diff --git a/platformcode/keymaptools.py b/platformcode/keymaptools.py
index 3d44caa2..392d3a63 100644
--- a/platformcode/keymaptools.py
+++ b/platformcode/keymaptools.py
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class Main(xbmcgui.WindowXMLDialog):
             self.setCoordinateResolution(2)
 
         for menuentry in menu:
+            if not menuentry.channel: menuentry.channel = prevchannel
             item = xbmcgui.ListItem(menuentry.title)
             if not submenu and menuentry.channel in ['news', 'channelselector', 'search', 'videolibrary']:
                 item.setProperty('sub', 'Controls/spinUp-Focus.png')
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ class Main(xbmcgui.WindowXMLDialog):
     def onClick(self, control_id):
         if control_id == 32500:
             action = self.getControl(32500).getSelectedItem().getProperty('run')
-            xbmc.executebuiltin('Dialog.Close(all,true)')
+            self.close()
             xbmc.executebuiltin('ActivateWindow(10025, "plugin://plugin.video.kod/?' + base64.b64encode(action) + '")')
 
 
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ class Main(xbmcgui.WindowXMLDialog):
     def onAction(self, action):
         # exit
         if action.getId() in [xbmcgui.ACTION_PREVIOUS_MENU, xbmcgui.ACTION_NAV_BACK]:
-            xbmc.executebuiltin('Dialog.Close(all,true)')
+            self.close()
             if submenu: open_shortcut_menu()
 
         if action.getId() == xbmcgui.ACTION_CONTEXT_MENU:
@@ -126,25 +127,27 @@ class Main(xbmcgui.WindowXMLDialog):
 
         if action == 3:
             if submenu:
-                xbmc.executebuiltin('Dialog.Close(all,true)')
+                self.close()
                 open_shortcut_menu()
             elif self.getControl(32500).getSelectedItem().getProperty('channel') in ['news', 'channelselector', 'search', 'videolibrary']:
                 channel_name = self.getControl(32500).getSelectedItem().getProperty('channel')
                 if channel_name == 'channelselector':
                     import channelselector
-                    xbmc.executebuiltin('Dialog.Close(all,true)')
-                    open_shortcut_menu(channelselector.getchanneltypes())
+                    self.close()
+                    open_shortcut_menu(channelselector.getchanneltypes(), channel_name)
                 else:
                     from core.item import Item
                     channel = __import__('specials.%s' % channel_name, fromlist=["specials.%s" % channel_name])
-                    xbmc.executebuiltin('Dialog.Close(all,true)')
-                    open_shortcut_menu(channel.mainlist(Item().fromjson(action)))
+                    self.close()
+                    open_shortcut_menu(channel.mainlist(Item().fromjson(action)), channel_name)
 
 
 
-def open_shortcut_menu(newmenu=''):
+def open_shortcut_menu(newmenu='', channel=''):
     global menu
     global submenu
+    global prevchannel
+    prevchannel = channel
     if newmenu:
         menu = newmenu
         submenu = True
@@ -154,7 +157,6 @@ def open_shortcut_menu(newmenu=''):
     XML =  'ShortCutMenu.xml'
     if config.get_setting('icon_set') == 'dark':
         XML = 'Dark' + XML
-    xbmc.executebuiltin('Dialog.Close(all,true)')
     main = Main(XML, config.get_runtime_path())
     main.doModal()
     del main
diff --git a/resources/skins/Default/720p/DarkShortCutMenu.xml b/resources/skins/Default/720p/DarkShortCutMenu.xml
index e50424e8..4edad7cf 100644
--- a/resources/skins/Default/720p/DarkShortCutMenu.xml
+++ b/resources/skins/Default/720p/DarkShortCutMenu.xml
@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@
 	</coordinates>
 	<defaultcontrol always="true">32500</defaultcontrol>
 	<animation type="WindowOpen" reversible="false">
-		<effect type="slide" start="0,100" end="0,0" center="640,225" delay="160" tween="cubic" time="200" />
 		<effect type="fade" delay="160" end="100" time="220" />
 	</animation>
 	<animation type="WindowClose" reversible="false">
-		<effect type="slide" start="0,0" end="0,-100" center="640,225" delay="160" tween="cubic" time="200" />
-		<effect type="fade" start="100" end="0" time="200" />
+		<effect type="fade" delay="160" start="100" end="0" time="200" />
 	</animation>
 	<controls>
 	<control type="button">
@@ -24,14 +22,22 @@
 			<texturenofocus colordiffuse="88FFFFFF">Shortcut/white.png</texturenofocus>
 			<onclick>Action(close)</onclick>
 		</control>
-		<control type="image">
-			<left>0</left>
-			<top>0</top>
-			<width>880</width>
-			<height>220</height>
-			<texture border="2" colordiffuse="FFEEEEEE">Shortcut/white.png</texture>
-		</control>
 		<control type="group">
+			<animation type="WindowOpen" reversible="false">
+				<effect type="slide" start="0,100" end="0,0" center="640,225" delay="160" tween="cubic" time="200" />
+				<effect type="fade" delay="160" end="100" time="220" />
+			</animation>
+			<animation type="WindowClose" reversible="false">
+				<effect type="slide" start="0,0" end="0,-100" center="640,225" delay="160" tween="cubic" time="200" />
+				<effect type="fade" delay="160" start="100" end="0" time="200" />
+			</animation>
+			<control type="image">
+				<left>0</left>
+				<top>0</top>
+				<width>880</width>
+				<height>220</height>
+				<texture border="2" colordiffuse="FFEEEEEE">Shortcut/white.png</texture>
+			</control>
 			<control type="group">
 				<control type="image">
 					<left>-21</left>
@@ -53,7 +59,6 @@
 					<animation effect="slide" start="0,0" end="10,0" time="0" condition="true">Conditional</animation>
 					<animation effect="slide" end="120,0" time="0" condition="!Control.IsVisible(5)">Conditional</animation>
 					<itemlayout height="220" width="220">
-						<!-- <top>2</top> -->
 						<control type="image">
 							<top>0</top>
 							<left>0</left>
@@ -69,11 +74,9 @@
 							<texture colordiffuse="60FFFFFF">Shortcut/black.png</texture>
 						</control>
 						<control type="image">
-							<left>35</left>
-							<top>35</top>
-							<width>150</width>
-							<height>150</height>
-							<texture>$INFO[ListItem.Property(thumb)]</texture>
+							<width>220</width>
+							<height>220</height>
+							<texture>$INFO[ListItem.Property(thumbnail)]</texture>
 							<aspectratio>keep</aspectratio>
 							<align>center</align>
 						</control>
@@ -97,8 +100,9 @@
 								<animation effect="fade" start="100" end="0" time="0">Focus</animation>
 							</control>
 							<control type="image">
+								<top>1</top>
 								<width>220</width>
-								<height>220</height>
+								<height>218</height>
 								<texture colordiffuse="FF0082C2">Shortcut/button-fo.png</texture>
 								<animation effect="fade" start="100" end="0" time="0">Unfocus</animation>
 							</control>
@@ -118,20 +122,19 @@
 								<texture colordiffuse="60FFFFFF">Shortcut/black.png</texture>
 							</control>
 							<control type="image">
-								<left>35</left>
-								<top>35</top>
-								<width>150</width>
-								<height>150</height>
-								<texture>$INFO[ListItem.Property(thumb)]</texture>
+								<width>220</width>
+								<height>220</height>
+								<texture>$INFO[ListItem.Property(thumbnail)]</texture>
 								<aspectratio>keep</aspectratio>
 								<align>center</align>
 							</control>
 							<control type="textbox">
 								<left>0</left>
-								<top>146</top>
+								<top>160</top>
 								<width>220</width>
 								<height>74</height>
 								<font>font12</font>
+								<textcolor>FF232323</textcolor>
 								<label>$INFO[ListItem.Label]</label>
 								<align>center</align>
 								<aligny>center</aligny>
@@ -160,8 +163,6 @@
 					<textureslidernibfocus>-</textureslidernibfocus>
 					<showonepage>false</showonepage>
 					<orientation>horizontal</orientation>
-					<onleft>32500</onleft>
-					<onright>32500</onright>
 					<ondown>32500</ondown>
 					<onup>32500</onup>
 					<animation effect="slide" end="120,0" time="0" condition="!Control.IsVisible(5)">Conditional</animation>
diff --git a/resources/skins/Default/720p/ShortCutMenu.xml b/resources/skins/Default/720p/ShortCutMenu.xml
index 0704cf1f..c44b25a2 100644
--- a/resources/skins/Default/720p/ShortCutMenu.xml
+++ b/resources/skins/Default/720p/ShortCutMenu.xml
@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@
 	</coordinates>
 	<defaultcontrol always="true">32500</defaultcontrol>
 	<animation type="WindowOpen" reversible="false">
-		<effect type="slide" start="0,100" end="0,0" center="640,225" delay="160" tween="cubic" time="200" />
 		<effect type="fade" delay="160" end="100" time="220" />
 	</animation>
 	<animation type="WindowClose" reversible="false">
-		<effect type="slide" start="0,0" end="0,-100" center="640,225" delay="160" tween="cubic" time="200" />
-		<effect type="fade" start="100" end="0" time="200" />
+		<effect type="fade" delay="160" start="100" end="0" time="200" />
 	</animation>
 	<controls>
 	<control type="button">
@@ -24,14 +22,22 @@
 			<texturenofocus colordiffuse="88232323">Shortcut/white.png</texturenofocus>
 			<onclick>Action(close)</onclick>
 		</control>
-		<control type="image">
-			<left>0</left>
-			<top>0</top>
-			<width>880</width>
-			<height>220</height>
-			<texture border="2" colordiffuse="FF232323">Shortcut/white.png</texture>
-		</control>
 		<control type="group">
+			<animation type="WindowOpen" reversible="false">
+				<effect type="slide" start="0,100" end="0,0" center="640,225" delay="160" tween="cubic" time="200" />
+				<effect type="fade" delay="160" end="100" time="220" />
+			</animation>
+			<animation type="WindowClose" reversible="false">
+				<effect type="slide" start="0,0" end="0,-100" center="640,225" delay="160" tween="cubic" time="200" />
+				<effect type="fade" delay="160" start="100" end="0" time="200" />
+			</animation>
+			<control type="image">
+				<left>0</left>
+				<top>0</top>
+				<width>880</width>
+				<height>220</height>
+				<texture border="2" colordiffuse="FF232323">Shortcut/white.png</texture>
+			</control>
 			<control type="group">
 				<control type="image">
 					<left>-21</left>
@@ -157,8 +163,6 @@
 					<textureslidernibfocus>-</textureslidernibfocus>
 					<showonepage>false</showonepage>
 					<orientation>horizontal</orientation>
-					<!-- <onleft>32500</onleft>
-					<onright>32500</onright> -->
 					<ondown>32500</ondown>
 					<onup>32500</onup>
 					<animation effect="slide" end="120,0" time="0" condition="!Control.IsVisible(5)">Conditional</animation>