This change is now live. Good suggestion; much much better.
Because of the enduring wisdom of the shadowy powers that be at the Chicago Sun-Times, you have now entered the rarified world where the authors of the software actually listen to the people using it, and improve said software based on their feedback! 
Well, except for threading. That ain’t happening, because I am unwilling to turn a car into a truck, and I don’t want a Suburu Brat either, thanks very much.