diff --git a/Themes/_fallback/BGAnimations/ScreenChatOverlay overlay.lua b/Themes/_fallback/BGAnimations/ScreenChatOverlay overlay.lua
index 1c87f10da9..be67d39db1 100644
--- a/Themes/_fallback/BGAnimations/ScreenChatOverlay overlay.lua	
+++ b/Themes/_fallback/BGAnimations/ScreenChatOverlay overlay.lua	
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ local show = true
 local online = IsNetSMOnline() and IsSMOnlineLoggedIn(PLAYER_1) and NSMAN:IsETTP()
 
 chat.MinimiseMessageCommand = function(self)
-	self:linear(0.5)
+	self:linear(0.25)
 	moveY = minimised and height * (lineNumber + inputLineNumber + tabHeight - 1) or 0
 	self:y(moveY)
 end
@@ -334,6 +334,8 @@ function overTab(mx, my)
 	end
 	return nil, nil
 end
+
+
 function MPinput(event)
 	if (not show or not online) or isGameplay then
 		return false
@@ -345,7 +347,7 @@ function MPinput(event)
 		end
 		typing = false
 		local mx, my = INPUTFILTER:GetMouseX(), INPUTFILTER:GetMouseY()
-		if isOver(minbar) then
+		if isOver(minbar) then	--hard mouse toggle -mina
 			minimised = not minimised
 			MESSAGEMAN:Broadcast("Minimise")
 			update = true
@@ -387,12 +389,37 @@ function MPinput(event)
 		end
 	end
 
+	-- hard kb toggle
+	if event.type == "InputEventType_Release" and event.DeviceInput.button == "DeviceButton_insert" then	
+		minimised = not minimised
+		MESSAGEMAN:Broadcast("Minimise")
+		update = true
+		if not minimize then
+			typing = true
+			typingText = ""
+		end
+	end
+
+	if not typing and event.type == "InputEventType_Release" then	-- keys for auto turning on chat if not already on -mina
+		if event.DeviceInput.button == "DeviceButton_/" then
+			typing = true
+			update = true
+			if minimised then
+				minimised = not minimised
+				MESSAGEMAN:Broadcast("Minimise")
+			end
+			typingText = "/"
+		end
+	end
+
 	if typing then
 		if event.type == "InputEventType_Release" then
 			if event.DeviceInput.button == "DeviceButton_enter" then
 				if typingText:len() > 0 then
 					NSMAN:SendChatMsg(typingText, currentTabType, currentTabName)
 					typingText = ""
+				elseif typingText == "" then
+					typing = false		-- pressing enter when text is empty to deactive chat is expected behavior -mina
 				end
 				update = true
 			end
@@ -403,6 +430,9 @@ function MPinput(event)
 		elseif event.DeviceInput.button == "DeviceButton_space" then
 			typingText = typingText .. " "
 			update = true
+		elseif event.DeviceInput.button == "DeviceButton_delete" then	-- reset msg with delete (since there's no cursor)
+			typingText = ""
+			update = true
 		elseif
 			(INPUTFILTER:IsBeingPressed("left ctrl") or INPUTFILTER:IsBeingPressed("right ctrl")) and
 				event.DeviceInput.button == "DeviceButton_v"
@@ -444,7 +474,19 @@ function MPinput(event)
 		return true
 	end
 
+	-- kb activate chat input if not minimized (has to go after the above enter block)
+	if event.type == "InputEventType_Release" and INPUTFILTER:IsBeingPressed("left ctrl") then
+		if event.DeviceInput.button == "DeviceButton_enter" and not minimised then
+			typing = true
+			update = true
+		end
+	end
+
 	if update then
+		if minimised then	-- minimise will be set in the above blocks, disable input and clear text -mina
+			typing = false
+			typingText = ""
+		end
 		MESSAGEMAN:Broadcast("UpdateChatOverlay")
 	end
 
diff --git a/src/ScreenNetSelectMusic.cpp b/src/ScreenNetSelectMusic.cpp
index de952b22b6..4c79c05215 100644
--- a/src/ScreenNetSelectMusic.cpp
+++ b/src/ScreenNetSelectMusic.cpp
@@ -584,6 +584,11 @@ ScreenNetSelectMusic::MenuDown(const InputEventPlus& input)
 bool
 ScreenNetSelectMusic::MenuStart(const InputEventPlus& input)
 {
+	// dont allow ctrl + enter to select songs... technically if there's enough
+	// lag for some reason we can hit here from a ctrl+enter input but ctrl may
+	// be released by now, though this is unlikely to happen -mina
+	if (INPUTFILTER->IsBeingPressed(DeviceInput(DEVICE_KEYBOARD, KEY_LCTRL)))
+		return false;
 	return SelectCurrent();
 }
 bool