diff --git a/ui/files.js b/ui/files.js
index bbb3dc2e..45b52c75 100755
--- a/ui/files.js
+++ b/ui/files.js
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ if(window.CEF_dumpJSON != null){
 // progress/notify action, removing it (string 'Error') from the arguments.
 //
 // Will return the original deferred.
-function statusNotify(prefix, loader){
+function statusNotify(prefix, loader, not_queued){
+	var report = not_queued == true ? showStatus : showStatusQ
 	if(loader == null){
 		loader = prefix
 		prefix = null
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ function statusNotify(prefix, loader){
 				args.pop()
 				return showErrorStatus(args.join(': '))
 			}
-			return showStatus(args.join(': '))
+			return report(args.join(': '))
 		})
 }
 
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ function saveFileImages(name){
 		$.each($.map(listDir(normalizePath(CACHE_DIR)), function(e){ 
 				return IMAGES_DIFF_FILE_PATTERN.test(e) ? e : null
 			}), function(i, e){
-				showStatus('removeing:', e)
+				showStatusQ('removeing:', e)
 				removeFile(normalizePath(CACHE_DIR +'/'+ e))
 			})
 		IMAGES_UPDATED = []
diff --git a/ui/keybindings.js b/ui/keybindings.js
index 2efe892f..e9275305 100755
--- a/ui/keybindings.js
+++ b/ui/keybindings.js
@@ -436,12 +436,18 @@ var KEYBOARD_CONFIG = {
 					function(){
 						event.preventDefault()
 						//saveLocalStorage()
+						showStatusQ('Saving: localStorage: Data.')
 						saveLocalStorageData()
+						showStatusQ('Saving: localStorage: Marks.')
 						saveLocalStorageMarks()
 
+						showStatusQ('Saving: localStorage: Settings.')
 						saveLocalStorageSettings()
 
+						showStatusQ('Saving: File: State.')
 						saveFileState()
+
+						showStatusQ('Saving: Done.')
 					})
 			},
 		Z: {
diff --git a/ui/layout.css b/ui/layout.css
index 4d4fefe4..3a0c41e1 100644
--- a/ui/layout.css
+++ b/ui/layout.css
@@ -635,12 +635,31 @@ body {
   display: none;
 }
 /* these are generic containers for indicators */
-.global-mode-indicators {
+.global-mode-indicators,
+.context-mode-indicators {
   position: absolute;
-  top: 15px;
-  right: 15px;
   height: 20px;
   width: auto;
+  min-width: 300px;
+  text-align: right;
+  color: transparent;
+}
+.global-mode-indicators {
+  top: 15px;
+  right: 15px;
+}
+.global-mode-indicators .mode-tip,
+.context-mode-indicators .mode-tip {
+  opacity: 0.5;
+}
+.global-mode-indicators:hover,
+.context-mode-indicators:hover {
+  color: silver;
+  font-weight: bold;
+  font-size: large;
+}
+.global-mode-indicators > *,
+.context-mode-indicators > * {
   font-size: small;
   vertical-align: center;
 }
@@ -669,13 +688,8 @@ body {
 }
 /* context indicators */
 .context-mode-indicators {
-  position: absolute;
   right: 15px;
   bottom: 15px;
-  height: 20px;
-  width: auto;
-  font-size: small;
-  vertical-align: center;
 }
 .context-mode-indicators > * {
   margin-left: 10px;
diff --git a/ui/layout.less b/ui/layout.less
index 525cac5d..af17a55f 100755
--- a/ui/layout.less
+++ b/ui/layout.less
@@ -588,16 +588,39 @@ body {
 
 
 /* these are generic containers for indicators */
-.global-mode-indicators {
+.global-mode-indicators,
+.context-mode-indicators {
 	position: absolute;
-	top: 15px;
-	right: 15px;
 	height: 20px;
 	width: auto;
+	min-width: 300px;
+	text-align: right;
 
+	color: transparent;
+}
+
+.global-mode-indicators {
+	top: 15px;
+	right: 15px;
+}
+
+.global-mode-indicators .mode-tip,
+.context-mode-indicators .mode-tip {
+	opacity: 0.5;
+}
+
+.global-mode-indicators:hover,
+.context-mode-indicators:hover {
+	color: gray;
+	font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+.global-mode-indicators > *,
+.context-mode-indicators > * {
 	font-size: small;
 	vertical-align: center;
 }
+
 .global-mode-indicators>* {
 	margin-left: 10px;
 }
@@ -608,6 +631,7 @@ body {
 	height: @single-image-indicator-size;
 	border-radius: 50%;
 }
+
 /* hide indicators in single image mode */
 .single-image-mode.viewer .global-mode-indicators {
 	opacity: 0.5;
@@ -624,14 +648,9 @@ body {
 
 /* context indicators */
 .context-mode-indicators {
-	position: absolute;
 	right: 15px;
 	bottom: 15px;
-	height: 20px;
-	width: auto;
 
-	font-size: small;
-	vertical-align: center;
 }
 .context-mode-indicators>* {
 	margin-left: 10px;
diff --git a/ui/ui.js b/ui/ui.js
index cf6ad069..778bf0c5 100755
--- a/ui/ui.js
+++ b/ui/ui.js
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 var CURSOR_SHOW_THRESHOLD = 20
 var CURSOR_HIDE_TIMEOUT = 1000
 
+var STATUS_QUEUE = []
+var STATUS_QUEUE_TIME = 200
+
+
 
 
 /*********************************************************************/
@@ -190,6 +194,46 @@ function showStatus(message){
 }
 
 
+// Same as showStatus(...) but queue the message so as to display it for
+// a meaningful amount of time...
+//
+//	- This will print the first message right away.
+//	- Each consecutive message if STATUS_QUEUE_TIME has not passed yet 
+//		will get queued.
+//	- Once the STATUS_QUEUE_TIME has passed the next message is reported 
+// 		and so on until the queue is empty.
+//
+// NOTE: for very a fast and large sequence of messages the reporting 
+// 		may (will) take longer (significantly) than the actual "job"...
+// NOTE: this will delay the logging also...
+function showStatusQ(message){
+	if(STATUS_QUEUE.length == 0){
+
+		// end marker...
+		STATUS_QUEUE.push(0)
+
+		showStatus.apply(null, arguments)
+
+		function _printer(){
+			// if queue is empty we have nothing to do...
+			if(STATUS_QUEUE.length == 1){
+				STATUS_QUEUE.pop()
+				return
+			}
+			// if not empty show a status and repeat...
+			showStatus.apply(null, STATUS_QUEUE.pop())
+			setTimeout(_printer, STATUS_QUEUE_TIME)
+		}
+
+		setTimeout(_printer, STATUS_QUEUE_TIME)
+
+	// queue not empty...
+	} else {
+		STATUS_QUEUE.splice(1, 0, Array.apply(Array, arguments))
+	}
+}
+
+
 // Same as showStatus(...) but will always add 'Error: ' to the start 
 // of the message
 //
@@ -230,6 +274,7 @@ function showGlobalIndicator(cls, text){
 	if(c.length == 0){
 		c = $('<div>')
 			.addClass('global-mode-indicators')
+			.append('<span class="mode-tip">Global status:</span>')
 			.appendTo($('.viewer'))
 	}
 	return makeIndicator(text)
@@ -241,6 +286,7 @@ function showContextIndicator(cls, text){
 	if(c.length == 0){
 		c = $('<div>')
 			.addClass('context-mode-indicators')
+			.append('<span class="mode-tip">Context status:</span>')
 			.appendTo($('.viewer'))
 	}
 	return makeIndicator(text)