level. */
+    if (!eek_key_get_symbol(key))
+        return;
 
-static void keycounter (EekElement *element, gpointer user_data) {
     struct keys_info *data = user_data;
     data->count++;
     EekBounds key_bounds = {0};
@@ -531,9 +548,15 @@ static void keycounter (EekElement *element, gpointer user_data) {
     }
 }
 
-const double keyspacing = 4.0;
+static void
+keyplacer(EekElement *element, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    EekKey *key = EEK_KEY(element);
+
+    /* Skip keys without symbols for the current level. */
+    if (!eek_key_get_symbol(key))
+        return;
 
-static void keyplacer(EekElement *element, gpointer user_data) {
     double *current_offset = user_data;
     EekBounds key_bounds = {0};
     eek_element_get_bounds(element, &key_bounds);
@@ -543,7 +566,8 @@ static void keyplacer(EekElement *element, gpointer user_data) {
     *current_offset += key_bounds.width + keyspacing;
 }
 
-void eek_section_place_keys(EekSection *section, EekKeyboard *keyboard)
+void
+eek_section_place_keys(EekSection *section, EekKeyboard *keyboard)
 {
     eek_container_foreach_child(EEK_CONTAINER(section), keysizer, keyboard);
 
diff --git a/eek/eek-xml-layout.c b/eek/eek-xml-layout.c
index 6159789c..d8332c42 100644
--- a/eek/eek-xml-layout.c
+++ b/eek/eek-xml-layout.c
@@ -1136,63 +1136,6 @@ eek_xml_keyboard_desc_free (EekXmlKeyboardDesc *desc)
     g_slice_free (EekXmlKeyboardDesc, desc);
 }
 
-struct place_data {
-    double desired_width;
-    double current_offset;
-    EekKeyboard *keyboard;
-};
-
-const double section_spacing = 7.0;
-
-static void section_placer(EekElement *element, gpointer user_data) {
-    struct place_data *data = (struct place_data*)user_data;
-
-    EekBounds section_bounds = {0};
-    eek_element_get_bounds(element, &section_bounds);
-    section_bounds.width = data->desired_width;
-    eek_element_set_bounds(element, &section_bounds);
-
-    // Sections are rows now. Gather up all the keys and adjust their bounds.
-    eek_section_place_keys(EEK_SECTION(element), EEK_KEYBOARD(data->keyboard));
-
-    eek_element_get_bounds(element, &section_bounds);
-    section_bounds.y = data->current_offset;
-    eek_element_set_bounds(element, &section_bounds);
-    data->current_offset += section_bounds.height + section_spacing;
-}
-
-static void section_counter(EekElement *element, gpointer user_data) {
-
-    double *total_height = user_data;
-    EekBounds section_bounds = {0};
-    eek_element_get_bounds(element, &section_bounds);
-    *total_height += section_bounds.height + section_spacing;
-}
-
-static void place_sections(EekKeyboard *keyboard)
-{
-    /* Order rows */
-    // This needs to be done after outlines, because outlines define key sizes
-    // TODO: do this only for rows without bounds
-
-    // The keyboard width is given by the user via screen size. The height will be given dynamically.
-    // TODO: calculate max line width beforehand for button centering. Leave keyboard centering to the renderer later
-    EekBounds keyboard_bounds = {0};
-    eek_element_get_bounds(EEK_ELEMENT(keyboard), &keyboard_bounds);
-
-    struct place_data placer_data = {
-        .desired_width = keyboard_bounds.width,
-        .current_offset = 0,
-        .keyboard = keyboard,
-    };
-    eek_container_foreach_child(EEK_CONTAINER(keyboard), section_placer, &placer_data);
-
-    double total_height = 0;
-    eek_container_foreach_child(EEK_CONTAINER(keyboard), section_counter, &total_height);
-    keyboard_bounds.height = total_height;
-    eek_element_set_bounds(EEK_ELEMENT(keyboard), &keyboard_bounds);
-}
-
 static gboolean
 parse_geometry (const gchar *path, EekKeyboard *keyboard, GError **error)
 {
@@ -1247,8 +1190,6 @@ parse_geometry (const gchar *path, EekKeyboard *keyboard, GError **error)
     }
     g_hash_table_destroy (oref_hash);
 
-    place_sections(keyboard);
-
     geometry_parse_data_free (data);
     return TRUE;
 }
@@ -1336,6 +1277,9 @@ parse_symbols (const gchar *path, EekKeyboard *keyboard, GError **error)
         return FALSE;
     }
     symbols_parse_data_free (data);
+
+    eek_layout_place_sections(keyboard);
+
     return TRUE;
 }