diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-frontend-contribution.tsx b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-frontend-contribution.tsx
index 37f0997b..445bf759 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-frontend-contribution.tsx
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/arduino-frontend-contribution.tsx
@@ -455,13 +455,13 @@ export class ArduinoFrontendContribution implements FrontendApplicationContribut
 
         registry.registerSubmenu(ArduinoMenus.SKETCH, 'Sketch');
         registry.registerMenuAction(ArduinoMenus.SKETCH, {
-            commandId: ArduinoCommands.VERIFY.id,
-            label: 'Verify/Compile',
+            commandId: ArduinoCommands.TOGGLE_COMPILE_FOR_DEBUG.id,
+            label: 'Optimize for Debugging',
             order: '1'
         });
         registry.registerMenuAction(ArduinoMenus.SKETCH, {
-            commandId: ArduinoCommands.TOGGLE_COMPILE_FOR_DEBUG.id,
-            label: 'Optimize for Debugging',
+            commandId: ArduinoCommands.VERIFY.id,
+            label: 'Verify/Compile',
             order: '2'
         });
         registry.registerMenuAction(ArduinoMenus.SKETCH, {
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/boards/boards-widget-frontend-contribution.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/boards/boards-widget-frontend-contribution.ts
index d46b3f39..fa21e31d 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/boards/boards-widget-frontend-contribution.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/boards/boards-widget-frontend-contribution.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ export class BoardsListWidgetFrontendContribution extends ListWidgetFrontendCont
         });
     }
 
+    async initializeLayout(): Promise<void> {
+        this.openView();
+    }
+
     registerMenus(menus: MenuModelRegistry): void {
         if (this.toggleCommand) {
             menus.registerMenuAction(ArduinoMenus.TOOLS, {
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/library/library-widget-frontend-contribution.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/library/library-widget-frontend-contribution.ts
index 349f0185..ed02f095 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/library/library-widget-frontend-contribution.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/library/library-widget-frontend-contribution.ts
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ export class LibraryListWidgetFrontendContribution extends AbstractViewContribut
             widgetName: LibraryListWidget.WIDGET_LABEL,
             defaultWidgetOptions: {
                 area: 'left',
-                rank: 600
+                rank: 700
             },
             toggleCommandId: `${LibraryListWidget.WIDGET_ID}:toggle`,
             toggleKeybinding: 'ctrlcmd+shift+l'
         });
     }
 
-    initializeLayout(): void {
-        // NOOP
+    async initializeLayout(): Promise<void> {
+        this.openView();
     }
 
     registerMenus(menus: MenuModelRegistry): void {