diff --git a/src/qtgui/advsearch.ui b/src/qtgui/advsearch.ui
index 51e8330f..eb2acb42 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/advsearch.ui
+++ b/src/qtgui/advsearch.ui
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
                   <string>Search for &lt;br&gt;documents&lt;br&gt;satisfying:</string>
                 </property>
                 <property name="toolTip" stdset="0">
-                  <string>All non blank fields will be combined with OR or AND conjunctions. &lt;br&gt;"Any" "All" and "None" field types can accept a mix of simple words, and phrases enclosed in double quotes.&lt;br&gt;Fields with no data are ignored.</string>
+                  <string>All non empty fields on the right will be combined with AND ("All clauses" choice) or OR ("Any clause" choice) conjunctions. &lt;br&gt;"Any" "All" and "None" field types can accept a mix of simple words, and phrases enclosed in double quotes.&lt;br&gt;Fields with no data are ignored.</string>
                 </property>
               </widget>
               <widget class="QComboBox">
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
                     <verstretch>0</verstretch>
                   </sizepolicy>
                 </property>
+                <property name="toolTip" stdset="0">
+                  <string>All non empty fields on the right will be combined with AND ("All clauses" choice) or OR ("Any clause" choice) conjunctions. &lt;br&gt;"Any" "All" and "None" field types can accept a mix of simple words, and phrases enclosed in double quotes.&lt;br&gt;Fields with no data are ignored.</string>
+                </property>
               </widget>
               <spacer>
                 <property name="name">
@@ -179,7 +182,7 @@
       </widget>
       <widget class="Line">
         <property name="name">
-          <cstring>line3</cstring>
+          <cstring>line4</cstring>
         </property>
         <property name="frameShape">
           <enum>HLine</enum>
@@ -413,7 +416,7 @@
       </widget>
       <widget class="Line">
         <property name="name">
-          <cstring>line3</cstring>
+          <cstring>line5</cstring>
         </property>
         <property name="frameShape">
           <enum>HLine</enum>
diff --git a/src/qtgui/rclmain_w.cpp b/src/qtgui/rclmain_w.cpp
index d3cea459..be31ca35 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/rclmain_w.cpp
+++ b/src/qtgui/rclmain_w.cpp
@@ -847,18 +847,18 @@ void RclMain::startNativeViewer(Rcl::Doc doc)
     }
 
     if (cmdpath.empty()) {
+	QString mt = QString::fromAscii(doc.mimetype.c_str());
 	QString message = tr("The viewer specified in mimeconf for %1: %2"
 			     " is not found.\nDo you want to start the "
 			     " preferences dialog ?")
-	    .arg(QString::fromAscii(doc.mimetype.c_str()))
-	    .arg(QString::fromLocal8Bit(lcmd.front().c_str()));
+	    .arg(mt).arg(QString::fromLocal8Bit(lcmd.front().c_str()));
 
 	switch(QMessageBox::warning(0, "Recoll", message, 
 				    "Yes", "No", 0, 0, 1)) {
 	case 0: 
 	    showUIPrefs();
 	    if (uiprefs)
-		uiprefs->showViewAction();
+		uiprefs->showViewAction(mt);
 	    break;
 	case 1:
 	    
diff --git a/src/qtgui/uiprefs_w.cpp b/src/qtgui/uiprefs_w.cpp
index 33b2b6d2..69d1aba4 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/uiprefs_w.cpp
+++ b/src/qtgui/uiprefs_w.cpp
@@ -316,6 +316,11 @@ void UIPrefsDialog::showViewAction()
     }
     m_viewAction->show();
 }
+void UIPrefsDialog::showViewAction(const QString& mt)
+{
+    showViewAction();
+    m_viewAction->selectMT(mt);
+}
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////
 // External / extra search indexes setup
diff --git a/src/qtgui/uiprefs_w.h b/src/qtgui/uiprefs_w.h
index c59d9097..efde0bf4 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/uiprefs_w.h
+++ b/src/qtgui/uiprefs_w.h
@@ -66,9 +66,10 @@ public:
 public slots:
     virtual void showFontDialog();
     virtual void showViewAction();
+    virtual void showViewAction(const QString& mt);
     virtual void resetReslistFont();
     virtual void showBrowserDialog();
-    virtual void extraDbTextChanged( const QString & text );
+    virtual void extraDbTextChanged(const QString& text);
     virtual void addExtraDbPB_clicked();
     virtual void delExtraDbPB_clicked();
     virtual void browseDbPB_clicked();
diff --git a/src/qtgui/viewaction.ui b/src/qtgui/viewaction.ui
index d462b90f..1f0d7e49 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/viewaction.ui
+++ b/src/qtgui/viewaction.ui
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         <rect>
             <x>0</x>
             <y>0</y>
-            <width>224</width>
+            <width>400</width>
             <height>132</height>
         </rect>
     </property>
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@
                 <property name="name">
                     <cstring>unnamed</cstring>
                 </property>
+              <widget class="QLabel">
+                <property name="name">
+                  <cstring>textLabel1</cstring>
+                </property>
+                <property name="text">
+                  <string>Select one or several mime types then click "Change Action"</string>
+                </property>
+              </widget>
                 <widget class="QListView">
                     <column>
                         <property name="text">
diff --git a/src/qtgui/viewaction_w.cpp b/src/qtgui/viewaction_w.cpp
index ed9e06b3..eeb53e41 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/viewaction_w.cpp
+++ b/src/qtgui/viewaction_w.cpp
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ using namespace std;
 
 #if (QT_VERSION < 0x040000)
 #include <qlistview.h>
+#define QLVEXACTMATCH Qt::ExactMatch
 #else
 #include <q3listview.h>
 #define QListView Q3ListView
 #define QListViewItem Q3ListViewItem
 #define QListViewItemIterator Q3ListViewItemIterator
+#define QLVEXACTMATCH Q3ListView::ExactMatch
 #endif
 
 #include <qmessagebox.h>
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ void ViewAction::init()
 #endif
 	   this, SLOT(editAction()));
     fillLists();
-    resize(QSize(450, 250).expandedTo(minimumSizeHint()) );
+    resize(QSize(640, 250).expandedTo(minimumSizeHint()) );
 }
 
 void ViewAction::fillLists()
@@ -74,6 +76,16 @@ void ViewAction::fillLists()
 
 }
 
+void ViewAction::selectMT(const QString& mt)
+{
+    QListViewItem *item =  actionsLV->findItem(mt, 0, QLVEXACTMATCH);
+    if (item) {
+	actionsLV->ensureItemVisible(item);
+	actionsLV->setSelected(item, true);
+	actionsLV->setSelectionAnchor(item);
+    }
+}
+
 // To avoid modifying the listview state from the dbl click signal, as
 // advised by the manual
 void ViewAction::listDblClicked()
diff --git a/src/qtgui/viewaction_w.h b/src/qtgui/viewaction_w.h
index bfd25e58..afa35730 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/viewaction_w.h
+++ b/src/qtgui/viewaction_w.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ public:
     }
     ~ViewAction() {}
 
+    void selectMT(const QString& mt);
+
 public slots:
     virtual void editAction();
     virtual void listDblClicked();