diff --git a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_azerty_rows.xml b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_azerty_rows.xml
index b68e214..6162950 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_azerty_rows.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_azerty_rows.xml
@@ -33,43 +33,33 @@
             latin:keyEdgeFlags="left" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="a"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_a" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="z"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_z" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="e"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_e" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="r"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_r" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="t"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_t" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="y"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_y" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="u"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_u" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="i"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_i" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="o"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_o" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="p"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_p" />
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="deleteKeyStyle"
@@ -86,21 +76,17 @@
             latin:keyEdgeFlags="left" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="q"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_q" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="s"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_s" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="d"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_d" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="f" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="g"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_g" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="h" />
@@ -110,7 +96,6 @@
             latin:keyLabel="k" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="l"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_l" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="m"
@@ -129,30 +114,25 @@
             latin:keyEdgeFlags="left" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="w"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_w" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="x" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="c"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_c" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="v"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_v" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="b" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="n"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_n" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="\'"
             latin:manualTemporaryUpperCaseCode="58"
             latin:keyHintIcon="@drawable/key_hint_colon_holo"
             latin:manualTemporaryUpperCaseHintIcon="@drawable/key_hint_colon_large_holo"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters=":" />
         <switch>
             <case
@@ -169,14 +149,12 @@
                     latin:manualTemporaryUpperCaseCode="33"
                     latin:keyHintIcon="@drawable/key_hint_exclamation_holo"
                     latin:manualTemporaryUpperCaseHintIcon="@drawable/key_hint_exclamation_large_holo"
-                    latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
                     latin:popupCharacters="!" />
                 <Key
                     latin:keyLabel="."
                     latin:manualTemporaryUpperCaseCode="63"
                     latin:keyHintIcon="@drawable/key_hint_question_holo"
                     latin:manualTemporaryUpperCaseHintIcon="@drawable/key_hint_question_large_holo"
-                    latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
                     latin:popupCharacters="\?" />
             </default>
         </switch>
diff --git a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_key_styles.xml b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_key_styles.xml
index be46111..6c1df0b 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_key_styles.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_key_styles.xml
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@
                 latin:iconPreview="@drawable/sym_keyboard_feedback_space" />
             <key-style
                 latin:styleName="smileyKeyStyle"
-                latin:codes="0"
                 latin:keyIcon="@drawable/sym_keyboard_smiley_holo"
                 latin:keyOutputText=";-) "
                 latin:keyHintIcon="@drawable/hint_popup_holo"
-                latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/popup_smileys" />
+                latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_smiley"
+                latin:maxPopupKeyboardColumn="5" />
             <key-style
                 latin:styleName="micKeyStyle"
                 latin:codes="@integer/key_voice"
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@
                 latin:keyLabel=";-)"
                 latin:keyOutputText=";-) "
                 latin:keyHintIcon="@drawable/hint_popup_holo"
-                latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/popup_smileys" />
+                latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_smiley"
+                latin:maxPopupKeyboardColumn="5" />
             <key-style
                 latin:styleName="micKeyStyle"
                 latin:codes="@integer/key_voice"
@@ -151,9 +152,9 @@
         latin:isSticky="true" />
     <key-style
         latin:styleName="comKeyStyle"
-        latin:keyLabel="@string/popular_domain_0"
+        latin:keyLabel="@string/keylabel_for_popular_domain"
         latin:keyLabelOption="fontNormal"
-        latin:keyOutputText="@string/popular_domain_0"
+        latin:keyOutputText="@string/keylabel_for_popular_domain"
         latin:keyHintIcon="@drawable/hint_popup_holo"
-        latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/popup_domains" />
+        latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_popular_domain" />
 </merge>
diff --git a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_number.xml b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_number.xml
index 11cf8fb..93bc136 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_number.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_number.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
     latin:keyWidth="11.949%p"
     latin:horizontalGap="@dimen/key_horizontal_gap"
     latin:verticalGap="@dimen/key_bottom_gap"
+    latin:popupKeyboardTemplate="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
+    latin:maxPopupKeyboardColumn="@integer/config_max_popup_keyboard_column"
 >
     <include
         latin:keyboardLayout="@xml/kbd_key_styles" />
diff --git a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_phone.xml b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_phone.xml
index 6389a8c..66f6020 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_phone.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_phone.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
     latin:keyWidth="11.949%p"
     latin:horizontalGap="@dimen/key_horizontal_gap"
     latin:verticalGap="@dimen/key_bottom_gap"
+    latin:popupKeyboardTemplate="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
+    latin:maxPopupKeyboardColumn="@integer/config_max_popup_keyboard_column"
 >
     <include
         latin:keyboardLayout="@xml/kbd_key_styles" />
diff --git a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_phone_symbols.xml b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_phone_symbols.xml
index 59d8181..8c0df03 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_phone_symbols.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_phone_symbols.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
     latin:keyWidth="11.949%p"
     latin:horizontalGap="@dimen/key_horizontal_gap"
     latin:verticalGap="@dimen/key_bottom_gap"
+    latin:popupKeyboardTemplate="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
+    latin:maxPopupKeyboardColumn="@integer/config_max_popup_keyboard_column"
 >
     <include
         latin:keyboardLayout="@xml/kbd_key_styles" />
diff --git a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwerty.xml b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwerty.xml
index 75fe183..1c8d51f 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwerty.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwerty.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
     latin:rowHeight="25%p"
     latin:horizontalGap="@dimen/key_horizontal_gap"
     latin:verticalGap="@dimen/key_bottom_gap"
+    latin:popupKeyboardTemplate="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
+    latin:maxPopupKeyboardColumn="@integer/config_max_popup_keyboard_column"
 >
     <include
         latin:keyboardLayout="@xml/kbd_qwerty_rows" />
diff --git a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwerty_row1.xml b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwerty_row1.xml
index 1596867..f513559 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwerty_row1.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwerty_row1.xml
@@ -32,43 +32,33 @@
             latin:keyEdgeFlags="left" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="q"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_q" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="w"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_w" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="e"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_e" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="r"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_r" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="t"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_t" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="y"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_y" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="u"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_u" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="i"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_i" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="o"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_o" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="p"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_p" />
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="deleteKeyStyle"
diff --git a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwerty_row2.xml b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwerty_row2.xml
index 2b9be10..1b4393a 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwerty_row2.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwerty_row2.xml
@@ -31,21 +31,17 @@
             latin:keyEdgeFlags="left" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="a"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_a" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="s"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_s" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="d"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_d" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="f" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="g"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_g" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="h" />
@@ -55,7 +51,6 @@
             latin:keyLabel="k" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="l"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_l" />
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="returnKeyStyle"
diff --git a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwerty_row3.xml b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwerty_row3.xml
index 209ef21..b7e9bcf 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwerty_row3.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwerty_row3.xml
@@ -30,23 +30,19 @@
             latin:keyEdgeFlags="left" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="z"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_z" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="x" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="c"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_c" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="v"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_v" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="b" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="n"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_n" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="m" />
@@ -65,14 +61,12 @@
                     latin:manualTemporaryUpperCaseCode="33"
                     latin:keyHintIcon="@drawable/key_hint_exclamation_holo"
                     latin:manualTemporaryUpperCaseHintIcon="@drawable/key_hint_exclamation_large_holo"
-                    latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
                     latin:popupCharacters="!" />
                 <Key
                     latin:keyLabel="."
                     latin:manualTemporaryUpperCaseCode="63"
                     latin:keyHintIcon="@drawable/key_hint_question_holo"
                     latin:manualTemporaryUpperCaseHintIcon="@drawable/key_hint_question_large_holo"
-                    latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
                     latin:popupCharacters="\?" />
             </default>
         </switch>
diff --git a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwerty_row4.xml b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwerty_row4.xml
index 205f2e0..e222a6b 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwerty_row4.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwerty_row4.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
                             latin:manualTemporaryUpperCaseCode="43"
                             latin:keyHintIcon="@drawable/key_hint_plus_holo"
                             latin:manualTemporaryUpperCaseHintIcon="@drawable/key_hint_plus_large_holo"
-                            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
                             latin:popupCharacters="+" />
                     </case>
                     <default>
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@
                     latin:manualTemporaryUpperCaseCode="64"
                     latin:keyHintIcon="@drawable/key_hint_at_holo"
                     latin:manualTemporaryUpperCaseHintIcon="@drawable/key_hint_at_large_holo"
-                    latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
                     latin:popupCharacters="\@" />
             </default>
         </switch>
@@ -89,7 +87,6 @@
                     latin:manualTemporaryUpperCaseCode="58"
                     latin:keyHintIcon="@drawable/key_hint_colon_holo"
                     latin:manualTemporaryUpperCaseHintIcon="@drawable/key_hint_colon_large_holo"
-                    latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
                     latin:popupCharacters=":" />
             </case>
             <default>
@@ -98,7 +95,6 @@
                     latin:manualTemporaryUpperCaseCode="34"
                     latin:keyHintIcon="@drawable/key_hint_quote_holo"
                     latin:manualTemporaryUpperCaseHintIcon="@drawable/key_hint_quote_large_holo"
-                    latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
                     latin:popupCharacters="&quot;" />
             </default>
         </switch>
@@ -115,7 +111,6 @@
                     latin:manualTemporaryUpperCaseCode="95"
                     latin:keyHintIcon="@drawable/key_hint_underline_holo"
                     latin:manualTemporaryUpperCaseHintIcon="@drawable/key_hint_underline_large_holo"
-                    latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
                     latin:popupCharacters="_" />
             </default>
         </switch>
diff --git a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwerty_rows_scandinavia.xml b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwerty_rows_scandinavia.xml
index c56d4f4..8c583ba 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwerty_rows_scandinavia.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwerty_rows_scandinavia.xml
@@ -33,43 +33,33 @@
             latin:keyEdgeFlags="left" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="q"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_q" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="w"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_w" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="e"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_e" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="r"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_r" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="t"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_t" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="y"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_y" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="u"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_u" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="i"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_i" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="o"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_o" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="p"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_p" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="å" />
@@ -88,21 +78,17 @@
             latin:keyEdgeFlags="left" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="a"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_a" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="s"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_s" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="d"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_d" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="f" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="g"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_g" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="h" />
@@ -112,15 +98,12 @@
             latin:keyLabel="k" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="l"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_l" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="@string/keylabel_for_scandinavia_row2_10"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_scandinavia_row2_10" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="@string/keylabel_for_scandinavia_row2_11"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_scandinavia_row2_11" />
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="returnKeyStyle"
diff --git a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwertz_rows.xml b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwertz_rows.xml
index de15b5f..3e99f05 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwertz_rows.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_qwertz_rows.xml
@@ -33,43 +33,33 @@
             latin:keyEdgeFlags="left" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="q"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_q" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="w"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_w" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="e"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_e" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="r"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_r" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="t"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_t" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="z"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_z" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="u"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_u" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="i"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_i" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="o"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_o" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="p"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_p" />
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="deleteKeyStyle"
@@ -87,23 +77,19 @@
             latin:keyEdgeFlags="left" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="y"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_y" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="x" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="c"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_c" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="v"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_v" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="b" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="n"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="@string/alternates_for_n" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="m" />
@@ -122,14 +108,12 @@
                     latin:manualTemporaryUpperCaseCode="33"
                     latin:keyHintIcon="@drawable/key_hint_exclamation_holo"
                     latin:manualTemporaryUpperCaseHintIcon="@drawable/key_hint_exclamation_large_holo"
-                    latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
                     latin:popupCharacters="!" />
                 <Key
                     latin:keyLabel="."
                     latin:manualTemporaryUpperCaseCode="63"
                     latin:keyHintIcon="@drawable/key_hint_question_holo"
                     latin:manualTemporaryUpperCaseHintIcon="@drawable/key_hint_question_large_holo"
-                    latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
                     latin:popupCharacters="\?" />
             </default>
         </switch>
diff --git a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_symbols.xml b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_symbols.xml
index f78af8a..50b8e53 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_symbols.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_symbols.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
     latin:rowHeight="25%p"
     latin:horizontalGap="@dimen/key_horizontal_gap"
     latin:verticalGap="@dimen/key_bottom_gap"
+    latin:popupKeyboardTemplate="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
+    latin:maxPopupKeyboardColumn="@integer/config_max_popup_keyboard_column"
 >
     <include
         latin:keyboardLayout="@xml/kbd_key_styles" />
@@ -39,29 +41,23 @@
             latin:keyEdgeFlags="left" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="1"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            latin:popupCharacters="¹½⅓¼⅛" />
+            latin:popupCharacters="¹,½,⅓,¼,⅛" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="2"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            latin:popupCharacters="²⅔" />
+            latin:popupCharacters="²,⅔" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="3"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            latin:popupCharacters="³¾⅜" />
+            latin:popupCharacters="³,¾,⅜" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="4"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="⁴" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="5"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="⅝" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="6" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="7"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="⅞" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="8" />
@@ -69,8 +65,7 @@
             latin:keyLabel="9" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="0"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            latin:popupCharacters="ⁿ∅" />
+            latin:popupCharacters="ⁿ,∅" />
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="deleteKeyStyle"
             latin:keyWidth="9.331%p"
@@ -88,34 +83,27 @@
             latin:keyLabel="#" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="$"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            latin:popupCharacters="¢£€¥₣₤₱" />
+            latin:popupCharacters="¢,£,€,¥,₣,₤,₱" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="%"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="‰" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="&amp;" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="*"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            latin:popupCharacters="†‡★" />
+            latin:popupCharacters="†,‡,★" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="-"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            latin:popupCharacters="_–—" />
+            latin:popupCharacters="_,–,—" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="+"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="±" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="("
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            latin:popupCharacters="[{&lt;" />
+            latin:popupCharacters="[,{,&lt;" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel=")"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            latin:popupCharacters="]}&gt;" />
+            latin:popupCharacters="],},&gt;" />
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="returnKeyStyle"
             latin:keyWidth="15.750%p"
@@ -130,16 +118,13 @@
             latin:keyEdgeFlags="left" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="&lt;"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            latin:popupCharacters="≤«‹" />
+            latin:popupCharacters="≤,«,‹" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="&gt;"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            latin:popupCharacters="≥»›" />
+            latin:popupCharacters="≥,»,›" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="="
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            latin:popupCharacters="≠≈" />
+            latin:popupCharacters="≠,≈" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel=":" />
         <Key
@@ -150,11 +135,9 @@
             latin:keyLabel="." />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="!"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="¡" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="\?"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="¿" />
         <Key
             latin:keyStyle="moreKeyStyle"
@@ -176,8 +159,7 @@
             latin:keyWidth="37.454%p" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="&quot;"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            latin:popupCharacters="“”«»˝" />
+            latin:popupCharacters="“,”,«,»,˝" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="_" />
         <Key
diff --git a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_symbols_shift.xml b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_symbols_shift.xml
index f3fbf36..f586b1a 100644
--- a/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_symbols_shift.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml-xlarge/kbd_symbols_shift.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
     latin:rowHeight="25%p"
     latin:horizontalGap="@dimen/key_horizontal_gap"
     latin:verticalGap="@dimen/key_bottom_gap"
+    latin:popupKeyboardTemplate="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
+    latin:maxPopupKeyboardColumn="@integer/config_max_popup_keyboard_column"
 >
     <include
         latin:keyboardLayout="@xml/kbd_key_styles" />
@@ -45,13 +47,11 @@
             latin:keyLabel="|" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="•"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            latin:popupCharacters="♪♥♠♦♣" />
+            latin:popupCharacters="♪,♥,♠,♦,♣" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="√" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="π"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="Π" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="÷" />
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
             latin:keyLabel="×" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="§"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="¶" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="Δ" />
@@ -86,13 +85,11 @@
             latin:keyLabel="¥" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="^"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
-            latin:popupCharacters="↑↓←→" />
+            latin:popupCharacters="↑,↓,←,→" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="°" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="±"
-            latin:popupKeyboard="@xml/kbd_popup_template"
             latin:popupCharacters="∞" />
         <Key
             latin:keyLabel="{" />
diff --git a/java/res/xml-xlarge/popup_domains.xml b/java/res/xml-xlarge/popup_domains.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d65c89..0000000
--- a/java/res/xml-xlarge/popup_domains.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-/*
-**
-** Copyright 2010, The Android Open Source Project
-**
-** Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-** you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-** You may obtain a copy of the License at
-**
-**     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-**
-** Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-** distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-** WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-** See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-** limitations under the License.
-*/
--->
-
-<Keyboard
-    xmlns:latin="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.inputmethod.latin"
-    latin:keyWidth="5.5%p"
-    latin:horizontalGap="0px"
-    latin:verticalGap="0px"
-    latin:rowHeight="@dimen/popup_key_height"
->
-    <Row
-        latin:rowEdgeFlags="top|bottom"
-    >
-        <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="@string/popular_domain_1"
-            latin:keyOutputText="@string/popular_domain_1"
-            latin:keyEdgeFlags="left" />
-        <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="@string/popular_domain_2"
-            latin:keyOutputText="@string/popular_domain_2" />
-        <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="@string/popular_domain_3"
-            latin:keyOutputText="@string/popular_domain_3" />
-        <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="@string/popular_domain_4"
-            latin:keyOutputText="@string/popular_domain_4"
-            latin:keyEdgeFlags="right" />
-    </Row>
-</Keyboard>
diff --git a/java/res/xml-xlarge/popup_smileys.xml b/java/res/xml-xlarge/popup_smileys.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 552dc42..0000000
--- a/java/res/xml-xlarge/popup_smileys.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-/*
-**
-** Copyright 2010, The Android Open Source Project
-**
-** Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-** you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-** You may obtain a copy of the License at
-**
-**     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-**
-** Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-** distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-** WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-** See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-** limitations under the License.
-*/
--->
-
-<Keyboard
-    xmlns:latin="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/com.android.inputmethod.latin"
-    latin:keyWidth="5.0%p"
-    latin:horizontalGap="0px"
-    latin:verticalGap="0px"
-    latin:rowHeight="@dimen/popup_key_height"
->
-    <Row
-        latin:rowEdgeFlags="top"
-    >
-        <Key
-            latin:keyLabel=":-)"
-            latin:keyOutputText=":-) "
-            latin:keyEdgeFlags="left" />
-        <Key
-            latin:keyLabel=":-("
-            latin:keyOutputText=":-( " />
-        <Key
-            latin:keyLabel=";-)"
-            latin:keyOutputText=";-) " />
-        <Key
-            latin:keyLabel=":-P"
-            latin:keyOutputText=":-P " />
-        <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="=-O"
-            latin:keyOutputText="=-O "
-            latin:keyEdgeFlags="right" />
-    </Row>
-    <Row>
-        <Key
-            latin:keyLabel=":-*"
-            latin:keyOutputText=":-* "
-            latin:keyEdgeFlags="left" />
-        <Key
-            latin:keyLabel=":O"
-            latin:keyOutputText=":O " />
-        <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="B-)"
-            latin:keyOutputText="B-) " />
-        <Key
-            latin:keyLabel=":-$"
-            latin:keyOutputText=":-$ " />
-        <Key
-            latin:keyLabel=":-!"
-            latin:keyOutputText=":-! "
-            latin:keyEdgeFlags="right" />
-    </Row>
-    <Row
-        latin:rowEdgeFlags="bottom"
-    >
-        <Key
-            latin:keyLabel=":-["
-            latin:keyOutputText=":-[ "
-            latin:keyEdgeFlags="left" />
-        <Key
-            latin:keyLabel="O:-)"
-            latin:keyOutputText="O:-) " />
-        <Key
-            latin:keyLabel=":-\\"
-            latin:keyOutputText=":-\\ " />
-        <Key
-            latin:keyLabel=":'("
-            latin:keyOutputText=":'( " />
-        <Key
-            latin:keyLabel=":-D"
-            latin:keyOutputText=":-D "
-            latin:keyEdgeFlags="right" />
-    </Row>
-</Keyboard>