diff --git a/filters/asyexporter.cc b/filters/asyexporter.cc
--- a/filters/asyexporter.cc
+++ b/filters/asyexporter.cc
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 void AsyExporter::run( const KigPart& doc, KigWidget& w )
 {
   KigFileDialog* kfd = new KigFileDialog(
-      QStandardPaths::writableLocation( QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation ), i18n( "*.asy|Asymptote Documents (*.asy)" ),
+      QStandardPaths::writableLocation( QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation ), i18n( "Asymptote Documents (*.asy)" ),
       i18n( "Export as Asymptote script" ), &w );
   kfd->setOptionCaption( i18n( "Asymptote Options" ) );
   AsyExporterOptions* opts = new AsyExporterOptions( 0L );
diff --git a/filters/latexexporter.cc b/filters/latexexporter.cc
--- a/filters/latexexporter.cc
+++ b/filters/latexexporter.cc
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@
 void LatexExporter::run( const KigPart& doc, KigWidget& w )
 {
     KigFileDialog* kfd = new KigFileDialog(
-        QStandardPaths::writableLocation( QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation ), i18n( "*.tex|Latex Documents (*.tex)" ),
+        QStandardPaths::writableLocation( QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation ), i18n( "Latex Documents (*.tex)" ),
         i18n( "Export as Latex" ), &w );
     kfd->setOptionCaption( i18n( "Latex Options" ) );
     LatexExporterOptions* opts = new LatexExporterOptions( 0L );
diff --git a/filters/svgexporter.cc b/filters/svgexporter.cc
--- a/filters/svgexporter.cc
+++ b/filters/svgexporter.cc
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 void SVGExporter::run( const KigPart& part, KigWidget& w )
 {
   KigFileDialog* kfd = new KigFileDialog(
-      QStandardPaths::writableLocation( QStandardPaths::PicturesLocation ), i18n( "*.svg|Scalable Vector Graphics (*.svg)" ),
+      QStandardPaths::writableLocation( QStandardPaths::PicturesLocation ), i18n( "Scalable Vector Graphics (*.svg)" ),
       i18n( "Export as SVG" ), &w );
   kfd->setOptionCaption( i18n( "SVG Options" ) );
   SVGExporterOptions* opts = new SVGExporterOptions( 0L );
diff --git a/filters/xfigexporter.cc b/filters/xfigexporter.cc
--- a/filters/xfigexporter.cc
+++ b/filters/xfigexporter.cc
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@
 void XFigExporter::run( const KigPart& doc, KigWidget& w )
 {
   KigFileDialog* kfd = new KigFileDialog(
-      QStandardPaths::writableLocation( QStandardPaths::PicturesLocation ), i18n( "*.fig|XFig Documents (*.fig)" ),
+      QStandardPaths::writableLocation( QStandardPaths::PicturesLocation ), i18n( "XFig Documents (*.fig)" ),
       i18n( "Export as XFig File" ), &w );
   if ( !kfd->exec() )
     return;
diff --git a/kig/kig_part.cpp b/kig/kig_part.cpp
--- a/kig/kig_part.cpp
+++ b/kig/kig_part.cpp
@@ -723,8 +723,7 @@
 bool KigPart::internalSaveAs()
 {
   // this slot is connected to the KStandardAction::saveAs action...
-  QString formats = i18n( "*.kig|Kig Documents (*.kig)\n"
-                          "*.kigz|Compressed Kig Documents (*.kigz)" );
+  QString formats = i18n( "Kig Documents (*.kig);;Compressed Kig Documents (*.kigz)" );
   QString currentDir = url().toLocalFile();
 
   if ( currentDir.isNull() )
diff --git a/modes/typesdialog.cpp b/modes/typesdialog.cpp
--- a/modes/typesdialog.cpp
+++ b/modes/typesdialog.cpp
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@
       types.push_back( macro );
   }
   if (types.empty()) return;
-  QString file_name = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName( this, i18n( "Export Types" ), QStandardPaths::writableLocation( QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation ), i18n("*.kigt|Kig Types Files\n*|All Files") );
+  QString file_name = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName( this, i18n( "Export Types" ), QStandardPaths::writableLocation( QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation ), i18n("Kig Types Files (*.kigt);;All Files (*)") );
   if ( file_name.isNull() )
     return;
   QFile fi( file_name );
@@ -479,12 +479,12 @@
 {
   //TODO : Do this through MIME types
   QStringList toolFilters;
-  toolFilters << i18n( "*.kigt|Kig Types Files" );
+  toolFilters << i18n( "Kig Types Files (*.kigt)" );
 #ifdef WITH_GEOGEBRA
-  toolFilters << i18n( "*.ggt|Geogebra Tool Files" );
+  toolFilters << i18n( "Geogebra Tool Files (*.ggt)" );
 #endif //WITH_GEOGEBRA
-  toolFilters << i18n( "*|All Files" );
-  QStringList file_names = QFileDialog::getOpenFileNames( this, i18n( "Import Types" ), QStandardPaths::writableLocation( QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation ), toolFilters.join( QLatin1String( "\n" ) ) );
+  toolFilters << i18n( "All Files (*)" );
+  QStringList file_names = QFileDialog::getOpenFileNames( this, i18n( "Import Types" ), QStandardPaths::writableLocation( QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation ), toolFilters.join( QLatin1String( ";;" ) ) );
 
   std::vector<Macro*> macros;
   for ( QStringList::const_iterator i = file_names.constBegin();