diff -r 77b09bb52ca0 -r 794a5c91c479 ui/motif/window.c
--- a/ui/motif/window.c	Sat Apr 05 18:41:30 2014 +0200
+++ b/ui/motif/window.c	Sun Apr 06 13:21:37 2014 +0200
@@ -127,3 +127,50 @@
     nwindows++;
     return obj;
 }
+
+typedef struct FileDialogData {
+    int  running;
+    char *file;
+} FileDialogData;
+
+static void filedialog_select(
+        Widget widget,
+        FileDialogData *data,
+        XmFileSelectionBoxCallbackStruct *selection)
+{
+    char *path = NULL;
+    XmStringGetLtoR(selection->value, XmSTRING_DEFAULT_CHARSET, &path);
+    data->running = 0;
+    data->file = strdup(path);
+    XtFree(path);
+    XtUnmanageChild(widget);
+}
+
+static void filedialog_cancel(
+        Widget widget,
+        FileDialogData *data,
+        XmFileSelectionBoxCallbackStruct *selection)
+
+{
+    data->running = 0;
+    XtUnmanageChild(widget);
+}
+
+char* ui_openfiledialog(UiObject *obj) {
+    Widget dialog = XmCreateFileSelectionDialog(obj->widget, "openfiledialog", NULL, 0);
+    XtManageChild(dialog);
+    
+    FileDialogData data;
+    data.running = 1;
+    data.file = NULL;
+    
+    XtAddCallback(dialog, XmNokCallback, (XtCallbackProc)filedialog_select, &data);
+    XtAddCallback(dialog, XmNcancelCallback, (XtCallbackProc)filedialog_cancel, &data);
+    
+    ui_secondary_event_loop(&data.running);
+    return data.file;
+}
+
+char* ui_savefiledialog(UiObject *obj) {
+    return ui_openfiledialog(obj);
+}