diff --git a/ng/menustat.tcl b/ng/menustat.tcl
index 92eeff43..e1604540 100644
--- a/ng/menustat.tcl
+++ b/ng/menustat.tcl
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ menu .ngmenu.file
 #		{"Naomi Geometry"      {.nao} }
 #		{"New Geometry file"   {.ngg} } 
 
-
-	set file [tk_getOpenFile -filetypes $types -initialdir $dirname]
+	set file [tk_getOpenFile -filetypes $types -initialdir $dirname -typevariable loadgeomtypevar]
 	if {$file != ""} {
 	    AddRecentFile $file
 	    Ng_LoadGeometry $file 
diff --git a/ng/variables.tcl b/ng/variables.tcl
index 5e843278..6feeef00 100644
--- a/ng/variables.tcl
+++ b/ng/variables.tcl
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ set drawmode rotate
 set selectvisual geometry
 
 set dirname .
+set loadgeomtypevar "All Geometry types"
+
 set basefilename filename
 
 set meshoptions.fineness 3
@@ -383,7 +385,8 @@ proc saveoptions { } {
 	
 	if {$file != ""} {
 	    set datei [open $file w]
-	    
+	    puts $datei "dirname  ${dirname}"
+	    puts $datei "loadgeomtypevar  \"${loadgeomtypevar}\""
 	    puts $datei "meshoptions.fineness  ${meshoptions.fineness}"
 	    puts $datei "meshoptions.firststep ${meshoptions.firststep}"
 	    puts $datei "meshoptions.laststep  ${meshoptions.laststep}"