diff -Naur gtick-0.3.7/src/help.c gtick-0.3.7.new/src/help.c
--- gtick-0.3.7/src/help.c	2005-10-03 12:35:52.000000000 -0500
+++ gtick-0.3.7.new/src/help.c	2005-12-02 12:38:42.000000000 -0600
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@
 
   /* vbox area */
   gtk_container_set_border_width(GTK_CONTAINER(GTK_DIALOG(window)->vbox), 0);
-  table = gtk_table_new(4, 2, FALSE);
-  gtk_container_set_border_width(GTK_CONTAINER(table), 10);
+  table = gtk_table_new(15, 2, FALSE);
+  gtk_container_set_border_width(GTK_CONTAINER(table), 15);
   
   label = gtk_label_new(_("Ctrl-S"));
   gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
@@ -162,7 +162,79 @@
   gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 0, 1, 3, 4,
                    GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
   gtk_widget_show(label);
+
+  label = gtk_label_new(_("Alt-w"));
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
+  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 0, 1, 4, 5,
+                   GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
+  gtk_widget_show(label);
+
+  label = gtk_label_new(_("Alt-q"));
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
+  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 0, 1, 5, 6,
+                   GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
+  gtk_widget_show(label);
+  
+  label = gtk_label_new(_("Alt-a"));
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
+  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 0, 1, 6, 7,
+                   GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
+  gtk_widget_show(label);
+
+  label = gtk_label_new(_("Alt-s"));
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
+  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 0, 1, 7, 8,
+                   GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
+  gtk_widget_show(label);
+  
+  label = gtk_label_new(_("Alt-z"));
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
+  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 0, 1, 8, 9,
+                   GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
+  gtk_widget_show(label);
+
+  label = gtk_label_new(_("Alt-x"));
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
+  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 0, 1, 9, 10,
+                   GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
+  gtk_widget_show(label);
   
+  label = gtk_label_new(_("Shift-w"));
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
+  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 0, 1, 10, 11,
+                   GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
+  gtk_widget_show(label);
+
+  label = gtk_label_new(_("Shift-q"));
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
+  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 0, 1, 11, 12,
+                   GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
+  gtk_widget_show(label);
+  
+  label = gtk_label_new(_("Shift-a"));
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
+  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 0, 1, 12, 13,
+                   GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
+  gtk_widget_show(label);
+
+  label = gtk_label_new(_("Shift-s"));
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
+  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 0, 1, 13, 14,
+                   GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
+  gtk_widget_show(label);
+  
+  label = gtk_label_new(_("Shift-z"));
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
+  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 0, 1, 14, 15,
+                   GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
+  gtk_widget_show(label);
+
+  label = gtk_label_new(_("Shift-x"));
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
+  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 0, 1, 15, 16,
+                   GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
+  gtk_widget_show(label);
+    
   label = gtk_label_new(_("Start/Stop"));
   gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
   gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 1, 2, 0, 1,
@@ -187,6 +259,81 @@
                    GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
   gtk_widget_show(label);
   
+  label = gtk_label_new(_("Double Speed"));
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
+  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 1, 2, 4, 5,
+                   GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
+  gtk_widget_show(label);
+
+  label = gtk_label_new(_("Half Speed"));
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
+  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 1, 2, 5, 6,
+                   GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
+  gtk_widget_show(label);
+	
+  label = gtk_label_new(_("Speed: -10"));
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
+  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 1, 2, 6, 7,
+                   GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
+  gtk_widget_show(label);
+
+  label = gtk_label_new(_("Speed: +10"));
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
+  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 1, 2, 7, 8,
+                   GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
+  gtk_widget_show(label);
+	
+  label = gtk_label_new(_("Speed: -2"));
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
+  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 1, 2, 8, 9,
+                   GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
+  gtk_widget_show(label);
+
+  label = gtk_label_new(_("Speed: +2"));
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
+  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 1, 2, 9, 10,
+                   GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
+  gtk_widget_show(label);
+
+  label = gtk_label_new(_("Double Volume"));
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
+  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 1, 2, 10, 11,
+                   GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
+  gtk_widget_show(label);
+
+  label = gtk_label_new(_("Half Volume"));
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
+  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 1, 2, 11, 12,
+                   GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
+  gtk_widget_show(label);
+	
+  label = gtk_label_new(_("Volume: -10"));
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
+  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 1, 2, 12, 13,
+                   GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
+  gtk_widget_show(label);
+
+  label = gtk_label_new(_("Volume: +10"));
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
+  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 1, 2, 13, 14,
+                   GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
+  gtk_widget_show(label);
+	
+  label = gtk_label_new(_("Volume: -2"));
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
+  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 1, 2, 14, 15,
+                   GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
+  gtk_widget_show(label);
+
+  label = gtk_label_new(_("Volume: +2"));
+  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(label), 0, 0.5);
+  gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), label, 1, 2, 15, 16,
+                   GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, 0, 10, 5);
+  gtk_widget_show(label);
+  
+
+
+  
   gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(GTK_DIALOG(window)->vbox), table, TRUE, FALSE, 0);
   gtk_widget_show(table);
 
diff -Naur gtick-0.3.7/src/metro.c gtick-0.3.7.new/src/metro.c
--- gtick-0.3.7/src/metro.c	2005-10-03 12:35:52.000000000 -0500
+++ gtick-0.3.7.new/src/metro.c	2005-12-02 12:38:49.000000000 -0600
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@
   free(closure_data);
 }
 
-/* speed shortcuts */
+
 static void set_speed_shortcut_cb_plus(metro_t* metro) {
   gdouble speed =
     gtk_adjustment_get_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->speed_adjustment));
@@ -1122,6 +1122,26 @@
 	                     speed + 1);
   }
 }
+static void set_speed_shortcut_cb_plusTwo(metro_t* metro) {
+  gdouble speed =
+    gtk_adjustment_get_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->speed_adjustment));
+
+  if (speed + 1 <= GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->speed_adjustment)->upper) {
+    gtk_adjustment_set_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->speed_adjustment),
+	                     speed + 2);
+  }
+}
+
+static void set_speed_shortcut_cb_plusTen(metro_t* metro) {
+  gdouble speed =
+    gtk_adjustment_get_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->speed_adjustment));
+
+  if (speed + 10 <= GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->speed_adjustment)->upper) {
+    gtk_adjustment_set_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->speed_adjustment),
+	                     speed + 10);
+  }
+}
+
 static void set_speed_shortcut_cb_minus(metro_t* metro) {
   gdouble speed =
     gtk_adjustment_get_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->speed_adjustment));
@@ -1132,8 +1152,118 @@
   }
 }
 
+static void set_speed_shortcut_cb_minusTwo(metro_t* metro) {
+  gdouble speed =
+    gtk_adjustment_get_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->speed_adjustment));
+
+  if (speed - 1 >= GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->speed_adjustment)->lower) {
+    gtk_adjustment_set_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->speed_adjustment),
+	                     speed - 2);
+  }
+}
+
+static void set_speed_shortcut_cb_minusTen(metro_t* metro) {
+  gdouble speed =
+    gtk_adjustment_get_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->speed_adjustment));
+
+  if (speed - 10 >= GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->speed_adjustment)->lower) {
+    gtk_adjustment_set_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->speed_adjustment),
+	                     speed - 10);
+  }
+}
+
+static void set_speed_shortcut_cb_double(metro_t* metro) {
+  gdouble speed =
+    gtk_adjustment_get_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->speed_adjustment));
+
+  if (speed * 2 <= GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->speed_adjustment)->upper) {
+    gtk_adjustment_set_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->speed_adjustment),
+	                     speed *= 2);
+  }
+}
+
+
+static void set_speed_shortcut_cb_half(metro_t* metro) {
+  gdouble speed =
+    gtk_adjustment_get_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->speed_adjustment));
+
+  if (speed / 2 >= GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->speed_adjustment)->lower) {
+    gtk_adjustment_set_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->speed_adjustment),
+	                     speed /= 2);
+  }
+}
+
+
+
+static void set_volume_shortcut_cb_plusTwo(metro_t* metro) {
+  gdouble volume =
+    gtk_adjustment_get_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->volume_adjustment));
+
+  if (volume + 1 <= 100) {
+    gtk_adjustment_set_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->volume_adjustment),
+	                     volume + 2);
+  }
+}
+
+static void set_volume_shortcut_cb_minusTwo(metro_t* metro) {
+  gdouble volume =
+    gtk_adjustment_get_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->volume_adjustment));
+
+  if (volume - 1 >= 0) {
+    gtk_adjustment_set_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->volume_adjustment),
+	                     volume - 2);
+  }
+}
+
+static void set_volume_shortcut_cb_plusTen(metro_t* metro) {
+  gdouble volume =
+    gtk_adjustment_get_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->volume_adjustment));
+
+  if (volume + 10 <= 100) {
+    gtk_adjustment_set_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->volume_adjustment),
+	                     volume + 10);
+  }
+}
+
+static void set_volume_shortcut_cb_minusTen(metro_t* metro) {
+  gdouble volume =
+    gtk_adjustment_get_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->volume_adjustment));
+
+  if (volume - 10 >= 0) {
+    gtk_adjustment_set_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->volume_adjustment),
+	                     volume - 10);
+  }
+}
+
+
+static void set_volume_shortcut_cb_double(metro_t* metro) {
+  gdouble volume =
+    gtk_adjustment_get_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->volume_adjustment));
+
+  if (volume * 2 <= 100) {
+    gtk_adjustment_set_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->volume_adjustment),
+	                     volume *= 2);
+  }
+  else {
+    gtk_adjustment_set_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->volume_adjustment),
+                               volume = 100);
+  }
+}
+
+static void set_volume_shortcut_cb_half(metro_t* metro) {
+  gdouble volume =
+    gtk_adjustment_get_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->volume_adjustment));
+
+  if (volume / 2 >= 0) {
+    gtk_adjustment_set_value(GTK_ADJUSTMENT(metro->volume_adjustment),
+	                     volume /= 2);
+  }
+}
+
+
+
 /*
- * returns a new metro object
+ * returns a new metro objecta
  */
 metro_t* metro_new(void) {
   metro_t* metro;
@@ -1552,8 +1682,43 @@
   gtk_accel_group_connect(metro->accel_group, '+', GDK_CONTROL_MASK, 0,
       g_cclosure_new_swap(G_CALLBACK(set_speed_shortcut_cb_plus), metro, NULL));
   gtk_accel_group_connect(metro->accel_group, '-', GDK_CONTROL_MASK, 0,
-      g_cclosure_new_swap(G_CALLBACK(set_speed_shortcut_cb_minus),metro, NULL));
+      g_cclosure_new_swap(G_CALLBACK(set_speed_shortcut_cb_minus),metro, NULL)); 
   
+  gtk_accel_group_connect(metro->accel_group, 'x', GDK_MOD1_MASK, 0,
+      g_cclosure_new_swap(G_CALLBACK(set_speed_shortcut_cb_plusTwo), metro, NULL));
+  gtk_accel_group_connect(metro->accel_group, 'z', GDK_MOD1_MASK, 0,
+      g_cclosure_new_swap(G_CALLBACK(set_speed_shortcut_cb_minusTwo),metro, NULL));  
+  
+  gtk_accel_group_connect(metro->accel_group, 'd', GDK_CONTROL_MASK, 0,
+      g_cclosure_new_swap(G_CALLBACK(set_speed_shortcut_cb_double), metro, NULL));
+  gtk_accel_group_connect(metro->accel_group, 'h', GDK_CONTROL_MASK, 0,
+      g_cclosure_new_swap(G_CALLBACK(set_speed_shortcut_cb_half), metro, NULL)); 
+  
+  gtk_accel_group_connect(metro->accel_group, 'w', GDK_MOD1_MASK, 0,
+      g_cclosure_new_swap(G_CALLBACK(set_speed_shortcut_cb_double), metro, NULL));
+  gtk_accel_group_connect(metro->accel_group, 'q', GDK_MOD1_MASK, 0,
+      g_cclosure_new_swap(G_CALLBACK(set_speed_shortcut_cb_half), metro, NULL));  
+  
+  gtk_accel_group_connect(metro->accel_group, 's', GDK_MOD1_MASK, 0,
+      g_cclosure_new_swap(G_CALLBACK(set_speed_shortcut_cb_plusTen), metro, NULL));
+  gtk_accel_group_connect(metro->accel_group, 'a', GDK_MOD1_MASK, 0,
+      g_cclosure_new_swap(G_CALLBACK(set_speed_shortcut_cb_minusTen), metro, NULL)); 
+  
+  gtk_accel_group_connect(metro->accel_group, 'x', GDK_SHIFT_MASK, 0,
+      g_cclosure_new_swap(G_CALLBACK(set_volume_shortcut_cb_plusTwo), metro, NULL)); 
+  gtk_accel_group_connect(metro->accel_group, 'z', GDK_SHIFT_MASK, 0,
+      g_cclosure_new_swap(G_CALLBACK(set_volume_shortcut_cb_minusTwo),metro, NULL)); 
+ 
+  gtk_accel_group_connect(metro->accel_group, 's', GDK_SHIFT_MASK, 0,
+      g_cclosure_new_swap(G_CALLBACK(set_volume_shortcut_cb_plusTen), metro, NULL)); 
+  gtk_accel_group_connect(metro->accel_group, 'a', GDK_SHIFT_MASK, 0,
+      g_cclosure_new_swap(G_CALLBACK(set_volume_shortcut_cb_minusTen),metro, NULL)); 
+
+  gtk_accel_group_connect(metro->accel_group, 'w', GDK_SHIFT_MASK, 0,
+      g_cclosure_new_swap(G_CALLBACK(set_volume_shortcut_cb_double), metro, NULL)); 
+  gtk_accel_group_connect(metro->accel_group, 'q', GDK_SHIFT_MASK, 0,
+      g_cclosure_new_swap(G_CALLBACK(set_volume_shortcut_cb_half),metro, NULL)); 
+ 
   option_register(&metro->options->option_list,
                   "VisualTick",
 		  (option_new_t) new_visualtick,