diff --git a/aqt/deckbrowser.py b/aqt/deckbrowser.py
index cc8f404eb..4ce302a18 100644
--- a/aqt/deckbrowser.py
+++ b/aqt/deckbrowser.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class DeckBrowser(object):
         self.web = mw.web
         self._browserLastRefreshed = 0
         self._decks = []
-        addHook("deckClosing", self.onClose)
+        addHook("deckClosing", self._onClose)
 
     def show(self, _init=True):
         if _init:
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class DeckBrowser(object):
         # show
         self._renderPage()
 
-    def onClose(self, deck):
+    def _onClose(self):
         print "onClose"
         return
         if deck.finishScheduler:
diff --git a/aqt/main.py b/aqt/main.py
index a01b1488d..525749231 100755
--- a/aqt/main.py
+++ b/aqt/main.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from anki.utils import addTags, parseTags, canonifyTags, stripHTML, checksum
 from anki.hooks import runHook, addHook, removeHook
 import anki.consts
 
-import aqt, aqt.dockable, aqt.facteditor, aqt.progress, aqt.webview
+import aqt, aqt.facteditor, aqt.progress, aqt.webview, aqt.stats
 from aqt.utils import saveGeom, restoreGeom, showInfo, showWarning, \
     saveState, restoreState, getOnlyText, askUser, GetTextDialog, \
     askUserDialog, applyStyles, getText, showText
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class AnkiQt(QMainWindow):
         self.setupVersion()
         self.setupMisc()
         self.setupAutoUpdate()
+        self.setupCardStats()
         # screens
         self.setupDeckBrowser()
         self.setupOverview()
@@ -106,10 +107,6 @@ class AnkiQt(QMainWindow):
         runHook("deckLoading", self.deck)
         self.moveToState("overview")
 
-    def _deckClosingState(self, oldState):
-        "Run once, before a deck is closed."
-        runHook("deckClosing", self.deck)
-
     def _overviewState(self, oldState):
         self.overview.show()
 
@@ -331,7 +328,8 @@ Please do not file a bug report with Anki.<br>""")
             self.resize(500, 500)
 
     def closeAllDeckWindows(self):
-        aqt.dialogs.closeAll()
+        print "closealldeckwindows()"
+        #aqt.dialogs.closeAll()
 
     # to port
         # elif self.state == "studyScreen":
@@ -554,8 +552,8 @@ Debug info:\n%s""") % traceback.format_exc(), help="DeckErrors")
         "(Auto)save and close. Prompt if necessary. True if okay to proceed."
         if not self.deck:
             return
-        # allow any focusOut()s to run first
-        self.setFocus()
+        runHook("deckClosing")
+        print "focusOut() should be handled with deckClosing now"
         self.closeAllDeckWindows()
         self.deck.close()
         self.deck = None
@@ -1169,33 +1167,35 @@ learnt today")
         tb = self.form.toolBar
         self.config['showToolbar'] = tb.isVisible()
 
-    # Tools - statistics
+    # Dockable widgets
     ##########################################################################
 
-    def onDeckStats(self):
-        txt = anki.stats.DeckStats(self.deck).report()
-        self.help.showText(txt)
+    def addDockable(self, title, w):
+        dock = QDockWidget(title, self)
+        dock.setObjectName(title)
+        dock.setAllowedAreas(Qt.LeftDockWidgetArea | Qt.RightDockWidgetArea)
+        dock.setFeatures(QDockWidget.DockWidgetClosable)
+        dock.setWidget(w)
+        self.addDockWidget(Qt.RightDockWidgetArea, dock)
+        return dock
+
+    def rmDockable(self, dock):
+        self.removeDockWidget(dock)
+
+    # Card & deck stats
+    ##########################################################################
+
+    def setupCardStats(self):
+        self.cardStats = aqt.stats.CardStats(self)
 
     def onCardStats(self):
-        addHook("showQuestion", self.onCardStats)
-        addHook("deckFinished", self.onCardStats)
-        txt = ""
-        if self.reviewer.card:
-            txt += _("<h1>Current card</h1>")
-            txt += self.deck.cardStats(self.reviewer.card)
-        lc = self.reviewer.lastCard()
-        if lc:
-            txt += _("<h1>Last card</h1>")
-            txt += self.deck.cardStats(lc)
-        if not txt:
-            txt = _("No current card or last card.")
-        print txt
-        #self.help.showText(txt, py={'hide': self.removeCardStatsHook})
+        self.cardStats.show()
 
-    def removeCardStatsHook(self):
-        "Remove the update hook if the help menu was changed."
-        removeHook("showQuestion", self.onCardStats)
-        removeHook("deckFinished", self.onCardStats)
+    def onDeckStats(self):
+        aqt.stats.DeckStats(self)
+
+    # Graphs
+    ##########################################################################
 
     def onShowGraph(self):
         self.setStatus(_("Loading graphs (may take time)..."))
diff --git a/aqt/stats.py b/aqt/stats.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94ac5306c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aqt/stats.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+# Copyright: Damien Elmes <anki@ichi2.net>
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# License: GNU GPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+
+from PyQt4.QtGui import *
+from PyQt4.QtCore import *
+from aqt.webview import AnkiWebView
+from anki.hooks import addHook
+
+# Card stats
+######################################################################
+
+class CardStats(object):
+    def __init__(self, mw):
+        self.mw = mw
+        self.shown = False
+        addHook("showQuestion", self._update)
+        addHook("deckClosing", self.hide)
+
+    def show(self):
+        if not self.shown:
+            self.web = AnkiWebView(self.mw)
+            self.web.setMaximumWidth(400)
+            self.shown = self.mw.addDockable(_("Card Statistics"), self.web)
+            self.shown.connect(self.shown, SIGNAL("visibilityChanged(bool)"),
+                               self._visChange)
+        self._update()
+
+    def hide(self):
+        if self.shown:
+            self.mw.rmDockable(self.shown)
+            self.shown = None
+
+    def _visChange(self, vis):
+        if not vis:
+            # schedule removal for after evt has finished
+            self.mw.progress.timer(100, self.hide, False)
+
+    def _update(self):
+        if not self.shown:
+            return
+        txt = ""
+        r = self.mw.reviewer
+        d = self.mw.deck
+        if r.card:
+            txt += _("<h1>Current card</h1>")
+            txt += d.cardStats(r.card)
+        lc = r.lastCard()
+        if lc:
+            txt += _("<h1>Last card</h1>")
+            txt += d.cardStats(lc)
+        if not txt:
+            txt = _("No current card or last card.")
+        print txt
+        self.web.setHtml("""
+<html><head>
+<style>table { font-size: 12px; } h1 { font-size: 14px; }</style>
+</head><body><center>%s</center></body></html>"""%txt)
+
+# Deck stats
+######################################################################
+
+class DeckStats(QDialog):
+
+    def __init__(self, mw):
+        self.mw = mw
+        QDialog.__init__(self, mw)
+        self.setModal(True)
+        self.mw.progress.start()
+        self.web = AnkiWebView(self)
+        stats = self.mw.deck.deckStats()
+        l = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        l.addWidget(self.web)
+        self.setLayout(l)
+        self.web.setHtml(stats)
+        self.mw.progress.finish()
+        self.exec_()