diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4178f38..fc65365 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "netfelix-audio-fix",
-	"version": "2026.04.15.4",
+	"version": "2026.04.15.5",
 	"scripts": {
 		"dev:server": "NODE_ENV=development bun --hot server/index.tsx",
 		"dev:client": "vite",
diff --git a/src/features/pipeline/ProcessingColumn.tsx b/src/features/pipeline/ProcessingColumn.tsx
index c998bbb..5aef2aa 100644
--- a/src/features/pipeline/ProcessingColumn.tsx
+++ b/src/features/pipeline/ProcessingColumn.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,25 @@ export function ProcessingColumn({ items, progress, queueStatus, onMutate }: Pro
 		return () => clearInterval(t);
 	}, [job]);
 
+	// Local sleep countdown. Server emits the sleep duration once when the
+	// pause begins; the client anchors "deadline = receivedAt + seconds*1000"
+	// and ticks a 1s timer so the UI shows a live countdown, not a static number.
+	const [sleepDeadline, setSleepDeadline] = useState<number | null>(null);
+	const [sleepNow, setSleepNow] = useState(() => Date.now());
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (queueStatus?.status === "sleeping" && typeof queueStatus.seconds === "number") {
+			setSleepDeadline(Date.now() + queueStatus.seconds * 1000);
+		} else {
+			setSleepDeadline(null);
+		}
+	}, [queueStatus?.status, queueStatus?.seconds]);
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (sleepDeadline == null) return;
+		const t = setInterval(() => setSleepNow(Date.now()), 1000);
+		return () => clearInterval(t);
+	}, [sleepDeadline]);
+	const sleepRemaining = sleepDeadline != null ? Math.max(0, Math.ceil((sleepDeadline - sleepNow) / 1000)) : null;
+
 	// Only trust progress if it belongs to the current job — stale events from
 	// a previous job would otherwise show wrong numbers until the new job emits.
 	const liveProgress = job && progress && progress.id === job.id ? progress : null;
@@ -55,9 +74,9 @@ export function ProcessingColumn({ items, progress, queueStatus, onMutate }: Pro
 			actions={job ? [{ label: "Stop", onClick: stop, danger: true }] : undefined}
 		>
 			{queueStatus && queueStatus.status !== "running" && (
-				<div className="mb-2 text-xs text-gray-500 bg-white rounded border p-2">
+				<div className="mb-2 text-xs text-gray-500 bg-white rounded border p-2 tabular-nums">
 					{queueStatus.status === "paused" && <>Paused until {queueStatus.until}</>}
-					{queueStatus.status === "sleeping" && <>Sleeping {queueStatus.seconds}s between jobs</>}
+					{queueStatus.status === "sleeping" && <>Next job in {sleepRemaining ?? queueStatus.seconds ?? 0}s</>}
 					{queueStatus.status === "idle" && <>Idle</>}
 				</div>
 			)}
diff --git a/src/features/settings/SettingsPage.tsx b/src/features/settings/SettingsPage.tsx
index c789f2a..03402a9 100644
--- a/src/features/settings/SettingsPage.tsx
+++ b/src/features/settings/SettingsPage.tsx
@@ -60,6 +60,49 @@ function LockedInput({ locked, ...props }: { locked: boolean } & React.InputHTML
 
 // ─── Secret input (password-masked with eye-icon reveal) ──────────────────────
 
+function EyeIcon({ open }: { open: boolean }) {
+	// GNOME-style eye / crossed-eye glyphs as inline SVG so they inherit
+	// currentColor instead of fighting emoji rendering across OSes.
+	if (open) {
+		return (
+			<svg
+				xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+				width="16"
+				height="16"
+				viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+				fill="none"
+				stroke="currentColor"
+				strokeWidth="2"
+				strokeLinecap="round"
+				strokeLinejoin="round"
+				aria-hidden="true"
+			>
+				<path d="M17.94 17.94A10.07 10.07 0 0 1 12 20c-7 0-11-8-11-8a18.45 18.45 0 0 1 5.06-5.94" />
+				<path d="M9.9 4.24A9.12 9.12 0 0 1 12 4c7 0 11 8 11 8a18.5 18.5 0 0 1-2.16 3.19" />
+				<path d="M14.12 14.12a3 3 0 1 1-4.24-4.24" />
+				<line x1="1" y1="1" x2="23" y2="23" />
+			</svg>
+		);
+	}
+	return (
+		<svg
+			xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+			width="16"
+			height="16"
+			viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+			fill="none"
+			stroke="currentColor"
+			strokeWidth="2"
+			strokeLinecap="round"
+			strokeLinejoin="round"
+			aria-hidden="true"
+		>
+			<path d="M1 12s4-8 11-8 11 8 11 8-4 8-11 8-11-8-11-8z" />
+			<circle cx="12" cy="12" r="3" />
+		</svg>
+	);
+}
+
 /**
  * Input for API keys / passwords. Shows "***" masked when the server returns
  * a secret value (the raw key never reaches this component by default). Eye
@@ -101,31 +144,33 @@ function SecretInput({
 	};
 
 	return (
-		<div className="relative">
+		<div className={`relative ${className ?? ""}`}>
 			<Input
 				type={revealed || !isMasked ? "text" : "password"}
 				value={value}
 				disabled={locked}
 				onChange={(e) => onChange(e.target.value)}
 				placeholder={placeholder}
-				className={`pr-16 ${className ?? ""}`}
+				className="pr-9"
 			/>
-			<button
-				type="button"
-				onClick={toggle}
-				disabled={locked}
-				className="absolute right-2 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 text-[0.9rem] opacity-60 hover:opacity-100 disabled:opacity-30"
-				title={revealed ? "Hide" : "Reveal"}
-			>
-				{revealed ? "🙈" : "👁"}
-			</button>
-			{locked && (
+			{locked ? (
 				<span
-					className="absolute right-9 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 text-[0.9rem] opacity-40 pointer-events-none select-none"
+					className="absolute inset-y-0 right-0 flex items-center pr-2.5 text-[0.9rem] opacity-40 pointer-events-none select-none"
 					title="Set via environment variable — edit your .env file to change this value"
 				>
 					🔒
 				</span>
+			) : (
+				<button
+					type="button"
+					onClick={toggle}
+					tabIndex={-1}
+					className="absolute inset-y-0 right-0 flex items-center px-2.5 text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-700 focus:outline-none focus-visible:text-gray-700"
+					title={revealed ? "Hide" : "Reveal"}
+					aria-label={revealed ? "Hide secret" : "Reveal secret"}
+				>
+					<EyeIcon open={revealed} />
+				</button>
 			)}
 		</div>
 	);
@@ -300,7 +345,7 @@ function ConnSection({
 					value={url}
 					onChange={(e) => setUrl(e.target.value)}
 					placeholder={urlPlaceholder}
-					className="mt-0.5 max-w-sm"
+					className="mt-0.5"
 				/>
 			</label>
 			<label className="block text-sm text-gray-700 mb-1 mt-3">
@@ -311,7 +356,7 @@ function ConnSection({
 					value={key}
 					onChange={setKey}
 					placeholder="your-api-key"
-					className="mt-0.5 max-w-xs"
+					className="mt-0.5"
 				/>
 			</label>
 			<div className="flex items-center gap-2 mt-3">