diff --git a/view/js/main.js b/view/js/main.js
index 0da6c1df10..2d684088ac 100644
--- a/view/js/main.js
+++ b/view/js/main.js
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ $(function() {
 	// Allow folks to stop the ajax page updates with the pause/break key
 	$(document).keydown(function(event) {
 		// Pause/Break or Ctrl + Space
-		if (event.which === 19 || (!event.shiftKey && !event.altKey && event.ctrlKey && event.which === 32)) {
+		if (event.which === 19 || (!event.metaKey && !event.shiftKey && !event.altKey && event.ctrlKey && event.which === 32)) {
 			event.preventDefault();
 			if (stopped === false) {
 				stopped = true;
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ function liveUpdate(src) {
 
 function updateItem(itemNo) {
 	force_update = true;
-	update_item = itemNo;	
+	update_item = itemNo;
 }
 
 function imgbright(node) {
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/jot-header.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/jot-header.tpl
index 498ed7fb24..9ee720ae74 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/jot-header.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/jot-header.tpl
@@ -145,45 +145,42 @@
 	});
 
 	function deleteCheckedItems() {
-		if(confirm('{{$delitems}}')) {
-			var checkedstr = '';
-			var ItemsToDelete = {};
+		if (confirm('{{$delitems}}')) {
+			let checkedstr = '';
+			const ItemsToDelete = {};
 
-			$("#item-delete-selected").hide();
-			$('#item-delete-selected-rotator').show();
-			$('body').css('cursor', 'wait');
+			$('#item-delete-selected').prop('disabled', true);
+			$('#item-delete-selected i').toggleClass('fa-trash fa-hourglass fa-spin');
 
-			$('.item-select').each( function() {
-				if($(this).is(':checked')) {
-					if(checkedstr.length != 0) {
+			$('.item-select').each(function () {
+				if ($(this).is(':checked')) {
+					if (checkedstr.length > 0) {
 						checkedstr = checkedstr + ',' + $(this).val();
-						var deleteItem = this.closest(".wall-item-container");
-						ItemsToDelete[deleteItem.id] = deleteItem;
-					}
-					else {
+					} else {
 						checkedstr = $(this).val();
 					}
 
 					// Get the corresponding item container
-					var deleteItem = this.closest(".wall-item-container");
+					const deleteItem = this.closest(".wall-item-container");
 					ItemsToDelete[deleteItem.id] = deleteItem;
 				}
 			});
 
 			// Fade the container from the items we want to delete
-			for(var key in  ItemsToDelete) {
+			for (const key in ItemsToDelete) {
 				$(ItemsToDelete[key]).fadeTo('fast', 0.33);
-			};
+			}
 
-			$.post('item', { dropitems: checkedstr }, function(data) {
-			}).done(function() {
+			$.post('item', {dropitems: checkedstr}, function (data) {
+			}).done(function () {
 				// Loop through the ItemsToDelete Object and remove
 				// corresponding item div
-				for(var key in  ItemsToDelete) {
+				for (const key in ItemsToDelete) {
 					$(ItemsToDelete[key]).remove();
 				}
-				$('body').css('cursor', 'auto');
-				$('#item-delete-selected-rotator').hide();
+
+				$('#item-delete-selected i').toggleClass('fa-trash fa-hourglass fa-spin')
+				$('#item-delete-selected').prop('disabled', false).hide();
 			});
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/threaded_conversation.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/threaded_conversation.tpl
index dab28d8ca1..6eb687d87b 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/threaded_conversation.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/threaded_conversation.tpl
@@ -20,6 +20,5 @@
 <button type="button" id="item-delete-selected" class="btn btn-link" title="{{$dropping}}" onclick="deleteCheckedItems();" data-toggle="tooltip">
 	<i class="fa fa-trash" aria-hidden="true"></i>
 </button>
-<img id="item-delete-selected-rotator" class="like-rotator" src="images/rotator.gif" style="display: none;" />
 {{/if}}
 {{/if}}