diff --git a/qucs/extsimkernels/spicelibcompdialog.cpp b/qucs/extsimkernels/spicelibcompdialog.cpp
index 817ac586..2e2ff1b4 100644
--- a/qucs/extsimkernels/spicelibcompdialog.cpp
+++ b/qucs/extsimkernels/spicelibcompdialog.cpp
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ SpiceLibCompDialog::SpiceLibCompDialog(Component *pc, Schematic *sch) : QDialog{
   btnOpenSym = new QPushButton(tr("Open"));
   edtSymFile = new QLineEdit();
   connect(btnOpenSym,SIGNAL(clicked(bool)),this,SLOT(slotBtnOpenSym()));
-  connect(edtSymFile,SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)),this,SLOT(slotSetSymbol()));
-  connect(edtSymFile,SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)),this,SLOT(slotChanged()));
 
   chbShowLib = new QCheckBox(tr("Show"));
   chbShowLib->setChecked(show_lib);
@@ -197,6 +195,8 @@ SpiceLibCompDialog::SpiceLibCompDialog(Component *pc, Schematic *sch) : QDialog{
   connect(tbwPinsTable,SIGNAL(cellChanged(int,int)),this,SLOT(slotChanged()));
   connect(listSymPattern,SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)),this,SLOT(slotChanged()));
   connect(cbxSelectSubcir,SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)),this,SLOT(slotChanged()));
+  connect(edtSymFile,SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)),this,SLOT(slotSetSymbol()));
+  connect(edtSymFile,SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)),this,SLOT(slotChanged()));
 
 }
 
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ int SpiceLibCompDialog::parseLibFile(const QString &filename)
 
 void SpiceLibCompDialog::slotSetSymbol()
 {
+  int result = -1;
   if (rbAutoSymbol->isChecked()) {
     tbwPinsTable->setEnabled(false);
     listSymPattern->setEnabled(false);
@@ -315,6 +316,7 @@ void SpiceLibCompDialog::slotSetSymbol()
     QString s1 = "";
     QString s2 = "SpLib";
     symbol->setSymbol(s1, s1, s2);
+    result = 0;
     symbol->setWarning(tr("No symbol loaded"));
     symbolPinsCount = 0;
   } else if (rbSymFromTemplate->isChecked()) {
@@ -324,16 +326,26 @@ void SpiceLibCompDialog::slotSetSymbol()
     btnOpenSym->setEnabled(false);
     QString dir_name = QucsSettings.BinDir + "/../share/" QUCS_NAME "/symbols/";
     QString file = dir_name + listSymPattern->currentItem()->text() + ".sym";
-    symbol->loadSymFile(file);
+    result = symbol->loadSymFile(file);
     symbolPinsCount = symbol->getPortsNumber();
   } else if (rbUserSym->isChecked()) {
     tbwPinsTable->setEnabled(true);
     listSymPattern->setEnabled(false);
     edtSymFile->setEnabled(true);
     btnOpenSym->setEnabled(true);
-    symbol->loadSymFile(edtSymFile->text());
+    if (edtSymFile->text().isEmpty()) {
+      symbolPinsCount = 0;
+      return;
+    }
+    result = symbol->loadSymFile(edtSymFile->text());
     symbolPinsCount = symbol->getPortsNumber();
   }
+
+  if (result < 0) {
+    QMessageBox::critical(this,tr("Error"),tr("Failed to load symbol file!"));
+    return;
+  }
+
   for (int i = 0; i < tbwPinsTable->rowCount(); i++) {
     QTableWidgetItem *itm = new QTableWidgetItem("NC");
     tbwPinsTable->setItem(i,1,itm);
diff --git a/qucs/projectView.cpp b/qucs/projectView.cpp
index 24f4878f..1d09e73b 100644
--- a/qucs/projectView.cpp
+++ b/qucs/projectView.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ ProjectView::refresh()
   APPEND_ROW(m_model, tr("VHDL")         );
   APPEND_ROW(m_model, tr("Octave")       );
   APPEND_ROW(m_model, tr("Schematics")   );
+  APPEND_ROW(m_model, tr("Symbols")      );
   APPEND_ROW(m_model, tr("SPICE")       );
   APPEND_ROW(m_model, tr("Others")       );
 
@@ -139,13 +140,14 @@ ProjectView::refresh()
         }
         APPEND_CHILD(6, columnData);
       }
-    }
-    else if ((extName == "cir") || (extName=="ckt") ||
-             (extName=="sp")) {
+    } else if (extName == "sym") {
         APPEND_CHILD(7,columnData);
+    } else if ((extName == "cir") || (extName=="ckt") ||
+             (extName=="sp")) {
+        APPEND_CHILD(8,columnData);
     }
     else {
-      APPEND_CHILD(8, columnData);
+      APPEND_CHILD(9, columnData);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/qucs/qucs_init.cpp b/qucs/qucs_init.cpp
index e676b9f9..7dd099de 100644
--- a/qucs/qucs_init.cpp
+++ b/qucs/qucs_init.cpp
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ void QucsApp::initActions()
   helpGetStart->setWhatsThis(tr("Getting Started\n\nShort introduction into Qucs"));
   connect(helpGetStart, SIGNAL(triggered()), SLOT(slotGettingStarted()));
 
-  helpAboutApp = new QAction(tr("&About qucs-s"), this);
+  helpAboutApp = new QAction(tr("&About Qucs-S"), this);
   helpAboutApp->setStatusTip(tr("About the application"));
   helpAboutApp->setWhatsThis(tr("About\n\nAbout the application"));
   connect(helpAboutApp, SIGNAL(triggered()),this, SLOT(slotHelpAbout()));
diff --git a/qucs/spicecomponents/spicelibcomp.cpp b/qucs/spicecomponents/spicelibcomp.cpp
index e96d70cd..8e0f4600 100644
--- a/qucs/spicecomponents/spicelibcomp.cpp
+++ b/qucs/spicecomponents/spicelibcomp.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void SpiceLibComp::createSymbol()
 {
   int No;
   QString FileName;
-  QString symname = Props.at(2)->Value;
+  QString symname = misc::properAbsFileName(Props.at(2)->Value, containingSchematic);
   if (QFileInfo::exists(symname)) {
     FileName = symname;
   } else {