diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 7c2e34c..1a1d440 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ function App.initialize_globals()
 end
 
 function App.initialize(arg)
+  love.window.setVSync(0)  -- remove some delays in exchange for risk of screen tears; we're not a game
+  love.keyboard.setTextInput(true)  -- bring up keyboard on touch screen
+  love.keyboard.setKeyRepeat(true)
+
+  love.graphics.setBackgroundColor(1,1,1)
+
   if Current_app == 'run' then
     run.initialize(arg)
   elseif Current_app == 'source' then
diff --git a/run.lua b/run.lua
index fb1f9c1..3035319 100644
--- a/run.lua
+++ b/run.lua
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ end
 -- called only for real run
 function run.initialize(arg)
   log_new('run')
-  love.keyboard.setTextInput(true)  -- bring up keyboard on touch screen
-  love.keyboard.setKeyRepeat(true)
-
-  love.graphics.setBackgroundColor(1,1,1)
-
   if Settings then
     run.load_settings()
   else
diff --git a/source.lua b/source.lua
index 0d12415..baecdd1 100644
--- a/source.lua
+++ b/source.lua
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@ end
 -- called only for real run
 function source.initialize()
   log_new('source')
-  love.keyboard.setTextInput(true)  -- bring up keyboard on touch screen
-  love.keyboard.setKeyRepeat(true)
-
-  love.graphics.setBackgroundColor(1,1,1)
-
   if Settings and Settings.source then
     source.load_settings()
   else