diff --git a/README b/README
index fa5ea28d..844e7e7b 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@ SUGAR_PROFILE=profile-2 sugar
 ...
 
 
-Key bindings
-============
+Emulator key bindings
+=====================
 
 F1     Mesh zoom level
 F2     Friends zoom level
 F3     Home zoom level
 F4     Activity zoom level
 
-Shift+Alt+F9     Show the frame
-Shift+Alt+F10    Toggle chat visibility
-Shift+Alt+F11    Open a terminal activity
-Shift+Alt+F12    Open the log viewer
+Alt+f  Show the frame
+Alt+o  Toggle overlay visibility
+Alt+=  Open the developer console
+Alt+0  Open the developer console
 
 Ctrl+S Activate sketch mode in chat
diff --git a/shell/view/Shell.py b/shell/view/Shell.py
index d3153c12..8a3136cb 100644
--- a/shell/view/Shell.py
+++ b/shell/view/Shell.py
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ class Shell(gobject.GObject):
         self._key_grabber.grab('<alt>Tab')
 
         # For non-OLPC machines
-        self._key_grabber.grab('<shft><alt>F9')
-        self._key_grabber.grab('<shft><alt>F10')
+        self._key_grabber.grab('<alt>f')
+        self._key_grabber.grab('<alt>o')
 
     def _key_pressed_cb(self, grabber, key):
         if key == 'F1':
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ class Shell(gobject.GObject):
             self._hw_manager.set_display_mode(HardwareManager.B_AND_W_MODE)
         elif key == '<alt>equal' or key == '<alt>0':
             gobject.idle_add(self._show_console_cb)
-        elif key == '<shft><alt>F9':
+        elif key == '<alt>f':
             self._frame.notify_key_press()
-        elif key == '<shft><alt>F10':
+        elif key == '<alt>o':
             self.toggle_chat_visibility()
         elif key == '0xDC': # Camera key
             self._handle_camera_key()
diff --git a/shell/view/frame/Frame.py b/shell/view/frame/Frame.py
index aa22fc40..edf31bd3 100644
--- a/shell/view/frame/Frame.py
+++ b/shell/view/frame/Frame.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class Frame:
 
     def __init__(self, shell):
         self._windows = []
-        self._active_menus = 0
+        self._hover_frame = False
         self._shell = shell
         self._mode = Frame.INACTIVE
 
@@ -256,25 +256,25 @@ class Frame:
         panel.connect('enter-notify-event', self._enter_notify_cb)
         panel.connect('leave-notify-event', self._leave_notify_cb)
 
-        menu_shell = panel.get_menu_shell()
-        menu_shell.connect('activated', self._menu_shell_activated_cb)
-        menu_shell.connect('deactivated', self._menu_shell_deactivated_cb)
+        self._menu_shell = panel.get_menu_shell()
+        self._menu_shell.connect('activated',
+                                 self._menu_shell_activated_cb)
+        self._menu_shell.connect('deactivated',
+                                 self._menu_shell_deactivated_cb)
 
     def _menu_shell_activated_cb(self, menu_shell):
-        self._active_menus += 1
         self._timeline.goto('slide_in', True)
 
     def _menu_shell_deactivated_cb(self, menu_shell):
-        self._active_menus -= 1
-        if self._mode != Frame.STICKY:
+        if self._mode != Frame.STICKY and not self._hover_frame:
             self._timeline.play('before_slide_out', 'slide_out')
 
     def _enter_notify_cb(self, window, event):
-        self._timeline.goto('slide_in', True)
+        self._enter_notify()
         logging.debug('Frame._enter_notify_cb ' + str(self._mode))
         
     def _drag_motion_cb(self, window, context, x, y, time):
-        self._timeline.goto('slide_in', True)
+        self._enter_notify()
         logging.debug('Frame._drag_motion_cb ' + str(self._mode))
         return True
         
@@ -289,9 +289,14 @@ class Frame:
 
         self._leave_notify()
         logging.debug('Frame._leave_notify_cb ' + str(self._mode))
-                
+
+    def _enter_notify(self):
+        self._hover_frame = True
+        self._timeline.goto('slide_in', True) 
+               
     def _leave_notify(self):
-        if self._active_menus == 0 and \
+        self._hover_frame = False
+        if not self._menu_shell.is_active() and \
            (self._mode == Frame.HIDE_ON_LEAVE or \
             self._mode == Frame.AUTOMATIC):
             self._timeline.play('before_slide_out', 'slide_out')