diff --git a/dfhack/DFHackAPI.cpp b/dfhack/DFHackAPI.cpp
index a1dbeddad..b85d9663f 100644
--- a/dfhack/DFHackAPI.cpp
+++ b/dfhack/DFHackAPI.cpp
@@ -397,41 +397,6 @@ void API::FinishReadSettlements()
     d->settlementsInited = false;
 }
 
-
-bool API::InitReadHotkeys( )
-{
-    try
-    {
-        memory_info * minfo = d->offset_descriptor;
-        d->hotkey_start = minfo->getAddress("hotkey_start");
-        d->hotkey_mode_offset = minfo->getOffset ("hotkey_mode");
-        d->hotkey_xyz_offset = minfo->getOffset("hotkey_xyz");
-        d->hotkey_size = minfo->getHexValue("hotkey_size");
-
-        d->hotkeyInited = true;
-        return true;
-    }
-    catch (Error::MissingMemoryDefinition&)
-    {
-        d->hotkeyInited = false;
-        throw;
-    }
-}
-bool API::ReadHotkeys(t_hotkey hotkeys[])
-{
-    if (!d->hotkeyInited) return false;
-    uint32_t currHotkey = d->hotkey_start;
-    for(uint32_t i = 0 ; i < NUM_HOTKEYS ;i++)
-    {
-        d->p->readSTLString(currHotkey,hotkeys[i].name,10);
-        hotkeys[i].mode = g_pProcess->readWord(currHotkey+d->hotkey_mode_offset);
-        g_pProcess->read (currHotkey + d->hotkey_xyz_offset, 3*sizeof (int32_t), (uint8_t *) &hotkeys[i].x);
-        currHotkey+=d->hotkey_size;
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
-
 bool API::getItemIndexesInBox(vector<uint32_t> &indexes,
                                 const uint16_t x1, const uint16_t y1, const uint16_t z1,
                                 const uint16_t x2, const uint16_t y2, const uint16_t z2)
diff --git a/dfhack/modules/Position.cpp b/dfhack/modules/Position.cpp
index 849f1013e..c4e56b37d 100644
--- a/dfhack/modules/Position.cpp
+++ b/dfhack/modules/Position.cpp
@@ -40,9 +40,15 @@ struct Position::Private
     uint32_t cursor_xyz_offset;
     uint32_t window_dims_offset;
     
+    uint32_t hotkey_start;
+    uint32_t hotkey_mode_offset;
+    uint32_t hotkey_xyz_offset;
+    uint32_t hotkey_size;
+    
     APIPrivate *d;
     bool Inited;
     bool Started;
+    bool StartedHotkeys;
     //uint32_t biome_stuffs;
     //vector<uint16_t> v_geology[eBiomeCount];
 };
@@ -51,36 +57,47 @@ Position::Position(APIPrivate * d_)
 {
     d = new Private;
     d->d = d_;
-    d->Inited = d->Started = false;
-    memory_info * mem = d->d->offset_descriptor;
-    d->window_x_offset = mem->getAddress ("window_x");
-    d->window_y_offset = mem->getAddress ("window_y");
-    d->window_z_offset = mem->getAddress ("window_z");
-    d->cursor_xyz_offset = mem->getAddress ("cursor_xyz");
-    d->window_dims_offset = mem->getAddress ("window_dims");
-    d->Inited = d->Started = true;
+    d->Inited = true;
+    d->StartedHotkeys = d->Started = false;
+    memory_info * mem;
+    try
+    {
+        mem = d->d->offset_descriptor;
+        d->window_x_offset = mem->getAddress ("window_x");
+        d->window_y_offset = mem->getAddress ("window_y");
+        d->window_z_offset = mem->getAddress ("window_z");
+        d->cursor_xyz_offset = mem->getAddress ("cursor_xyz");
+        d->window_dims_offset = mem->getAddress ("window_dims");
+        d->Started = true;
+    
+        d->hotkey_start = mem->getAddress("hotkey_start");
+        d->hotkey_mode_offset = mem->getOffset ("hotkey_mode");
+        d->hotkey_xyz_offset = mem->getOffset("hotkey_xyz");
+        d->hotkey_size = mem->getHexValue("hotkey_size");
+        d->StartedHotkeys = true;
+    }
+    catch(exception &){};
 }
 
 Position::~Position()
 {
     delete d;
 }
-/*
-bool Position::InitViewAndCursor()
+
+bool Position::ReadHotkeys(t_hotkey hotkeys[])
 {
-    try
-    {
-        
-        d->Inited = true;
-        return true;
-    }
-    catch (Error::MissingMemoryDefinition&)
+    if (!d->StartedHotkeys) return false;
+    uint32_t currHotkey = d->hotkey_start;
+    for(uint32_t i = 0 ; i < NUM_HOTKEYS ;i++)
     {
-        d->cursorWindowInited = false;
-        throw;
+        g_pProcess->readSTLString(currHotkey,hotkeys[i].name,10);
+        hotkeys[i].mode = g_pProcess->readWord(currHotkey+d->hotkey_mode_offset);
+        g_pProcess->read (currHotkey + d->hotkey_xyz_offset, 3*sizeof (int32_t), (uint8_t *) &hotkeys[i].x);
+        currHotkey+=d->hotkey_size;
     }
+    return true;
 }
-*/
+
 bool Position::getViewCoords (int32_t &x, int32_t &y, int32_t &z)
 {
     if (!d->Inited) return false;
diff --git a/dfhack/private/APIPrivate.h b/dfhack/private/APIPrivate.h
index 9f9781847..645b8396d 100644
--- a/dfhack/private/APIPrivate.h
+++ b/dfhack/private/APIPrivate.h
@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@ namespace DFHack
         uint32_t note_background_offset;
         uint32_t note_name_offset;
         uint32_t note_xyz_offset;
-        uint32_t hotkey_start;
-        uint32_t hotkey_mode_offset;
-        uint32_t hotkey_xyz_offset;
-        uint32_t hotkey_size;
 
         uint32_t settlement_name_offset;
         uint32_t settlement_world_xy_offset;
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 155e4ec5c..a00ac1662 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(dfsuspend dfhack)
 
 # hotkeynotedump - dumps the hotkeys and notes for the loaded map
 # Author: belal
-# ADD_EXECUTABLE(dfhotkeynotedump hotkeynotedump.cpp)
-# TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(dfhotkeynotedump dfhack)
+ADD_EXECUTABLE(dfhotkeynotedump hotkeynotedump.cpp)
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(dfhotkeynotedump dfhack)
 
 # findnameindexes
 # Author: belal
diff --git a/examples/hotkeynotedump.cpp b/examples/hotkeynotedump.cpp
index c23f38d8a..e195dbfa1 100644
--- a/examples/hotkeynotedump.cpp
+++ b/examples/hotkeynotedump.cpp
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ using namespace std;
 #include <DFTypes.h>
 #include <DFHackAPI.h>
 #include <DFMemInfo.h>
+#include <modules/Position.h>
 
 
 int main (void)
 {
-    vector<DFHack::t_matgloss> creaturestypes;
     DFHack::API DF("Memory.xml");
     try
     {
@@ -29,18 +29,17 @@ int main (void)
     }
     
     DFHack::memory_info * mem = DF.getMemoryInfo();
+    DFHack::Position * Pos = DF.getPosition();
     // get stone matgloss mapping
+    /*
     uint32_t numNotes;
     if(!DF.InitReadNotes(numNotes))
     {
         cerr << "Can't get notes" << endl;
         return 1;
     }
-    if(!DF.InitReadHotkeys())
-    {
-        cerr << "Can't get hotkeys" << endl;
-        return 1;
-    }
+    */
+    /*
     cout << "Notes" << endl;
     for(uint32_t i = 0; i < numNotes; i++)
     {
@@ -50,15 +49,16 @@ int main (void)
             "\tsymbol: " << temp.symbol << "\tfg: " << temp.foreground << "\tbg: " << temp.background <<
             "\ttext: " << temp.name << endl;
     }
+    */
     cout << "Hotkeys" << endl;
     DFHack::t_hotkey hotkeys[NUM_HOTKEYS];
-    DF.ReadHotkeys(hotkeys);
+    Pos->ReadHotkeys(hotkeys);
     for(uint32_t i =0;i< NUM_HOTKEYS;i++)
     {
         cout << "x: " << hotkeys[i].x << "\ty: " << hotkeys[i].y << "\tz: " << hotkeys[i].z <<
             "\ttext: " << hotkeys[i].name << endl;
     }
-    DF.FinishReadNotes();
+    //DF.FinishReadNotes();
     DF.Detach();
     #ifndef LINUX_BUILD
     cout << "Done. Press any key to continue" << endl;
diff --git a/output/Memory.xml b/output/Memory.xml
index 2535a8e59..a35627451 100644
--- a/output/Memory.xml
+++ b/output/Memory.xml
@@ -3181,6 +3181,12 @@ map_data_1b60_offset          0x1B9c
         
         :(
         
+        Hotkeys
+        =======
+        <Address name="hotkey_start">0x01476ecc</Address>
+        <Offset name="hotkey_mode">0x1C</Offset>
+        <Offset name="hotkey_xyz">0x20</Offset>
+        <HexValue name="hotkey_size">0x2C</HexValue>
         
         <!-- 
         addresses from belal: vectors might need 8 subtracted from them
diff --git a/tools/vdig.cpp b/tools/vdig.cpp
index 093eae8c4..3b5c455b7 100644
--- a/tools/vdig.cpp
+++ b/tools/vdig.cpp
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ int main (int argc, const char* argv[])
     // init the map
     if(!Maps->Start())
     {
-        cerr << "Can't init map." << endl;
+        cerr << "Can't init map. Make sure you have a map loaded in DF." << endl;
         DF.Detach();
         #ifndef LINUX_BUILD
             cin.ignore();
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ int main (int argc, const char* argv[])
         #endif
         return 1;
     }
-    printf("%d/%d/%d tiletype: %d, veinmat: %d, designation: 0x%x\n", cx,cy,cz, tt, veinmat, des.whole);
+    printf("%d/%d/%d tiletype: %d, veinmat: %d, designation: 0x%x ... DIGGING!\n", cx,cy,cz, tt, veinmat, des.whole);
     stack <Point> flood;
     flood.push(xy);
     uint32_t tx_max = x_max * 16;