diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4a09fa3..b9b9b67 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Module name: `dixwaveform` · target: **VLC 3.0.x**, macOS **arm64** (portable t
 - Reads the live 32-bit-float PCM buffer, computes real-time analysis, renders a 1280x720 analyzer frame, and **passes the audio through untouched**.
 - Shows engineering views: scrolling log spectrogram, FFT magnitude/peak-hold spectrum, stereo waveform/oscilloscope, and stereo phase + peak/RMS/crest/clip meters.
 - Plus a **`compose` view** that *hears the music*: a live chromagram (12 pitch classes), circle-of-fifths **key detection**, a nearest-note + cents tuning readout, and an **energy/build-drop ribbon** — grounded in the Dix music library (pitch math from *Mathematics and Music*; groove/structure from *Unlocking the Groove*).
-- **Switch views in-window** — a row of clickable tabs across the top (`DASH · KEYS · SPECTRO · SPECTRUM · WAVE · STEREO`) lets you jump between layouts with a mouse click, no VLC menus. (`KEYS` = the compose/key view.)
+- **Switch views in-window** — a row of clickable tabs across the top (`DASH · KEYS (COMPOSE) · SPECTRO · SPECTRUM · WAVE · STEREO`) lets you jump between layouts with a mouse click, no VLC menus. (`KEYS (COMPOSE)` = the key/compose view.)
 - Selectable via **Audio ▸ Visualizations ▸ Dix Analyzer**, or `--audio-visual=dixwaveform`.
 
 ## Install (macOS / Linux)
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ The **`lufs`** panel is a real ITU-R BS.1770-4 / EBU R128 loudness meter: moment
 
 The music theory is grounded in the Dix library: pitch math (A440, `midi = 69 + 12·log2(f/440)`, cents) from *Mathematics and Music*; key/groove framing from *Unlocking the Groove* and the *Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Composition*. The DSP lives in `dix_pitch.h` and is unit-tested (see **Tests**).
 
-**Access it:** click the **KEYS** tab at the top of the Dix window, launch with `--dix-layout=compose`, or set the layout in the plugin's advanced preferences.
+**Access it:** click the **KEYS (COMPOSE)** tab at the top of the Dix window, launch with `--dix-layout=compose`, or set the layout in the plugin's advanced preferences.
 
 ## Tests & CI
 
diff --git a/waveform.c b/waveform.c
index da1d214..bf6544f 100644
--- a/waveform.c
+++ b/waveform.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "dix_pitch.h"   /* pure pitch/chroma/key DSP (unit-tested standalone) */
 #include "dix_lufs.h"    /* ITU-R BS.1770 loudness (unit-tested standalone) */
 
-#define DIX_VERSION "3.5.1"
+#define DIX_VERSION "3.5.2"
 #define DIX_W 1280
 #define DIX_H 720
 #define DIX_MAX_FFT 8192
@@ -1559,20 +1559,34 @@ static const int dix_tab_layout[] = {
     DIX_LAYOUT_SPECTRUM,  DIX_LAYOUT_WAVEFORM, DIX_LAYOUT_STEREO
 };
 static const char *const dix_tab_label[] = {
-    "DASH", "KEYS", "SPECTRO", "SPECTRUM", "WAVE", "STEREO"
+    "DASH", "KEYS (COMPOSE)", "SPECTRO", "SPECTRUM", "WAVE", "STEREO"
 };
 #define DIX_TAB_COUNT 6
 #define DIX_TAB_Y     8
 #define DIX_TAB_H     28
 #define DIX_TAB_X0    60
-#define DIX_TAB_X1    ( DIX_W - 308 )   /* tabs end here; the info block sits beyond */
 #define DIX_TAB_GAP   6
+#define DIX_TAB_PAD   15                /* px of padding on each side of a label */
+
+/* Pixel width of a label at the tab text scale (2), matching draw_text()'s
+ * advance: 12 px per glyph, 8 px per space. */
+static int dix_text_w2( const char *t )
+{
+    int w = 0;
+    for( const char *p = t; *p; p++ ) w += ( *p == ' ' ) ? 8 : 12;
+    return w;
+}
+
+/* Tabs are sized to their labels (so "KEYS (COMPOSE)" isn't clipped) and laid
+ * out left to right. Both the renderer and the click hit-test call this, so
+ * drawing and hit-testing can never drift. */
+static int dix_tab_w( int i ) { return dix_text_w2( dix_tab_label[i] ) + DIX_TAB_PAD * 2; }
 
 static rect_t dix_tab_rect( int i )
 {
-    int span = DIX_TAB_X1 - DIX_TAB_X0;
-    int tw   = ( span - DIX_TAB_GAP * ( DIX_TAB_COUNT - 1 ) ) / DIX_TAB_COUNT;
-    rect_t r = { DIX_TAB_X0 + i * ( tw + DIX_TAB_GAP ), DIX_TAB_Y, tw, DIX_TAB_H };
+    int x = DIX_TAB_X0;
+    for( int k = 0; k < i; k++ ) x += dix_tab_w( k ) + DIX_TAB_GAP;
+    rect_t r = { x, DIX_TAB_Y, dix_tab_w( i ), DIX_TAB_H };
     return r;
 }
 
@@ -1584,8 +1598,8 @@ static void draw_tab_bar( filter_sys_t *s )
         int active = ( s->dash_count == 0 && s->layout == dix_tab_layout[i] );
         fill_rect( s, r, active ? rgb( 34, 88, 74 ) : rgb( 15, 19, 27 ) );
         draw_rect( s, r, active ? rgb( 120, 226, 180 ) : rgb( 52, 62, 78 ) );
-        int lw = (int)strlen( dix_tab_label[i] ) * 12;  /* scale-2 glyph = 12 px wide */
-        int tx = r.x + ( r.w - lw ) / 2; if( tx < r.x + 4 ) tx = r.x + 4;
+        int lw = dix_text_w2( dix_tab_label[i] );
+        int tx = r.x + ( r.w - lw ) / 2;
         int ty = r.y + ( r.h - 14 ) / 2;                /* scale-2 glyph = 14 px tall */
         draw_text( s, tx, ty, dix_tab_label[i],
                    active ? rgb( 230, 255, 240 ) : rgb( 150, 166, 182 ), 2 );