diff --git a/src/meshlab/xmlstdpardialog.cpp b/src/meshlab/xmlstdpardialog.cpp
index 397724455..b97a6e4bb 100644
--- a/src/meshlab/xmlstdpardialog.cpp
+++ b/src/meshlab/xmlstdpardialog.cpp
@@ -315,9 +315,12 @@ XMLStdParFrame::~XMLStdParFrame()
 
 void XMLStdParFrame::loadFrameContent(const XMLFilterInfo::XMLMapList& parMap,EnvWrap& envir)
 {
+	MeshLabXMLStdDialog* dialog = qobject_cast<MeshLabXMLStdDialog*>(parent());
+	if (dialog == NULL)
+		throw MeshLabException("An XMLStdParFrame has not a MeshLabXMLStdDialog's parent");
 	for(XMLFilterInfo::XMLMapList::const_iterator it = parMap.constBegin();it != parMap.constEnd();++it)
 	{
-		XMLMeshLabWidget* widg = XMLMeshLabWidgetFactory::create(*it,envir,this);
+		XMLMeshLabWidget* widg = XMLMeshLabWidgetFactory::create(*it,envir,dialog->curMeshDoc,this);
 		if (widg == NULL)
 			return;
 		xmlfieldwidgets.push_back(widg); 
@@ -453,7 +456,7 @@ void XMLCheckBoxWidget::setVisibility( const bool vis )
 	cb->setVisible(vis);
 }
 
-XMLMeshLabWidget* XMLMeshLabWidgetFactory::create(const XMLFilterInfo::XMLMap& widgetTable,EnvWrap& env,QWidget* parent)
+XMLMeshLabWidget* XMLMeshLabWidgetFactory::create(const XMLFilterInfo::XMLMap& widgetTable,EnvWrap& env,MeshDocument* md,QWidget* parent)
 {
 	QString guiType = widgetTable[MLXMLElNames::guiType];
 	if (guiType == MLXMLElNames::editTag)
@@ -477,6 +480,8 @@ XMLMeshLabWidget* XMLMeshLabWidgetFactory::create(const XMLFilterInfo::XMLMap& w
 	if (guiType == MLXMLElNames::enumWidgetTag)
 		return new XMLEnumWidget(widgetTable,env,parent);
 
+	if (guiType == MLXMLElNames::meshWidgetTag)
+		return new XMLMeshWidget(md,widgetTable,env,parent);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -1014,11 +1019,17 @@ XMLEnumWidget::XMLEnumWidget( const XMLFilterInfo::XMLMap& xmlWidgetTag,EnvWrap&
 	}
 }
 
-void XMLEnumWidget::set( const QString& nwExpStr )
-{
-}
-
 QString XMLEnumWidget::getWidgetExpression()
 {
 	return enumCombo->itemData(enumCombo->currentIndex()).toString();
 }
+
+XMLMeshWidget::XMLMeshWidget( MeshDocument* mdoc,const XMLFilterInfo::XMLMap& xmlWidgetTag,EnvWrap& envir,QWidget* p )
+:XMLEnumWidget(xmlWidgetTag,envir,p)
+{
+	foreach(MeshModel* mm,mdoc->meshList)
+		enumCombo->addItem(mm->shortName(),mm->id());
+	int def = env.evalInt(xmlWidgetTag[MLXMLElNames::paramDefExpr]); 
+	if (mdoc->getMesh(def))
+		enumCombo->setCurrentIndex(def);
+}
diff --git a/src/meshlab/xmlstdpardialog.h b/src/meshlab/xmlstdpardialog.h
index b67cce7de..26ca3d910 100644
--- a/src/meshlab/xmlstdpardialog.h
+++ b/src/meshlab/xmlstdpardialog.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class XMLMeshLabWidgetFactory
 public:	
 	//WARNING! this function call constructors that could rise up a set of MeshLabExceptions but it is not able to manage it, so let the exceptions floating up!
 	//IN ANY CASE the callee MUST check if the returned value is not NULL.
-	static XMLMeshLabWidget* create(const XMLFilterInfo::XMLMap& widgetTable,EnvWrap& env,QWidget* parent);
+	static XMLMeshLabWidget* create(const XMLFilterInfo::XMLMap& widgetTable,EnvWrap& env,MeshDocument* md,QWidget* parent);
 };
 
 //
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ public:
 	~XMLComboWidget();
 	void updateVisibility(const bool vis);
 	void Init(QWidget *p,QString lab,int newEnum, QStringList values);
-	virtual void set(const QString& nwExpStr) = 0;
+	void set(const QString& nwExpStr) {};
 	virtual QString getWidgetExpression();
 
 private:
@@ -315,9 +315,50 @@ public:
 	~XMLEnumWidget(){};
 
 	QString getWidgetExpression();
-	void set(const QString& nwExpStr);
 };
 
+class XMLMeshWidget : public XMLEnumWidget
+{
+	Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+	XMLMeshWidget(MeshDocument* mdoc,const XMLFilterInfo::XMLMap& xmlWidgetTag,EnvWrap& envir,QWidget* p);
+	~XMLMeshWidget(){};
+
+private:
+	MeshDocument* md;
+};
+
+//class XMLShotfWidget : public MeshLabWidget
+//{
+//	Q_OBJECT
+//
+//public:
+//	ShotfWidget(QWidget *p, RichShotf* rpf, QWidget *gla);
+//	~ShotfWidget();
+//	QString paramName;
+//	vcg::Shotf getValue();
+//
+//	void collectWidgetValue();
+//	void resetWidgetValue();
+//	void setWidgetValue(const Value& nv);
+//
+//	public slots:
+//		void  getShot();
+//		void  setShotValue(QString name, vcg::Shotf val);
+//signals:
+//		void askRasterShot(QString);
+//		void askMeshShot(QString);
+//		void askViewerShot(QString);
+//
+//protected:
+//	vcg::Shotf curShot;
+//	QLineEdit * shotLE;
+//	QPushButton *getShotButton;
+//	QComboBox *getShotCombo;
+//	QLabel* descLab;
+//};
+
 class XMLStdParFrame : public QFrame
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
@@ -390,6 +431,7 @@ public:
 	//void dialogEvaluateExpression(const Expression& exp,Value** res);
 	//void expandView(bool exp);
 
+	MeshDocument * curMeshDoc;
 private slots:
 	void applyClick();
 	void closeClick();
@@ -411,7 +453,6 @@ private:
 
 	int curmask;
 	MeshModel *curModel;
-	MeshDocument * curMeshDoc;
 	MeshLabXMLFilterContainer* curmfc;
 	MainWindowInterface *curmwi;
 	XMLFilterInfo::XMLMapList curParMap;