diff --git a/code/dialog.js b/code/dialog.js
index 5d53d0f0..33a3beb7 100644
--- a/code/dialog.js
+++ b/code/dialog.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // DIALOGS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Inspired by TES III: Morrowind. Long live House Telvanni. ///////
 
-/* The ID of onscreen dialogs.
+/* The global ID of onscreen dialogs.
  * Starts at 0.
  */
 window.DIALOG_ID = 0;
@@ -9,15 +10,32 @@ window.DIALOG_ID = 0;
  */
 window.DIALOGS = {};
 
-/* Creates a dialog and puts it onscreen. Takes one parameter: options.
+/* Creates a dialog and puts it onscreen. Takes one argument: options.
+ * Here are the most commonly used ones:
+ *
  * (text|html): The text or HTML to display in the dialog. Text is auto-converted to HTML.
- * title: The dialog's title
+ * title: The dialog's title.
+ * closeCallback: A callback to run on close.
+ * modal: Whether to open a modal dialog. Implies draggable=false; dialogClass='ui-dialog-modal'.
+ *        Please note that modal dialogs hijack the entire screen and should only be used in very
+ *        specific cases. (If IITC is running on mobile, modal will always be true).
+ *
+ * See http://docs.jquery.com/UI/API/1.8/Dialog for a list of all the options. If you previously
+ * applied a class to your dialog after creating it with alert(), dialogClass may be particularly
+ * useful.
  */
 window.dialog = function(options) {
-  var id = 'dialog-' + window.DIALOG_ID++;
-  var jqID = '#' + id;
+  // Override for smartphones. Preserve default behavior and create a modal dialog.
+  options = options || {};
+  if(isSmartphone()) {
+    options.modal = true;
+  }
 
+  var id = 'dialog-' + (options.modal ? 'modal' : window.DIALOG_ID++);
+  var jqID = '#' + id;
   var html = '';
+
+  // Convert text to HTML if necessary
   if(options.text) {
     html = window.convertTextToTableMagic(options.text);
   } else if(options.html) {
@@ -27,46 +45,102 @@ window.dialog = function(options) {
     html = window.convertTextToTableMagic('');
   }
 
+  // Modal dialogs should not be draggable
+  if(options.modal) {
+    options.dialogClass = 'ui-dialog-modal';
+    options.draggable = false;
+  }
+
+  // Create the window, appending a div to the body
   $('body').append('<div id="' + id + '"></div>');
   window.DIALOGS[id] = $(jqID).dialog($.extend(true, {
     autoOpen: false,
     modal: false,
+    draggable: true,
     title: '#<Dialog: ' + id + '>',
+    closeText: 'X',
     buttons: {
       'OK': function() {
-	$(this).dialog('close');
+        $(this).dialog('close');
       }
     },
-    close: function(event, ui) {
-      console.log('window.dialog: dialog ' + $(this).dialog('option', 'title') + ' closed.');
+    create: function(event, ui) {
+      var titlebar = $(this).closest('.ui-dialog').find('.ui-dialog-titlebar');
+      var close = titlebar.find('.ui-dialog-titlebar-close');
+
+      // Title should not show up on mouseover
+      close.removeAttr('title').addClass('ui-dialog-titlebar-button');
+
+      if(!$(this).dialog('option', 'modal')) {
+        // Start out with a cloned version of the close button
+        var collapse = close.clone();
+
+        // Change it into a collapse button and set the click handler
+        collapse.addClass('ui-dialog-titlebar-button-collapse');
+        collapse.find('.ui-button-text').html('&ndash;');
+        collapse.click($.proxy(function() {
+          var collapsed = ($(this).data('collapsed') === true);
+
+          // Find the button pane and content dialog in this ui-dialog, and add or remove the 'hidden' class
+          var selector = $(this).closest('.ui-dialog').find('.ui-dialog-content,.ui-dialog-buttonpane');
+          if (collapsed) {
+            $(selector).removeClass('ui-dialog-content-hidden');
+          } else {
+            $(selector).addClass('ui-dialog-content-hidden');
+          }
+
+          // Toggle collapsed state
+          $(this).data('collapsed', !collapsed);
+        }, this));
+
+        // Put it into the titlebar
+        titlebar.prepend(collapse);
+        close.addClass('ui-dialog-titlebar-button-close');
+      }
+    },
+    close:  function(event, ui) {
+      // We're closing, so log it to the console
+      console.log('window.dialog: ' + id + ' (' + $(this).dialog('option', 'title') + ') closed.');
+
+      // Run the close callback if we have one
       if($(this).data('closeCallback')) {
-	$(this).data('closeCallback')();
+        $.proxy($(this).data('closeCallback'), this)();
       }
 
+      // Remove this window
       $($(this).data('jqID')).remove();
       delete window.DIALOGS[$(this).data('id')];
     }
   }, options));
 
+  // Set HTML and IDs
   $(jqID).html(html);
-  $(jqID).data('closeCallback', options.closeCallback);
   $(jqID).data('id', id);
   $(jqID).data('jqID', jqID);
 
+  // Set the callback to be executed on close
+  $(jqID).data('closeCallback', options.closeCallback);
+
+  // ui-modal includes overrides for modal dialogs
+  if (options.modal) {
+    $(jqID).parent().addClass('ui-modal');
+  }
+
+  // Run it
   $(jqID).dialog('open');
+  return $(jqID);
 }
 
-/* Deprecated. Creates a dialog with default settings.
- * Use window.dialog instead.
+/* Creates an alert dialog with default settings.
+ * If you want more configurability, use window.dialog instead.
  */
 window.alert = function(text, isHTML, closeCallback) {
-  var obj = {closeCallback: closeCallback};
+  var obj = {title: '', closeCallback: closeCallback};
   if(isHTML) {
     obj.html = text;
   } else {
     obj.text = text;
   }
-  console.log('window.alert: this function is deprecated, please use window.dialog instead');
 
   window.dialog(obj);
 }
diff --git a/code/redeeming.js b/code/redeeming.js
index 399b501f..47bb2fe8 100644
--- a/code/redeeming.js
+++ b/code/redeeming.js
@@ -92,12 +92,16 @@ window.REDEEM_HINTS = {
 };
 
 window.handleRedeemResponse = function(data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
-  var passcode = this.passcode, to_dialog, to_log, buttons;
+  var passcode = this.passcode, to_dialog, to_log, dialog_title, dialog_buttons;
 
   if(data.error) {
+    // What to display
     to_dialog = '<strong>' + data.error + '</strong><br />' + (window.REDEEM_ERRORS[data.error] || 'There was a problem redeeming the passcode. Try again?');
     to_log    = '[ERROR] ' + data.error;
-    buttons   = {};
+
+    // Dialog options
+    dialog_title   = 'Error: ' + passcode;
+    dialog_buttons = {};
   } else if(data.result) {
     var encouragement = window.REDEEM_ENCOURAGEMENT[Math.floor(Math.random() * window.REDEEM_ENCOURAGEMENT.length)];
     var payload = {};
@@ -199,32 +203,34 @@ window.handleRedeemResponse = function(data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
     }
 
     // Display formatted versions in a table, plaintext, and the console log
-    to_dialog = '<table class="redeem-result">' +
+    to_dialog = '<table class="redeem-result-table">' +
                 results.table.map(function(a) {return '<tr>' + a + '</tr>';}).join("\n") +
                 '</table>';
     to_log    = '[SUCCESS] ' + results.plain.join('/');
-    buttons   = {
+
+    dialog_title   = 'Passcode: ' + passcode;
+    dialog_buttons = {
       'PLAINTEXT' : function() {
         dialog({
-          title: 'Passcode: ' + passcode,
-          html: '<span style="font-family: monospace;"><strong>' + encouragement + '</strong>' +
-                '<br />' + results.html.join('/') + '</span>'
+          title: 'Rewards: ' + passcode,
+          html: '<span class="redeem-result-html">' + results.html.join('/') + '</span>'
         });
       }
     }
   }
 
+  // Display it
   dialog({
-    title: 'Passcode: ' + passcode,
-    html: to_dialog,
-    buttons: buttons
+    title: dialog_title,
+    buttons: dialog_buttons,
+    html: to_dialog
   });
   console.log(passcode + ' => ' + to_log);
 }
 
 window.setupRedeem = function() {
   $("#redeem").keypress(function(e) {
-    if((e.keyCode ? e.keyCode : e.which) !== 13) return;
+    if((e.keyCode ? e.keyCode : e.which) !== 13 || !$(this).val()) return;
     var data = {passcode: $(this).val()};
 
     window.postAjax('redeemReward', data, window.handleRedeemResponse,
@@ -236,6 +242,7 @@ window.setupRedeem = function() {
           extra = 'No status code was returned.';
         }
         dialog({
+          title: 'Request failed: ' + data.passcode,
           html: '<strong>The HTTP request failed.</strong> ' + extra
         });
       });
diff --git a/code/utils_misc.js b/code/utils_misc.js
index dc9c6a6f..53b61c35 100644
--- a/code/utils_misc.js
+++ b/code/utils_misc.js
@@ -27,8 +27,12 @@ window.aboutIITC = function(){
   + '  <div>' + attrib + '</div>'
   + '  <hr>'
   + '  <div>' + contrib + '</div>';
-  alert(a, true, function() {$('.ui-dialog').removeClass('ui-dialog-aboutIITC');});
-  $('.ui-dialog').addClass('ui-dialog-aboutIITC');
+  dialog({
+    title: 'IITC ' + v,
+    html: a,
+    dialogClass: 'ui-dialog-aboutIITC',
+    closeCallback: function() {$('.ui-dialog').removeClass('ui-dialog-aboutIITC');}
+  });
 }
 
 
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index c01f4147..c4db1026 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ h3 {
 
 .mods span {
   background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
-  /* can’t use inline-block because Webkit’s implementation is buggy and
+  /* can’t use inline-block because Webkit's implementation is buggy and
    * introduces additional margins in random cases. No clear necessary,
    * as that’s solved by setting height on .mods. */
   display: block;
@@ -666,7 +666,6 @@ h3 {
   font-size: 16px;
 }
 
-
 /* update status */
 #updatestatus {
   background-color: rgba(8, 48, 78, 0.9);
@@ -712,6 +711,25 @@ h3 {
   padding: 2px 4px;
 }
 
+.ui-widget-overlay {
+  height: 100%;
+  left: 0;
+  position: fixed;
+  top: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+  z-index: 10000;
+  background:  #444;
+  opacity: 0.6;
+}
+
+.ui-modal {
+  z-index: 10001 !important;
+}
+
+.ui-tooltip {
+  z-index: 10002 !important;
+}
+
 .ui-tooltip, .ui-dialog a {
   color: #FFCE00;
 }
@@ -721,15 +739,8 @@ h3 {
   border-radius: 2px;
 }
 
-.ui-widget-overlay {
-  height: 100%;
-  left: 0;
-  position: fixed;
-  top: 0;
-  width: 100%;
-  z-index:9998;
-  background:  #444;
-  opacity: 0.6;
+.ui-dialog-modal .ui-dialog-titlebar-close {
+  display: none;
 }
 
 .ui-dialog-titlebar {
@@ -743,10 +754,26 @@ h3 {
   font-weight: bold;
 }
 
-.ui-dialog-titlebar-close {
+.ui-dialog-titlebar-button {
   position: absolute;
-  right: .2em;
-  top: 0;
+  float: left;
+  width: 17px;
+  height: 19px;
+  top: 2px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  color: #FFCE00;
+  font-family: "Arial", sans;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  border-style: none;
+  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
+}
+
+.ui-dialog-titlebar-button-close {
+  right: 4px;
+}
+
+.ui-dialog-titlebar-button-collapse {
+  right: 28px;
 }
 
 .ui-dialog-content {
@@ -757,6 +784,10 @@ h3 {
   max-width: 700px !important;
 }
 
+.ui-dialog-content-hidden {
+  display: none !important;
+}
+
 .ui-dialog-buttonpane {
   padding: 12px;
   border-top: 1px solid #20A8B1;
@@ -798,7 +829,7 @@ td + td {
 }
 
 /* redeem results *****************************************************/
-.redeem-result {
+.redeem-result-table {
   font-size: 14px;
   font-family: Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
   table-layout: fixed;
@@ -809,6 +840,10 @@ td + td {
   text-align: right;
 }
 
+.redeem-result-html {
+  font-family: Inconsolata, Consolas, Menlo, "Courier New", monospace;
+}
+
 .pl_nudge_date {
   background-color: #724510;
   border-left: 1px solid #ffd652;