diff --git a/src/gnc/Numeric.hpp b/src/gnc/Numeric.hpp
index 7095b8655c..49e7cdd5d2 100644
--- a/src/gnc/Numeric.hpp
+++ b/src/gnc/Numeric.hpp
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@
 extern "C"
 {
 #include "qof.h"
+#include "gnc-date.h"
 #include "engine/gnc-ui-util.h"
 }
 
 #include <QString>
+#include <QDateTime>
 
 namespace gnc
 {
@@ -46,6 +48,22 @@ inline QString gchar_to_QString(gchar* tmp_string)
     return result;
 }
 
+inline QDateTime toQDateTime(const ::Timespec& timespec)
+{
+    QDateTime result = QDateTime::fromTime_t(timespec.tv_sec);
+    result.addMSecs(timespec.tv_nsec / 1000000);
+    result.setTimeSpec(Qt::UTC);
+    return result;
+}
+inline ::Timespec toTimespec(const QDateTime& qdt)
+{
+    ::Timespec result;
+    result.tv_sec = qdt.toTime_t();
+    result.tv_nsec = qdt.time().msec() * 1000000;
+    return result;
+}
+
+
 
 class PrintAmountInfo : public ::GNCPrintAmountInfo
 {
diff --git a/src/gnc/SplitListModel.cpp b/src/gnc/SplitListModel.cpp
index 3556f855c4..632b59532a 100644
--- a/src/gnc/SplitListModel.cpp
+++ b/src/gnc/SplitListModel.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ int SplitListModel::columnCount(const QModelIndex& parent) const
 //     if (!parent.isValid())
 //         return 0;
 //     else
-    return 5; // Fixed number for now
+    return 6; // Fixed number for now
 }
 
 QVariant SplitListModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const
@@ -71,14 +71,16 @@ QVariant SplitListModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const
         switch (index.column())
         {
         case 0:
-            return trans.getNum();
+            return trans.getDatePosted().date().toString(Qt::ISODate);
         case 1:
-            return trans.getDescription();
+            return trans.getNum();
         case 2:
-            return split.getCorrAccountFullName();
+            return trans.getDescription();
         case 3:
-            return QChar(split.getReconcile());
+            return split.getCorrAccountFullName();
         case 4:
+            return QChar(split.getReconcile());
+        case 5:
         {
             Numeric amount = split.getAmount(); // Alternatively: xaccSplitConvertAmount(split.get(), split.getAccount().get());
             PrintAmountInfo printInfo(split.get(), true);
@@ -112,14 +114,16 @@ QVariant SplitListModel::headerData(int section, Qt::Orientation orientation, in
         switch (section)
         {
         case 0:
-            return QString("Num");
+            return QString("Date");
         case 1:
-            return QString("Description");
+            return QString("Num");
         case 2:
-            return QString("Account");
+            return QString("Description");
         case 3:
-            return QString("Reconciled?");
+            return QString("Account");
         case 4:
+            return QString("Reconciled?");
+        case 5:
             return QString("Amount");
         default:
             return QVariant();
diff --git a/src/gnc/Transaction.hpp b/src/gnc/Transaction.hpp
index 8b0cd9e816..ef8f1f4998 100644
--- a/src/gnc/Transaction.hpp
+++ b/src/gnc/Transaction.hpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ extern "C"
 #include "gnc/WeakPointer.hpp"
 #include "gnc/Account.hpp"
 #include "gnc/Book.hpp"
+#include "gnc/Numeric.hpp"
 
 #include <QString>
 #include <QList>
@@ -60,6 +61,10 @@ public:
 
     int countSplits() const { return xaccTransCountSplits(get()); }
 
+    void setDatePosted(const QDateTime& t);
+    void setDateEntered(const QDateTime& t);
+    QDateTime getDatePosted() const { return toQDateTime(xaccTransRetDatePostedTS(get())); }
+    QDateTime getDateEntered() const { return toQDateTime(xaccTransRetDateEnteredTS(get())); }
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/gnc/mainwindow.cpp b/src/gnc/mainwindow.cpp
index f62ea8ff28..f3addd3e84 100644
--- a/src/gnc/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gnc/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ void MainWindow::loadFile(const QString &fileName)
             progressBar.setMinimum(0);
             progressBar.setMaximum(100);
             statusBar()->showMessage(tr("Loading user data..."));
-            statusBar()->addWidget(&progressBar);
+            statusBar()->addPermanentWidget(&progressBar);
             progressBar.show();
             // This local progress_functor is a workaround on how to
             // pass the suitable function pointer to session_load -
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ void MainWindow::loadFile(const QString &fileName)
     QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
 
     setCurrentFile(fileName);
-    statusBar()->showMessage(tr("File loaded"), 2000);
+    statusBar()->showMessage(tr("File loaded"), 5000);
 }
 
 bool MainWindow::saveFile(const QString &fileName)
diff --git a/src/gnc/mainwindow.ui b/src/gnc/mainwindow.ui
index 2c5cb09792..ef1cafe1e3 100644
--- a/src/gnc/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/src/gnc/mainwindow.ui
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
    </property>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuFile">
     <property name="title">
-     <string>File</string>
+     <string>&amp;File</string>
     </property>
     <addaction name="actionNew"/>
     <addaction name="actionOpen"/>
@@ -124,14 +124,14 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
    </widget>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuHelp">
     <property name="title">
-     <string>Help</string>
+     <string>&amp;Help</string>
     </property>
     <addaction name="actionAbout"/>
     <addaction name="actionAbout_Qt"/>
    </widget>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuAccount">
     <property name="title">
-     <string>Account</string>
+     <string>&amp;Account</string>
     </property>
     <addaction name="actionOpenAccount"/>
     <addaction name="actionNewAccount"/>
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
    </widget>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuEdit">
     <property name="title">
-     <string>Edit</string>
+     <string>&amp;Edit</string>
     </property>
     <addaction name="actionCut"/>
     <addaction name="actionCopy"/>
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
      <normaloff>:/gtk-icons/gtk-save.png</normaloff>:/gtk-icons/gtk-save.png</iconset>
    </property>
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Save</string>
+    <string>&amp;Save</string>
    </property>
    <property name="statusTip">
     <string>Save the document to disk</string>
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
      <normaloff>:/gtk-icons/gtk-save-as.png</normaloff>:/gtk-icons/gtk-save-as.png</iconset>
    </property>
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Save as...</string>
+    <string>Save &amp;as...</string>
    </property>
    <property name="statusTip">
     <string>Save the document under a new name</string>
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
      <normaloff>:/gtk-icons/gtk-quit.png</normaloff>:/gtk-icons/gtk-quit.png</iconset>
    </property>
    <property name="text">
-    <string>Exit</string>
+    <string>E&amp;xit</string>
    </property>
    <property name="whatsThis">
     <string>Exit the application</string>