diff --git a/src/aare/gui/main_window.py b/src/aare/gui/main_window.py
index 4022bbed..115c080c 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/main_window.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/main_window.py
@@ -167,10 +167,12 @@ class _AlertBannerHost(QWidget):
 class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
     sample_geometry = Signal(SampleGeometryModel)
 
-    # Set lazily outside __init__ (first use guards with getattr/default);
-    # declared for the basedpyright gate.
+    # Class-level defaults: Qt can call overrides (showEvent, closeEvent)
+    # before __init__ finishes, so these must be readable without a getattr
+    # guard; also typed for the basedpyright gate.
     _session_operations_enabled: bool | None = None
     _default_dock_split_done: bool = False
+    _cleanup_done: bool = False
     _pre_watch_dock_state: QByteArray | None = None
     _pre_watch_visibility: list[tuple[QWidget, bool]] | None = None
 
@@ -207,7 +209,6 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self._beamline_recovery_dialog = None
         self._local_contact_dialog = None
         self._controls_help_dialog = None
-        self._cleanup_done = False
         self._default_window_state = None
         self._pre_automation_window_state = None
         self._pre_automation_left_column_visible = True
@@ -241,18 +242,19 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.state_manager = UIStateManager("PSI", "AareGUI")
 
         # App-level, not window-level: dialogs and pop-outs get it too.
-        self._clickable_cursor_filter = ClickableCursorFilter(self)
+        # Installed once per process and parented to the app, NOT the window:
+        # the old per-window copies stacked up (one per MainWindow the test
+        # suite builds) and kept filtering every process event after their
+        # parent window died — stale wrappers in the hottest Qt→Python path.
         app = QApplication.instance()
         assert app is not None
-        app.installEventFilter(self._clickable_cursor_filter)
-
-        # Wheel safety: sliders/spin boxes/combos only react to the wheel
-        # while the right mouse button is held; a bare wheel just scrolls
-        # the page — it can never nudge a value or move a motor.
-        self._wheel_value_guard = WheelValueGuard(self)
-        app_instance = QApplication.instance()
-        if app_instance is not None:
-            app_instance.installEventFilter(self._wheel_value_guard)
+        if not app.property("_aare_app_filters_installed"):
+            app.setProperty("_aare_app_filters_installed", True)
+            app.installEventFilter(ClickableCursorFilter(app))
+            # Wheel safety: sliders/spin boxes/combos only react to the wheel
+            # while the right mouse button is held; a bare wheel just scrolls
+            # the page — it can never nudge a value or move a motor.
+            app.installEventFilter(WheelValueGuard(app))
         self.viewer = JFJochDBusClient()
 
         try:
@@ -606,6 +608,23 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.job_list_panel.remove_button.clicked.connect(self._remove_selected_from_queue)
         self.job_list_panel.hide()
 
+        # Queue controls act on the queue, whose order only the Queued chip
+        # view shows — so they are live there and greyed out elsewhere. The
+        # pop-out clones register themselves in _clone_automation_row. "run"
+        # kind stays enabled while automation runs: pausing is always allowed.
+        self._queue_action_buttons: list[tuple[QPushButton, str]] = [
+            (self.job_list_panel.play_button, "run"),
+            (self.job_list_panel.remove_button, "queue"),
+            (self.job_list_panel.clear_button, "queue"),
+        ]
+        self.tell_samples.status_chips.buttonClicked.connect(
+            lambda _chip: self._update_queue_buttons_enabled()
+        )
+        self.job_list_panel.automation_running_changed.connect(
+            lambda _running: self._update_queue_buttons_enabled()
+        )
+        self._update_queue_buttons_enabled()
+
         self.sample_lists_tabs = QTabWidget()
         self.sample_lists_tabs.addTab(dewar_tab, "Dewar samples")
         self.sample_lists_tabs.addTab(self.ref_tools_panel, "Auxiliary puck")
@@ -970,6 +989,8 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         if self._decoded_token.staff:
             self.monochromator_panel.mono_pitch_scan.connect(self.daq.mono_pitch_scan)
             self.monochromator_panel.change_energy.connect(self.daq.change_energy)
+            self.monochromator_panel.open_shutter.connect(self.daq.open_shutter)
+            self.monochromator_panel.close_shutter.connect(self.daq.close_shutter)
             self.abr_tweak.abr_tweak.connect(self.daq.abr_tweak)
             self.abr_tweak.abr_save.connect(self.daq.abr_save)
             self.abr_tweak.abr_goto_meas.connect(self.daq.abr_goto_meas)
@@ -1293,6 +1314,16 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             sample.db_id for sample in self.job_list_panel.table_model.samples
         )
 
+    @Slot()
+    def _update_queue_buttons_enabled(self) -> None:
+        queued_view = self.tell_samples.table_model.status_filter == "queued"
+        running = self.job_list_panel.is_running()
+        tip = "Active in the Queued view — click the Queued chip above the table"
+        for button, kind in self._queue_action_buttons:
+            enabled = queued_view or (kind == "run" and running)
+            button.setEnabled(enabled)
+            button.setToolTip("" if enabled else tip)
+
     @Slot()
     def _remove_selected_from_queue(self) -> None:
         self._unqueue_panel_selection(self.tell_samples)
@@ -1337,6 +1368,11 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             dewar_panel.status_chips.buttonClicked.connect(
                 lambda chip: self.tell_samples.set_status_chip(chip.property("status_key"))
             )
+            # Pop-out chips drive the same shared filter — regate the queue
+            # buttons from here too.
+            dewar_panel.status_chips.buttonClicked.connect(
+                lambda _chip: self._update_queue_buttons_enabled()
+            )
             dewar_panel.set_status_chip(self.tell_samples.table_model.status_filter)
 
             dewar_tab = QWidget()
@@ -1404,6 +1440,14 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         unmount_button = QPushButton("⏏ Unmount")
         unmount_button.clicked.connect(lambda: self._on_manual_unmount_requested())
 
+        # Same Queued-view gating as the docked trio.
+        self._queue_action_buttons += [
+            (run_button, "run"),
+            (remove_button, "queue"),
+            (clear_button, "queue"),
+        ]
+        self._update_queue_buttons_enabled()
+
         row = QHBoxLayout()
         for button in (run_button, remove_button, clear_button, unmount_button):
             row.addWidget(button)
@@ -1897,6 +1941,9 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         # _apply_theme call in __init__, hence the guard.
         if hasattr(self, "status_bar"):
             self.status_bar.set_theme(self._theme_mode)
+        # Shutter flag in Beamline setup — staff-only panel, hence the guard.
+        if hasattr(self, "monochromator_panel"):
+            self.monochromator_panel.set_theme(self._theme_mode)
         self.sample_camera.set_theme(self._theme_mode)
         if old_look is None:
             return
@@ -2726,8 +2773,12 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         # Busy (or the robot station) means something is physically moving:
         # show the Beamline combined view so the motion can be watched, and
         # return to the sample camera once it is done. Edge-triggered so a
-        # manual tab choice survives between transitions.
-        moving = bool(s.busy) or s.state == BeamlineStateEnum.RobotSampleExchange
+        # manual tab choice survives between transitions. Sample alignment is
+        # the exception: its busy moves ARE the alignment, and the user needs
+        # to keep watching the sample camera, not the beamline view.
+        moving = (
+            bool(s.busy) or s.state == BeamlineStateEnum.RobotSampleExchange
+        ) and s.state != BeamlineStateEnum.SampleAlignment
         if moving and not self._watching_motion:
             self._watching_motion = True
             self.video_tab.setCurrentWidget(self.beamline_combined_panel)
@@ -2992,7 +3043,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         # default dock split AFTER the real (maximized) geometry exists —
         # the __init__ resizeDocks ran on the pre-show size and Qt hands the
         # scale-up surplus to the sample list, skewing 50/50 into ~80/20.
-        if not getattr(self, "_default_dock_split_done", False):
+        if not self._default_dock_split_done:
             self._default_dock_split_done = True
             if not self.state_manager.settings.value("main_window/state"):
                 QTimer.singleShot(0, self._apply_default_dock_split)
@@ -3041,7 +3092,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         super().closeEvent(event)
 
     def cleanup(self):
-        if getattr(self, "_cleanup_done", False):
+        if self._cleanup_done:
             return
 
         try:
@@ -3209,21 +3260,21 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             obj.setFloating(False)
             event.ignore()
             return True
-        try:
-            if event.type() in {
-                QEvent.Type.MouseButtonPress,
-                QEvent.Type.MouseButtonRelease,
-                QEvent.Type.MouseMove,
-                QEvent.Type.Wheel,
-                QEvent.Type.KeyPress,
-                QEvent.Type.KeyRelease,
-                QEvent.Type.FocusIn,
-                QEvent.Type.TouchBegin,
-                QEvent.Type.TouchUpdate,
-            }:
-                self._mark_user_interaction()
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.debug(f"GUI interaction event filter error: {e}", exc_info=True)
+        # No try/except: every attribute this touches exists before the first
+        # install, and the one risky call (backend report) guards itself in
+        # _refresh_idle_activity.
+        if event.type() in {
+            QEvent.Type.MouseButtonPress,
+            QEvent.Type.MouseButtonRelease,
+            QEvent.Type.MouseMove,
+            QEvent.Type.Wheel,
+            QEvent.Type.KeyPress,
+            QEvent.Type.KeyRelease,
+            QEvent.Type.FocusIn,
+            QEvent.Type.TouchBegin,
+            QEvent.Type.TouchUpdate,
+        }:
+            self._mark_user_interaction()
         # getattr defaults: this filter also runs for events delivered while
         # __init__ is still building (or teardown is tearing down) the very
         # widgets it inspects — a raise here spams every event and breaks
diff --git a/src/aare/gui/models/user_sample_model.py b/src/aare/gui/models/user_sample_model.py
index 207234a5..0d25a5ce 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/models/user_sample_model.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/models/user_sample_model.py
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ def get_entry(sample: SampleShortInfo, column: int):
     elif column == 8:
         return sample.raster_count
     elif column == 9:
-        return sample.rotation_count
-    elif column == 10:
         return sample.screening_count
+    elif column == 10:
+        return sample.rotation_count
     elif column == 11:
         return sample.comment
     return ""
@@ -70,8 +70,10 @@ class UserSampleSpreadsheet(QAbstractTableModel):
             "User",
             "Mount count",
             "Raster count",
-            "Rotation count",
+            # Workflow order: a sample is screened before rotation data is
+            # collected, so Screening sits left of Rotation.
             "Screening count",
+            "Rotation count",
             "Comment",
         ]
         self.current_sample = current_sample
@@ -89,8 +91,12 @@ class UserSampleSpreadsheet(QAbstractTableModel):
         # as the queue view). Fed from outside; the queue itself stays in the
         # SampleQueueSpreadsheet.
         self.queued_ids: set[int] = set()
+        # Queue order as the engine holds it (Run pops its head): the Queued
+        # chip view displays THIS order, not the header sort.
+        self.queued_order: list[int] = []
         self.flagged_ids: set[int] = set()
-        # None = All; otherwise "queued" | "flagged" | "measured" (chip row).
+        # None = All; otherwise "queued" | "flagged" | "measured" |
+        # "unmeasured" (chip row).
         self.status_filter: str | None = None
 
         self._sort()
@@ -148,7 +154,7 @@ class UserSampleSpreadsheet(QAbstractTableModel):
             return SAMPLE_STATUS_FLAGGED_BG if flagged else None
         if self.status_filter == "flagged":
             return SAMPLE_STATUS_QUEUED_BG if queued else None
-        if self.status_filter == "measured":
+        if self.status_filter in ("measured", "unmeasured"):
             if queued:
                 return SAMPLE_STATUS_QUEUED_BG
             return SAMPLE_STATUS_FLAGGED_BG if flagged else None
@@ -162,12 +168,15 @@ class UserSampleSpreadsheet(QAbstractTableModel):
 
     @staticmethod
     def _measured(sample: SampleShortInfo) -> bool:
-        # Automatic status, never relabelled by hand: a sample counts as
-        # measured once its rotation count exceeds 1.
-        return isinstance(sample.rotation_count, (int, float)) and sample.rotation_count > 1
+        # Automatic status, never relabelled by hand: any rotation data
+        # counts as measured (>= 1); unmeasured is exactly rotation count 0.
+        return isinstance(sample.rotation_count, (int, float)) and sample.rotation_count >= 1
 
     def set_queued_ids(self, db_ids) -> None:
-        self.queued_ids = set(db_ids)
+        # Callers pass the ids in queue order (main_window feeds them straight
+        # from the queue model) — keep it for the Queued view's row order.
+        self.queued_order = list(db_ids)
+        self.queued_ids = set(self.queued_order)
         self._status_sets_changed()
 
     def set_flagged(self, db_id: int, flagged: bool) -> None:
@@ -235,6 +244,14 @@ class UserSampleSpreadsheet(QAbstractTableModel):
 
     def _sort(self):
         filtered = self._apply_filter(self.samples)
+        if self.status_filter == "queued":
+            # The Queued view is the run order — row 1 runs next. Header
+            # clicks still move the indicator but must not reorder it.
+            position = {db_id: i for i, db_id in enumerate(self.queued_order)}
+            self._sorted_samples = sorted(
+                filtered, key=lambda row: position.get(row.db_id, len(position))
+            )
+            return
         if self._sort_col == 4:  # Location
             self._sorted_samples = sorted(
                 filtered,
@@ -261,6 +278,9 @@ class UserSampleSpreadsheet(QAbstractTableModel):
             rows = [r for r in rows if r.db_id in self.flagged_ids]
         elif self.status_filter == "measured":
             rows = [r for r in rows if self._measured(r)]
+        elif self.status_filter == "unmeasured":
+            # Everything still to be done — the view to select-all and queue.
+            rows = [r for r in rows if not self._measured(r)]
 
         # Default filter by User using current p-group if no explicit filter set
         filters: dict[int, str] = {
diff --git a/src/aare/gui/panels/beamline_state_panel.py b/src/aare/gui/panels/beamline_state_panel.py
index 0719ded7..5e0493fa 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/panels/beamline_state_panel.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/panels/beamline_state_panel.py
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
 from typing import ClassVar
 
 from aarecommon.models.models import BeamlineStateEnum, DAQStatusModel
-from PySide6.QtCore import Qt, QTimer, Signal, Slot
+from PySide6.QtCore import QByteArray, QPropertyAnimation, Qt, QTimer, Signal, Slot
 from PySide6.QtGui import QCursor, QFont, QFontMetrics
-from PySide6.QtWidgets import QFrame, QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QMenu, QPushButton, QSizePolicy, QToolTip
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
+    QFrame,
+    QGraphicsOpacityEffect,
+    QHBoxLayout,
+    QLabel,
+    QMenu,
+    QPushButton,
+    QSizePolicy,
+    QToolTip,
+)
 
 from aare.gui.styles import FONT_VALUE, THEME_SUNRISE, state_colors
 
@@ -133,6 +142,7 @@ class BeamlineStatePanel(QFrame):
         self._hovered_state: BeamlineStateEnum | None = None
         self._pending_target_state: BeamlineStateEnum | None = None
         self._busy = False
+        self._breathing_button: HoverableButton | None = None
 
         # After 3 s of hovering an unavailable state, explain which states
         # it can be reached from.
@@ -322,8 +332,31 @@ class BeamlineStatePanel(QFrame):
             self._style_separator(separator)
         self._apply_highlight()
 
+    def _sync_breathing(self, button: HoverableButton | None) -> None:
+        # The transition target used to sit solid blue while Moving, reading
+        # as "already there". Breathe it via an opacity effect instead of a
+        # stylesheet animation: restyling would repolish the button per frame.
+        if button is self._breathing_button:
+            return
+        if self._breathing_button is not None:
+            # Qt deletes the old effect (and the animation parented to it).
+            self._breathing_button.setGraphicsEffect(None)  # pyright: ignore[reportArgumentType]
+        self._breathing_button = button
+        if button is None:
+            return
+        effect = QGraphicsOpacityEffect(button)
+        button.setGraphicsEffect(effect)
+        animation = QPropertyAnimation(effect, QByteArray(b"opacity"), effect)
+        animation.setDuration(1600)
+        animation.setStartValue(1.0)
+        animation.setKeyValueAt(0.5, 0.35)
+        animation.setEndValue(1.0)
+        animation.setLoopCount(-1)
+        animation.start()
+
     def _apply_highlight(self) -> None:
         available = self._available_targets()
+        pending_button: HoverableButton | None = None
         for state, button in self._buttons.items():
             is_current = state == self._current_state
             is_pending = (
@@ -331,6 +364,8 @@ class BeamlineStatePanel(QFrame):
                 and self._current_state == BeamlineStateEnum.Moving
             )
             is_available = state in available
+            if is_pending:
+                pending_button = button
 
             # Availability drives the look: active = bold (red for
             # Maintenance, blue otherwise), reachable = orange, rest = grey.
@@ -391,6 +426,8 @@ class BeamlineStatePanel(QFrame):
             if button.toolTip() != tooltip:
                 button.setToolTip(tooltip)
 
+        self._sync_breathing(pending_button)
+
     def set_current_state(self, state: BeamlineStateEnum | None) -> None:
         self._current_state = state
         if (
diff --git a/src/aare/gui/panels/data_collection_settings.py b/src/aare/gui/panels/data_collection_settings.py
index e501dc45..167d53ce 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/panels/data_collection_settings.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/panels/data_collection_settings.py
@@ -85,6 +85,17 @@ class DataCollectionSettings(QFrame):
         centering_layout.addWidget(self.find_tip)
         centering_layout.addWidget(self.bounding_box)
 
+        # Live readout mirrored from the Beamline setup panel, same reason:
+        # "what is" and "what to set" must not share one ambiguous row.
+        # Fed per DAQ tick in update_daq_status.
+        self.current_energy_label = QLabel("—", parent=self)
+        current_energy_row = QWidget(self)
+        current_energy_layout = QHBoxLayout(current_energy_row)
+        current_energy_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        current_energy_layout.addWidget(QLabel("Current energy / λ", parent=current_energy_row))
+        current_energy_layout.addWidget(self.current_energy_label)
+        current_energy_layout.addStretch()
+
         # Energy row copied from the Beamline setup panel so users can change
         # energy without leaving the experiment configuration.
         self.energy_spin = QDoubleSpinBox(parent=self)
@@ -97,7 +108,7 @@ class DataCollectionSettings(QFrame):
         energy_row = QWidget(self)
         energy_layout = QHBoxLayout(energy_row)
         energy_layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
-        energy_layout.addWidget(QLabel("Energy (keV)", parent=energy_row))
+        energy_layout.addWidget(QLabel("Set Energy (keV)", parent=energy_row))
         energy_layout.addWidget(self.energy_spin)
         energy_layout.addWidget(self.change_energy_button)
 
@@ -110,6 +121,7 @@ class DataCollectionSettings(QFrame):
         # border, and the Abort button should hug the pane.
         pane_layout.setContentsMargins(6, 6, 6, 0)
         pane_layout.addWidget(centering_row)
+        pane_layout.addWidget(current_energy_row)
         pane_layout.addWidget(energy_row)
         pane_layout.addWidget(self._stack)
 
@@ -182,6 +194,17 @@ class DataCollectionSettings(QFrame):
 
     @Slot(DAQStatusModel)
     def update_daq_status(self, s: DAQStatusModel):
+        energy = s.diffraction.energy_keV
+        # 0.0 is the server's detector-unavailable fallback, and the
+        # wavelength property divides by it — guard before touching it.
+        if not energy:
+            text = "— / —"
+        else:
+            text = f"{energy:.3f} keV  /  {s.diffraction.wavelength_angstrom:.4f} Å"
+        # Guarded: runs per DAQ tick (2 Hz), skip the repaint when unchanged.
+        if self.current_energy_label.text() != text:
+            self.current_energy_label.setText(text)
+
         self.raster.update_daq_status(s)
         self.screening.update_daq_status(s)
         self.simple.update_daq_status(s)
diff --git a/src/aare/gui/panels/fluorescence_panel.py b/src/aare/gui/panels/fluorescence_panel.py
index b67f25a7..84109e2c 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/panels/fluorescence_panel.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/panels/fluorescence_panel.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import numpy as np
 from aarecommon.config.logger import setup_logger
 from aarecommon.models.models import DAQStatusModel, FluorescenceSpectrumOutputModel
 from PySide6.QtCharts import QChart, QChartView, QLineSeries, QValueAxis
-from PySide6.QtCore import QEvent, QPointF, Qt, Slot
+from PySide6.QtCore import QEvent, Qt, Slot
 from PySide6.QtGui import QPainter, QPen
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import QGraphicsSimpleTextItem, QGridLayout, QLabel, QWidget
 
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ class FluorescencePanel(QWidget):
     def eventFilter(self, obj, event):
         try:
             if obj is self.chart_view.viewport() and event.type() == QEvent.Type.MouseMove:
-                pos = event.position() if hasattr(event, "position") else event.pos()
-                p = QPointF(pos.x(), pos.y())
+                p = event.position()
                 plot = self.chart.plotArea()
                 if not plot.contains(p) or self.series.count() == 0:
                     self.chart_view.setToolTip("")
@@ -94,19 +93,12 @@ class FluorescencePanel(QWidget):
                     (p.x() - plot.left()) / plot.width()
                 )
 
-                # Snap to the largest Y within +/- 3 indices around nearest index
+                # Snap to the largest Y within +/- 10 indices around nearest index
                 center = self._nearest_index(x_val)
                 n = self.series.count()
                 left = max(0, center - 10)
                 right = min(n - 1, center + 10)
-
-                best_i = left
-                best_y = self.series.at(best_i).y()
-                for i in range(left + 1, right + 1):
-                    yi = self.series.at(i).y()
-                    if yi > best_y:
-                        best_y = yi
-                        best_i = i
+                best_i = max(range(left, right + 1), key=lambda i: self.series.at(i).y())
 
                 pt = self.series.at(best_i)
                 self.chart_view.setToolTip(f"Energy {pt.x():.3f} keV counts {pt.y():.3f}")
diff --git a/src/aare/gui/panels/monochromator_panel.py b/src/aare/gui/panels/monochromator_panel.py
index 6e2efb8e..9b2a3815 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/panels/monochromator_panel.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/panels/monochromator_panel.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from aarecommon.models.models import DAQStatusModel
 from PySide6.QtCore import Signal, Slot
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import QDoubleSpinBox, QGridLayout, QLabel, QPushButton, QWidget
 
+from aare.gui.styles import THEME_SUNRISE, status_colors
 from aare.gui.widgets.title_label import TitleLabel
 
 
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ class MonochromatorPanel(QWidget):
     mono_pitch_scan = Signal()
     change_energy = Signal(float)
     move_beam_to_box = Signal()
+    open_shutter = Signal()
+    close_shutter = Signal()
 
     def __init__(self, parent=None):
         super().__init__(parent)
@@ -26,22 +29,44 @@ class MonochromatorPanel(QWidget):
         self.mono_pitch_scan_button.clicked.connect(self.mono_pitch_scan.emit)
         grid_layout.addWidget(self.mono_pitch_scan_button, 1, 0, 1, 3)
 
+        # Live readout above the setpoint, so "what is" and "what to set"
+        # stop sharing one ambiguous Energy row. Fed per DAQ tick.
+        grid_layout.addWidget(QLabel("Current energy / λ", parent=self), 2, 0)
+        self.current_energy_label = QLabel("—", parent=self)
+        grid_layout.addWidget(self.current_energy_label, 2, 1, 1, 2)
+
         # One row (label | value | button) instead of three — vertical space.
         # Display in keV; the DAQ API stays in eV (converted on emit).
         # Unit lives in the label, not as a spinbox suffix — the suffix ate
         # field width and sat between the value and the +/- arrow.
-        grid_layout.addWidget(QLabel("Energy (keV)", parent=self), 2, 0)
+        grid_layout.addWidget(QLabel("Set Energy (keV)", parent=self), 3, 0)
 
         self.energy_spin = QDoubleSpinBox(parent=self)
         self.energy_spin.setDecimals(3)
         self.energy_spin.setRange(1.0, 30.0)
         self.energy_spin.setSingleStep(0.1)
         self.energy_spin.setValue(12.0)
-        grid_layout.addWidget(self.energy_spin, 2, 1)
+        grid_layout.addWidget(self.energy_spin, 3, 1)
 
         self.change_energy_button = QPushButton("Change Energy", parent=self)
         self.change_energy_button.clicked.connect(self._emit_change_energy)
-        grid_layout.addWidget(self.change_energy_button, 2, 2)
+        grid_layout.addWidget(self.change_energy_button, 3, 2)
+
+        # Fast shutter row: status left, Open/Close buttons right — same
+        # rich-text scheme as the status bar flag so the two readouts match.
+        # Colors are painted in code (set_theme), QSS can't reach the spans.
+        self._colors = status_colors(THEME_SUNRISE)
+        self._shutter_open: bool | None = None
+        self.shutter_status_label = QLabel("Fast Shutter: —", parent=self)
+        grid_layout.addWidget(self.shutter_status_label, 4, 0)
+
+        self.open_shutter_button = QPushButton("Open", parent=self)
+        self.open_shutter_button.clicked.connect(self.open_shutter.emit)
+        grid_layout.addWidget(self.open_shutter_button, 4, 1)
+
+        self.close_shutter_button = QPushButton("Close", parent=self)
+        self.close_shutter_button.clicked.connect(self.close_shutter.emit)
+        grid_layout.addWidget(self.close_shutter_button, 4, 2)
 
         # TODO(wire backend): no DAQ endpoint exists yet for moving the beam
         # to the box center — shown disabled as WIP until the operation is
@@ -51,12 +76,43 @@ class MonochromatorPanel(QWidget):
         self.move_beam_to_box_button.setToolTip("Coming soon — not functional yet.")
         self.move_beam_to_box_button.setEnabled(False)
         self.move_beam_to_box_button.clicked.connect(self.move_beam_to_box.emit)
-        grid_layout.addWidget(self.move_beam_to_box_button, 3, 0, 1, 3)
+        grid_layout.addWidget(self.move_beam_to_box_button, 5, 0, 1, 3)
+
+    def set_theme(self, theme: str) -> None:
+        """Adopt the theme's flag colors and re-render the shutter status."""
+        self._colors = status_colors(theme)
+        self._render_shutter()
+
+    def _render_shutter(self) -> None:
+        if self._shutter_open is None:
+            text = "Fast Shutter: —"
+        elif self._shutter_open:
+            text = (
+                f"""Fast Shutter: <span style="color: {self._colors["alert"]} ; "> Open ☢️ </span>"""
+            )
+        else:
+            text = (
+                f"""Fast Shutter: <span style="color: {self._colors["ok"]} ; "> Closed 🚪 </span>"""
+            )
+        if self.shutter_status_label.text() != text:
+            self.shutter_status_label.setText(text)
 
     @Slot()
     def _emit_change_energy(self):
         self.change_energy.emit(float(self.energy_spin.value()) * 1000.0)
 
     @Slot(DAQStatusModel)
-    def update_daq_status(self, _status: DAQStatusModel):
-        pass
+    def update_daq_status(self, status: DAQStatusModel):
+        energy = status.diffraction.energy_keV
+        # 0.0 is the server's detector-unavailable fallback, and the
+        # wavelength property divides by it — guard before touching it.
+        if not energy:
+            text = "— / —"
+        else:
+            text = f"{energy:.3f} keV  /  {status.diffraction.wavelength_angstrom:.4f} Å"
+        # Guarded: runs per DAQ tick (2 Hz), skip the repaint when unchanged.
+        if self.current_energy_label.text() != text:
+            self.current_energy_label.setText(text)
+
+        self._shutter_open = bool(status.bl.shutter_open)
+        self._render_shutter()
diff --git a/src/aare/gui/panels/portrait_mode.py b/src/aare/gui/panels/portrait_mode.py
index d65231df..50db0af5 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/panels/portrait_mode.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/panels/portrait_mode.py
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ class LEDStages(QWidget):
 class PlayPauseButton(QPushButton):
     def __init__(self, parent=None):
         super().__init__(parent)
-        self._hovered = False
         self._running = False
         self.setFixedSize(64, 64)
         self.setMouseTracking(True)
@@ -163,14 +162,6 @@ class PlayPauseButton(QPushButton):
         self._running = running
         self.update()
 
-    def enterEvent(self, event):
-        self._hovered = True
-        self.update()
-
-    def leaveEvent(self, event):
-        self._hovered = False
-        self.update()
-
     def paintEvent(self, event):
         p = QPainter(self)
         p.setRenderHint(QPainter.Antialiasing)
@@ -178,7 +169,10 @@ class PlayPauseButton(QPushButton):
         cx, cy = rect.width() / 2, rect.height() / 2
         r = min(rect.width(), rect.height()) / 2 - 2
 
-        bg_color = qcolor(WHITE) if self._hovered else QColor(ACCENT)
+        # underMouse() instead of enter/leave overrides tracking a _hovered
+        # flag: QPushButton already repaints on hover (WA_Hover), so the
+        # two extra Qt→Python callbacks bought nothing.
+        bg_color = qcolor(WHITE) if self.underMouse() else QColor(ACCENT)
         p.setBrush(bg_color)
         p.setPen(Qt.NoPen)
         p.drawEllipse(QPointF(cx, cy), r, r)
diff --git a/src/aare/gui/panels/reference_tools_panel.py b/src/aare/gui/panels/reference_tools_panel.py
index 8710db23..6095a3ab 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/panels/reference_tools_panel.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/panels/reference_tools_panel.py
@@ -20,12 +20,16 @@ def get_entry(sample: SampleShortInfo, column: int):
         return sample.sample_name
     elif column == 2:
         return sample.mount_count
+    # data() feeds this `header index - 1`: rotation/raster were cross-wired
+    # against the header, so "Raster count" showed rotation counts and vice
+    # versa. Order now matches the header (workflow order, same as the Dewar
+    # table): mount -> raster -> screening -> rotation.
     elif column == 3:
-        return sample.rotation_count
-    elif column == 4:
         return sample.raster_count
-    elif column == 5:
+    elif column == 4:
         return sample.screening_count
+    elif column == 5:
+        return sample.rotation_count
     return ""
 
 
@@ -48,8 +52,8 @@ class ReferenceToolsModel(QAbstractTableModel):
             "Sample name",
             "Mount count",
             "Raster count",
-            "Rotation count",
             "Screening count",
+            "Rotation count",
         ]
         self._sort_col = 1
         self._sort_order = Qt.SortOrder.AscendingOrder
diff --git a/src/aare/gui/panels/smargon_panel.py b/src/aare/gui/panels/smargon_panel.py
index 462030e0..5e65966f 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/panels/smargon_panel.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/panels/smargon_panel.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class SmargonPanel(QWidget):
         # Own row: sharing row 1 squeezed the Chi/Phi entry boxes.
         grid_layout.addWidget(self.move_group.button, 2, 0, 1, 7)
 
-        self.home_button = QPushButton("Move home", parent=self)
+        self.home_button = QPushButton("Move to mounting position", parent=self)
         grid_layout.addWidget(self.home_button, 3, 0, 1, 7)
         self.home_button.clicked.connect(self.home)
 
diff --git a/src/aare/gui/panels/tell_sample_panel.py b/src/aare/gui/panels/tell_sample_panel.py
index 637c73d8..9e640b7b 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/panels/tell_sample_panel.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/panels/tell_sample_panel.py
@@ -150,11 +150,15 @@ class TellSamplePanel(QFrame):
         # Left margin 0: "All" shares the table's left edge; bottom 0: the
         # row sits directly on the table.
         chip_row.setContentsMargins(0, 2, 6, 0)
-        chip_row.setSpacing(0)
+        # 1px gap so the chips read as separate buttons, not one solid bar.
+        chip_row.setSpacing(1)
         self.status_chips = QButtonGroup(self)
         self.status_chips.setExclusive(True)
         for label, key in (
             ("All", None),
+            # Unmeasured next to All: both are "what is left" views, the
+            # remaining chips are hand-applied labels.
+            ("Unmeasured", "unmeasured"),
             ("Queued", "queued"),
             ("Flagged", "flagged"),
             ("Measured", "measured"),
@@ -174,7 +178,12 @@ class TellSamplePanel(QFrame):
             else:
                 chip = QPushButton(label, self)
                 if key == "measured":
-                    chip.setToolTip("Filter measured samples (automatic: rotation count > 1)")
+                    chip.setToolTip("Filter measured samples (automatic: rotation count ≥ 1)")
+                elif key == "unmeasured":
+                    chip.setToolTip(
+                        "Filter samples with no rotation data yet — select all here to"
+                        " queue everything still to be done"
+                    )
             chip.setCheckable(True)
             chip.setChecked(key is None)
             chip.setProperty("status_key", key)
@@ -228,6 +237,16 @@ class TellSamplePanel(QFrame):
         # handler only uses the row, which both views share).
         self.table_view.frozen.setContextMenuPolicy(Qt.ContextMenuPolicy.CustomContextMenu)
         self.table_view.frozen.customContextMenuRequested.connect(self.context_menu)
+        # "#" holds no sortable data; clicking its header selects all rows
+        # instead (Ctrl+A) — the quick way to act on everything visible.
+        # The frozen overlay owns the visible "#" header (not sorting-enabled,
+        # so its sections need explicit clickability); the main header is
+        # connected too in case the overlay is ever dropped.
+        self.table_view.frozen.horizontalHeader().setSectionsClickable(True)
+        self.table_view.frozen.horizontalHeader().sectionClicked.connect(
+            self._select_all_from_status_header
+        )
+        header.sectionClicked.connect(self._select_all_from_status_header)
 
         header.setContextMenuPolicy(Qt.ContextMenuPolicy.CustomContextMenu)
         header.customContextMenuRequested.connect(self.header_context_menu)
@@ -283,6 +302,17 @@ class TellSamplePanel(QFrame):
                 chip.setChecked(True)
                 return
 
+    @Slot(int)
+    def _select_all_from_status_header(self, section: int) -> None:
+        if section != COL_STATUS:
+            return
+        self.table_view.selectAll()
+        # The click also dragged the sort indicator onto "#" (the model
+        # ignores sorting there) — put it back where the data actually is.
+        self.table_view.horizontalHeader().setSortIndicator(
+            self.table_model._sort_col, self.table_model._sort_order
+        )
+
     def _selected_samples(self, clicked_row: int) -> list[SampleShortInfo]:
         """Selected rows if the clicked row is part of the selection, else
         just the clicked row — so right-click on an unselected row acts on it."""
@@ -312,6 +342,11 @@ class TellSamplePanel(QFrame):
         mount_action = menu.addAction("Mount")
         # Unmount moved here from the removed bottom-row button — same signal.
         unmount_action = menu.addAction("Unmount")
+        menu.addSeparator()
+        # Flagging happens by dropping rows on the Flagged chip; this is the
+        # only way back, so it lives here even though Flag does not.
+        unflag_action = menu.addAction(f"Unflag{count}")
+        unflag_action.setEnabled(any(s.db_id in self.table_model.flagged_ids for s in selected))
 
         action = menu.exec_(self.table_view.viewport().mapToGlobal(position))
 
@@ -325,6 +360,10 @@ class TellSamplePanel(QFrame):
         elif action == remove_queue_action:
             self.remove_from_queue.emit(SampleShortInfoList(s=selected))
             self.table_view.clearSelection()
+        elif action == unflag_action:
+            for s in selected:
+                self.table_model.set_flagged(s.db_id, False)
+            self.table_view.clearSelection()
 
     def header_context_menu(self, pos):
         header = self.table_view.horizontalHeader()
diff --git a/src/aare/gui/widgets/baton_request_dialog.py b/src/aare/gui/widgets/baton_request_dialog.py
index 7935145b..4943bab9 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/widgets/baton_request_dialog.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/widgets/baton_request_dialog.py
@@ -180,6 +180,9 @@ class BatonRequestDialog(QDialog):
         self._timer = QTimer(self)
         self._timer.setInterval(1000)
         self._timer.timeout.connect(self._tick)
+        # finished fires on accept/reject/close alike — replaces the
+        # closeEvent override that existed only to stop this timer.
+        self.finished.connect(self._timer.stop)
         self._timer.start()
 
     def _tick(self):
@@ -221,22 +224,13 @@ class BatonRequestDialog(QDialog):
             self._on_accept()
 
     def _on_accept(self):
-        self._timer.stop()
         self.accepted_signal.emit()
         self.accept()
 
     def _on_refuse(self):
-        self._timer.stop()
         self.refused_signal.emit()
         self.reject()
 
-    def closeEvent(self, event):
-        """Closing the dialog counts as ignoring = auto-accept on timeout."""
-        # Don't emit anything here - let the timeout handle it
-        # or the SSE stream will close the dialog when resolved
-        self._timer.stop()
-        super().closeEvent(event)
-
 
 class BatonPendingDialog(QDialog):
     """
@@ -331,6 +325,9 @@ class BatonPendingDialog(QDialog):
         self._timer = QTimer(self)
         self._timer.setInterval(1000)
         self._timer.timeout.connect(self._tick)
+        # finished fires on accept/reject/close alike — replaces the
+        # closeEvent override that existed only to stop this timer.
+        self.finished.connect(self._timer.stop)
         self._timer.start()
 
     def _tick(self):
@@ -364,10 +361,5 @@ class BatonPendingDialog(QDialog):
         # Keep cancel button so they can abort the wait if they change their mind
 
     def _on_cancel(self):
-        self._timer.stop()
         self.cancelled_signal.emit()
         self.reject()
-
-    def closeEvent(self, event):
-        self._timer.stop()
-        super().closeEvent(event)
diff --git a/src/aare/gui/widgets/busy_overlay.py b/src/aare/gui/widgets/busy_overlay.py
index ca67a0aa..8bb9b905 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/widgets/busy_overlay.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/widgets/busy_overlay.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import math
+import time
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 from aarecommon.models.models import SessionsStateEnum
@@ -42,6 +44,36 @@ class BusyOverlayStyle:
     # AxisVideoPanel strips it because only the sample-camera badge is a
     # click target and the hint invites a click.
     subtext: str = ""
+    # Wave-animate the title letters. Only the busy/robot warnings: a static
+    # "In viewing mode" badge must not look like an in-progress operation.
+    animate: bool = False
+
+
+def draw_wave_text(
+    painter: QPainter,
+    x: int,
+    baseline: int,
+    text: str,
+    fm: QFontMetrics,
+    fg: QColor,
+    shadow: QColor | None = None,
+    amplitude: int = 5,
+) -> None:
+    """Per-letter hop wave for the busy warnings, so the text reads as an
+    in-progress signal instead of a frozen label. The phase comes from the
+    wall clock and repaints ride the ~20 fps camera frames — no timer here;
+    if the stream stalls the wave freezes, which is acceptable (the text
+    stays legible and a stalled feed has its own error surface)."""
+    now = time.monotonic()
+    for index, char in enumerate(text):
+        # Clipped sine: letters rest on the baseline and hop up in sequence.
+        lift = -round(amplitude * max(0.0, math.sin(now * 5.5 - index * 0.55)))
+        if shadow is not None:
+            painter.setPen(QPen(shadow))
+            painter.drawText(QPoint(x + 1, baseline + lift + 1), char)
+        painter.setPen(QPen(fg))
+        painter.drawText(QPoint(x, baseline + lift), char)
+        x += fm.horizontalAdvance(char)
 
 
 def draw_busy_badge(
@@ -89,7 +121,12 @@ def draw_busy_badge(
     painter.setFont(font)
     title_x = position_x + (bg_width - title_width) // 2
     title_y = position_y + padding_y + font_metrics.ascent()
-    painter.drawText(QPoint(title_x, title_y), style.text)
+    if style.animate:
+        draw_wave_text(
+            painter, title_x, title_y, style.text, font_metrics, QColor(style.overlay_text)
+        )
+    else:
+        painter.drawText(QPoint(title_x, title_y), style.text)
 
     if style.subtext:
         painter.setFont(sub_font)
@@ -115,6 +152,17 @@ def draw_busy_status_text(
 
     x = (viewport_width - font_metrics.horizontalAdvance(style.text)) // 2
     baseline = int(viewport_height * 0.68) + font_metrics.ascent() // 2
+    if style.animate:
+        draw_wave_text(
+            painter,
+            x,
+            baseline,
+            style.text,
+            font_metrics,
+            qcolor(style.badge_bg),
+            shadow=qcolor(SHADOW, 200),
+        )
+        return
     painter.setPen(QPen(qcolor(SHADOW, 200)))
     painter.drawText(QPoint(x + 1, baseline + 1), style.text)
     painter.setPen(QPen(qcolor(style.badge_bg)))
@@ -156,6 +204,7 @@ def build_busy_overlay_style(
             overlay_border=qcolor(BUSY_RED_BORDER, 230),
             overlay_text=qcolor(WHITE),
             accent_dot=BUSY_RED_DOT,
+            animate=True,
         )
 
     if activity_value == "unmounting":
@@ -167,6 +216,7 @@ def build_busy_overlay_style(
             overlay_border=qcolor(BUSY_ORANGE_BORDER, 230),
             overlay_text=qcolor(WHITE),
             accent_dot=BUSY_ORANGE_DOT,
+            animate=True,
         )
 
     if activity_value == "drying":
@@ -178,6 +228,7 @@ def build_busy_overlay_style(
             overlay_border=qcolor(BUSY_YELLOW_BORDER, 235),
             overlay_text=qcolor(BUSY_YELLOW_TEXT_DARK),
             accent_dot=BUSY_YELLOW_DOT,
+            animate=True,
         )
 
     if activity_value == "cooling":
@@ -189,6 +240,7 @@ def build_busy_overlay_style(
             overlay_border=qcolor(BUSY_BLUE_BORDER, 235),
             overlay_text=qcolor(WHITE),
             accent_dot=BUSY_BLUE_DOT,
+            animate=True,
         )
 
     return BusyOverlayStyle(
@@ -199,4 +251,5 @@ def build_busy_overlay_style(
         overlay_border=qcolor(BUSY_PSI_RED_BORDER, 235),
         overlay_text=qcolor(WHITE),
         accent_dot=BUSY_PSI_RED_DOT,
+        animate=True,
     )
diff --git a/src/aare/gui/widgets/camera_image.py b/src/aare/gui/widgets/camera_image.py
index f58f2528..423a3bb5 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/widgets/camera_image.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/widgets/camera_image.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ from aare.gui.widgets.busy_overlay import (
     BusyOverlayStyle,
     build_busy_overlay_style,
     draw_busy_badge,
+    draw_wave_text,
 )
 
 logger = setup_logger(LOGGER_NAME)
@@ -132,7 +133,9 @@ class SampleCameraImageLabel(QGraphicsView):
 
         self._geom = geom
         self._bookmarks: SmargonBookmarkList = SmargonBookmarkList()
-        self._autoscale = False
+        # Fit-to-view from the first frame; the right-click "Scale to fit"
+        # toggle can still switch back to 1:1.
+        self._autoscale = True
         self._show_coords = False
         self._helical_start = SmargonCoordinate()
         self._helical_end = SmargonCoordinate()
@@ -337,14 +340,26 @@ class SampleCameraImageLabel(QGraphicsView):
             self._session_badge_rect = None
             painter.setFont(font)
             baseline = int(self.viewport().height() * 0.68) + font_metrics.ascent() // 2
-            self._draw_status_text(
-                painter,
-                style.text,
-                style.badge_bg,
-                self.viewport().width() // 2,
-                baseline,
-                font_metrics,
-            )
+            if style.animate:
+                x = self.viewport().width() // 2 - font_metrics.horizontalAdvance(style.text) // 2
+                draw_wave_text(
+                    painter,
+                    x,
+                    baseline,
+                    style.text,
+                    font_metrics,
+                    qcolor(style.badge_bg),
+                    shadow=qcolor(SHADOW, 200),
+                )
+            else:
+                self._draw_status_text(
+                    painter,
+                    style.text,
+                    style.badge_bg,
+                    self.viewport().width() // 2,
+                    baseline,
+                    font_metrics,
+                )
             painter.restore()
             return
 
@@ -609,12 +624,6 @@ class SampleCameraImageLabel(QGraphicsView):
         if self._pending_load_pos is not None:
             self.load_image.emit(self._pending_load_pos)
             self._pending_load_pos = None
-            return
-
-        if self._pending_load_pos is not None:
-            self.load_image.emit(self._pending_load_pos)
-            self._pending_load_pos = None
-            self.raster_timer.start(self.raster_timer_interval)
 
     def mouseReleaseEvent(self, event):
         if not self._camera_interaction_enabled():
@@ -769,12 +778,18 @@ class SampleCameraImageLabel(QGraphicsView):
 
     @Slot(QPixmap)
     def update_pixmap(self, pixmap: QPixmap):
+        size_changed = self.pixmap_item is None or self.pixmap_item.pixmap().size() != pixmap.size()
         if self.pixmap_item is not None:  # Ensure pixmap_item exists
             self.pixmap_item.setPixmap(pixmap)  # Update the pixmap in the item
         else:
             # If no pixmap item exists (rare case), create one
             self.pixmap_item = QGraphicsPixmapItem(pixmap)
             self.scene.addItem(self.pixmap_item)
+        if size_changed and self._autoscale:
+            # Refit when the frame size differs from what was fitted (real
+            # stream resolution vs the 2000x2000 startup placeholder, or a
+            # camera source switch) — resizeEvent only refits on view resize.
+            self._scaling()
         self.viewport().update()  # Request an update to redraw the view
 
     @Slot(DAQStatusModel)
@@ -1082,7 +1097,9 @@ class SampleCameraImageLabel(QGraphicsView):
         # ponytail: painted circle, not a real QWidget button — the overlay it
         # toggles is painter-drawn too, and a widget would need layout juggling.
         diameter = 22
-        rect = QRectF(18, self.viewport().height() - diameter - 18, diameter, diameter)
+        # Center top, not a corner: corners drift oddly on scale-to-fit,
+        # the top middle stays put and stays out of the sample's way.
+        rect = QRectF((self.viewport().width() - diameter) / 2, 18, diameter, diameter)
 
         painter.save()
         painter.resetTransform()
@@ -1141,7 +1158,9 @@ class SampleCameraImageLabel(QGraphicsView):
             + padding * 2
         )
 
-        bg_rect = QRectF(18, max(18, self.viewport().height() - height - 18), width, height)
+        # Top center, where the collapsed "?" badge sits — expanding must not
+        # send the mouse to the other end of the view to close it again.
+        bg_rect = QRectF((self.viewport().width() - width) / 2, 18, width, height)
         self._help_hit_rect = bg_rect  # click anywhere on the box to close
         painter.setPen(QPen(qcolor(LEGEND_TEXT, 60), 1))
         painter.setBrush(qcolor(LEGEND_BG, 190))
@@ -1159,15 +1178,15 @@ class SampleCameraImageLabel(QGraphicsView):
                 painter.drawText(QPointF(bg_rect.left() + padding, y + fm.ascent()), entry)
                 y += line_height
 
-        # Trailing link to the full F1 dialog; underlined so it reads as clickable.
+        # Trailing link to the full F1 dialog; underlined so it reads as
+        # clickable, right-aligned like a dialog's action button.
         link_font = QFont(font)
         link_font.setUnderline(True)
         painter.setFont(link_font)
         painter.setPen(QPen(qcolor(LEGEND_TEXT), 1))
-        painter.drawText(QPointF(bg_rect.left() + padding, y + fm.ascent()), more_text)
-        self._help_more_rect = QRectF(
-            bg_rect.left() + padding, y, fm.horizontalAdvance(more_text), line_height
-        )
+        more_x = bg_rect.right() - padding - fm.horizontalAdvance(more_text)
+        painter.drawText(QPointF(more_x, y + fm.ascent()), more_text)
+        self._help_more_rect = QRectF(more_x, y, fm.horizontalAdvance(more_text), line_height)
 
         painter.restore()
 
diff --git a/src/aare/gui/widgets/motor_move_group.py b/src/aare/gui/widgets/motor_move_group.py
index 2013d110..2248ad48 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/widgets/motor_move_group.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/widgets/motor_move_group.py
@@ -86,24 +86,22 @@ class MotorMoveGroup(QObject):
             self._set_state(name, "pending")
 
     def eventFilter(self, obj, event):
-        if event.type() == QEvent.Type.KeyPress and event.key() in (
-            Qt.Key.Key_Return,
-            Qt.Key.Key_Enter,
+        if (
+            event.type() == QEvent.Type.KeyPress
+            and event.key() in (Qt.Key.Key_Return, Qt.Key.Key_Enter)
+            and obj in self._boxes.values()
         ):
-            for box in self._boxes.values():
-                if obj is box:
-                    try:
-                        value = float(box.text())
-                    except ValueError:
-                        break
-                    bottom = box.range_validator.bottom()
-                    if value < bottom:
-                        QToolTip.showText(
-                            box.mapToGlobal(QPoint(0, box.height())),
-                            f"Too small — minimum value: {box.to_string(bottom)}",
-                            box,
-                        )
-                    break
+            try:
+                value = float(obj.text())
+            except ValueError:
+                return super().eventFilter(obj, event)
+            bottom = obj.range_validator.bottom()
+            if value < bottom:
+                QToolTip.showText(
+                    obj.mapToGlobal(QPoint(0, obj.height())),
+                    f"Too small — minimum value: {obj.to_string(bottom)}",
+                    obj,
+                )
         return super().eventFilter(obj, event)
 
     @Slot()
diff --git a/src/aare/gui/widgets/status_bar.py b/src/aare/gui/widgets/status_bar.py
index 34a14b9d..c19a53be 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/widgets/status_bar.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/widgets/status_bar.py
@@ -98,8 +98,9 @@ class StatusBar(QStatusBar):
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.ring_current)
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.wvl)
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.cryo_label)
-        self.addPermanentWidget(self.shutter_label)
+        # Beam-path order: the hutch shutter sits upstream of the fast shutter.
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.exp_shutter_label)
+        self.addPermanentWidget(self.shutter_label)
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.pgroup_label)
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.state_label)
         self.addPermanentWidget(self.tell_state_label)
diff --git a/src/aare/gui/widgets/value_label.py b/src/aare/gui/widgets/value_label.py
index 05ffb7ed..ef0f90e5 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/widgets/value_label.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/widgets/value_label.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-from PySide6.QtCore import Qt, Signal
-from PySide6.QtWidgets import QLabel
+from aare.gui.widgets.clickable_label import ClickableLabel
 
 
-class ValueLabel(QLabel):
-    clicked = Signal()
+class ValueLabel(ClickableLabel):
+    # clicked signal + left-click mousePressEvent inherited from
+    # ClickableLabel — this class only adds the "descr: value unit" text.
 
     def __init__(self, text: str, unit: str = "", parent=None):
         super().__init__(parent)
@@ -17,9 +17,3 @@ class ValueLabel(QLabel):
             )
         else:
             self.setText(f"{self._descr}: <b>{s}</b> {self._unit}")
-
-    def mousePressEvent(self, event):
-        if event.button() == Qt.MouseButton.LeftButton:
-            self.clicked.emit()
-        else:
-            super().mousePressEvent(event)
diff --git a/src/aare/gui/widgets/video_image.py b/src/aare/gui/widgets/video_image.py
index 263433a5..a03cee45 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/widgets/video_image.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/widgets/video_image.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from PySide6.QtCore import QRectF, Qt, Slot
-from PySide6.QtGui import QImage, QPainter, QPixmap
+from PySide6.QtGui import QImage, QKeySequence, QPainter, QPixmap, QShortcut
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import QGraphicsPixmapItem, QGraphicsScene, QGraphicsView
 
 from aare.gui.widgets.busy_overlay import BusyOverlayStyle, draw_busy_status_text
@@ -34,6 +34,20 @@ class VideoGraphicsView(QGraphicsView):
 
         self._busy_overlay_style: BusyOverlayStyle | None = None
 
+        # QShortcut instead of a keyPressEvent override: one fewer Qt→Python
+        # callback on the render path, same focus behavior (WidgetShortcut =
+        # active only while the view has focus).
+        for key, slot in (
+            (Qt.Key.Key_F, self.fit_to_view),
+            (Qt.Key.Key_R, self.reset_zoom),
+            (Qt.Key.Key_Plus, self.zoom_in),
+            (Qt.Key.Key_Equal, self.zoom_in),
+            (Qt.Key.Key_Minus, self.zoom_out),
+        ):
+            shortcut = QShortcut(QKeySequence(key), self)
+            shortcut.setContext(Qt.ShortcutContext.WidgetShortcut)
+            shortcut.activated.connect(slot)
+
     @Slot(QImage)
     def update_frame(self, qt_image: QImage):
         """Update the video frame"""
@@ -92,19 +106,6 @@ class VideoGraphicsView(QGraphicsView):
             # Normal scrolling
             super().wheelEvent(event)
 
-    def keyPressEvent(self, event):
-        """Handle keyboard shortcuts"""
-        if event.key() == Qt.Key.Key_F:
-            self.fit_to_view()
-        elif event.key() == Qt.Key.Key_R:
-            self.reset_zoom()
-        elif event.key() == Qt.Key.Key_Plus or event.key() == Qt.Key.Key_Equal:
-            self.zoom_in()
-        elif event.key() == Qt.Key.Key_Minus:
-            self.zoom_out()
-        else:
-            super().keyPressEvent(event)
-
     def drawForeground(self, painter: QPainter, rect: QRectF):
         super().drawForeground(painter, rect)
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/gui/test_beamline_state_panel.py b/tests/unit/gui/test_beamline_state_panel.py
index 3e9bce74..0e4c7bb9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/gui/test_beamline_state_panel.py
+++ b/tests/unit/gui/test_beamline_state_panel.py
@@ -121,3 +121,19 @@ def test_pending_target_cleared_on_arrival(qtbot):
     assert panel._pending_target_state == BeamlineStateEnum.SampleExchange
     panel.set_current_state(BeamlineStateEnum.SampleExchange)
     assert panel._pending_target_state is None
+
+
+def test_pending_target_breathes_only_while_moving(qtbot):
+    panel = _panel(qtbot)
+    panel.set_current_state(BeamlineStateEnum.Maintenance)
+    panel._emit_for_state(BeamlineStateEnum.SampleExchange)
+    target = panel._buttons[BeamlineStateEnum.SampleExchange]
+    assert target.graphicsEffect() is None  # not Moving yet
+
+    panel.set_current_state(BeamlineStateEnum.Moving)
+    assert panel._breathing_button is target
+    assert target.graphicsEffect() is not None
+
+    panel.set_current_state(BeamlineStateEnum.SampleExchange)
+    assert panel._breathing_button is None
+    assert target.graphicsEffect() is None
diff --git a/tests/unit/gui/test_camera_image.py b/tests/unit/gui/test_camera_image.py
index a5836b95..4730fb6e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/gui/test_camera_image.py
+++ b/tests/unit/gui/test_camera_image.py
@@ -209,3 +209,19 @@ def test_alt_wheel_axis_swap_still_changes_exposure(camera):
     n = len(sent)
     camera.wheelEvent(_wheel(camera))  # zero delta: ignored
     assert len(sent) == n
+
+
+def test_autoscale_fits_from_the_first_frame(camera):
+    from PySide6.QtGui import QPixmap
+
+    # Fit-to-view is the default; a frame whose size differs from the fitted
+    # one (here: the 2000x2000 startup placeholder) must refit immediately,
+    # not wait for the next view resize.
+    assert camera._autoscale
+    camera.update_pixmap(QPixmap(4000, 4000))
+    assert camera.transform().m11() < 1.0
+
+    # The right-click toggle still restores 1:1.
+    camera._autoscale = False
+    camera._scaling()
+    assert camera.transform().isIdentity()
diff --git a/tests/unit/gui/test_main_window.py b/tests/unit/gui/test_main_window.py
index c1cd7040..45f6c84e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/gui/test_main_window.py
+++ b/tests/unit/gui/test_main_window.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def mock_ui_state():
         yield mock
 
 
-def test_main_window_init(qtbot, mock_ui_state):
+def test_main_window_init(qtbot, mock_ui_state, daq_status_factory):
     with (
         patch("requests.get") as mock_get,
         patch("aare.gui.main_window.DAQWorker"),
@@ -71,6 +71,25 @@ def test_main_window_init(qtbot, mock_ui_state):
         win.data_collection._emit_change_energy()
         assert sent and abs(sent[0] - 12400.0) < 1e-6
 
+        # Motion watch: robot motion switches to the combined beamline view;
+        # alignment beginning switches straight back to the sample camera even
+        # while the busy flag is still set — busy moves during Sample
+        # alignment ARE the alignment, so it never re-triggers the switch.
+        win.update_daq_status(
+            daq_status_factory(state=BeamlineStateEnum.RobotSampleExchange, busy=True)
+        )
+        assert win._watching_motion
+        assert win.video_tab.currentWidget() is win.beamline_combined_panel
+        win.update_daq_status(
+            daq_status_factory(state=BeamlineStateEnum.SampleAlignment, busy=True)
+        )
+        assert not win._watching_motion
+        assert win.video_tab.currentWidget() is win.sample_camera
+        win.update_daq_status(
+            daq_status_factory(state=BeamlineStateEnum.SampleAlignment, busy=True)
+        )
+        assert not win._watching_motion
+
 
 def test_main_window_mount_view(qtbot, mock_ui_state):
     with (
diff --git a/tests/unit/gui/test_models.py b/tests/unit/gui/test_models.py
index 034374cc..95c634bc 100644
--- a/tests/unit/gui/test_models.py
+++ b/tests/unit/gui/test_models.py
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ def _row_of(model, db_id):
 def status_model(sample_list):
     from aarecommon.models.models import DewarAddress, SampleShortInfo
 
-    # A measured sample: rotation_count > 1 (exactly 1 must NOT count).
+    # A measured sample: any rotation data counts (exactly 1 MUST count;
+    # unmeasured is rotation_count 0, like the fixture's samples 1-3).
     sample_list.append(
         SampleShortInfo(
             db_id=4,
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ def status_model(sample_list):
             run_number=4,
             user="U1",
             pin=4,
-            rotation_count=2,
+            rotation_count=1,
             location=DewarAddress(segment="B", pos=1),
         )
     )
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ def test_status_color_priority(status_model):
     model.set_queued_ids(set())
     assert _status(model, _row_of(model, 1)) == SAMPLE_STATUS_FLAGGED_BG.lower()
 
-    # Measured is automatic: rotation_count 2 counts, the fixture's 1-3 don't.
+    # Measured is automatic: rotation_count 1 counts, the 0s of 1-3 don't.
     assert _status(model, _row_of(model, 4)) == SAMPLE_STATUS_MEASURED_BG.lower()
     assert _status(model, _row_of(model, 2)) is None
 
@@ -200,10 +201,27 @@ def test_status_filter_selects_rows(status_model):
     assert {model.get_id(r).db_id for r in range(model.rowCount())} == {3}
     model.set_status_filter("measured")
     assert {model.get_id(r).db_id for r in range(model.rowCount())} == {4}
+    # Unmeasured is the complement: everything still to be done.
+    model.set_status_filter("unmeasured")
+    assert {model.get_id(r).db_id for r in range(model.rowCount())} == {1, 2, 3}
     model.set_status_filter(None)
     assert model.rowCount() == 4
 
 
+def test_queued_view_shows_queue_order(status_model):
+    model = status_model
+    # Queue order deliberately different from location/db order.
+    model.set_queued_ids([3, 1, 2])
+    model.set_status_filter("queued")
+    assert [model.get_id(r).db_id for r in range(model.rowCount())] == [3, 1, 2]
+    # Header sorts must not reorder the queue view — row 1 runs next.
+    model.sort(1, Qt.SortOrder.AscendingOrder)
+    assert [model.get_id(r).db_id for r in range(model.rowCount())] == [3, 1, 2]
+    # Other views keep the normal header sort.
+    model.set_status_filter(None)
+    assert [model.get_id(r).db_id for r in range(model.rowCount())] != [3, 1, 2]
+
+
 def test_status_tints_are_context_dependent(status_model):
     from aare.gui.styles import SAMPLE_STATUS_FLAGGED_BG, SAMPLE_STATUS_QUEUED_BG
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/gui/test_monochromator_panel.py b/tests/unit/gui/test_monochromator_panel.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dabd2d2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/gui/test_monochromator_panel.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+from aare.gui.panels.monochromator_panel import MonochromatorPanel
+
+
+def test_current_energy_readout(qtbot, daq_status_factory):
+    panel = MonochromatorPanel()
+    qtbot.addWidget(panel)
+
+    status = daq_status_factory()
+    panel.update_daq_status(status)
+    assert panel.current_energy_label.text() == "12.000 keV  /  1.0332 Å"
+
+    # 0.0 is the server's detector-unavailable fallback; the wavelength
+    # property divides by energy, so the readout must not touch it.
+    status.diffraction = status.diffraction.model_copy(update={"energy_keV": 0.0})
+    panel.update_daq_status(status)
+    assert panel.current_energy_label.text() == "— / —"
+
+
+def test_fast_shutter_row(qtbot, daq_status_factory):
+    panel = MonochromatorPanel()
+    qtbot.addWidget(panel)
+
+    # Placeholder until the first DAQ tick.
+    assert panel.shutter_status_label.text() == "Fast Shutter: —"
+
+    status = daq_status_factory()
+    panel.update_daq_status(status)
+    assert "Closed" in panel.shutter_status_label.text()
+
+    status.bl = status.bl.model_copy(update={"shutter_open": True})
+    panel.update_daq_status(status)
+    assert "Open" in panel.shutter_status_label.text()
+
+    # Buttons relay to the same DAQ signals the status-bar menu uses.
+    with qtbot.waitSignal(panel.open_shutter, timeout=1000):
+        panel.open_shutter_button.click()
+    with qtbot.waitSignal(panel.close_shutter, timeout=1000):
+        panel.close_shutter_button.click()
diff --git a/tests/unit/gui/test_qt_override_reduction.py b/tests/unit/gui/test_qt_override_reduction.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..83934a53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/gui/test_qt_override_reduction.py
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+"""Covers the code paths touched by the reduce-overwriting-qt-method
+refactor: Qt-native replacements (signals, shortcuts, underMouse) for
+virtual-method overrides, so the diff-coverage gate sees them executed."""
+
+from PySide6.QtCore import QEvent, QPointF, Qt
+from PySide6.QtGui import QMouseEvent
+
+from aare.gui.panels.fluorescence_panel import FluorescencePanel
+from aare.gui.panels.portrait_mode import PlayPauseButton
+from aare.gui.widgets.baton_request_dialog import BatonPendingDialog, BatonRequestDialog
+from aare.gui.widgets.value_label import ValueLabel
+from aare.gui.widgets.video_image import VideoGraphicsView
+
+
+def test_baton_dialogs_stop_timer_via_finished(qtbot):
+    """finished.connect replaced the closeEvent overrides: the timer must
+    stop on accept, reject AND plain close — the path closeEvent used to
+    handle."""
+    req = BatonRequestDialog("someone")
+    qtbot.addWidget(req)
+    assert req._timer.isActive()
+    req._on_accept()
+    assert not req._timer.isActive()
+
+    req2 = BatonRequestDialog("someone")
+    qtbot.addWidget(req2)
+    req2._on_refuse()
+    assert not req2._timer.isActive()
+
+    # close() only delivers a close event to a SHOWN dialog — same held for
+    # the old closeEvent override, so showing first keeps the test honest.
+    pend = BatonPendingDialog("user")
+    qtbot.addWidget(pend)
+    pend.show()
+    qtbot.waitExposed(pend)
+    assert pend._timer.isActive()
+    pend.close()
+    assert not pend._timer.isActive()
+
+
+def test_fluorescence_hover_snaps_to_peak(qtbot):
+    """Drives a MouseMove through the viewport filter: event.position()
+    (the PyQt5-era hasattr fallback is gone) and the max(range) peak snap."""
+    panel = FluorescencePanel()
+    qtbot.addWidget(panel)
+    panel.resize(500, 400)
+    panel.show()
+    qtbot.waitExposed(panel)
+
+    panel.axis_x.setRange(0.0, 10.0)
+    panel.axis_y.setRange(0.0, 100.0)
+    for i in range(50):
+        panel.series.append(i * 0.2, 90.0 if i == 25 else 10.0)
+
+    plot = panel.chart.plotArea()
+    pos = QPointF(plot.center())
+    ev = QMouseEvent(
+        QEvent.Type.MouseMove,
+        pos,
+        panel.chart_view.viewport().mapToGlobal(pos.toPoint()),
+        Qt.MouseButton.NoButton,
+        Qt.MouseButton.NoButton,
+        Qt.KeyboardModifier.NoModifier,
+    )
+    assert panel.eventFilter(panel.chart_view.viewport(), ev) is False
+    assert "keV" in panel.chart_view.toolTip()
+
+
+def test_video_view_shortcuts_replace_keypress_override(qtbot):
+    view = VideoGraphicsView()
+    qtbot.addWidget(view)
+    view.show()
+    qtbot.waitExposed(view)
+    # WidgetShortcut context needs real focus; offscreen grants it only
+    # after the window is active.
+    view.activateWindow()
+    view.setFocus()
+    qtbot.waitUntil(view.hasFocus, timeout=2000)
+
+    qtbot.keyClick(view, Qt.Key.Key_Plus)
+    assert view.zoom_factor > 1.0
+    qtbot.keyClick(view, Qt.Key.Key_R)
+    assert view.zoom_factor == 1.0
+    qtbot.keyClick(view, Qt.Key.Key_Minus)
+    assert view.zoom_factor < 1.0
+    qtbot.keyClick(view, Qt.Key.Key_F)  # fit_to_view: just must not raise
+
+
+def test_play_pause_button_paints_without_hover_overrides(qtbot):
+    btn = PlayPauseButton()
+    qtbot.addWidget(btn)
+    btn.set_running(True)
+    # grab() forces a real paintEvent pass over the underMouse() branch
+    assert not btn.grab().isNull()
+
+
+def test_value_label_inherits_click(qtbot):
+    label = ValueLabel("Energy", "keV")
+    qtbot.addWidget(label)
+    label.set_value("12.4")
+    assert "12.4" in label.text()
+    with qtbot.waitSignal(label.clicked, timeout=1000):
+        qtbot.mousePress(label, Qt.MouseButton.LeftButton)
diff --git a/tests/unit/gui/test_tell_sample_panel.py b/tests/unit/gui/test_tell_sample_panel.py
index c8882ad9..2774afb0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/gui/test_tell_sample_panel.py
+++ b/tests/unit/gui/test_tell_sample_panel.py
@@ -124,6 +124,16 @@ def test_queue_drop_chip_accepts_sample_payloads(panel, qtbot, samples):
         chip.dropEvent(drop(bad))
 
 
+def test_status_header_click_selects_all(panel):
+    header = panel.table_view.frozen.horizontalHeader()
+    header.sectionClicked.emit(0)
+    assert len(panel.table_view.selectionModel().selectedRows()) == 3
+    # Other sections keep their normal sort-click behavior.
+    panel.table_view.clearSelection()
+    header.sectionClicked.emit(1)
+    assert len(panel.table_view.selectionModel().selectedRows()) == 0
+
+
 def test_selected_samples_follow_the_click(panel):
     view = panel.table_view
     view.selectRow(0)