diff --git a/docs/source/usage_interface.rst b/docs/source/usage_interface.rst
index 7c4f92ee..a9378472 100644
--- a/docs/source/usage_interface.rst
+++ b/docs/source/usage_interface.rst
@@ -413,10 +413,10 @@ Most features are available as keyboard shortcuts. These are as follows:
    :widths: 30, 70
    :class: "tight-table"
 
-   ":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`1`",                 "Switch focus to the project tree."
-   ":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`2`",                 "Switch focus to document editor."
-   ":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`3`",                 "Switch focus to document viewer."
-   ":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`4`",                 "Switch focus to outline view."
+   ":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`1`",                 "Switch focus to the project tree. On Windows, use :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`1`."
+   ":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`2`",                 "Switch focus to document editor. On Windows, use :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`2`."
+   ":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`3`",                 "Switch focus to document viewer. On Windows, use :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`3`."
+   ":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`4`",                 "Switch focus to outline view. On Windows, use :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`4`."
    ":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`Left`",              "Move backward in the view history of the document viewer."
    ":kbd:`Alt`:kbd:`Right`",             "Move forward in the view history of the document viewer."
    ":kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`.`",                "Open menu to correct word under cursor."
diff --git a/nw/core/index.py b/nw/core/index.py
index 9565325e..c48c5329 100644
--- a/nw/core/index.py
+++ b/nw/core/index.py
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@ class NWIndex():
         nTitle = 0
         theLines = theText.splitlines()
         for aLine in theLines:
-            aLine  = aLine
             nLine += 1
             nChar  = len(aLine.strip())
             if nChar == 0:
diff --git a/nw/gui/mainmenu.py b/nw/gui/mainmenu.py
index d259c6cd..d0c4c491 100644
--- a/nw/gui/mainmenu.py
+++ b/nw/gui/mainmenu.py
@@ -468,28 +468,40 @@ class GuiMainMenu(QMenuBar):
         # View > TreeView
         self.aFocusTree = QAction(self.tr("Focus Project Tree"), self)
         self.aFocusTree.setStatusTip(self.tr("Move focus to project tree"))
-        self.aFocusTree.setShortcut("Alt+1")
+        if self.mainConf.osWindows:
+            self.aFocusTree.setShortcut("Ctrl+Alt+1")
+        else:
+            self.aFocusTree.setShortcut("Alt+1")
         self.aFocusTree.triggered.connect(lambda: self.theParent.switchFocus(nwWidget.TREE))
         self.viewMenu.addAction(self.aFocusTree)
 
         # View > Document Pane 1
         self.aFocusEditor = QAction(self.tr("Focus Document Editor"), self)
         self.aFocusEditor.setStatusTip(self.tr("Move focus to left document pane"))
-        self.aFocusEditor.setShortcut("Alt+2")
+        if self.mainConf.osWindows:
+            self.aFocusEditor.setShortcut("Ctrl+Alt+2")
+        else:
+            self.aFocusEditor.setShortcut("Alt+2")
         self.aFocusEditor.triggered.connect(lambda: self.theParent.switchFocus(nwWidget.EDITOR))
         self.viewMenu.addAction(self.aFocusEditor)
 
         # View > Document Pane 2
         self.aFocusView = QAction(self.tr("Focus Document Viewer"), self)
         self.aFocusView.setStatusTip(self.tr("Move focus to right document pane"))
-        self.aFocusView.setShortcut("Alt+3")
+        if self.mainConf.osWindows:
+            self.aFocusView.setShortcut("Ctrl+Alt+3")
+        else:
+            self.aFocusView.setShortcut("Alt+3")
         self.aFocusView.triggered.connect(lambda: self.theParent.switchFocus(nwWidget.VIEWER))
         self.viewMenu.addAction(self.aFocusView)
 
         # View > Outline
         self.aFocusOutline = QAction(self.tr("Focus Outline"), self)
         self.aFocusOutline.setStatusTip(self.tr("Move focus to outline"))
-        self.aFocusOutline.setShortcut("Alt+4")
+        if self.mainConf.osWindows:
+            self.aFocusOutline.setShortcut("Ctrl+Alt+4")
+        else:
+            self.aFocusOutline.setShortcut("Alt+4")
         self.aFocusOutline.triggered.connect(lambda: self.theParent.switchFocus(nwWidget.OUTLINE))
         self.viewMenu.addAction(self.aFocusOutline)
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7f222796..4bb3801f 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -50,12 +50,19 @@ def extractVersion():
     numVers = "Unknown"
     hexVers = "Unknown"
     initFile = os.path.join("nw", "__init__.py")
-    with open(initFile, mode="r") as inFile:
-        for aLine in inFile:
-            if aLine.startswith("__version__"):
-                numVers = getValue((aLine))
-            if aLine.startswith("__hexversion__"):
-                hexVers = getValue((aLine))
+    try:
+        with open(initFile, mode="r", encoding="utf-8") as inFile:
+            for aLine in inFile:
+                if aLine.startswith("__version__"):
+                    numVers = getValue((aLine))
+                if aLine.startswith("__hexversion__"):
+                    hexVers = getValue((aLine))
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("Could not read file: %s" % initFile)
+        print(str(e))
+
+    print("novelWriter version is: %s (%s)" % (numVers, hexVers))
+    print("")
 
     return numVers, hexVers