diff --git a/bin/ui/dlgImport1.ui b/bin/ui/dlgImport1.ui
index 7cb448631..08b225624 100644
--- a/bin/ui/dlgImport1.ui
+++ b/bin/ui/dlgImport1.ui
@@ -1,34 +1,6 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <interface>
-  <object class="GtkListStore" id="model1">
-    <columns>
-      <column type="gchararray"/>
-    </columns>
-    <data>
-      <row>
-        <col id="0" translatable="yes">DEFAULT</col>
-      </row>
-    </data>
-  </object>
-  <object class="GtkListStore" id="model2">
-    <columns>
-      <column type="gchararray"/>
-    </columns>
-    <data>
-      <row>
-        <col id="0" translatable="yes">Text</col>
-      </row>
-      <row>
-        <col id="0" translatable="yes">Raster</col>
-      </row>
-      <row>
-        <col id="0" translatable="yes">Shapefile</col>
-      </row>
-      <row>
-        <col id="0" translatable="yes">Spreadsheet</col>
-      </row>
-    </data>
-  </object>
+  <!-- interface-requires gtk+ 3.0 -->
   <object class="GtkDialog" id="dlgImport1">
     <property name="visible">True</property>
     <property name="can_focus">False</property>
@@ -39,7 +11,7 @@
     <property name="icon_name">gtk-add</property>
     <property name="type_hint">dialog</property>
     <child internal-child="vbox">
-      <object class="GtkVBox" id="dialog-vbox1">
+      <object class="GtkBox" id="dialog-vbox1">
         <property name="visible">True</property>
         <property name="can_focus">False</property>
         <property name="spacing">5</property>
@@ -139,8 +111,9 @@
                             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                             <property name="receives_default">False</property>
                             <property name="has_tooltip">True</property>
-                            <property name="tooltip-text" translatable="yes">Check to off to import new data to an existing Basedata set</property>
+                            <property name="tooltip_text" translatable="yes">Check to off to import new data to an existing Basedata set</property>
                             <property name="use_underline">True</property>
+                            <property name="xalign">0.5</property>
                             <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
                           </object>
                         </child>
@@ -157,13 +130,11 @@
                         <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                         <property name="has_focus">True</property>
                         <property name="has_tooltip">True</property>
-                        <property name="tooltip-text" translatable="yes">Name for a new data set</property>
-                        <property name="invisible_char">&#x25CF;</property>
+                        <property name="tooltip_text" translatable="yes">Name for a new data set</property>
+                        <property name="invisible_char">●</property>
                         <property name="width_chars">20</property>
                         <property name="primary_icon_activatable">False</property>
                         <property name="secondary_icon_activatable">False</property>
-                        <property name="primary_icon_sensitive">True</property>
-                        <property name="secondary_icon_sensitive">True</property>
                       </object>
                       <packing>
                         <property name="expand">True</property>
@@ -207,7 +178,8 @@
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
                     <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                     <property name="receives_default">False</property>
-                    <property name="tooltip-text" translatable="yes">If checked then each imported file is assigned to a separate basedata. These will be created if they do not exist, and will use the file names as the basedata names (excluding the directory components). Turn off the New checkbox above if you want to import into existing basedatas (they will be created if they do not exist).</property>
+                    <property name="tooltip_text" translatable="yes">If checked then each imported file is assigned to a separate basedata. These will be created if they do not exist, and will use the file names as the basedata names (excluding the directory components). Turn off the New checkbox above if you want to import into existing basedatas (they will be created if they do not exist).</property>
+                    <property name="xalign">0.5</property>
                     <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
                   </object>
                   <packing>
@@ -254,23 +226,21 @@
                   </packing>
                 </child>
                 <child>
-                  <object class="GtkComboBox" id="format_box">
+                  <object class="GtkComboBoxText" id="format_box">
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
                     <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-                    <property name="tooltip-text" translatable="yes">Select the type of input data you wish to use.  </property>
-                    <property name="active">0</property>
-                    <property name="model">model2</property>
-                    <child>
-                      <object class="GtkCellRendererText" id="renderer2"/>
-                      <attributes>
-                        <attribute name="text">0</attribute>
-                      </attributes>
-                    </child>
+                    <property name="entry_text_column">0</property>
+                    <property name="id_column">1</property>
+                    <items>
+                      <item translatable="yes">Text</item>
+                      <item translatable="yes">Raster</item>
+                      <item translatable="yes">Shapefile</item>
+                      <item translatable="yes">Spreadsheet</item>
+                    </items>
                   </object>
                   <packing>
                     <property name="expand">False</property>
                     <property name="fill">False</property>
-                    <property name="padding">54</property>
                     <property name="position">1</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
@@ -317,7 +287,7 @@
           </packing>
         </child>
         <child internal-child="action_area">
-          <object class="GtkHButtonBox" id="dialog-action_area1">
+          <object class="GtkButtonBox" id="dialog-action_area1">
             <property name="visible">True</property>
             <property name="can_focus">False</property>
             <property name="layout_style">end</property>
@@ -405,4 +375,35 @@
       <action-widget response="-5">btnNext</action-widget>
     </action-widgets>
   </object>
+  <object class="GtkListStore" id="model1">
+    <columns>
+      <!-- column-name gchararray -->
+      <column type="gchararray"/>
+    </columns>
+    <data>
+      <row>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes">DEFAULT</col>
+      </row>
+    </data>
+  </object>
+  <object class="GtkListStore" id="model2">
+    <columns>
+      <!-- column-name gchararray -->
+      <column type="gchararray"/>
+    </columns>
+    <data>
+      <row>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes">Text</col>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes">Raster</col>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes">Shapefile</col>
+      </row>
+      <row>
+        <col id="0" translatable="yes">Spreadsheet</col>
+      </row>
+    </data>
+  </object>
 </interface>