diff --git a/fixtracks/widgets/detectiontimeline.py b/fixtracks/widgets/detectiontimeline.py
index 3a168f9..073604b 100644
--- a/fixtracks/widgets/detectiontimeline.py
+++ b/fixtracks/widgets/detectiontimeline.py
@@ -34,13 +34,20 @@ class Window(QGraphicsRectItem):
 
     def setWindowWidth(self, newwidth):
         logging.debug("timeline.window: update window widthto %.3f", newwidth)
-
         self._width = newwidth
         r = self.rect()
         self.setRect(r.x(), r.y(), self._width, r.height())
         r = self.rect()
         self.signals.windowMoved.emit(r.left(), r.right())
 
+    def setWindow(self, newx, newwidth):
+        logging.debug("timeline.window: update window to range %.3f to %.3f", newx, newwidth)
+        self._width = newwidth
+        r = self.rect()
+        self.setRect(newx, r.y(), self._width, r.height())
+        r = self.rect()
+        self.signals.windowMoved.emit(r.left(), r.right())
+
     def mouseMoveEvent(self, event):
         super().mouseMoveEvent(event)
 
@@ -223,6 +230,15 @@ class DetectionTimeline(QWidget):
         span = np.round(width * self.total_width)
         self._window.setWindowWidth(span)
 
+    def setWindow(self, xpos, width):
+        span = np.round(width * self.total_width)
+        if xpos < 0.0:
+            xpos = 0.0
+        elif xpos > 1.0:
+            xpos = 1.0
+        xstart = np.round(xpos * self.total_width)
+        self._window.setWindow(xstart, span)
+
     def windowBounds(self):
         return self._rangeStart, self._rangeStop
 
diff --git a/fixtracks/widgets/tracks.py b/fixtracks/widgets/tracks.py
index 08ba270..6e33acb 100644
--- a/fixtracks/widgets/tracks.py
+++ b/fixtracks/widgets/tracks.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class SelectionControls(QWidget):
         quarterstepBackBtn.setFont(font)
         quarterstepBackBtn.setShortcut(Qt.KeyboardModifier.ShiftModifier | Qt.Key.Key_Left)
         quarterstepBackBtn.setToolTip(f"Go back by a quarter window ({quarterstepBackBtn.shortcut().toString()})")
-        quarterstepBackBtn.clicked.connect(lambda: self.on_Fwd(quarterstep))
+        quarterstepBackBtn.clicked.connect(lambda: self.on_Back(quarterstep))
 
         fwdBtn = QPushButton(">>|")
         fwdBtn.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Policy.Expanding, QSizePolicy.Policy.Expanding)
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ class FixTracks(QWidget):
         self._threadpool = QThreadPool()
         self._reader = None
         self._image = None
+        self._clear_detections = True
         self._data = DataController()
         self._brushes = {"assigned_left": QBrush(QColor.fromString("orange")),
                          "assigned_right": QBrush(QColor.fromString("green")),
@@ -431,7 +432,8 @@ class FixTracks(QWidget):
         assigned_right = df[(df.track == self.tracktwo_id)]
         unassigned = df[(df.track != self.trackone_id) & (df.track != self.tracktwo_id)]
 
-        self._detectionView.clearDetections()
+        if self._clear_detections:
+            self._detectionView.clearDetections()
         update_detectionView(unassigned, "unassigned")
         update_detectionView(assigned_left, "assigned_left")
         update_detectionView(assigned_right, "assigned_right")
@@ -467,7 +469,7 @@ class FixTracks(QWidget):
             self._data.setData(self._reader.asdict)
             self._timeline.setDetectionData(self._data.data)
             maxframes = self._data.max("frame")
-            rel_width = self._windowspinner.value / maxframes
+            rel_width = self._windowspinner.value() / maxframes
             self._timeline.setWindowWidth(rel_width)
             self.update()
             self._saveBtn.setEnabled(True)
@@ -543,9 +545,35 @@ class FixTracks(QWidget):
 
     def on_forward(self, stepsize):
         logging.debug("Tracks: receive forward command with step-size: %.2f", stepsize)
+        max_frames = self._data.max("frame")
+        if stepsize >= 1.0:
+            self._clear_detections = True
+            newx = self._timeline.rangeStart + self._windowspinner.value() / max_frames
+            self._timeline.setWindowPos(newx)
+        else:
+            self._clear_detections = True
+            step = stepsize * (self._windowspinner.value() / max_frames)
+            stop_pos = self._timeline.rangeStop + step
+            self._timeline.setWindowWidth(stop_pos - self._timeline.rangeStart)
+            self._windowspinner.setValue(int(self._windowspinner.value() + int(step * max_frames)))
+        self.update()
 
     def on_backward(self, stepsize):
         logging.debug("Tracks: receive backward command with step-size: %.2f", stepsize)
+        max_frames = self._data.max("frame")
+        if stepsize >= 1.0:
+            self._clear_detections = True
+            newx = self._timeline.rangeStart - self._windowspinner.value() / max_frames
+            self._timeline.setWindowPos(newx)
+        else:
+            self._clear_detections = True
+            step = stepsize * (self._windowspinner.value() / max_frames)
+            start_pos = self._timeline.rangeStart - step
+            newwindowwidth = (self._timeline.rangeStop - self._timeline.rangeStart) + step
+            self._timeline.setWindow(start_pos, newwindowwidth)
+            self._windowspinner.setValue(int(newwindowwidth *max_frames))
+        self.update()
+
 
 def main():
     from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication