diff --git a/menus/dialogs-menuitems.ui b/menus/dialogs-menuitems.ui
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56f8987df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/menus/dialogs-menuitems.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+
+
+
+ - app.dialogs-tool-options
+ - app.dialogs-device-status
+
+ - app.dialogs-layers
+ - app.dialogs-channels
+ - app.dialogs-vectors
+ - app.dialogs-indexed-palette
+ - app.dialogs-histogram
+ - app.dialogs-selection-editor
+ - app.dialogs-navigation
+ - app.dialogs-undo-history
+ - app.dialogs-cursor
+ - app.dialogs-sample-points
+ - app.dialogs-symmetry
+
+
+ - app.dialogs-colors
+ - app.dialogs-brushes
+ - app.dialogs-dynamics
+ - app.dialogs-mypaint-brushes
+ - app.dialogs-patterns
+ - app.dialogs-gradients
+ - app.dialogs-palettes
+ - app.dialogs-fonts
+ - app.dialogs-tool-presets
+ - app.dialogs-buffers
+
+ - app.dialogs-images
+ - app.dialogs-document-history
+ - app.dialogs-templates
+ - app.dialogs-error-console
+ - app.dialogs-dashboard
+
diff --git a/menus/dockable-menu.ui.in b/menus/dockable-menu.ui.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3911836a60
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/menus/image-menu.ui b/menus/image-menu.ui.in
similarity index 94%
rename from menus/image-menu.ui
rename to menus/image-menu.ui.in
index aa5d883ac1..c7a6335b92 100644
--- a/menus/image-menu.ui
+++ b/menus/image-menu.ui.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-
+