diff --git a/app/lib/surface/CoordinateDisplay.coffee b/app/lib/surface/CoordinateDisplay.coffee
index 7fe570b4e..259090ae3 100644
--- a/app/lib/surface/CoordinateDisplay.coffee
+++ b/app/lib/surface/CoordinateDisplay.coffee
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module.exports = class CoordinateDisplay extends createjs.Container
     'surface:mouse-moved': 'onMouseMove'
     'surface:mouse-out': 'onMouseOut'
     'surface:mouse-over': 'onMouseOver'
+    'surface:stage-mouse-down': 'onMouseDown'
     'camera:zoom-updated': 'onZoomUpdated'
 
   constructor: (options) ->
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ module.exports = class CoordinateDisplay extends createjs.Container
   onMouseOut: (e) -> @mouseInBounds = false
 
   onMouseMove: (e) ->
+    if @mouseInBounds and key.shift
+      $('#surface').addClass('flag-cursor') unless $('#surface').hasClass('flag-cursor')
+    else if @mouseInBounds
+      $('#surface').removeClass('flag-cursor') if $('#surface').hasClass('flag-cursor')
     wop = @camera.canvasToWorld x: e.x, y: e.y
     wop.x = Math.round(wop.x)
     wop.y = Math.round(wop.y)
@@ -38,6 +43,13 @@ module.exports = class CoordinateDisplay extends createjs.Container
     @hide()
     @show()  # debounced
 
+  onMouseDown: (e) ->
+    return unless key.shift
+    wop = @camera.canvasToWorld x: e.x, y: e.y
+    wop.x = Math.round wop.x
+    wop.y = Math.round wop.y
+    Backbone.Mediator.publish 'surface:coordinate-selected', wop
+
   onZoomUpdated: (e) ->
     @hide()
     @show()
diff --git a/app/lib/surface/SpriteBoss.coffee b/app/lib/surface/SpriteBoss.coffee
index f2c18434c..caf2a0636 100644
--- a/app/lib/surface/SpriteBoss.coffee
+++ b/app/lib/surface/SpriteBoss.coffee
@@ -240,14 +240,14 @@ module.exports = class SpriteBoss extends CocoClass
     @dragged += 1
 
   onSpriteMouseUp: (e) ->
-    return if key.shift and @options.choosing
+    return if key.shift #and @options.choosing
     return @dragged = 0 if @dragged > 3
     @dragged = 0
     sprite = if e.sprite?.thang?.isSelectable then e.sprite else null
     @selectSprite e, sprite
 
   onStageMouseDown: (e) ->
-    return if key.shift and @options.choosing
+    return if key.shift #and @options.choosing
     @selectSprite e if e.onBackground
 
   selectThang: (thangID, spellName=null) ->
diff --git a/app/lib/surface/Surface.coffee b/app/lib/surface/Surface.coffee
index 24686d354..a19812a6c 100644
--- a/app/lib/surface/Surface.coffee
+++ b/app/lib/surface/Surface.coffee
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ module.exports = Surface = class Surface extends CocoClass
     @updateState true if @loaded
     # TODO: synchronize both ways of choosing whether to show coords (@world via UI System or @options via World Select modal)
     if @world.showCoordinates and @options.coords
-      @surfaceTextLayer.addChild new CoordinateDisplay camera: @camera
+      @coordinateDisplay = new CoordinateDisplay camera: @camera
+      @surfaceTextLayer.addChild @coordinateDisplay
     @onFrameChanged()
     Backbone.Mediator.publish 'surface:world-set-up'
 
@@ -322,6 +323,10 @@ module.exports = Surface = class Surface extends CocoClass
     @wasPlayingWhenCastingBegan = @playing
     Backbone.Mediator.publish 'level-set-playing', { playing: false }
 
+    if @coordinateDisplay?
+      @surfaceTextLayer.removeChild @coordinateDisplay
+      @coordinateDisplay.destroy()
+
     createjs.Tween.removeTweens(@surfaceLayer)
     createjs.Tween.get(@surfaceLayer).to({alpha:0.9}, 1000, createjs.Ease.getPowOut(4.0))
 
diff --git a/app/styles/base.sass b/app/styles/base.sass
index 6b28da30d..a0adf20a0 100644
--- a/app/styles/base.sass
+++ b/app/styles/base.sass
@@ -180,3 +180,6 @@ table.table
   border: 1px solid black
 .ui-slider-handle
   border: 1px solid black !important
+
+.flag-cursor
+  cursor: crosshair
diff --git a/app/styles/play/level/tome/spell.sass b/app/styles/play/level/tome/spell.sass
index 16473b06d..5e480661c 100644
--- a/app/styles/play/level/tome/spell.sass
+++ b/app/styles/play/level/tome/spell.sass
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
       @include opacity(80)
       .ace_cursor
         @include opacity(20)
-    
+
     .ace_gutter
       background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25)
       width: 40px
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
       .executing, .executed, .problem-marker-info, .problem-marker-warning, .problem-marker-error
         position: absolute
     .executing
-      background-color: rgba(0, 255, 0, 0.20)
+      background-color: rgba(50, 255, 80, 0.35)
       @include gradient-striped()
     .executed
       background-color: rgba(110, 110, 110, 0.12)
@@ -86,14 +86,15 @@
 
     .executing:not(.ace_gutter-cell)
       background-size: 40px 40px
+      text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000
       @include animation(progress-bar-stripes 2s linear infinite)
 
-    .ace_gutter-cell.executing:not(.ace_error)
+    .ace_gutter-cell.executing:not(.ace_error):not(.ace_warning):not(.ace_info)
       margin-left: 1px
       background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,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)
       background-position: 0px center
 
-    .ace_gutter-cell.executed:not(.ace_error)
+    .ace_gutter-cell.executed:not(.ace_error):not(.ace_warning):not(.ace_info)
       margin-left: 1px
       background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAYAAACNiR0NAAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAANhJREFUeNpi/P//PwM1ARMDlcHgMrA428MAiANQBEFhSA4uynIXAOJ+dHFKXDgfiDdSxctAbzYAqQ+9U3ccQJdjIcMwByCVD8SGFEcK0DAFILUeiCcCXfeAIgOBhglADfsAxBNwqSPFy/1AbADEiUDXfSApHQJdcx+I9yPxE4AUCB8AGrYAn62M6HkZ6rX3UG4jEG8A4vNQviO2mMXrQqh3GqHcemi4gcACQobhixRQoMNiUQEaEY1k52WoKwuRhHAmE6KTDdCADdDwu4AvmRCMlOFfwAIEGAD4On+N4aXlhgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==)
       background-position: 0px center
@@ -112,5 +113,3 @@
 
     .ace_text-layer .ace_comment
       color: darken(rgb(103, 164, 200), 5%)
-
-      
diff --git a/app/views/play/level/tome/spell_view.coffee b/app/views/play/level/tome/spell_view.coffee
index e5b03b45f..3b366c317 100644
--- a/app/views/play/level/tome/spell_view.coffee
+++ b/app/views/play/level/tome/spell_view.coffee
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ module.exports = class SpellView extends View
     'level-disable-controls': 'onDisableControls'
     'level-enable-controls': 'onEnableControls'
     'surface:frame-changed': 'onFrameChanged'
+    'surface:coordinate-selected': 'onCoordinateSelected'
     'god:new-world-created': 'onNewWorld'
     'god:user-code-problem': 'onUserCodeProblem'
     'tome:manual-cast': 'onManualCast'
@@ -423,6 +424,11 @@ module.exports = class SpellView extends View
     @thang = e.selectedThang  # update our thang to the current version
     @highlightCurrentLine()
 
+  onCoordinateSelected: (e) ->
+    return unless e.x? and e.y?
+    @ace.insert "{x: #{e.x}, y: #{e.y}}"
+    @highlightCurrentLine()
+
   onStatementIndexUpdated: (e) ->
     return unless e.ace is @ace
     @highlightCurrentLine()