--- a/src/js/init.js	Tue Feb 14 17:15:13 2012 +0100
+++ b/src/js/init.js	Tue Feb 14 17:27:56 2012 +0100
@@ -150,8 +150,7 @@
   var index;
   
   for (index = 0; index < guiOptions.widgets.length; index++) {    
-    var widgetConfig = IriSP.underscore.defaults(guiOptions.widgets[index], default_options);
-    var widget = IriSP.instantiateWidget(popcornInstance, serialFactory, layoutManager, widgetConfig);
+    var widget = IriSP.instantiateWidget(popcornInstance, serialFactory, layoutManager, guiOptions.widgets[index], default_options);
    
     ret_widgets.push(widget);   
   };
@@ -185,8 +184,14 @@
     @param serialFactory serializer factory to instantiate the widget with
     @param layoutManager layout manager
     @param widgetConfig configuration options for the widget
+    @param defaultOptions a dictionnary with some options defined for every widget.
  */
-IriSP.instantiateWidget = function(popcornInstance, serialFactory, layoutManager, widgetConfig) {
+IriSP.instantiateWidget = function(popcornInstance, serialFactory, layoutManager, widgetConfig, defaultOptions) {
+
+    if (IriSP.null_or_undefined(defaultOptions))
+      defaultOptions = {};
+    
+    widgetConfig = IriSP.underscore.defaults(widgetConfig, defaultOptions);
 
     var arr = IriSP.jQuery.extend({}, widgetConfig);
     
@@ -216,7 +221,7 @@
       var i = 0;
       for(i = 0; i < widgetConfig.requires.length; i++) {
         var widgetName = widgetConfig.requires[i]["type"];
-        widget[widgetName] = IriSP.instantiateWidget(popcornInstance, serialFactory, layoutManager, widgetConfig.requires[i]);
+        widget[widgetName] = IriSP.instantiateWidget(popcornInstance, serialFactory, layoutManager, widgetConfig.requires[i], defaultOptions);
       }
     }       
      

--- a/test/integration/polemic.htm	Tue Feb 14 17:15:13 2012 +0100
+++ b/test/integration/polemic.htm	Tue Feb 14 17:27:56 2012 +0100
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@
               type: "TooltipWidget",
               width: 180,
               heigh: 160,
-              metadata : {
-                type:'empty'
-              }
              }],
             },
             {type: "SparklineWidget",
@@ -59,9 +56,6 @@
               type: "TooltipWidget",
 			  width: 180,
               heigh: 160,
-			  metadata : {
-                type:'empty'
-              }
               }],
             },            
             {type: "SliceWidget"},