diff --git a/Nasal/gui.nas b/Nasal/gui.nas
index c5f938c77..0a5a89bd3 100644
--- a/Nasal/gui.nas
+++ b/Nasal/gui.nas
@@ -239,11 +239,11 @@ Dialog = {
 ##
 # FileSelector class (derived from Dialog class).
 #
-# SYNOPSIS: FileSelector.new(<callback> [, <title> [, <button> [, <dir> [, <file> [, <dotfiles>]]]])
+# SYNOPSIS: FileSelector.new(<callback>, <title>, <button> [, <dir> [, <file> [, <dotfiles>]]])
 #
 #         callback ... callback function that gets return value as cmdarg().getValue()
 #         title    ... dialog title
-#         button   ... button text ("OK" by default, but should say "Save", "Load", etc.))
+#         button   ... button text (should say "Save", "Load", etc. and not just "OK")
 #         dir      ... starting dir ($FG_ROOT if unset)
 #         file     ... pre-selected default file name
 #         dotfiles ... flag that decids whether UNIX dotfiles should be shown (1) or not (0)
@@ -252,11 +252,14 @@ Dialog = {
 #
 #     var report = func { print("file ", cmdarg().getValue(), " selected") }
 #     var selector = gui.FileSelector.new(report, "Save Flight", "Save", "/tmp", "flight.sav");
-#     selector.open();   # see the Dialog class for other methods
+#     selector.open();
+#
+#     selector.close();
+#     selector.set_title("Save Another Flight");
+#     selector.open();
 #
 var FileSelector = {
-    new : func(callback, title = "File Selection", button = "OK",
-            dir = "", file = "", dotfiles = 0) {
+    new : func(callback, title, button, dir = "", file = "", dotfiles = 0) {
         var name = "file-select-";
         var data = props.globals.getNode("/sim/gui/dialogs/", 1);
         var i = nil;
@@ -264,17 +267,24 @@ var FileSelector = {
             if (data.getNode(name ~ i, 0) == nil)
                 break;
         data = data.getNode(name ~= i, 1);
+
         var m = Dialog.new(data.getNode("dialog", 1), "gui/dialogs/file-select.xml", name);
         m.parents = [FileSelector, Dialog];
         m.data = data;
-        m.data.getNode("title", 1).setValue(title);
-        m.data.getNode("button", 1).setValue(button);
-        m.data.getNode("directory", 1).setValue(dir);
-        m.data.getNode("selection", 1).setValue(file);
-        m.data.getNode("dotfiles", 1).setBoolValue(dotfiles);
+        m.set_title(title);
+        m.set_button(button);
+        m.set_directory(dir);
+        m.set_file(file);
+        m.set_dotfiles(dotfiles);
         m.cblistener = setlistener(data.getNode("path", 1), callback);
         return m;
     },
+    # setters only take effect after the next call to open()
+    set_title     : func(title) { me.data.getNode("title", 1).setValue(title) },
+    set_button    : func(button) { me.data.getNode("button", 1).setValue(button) },
+    set_directory : func(dir) { me.data.getNode("directory", 1).setValue(dir) },
+    set_file      : func(file) { me.data.getNode("selection", 1).setValue(file) },
+    set_dotfiles  : func(dot) { me.data.getNode("dotfiles", 1).setBoolValue(dot) },
     del : func {
         me.close();
         delete(me.instance, me.name);
diff --git a/gui/dialogs/file-select.xml b/gui/dialogs/file-select.xml
index 093f59e05..21d5db79b 100644
--- a/gui/dialogs/file-select.xml
+++ b/gui/dialogs/file-select.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  Ctrl-click on "."    toggles display of hidden Unix filex (dotfiles)
  Ctrl-click on ".."   enters $FG_ROOT
  Shift-click on ".."  enters $FG_HOME
+ Alt-click on ".."    enters current working directory
 -->
 
 <PropertyList>
@@ -129,8 +130,11 @@
 
 			var kbdctrl = props.globals.getNode("/devices/status/keyboard/ctrl", 1);
 			var kbdshift = props.globals.getNode("/devices/status/keyboard/shift", 1);
+			var kbdalt = props.globals.getNode("/devices/status/keyboard/alt", 1);
 			var current = { dir : "", file : "" };
 
+			var isletter = func(c) { c >= `A` and `Z` >= c or c >= `a` and `z` >= c }
+
 			var squeeze = func(s, n) {
 				return n >= size(s) ? s : "... " ~ substr(s, size(s) - n);
 			}
@@ -157,7 +161,7 @@
 						continue;
 
 					var stat = io.stat(d ~ "/" ~ e);
-					if (stat == nil)  # dead link
+					if (stat == nil)  # dead link, no permission
 						continue;
 
 					if (io.isdir(stat[2]))
@@ -172,7 +176,7 @@
 					list.getChild("value", i, 1).setValue(entries[i]);
 
 				dir.setValue(d);
-				gui.dialog_apply("dir-input", "list");
+				gui.dialog_update(dlgname, "dir-input", "list");
 				return 1;
 			}
 
@@ -189,6 +193,8 @@
 						new = getprop("/sim/fg-root");
 					elsif (kbdshift.getValue())
 						new = getprop("/sim/fg-home");
+					elsif (kbdalt.getValue())
+						new = getprop("/sim/fg-current");
 					else
 						new = current.dir ~ "/..";
 				} elsif (e[size(e) - 1] == `/`) {
@@ -202,7 +208,6 @@
 					if (update(p))
 						current.dir = p;
 					selection.setValue("");
-					gui.dialog_update(dlgname, "list", "file-input"); ## apply?
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -211,7 +216,6 @@
 			}
 
 			var dir_input = func {
-				print("dir input");
 				var p = io.fixpath(dir.getValue());
 				if (update(p))
 					current.dir = p;
@@ -244,7 +248,7 @@
 				t = "Select File";
 			self.getNode("group[0]/text/label").setValue(t);
 
-			current.dir = (var d = dir.getValue()) != nil and d != "" ? d : getprop("/sim/fg-root");
+			current.dir = (var d = dir.getValue()) != nil and d != "" ? d : getprop("/sim/fg-current");
 			current.file = (var d = file.getValue()) != nil and d != "" ? d : "";
 			gui.dialog_update(dlgname, "file-input"); ## dir-input ?
 			update(io.fixpath(current.dir));