diff --git a/src/lay/lay/layMainWindow.cc b/src/lay/lay/layMainWindow.cc
index c80fef11d..aa229c1ad 100644
--- a/src/lay/lay/layMainWindow.cc
+++ b/src/lay/lay/layMainWindow.cc
@@ -2826,7 +2826,7 @@ MainWindow::cm_save_layer_props ()
 
   if (current_view ()) {
     std::string fn;
-    if (mp_lprops_fdia->get_save (fn)) {
+    if (mp_lprops_fdia->get_save (fn, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Save Layer Properties File")))) {
       current_view ()->save_layer_props (fn);
     }
   } else {
@@ -2899,7 +2899,7 @@ MainWindow::cm_load_layer_props ()
 
   if (current_view ()) {
     std::string fn;
-    if (mp_lprops_fdia->get_open (fn)) {
+    if (mp_lprops_fdia->get_open (fn, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Load Layer Properties File")))) {
 
       int target_cv_index = -2;
 
@@ -2973,7 +2973,7 @@ MainWindow::cm_save_session ()
       QMessageBox::Cancel) == QMessageBox::Ok) {
 
     std::string fn = m_current_session;
-    if (mp_session_fdia->get_save (fn)) {
+    if (mp_session_fdia->get_save (fn, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Save Session File")))) {
       save_session (fn);
     }
 
@@ -2988,7 +2988,7 @@ MainWindow::cm_restore_session ()
   BEGIN_PROTECTED
 
   std::string fn = m_current_session;
-  if (mp_session_fdia->get_open (fn)) {
+  if (mp_session_fdia->get_open (fn, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Load Session File")))) {
 
     std::string df_list;
     int dirty_layouts = dirty_files (df_list);
@@ -3024,7 +3024,7 @@ MainWindow::cm_save_bookmarks ()
 
   if (current_view ()) {
     std::string fn;
-    if (mp_bookmarks_fdia->get_save (fn)) {
+    if (mp_bookmarks_fdia->get_save (fn, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Save Bookmarks File")))) {
       current_view ()->bookmarks ().save (fn);
     }
   } else {
@@ -3041,7 +3041,7 @@ MainWindow::cm_load_bookmarks ()
 
   if (current_view ()) {
     std::string fn;
-    if (mp_bookmarks_fdia->get_open (fn)) {
+    if (mp_bookmarks_fdia->get_open (fn, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Load Bookmarks File")))) {
       BookmarkList bookmarks;
       bookmarks.load (fn);
       current_view ()->bookmarks (bookmarks);
@@ -3111,7 +3111,7 @@ MainWindow::cm_screenshot ()
 
   if (current_view ()) {
     std::string fn;
-    if (mp_screenshot_fdia->get_save (fn)) {
+    if (mp_screenshot_fdia->get_save (fn, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Save Screenshot")))) {
       current_view ()->save_screenshot (fn);
     }
   } else {
@@ -3141,7 +3141,7 @@ MainWindow::cm_save_current_cell_as ()
         std::string suffix = tl::to_string (file_info.suffix ());
 
         std::string fn = std::string (cv->layout ().cell_name (path.back ())) + "." + suffix;
-        if (mp_layout_fdia->get_save (fn)) {
+        if (mp_layout_fdia->get_save (fn, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Save Layout File")))) {
 
           db::SaveLayoutOptions options (cv->save_options ());
           options.set_dbu (cv->layout ().dbu ());
@@ -3217,7 +3217,7 @@ MainWindow::do_save (bool as)
 
         fn = cv->filename ();
 
-        if (! (as || fn.empty ()) || mp_layout_fdia->get_save (fn, tl::to_string (tr ("Layout '%1'").arg (tl::to_qstring (cv->name ()))))) {
+        if (! (as || fn.empty ()) || mp_layout_fdia->get_save (fn, tl::to_string (tr ("Save Layout '%1'").arg (tl::to_qstring (cv->name ()))))) {
 
           //  Here are the options we are going to take:
           //  - if the layout's save options are valid we take the options from there, otherwise we take the options from the technology
@@ -3267,7 +3267,7 @@ MainWindow::cm_save_all ()
         const lay::CellView &cv = view (view_index)->cellview (cv_index);
         std::string fn = cv->filename ();
 
-        if (! fn.empty () || mp_layout_fdia->get_save (fn, tl::to_string (tr ("Layout '%1'").arg (tl::to_qstring (cv->name ()))))) {
+        if (! fn.empty () || mp_layout_fdia->get_save (fn, tl::to_string (tr ("Save Layout '%1'").arg (tl::to_qstring (cv->name ()))))) {
 
           db::SaveLayoutOptions options (cv->save_options ());
           options.set_dbu (cv->layout ().dbu ());
@@ -4270,7 +4270,7 @@ MainWindow::open (int mode)
   BEGIN_PROTECTED
 
   static std::vector<std::string> files;
-  if (! mp_layout_fdia->get_open (files)) {
+  if (! mp_layout_fdia->get_open (files, std::string (), tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Open Layout Files")))) {
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layFileDialog.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layFileDialog.cc
index 80dd31ce1..c16bd52a1 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layFileDialog.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layFileDialog.cc
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ FileDialog::get_open (std::string &fp, const std::string &title)
     file_name = m_dir.absolutePath ();
   }
 
-  QString f = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName (QApplication::activeWindow (), QObject::tr ("Load ") + (title.empty () ? m_title : tl::to_qstring (title)), file_name, m_filters, &m_sel_filter);
+  QString f = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName (QApplication::activeWindow (), (title.empty () ? m_title : tl::to_qstring (title)), file_name, m_filters, &m_sel_filter);
 
   if (! f.isEmpty ()) {
     fp = tl::to_string (f);
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ FileDialog::get_open (std::vector<std::string> &fp, const std::string &dir, cons
     m_dir = fi.absolutePath ();
   }
 
-  QStringList files = QFileDialog::getOpenFileNames (QApplication::activeWindow (), QObject::tr ("Open ") + (title.empty () ? m_title : tl::to_qstring (title)), m_dir.absolutePath (), m_filters, &m_sel_filter);
+  QStringList files = QFileDialog::getOpenFileNames (QApplication::activeWindow (), (title.empty () ? m_title : tl::to_qstring (title)), m_dir.absolutePath (), m_filters, &m_sel_filter);
 
   if (! files.isEmpty ()) {
     fp.clear ();
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ FileDialog::get_save (std::string &fp, const std::string &title)
     file_name = m_dir.absolutePath ();
   }
 
-  QString f = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName (QApplication::activeWindow (), QObject::tr ("Save ") + (title.empty () ? m_title : tl::to_qstring (title)), file_name, m_filters, &m_sel_filter);
+  QString f = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName (QApplication::activeWindow (), (title.empty () ? m_title : tl::to_qstring (title)), file_name, m_filters, &m_sel_filter);
 
   if (! f.isEmpty ()) {
     fp = tl::to_string (f);
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewConfigPages.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewConfigPages.cc
index e85c40f6a..e867fe923 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewConfigPages.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayoutViewConfigPages.cc
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ LayoutViewConfigPage5::browse_clicked ()
 {
   std::string fn = tl::to_string (mp_ui->lyp_file_le->text ());
   lay::FileDialog file_dialog (this,
-    tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Layer Properties File")), 
+    tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Select Layer Properties File")),
     tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Layer properties files (*.lyp);;All files (*)")), 
     "lyp");
 
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layNetlistBrowserDialog.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layNetlistBrowserDialog.cc
index 43b21f3eb..5b584776b 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layNetlistBrowserDialog.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layNetlistBrowserDialog.cc
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ BEGIN_PROTECTED
 #endif
 
   //  prepare and open the file dialog
-  lay::FileDialog open_dialog (this, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Netlist/LVS Database File")), fmts);
+  lay::FileDialog open_dialog (this, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Load Netlist/LVS Database File")), fmts);
   if (open_dialog.get_open (m_open_filename)) {
 
     tl::log << tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Loading file: ")) << m_open_filename;
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/rdbMarkerBrowserDialog.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/rdbMarkerBrowserDialog.cc
index 05674b1eb..6e15cb278 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/rdbMarkerBrowserDialog.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/rdbMarkerBrowserDialog.cc
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ BEGIN_PROTECTED
     if (rdb) {
 
       //  prepare and open the file dialog
-      lay::FileDialog save_dialog (this, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Marker Database File")), "KLayout RDB files (*.lyrdb)");
+      lay::FileDialog save_dialog (this, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Save Marker Database File")), "KLayout RDB files (*.lyrdb)");
       std::string fn (rdb->filename ());
       if (save_dialog.get_save (fn)) {
 
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ BEGIN_PROTECTED
   }
 
   //  prepare and open the file dialog
-  lay::FileDialog open_dialog (this, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Marker Database File")), fmts);
+  lay::FileDialog open_dialog (this, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Load Marker Database File")), fmts);
   if (open_dialog.get_open (m_open_filename)) {
 
     std::auto_ptr <rdb::Database> db (new rdb::Database ());
diff --git a/src/plugins/streamers/pcb/lay_plugin/layGerberImport.cc b/src/plugins/streamers/pcb/lay_plugin/layGerberImport.cc
index f42431b9b..4ba5e4f99 100644
--- a/src/plugins/streamers/pcb/lay_plugin/layGerberImport.cc
+++ b/src/plugins/streamers/pcb/lay_plugin/layGerberImport.cc
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public:
       } else if (symbol == "db::import_gerber_open") {
 
         //  Get the name of the file to open
-        lay::FileDialog open_dialog (QApplication::activeWindow (), tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Gerber Import Project File")), tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("PCB project file (*.pcb);;All files (*)")));
+        lay::FileDialog open_dialog (QApplication::activeWindow (), tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Open Gerber Import Project File")), tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("PCB project file (*.pcb);;All files (*)")));
         std::string fn = data.current_file;
         if (! open_dialog.get_open (fn)) {
           return true;
diff --git a/src/plugins/streamers/pcb/lay_plugin/layGerberImportDialog.cc b/src/plugins/streamers/pcb/lay_plugin/layGerberImportDialog.cc
index 0b03ee800..d0c507e7d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/streamers/pcb/lay_plugin/layGerberImportDialog.cc
+++ b/src/plugins/streamers/pcb/lay_plugin/layGerberImportDialog.cc
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ GerberImportDialogFileColumnEditorWidget::browse_clicked ()
   } 
 
   std::string new_file (tl::to_string (file.absoluteFilePath ()));
-  lay::FileDialog open_dialog (this, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("PCB data file")), tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("All files (*)")));
+  lay::FileDialog open_dialog (this, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Load PCB data file")), tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("All files (*)")));
   if (open_dialog.get_open (new_file)) {
     set_filename (new_file);
   }
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ BEGIN_PROTECTED
   commit_page ();
 
   //  Get the name of the file to save
-  lay::FileDialog save_dialog (this, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Gerber Import Project File")), tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("PCB project file (*.pcb);;All files (*)")));
+  lay::FileDialog save_dialog (this, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Load Gerber Import Project File")), tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("PCB project file (*.pcb);;All files (*)")));
   std::string fn = mp_data->current_file;
   if (save_dialog.get_save (fn)) {
     mp_data->save (fn);
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ GerberImportDialog::open_clicked ()
   BEGIN_PROTECTED
 
   //  Get the name of the file to open
-  lay::FileDialog open_dialog (this, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Gerber Import Project File")), tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("PCB project file (*.pcb);;All files (*)")));
+  lay::FileDialog open_dialog (this, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Load Gerber Import Project File")), tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("PCB project file (*.pcb);;All files (*)")));
   std::string fn = mp_data->current_file;
   if (open_dialog.get_open (fn)) {
 
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ void
 GerberImportDialog::browse_layer_properties_file ()
 {
   std::string file = tl::to_string (mp_ui->layer_properties_file_le->text ());
-  lay::FileDialog open_dialog (this, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Layer Properties File")), tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Layer properties files (*.lyp);;All files (*)")));
+  lay::FileDialog open_dialog (this, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Load Layer Properties File")), tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Layer properties files (*.lyp);;All files (*)")));
   if (open_dialog.get_open (file)) {
     QDir base_dir (tl::to_qstring (mp_data->base_dir));
     mp_ui->layer_properties_file_le->setText (base_dir.relativeFilePath (tl::to_qstring (file)));
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ GerberImportDialog::add_free_file ()
 
   std::vector <std::string> new_files;
 
-  lay::FileDialog open_dialog (this, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("PCB data file")), tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("All files (*)")));
+  lay::FileDialog open_dialog (this, tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("Load PCB data file")), tl::to_string (QObject::tr ("All files (*)")));
   if (open_dialog.get_open (new_files, mp_data->base_dir)) {
 
     std::sort (new_files.begin (), new_files.end ());
diff --git a/src/plugins/tools/import/lay_plugin/layStreamImportDialog.cc b/src/plugins/tools/import/lay_plugin/layStreamImportDialog.cc
index 684679e89..71283f23e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tools/import/lay_plugin/layStreamImportDialog.cc
+++ b/src/plugins/tools/import/lay_plugin/layStreamImportDialog.cc
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ StreamImportDialog::browse_filename ()
   if (! files.isEmpty ()) {
     file = files.front ();
   }
-  files = QFileDialog::getOpenFileNames (this, QObject::tr ("File To Import"), file, QObject::tr ("All files (*)"));
+  files = QFileDialog::getOpenFileNames (this, QObject::tr ("Select Files To Import"), file, QObject::tr ("All files (*)"));
   if (! files.isEmpty ()) {
     mp_ui->files_te->setPlainText (files.join (QString::fromUtf8 ("\n")));
   }