diff --git a/config.cpp b/config.cpp
index db236e85..effc3f31 100644
--- a/config.cpp
+++ b/config.cpp
@@ -2419,7 +2419,7 @@ EX ld max_fov_angle() {
   return acos(-p) * 2 / degree;
   }
 
-EX void add_edit_fov(char key IS('f'), bool pop IS(false)) {
+EX void add_edit_fov(char key IS('f')) {
 
   string sfov = fts(vid.fov) + "°";
   if(panini_alpha || stereo_alpha) {
@@ -2427,7 +2427,6 @@ EX void add_edit_fov(char key IS('f'), bool pop IS(false)) {
     }
   dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("field of view"), sfov, key);
   dialog::add_action([=] {
-    if(pop) popScreen();
     dialog::editNumber(vid.fov, 1, max_fov_angle(), 1, 90, "field of view", 
       XLAT(
         "Horizontal field of view, in angles. "
@@ -2449,7 +2448,6 @@ EX void add_edit_fov(char key IS('f'), bool pop IS(false)) {
     dialog::get_di().extra_options = [quick] {
       dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("Panini projection"), fts(panini_alpha), 'P');
       dialog::add_action([quick] {
-        popScreen();
         dialog::editNumber(panini_alpha, 0, 1, 0.1, 0, "Panini parameter", 
           XLAT(
             "The Panini projection is an alternative perspective projection "
@@ -2458,13 +2456,10 @@ EX void add_edit_fov(char key IS('f'), bool pop IS(false)) {
         #if CAP_GL
         dialog::get_di().reaction = reset_all_shaders;
         #endif
-        dialog::get_di().extra_options = [] {
-          add_edit_fov('F', true);
-          };
+        dialog::get_di().extra_options = [] { add_edit_fov('F'); };
         });
       dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("spherical perspective projection"), fts(stereo_alpha), 'S');
       dialog::add_action([quick] {
-        popScreen();
         dialog::editNumber(stereo_alpha, 0, 1, 0.1, 0, "spherical perspective parameter", 
           XLAT(
             "Set to 1 to get stereographic projection, "
@@ -2473,9 +2468,7 @@ EX void add_edit_fov(char key IS('f'), bool pop IS(false)) {
         #if CAP_GL
         dialog::get_di().reaction = reset_all_shaders;
         #endif
-        dialog::get_di().extra_options = [] {
-          add_edit_fov('F', true);
-          };
+        dialog::get_di().extra_options = [] { add_edit_fov('F'); };
         });
       };
     });
diff --git a/mapeditor.cpp b/mapeditor.cpp
index a773278f..86e7aa69 100644
--- a/mapeditor.cpp
+++ b/mapeditor.cpp
@@ -2740,25 +2740,21 @@ EX namespace mapeditor {
           }
         dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("mousewheel step"), fts(front_step), 'S');
         dialog::add_action([] {
-          popScreen();
           dialog::editNumber(front_step, -10, 10, 0.1, 0.1, XLAT("mousewheel step"), "hint: shift for finer steps");
           });
         if(front_config == eFront::sphere_center) {
           dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("parallels to draw"), its(parallels), 'P');
           dialog::add_action([] {
-            popScreen();
             dialog::editNumber(parallels, 0, 72, 1, 12, XLAT("parallels to draw"), "");
             });
           dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("meridians to draw"), its(meridians), 'M');
           dialog::add_action([] {
-            popScreen();
             dialog::editNumber(meridians, 0, 72, 1, 12, XLAT("meridians to draw"), "");
             });
           }
         else if(front_config != eFront::sphere_camera) {
           dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("range of grid to draw"), fts(equi_range), 'R');
           dialog::add_action([] {
-            popScreen();
             dialog::editNumber(equi_range, 0, 5, 0.1, 1, XLAT("range of grid to draw"), "");
             });
           }