diff --git a/rug.cpp b/rug.cpp
index 45f03ca7..33ab1f0e 100644
--- a/rug.cpp
+++ b/rug.cpp
@@ -1120,8 +1120,14 @@ void actDraw() {
       if(keystate[SDLK_DOWN]) strafey += alpha;
       }
 
-    for(int i=0; i<size(points); i++) {
-      points[i]->flat = t * points[i]->flat;
+    if(qm) {
+      if(keystate[SDLK_LCTRL]) 
+        push_all_points(2, +model_distance);
+      for(int i=0; i<size(points); i++) {
+        points[i]->flat = t * points[i]->flat;
+        }
+      if(keystate[SDLK_LCTRL]) 
+        push_all_points(2, -model_distance);
       }
     
     model_distance -= push;
@@ -1197,7 +1203,7 @@ hyperpoint gethyper(ld x, ld y) {
     tx /= det; ty /= det;
     if(tx >= 0 && ty >= 0 && tx+ty <= 1) {
       double rz1 = p0[2] * (1-tx-ty) + p1[2] * tx + p2[2] * ty;
-      rz1 = -rz1;
+      rz1 = -rz1; if(!rug_perspective) rz1 += model_distance;
       if(rz1 < radar_distance) {
         radar_distance = rz1;
         rx1 = r0->x1 + (r1->x1 - r0->x1) * tx + (r2->x1 - r0->x1) * ty;
@@ -1291,7 +1297,7 @@ void show() {
       dialog::reaction = [] () { err_zero_current = err_zero; };
       }
     else if(uni == 'r') 
-      addMessage(XLAT("This just shows the distance from the camera to the cursor."));
+      addMessage(XLAT("This just shows the 'z' coordinate of the selected point."));
     else if(uni == 'm') {
       dialog::editNumber(modelscale, 0.1, 10, .1, 1, "model scale factor", 
         "This is relevant when the native geometry is not hyperbolic. "
diff --git a/util.cpp b/util.cpp
index 8f464cbe..7c59976d 100644
--- a/util.cpp
+++ b/util.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ string its(int i) { char buf[64]; sprintf(buf, "%d", i); return buf; }
 string fts(float x) { char buf[64]; sprintf(buf, "%4.2f", x); return buf; }
 string fts3(float x) { char buf[64]; sprintf(buf, "%5.3f", x); return buf; }
 string fts4(float x) { char buf[64]; sprintf(buf, "%6.4f", x); return buf; }
-string ftsg(float x) { char buf[64]; sprintf(buf, "%8.5g", x); return buf; }
+string ftsg(float x) { char buf[64]; sprintf(buf, "%4.2g", x); return buf; }
 
 string ftssmart(ld x) {
   if(x == int(x)) return its(int(x));