diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/cover_flow.py b/src/calibre/gui2/cover_flow.py
index b0252210e3..88bbae6c41 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/cover_flow.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/cover_flow.py
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ class CoverFlowMixin(object):
 
     def show_cover_browser(self):
         d = CBDialog(self, self.cover_flow)
+        d.addAction(self.cb_splitter.action_toggle)
         self.cover_flow.setVisible(True)
         self.cover_flow.setFocus(Qt.OtherFocusReason)
         d.show()
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/jobs.py b/src/calibre/gui2/jobs.py
index 4b00d39877..e92a502daa 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/jobs.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/jobs.py
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ from Queue import Empty, Queue
 from PyQt4.Qt import QAbstractTableModel, QVariant, QModelIndex, Qt, \
     QTimer, pyqtSignal, QIcon, QDialog, QAbstractItemDelegate, QApplication, \
     QSize, QStyleOptionProgressBarV2, QString, QStyle, QToolTip, QFrame, \
-    QHBoxLayout, QVBoxLayout, QSizePolicy, QLabel, QCoreApplication
+    QHBoxLayout, QVBoxLayout, QSizePolicy, QLabel, QCoreApplication, QAction, \
+    QByteArray
 
 from calibre.utils.ipc.server import Server
 from calibre.utils.ipc.job import ParallelJob
@@ -281,6 +282,7 @@ class JobsButton(QFrame):
         self.pi = ProgressIndicator(self, size)
         self._jobs = QLabel('<b>'+_('Jobs:')+' 0')
         self._jobs.mouseReleaseEvent = self.mouseReleaseEvent
+        self.shortcut = _('Shift+Alt+J')
 
         if horizontal:
             self.setLayout(QHBoxLayout())
@@ -297,15 +299,24 @@ class JobsButton(QFrame):
         self.layout().setMargin(0)
         self._jobs.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Minimum, QSizePolicy.Minimum)
         self.setCursor(Qt.PointingHandCursor)
-        self.setToolTip(_('Click to see list of active jobs.'))
+        b = _('Click to see list of jobs')
+        self.setToolTip(b + u' (%s)'%self.shortcut)
+        self.action_toggle = QAction(b, parent)
+        parent.addAction(self.action_toggle)
+        self.action_toggle.setShortcut(self.shortcut)
+        self.action_toggle.triggered.connect(self.toggle)
 
     def initialize(self, jobs_dialog, job_manager):
         self.jobs_dialog = jobs_dialog
         job_manager.job_added.connect(self.job_added)
         job_manager.job_done.connect(self.job_done)
+        self.jobs_dialog.addAction(self.action_toggle)
 
 
     def mouseReleaseEvent(self, event):
+        self.toggle()
+
+    def toggle(self, *args):
         if self.jobs_dialog.isVisible():
             self.jobs_dialog.hide()
         else:
@@ -372,6 +383,10 @@ class JobsDialog(QDialog, Ui_JobsDialog):
             except:
                 pass
 
+        geom = gprefs.get('jobs_dialog_geometry', bytearray(''))
+        self.restoreGeometry(QByteArray(geom))
+
+
     def show_job_details(self, index):
         row = index.row()
         job = self.jobs_view.model().row_to_job(row)
@@ -397,6 +412,8 @@ class JobsDialog(QDialog, Ui_JobsDialog):
         try:
             state = bytearray(self.jobs_view.horizontalHeader().saveState())
             gprefs['jobs view column layout'] = state
+            geom = bytearray(self.saveGeometry())
+            gprefs['jobs_dialog_geometry'] = geom
         except:
             pass
         e.accept()
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py b/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py
index 1b918e679e..95cccb72a5 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class Main(MainWindow, MainWindowMixin, DeviceMixin, # {{{
         # Jobs Button {{{
         self.job_manager = JobManager()
         self.jobs_dialog = JobsDialog(self, self.job_manager)
-        self.jobs_button = JobsButton(horizontal=True)
+        self.jobs_button = JobsButton(horizontal=True, parent=self)
         self.jobs_button.initialize(self.jobs_dialog, self.job_manager)
         # }}}
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/widgets.py b/src/calibre/gui2/widgets.py
index 54cb526750..dbb3947d4c 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/widgets.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/widgets.py
@@ -871,14 +871,14 @@ class LayoutButton(QToolButton):
     def set_state_to_show(self, *args):
         self.setChecked(False)
         label =_('Show')
-        self.setText(label + ' ' + self.label + ' ' + self.shortcut)
+        self.setText(label + ' ' + self.label + u' (%s)'%self.shortcut)
         self.setToolTip(self.text())
         self.setStatusTip(self.text())
 
     def set_state_to_hide(self, *args):
         self.setChecked(True)
         label = _('Hide')
-        self.setText(label + ' ' + self.label+ ' ' + self.shortcut)
+        self.setText(label + ' ' + self.label+ u' (%s)'%self.shortcut)
         self.setToolTip(self.text())
         self.setStatusTip(self.text())
 
@@ -941,7 +941,10 @@ class Splitter(QSplitter):
     @property
     def is_side_index_hidden(self):
         sizes = list(self.sizes())
-        return sizes[self.side_index] == 0
+        try:
+            return sizes[self.side_index] == 0
+        except IndexError:
+            return True
 
     @property
     def save_name(self):