diff --git a/src/kiri/conf.js b/src/kiri/conf.js
index e13a9366..5335e637 100644
--- a/src/kiri/conf.js
+++ b/src/kiri/conf.js
@@ -611,8 +611,8 @@
                 lineType: "path",
                 autoSave: true,
                 reverseZoom: true,
-                showOrigin: false,
-                showRulers: false,
+                showOrigin: true,
+                showRulers: true,
                 showSpeeds: true,
                 freeLayout: true,
                 autoLayout: true,
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@
                 units: "mm",
                 exportOcto: false,
                 exportGhost: false,
-                exportLocal: true,
+                exportLocal: false,
                 exportPreview: false,
                 decimate: true,
                 detail: "good",
diff --git a/src/kiri/init.js b/src/kiri/init.js
index 4ed3fd3a..b284459e 100644
--- a/src/kiri/init.js
+++ b/src/kiri/init.js
@@ -1350,6 +1350,13 @@
                 export:         $('act-export')
             },
 
+            label: {
+                slice:          $('label-slice'),
+                preview:        $('label-preview'),
+                animate:        $('label-animate'),
+                export:         $('label-export')
+            },
+
             acct: {
                 help:           $('acct-help'),
                 export:         $('acct-export')
diff --git a/src/kiri/main.js b/src/kiri/main.js
index e4c59b11..d5ebb2d8 100644
--- a/src/kiri/main.js
+++ b/src/kiri/main.js
@@ -841,6 +841,7 @@
 
     function preparePreview(callback) {
         if (complete.preview) {
+            if (callback) callback();
             return;
         }
         if (!complete.slice) {
diff --git a/src/mode/cam/client.js b/src/mode/cam/client.js
index 89e3c03d..ea72bd62 100644
--- a/src/mode/cam/client.js
+++ b/src/mode/cam/client.js
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@
                 func.tabClear();
                 func.traceDone();
                 UI.func.animate.style.display = 'none';
+                UI.label.slice.innerText = 'slice';
+                UI.label.preview.innerText = 'preview';
+                UI.label.export.innerText = 'export';
             } else {
+                UI.label.slice.innerText = 'scan';
                 checkOutlineSettings(api.conf.get());
             }
             // do not persist traces across page reloads
diff --git a/web/kiri/index.html b/web/kiri/index.html
index c93e1f57..f1af87aa 100644
--- a/web/kiri/index.html
+++ b/web/kiri/index.html
@@ -129,19 +129,19 @@
             </div>
             <div id="act-slice" class="lt-menu lt-enabled">
                 <i class="fas fa-bars"></i>
-                <label>slice</label>
+                <label id="label-slice" title="analyze parts">slice</label>
                 <div id="pop-slice" class="pop-lcol f-row">
-                    <div id="act-preview" xclass="lt-menu">
+                    <div id="act-preview">
                         <i class="fas fa-cubes"></i>
-                        <label>preview</label>
+                        <label id="label-preview" title="show routing and paths">preview</label>
                     </div>
-                    <div id="act-animate" xclass="lt-menu">
+                    <div id="act-animate">
                         <i class="fas fa-running"></i>
-                        <label>animate</label>
+                        <label id="label-animate" title="render routing on a mesh">animate</label>
                     </div>
-                    <div id="act-export" xclass="lt-menu">
+                    <div id="act-export">
                         <i class="fas fa-file-download"></i>
-                        <label>export</label>
+                        <label id="label-export" title="generate downloadable files">export</label>
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </div>