diff --git a/gramps/src/Report.py b/gramps/src/Report.py
index 7c0b83230..5d8d0d4c2 100644
--- a/gramps/src/Report.py
+++ b/gramps/src/Report.py
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ class ReportDialog:
         """Set up the format frame of the dialog.  This function
         relies on the make_doc_menu() function to do all the hard
         work."""
+        self.topDialog.get_widget("format_frame").show()
         self.format_menu = self.topDialog.get_widget("format")
         self.make_doc_menu()
 
@@ -389,6 +390,7 @@ class ReportDialog:
         the builds a menu of all the available styles for the user to
         choose from."""
         self.style_frame = self.topDialog.get_widget("style_frame")
+        self.style_frame.show()
         self.style_menu = self.topDialog.get_widget("style_menu")
 
         # Build the default style set for this report.
@@ -428,9 +430,8 @@ class ReportDialog:
         if pagecount_map:
             myMenu = utils.build_string_optmenu(pagecount_map, start_text)
             self.pagecount_menu.set_menu(myMenu)
-        else:
-            self.pagecount_menu.hide()
-            self.pagecount_label.hide()
+            self.pagecount_menu.show()
+            self.pagecount_label.show()
 
     def setup_html_frame(self):
         """Set up the html frame of the dialog.  This sole purpose of
@@ -445,29 +446,29 @@ class ReportDialog:
         this box.  *All* of these items are optional, although the
         generations fields and the filter combo box are used in most
         (but not all) dialog boxes."""
+        self.topDialog.get_widget("options_frame").show()
 
         # Set up the generations spin and page break checkbox
         (use_gen, use_break) = self.get_report_generations()
         self.generations_spinbox = self.topDialog.get_widget("generations")
         self.pagebreak_checkbox = self.topDialog.get_widget("pagebreak")
         if use_gen:
+            self.topDialog.get_widget("gen_label").show()
             self.generations_spinbox.set_value(use_gen)
+            self.generations_spinbox.show()
         else:
-            self.topDialog.get_widget("gen_label").hide()
-            self.generations_spinbox.hide()
             use_break = 0
-        if not use_break:
-            self.pagebreak_checkbox.hide()
+        if use_break:
+            self.pagebreak_checkbox.show()
 
         # Now the filter combo
         self.filter_combo = self.topDialog.get_widget("filter_combo")
         filter_strings = self.get_report_filter_strings()
         if filter_strings:
+            self.topDialog.get_widget("filter_label").show()
             filter_strings.sort()
             self.filter_combo.set_popdown_strings(filter_strings)
-        else:
-            self.topDialog.get_widget("filter_label").hide()
-            self.filter_combo.hide()
+            self.filter_combo.show()
 
         # Now the "extra" option menu
         self.extra_menu_label = self.topDialog.get_widget("extra_menu_label")
@@ -475,12 +476,11 @@ class ReportDialog:
         (label, extra_map, preset) = self.get_report_extra_menu_map()
         if extra_map:
             self.extra_menu_label.set_text(label)
+            self.extra_menu_label.show()
             myMenu = utils.build_string_optmenu(extra_map, preset)
             self.extra_menu.set_menu(myMenu)
             self.extra_menu.set_sensitive(len(extra_map) > 1)
-        else:
-            self.extra_menu_label.hide()
-            self.extra_menu.hide()
+            self.extra_menu.show()
 
         # Now the "extra" text box
         self.extra_textbox_label = self.topDialog.get_widget("extra_textbox_label")
@@ -488,10 +488,9 @@ class ReportDialog:
         (label, string) = self.get_report_extra_textbox_string()
         if string:
             self.extra_textbox_label.set_text(label)
+            self.extra_textbox_label.show()
             self.extra_textbox.insert_defaults(string)
-        else:
-            self.extra_textbox_label.hide()
-            self.topDialog.get_widget("extra_scrolledwindow").hide()
+            self.topDialog.get_widget("extra_scrolledwindow").show()
         
     def setup_other_frames(self):
         """Do nothing.  This sole purpose of this function is to give
diff --git a/gramps/src/plugins/GraphViz.py b/gramps/src/plugins/GraphViz.py
index 69a6b2384..c849ba81e 100644
--- a/gramps/src/plugins/GraphViz.py
+++ b/gramps/src/plugins/GraphViz.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class GraphVizDialog(ReportDialog):
     #------------------------------------------------------------------------
     def setup_style_frame(self):
         """The style frame is not used in this dialog."""
-        self.topDialog.get_widget("style_frame").hide()
+        pass
 
     #------------------------------------------------------------------------
     #
diff --git a/gramps/src/plugins/IndivSummary.py b/gramps/src/plugins/IndivSummary.py
index 64afacefa..9850ce8b3 100644
--- a/gramps/src/plugins/IndivSummary.py
+++ b/gramps/src/plugins/IndivSummary.py
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ class IndivSummaryDialog(TextReportDialog):
     #------------------------------------------------------------------------
     def setup_report_options(self):
         """The 'Report Options' frame is not used in this dialog."""
-        self.topDialog.get_widget("options_frame").hide()
+        pass
 
     #------------------------------------------------------------------------
     #
diff --git a/gramps/src/plugins/WebPage.py b/gramps/src/plugins/WebPage.py
index a2cf649b6..3f8e4c21c 100644
--- a/gramps/src/plugins/WebPage.py
+++ b/gramps/src/plugins/WebPage.py
@@ -926,7 +926,6 @@ class WebReportDialog(ReportDialog):
         """The format frame is not used in this dialog.  Hide it, and
         set the output notebook to always display the html template
         page."""
-        self.topDialog.get_widget("format_frame").hide()
         self.output_notebook.set_page(1)
 
     def setup_other_frames(self):
diff --git a/gramps/src/plugins/basicreport.glade b/gramps/src/plugins/basicreport.glade
index b2f286a3e..1594def95 100644
--- a/gramps/src/plugins/basicreport.glade
+++ b/gramps/src/plugins/basicreport.glade
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 
       <widget>
 	<class>GtkFrame</class>
-	<name>format_frame</name>
+	<name>target_frame</name>
 	<border_width>4</border_width>
 	<label>Save As</label>
 	<label_xalign>0</label_xalign>
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@
 	<class>GtkFrame</class>
 	<name>format_frame</name>
 	<border_width>4</border_width>
+	<visible>False</visible>
 	<label>Format</label>
 	<label_xalign>0</label_xalign>
 	<shadow_type>GTK_SHADOW_ETCHED_IN</shadow_type>
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@
 	<class>GtkFrame</class>
 	<name>style_frame</name>
 	<border_width>4</border_width>
+	<visible>False</visible>
 	<label>Styles</label>
 	<label_xalign>0</label_xalign>
 	<shadow_type>GTK_SHADOW_ETCHED_IN</shadow_type>
@@ -403,6 +405,7 @@
 	    <widget>
 	      <class>GtkLabel</class>
 	      <name>pagecount_label</name>
+	      <visible>False</visible>
 	      <label>Count</label>
 	      <justify>GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER</justify>
 	      <wrap>False</wrap>
@@ -429,6 +432,7 @@
 	    <widget>
 	      <class>GtkOptionMenu</class>
 	      <name>pagecount_menu</name>
+	      <visible>False</visible>
 	      <can_focus>True</can_focus>
 	      <items>Single (scaled)
 </items>
@@ -560,6 +564,7 @@
 	<class>GtkFrame</class>
 	<name>options_frame</name>
 	<border_width>4</border_width>
+	<visible>False</visible>
 	<label>Report Options</label>
 	<label_xalign>0</label_xalign>
 	<shadow_type>GTK_SHADOW_ETCHED_IN</shadow_type>
@@ -582,6 +587,7 @@
 	    <class>GtkCombo</class>
 	    <name>filter_combo</name>
 	    <border_width>5</border_width>
+	    <visible>False</visible>
 	    <value_in_list>True</value_in_list>
 	    <ok_if_empty>True</ok_if_empty>
 	    <case_sensitive>False</case_sensitive>
@@ -618,6 +624,7 @@
 	  <widget>
 	    <class>GtkLabel</class>
 	    <name>filter_label</name>
+	    <visible>False</visible>
 	    <label>Filter</label>
 	    <justify>GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER</justify>
 	    <wrap>False</wrap>
@@ -644,6 +651,7 @@
 	  <widget>
 	    <class>GtkLabel</class>
 	    <name>gen_label</name>
+	    <visible>False</visible>
 	    <label>Generations</label>
 	    <justify>GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER</justify>
 	    <wrap>False</wrap>
@@ -670,6 +678,7 @@
 	  <widget>
 	    <class>GtkSpinButton</class>
 	    <name>generations</name>
+	    <visible>False</visible>
 	    <can_focus>True</can_focus>
 	    <climb_rate>1</climb_rate>
 	    <digits>0</digits>
@@ -702,6 +711,7 @@
 	  <widget>
 	    <class>GtkCheckButton</class>
 	    <name>pagebreak</name>
+	    <visible>False</visible>
 	    <can_focus>True</can_focus>
 	    <label>Page break between generations</label>
 	    <active>False</active>
@@ -725,6 +735,7 @@
 	  <widget>
 	    <class>GtkLabel</class>
 	    <name>extra_menu_label</name>
+	    <visible>False</visible>
 	    <label></label>
 	    <justify>GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER</justify>
 	    <wrap>False</wrap>
@@ -751,6 +762,7 @@
 	  <widget>
 	    <class>GtkLabel</class>
 	    <name>extra_textbox_label</name>
+	    <visible>False</visible>
 	    <label></label>
 	    <justify>GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER</justify>
 	    <wrap>False</wrap>
@@ -778,6 +790,7 @@
 	    <class>GtkOptionMenu</class>
 	    <name>extra_menu</name>
 	    <border_width>5</border_width>
+	    <visible>False</visible>
 	    <can_focus>True</can_focus>
 	    <items>default
 </items>
@@ -803,6 +816,7 @@
 	    <name>extra_scrolledwindow</name>
 	    <border_width>5</border_width>
 	    <height>80</height>
+	    <visible>False</visible>
 	    <hscrollbar_policy>GTK_POLICY_ALWAYS</hscrollbar_policy>
 	    <vscrollbar_policy>GTK_POLICY_ALWAYS</vscrollbar_policy>
 	    <hupdate_policy>GTK_UPDATE_CONTINUOUS</hupdate_policy>
diff --git a/gramps/src/plugins/webpage.glade b/gramps/src/plugins/webpage.glade
index 970cf4ffa..6303c7c2e 100644
--- a/gramps/src/plugins/webpage.glade
+++ b/gramps/src/plugins/webpage.glade
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 
       <widget>
 	<class>GtkFrame</class>
-	<name>format_frame</name>
+	<name>target_frame</name>
 	<border_width>4</border_width>
 	<label>Save As</label>
 	<label_xalign>0</label_xalign>
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@
 	<class>GtkFrame</class>
 	<name>format_frame</name>
 	<border_width>4</border_width>
+	<visible>False</visible>
 	<label>Format</label>
 	<label_xalign>0</label_xalign>
 	<shadow_type>GTK_SHADOW_ETCHED_IN</shadow_type>
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@
 	<class>GtkFrame</class>
 	<name>style_frame</name>
 	<border_width>4</border_width>
+	<visible>False</visible>
 	<label>Styles</label>
 	<label_xalign>0</label_xalign>
 	<shadow_type>GTK_SHADOW_ETCHED_IN</shadow_type>
@@ -403,6 +405,7 @@
 	    <widget>
 	      <class>GtkLabel</class>
 	      <name>pagecount_label</name>
+	      <visible>False</visible>
 	      <label>Count</label>
 	      <justify>GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER</justify>
 	      <wrap>False</wrap>
@@ -429,6 +432,7 @@
 	    <widget>
 	      <class>GtkOptionMenu</class>
 	      <name>pagecount_menu</name>
+	      <visible>False</visible>
 	      <can_focus>True</can_focus>
 	      <items>Single (scaled)
 </items>
@@ -560,6 +564,7 @@
 	<class>GtkFrame</class>
 	<name>options_frame</name>
 	<border_width>4</border_width>
+	<visible>False</visible>
 	<label>Report Options</label>
 	<label_xalign>0</label_xalign>
 	<shadow_type>GTK_SHADOW_ETCHED_IN</shadow_type>
@@ -582,6 +587,7 @@
 	    <class>GtkCombo</class>
 	    <name>filter_combo</name>
 	    <border_width>5</border_width>
+	    <visible>False</visible>
 	    <value_in_list>True</value_in_list>
 	    <ok_if_empty>True</ok_if_empty>
 	    <case_sensitive>False</case_sensitive>
@@ -618,6 +624,7 @@
 	  <widget>
 	    <class>GtkLabel</class>
 	    <name>filter_label</name>
+	    <visible>False</visible>
 	    <label>Filter</label>
 	    <justify>GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER</justify>
 	    <wrap>False</wrap>
@@ -644,6 +651,7 @@
 	  <widget>
 	    <class>GtkLabel</class>
 	    <name>gen_label</name>
+	    <visible>False</visible>
 	    <label>Generations</label>
 	    <justify>GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER</justify>
 	    <wrap>False</wrap>
@@ -670,6 +678,7 @@
 	  <widget>
 	    <class>GtkSpinButton</class>
 	    <name>generations</name>
+	    <visible>False</visible>
 	    <can_focus>True</can_focus>
 	    <climb_rate>1</climb_rate>
 	    <digits>0</digits>
@@ -725,6 +734,7 @@
 	  <widget>
 	    <class>GtkCheckButton</class>
 	    <name>pagebreak</name>
+	    <visible>False</visible>
 	    <can_focus>True</can_focus>
 	    <label>Page break between generations</label>
 	    <active>False</active>
@@ -748,6 +758,7 @@
 	  <widget>
 	    <class>GtkLabel</class>
 	    <name>extra_menu_label</name>
+	    <visible>False</visible>
 	    <label></label>
 	    <justify>GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER</justify>
 	    <wrap>False</wrap>
@@ -771,36 +782,11 @@
 	    </child>
 	  </widget>
 
-	  <widget>
-	    <class>GtkLabel</class>
-	    <name>extra_textbox_label</name>
-	    <label></label>
-	    <justify>GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER</justify>
-	    <wrap>False</wrap>
-	    <xalign>1</xalign>
-	    <yalign>0</yalign>
-	    <xpad>5</xpad>
-	    <ypad>0</ypad>
-	    <child>
-	      <left_attach>0</left_attach>
-	      <right_attach>1</right_attach>
-	      <top_attach>4</top_attach>
-	      <bottom_attach>5</bottom_attach>
-	      <xpad>0</xpad>
-	      <ypad>0</ypad>
-	      <xexpand>False</xexpand>
-	      <yexpand>False</yexpand>
-	      <xshrink>False</xshrink>
-	      <yshrink>False</yshrink>
-	      <xfill>True</xfill>
-	      <yfill>False</yfill>
-	    </child>
-	  </widget>
-
 	  <widget>
 	    <class>GtkOptionMenu</class>
 	    <name>extra_menu</name>
 	    <border_width>5</border_width>
+	    <visible>False</visible>
 	    <can_focus>True</can_focus>
 	    <items>default
 </items>
@@ -826,6 +812,7 @@
 	    <name>extra_scrolledwindow</name>
 	    <border_width>5</border_width>
 	    <height>80</height>
+	    <visible>False</visible>
 	    <hscrollbar_policy>GTK_POLICY_ALWAYS</hscrollbar_policy>
 	    <vscrollbar_policy>GTK_POLICY_ALWAYS</vscrollbar_policy>
 	    <hupdate_policy>GTK_UPDATE_CONTINUOUS</hupdate_policy>
@@ -853,6 +840,33 @@
 	      <text></text>
 	    </widget>
 	  </widget>
+
+	  <widget>
+	    <class>GtkLabel</class>
+	    <name>extra_textbox_label</name>
+	    <visible>False</visible>
+	    <label></label>
+	    <justify>GTK_JUSTIFY_CENTER</justify>
+	    <wrap>False</wrap>
+	    <xalign>1</xalign>
+	    <yalign>0</yalign>
+	    <xpad>5</xpad>
+	    <ypad>0</ypad>
+	    <child>
+	      <left_attach>0</left_attach>
+	      <right_attach>1</right_attach>
+	      <top_attach>4</top_attach>
+	      <bottom_attach>5</bottom_attach>
+	      <xpad>0</xpad>
+	      <ypad>0</ypad>
+	      <xexpand>False</xexpand>
+	      <yexpand>False</yexpand>
+	      <xshrink>False</xshrink>
+	      <yshrink>False</yshrink>
+	      <xfill>True</xfill>
+	      <yfill>True</yfill>
+	    </child>
+	  </widget>
 	</widget>
       </widget>