diff --git a/ui/keybindings.js b/ui/keybindings.js
index 6ee28445..c9ccb48f 100755
--- a/ui/keybindings.js
+++ b/ui/keybindings.js
@@ -274,14 +274,7 @@ var KEYBOARD_CONFIG = {
 		// XXX STUB: use a real path browser...
 		O: doc('Open a directory path',
 			function(){
-				// browser version...
-				var getter = window.listDir != null ? getDir : prompt
-
-				getter('Path to open', BASE_URL)
-					.done(function(path){
-						path = path.trim()
-						statusNotify(loadDir(path))
-					})
+				loadDirectory()
 			}),
 
 
diff --git a/ui/modes.js b/ui/modes.js
index f9544174..524d78f0 100755
--- a/ui/modes.js
+++ b/ui/modes.js
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ var toggleSlideShowMode = createCSSClassToggler(
 
 			} else {
 				window._slideshow_timer != null && clearInterval(_slideshow_timer)
-				showStatus('Slideshow: stopped.')
+				showStatus('Slideshow: canceled.')
 				hideOverlay($('.viewer'))
 			}
 		})
diff --git a/ui/ui.js b/ui/ui.js
index 2fe0167d..033ff7b4 100755
--- a/ui/ui.js
+++ b/ui/ui.js
@@ -647,6 +647,8 @@ function exportPreviews(dfl){
 	dfl = dfl == null ? BASE_URL : dfl
 	var res = $.Deferred()
 
+	updateStatus('Export...').show()
+
 	formDialog(null, 'Export previews', {
 		'Image name pattern': '%f',
 		'Fav directory name': 'fav',
@@ -658,16 +660,39 @@ function exportPreviews(dfl){
 				data['Image name pattern'], 
 				data['Fav directory name'])
 
-			showStatusQ('Exporting data...')
+			// XXX do real reporting...
+			showStatusQ('Copying data...')
 
 			res.resolve(data[''])
 		})
-		.fail(function(){ res.reject() })
+		.fail(function(){ 
+			showStatusQ('Export: canceled.')
+
+			res.reject() 
+		})
 
 	return res
 }
 
 
+function loadDirectory(dfl){
+	dfl = dfl == null ? BASE_URL : dfl
+	// browser version...
+	var getter = window.listDir != null ? getDir : prompt
+
+	updateStatus('Open...').show()
+
+	getter('Path to open', dfl)
+		.done(function(path){
+			path = path.trim()
+			statusNotify(loadDir(path))
+		})
+		.fail(function(){
+			showStatusQ('Open: canceled.')
+		})
+}
+
+
 
 /************************************************ Specific dialogs ***/