diff --git a/docs/radials.example.json b/docs/radials.example.json
index 95efa6a..29f4b82 100644
--- a/docs/radials.example.json
+++ b/docs/radials.example.json
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
       "name": "window",
       "button": "MiddleButton",
       "slices": [
-        { "label": "Split ▯▯", "action": "view_split_vert" },
-        { "label": "Split ⊟",  "action": "view_split_horiz" },
+        { "label": "Split |", "action": "view_split_vert" },
+        { "label": "Split —",  "action": "view_split_horiz" },
         { "label": "Close",    "action": "view_close_current_space" },
         { "label": "Only",     "action": "view_close_others" },
         { "label": "Rotate",   "action": "view_split_toggle" },
diff --git a/src/plugin/ollieplugin.cpp b/src/plugin/ollieplugin.cpp
index 1696279..a067c36 100644
--- a/src/plugin/ollieplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugin/ollieplugin.cpp
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ namespace katecustom
 
 namespace
 {
-// True for the Kate actions that move keyboard focus to another split pane.
-// After one of these fires we warp the mouse pointer onto the new pane so the
+// True for the Kate actions that change which split pane is active: moving
+// focus between panes, or creating a split (Kate activates the new pane). After
+// one of these fires we warp the mouse pointer onto the now-active pane so the
 // cursor follows the focus (mouse-first UX).
 bool isPaneFocusAction(const QString &id)
 {
@@ -56,7 +57,9 @@ bool isPaneFocusAction(const QString &id)
         || id == QLatin1String("go_upward_split_view")
         || id == QLatin1String("go_downward_split_view")
         || id == QLatin1String("go_next_split_view")
-        || id == QLatin1String("go_prev_split_view");
+        || id == QLatin1String("go_prev_split_view")
+        || id == QLatin1String("view_split_vert")
+        || id == QLatin1String("view_split_horiz");
 }
 
 // Bracket pairs understood by the double-click selection feature.
@@ -1152,11 +1155,12 @@ void OllieView::onRadialActivated(const QString &actionId)
     }
     if (QAction *a = findActionByName(actionId)) {
         a->trigger();
-        // If this moved focus to another split pane, warp the pointer onto that
-        // pane so the mouse follows the focus. Deferred to the next event-loop
-        // turn so Kate has finished activating the target view first.
+        // If this changed the active pane (focus move, or a split that creates
+        // and activates a new pane), warp the pointer onto it so the mouse
+        // follows the focus. Deferred by ~a frame so Kate has finished
+        // activating — and, for a freshly created split, laying out — the pane.
         if (isPaneFocusAction(actionId)) {
-            QTimer::singleShot(0, this, [this]() { warpCursorToActiveView(); });
+            QTimer::singleShot(16, this, [this]() { warpCursorToActiveView(); });
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/radial/radialconfig.cpp b/src/radial/radialconfig.cpp
index 12383a8..e77b6fc 100644
--- a/src/radial/radialconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/radial/radialconfig.cpp
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ QList<RadialDef> RadialConfig::builtinDefault()
     };
 
     window.root.children = {
-        leaf(QStringLiteral("Split ▯▯"), QStringLiteral("view_split_vert")),
-        leaf(QStringLiteral("Split ⊟"), QStringLiteral("view_split_horiz")),
+        leaf(QStringLiteral("Split |"), QStringLiteral("view_split_vert")),
+        leaf(QStringLiteral("Split —"), QStringLiteral("view_split_horiz")),
         leaf(QStringLiteral("Close"), QStringLiteral("view_close_current_space")),
         leaf(QStringLiteral("Only"), QStringLiteral("view_close_others")),
         leaf(QStringLiteral("Rotate"), QStringLiteral("view_split_toggle")),