diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index e3d2b35..a34f01a 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QClipboard>
 #include <QSettings>
+#include <QImageReader>
 
 
 MainWindow::MainWindow( bool enablePrint )
@@ -320,18 +321,23 @@ void MainWindow::onMenuInsert( int id )
       return;
    }
 
-   item->setFlag( QGraphicsItem::ItemIsMovable, true );
-   item->setFlag( QGraphicsItem::ItemIsSelectable, true );
    cdscene->addItem( item );
    cdscene->setChanged();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::onMenuOpen()
 {
+   QString filter( tr("qlscribe document (*.qlx)\nImages ( ") );
+   QList<QByteArray> list = QImageReader::supportedImageFormats();
+   foreach( QByteArray arr, list ) {
+       filter += QString( "*." ) + arr.data() + " ";
+   }
+   filter += tr( ")\nAll Files (*)" );
+
    QString fileName = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName( this, 
                                                     tr( "Open:" ), 
                                                     QString(), 
-                                                    tr("qlscribe document (*.qlx)") );
+                                                    filter );
    
    if( fileName.isNull() )
       return;
diff --git a/src/qcdscene.cpp b/src/qcdscene.cpp
index 85b55d1..30ea86d 100644
--- a/src/qcdscene.cpp
+++ b/src/qcdscene.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "qcdscene.h"
 #include "qshapefactory.h"
+#include "qlightpixmapitem.h"
 
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QMessageBox>
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QClipboard>
 #include <QMimeData>
+#include <QRegExp>
 
 QCDScene::QCDScene( QObject * parent )
    : QGraphicsScene( parent ),
@@ -82,30 +84,52 @@ void QCDScene::start( LabelMode mode )
 bool QCDScene::load( const QString &fileName, QString *errMessage )
 {
    QFile file( fileName );
-   if( !file.open( QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text ) ) {
-      if( errMessage )
-         *errMessage = "cannot open file for reading";
-      else
-         QMessageBox::critical( 0, tr( "Error" ), tr( "Cannot open file for reading\n" ) + fileName );
-      return false;
-   }
-   QXmlStreamReader reader( &file );
-   try {
-      read( reader );
-   }
-   catch( const QString &err ) {
-      if( errMessage )
-         *errMessage = err;
-      else
-         QMessageBox::critical( 0, tr( "Error" ), tr( "Cannot read file " ) + fileName + "\n" + err );
-      return false;
-   }
-   m_fileName = fileName;
-   m_saved = true;
-   setName();
+   if( QRegExp( "*.\\.qlx", Qt::CaseInsensitive ).exactMatch( fileName ) ) {
+      if( !file.open( QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text ) ) {
+         if( errMessage )
+            *errMessage = "cannot open file for reading";
+         else
+            QMessageBox::critical( 0, tr( "Error" ), tr( "Cannot open file for reading\n" ) + fileName );
+         return false;
+      }
+      QXmlStreamReader reader( &file );
+      try {
+         read( reader );
+      }
+      catch( const QString &err ) {
+         if( errMessage )
+            *errMessage = err;
+         else
+            QMessageBox::critical( 0, tr( "Error" ), tr( "Cannot read file " ) + fileName + "\n" + err );
+         return false;
+      }
+      m_fileName = fileName;
+      m_saved = true;
+      setName();
 
-   pushUndo();
-   return true;
+      pushUndo();
+      return true;
+   }
+   QShapeFactory &sfactory = QShapeFactory::instance();
+   QLightPixmapItem *item =
+         static_cast<QLightPixmapItem *>(sfactory.create( QShapeControllerPixmap::Type ) );
+   addItem( item );
+   if( item->loadImage( fileName ) ) {
+      QSize size = item->pixmap().size();
+      item->setOffset( -QPointF( size.height(), size.width()  ) / 2.0 );
+      item->setTransform( QTransform().scale( size.width() ? 120.0 / size.width() : 1.0,
+                                             size.height() ? 120.0 / size.height() : 1.0 ) );
+      setName();
+      pushUndo();
+      return true;
+   } else {
+      if( errMessage )
+         *errMessage = "cannot load image";
+      else
+         QMessageBox::critical( 0, tr( "Error" ), tr( "Cannot load image " ) +
+                                fileName + "\n" );
+   }
+   return false;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/qlightpixmapitem.cpp b/src/qlightpixmapitem.cpp
index 034a0c2..c4d4442 100644
--- a/src/qlightpixmapitem.cpp
+++ b/src/qlightpixmapitem.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@ QLightPixmapItem::QLightPixmapItem()
 {
 }
 
+bool QLightPixmapItem::loadImage( const QString &name )
+{
+   QPixmap pixmap( name );
+   if( pixmap.isNull() )
+      return false;
+   m_imageName = name;
+   setPixmap( pixmap );
+   return true;
+}
+
+
 QVariant QLightPixmapItem::itemChange( GraphicsItemChange change, const QVariant & value )
 {
    if( scene() && change == ItemPositionHasChanged )
diff --git a/src/qlightpixmapitem.h b/src/qlightpixmapitem.h
index d9e2ceb..f4945df 100644
--- a/src/qlightpixmapitem.h
+++ b/src/qlightpixmapitem.h
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@
 
 #include "qshapefactory.h"
 
-class QLightPixmapItem : public QGraphicsPixmapItem
-{
+class QLightPixmapItem : public QGraphicsPixmapItem {
 public:
     QLightPixmapItem();
 
+    bool loadImage( const QString &name );
     void imageName( const QString &name ) { m_imageName = name; }
     const QString &imageName() const { return m_imageName; }
 
diff --git a/src/qshapefactory.cpp b/src/qshapefactory.cpp
index 81e1344..5712e75 100644
--- a/src/qshapefactory.cpp
+++ b/src/qshapefactory.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,13 @@ QString QShapeFactory::name( int type ) const
 QGraphicsItem *QShapeFactory::create( int type ) const
 {
    QShapeController *ctrl = getController( type );
-   return ctrl ? ctrl->create() : 0;
+   if( !ctrl ) return 0;
+   QGraphicsItem *item = ctrl->create();
+   if( item ) {
+      item->setFlag( QGraphicsItem::ItemIsMovable, true );
+      item->setFlag( QGraphicsItem::ItemIsSelectable, true );
+   }
+   return item;
 }
 
 bool QShapeFactory::edit( QGraphicsItem *item, QWidget *parent ) const