3 files changed, 19 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/utils/regtools/qeditor/regtab.cpp b/utils/regtools/qeditor/regtab.cpp
index 32d08a73d3..3a1c702dc7 100644
--- a/utils/regtools/qeditor/regtab.cpp
+++ b/utils/regtools/qeditor/regtab.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ RegTab::RegTab(Backend *backend, QWidget *parent)
     QGroupBox *data_sel_group = new QGroupBox("Data selection");
     QHBoxLayout *data_sel_layout = new QHBoxLayout;
     m_backend_selector = new BackendSelector(m_backend, this);
+    m_backend_selector->SetNothingMessage("<i>Select a data source to analyse its content.</i>");
     m_readonly_check = new QCheckBox("Read-only");
     m_readonly_check->setCheckState(Qt::Checked);
     m_data_soc_label = new QLabel;
diff --git a/utils/regtools/qeditor/utils.cpp b/utils/regtools/qeditor/utils.cpp
index 677d24dd7f..da5e44ab71 100644
--- a/utils/regtools/qeditor/utils.cpp
+++ b/utils/regtools/qeditor/utils.cpp
@@ -825,17 +825,20 @@ bool MySwitchableTextEditor::IsModified()
 BackendSelector::BackendSelector(Backend *backend, QWidget *parent)
     :QWidget(parent), m_backend(backend)
 {
-    m_data_selector = new QComboBox;
+    m_data_selector = new QComboBox(this);
     m_data_selector->addItem(QIcon::fromTheme("text-x-generic"), "Nothing...", QVariant(DataSelNothing));
     m_data_selector->addItem(QIcon::fromTheme("document-open"), "File...", QVariant(DataSelFile));
 #ifdef HAVE_HWSTUB
     m_data_selector->addItem(QIcon::fromTheme("multimedia-player"), "Device...", QVariant(DataSelDevice));
 #endif
-    m_data_sel_edit = new QLineEdit;
+    m_data_sel_edit = new QLineEdit(this);
     m_data_sel_edit->setReadOnly(true);
+    m_nothing_text = new QLabel(this);
+    m_nothing_text->setTextFormat(Qt::RichText);
     QHBoxLayout *data_sel_layout = new QHBoxLayout(this);
     data_sel_layout->addWidget(m_data_selector);
     data_sel_layout->addWidget(m_data_sel_edit, 1);
+    data_sel_layout->addWidget(m_nothing_text, 1);
     data_sel_layout->addStretch(0);
 #ifdef HAVE_HWSTUB
     m_dev_selector = new QComboBox;
@@ -863,6 +866,11 @@ BackendSelector::~BackendSelector()
     delete m_io_backend;
 }
 
+void BackendSelector::SetNothingMessage(const QString& msg)
+{
+    m_nothing_text->setText(msg);
+}
+
 void BackendSelector::OnDataSelChanged(int index)
 {
     if(index == -1)
@@ -870,6 +878,7 @@ void BackendSelector::OnDataSelChanged(int index)
     QVariant var = m_data_selector->itemData(index);
     if(var == DataSelFile)
     {
+        m_nothing_text->hide();
         m_data_sel_edit->show();
 #ifdef HAVE_HWSTUB
         m_dev_selector->hide();
@@ -888,7 +897,8 @@ void BackendSelector::OnDataSelChanged(int index)
 #ifdef HAVE_HWSTUB
     else if(var == DataSelDevice)
     {
-        m_data_sel_edit->hide();;
+        m_nothing_text->hide();
+        m_data_sel_edit->hide();
         m_dev_selector->show();
         OnDevListChanged();
     }
@@ -896,6 +906,7 @@ void BackendSelector::OnDataSelChanged(int index)
     else
     {
         m_data_sel_edit->hide();
+        m_nothing_text->show();
 #ifdef HAVE_HWSTUB
         m_dev_selector->hide();
 #endif
diff --git a/utils/regtools/qeditor/utils.h b/utils/regtools/qeditor/utils.h
index ec3175b5da..a2a95f1cac 100644
--- a/utils/regtools/qeditor/utils.h
+++ b/utils/regtools/qeditor/utils.h
@@ -304,11 +304,14 @@ public:
     BackendSelector(Backend *backend, QWidget *parent = 0);
     virtual ~BackendSelector();
     IoBackend *GetBackend();
+    void SetNothingMessage(const QString& msg);
 
 signals:
     void OnSelect(IoBackend *backend);
 
 protected:
+    void ChangeBackend(IoBackend *new_backend);
+
     enum
     {
         DataSelNothing,
@@ -326,7 +329,7 @@ protected:
     QComboBox *m_dev_selector;
     HWStubBackendHelper m_hwstub_helper;
 #endif
-    void ChangeBackend(IoBackend *new_backend);
+    QLabel *m_nothing_text;
 
 private slots:
 #ifdef HAVE_HWSTUB