diff --git a/modules/behavior/operation.js b/modules/behavior/operation.js
index 57c0e8d46..804a5b7d9 100644
--- a/modules/behavior/operation.js
+++ b/modules/behavior/operation.js
@@ -9,14 +9,18 @@ export function behaviorOperation(context) {
 
 
     var behavior = function () {
-        if (which) {
+        if (which && which.available() && !context.inIntro()) {
             keybinding = d3keybinding('behavior.key.' + which.id);
             keybinding.on(which.keys, function() {
                 d3.event.preventDefault();
-                if (which.available() && !which.disabled() && !context.inIntro()) {
+                var disabled = which.disabled();
+                if (disabled) {
+                    uiFlash().text(which.tooltip);
+                } else {
+                    var annotation = which.annotation || which.title;
+                    uiFlash().text(annotation);
                     which();
                 }
-                uiFlash().text('you did ' + which.title);
             });
             d3.select(document).call(keybinding);
         }
diff --git a/modules/operations/circularize.js b/modules/operations/circularize.js
index 8aebef11e..895d33aef 100644
--- a/modules/operations/circularize.js
+++ b/modules/operations/circularize.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export function operationCircularize(selectedIDs, context) {
 
 
     var operation = function() {
-        context.perform(action, t('operations.circularize.annotation.' + geometry));
+        context.perform(action, operation.annotation);
     };
 
 
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export function operationCircularize(selectedIDs, context) {
     operation.id = 'circularize';
     operation.keys = [t('operations.circularize.key')];
     operation.title = t('operations.circularize.title');
+    operation.annotation = t('operations.circularize.annotation.' + geometry);
     operation.behavior = behaviorOperation(context).which(operation);
 
     return operation;
diff --git a/modules/operations/continue.js b/modules/operations/continue.js
index 5d24f463a..2393ada58 100644
--- a/modules/operations/continue.js
+++ b/modules/operations/continue.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export function operationContinue(selectedIDs, context) {
     operation.id = 'continue';
     operation.keys = [t('operations.continue.key')];
     operation.title = t('operations.continue.title');
+    operation.annotation = t('operations.continue.annotation.line');
     operation.behavior = behaviorOperation(context).which(operation);
 
     return operation;
diff --git a/modules/operations/delete.js b/modules/operations/delete.js
index ead998bb2..b7d330482 100644
--- a/modules/operations/delete.js
+++ b/modules/operations/delete.js
@@ -13,21 +13,15 @@ export function operationDelete(selectedIDs, context) {
 
 
     var operation = function() {
-        var annotation,
-            nextSelectedID;
+        var nextSelectedID;
 
-        if (selectedIDs.length > 1) {
-            annotation = t('operations.delete.annotation.multiple', { n: selectedIDs.length });
-
-        } else {
+        if (selectedIDs.length === 1) {
             var id = selectedIDs[0],
                 entity = context.entity(id),
                 geometry = context.geometry(id),
                 parents = context.graph().parentWays(entity),
                 parent = parents[0];
 
-            annotation = t('operations.delete.annotation.' + geometry);
-
             // Select the next closest node in the way.
             if (geometry === 'vertex' && parent.nodes.length > 2) {
                 var nodes = parent.nodes,
@@ -47,7 +41,7 @@ export function operationDelete(selectedIDs, context) {
             }
         }
 
-        context.perform(action, annotation);
+        context.perform(action, operation.annotation);
 
         if (nextSelectedID && context.hasEntity(nextSelectedID)) {
             context.enter(
@@ -111,6 +105,9 @@ export function operationDelete(selectedIDs, context) {
     operation.id = 'delete';
     operation.keys = [uiCmd('⌘⌫'), uiCmd('⌘⌦'), uiCmd('⌦')];
     operation.title = t('operations.delete.title');
+    operation.annotation = selectedIDs.length === 1 ?
+        t('operations.delete.annotation.' + context.geometry(selectedIDs[0])) :
+        t('operations.delete.annotation.multiple', { n: selectedIDs.length });
     operation.behavior = behaviorOperation(context).which(operation);
 
     return operation;
diff --git a/modules/operations/disconnect.js b/modules/operations/disconnect.js
index 420162ecd..815fe8c94 100644
--- a/modules/operations/disconnect.js
+++ b/modules/operations/disconnect.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export function operationDisconnect(selectedIDs, context) {
 
 
     var operation = function() {
-        context.perform(action, t('operations.disconnect.annotation'));
+        context.perform(action, operation.annotation);
     };
 
 
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export function operationDisconnect(selectedIDs, context) {
     operation.id = 'disconnect';
     operation.keys = [t('operations.disconnect.key')];
     operation.title = t('operations.disconnect.title');
+    operation.annotation = t('operations.disconnect.annotation');
     operation.behavior = behaviorOperation(context).which(operation);
 
     return operation;
diff --git a/modules/operations/merge.js b/modules/operations/merge.js
index c55e3c350..e986b4688 100644
--- a/modules/operations/merge.js
+++ b/modules/operations/merge.js
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ export function operationMerge(selectedIDs, context) {
         mergePolygon = actionMergePolygon(selectedIDs);
 
     var operation = function() {
-        var annotation = t('operations.merge.annotation', {n: selectedIDs.length}),
-            action;
+        var action;
 
         if (!join.disabled(context.graph())) {
             action = join;
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ export function operationMerge(selectedIDs, context) {
             action = mergePolygon;
         }
 
-        context.perform(action, annotation);
+        context.perform(action, operation.annotation);
         var ids = selectedIDs.filter(function(id) {
             var entity = context.hasEntity(id);
             return entity && entity.type !== 'node';
@@ -72,6 +71,7 @@ export function operationMerge(selectedIDs, context) {
     operation.id = 'merge';
     operation.keys = [t('operations.merge.key')];
     operation.title = t('operations.merge.title');
+    operation.annotation = t('operations.merge.annotation', { n: selectedIDs.length });
     operation.behavior = behaviorOperation(context).which(operation);
 
     return operation;
diff --git a/modules/operations/move.js b/modules/operations/move.js
index 7c9a9277a..07af2d7cf 100644
--- a/modules/operations/move.js
+++ b/modules/operations/move.js
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ export function operationMove(selectedIDs, context) {
     operation.id = 'move';
     operation.keys = [t('operations.move.key')];
     operation.title = t('operations.move.title');
+    operation.annotation = selectedIDs.length === 1 ?
+        t('operations.move.annotation.' + context.geometry(selectedIDs[0])) :
+        t('operations.move.annotation.multiple');
     operation.behavior = behaviorOperation(context).which(operation);
 
     return operation;
diff --git a/modules/operations/orthogonalize.js b/modules/operations/orthogonalize.js
index 8275e4f7a..f34f2facd 100644
--- a/modules/operations/orthogonalize.js
+++ b/modules/operations/orthogonalize.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export function operationOrthogonalize(selectedIDs, context) {
 
 
     var operation = function() {
-        context.perform(action, t('operations.orthogonalize.annotation.' + geometry));
+        context.perform(action, operation.annotation);
     };
 
 
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export function operationOrthogonalize(selectedIDs, context) {
     operation.id = 'orthogonalize';
     operation.keys = [t('operations.orthogonalize.key')];
     operation.title = t('operations.orthogonalize.title');
+    operation.annotation = t('operations.orthogonalize.annotation.' + geometry);
     operation.behavior = behaviorOperation(context).which(operation);
 
     return operation;
diff --git a/modules/operations/reflect.js b/modules/operations/reflect.js
index ce224d9d2..85fdcfdb9 100644
--- a/modules/operations/reflect.js
+++ b/modules/operations/reflect.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export function operationReflect(selectedIDs, context, axis) {
     var operation = function() {
         var action = actionReflect(selectedIDs, context.projection)
             .useLongAxis(Boolean(axis === 'long'));
-        context.perform(action, t('operations.reflect.annotation.' + axis + '.' + multi));
+        context.perform(action, operation.annotation);
     };
 
 
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export function operationReflect(selectedIDs, context, axis) {
     operation.id = 'reflect-' + axis;
     operation.keys = [t('operations.reflect.key.' + axis)];
     operation.title = t('operations.reflect.title.' + axis);
+    operation.annotation = t('operations.reflect.annotation.' + axis + '.' + multi);
     operation.behavior = behaviorOperation(context).which(operation);
 
     return operation;
diff --git a/modules/operations/reverse.js b/modules/operations/reverse.js
index 2e0d39b40..a16904d3d 100644
--- a/modules/operations/reverse.js
+++ b/modules/operations/reverse.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export function operationReverse(selectedIDs, context) {
     var entityId = selectedIDs[0];
 
     var operation = function() {
-        context.perform(actionReverse(entityId), t('operations.reverse.annotation'));
+        context.perform(actionReverse(entityId), operation.annotation);
     };
 
 
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export function operationReverse(selectedIDs, context) {
     operation.id = 'reverse';
     operation.keys = [t('operations.reverse.key')];
     operation.title = t('operations.reverse.title');
+    operation.annotation = t('operations.reverse.annotation');
     operation.behavior = behaviorOperation(context).which(operation);
 
     return operation;
diff --git a/modules/operations/rotate.js b/modules/operations/rotate.js
index aa7359f09..9e702acc3 100644
--- a/modules/operations/rotate.js
+++ b/modules/operations/rotate.js
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ export function operationRotate(selectedIDs, context) {
     operation.id = 'rotate';
     operation.keys = [t('operations.rotate.key')];
     operation.title = t('operations.rotate.title');
+    operation.annotation = selectedIDs.length === 1 ?
+        t('operations.rotate.annotation.' + context.geometry(selectedIDs[0])) :
+        t('operations.rotate.annotation.multiple');
     operation.behavior = behaviorOperation(context).which(operation);
 
     return operation;
diff --git a/modules/operations/split.js b/modules/operations/split.js
index cc81c90a3..229e83458 100644
--- a/modules/operations/split.js
+++ b/modules/operations/split.js
@@ -11,24 +11,19 @@ export function operationSplit(selectedIDs, context) {
     });
 
     var entityId = vertices[0],
-        action = actionSplit(entityId);
+        action = actionSplit(entityId),
+        ways = [];
 
-    if (selectedIDs.length > 1) {
-        action.limitWays(_.without(selectedIDs, entityId));
+    if (vertices.length === 1) {
+        if (selectedIDs.length > 1) {
+            action.limitWays(_.without(selectedIDs, entityId));
+        }
+        ways = action.ways(context.graph());
     }
 
 
     var operation = function() {
-        var annotation;
-
-        var ways = action.ways(context.graph());
-        if (ways.length === 1) {
-            annotation = t('operations.split.annotation.' + context.geometry(ways[0].id));
-        } else {
-            annotation = t('operations.split.annotation.multiple', {n: ways.length});
-        }
-
-        var difference = context.perform(action, annotation);
+        var difference = context.perform(action, operation.annotation);
         context.enter(modeSelect(context, difference.extantIDs()));
     };
 
@@ -52,8 +47,6 @@ export function operationSplit(selectedIDs, context) {
         if (disable) {
             return t('operations.split.' + disable);
         }
-
-        var ways = action.ways(context.graph());
         if (ways.length === 1) {
             return t('operations.split.description.' + context.geometry(ways[0].id));
         } else {
@@ -65,6 +58,9 @@ export function operationSplit(selectedIDs, context) {
     operation.id = 'split';
     operation.keys = [t('operations.split.key')];
     operation.title = t('operations.split.title');
+    operation.annotation = ways.length === 1 ?
+        t('operations.split.annotation.' + context.geometry(ways[0].id)) :
+        t('operations.split.annotation.multiple', { n: ways.length });
     operation.behavior = behaviorOperation(context).which(operation);
 
     return operation;
diff --git a/modules/operations/straighten.js b/modules/operations/straighten.js
index 8a029caa0..afe87e4c8 100644
--- a/modules/operations/straighten.js
+++ b/modules/operations/straighten.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export function operationStraighten(selectedIDs, context) {
 
 
     function operation() {
-        context.perform(action, t('operations.straighten.annotation'));
+        context.perform(action, operation.annotation);
     }
 
 
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export function operationStraighten(selectedIDs, context) {
     operation.keys = [t('operations.straighten.key')];
     operation.title = t('operations.straighten.title');
     operation.behavior = behaviorOperation(context).which(operation);
+    operation.annotation = t('operations.straighten.annotation');
 
     return operation;
 }