diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Matching.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Matching.hs
index a0b91e6a0..c7325b322 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Matching.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Matching.hs
@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@ data Matcher = MatchAny                   -- ^ always match
 -- | A query option changes a query's/report's behaviour and output in some way.
 
 -- XXX could use regular cli Opts ?
-data QueryOpt = QueryOptInAcct AccountName  -- ^ show an account register focussed on this account
-              | QueryOptInAcctSubs AccountName -- ^ as above but include sub-accounts in the account register
-              | QueryOptInAcctSubsOnly AccountName -- ^ as above plus narrow the accounts sidebar to show just these accounts
+data QueryOpt = QueryOptInAcctOnly AccountName  -- ^ show an account register focussed on this account
+              | QueryOptInAcct AccountName      -- ^ as above but include sub-accounts in the account register
            -- | QueryOptCostBasis      -- ^ show amounts converted to cost where possible
            -- | QueryOptEffectiveDate  -- ^ show effective dates instead of actual dates
     deriving (Show, Eq)
@@ -65,23 +64,21 @@ data QueryOpt = QueryOptInAcct AccountName  -- ^ show an account register focuss
 -- Just looks at the first query option.
 inAccount :: [QueryOpt] -> Maybe AccountName
 inAccount [] = Nothing
+inAccount (QueryOptInAcctOnly a:_) = Just a
 inAccount (QueryOptInAcct a:_) = Just a
-inAccount (QueryOptInAcctSubs a:_) = Just a
-inAccount (QueryOptInAcctSubsOnly a:_) = Just a
 
 -- | A matcher for the account(s) we are currently focussed on, if any.
 -- Just looks at the first query option.
 inAccountMatcher :: [QueryOpt] -> Maybe Matcher
 inAccountMatcher [] = Nothing
-inAccountMatcher (QueryOptInAcct a:_) = Just $ MatchAcct True $ accountNameToAccountOnlyRegex a
-inAccountMatcher (QueryOptInAcctSubs a:_) = Just $ MatchAcct True $ accountNameToAccountRegex a
-inAccountMatcher (QueryOptInAcctSubsOnly a:_) = Just $ MatchAcct True $ accountNameToAccountRegex a
+inAccountMatcher (QueryOptInAcctOnly a:_) = Just $ MatchAcct True $ accountNameToAccountOnlyRegex a
+inAccountMatcher (QueryOptInAcct a:_) = Just $ MatchAcct True $ accountNameToAccountRegex a
 
--- | A matcher restricting the account(s) to be shown in the sidebar, if any.
--- Just looks at the first query option.
-showAccountMatcher :: [QueryOpt] -> Maybe Matcher
-showAccountMatcher (QueryOptInAcctSubsOnly a:_) = Just $ MatchAcct True $ accountNameToAccountRegex a
-showAccountMatcher _ = Nothing
+-- -- | A matcher restricting the account(s) to be shown in the sidebar, if any.
+-- -- Just looks at the first query option.
+-- showAccountMatcher :: [QueryOpt] -> Maybe Matcher
+-- showAccountMatcher (QueryOptInAcctSubsOnly a:_) = Just $ MatchAcct True $ accountNameToAccountRegex a
+-- showAccountMatcher _ = Nothing
 
 -- | Convert a query expression containing zero or more space-separated
 -- terms to a matcher and zero or more query options. A query term is either:
@@ -109,15 +106,14 @@ parseQuery d s = (m,qopts)
 
 -- keep synced with patterns below, excluding "not"
 prefixes = map (++":") [
-            "inacct","inaccts","inacctsonly",
+            "inacct","inacctonly",
             "desc","acct","date","edate","status","real","empty","depth"
            ]
 defaultprefix = "acct"
 
 -- | Parse a single query term as either a matcher or a query option.
 parseMatcher :: Day -> String -> Either Matcher QueryOpt
-parseMatcher _ ('i':'n':'a':'c':'c':'t':'s':'o':'n':'l':'y':':':s) = Right $ QueryOptInAcctSubsOnly s
-parseMatcher _ ('i':'n':'a':'c':'c':'t':'s':':':s) = Right $ QueryOptInAcctSubs s
+parseMatcher _ ('i':'n':'a':'c':'c':'t':'o':'n':'l':'y':':':s) = Right $ QueryOptInAcctOnly s
 parseMatcher _ ('i':'n':'a':'c':'c':'t':':':s) = Right $ QueryOptInAcct s
 parseMatcher d ('n':'o':'t':':':s) = case parseMatcher d $ quoteIfSpaced s of
                                        Left m  -> Left $ negateMatcher m
diff --git a/hledger-web/.hledger/web/templates/accountregisterreportitem.hamlet b/hledger-web/.hledger/web/templates/accountregisterreportitem.hamlet
index ffe4f2fe4..48dbacb0c 100644
--- a/hledger-web/.hledger/web/templates/accountregisterreportitem.hamlet
+++ b/hledger-web/.hledger/web/templates/accountregisterreportitem.hamlet
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ $if True
   <tr.item.#{evenodd}.posting.#{displayclass}
    <td.date
    <td.description
-   <td.account>&nbsp;<a href="@?{accountUrl here $ paccount p}" title="Focus on #{paccount p}">#{elideRight 40 $ paccount p}
+   <td.account>&nbsp;<a href="@?{accountUrl here $ paccount p}" title="Show transactions in #{paccount p}">#{elideRight 40 $ paccount p}
    <td.amount align=right>#{mixedAmountAsHtml $ pamount p}
    <td.balance align=right>
diff --git a/hledger-web/.hledger/web/templates/balancereportitem.hamlet b/hledger-web/.hledger/web/templates/balancereportitem.hamlet
index 3938e9be0..eaecd05a5 100644
--- a/hledger-web/.hledger/web/templates/balancereportitem.hamlet
+++ b/hledger-web/.hledger/web/templates/balancereportitem.hamlet
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <tr.item.#{inacctclass}
  <td.account.#{depthclass}
   #{indent}
-  <a href="@?{acctquery}" title="Focus on this account">#{adisplay}
+  <a href="@?{acctquery}" title="Show transactions in this account, including subaccounts">#{adisplay}
   <span.hoverlinks
    $if hassubs
     &nbsp;
-    <a href="@?{acctsquery}" title="Focus on this account and sub-accounts">+subs
+    <a href="@?{acctonlyquery}" title="Show transactions in this account only">only
    <!--
     &nbsp;
     <a href="@?{acctsonlyquery}" title="Focus on this account and sub-accounts and hide others">-others -->
diff --git a/hledger-web/.hledger/web/templates/searchform.hamlet b/hledger-web/.hledger/web/templates/searchform.hamlet
index a4ca1ea8c..9543848fd 100644
--- a/hledger-web/.hledger/web/templates/searchform.hamlet
+++ b/hledger-web/.hledger/web/templates/searchform.hamlet
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <td
      <div#search-help.help style="display:none;"
       Leave blank to see general journal (all transactions), or #
-      click account links to see that account, optionally with sub-accounts.
+      click account links to see transactions under that account.
       <br>
       Transactions/postings may additionally be filtered by:
       <br>
diff --git a/hledger-web/Handlers.hs b/hledger-web/Handlers.hs
index 5ddc399e1..eea491c54 100644
--- a/hledger-web/Handlers.hs
+++ b/hledger-web/Handlers.hs
@@ -122,11 +122,8 @@ getAccountsJsonR = do
 accountQuery :: AccountName -> String
 accountQuery a = "inacct:" ++ quoteIfSpaced a -- (accountNameToAccountRegex a)
 
-accountsQuery :: AccountName -> String
-accountsQuery a = "inaccts:" ++ quoteIfSpaced a -- (accountNameToAccountRegex a)
-
-accountsOnlyQuery :: AccountName -> String
-accountsOnlyQuery a = "inacctsonly:" ++ quoteIfSpaced a -- (accountNameToAccountRegex a)
+accountOnlyQuery :: AccountName -> String
+accountOnlyQuery a = "inacctonly:" ++ quoteIfSpaced a -- (accountNameToAccountRegex a)
 
 -- accountUrl :: AppRoute -> AccountName -> (AppRoute,[(String,ByteString)])
 accountUrl r a = (r, [("q",pack $ accountQuery a)])
@@ -137,9 +134,8 @@ balanceReportAsHtml _ vd@VD{here=here,m=m,q=q,qopts=qopts,j=j} (items',total) =
  where
    l = journalToLedger nullfilterspec j
    inacctmatcher = inAccountMatcher qopts
-   showacctmatcher = showAccountMatcher qopts
    allaccts = isNothing inacctmatcher
-   items = maybe items' (\m -> filter (matchesAccount m . \(a,_,_,_)->a) items') showacctmatcher
+   items = items' -- maybe items' (\m -> filter (matchesAccount m . \(a,_,_,_)->a) items') showacctmatcher
    itemAsHtml :: ViewData -> BalanceReportItem -> Hamlet AppRoute
    itemAsHtml VD{here=here,q=q} (acct, adisplay, aindent, abal) = $(Settings.hamletFile "balancereportitem")
      where
@@ -151,8 +147,7 @@ balanceReportAsHtml _ vd@VD{here=here,m=m,q=q,qopts=qopts,j=j} (items',total) =
                        Nothing -> "" :: String
        indent = preEscapedString $ concat $ replicate (2 * aindent) "&nbsp;"
        acctquery = (RegisterR, [("q", pack $ accountQuery acct)])
-       acctsquery = (RegisterR, [("q", pack $ accountsQuery acct)])
-       acctsonlyquery = (RegisterR, [("q", pack $ accountsOnlyQuery acct)])
+       acctonlyquery = (RegisterR, [("q", pack $ accountOnlyQuery acct)])
 
 -- | Render a journal report as HTML.
 journalReportAsHtml :: [Opt] -> ViewData -> JournalReport -> Hamlet AppRoute