diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/open_file_dialog_nix.cc b/gtk2_ardour/open_file_dialog_nix.cc
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+/*
+    Copyright (C) 2014 Waves Audio Ltd.
+
+    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+ 
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+*/
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <gtkmm/filechooserdialog.h>
+
+#include "open_file_dialog_proxy.h"
+#include "i18n.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+string 
+ARDOUR::save_file_dialog (string /*initial_path*/, string title)
+{
+        Gtk::FileChooserDialog dialog (title, Gtk::FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_SAVE);
+        
+	dialog.add_button (_("CANCEL"), Gtk::RESPONSE_CANCEL);
+	dialog.add_button (_("OK"), Gtk::RESPONSE_OK);
+        
+        if (dialog.run() == Gtk::RESPONSE_OK) {
+                return dialog.get_filename ();
+	}
+
+        return string();
+}
+
+string 
+ARDOUR::open_file_dialog (string /*initial_path*/, string /*title*/)
+{
+        return string();
+}
+
+string 
+ARDOUR::choose_folder_dialog (string /*initial_path*/, string /*title*/)
+{
+        return string();
+}
+