diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 66eef84b71..d18fb771d7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+2003-09-16  David Hampton  <hampton@employees.org>
+
+	* lib/egg/egg-menu-merge.[ch]: Back port the GTK2.4 UI description
+	language.
+	
+	* src/business/business-gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-business-ui.xml:
+	* src/gnome/ui/gnc-main-window-ui.xml:
+	* src/gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-account-tree-ui.xml:
+	* src/gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-page-account-tree-ui.xml:
+	* src/gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-page-register-ui.xml:
+	* src/gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-register-ui.xml:
+	* src/import-export/qif-import/gnc-plugin-qif-import-ui.xml:
+	Switch to the new UI description language.
+
+	* src/gnome/gnc-main-window.c:
+	* src/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-account-tree.c:
+	* src/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-register.c: Check the error return
+	value after calling the menu-merge routines.
+
 2003-09-13  David Hampton  <hampton@employees.org>
 
 	* src/gnome/gnc-main-window.c: Collapse common functions into one.
diff --git a/lib/egg/egg-menu-merge.c b/lib/egg/egg-menu-merge.c
index a599965052..fb62ea6d4e 100644
--- a/lib/egg/egg-menu-merge.c
+++ b/lib/egg/egg-menu-merge.c
@@ -114,12 +114,9 @@ egg_menu_merge_init (EggMenuMerge *self)
 
 
   merge_id = egg_menu_merge_next_merge_id(self);
-  node = get_child_node(self, NULL, "Root", 4,
+  node = get_child_node(self, NULL, "ui", 4,
 			EGG_MENU_MERGE_ROOT, TRUE, FALSE);
   egg_menu_merge_node_prepend_ui_reference(NODE_INFO(node), merge_id, 0);
-  node = get_child_node(self, self->root_node, "popups", 6,
-			EGG_MENU_MERGE_POPUPS, TRUE, FALSE);
-  egg_menu_merge_node_prepend_ui_reference(NODE_INFO(node), merge_id, 0);
 }
 
 EggMenuMerge *
@@ -337,7 +334,6 @@ typedef enum {
   STATE_ROOT,
   STATE_MENU,
   STATE_TOOLBAR,
-  STATE_POPUPS,
   STATE_MENUITEM,
   STATE_TOOLITEM,
   STATE_END
@@ -369,18 +365,15 @@ start_element_handler (GMarkupParseContext *context,
 
   gint i;
   const gchar *node_name;
-  GQuark verb_quark;
+  const gchar *action;
+  GQuark action_quark;
   gboolean top;
 
   gboolean raise_error = TRUE;
-  gchar *error_attr = NULL;
 
-  //g_message("starting element %s", element_name);
-
-  /* work out a name for this node.  Either the name attribute, or
-   * element name */
-  node_name = element_name;
-  verb_quark = 0;
+  node_name = NULL;
+  action = NULL;
+  action_quark = 0;
   top = FALSE;
   for (i = 0; attribute_names[i] != NULL; i++)
     {
@@ -388,34 +381,56 @@ start_element_handler (GMarkupParseContext *context,
 	{
 	  node_name = attribute_values[i];
 	}
-      else if (!strcmp(attribute_names[i], "verb"))
+      else if (!strcmp(attribute_names[i], "action"))
 	{
-	  verb_quark = g_quark_from_string(attribute_values[i]);
+	  action = attribute_values[i];
+	  action_quark = g_quark_from_string(attribute_values[i]);
 	}
-      else if (!strcmp(attribute_names[i], "pos"))
+      else if (!strcmp(attribute_names[i], "position"))
 	{
 	  top = !strcmp(attribute_values[i], "top");
 	}
+      else
+	{
+	  gint line_number, char_number;
+	  
+	  g_markup_parse_context_get_position (context,
+					       &line_number, &char_number);
+	  g_set_error (error,
+		       G_MARKUP_ERROR,
+		       G_MARKUP_ERROR_UNKNOWN_ATTRIBUTE,
+		       _("Unknown attribute '%s' on line %d char %d"),
+		       attribute_names[i],
+		       line_number, char_number);
+	  return;
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* Work out a name for this node.  Either the name attribute, or
+   * the action, or the element name */
+  if (node_name == NULL) 
+    {
+      if (action != NULL)
+	node_name = action;
+      else 
+	node_name = element_name;
     }
-  /* if no verb, then set it to the node's name */
-  if (verb_quark == 0)
-    verb_quark = g_quark_from_string(node_name);
 
   switch (element_name[0])
     {
-    case 'R':
-      if (ctx->state == STATE_START && !strcmp(element_name, "Root"))
+    case 'u':
+      if (ctx->state == STATE_START && !strcmp(element_name, "ui"))
 	{
 	  ctx->state = STATE_ROOT;
 	  ctx->current = self->root_node;
 	  raise_error = FALSE;
 
 	  egg_menu_merge_node_prepend_ui_reference (NODE_INFO (ctx->current),
-						    ctx->merge_id, verb_quark);
+						    ctx->merge_id, action_quark);
 	}
       break;
     case 'm':
-      if (ctx->state == STATE_ROOT && !strcmp(element_name, "menu"))
+      if (ctx->state == STATE_ROOT && !strcmp(element_name, "menubar"))
 	{
 	  ctx->state = STATE_MENU;
 	  ctx->current = get_child_node(self, ctx->current,
@@ -423,10 +438,25 @@ start_element_handler (GMarkupParseContext *context,
 					EGG_MENU_MERGE_MENUBAR,
 					TRUE, FALSE);
 	  if (NODE_INFO(ctx->current)->action_name == 0)
-	    NODE_INFO(ctx->current)->action_name = verb_quark;
+	    NODE_INFO(ctx->current)->action_name = action_quark;
 
 	  egg_menu_merge_node_prepend_ui_reference (NODE_INFO (ctx->current),
-						    ctx->merge_id, verb_quark);
+						    ctx->merge_id, action_quark);
+	  NODE_INFO(ctx->current)->dirty = TRUE;
+
+	  raise_error = FALSE;
+	}
+      else if (ctx->state == STATE_MENU && !strcmp(element_name, "menu"))
+	{
+	  ctx->current = get_child_node(self, ctx->current,
+					node_name, strlen(node_name),
+					EGG_MENU_MERGE_MENU,
+					TRUE, top);
+	  if (NODE_INFO(ctx->current)->action_name == 0)
+	    NODE_INFO(ctx->current)->action_name = action_quark;
+
+	  egg_menu_merge_node_prepend_ui_reference (NODE_INFO (ctx->current),
+						    ctx->merge_id, action_quark);
 	  NODE_INFO(ctx->current)->dirty = TRUE;
 
 	  raise_error = FALSE;
@@ -441,60 +471,28 @@ start_element_handler (GMarkupParseContext *context,
 				EGG_MENU_MERGE_MENUITEM,
 				TRUE, top);
 	  if (NODE_INFO(node)->action_name == 0)
-	    NODE_INFO(node)->action_name = verb_quark;
+	    NODE_INFO(node)->action_name = action_quark;
 
 	  egg_menu_merge_node_prepend_ui_reference (NODE_INFO (node),
-						    ctx->merge_id, verb_quark);
+						    ctx->merge_id, action_quark);
 	  NODE_INFO(node)->dirty = TRUE;
 
-	  raise_error = FALSE;
-	}
-      break;
-    case 'd':
-      if (ctx->state == STATE_ROOT && !strcmp(element_name, "dockitem"))
-	{
-	  ctx->state = STATE_TOOLBAR;
-	  ctx->current = get_child_node(self, ctx->current,
-					node_name, strlen(node_name),
-					EGG_MENU_MERGE_TOOLBAR,
-					TRUE, FALSE);
-	  if (NODE_INFO(ctx->current)->action_name == 0)
-	    NODE_INFO(ctx->current)->action_name = verb_quark;
-
-	  egg_menu_merge_node_prepend_ui_reference (NODE_INFO (ctx->current),
-						    ctx->merge_id, verb_quark);
-	  NODE_INFO(ctx->current)->dirty = TRUE;
-
 	  raise_error = FALSE;
 	}
       break;
     case 'p':
-      if (ctx->state == STATE_ROOT && !strcmp(element_name, "popups"))
-	{
-	  ctx->state = STATE_POPUPS;
-	  ctx->current = get_child_node(self, ctx->current,
-					node_name, strlen(node_name),
-					EGG_MENU_MERGE_POPUPS,
-					TRUE, FALSE);
-
-	  egg_menu_merge_node_prepend_ui_reference (NODE_INFO (ctx->current),
-						    ctx->merge_id, verb_quark);
-	  NODE_INFO(ctx->current)->dirty = TRUE;
-
-	  raise_error = FALSE;
-	}
-      else if (ctx->state == STATE_POPUPS && !strcmp(element_name, "popup"))
+      if (ctx->state == STATE_ROOT && !strcmp(element_name, "popup"))
 	{
 	  ctx->state = STATE_MENU;
 	  ctx->current = get_child_node(self, ctx->current,
 					node_name, strlen(node_name),
-					EGG_MENU_MERGE_MENU,
+					EGG_MENU_MERGE_POPUP,
 					TRUE, FALSE);
 	  if (NODE_INFO(ctx->current)->action_name == 0)
-	    NODE_INFO(ctx->current)->action_name = verb_quark;
+	    NODE_INFO(ctx->current)->action_name = action_quark;
 
 	  egg_menu_merge_node_prepend_ui_reference (NODE_INFO (ctx->current),
-						    ctx->merge_id, verb_quark);
+						    ctx->merge_id, action_quark);
 	  NODE_INFO(ctx->current)->dirty = TRUE;
 
 	  raise_error = FALSE;
@@ -502,66 +500,66 @@ start_element_handler (GMarkupParseContext *context,
       else if ((ctx->state == STATE_MENU || ctx->state == STATE_TOOLBAR) &&
 	       !strcmp(element_name, "placeholder"))
 	{
-	  if (ctx->state == STATE_MENU)
-	    ctx->current = get_child_node(self, ctx->current,
-					  node_name, strlen(node_name),
-					  EGG_MENU_MERGE_MENU_PLACEHOLDER,
-					  TRUE, top);
-	  else
+	  if (ctx->state == STATE_TOOLBAR)
 	    ctx->current = get_child_node(self, ctx->current,
 					  node_name, strlen(node_name),
 					  EGG_MENU_MERGE_TOOLBAR_PLACEHOLDER,
 					  TRUE, top);
+	  else
+	    ctx->current = get_child_node(self, ctx->current,
+					  node_name, strlen(node_name),
+					  EGG_MENU_MERGE_MENU_PLACEHOLDER,
+					  TRUE, top);
 
 	  egg_menu_merge_node_prepend_ui_reference (NODE_INFO (ctx->current),
-						    ctx->merge_id, verb_quark);
+						    ctx->merge_id, action_quark);
 	  NODE_INFO(ctx->current)->dirty = TRUE;
 
 	  raise_error = FALSE;
 	}
       break;
     case 's':
-      if (ctx->state == STATE_MENU && !strcmp(element_name, "submenu"))
-	{
-	  ctx->state = STATE_MENU;
-	  ctx->current = get_child_node(self, ctx->current,
-					node_name, strlen(node_name),
-					EGG_MENU_MERGE_MENU,
-					TRUE, top);
-	  if (NODE_INFO(ctx->current)->action_name == 0)
-	    NODE_INFO(ctx->current)->action_name = verb_quark;
-
-	  egg_menu_merge_node_prepend_ui_reference (NODE_INFO (ctx->current),
-						    ctx->merge_id, verb_quark);
-	  NODE_INFO(ctx->current)->dirty = TRUE;
-
-	  raise_error = FALSE;
-	}
-      else if ((ctx->state == STATE_MENU || ctx->state == STATE_TOOLBAR) &&
+      if ((ctx->state == STATE_MENU || ctx->state == STATE_TOOLBAR) &&
 	       !strcmp(element_name, "separator"))
 	{
 	  GNode *node;
 
-	  if (ctx->state == STATE_MENU)
-	    ctx->state = STATE_MENUITEM;
-	  else
+	  if (ctx->state == STATE_TOOLBAR)
 	    ctx->state = STATE_TOOLITEM;
+	  else
+	    ctx->state = STATE_MENUITEM;
 	  node = get_child_node(self, ctx->current,
 				node_name, strlen(node_name),
 				EGG_MENU_MERGE_SEPARATOR,
 				TRUE, top);
 	  if (NODE_INFO(node)->action_name == 0)
-	    NODE_INFO(node)->action_name = verb_quark;
+	    NODE_INFO(node)->action_name = action_quark;
 
 	  egg_menu_merge_node_prepend_ui_reference (NODE_INFO (node),
-						    ctx->merge_id, verb_quark);
+						    ctx->merge_id, action_quark);
 	  NODE_INFO(node)->dirty = TRUE;
 
 	  raise_error = FALSE;
 	}
       break;
     case 't':
-      if (ctx->state == STATE_TOOLBAR && !strcmp(element_name, "toolitem"))
+      if (ctx->state == STATE_ROOT && !strcmp(element_name, "toolbar"))
+	{
+	  ctx->state = STATE_TOOLBAR;
+	  ctx->current = get_child_node(self, ctx->current,
+					node_name, strlen(node_name),
+					EGG_MENU_MERGE_TOOLBAR,
+					TRUE, FALSE);
+	  if (NODE_INFO(ctx->current)->action_name == 0)
+	    NODE_INFO(ctx->current)->action_name = action_quark;
+
+	  egg_menu_merge_node_prepend_ui_reference (NODE_INFO (ctx->current),
+						    ctx->merge_id, action_quark);
+	  NODE_INFO(ctx->current)->dirty = TRUE;
+
+	  raise_error = FALSE;
+	}
+      else if (ctx->state == STATE_TOOLBAR && !strcmp(element_name, "toolitem"))
 	{
 	  GNode *node;
 
@@ -571,10 +569,10 @@ start_element_handler (GMarkupParseContext *context,
 				EGG_MENU_MERGE_TOOLITEM,
 				TRUE, top);
 	  if (NODE_INFO(node)->action_name == 0)
-	    NODE_INFO(node)->action_name = verb_quark;
+	    NODE_INFO(node)->action_name = action_quark;
 
 	  egg_menu_merge_node_prepend_ui_reference (NODE_INFO (node),
-						    ctx->merge_id, verb_quark);
+						    ctx->merge_id, action_quark);
 	  NODE_INFO(node)->dirty = TRUE;
 
 	  raise_error = FALSE;
@@ -589,20 +587,12 @@ start_element_handler (GMarkupParseContext *context,
  
       g_markup_parse_context_get_position (context,
 					   &line_number, &char_number);
-      if (error_attr)
-	g_set_error (error,
-		     G_MARKUP_ERROR,
-		     G_MARKUP_ERROR_UNKNOWN_ATTRIBUTE,
-		     _("Unknown attribute '%s' on line %d char %d"),
-		     error_attr,
-		     line_number, char_number);
-      else
-	g_set_error (error,
-		     G_MARKUP_ERROR,
-		     G_MARKUP_ERROR_UNKNOWN_ELEMENT,
-		     _("Unknown tag '%s' on line %d char %d"),
-		     element_name,
-		     line_number, char_number);
+      g_set_error (error,
+		   G_MARKUP_ERROR,
+		   G_MARKUP_ERROR_UNKNOWN_ELEMENT,
+		   _("Unknown tag '%s' on line %d char %d"),
+		   element_name,
+		   line_number, char_number);
     }
 }
 
@@ -633,8 +623,6 @@ end_element_handler (GMarkupParseContext *context,
       ctx->current = ctx->current->parent;
       if (NODE_INFO(ctx->current)->type == EGG_MENU_MERGE_ROOT) /* menubar */
 	ctx->state = STATE_ROOT;
-      else if (NODE_INFO(ctx->current)->type == EGG_MENU_MERGE_POPUPS) /* popup */
-	ctx->state = STATE_POPUPS;
       /* else, stay in STATE_MENU state */
       break;
     case STATE_TOOLBAR:
@@ -645,10 +633,6 @@ end_element_handler (GMarkupParseContext *context,
 	ctx->state = STATE_ROOT;
       /* else, stay in STATE_TOOLBAR state */
       break;
-    case STATE_POPUPS:
-      ctx->current = ctx->current->parent;
-      ctx->state = STATE_ROOT;
-      break;
     case STATE_MENUITEM:
       ctx->state = STATE_MENU;
       break;
@@ -794,6 +778,7 @@ find_menu_position (GNode *node, GtkWidget **menushell_p, gint *pos_p)
 
   g_return_val_if_fail(node != NULL, FALSE);
   g_return_val_if_fail(NODE_INFO(node)->type == EGG_MENU_MERGE_MENU ||
+		       NODE_INFO(node)->type == EGG_MENU_MERGE_POPUP ||
 		       NODE_INFO(node)->type == EGG_MENU_MERGE_MENU_PLACEHOLDER ||
 		       NODE_INFO(node)->type == EGG_MENU_MERGE_MENUITEM ||
 		       NODE_INFO(node)->type == EGG_MENU_MERGE_SEPARATOR,
@@ -808,6 +793,7 @@ find_menu_position (GNode *node, GtkWidget **menushell_p, gint *pos_p)
       switch (NODE_INFO(parent)->type)
 	{
 	case EGG_MENU_MERGE_MENUBAR:
+	case EGG_MENU_MERGE_POPUP:
 	  menushell = NODE_INFO(parent)->proxy;
 	  pos = 0;
 	  break;
@@ -823,10 +809,6 @@ find_menu_position (GNode *node, GtkWidget **menushell_p, gint *pos_p)
 	  pos = g_list_index(GTK_MENU_SHELL(menushell)->children,
 			     NODE_INFO(parent)->proxy) + 1;
 	  break;
-	case EGG_MENU_MERGE_POPUPS:
-	  menushell = NULL;
-	  pos = 0;
-	  break;
 	default:
 	  g_warning("%s: bad parent node type %d", G_STRLOC,
 		    NODE_INFO(parent)->type);
@@ -1005,6 +987,14 @@ update_node (EggMenuMerge *self, GNode *node)
 	      g_signal_emit (self, merge_signals[ADD_WIDGET], 0, info->proxy);
 	    }
 	  break;
+	case EGG_MENU_MERGE_POPUP:
+	  if (info->proxy == NULL)
+	    {
+	      info->proxy = gtk_menu_new ();
+	      gtk_menu_set_accel_group (GTK_MENU (info->proxy),
+					self->accel_group);
+	    }
+	  break;
 	case EGG_MENU_MERGE_MENU:
 	  {
 	    GtkWidget *prev_submenu = NULL;
@@ -1133,8 +1123,6 @@ update_node (EggMenuMerge *self, GNode *node)
 		}
 	    }
 	  break;
-	case EGG_MENU_MERGE_POPUPS:
-	  break;
 	case EGG_MENU_MERGE_MENUITEM:
 	  /* remove the proxy if it is of the wrong type ... */
 	  if (info->proxy &&  G_OBJECT_TYPE(info->proxy) !=
diff --git a/lib/egg/egg-menu-merge.h b/lib/egg/egg-menu-merge.h
index f4c4407068..70875ecb7d 100644
--- a/lib/egg/egg-menu-merge.h
+++ b/lib/egg/egg-menu-merge.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ typedef enum {
   EGG_MENU_MERGE_TOOLBAR,
   EGG_MENU_MERGE_MENU_PLACEHOLDER,
   EGG_MENU_MERGE_TOOLBAR_PLACEHOLDER,
-  EGG_MENU_MERGE_POPUPS,
+  EGG_MENU_MERGE_POPUP,
   EGG_MENU_MERGE_MENUITEM,
   EGG_MENU_MERGE_TOOLITEM,
   EGG_MENU_MERGE_SEPARATOR,
diff --git a/src/business/business-gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-business-ui.xml b/src/business/business-gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-business-ui.xml
index 5fab48d66b..f20a2dd1a4 100644
--- a/src/business/business-gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-business-ui.xml
+++ b/src/business/business-gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-business-ui.xml
@@ -1,41 +1,39 @@
-<Root>
-<menu>
+<ui>
+  <menubar>
+    <placeholder name="AdditionalMenusPlaceholder">
+      <menu action="BusinessAction">
+	<menu name="CustomerMenu" action="CustomerMenuAction">
+	  <menuitem name="CustomerNewCustomerOpen"  action="CustomerNewCustomerOpenAction"/>
+	  <menuitem name="CustomerFindCustomerOpen" action="CustomerFindCustomerOpenAction"/>
+	  <menuitem name="CustomerNewInvoiceOpen"   action="CustomerNewInvoiceOpenAction"/>
+	  <menuitem name="CustomerFindInvoiceOpen"  action="CustomerFindInvoiceOpenAction"/>
+	  <menuitem name="CustomerNewJobOpen"       action="CustomerNewJobOpenAction"/>
+	  <menuitem name="CustomerFindJobOpen"      action="CustomerFindJobOpenAction"/>
+	  <menuitem name="CustomerProcessPayment"   action="CustomerProcessPaymentAction"/>
+	</menu>
 
-<placeholder name="AdditionalMenusPlaceholder">
-    <submenu verb="BusinessAction">
-	<submenu name="CustomerMenu" verb="CustomerMenuAction">
-	    <menuitem name="CustomerNewCustomerOpen"  verb="CustomerNewCustomerOpenAction"/>
-	    <menuitem name="CustomerFindCustomerOpen" verb="CustomerFindCustomerOpenAction"/>
-	    <menuitem name="CustomerNewInvoiceOpen"   verb="CustomerNewInvoiceOpenAction"/>
-	    <menuitem name="CustomerFindInvoiceOpen"  verb="CustomerFindInvoiceOpenAction"/>
-	    <menuitem name="CustomerNewJobOpen"       verb="CustomerNewJobOpenAction"/>
-	    <menuitem name="CustomerFindJobOpen"      verb="CustomerFindJobOpenAction"/>
-	    <menuitem name="CustomerProcessPayment"   verb="CustomerProcessPaymentAction"/>
-	</submenu>
+	<menu name="VendorMenu" action="VendorMenuAction">
+	  <menuitem name="VendorNewVendorOpen"  action="VendorNewVendorOpenAction"/>
+	  <menuitem name="VendorFindVendorOpen" action="VendorFindVendorOpenAction"/>
+	  <menuitem name="VendorNewBillOpen"    action="VendorNewBillOpenAction"/>
+	  <menuitem name="VendorFindBillOpen"   action="VendorFindBillOpenAction"/>
+	  <menuitem name="VendorNewJobOpen"     action="VendorNewJobOpenAction"/>
+	  <menuitem name="VendorFindJobOpen"    action="VendorFindJobOpenAction"/>
+	  <menuitem name="VendorProcessPayment" action="VendorProcessPaymentAction"/>
+	</menu>
 
-	<submenu name="VendorMenu" verb="VendorMenuAction">
-	    <menuitem name="VendorNewVendorOpen"  verb="VendorNewVendorOpenAction"/>
-	    <menuitem name="VendorFindVendorOpen" verb="VendorFindVendorOpenAction"/>
-	    <menuitem name="VendorNewBillOpen"    verb="VendorNewBillOpenAction"/>
-	    <menuitem name="VendorFindBillOpen"   verb="VendorFindBillOpenAction"/>
-	    <menuitem name="VendorNewJobOpen"     verb="VendorNewJobOpenAction"/>
-	    <menuitem name="VendorFindJobOpen"    verb="VendorFindJobOpenAction"/>
-	    <menuitem name="VendorProcessPayment" verb="VendorProcessPaymentAction"/>
-	</submenu>
+	<menu name="EmployeeMenu" action="EmployeeMenuAction">
+	  <menuitem name="EmployeeNewEmployeeOpen"  action="EmployeeNewEmployeeOpenAction"/>
+	  <menuitem name="EmployeeFindEmployeeOpen" action="EmployeeFindEmployeeOpenAction"/>
+	  <menuitem name="EmployeeNewExpenseOpen"   action="EmployeeNewExpenseVoucherOpenAction"/>
+	  <menuitem name="EmployeeFindExpenseOpen"  action="EmployeeFindExpenseVoucherOpenAction"/>
+	  <menuitem name="EmployeeProcessPayment"   action="EmployeeProcessPaymentAction"/>
+	</menu>
 
-	<submenu name="EmployeeMenu" verb="EmployeeMenuAction">
-	    <menuitem name="EmployeeNewEmployeeOpen"  verb="EmployeeNewEmployeeOpenAction"/>
-	    <menuitem name="EmployeeFindEmployeeOpen" verb="EmployeeFindEmployeeOpenAction"/>
-	    <menuitem name="EmployeeNewExpenseOpen"   verb="EmployeeNewExpenseVoucherOpenAction"/>
-	    <menuitem name="EmployeeFindExpenseOpen"  verb="EmployeeFindExpenseVoucherOpenAction"/>
-	    <menuitem name="EmployeeProcessPayment"   verb="EmployeeProcessPaymentAction"/>
-	</submenu>
-
-	<menuitem name="TaxTablesOpen" verb="TaxTablesOpenAction"/>
-	<menuitem name="BillingTermsOpen" verb="BillingTermsOpenAction"/>
-	<menuitem name="BillsDueReminderOpen" verb="BillsDueReminderOpenAction"/>
-    </submenu>
-</placeholder>
-
-</menu>
-</Root>
+	<menuitem name="TaxTablesOpen" action="TaxTablesOpenAction"/>
+	<menuitem name="BillingTermsOpen" action="BillingTermsOpenAction"/>
+	<menuitem name="BillsDueReminderOpen" action="BillsDueReminderOpenAction"/>
+      </menu>
+    </placeholder>
+  </menubar>
+</ui>
diff --git a/src/gnome/gnc-main-window.c b/src/gnome/gnc-main-window.c
index 48939394b7..03a2c18eb9 100644
--- a/src/gnome/gnc-main-window.c
+++ b/src/gnome/gnc-main-window.c
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ gnc_main_window_merge_actions (GncMainWindow *window,
 	GncMainWindowActionData *data;
 	guint i;
 	MergedActionEntry *entry;
+	GError *error = NULL;
 
 	g_return_if_fail (GNC_IS_MAIN_WINDOW (window));
 	g_return_if_fail (group_name != NULL);
@@ -408,10 +409,17 @@ gnc_main_window_merge_actions (GncMainWindow *window,
 	entry->action_group = egg_action_group_new (group_name);
 	egg_action_group_add_actions (entry->action_group, actions, n_actions);
 	egg_menu_merge_insert_action_group (window->ui_merge, entry->action_group, 0);
-	entry->merge_id = egg_menu_merge_add_ui_from_file (window->ui_merge, ui_file, NULL);
-	egg_menu_merge_ensure_update (window->ui_merge);
-
-	g_hash_table_insert (window->priv->merged_actions_table, g_strdup (group_name), entry);
+	entry->merge_id = egg_menu_merge_add_ui_from_file (window->ui_merge, ui_file, &error);
+	g_assert(entry->merge_id || error);
+	if (entry->merge_id) {
+	  egg_menu_merge_ensure_update (window->ui_merge);
+	  g_hash_table_insert (window->priv->merged_actions_table, g_strdup (group_name), entry);
+	} else {
+	  g_critical("Failed to load ui file.\n  Filename %s\n  Error %s",
+		     ui_file, error->message);
+	  g_error_free(error);
+	  g_free(entry);
+	}
 }
 
 void
@@ -524,9 +532,10 @@ static void
 gnc_main_window_setup_window (GncMainWindow *window)
 {
 	GtkWidget *main_vbox;
-	guint i;
+	guint i, merge_id;
 	GncPluginManager *manager;
 	GList *plugins;
+	GError *error = NULL;
 
 	/* Create widgets and add them to the window */
 	main_vbox = gtk_vbox_new (FALSE, 0);
@@ -566,9 +575,19 @@ gnc_main_window_setup_window (GncMainWindow *window)
 
 	g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (window->ui_merge), "add_widget",
 			  G_CALLBACK (gnc_main_window_add_widget), window);
-	egg_menu_merge_add_ui_from_file (window->ui_merge, GNC_UI_DIR "/gnc-main-window-ui.xml", NULL);
-	gtk_window_add_accel_group (GTK_WINDOW (window), window->ui_merge->accel_group);
-	egg_menu_merge_ensure_update (window->ui_merge);
+	merge_id = egg_menu_merge_add_ui_from_file (window->ui_merge,
+						    GNC_UI_DIR "/gnc-main-window-ui.xml",
+						    &error);
+	g_assert(merge_id || error);
+	if (merge_id) {
+	  gtk_window_add_accel_group (GTK_WINDOW (window), window->ui_merge->accel_group);
+	  egg_menu_merge_ensure_update (window->ui_merge);
+	} else {
+	  g_critical("Failed to load ui file.\n  Filename %s\n  Error %s",
+		     GNC_UI_DIR "/gnc-main-window-ui.xml", error->message);
+	  g_error_free(error);
+	  g_assert(merge_id != 0);
+	}
 
 	/* GncPluginManager stuff */
 	manager = gnc_plugin_manager_get ();
diff --git a/src/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-account-tree.c b/src/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-account-tree.c
index 33f79db2ae..7ccaf7f6f0 100644
--- a/src/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-account-tree.c
+++ b/src/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-account-tree.c
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ gnc_plugin_page_account_tree_merge_actions (GncPluginPage *plugin_page,
 					    EggMenuMerge *ui_merge)
 {
 	GncPluginPageAccountTree *plugin_page_account_tree = GNC_PLUGIN_PAGE_ACCOUNT_TREE(plugin_page);
+	GError *error = NULL;
 	
 	ENTER("page %p, ui_merge %p", plugin_page, ui_merge);
 	g_return_if_fail (GNC_IS_PLUGIN_PAGE_ACCOUNT_TREE (plugin_page_account_tree));
@@ -514,12 +515,18 @@ gnc_plugin_page_account_tree_merge_actions (GncPluginPage *plugin_page,
 	plugin_page_account_tree->priv->merge_id =
 	  egg_menu_merge_add_ui_from_file (ui_merge,
 					   GNC_UI_DIR "/gnc-plugin-page-account-tree-ui.xml",
-					   NULL);
+					   &error);
 	DEBUG("merge_id is %d", plugin_page_account_tree->priv->merge_id);
 
-	egg_menu_merge_ensure_update (ui_merge);
-
-	plugin_page_account_tree->priv->ui_merge = ui_merge;
+	g_assert(plugin_page_account_tree->priv->merge_id || error);
+	if (plugin_page_account_tree->priv->merge_id) {
+	  egg_menu_merge_ensure_update (ui_merge);
+	  plugin_page_account_tree->priv->ui_merge = ui_merge;
+	} else {
+	  g_critical("Failed to load ui file.\n  Filename %s\n  Error %s",
+		     "gnc-plugin-page-account-tree-ui.xml", error->message);
+	  g_error_free(error);
+	}
 	LEAVE(" ");
 }
 	
@@ -581,24 +588,14 @@ gnc_plugin_page_account_tree_button_press_cb (GtkWidget *widget,
 					      GdkEventButton *event,
 	       				      GncPluginPageAccountTree *page)
 {
-	const gchar *popup;
-	gchar *path;
-	GtkWidget *menuitem, *menu;
+	GtkWidget *menu;
 
 	if (event->button == 3 && page->priv->ui_merge != NULL) {
 		/* Maybe show a different popup menu if no account is selected. */
-		popup = "AccountPopup";
-
-		path = g_strconcat ("/popups/", popup, NULL);
-		menuitem = egg_menu_merge_get_widget (page->priv->ui_merge, path);
-		g_free (path);
-
-		g_return_val_if_fail (menuitem != NULL, FALSE);
-		menu = gtk_menu_item_get_submenu(GTK_MENU_ITEM(menuitem));
-		g_return_val_if_fail (menu != NULL, FALSE);
-
-		gtk_menu_popup (GTK_MENU (menu), NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, event->button, event->time);
-
+		menu = egg_menu_merge_get_widget (page->priv->ui_merge, "/AccountPopup");
+		if (menu)
+		  gtk_menu_popup (GTK_MENU (menu), NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
+				  event->button, event->time);
 		return TRUE;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-register.c b/src/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-register.c
index 59f3d18989..d7840e6c64 100644
--- a/src/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-register.c
+++ b/src/gnome/gnc-plugin-page-register.c
@@ -332,17 +332,26 @@ gnc_plugin_page_register_merge_actions (GncPluginPage *plugin_page,
 					    EggMenuMerge *ui_merge)
 {
 	GncPluginPageRegister *plugin_page_register = GNC_PLUGIN_PAGE_REGISTER(plugin_page);
+	GError *error = NULL;
 	
 	g_return_if_fail (GNC_IS_PLUGIN_PAGE_REGISTER (plugin_page_register));
 
 	egg_menu_merge_insert_action_group (ui_merge, plugin_page_register->priv->action_group, 0);
 
-	plugin_page_register->priv->merge_id = egg_menu_merge_add_ui_from_file (ui_merge,
-									       GNC_UI_DIR "/gnc-plugin-page-register-ui.xml",
-									       NULL);
-	egg_menu_merge_ensure_update (ui_merge);
+	plugin_page_register->priv->merge_id =
+	  egg_menu_merge_add_ui_from_file (ui_merge,
+					   GNC_UI_DIR "/gnc-plugin-page-register-ui.xml",
+					   &error);
 
-	plugin_page_register->priv->ui_merge = ui_merge;
+	g_assert(plugin_page_register->priv->merge_id || error);
+	if (plugin_page_register->priv->merge_id) {
+	  egg_menu_merge_ensure_update (ui_merge);
+	  plugin_page_register->priv->ui_merge = ui_merge;
+	} else {
+	  g_critical("Failed to load ui file.\n  Filename %s\n  Error %s",
+		     "gnc-plugin-page-register-ui.xml", error->message);
+	  g_error_free(error);
+	}
 }
 	
 static void
diff --git a/src/gnome/ui/gnc-main-window-ui.xml b/src/gnome/ui/gnc-main-window-ui.xml
index a309d98cbd..4580376f10 100644
--- a/src/gnome/ui/gnc-main-window-ui.xml
+++ b/src/gnome/ui/gnc-main-window-ui.xml
@@ -1,82 +1,83 @@
-<Root>
-<menu>
-<submenu name="File" verb="FileAction">
-	<menuitem name="FileNew" verb="FileNewAction"/>
-	<placeholder name="FileNewPlaceholder"/>
-	<separator name="FileSep1"/>
-	<menuitem name="FileOpen" verb="FileOpenAction"/>
-	<placeholder name="FileOpenPlaceholder"/>
-	<menuitem name="FileOpenNewWindow" verb="FileOpenNewWindowAction"/>
-	<submenu name="FileOpenRecent" verb="FileOpenRecentAction"/>
-	<separator name="FileSep2"/>
-	<menuitem name="FileSave" verb="FileSaveAction"/>
-	<menuitem name="FileSaveAs" verb="FileSaveAsAction"/>
-	<placeholder name="FileSavePlaceholder"/>
-	<separator name="FileSep3"/>
-	<submenu name="FileImport" verb="FileImportAction">
-		<placeholder name="FileImportPlaceholder"/>
-	</submenu>
-	<submenu name="FileExport" verb="FileExportAction">
-		<menuitem name="FileExportAccounts" verb="FileExportAccountsAction"/>
-		<placeholder name="FileExportPlaceholder"/>
-	</submenu>
-	<separator name="FileSep4"/>
-	<menuitem name="FilePrint" verb="FilePrintAction"/>
-	<separator name="FileSep5"/>
-	<menuitem name="FileClose" verb="FileCloseAction"/>
-	<menuitem name="FileQuit" verb="FileQuitAction"/>
-</submenu>
+<ui>
+  <menubar>
+    <menu name="File" action="FileAction">
+      <menuitem name="FileNew" action="FileNewAction"/>
+      <placeholder name="FileNewPlaceholder"/>
+      <separator name="FileSep1"/>
+      <menuitem name="FileOpen" action="FileOpenAction"/>
+      <placeholder name="FileOpenPlaceholder"/>
+      <menuitem name="FileOpenNewWindow" action="FileOpenNewWindowAction"/>
+      <menu name="FileOpenRecent" action="FileOpenRecentAction"/>
+      <separator name="FileSep2"/>
+      <menuitem name="FileSave" action="FileSaveAction"/>
+      <menuitem name="FileSaveAs" action="FileSaveAsAction"/>
+      <placeholder name="FileSavePlaceholder"/>
+      <separator name="FileSep3"/>
+      <menu name="FileImport" action="FileImportAction">
+      	<placeholder name="FileImportPlaceholder"/>
+      </menu>
+      <menu name="FileExport" action="FileExportAction">
+      	<menuitem name="FileExportAccounts" action="FileExportAccountsAction"/>
+      	<placeholder name="FileExportPlaceholder"/>
+      </menu>
+      <separator name="FileSep4"/>
+      <menuitem name="FilePrint" action="FilePrintAction"/>
+      <separator name="FileSep5"/>
+      <menuitem name="FileClose" action="FileCloseAction"/>
+      <menuitem name="FileQuit" action="FileQuitAction"/>
+    </menu>
+  
+    <menu name="Edit" action="EditAction">
+      <menuitem name="EditCut" action="EditCutAction"/>
+      <menuitem name="EditCopy" action="EditCopyAction"/>
+      <menuitem name="EditPaste" action="EditPasteAction"/>
+      <separator name="EditSep1"/>
+      <placeholder name="EditPlaceholder"/>
+      <menuitem name="EditPreferences" action="EditPreferencesAction"/>
+      <placeholder name="EditPreferencesPlaceholder"/>
+      <menuitem name="EditTaxOptions" action="EditTaxOptionsAction"/>
+    </menu>
+  
+    <menu name="View" action="ViewAction">
+      <menuitem name="ViewRefresh" action="ViewRefreshAction"/>
+      <separator name="ViewSep1"/>
+      <menuitem name="ViewToolbar" action="ViewToolbarAction"/>
+      <menuitem name="ViewSummary" action="ViewSummaryAction"/>
+      <menuitem name="ViewStatusbar" action="ViewStatusbarAction"/>
+    </menu>
+  
+    <menu name="Actions" action="ActionsAction">
+      <menu name="ActionsScheduledTransactions" action="ActionsScheduledTransactionsAction">
+        <menuitem name="ActionsScheduledTransactionEditor" action="ActionsScheduledTransactionEditorAction"/>
+        <menuitem name="ActionsSinceLastRun" action="ActionsSinceLastRunAction"/>
+        <menuitem name="ActionsMortgageLoan" action="ActionsMortgageLoanAction"/>
+      </menu>
+      <placeholder name="ActionsPlaceholder"/>
+    </menu>
+  
+    <placeholder name="AdditionalMenusPlaceholder"/>
+  
+    <menu name="Tools" action="ToolsAction">
+      <placeholder name="ToolsPlaceholder"/>
+      <menuitem name="ToolsPriceEditor" action="ToolsPriceEditorAction"/>
+      <menuitem name="ToolsCommodityEditor" action="ToolsCommodityEditorAction"/>
+      <menuitem name="ToolsFinancialCalculator" action="ToolsFinancialCalculatorAction"/>
+      <menuitem name="ToolsFindTransactions" action="ToolsFindTransactionsAction"/>
+    </menu>
+  
+    <menu name="Help" action="HelpAction">
+      <menuitem name="HelpTutorial" action="HelpTutorialAction"/>
+      <menuitem name="HelpTipsOfTheDay" action="HelpTipsOfTheDayAction"/>
+      <menuitem name="HelpContents" action="HelpContentsAction"/>
+      <menuitem name="HelpAbout" action="HelpAboutAction"/>
+    </menu>
+  </menubar>
 
-<submenu name="Edit" verb="EditAction">
-        <menuitem name="EditCut" verb="EditCutAction"/>
-        <menuitem name="EditCopy" verb="EditCopyAction"/>
-        <menuitem name="EditPaste" verb="EditPasteAction"/>
-        <separator name="EditSep1"/>
-	<placeholder name="EditPlaceholder"/>
-	<menuitem name="EditPreferences" verb="EditPreferencesAction"/>
-	<placeholder name="EditPreferencesPlaceholder"/>
-	<menuitem name="EditTaxOptions" verb="EditTaxOptionsAction"/>
-</submenu>
-
-<submenu name="View" verb="ViewAction">
-        <menuitem name="ViewRefresh" verb="ViewRefreshAction"/>
-        <separator name="ViewSep1"/>
-        <menuitem name="ViewToolbar" verb="ViewToolbarAction"/>
-        <menuitem name="ViewSummary" verb="ViewSummaryAction"/>
-        <menuitem name="ViewStatusbar" verb="ViewStatusbarAction"/>
-</submenu>
-
-<submenu name="Actions" verb="ActionsAction">
-	<submenu name="ActionsScheduledTransactions" verb="ActionsScheduledTransactionsAction">
-		<menuitem name="ActionsScheduledTransactionEditor" verb="ActionsScheduledTransactionEditorAction"/>
-		<menuitem name="ActionsSinceLastRun" verb="ActionsSinceLastRunAction"/>
-		<menuitem name="ActionsMortgageLoan" verb="ActionsMortgageLoanAction"/>
-	</submenu>
-	<placeholder name="ActionsPlaceholder"/>
-</submenu>
-
-<placeholder name="AdditionalMenusPlaceholder"/>
-
-<submenu name="Tools" verb="ToolsAction">
-	<placeholder name="ToolsPlaceholder"/>
-	<menuitem name="ToolsPriceEditor" verb="ToolsPriceEditorAction"/>
-	<menuitem name="ToolsCommodityEditor" verb="ToolsCommodityEditorAction"/>
-	<menuitem name="ToolsFinancialCalculator" verb="ToolsFinancialCalculatorAction"/>
-	<menuitem name="ToolsFindTransactions" verb="ToolsFindTransactionsAction"/>
-</submenu>
-
-<submenu name="Help" verb="HelpAction">
-	<menuitem name="HelpTutorial" verb="HelpTutorialAction"/>
-	<menuitem name="HelpTipsOfTheDay" verb="HelpTipsOfTheDayAction"/>
-	<menuitem name="HelpContents" verb="HelpContentsAction"/>
-	<menuitem name="HelpAbout" verb="HelpAboutAction"/>
-</submenu>
-</menu>
-<dockitem name="DefaultToolbar">
-	<toolitem name="ToolbarSave" verb="FileSaveAction"/>
-	<toolitem name="ToolbarClose" verb="FileCloseAction"/>
-	<placeholder name="DefaultToolbarPlaceholder"/>
-	<separator name="ToolbarSep1"/>
-	<toolitem name="ToolbarQuit" verb="FileQuitAction"/>
-</dockitem>
-</Root>
+  <toolbar name="DefaultToolbar">
+    <toolitem name="ToolbarSave" action="FileSaveAction"/>
+    <toolitem name="ToolbarClose" action="FileCloseAction"/>
+    <placeholder name="DefaultToolbarPlaceholder"/>
+    <separator name="ToolbarSep1"/>
+    <toolitem name="ToolbarQuit" action="FileQuitAction"/>
+  </toolbar>
+</ui>
diff --git a/src/gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-account-tree-ui.xml b/src/gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-account-tree-ui.xml
index f0e55a6a0d..724b127180 100644
--- a/src/gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-account-tree-ui.xml
+++ b/src/gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-account-tree-ui.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-<Root>
-<menu>
-<submenu name="File" verb="FileAction">
-	<placeholder name="FileNewPlaceholder">
-		<menuitem name="FileNewAccountTree" verb="FileNewAccountTreeAction"/>
-	</placeholder>
-</submenu>
-</menu>
-</Root>
+<ui>
+  <menubar>
+    <menu name="File" action="FileAction">
+      <placeholder name="FileNewPlaceholder">
+        <menuitem name="FileNewAccountTree" action="FileNewAccountTreeAction"/>
+      </placeholder>
+    </menu>
+  </menubar>
+</ui>
diff --git a/src/gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-page-account-tree-ui.xml b/src/gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-page-account-tree-ui.xml
index a0ce36cacc..1925602569 100644
--- a/src/gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-page-account-tree-ui.xml
+++ b/src/gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-page-account-tree-ui.xml
@@ -1,71 +1,71 @@
-<Root>
-<menu>
-<submenu name="File" verb="FileAction">
-	<placeholder name="FileNewPlaceholder">
-		<menuitem name="FileNewAccount" verb="FileNewAccountAction"/>
-	</placeholder>
-	<placeholder name="FileOpenPlaceholder">
-		<menuitem name="FileOpenAccount" verb="FileOpenAccountAction"/>
-		<menuitem name="FileOpenSubaccounts" verb="FileOpenSubaccountsAction"/>
-	</placeholder>
-</submenu>
-<submenu name="Edit" verb="EditAction">
-	<placeholder name="EditPlaceholder">
-		<menuitem name="EditEditAccount" verb="EditEditAccountAction"/>
-		<menuitem name="EditDeleteAccount" verb="EditDeleteAccountAction"/>
-		<separator name="EditSep2"/>
-	</placeholder>
-	<placeholder name="EditPreferencesPlaceholder">
-		<menuitem name="EditAccountViewOptions" verb="EditAccountViewOptionsAction"/>
-	</placeholder>
-</submenu>
-<submenu name="Actions" verb="ActionsAction">
-	<placeholder name="ActionsPlaceholder">
-		<separator name="ActionsSep1"/>
-		<menuitem name="ActionsReconcile" verb="ActionsReconcileAction"/>
-		<menuitem name="ActionsTransfer" verb="ActionsTransferAction"/>
-		<menuitem name="ActionsStockSplit" verb="ActionsStockSplitAction"/>
-		<separator name="ActionsSep2"/>
-		<submenu name="ScrubMenu" verb="ScrubMenuAction">
-			<menuitem name="Scrub" verb="ScrubAction"/>
-			<menuitem name="ScrubSub" verb="ScrubSubAction"/>
-			<menuitem name="ScrubAll" verb="ScrubAllAction"/>
-		</submenu>
-	</placeholder>
-</submenu>
-</menu>
-<popups>
-<popup name="AccountPopup" verb="FakeToplevel">
-	<menuitem name="AccountOpenAccount" verb="FileOpenAccountAction"/>
-	<menuitem name="AccountOpenSubaccounts" verb="FileOpenSubaccountsAction"/>
-	<menuitem name="AccountEditAccount" verb="EditEditAccountAction"/>
-	<separator name="AccountSep1"/>
-	<menuitem name="AccountReconcile" verb="ActionsReconcileAction"/>
-	<menuitem name="AccountTransfer" verb="ActionsTransferAction"/>
-	<menuitem name="AccountStockSplit" verb="ActionsStockSplitAction"/>
-	<separator name="AccountSep2"/>
-	<menuitem name="AccountNewAccount" verb="FileNewAccountAction"/>
-	<menuitem name="AccountDeleteAccount" verb="EditDeleteAccountAction"/>
-	<separator name="AccountSep3"/>
-	<submenu name="ScrubMenu" verb="ScrubMenuAction">
-		<menuitem name="Scrub" verb="ScrubAction"/>
-		<menuitem name="ScrubSub" verb="ScrubSubAction"/>
-		<menuitem name="ScrubAll" verb="ScrubAllAction"/>
-	</submenu>
-	<separator name="AccountSep4"/>
-	<menuitem name="AccountViewOptions" verb="EditAccountViewOptionsAction"/>
-</popup>
-</popups>
-<dockitem name="DefaultToolbar">
-	<placeholder name="DefaultToolbarPlaceholder">
-		<separator name="ToolbarSep2"/>
-		<toolitem name="ToolbarOpenAccount" verb="FileOpenAccountAction"/>
-		<toolitem name="ToolbarEditAccount" verb="EditEditAccountAction"/>
-		<separator name="ToolbarSep3"/>
-		<toolitem name="ToolbarAccountViewOptions" verb="EditAccountViewOptionsAction"/>
-		<separator name="ToolbarSep4"/>
-		<toolitem name="ToolbarNewAccount" verb="FileNewAccountAction"/>
-		<toolitem name="ToolbarDeleteAccount" verb="EditDeleteAccountAction"/>
-	</placeholder>
-</dockitem>
-</Root>
+<ui>
+  <menubar>
+    <menu name="File" action="FileAction">
+      <placeholder name="FileNewPlaceholder">
+        <menuitem name="FileNewAccount" action="FileNewAccountAction"/>
+      </placeholder>
+      <placeholder name="FileOpenPlaceholder">
+        <menuitem name="FileOpenAccount" action="FileOpenAccountAction"/>
+        <menuitem name="FileOpenSubaccounts" action="FileOpenSubaccountsAction"/>
+      </placeholder>
+    </menu>
+    <menu name="Edit" action="EditAction">
+      <placeholder name="EditPlaceholder">
+        <menuitem name="EditEditAccount" action="EditEditAccountAction"/>
+	<menuitem name="EditDeleteAccount" action="EditDeleteAccountAction"/>
+	<separator name="EditSep2"/>
+      </placeholder>
+      <placeholder name="EditPreferencesPlaceholder">
+        <menuitem name="EditAccountViewOptions" action="EditAccountViewOptionsAction"/>
+      </placeholder>
+    </menu>
+    <menu name="Actions" action="ActionsAction">
+      <placeholder name="ActionsPlaceholder">
+        <separator name="ActionsSep1"/>
+	<menuitem name="ActionsReconcile" action="ActionsReconcileAction"/>
+	<menuitem name="ActionsTransfer" action="ActionsTransferAction"/>
+	<menuitem name="ActionsStockSplit" action="ActionsStockSplitAction"/>
+	<separator name="ActionsSep2"/>
+	<menu name="ScrubMenu" action="ScrubMenuAction">
+	  <menuitem name="Scrub" action="ScrubAction"/>
+	  <menuitem name="ScrubSub" action="ScrubSubAction"/>
+	  <menuitem name="ScrubAll" action="ScrubAllAction"/>
+	</menu>
+      </placeholder>
+    </menu>
+  </menubar>
+
+  <popup name="AccountPopup" action="FakeToplevel">
+    <menuitem name="AccountOpenAccount" action="FileOpenAccountAction"/>
+    <menuitem name="AccountOpenSubaccounts" action="FileOpenSubaccountsAction"/>
+    <menuitem name="AccountEditAccount" action="EditEditAccountAction"/>
+    <separator name="AccountSep1"/>
+    <menuitem name="AccountReconcile" action="ActionsReconcileAction"/>
+    <menuitem name="AccountTransfer" action="ActionsTransferAction"/>
+    <menuitem name="AccountStockSplit" action="ActionsStockSplitAction"/>
+    <separator name="AccountSep2"/>
+    <menuitem name="AccountNewAccount" action="FileNewAccountAction"/>
+    <menuitem name="AccountDeleteAccount" action="EditDeleteAccountAction"/>
+    <separator name="AccountSep3"/>
+    <menu name="ScrubMenu" action="ScrubMenuAction">
+      <menuitem name="Scrub" action="ScrubAction"/>
+      <menuitem name="ScrubSub" action="ScrubSubAction"/>
+      <menuitem name="ScrubAll" action="ScrubAllAction"/>
+    </menu>
+    <separator name="AccountSep4"/>
+    <menuitem name="AccountViewOptions" action="EditAccountViewOptionsAction"/>
+  </popup>
+
+  <toolbar name="DefaultToolbar">
+    <placeholder name="DefaultToolbarPlaceholder">
+      <separator name="ToolbarSep2"/>
+      <toolitem name="ToolbarOpenAccount" action="FileOpenAccountAction"/>
+      <toolitem name="ToolbarEditAccount" action="EditEditAccountAction"/>
+      <separator name="ToolbarSep3"/>
+      <toolitem name="ToolbarAccountViewOptions" action="EditAccountViewOptionsAction"/>
+      <separator name="ToolbarSep4"/>
+      <toolitem name="ToolbarNewAccount" action="FileNewAccountAction"/>
+      <toolitem name="ToolbarDeleteAccount" action="EditDeleteAccountAction"/>
+    </placeholder>
+  </toolbar>
+</ui>
diff --git a/src/gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-page-register-ui.xml b/src/gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-page-register-ui.xml
index a8f57ddf5e..721fbb28e5 100644
--- a/src/gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-page-register-ui.xml
+++ b/src/gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-page-register-ui.xml
@@ -1,44 +1,23 @@
-<Root>
-<menu>
-<submenu name="Actions">
-	<placeholder name="ActionsPlaceholder">
-		<separator name="ActionsSep3"/>
-		<menuitem name="RecordTransaction" verb="RecordTransactionAction"/>
-		<menuitem name="CancelTransaction" verb="CancelTransactionAction"/>
-		<menuitem name="DeleteTransaction" verb="DeleteTransactionAction"/>
-		<menuitem name="DuplicateTransaction" verb="DuplicateTransactionAction"/>
-	</placeholder>
-</submenu>
-</menu>
-<!--popups>
-<popup name="AccountPopup" verb="FakeToplevel">
-	<menuitem name="AccountOpenAccount" verb="FileOpenAccountAction"/>
-	<menuitem name="AccountOpenSubaccounts" verb="FileOpenSubaccountsAction"/>
-	<menuitem name="AccountEditAccount" verb="EditEditAccountAction"/>
-	<separator name="AccountSep1"/>
-	<menuitem name="AccountReconcile" verb="ActionsReconcileAction"/>
-	<menuitem name="AccountTransfer" verb="ActionsTransferAction"/>
-	<menuitem name="AccountStockSplit" verb="ActionsStockSplitAction"/>
-	<separator name="AccountSep2"/>
-	<menuitem name="AccountNewAccount" verb="FileNewAccountAction"/>
-	<menuitem name="AccountDeleteAccount" verb="EditDeleteAccountAction"/>
-	<separator name="AccountSep3"/>
-	<submenu name="ScrubMenu" verb="ScrubMenuAction">
-		<menuitem name="Scrub" verb="ScrubAction"/>
-		<menuitem name="ScrubSub" verb="ScrubSubAction"/>
-		<menuitem name="ScrubAll" verb="ScrubAllAction"/>
-	</submenu>
-	<separator name="AccountSep4"/>
-	<menuitem name="AccountViewOptions" verb="EditAccountViewOptionsAction"/>
-</popup>
-</popups-->
-<dockitem name="DefaultToolbar">
-	<placeholder name="DefaultToolbarPlaceholder">
-		<separator name="ToolbarSep2"/>
-		<toolitem name="ToolbarRecordTransaction" verb="RecordTransactionAction"/>
-		<toolitem name="ToolbarCancelTransaction" verb="CancelTransactionAction"/>
-		<toolitem name="ToolbarDeleteTransaction" verb="DeleteTransactionAction"/>
-		<toolitem name="ToolbarDuplicateTransaction" verb="DuplicateTransactionAction"/>
-	</placeholder>
-</dockitem>
-</Root>
+<ui>
+  <menubar>
+    <menu name="Actions">
+      <placeholder name="ActionsPlaceholder">
+        <separator name="ActionsSep3"/>
+        <menuitem name="RecordTransaction" action="RecordTransactionAction"/>
+        <menuitem name="CancelTransaction" action="CancelTransactionAction"/>
+        <menuitem name="DeleteTransaction" action="DeleteTransactionAction"/>
+        <menuitem name="DuplicateTransaction" action="DuplicateTransactionAction"/>
+      </placeholder>
+    </menu>
+  </menubar>
+
+  <toolbar name="DefaultToolbar">
+    <placeholder name="DefaultToolbarPlaceholder">
+      <separator name="ToolbarSep2"/>
+      <toolitem name="ToolbarRecordTransaction" action="RecordTransactionAction"/>
+      <toolitem name="ToolbarCancelTransaction" action="CancelTransactionAction"/>
+      <toolitem name="ToolbarDeleteTransaction" action="DeleteTransactionAction"/>
+      <toolitem name="ToolbarDuplicateTransaction" action="DuplicateTransactionAction"/>
+    </placeholder>
+  </toolbar>
+</ui>
diff --git a/src/gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-register-ui.xml b/src/gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-register-ui.xml
index 0e337f100e..d91c6ee471 100644
--- a/src/gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-register-ui.xml
+++ b/src/gnome/ui/gnc-plugin-register-ui.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-<Root>
-<menu>
-<submenu name="Tools" verb="ToolsAction">
-	<placeholder name="ToolsPlaceholder">
-		<menuitem name="ToolsGeneralLedger" verb="ToolsGeneralLedgerAction"/>
-	</placeholder>
-</submenu>
-</menu>
-</Root>
+<ui>
+  <menubar>
+    <menu name="Tools" action="ToolsAction">
+      <placeholder name="ToolsPlaceholder">
+        <menuitem name="ToolsGeneralLedger" action="ToolsGeneralLedgerAction"/>
+      </placeholder>
+    </menu>
+  </menubar>
+</ui>
diff --git a/src/import-export/qif-import/gnc-plugin-qif-import-ui.xml b/src/import-export/qif-import/gnc-plugin-qif-import-ui.xml
index 90794ffd28..eff8649bb9 100644
--- a/src/import-export/qif-import/gnc-plugin-qif-import-ui.xml
+++ b/src/import-export/qif-import/gnc-plugin-qif-import-ui.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-<Root>
-<menu>
-<submenu name="File" verb="FileAction">
-	<submenu name="FileImport" verb="FileImportAction">
-		<placeholder name="FileImportPlaceholder">
-			<menuitem name="FileQIFImport" verb="QIFImportAction"/>
-		</placeholder>
-	</submenu>
-</submenu>
-</menu>
-</Root>
+<ui>
+  <menubar>
+    <menu name="File" action="FileAction">
+      <menu name="FileImport" action="FileImportAction">
+      	<placeholder name="FileImportPlaceholder">
+      	   <menuitem name="FileQIFImport" action="QIFImportAction"/>
+      	</placeholder>
+      </menu>
+    </menu>
+  </menubar>
+</ui>