diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.JIT.js b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.JIT.js
index dff655ce..6099fd0f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.JIT.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.JIT.js
@@ -1322,9 +1322,9 @@ Metamaps.JIT = {
 
         var disabled = authorized ? "" : "disabled";
 
-        if (Metamaps.Active.Map) menustring += '<li class="rc-hide"><div class="rc-icon"></div>Hide until refresh</li>';
-        if (Metamaps.Active.Map && Metamaps.Active.Mapper) menustring += '<li class="rc-remove ' + disabled + '"><div class="rc-icon"></div>Remove from map</li>';
-        if (Metamaps.Active.Map && Metamaps.Active.Mapper) menustring += '<li class="rc-delete ' + disabled + '"><div class="rc-icon"></div>Delete</li>';
+        if (Metamaps.Active.Map) menustring += '<li class="rc-hide"><div class="rc-icon"></div>Hide until refresh<div class="rc-keyboard">Ctrl+H</div></li>';
+        if (Metamaps.Active.Map && Metamaps.Active.Mapper) menustring += '<li class="rc-remove ' + disabled + '"><div class="rc-icon"></div>Remove from map<div class="rc-keyboard">Ctrl+M</div></li>';
+        if (Metamaps.Active.Map && Metamaps.Active.Mapper) menustring += '<li class="rc-delete ' + disabled + '"><div class="rc-icon"></div>Delete<div class="rc-keyboard">Ctrl+D</div></li>';
         
 
         if (Metamaps.Active.Topic) {
@@ -1337,6 +1337,8 @@ Metamaps.JIT = {
                          <li class="changeP toPrivate"><div class="rc-perm-icon"></div>private</li> \
                      </ul>';
 
+            menustring += '<li class="rc-spacer"></li>';
+
             menustring += '<li class="rc-permission"><div class="rc-icon"></div>Change permissions' + options + '<div class="expandLi"></div></li>';
 
             var metacodeOptions = $('#metacodeOptions').html();
@@ -1344,6 +1346,11 @@ Metamaps.JIT = {
             menustring += '<li class="rc-metacode"><div class="rc-icon"></div>Change metacode' + metacodeOptions + '<div class="expandLi"></div></li>';
         }
         if (Metamaps.Active.Topic) {
+
+            if (!Metamaps.Active.Mapper) {
+                menustring += '<li class="rc-spacer"></li>';
+            }
+
             // set up the get sibling menu as a "lazy load"
             // only fill in the submenu when they hover over the get siblings list item
             var siblingMenu = '<ul id="fetchSiblingList"> \
@@ -1575,9 +1582,11 @@ Metamaps.JIT = {
 
         var disabled = authorized ? "" : "disabled";
 
-        if (Metamaps.Active.Map) menustring += '<li class="rc-hide"><div class="rc-icon"></div>Hide until refresh</li>';
-        if (Metamaps.Active.Map && Metamaps.Active.Mapper) menustring += '<li class="rc-remove ' + disabled + '"><div class="rc-icon"></div>Remove from map</li>';
-        if (Metamaps.Active.Map && Metamaps.Active.Mapper) menustring += '<li class="rc-delete ' + disabled + '"><div class="rc-icon"></div>Delete</li>';
+        if (Metamaps.Active.Map) menustring += '<li class="rc-hide"><div class="rc-icon"></div>Hide until refresh<div class="rc-keyboard">Ctrl+H</div></li>';
+        if (Metamaps.Active.Map && Metamaps.Active.Mapper) menustring += '<li class="rc-remove ' + disabled + '"><div class="rc-icon"></div>Remove from map<div class="rc-keyboard">Ctrl+M</div></li>';
+        if (Metamaps.Active.Map && Metamaps.Active.Mapper) menustring += '<li class="rc-delete ' + disabled + '"><div class="rc-icon"></div>Delete<div class="rc-keyboard">Ctrl+D</div></li>';
+
+        if (Metamaps.Active.Map && Metamaps.Active.Mapper) menustring += '<li class="rc-spacer"></li>';
 
         if (Metamaps.Active.Mapper) {
             var permOptions = '<ul><li class="changeP toCommons"><div class="rc-perm-icon"></div>commons</li> \
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js
index 09e3e27a..ca750473 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/src/Metamaps.js
@@ -1316,7 +1316,12 @@ Metamaps.SynapseCard = {
 
         //if edge data is blank or just whitespace, populate it with data_nil
         if ($('#edit_synapse_desc').html().trim() == '') {
-            $('#edit_synapse_desc').html(data_nil);
+            if (synapse.authorizeToEdit(Metamaps.Active.Mapper)) {
+                $('#edit_synapse_desc').html(data_nil);
+            }
+            else {
+                $('#edit_synapse_desc').html("(no description)");
+            }
         }
 
         $('#edit_synapse_desc').bind("ajax:success", function () {
@@ -3537,7 +3542,9 @@ Metamaps.Listeners = {
             case 69: //if e or E is pressed
                 if (e.ctrlKey){
                     e.preventDefault();
-                    Metamaps.JIT.zoomExtents(null, Metamaps.Visualize.mGraph.canvas);
+                    if (Metamaps.Active.Map) {
+                        Metamaps.JIT.zoomExtents(null, Metamaps.Visualize.mGraph.canvas);
+                    }
                 }
                 break;
             case 77: //if m or M is pressed
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
index 9d9e1abe..c51011e3 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -1177,6 +1177,14 @@ h3.realtimeBoxTitle {
     color: black;
     box-shadow: 0px 3px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.12), 0 3px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.24);
 }
+
+.rightclickmenu .rc-spacer {
+    width:100%;
+    height:0;
+    border-top:1px solid #EBEBEB;
+    margin: 6px 0;
+    padding: 0;
+}
 .rightclickmenu > ul {
     
 }
@@ -1199,6 +1207,14 @@ h3.realtimeBoxTitle {
     background-color: transparent;
     cursor: default;
 }
+
+.rc-keyboard {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 6px;
+    right: 12px;
+    color: #757575;
+}
+
 .rightclickmenu > ul > li .rc-icon {
     position: absolute;
     top: 0;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/clean.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/clean.css
index b09f1cb6..866ce768 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/clean.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/clean.css
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@
 /* homepage */
 
 .homeWrapper.homeText {
-    margin-top: 10%;
+    margin-top: 5%;
 }
 
 .fullWidthWrapper {