Index: ../../libtovid/metagui/control.py
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--- ../../libtovid/metagui/control.py   (revision 2237)
+++ ../../libtovid/metagui/control.py   (working copy)
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 import Tkinter as tk
 from support import ListVar
 import support
+import os

 ### --------------------------------------------------------------------
 class MissingOption (Exception):
@@ -705,6 +706,7 @@
                  **kwargs):
         Control.__init__(self, list, option, label, default, help, **kwargs)

+
     def draw(self, master):
         """Draw control widgets in the given master."""
         Control.draw(self, master)
@@ -728,10 +730,20 @@

     def addFiles(self):
         """Event handler to add files to the list"""
+        # some tk calls to use the undocumented "hidden files" button
+        self.tk.call('namespace', 'import', '::tk::dialog::file::')
+        self.tk.call('set', '::tk::dialog::file::showHiddenBtn',  '1')
+        self.tk.call('set', '::tk::dialog::file::showHiddenVar',  '0')
         files = askopenfilenames(parent=self, title='Add files')
         self.listbox.add(*files)
         for control in self.copies:
-            control.listbox.add(*files)
+            if control.label == 'Video titles':
+                for file in files:
+                    title = os.path.basename(file)[0:-4]
+                    title = title.replace('_', ' ')
+                    control.listbox.add(title)
+            else:
+                control.listbox.add(*files)

     def removeFiles(self):
         """Event handler to remove selected files from the list"""
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