diff -up meshlab-1.3.0/meshlab/src/meshlabplugins/render_rfx/render_rfx.cpp.shader-path meshlab-1.3.0/meshlab/src/meshlabplugins/render_rfx/render_rfx.cpp
--- meshlab-1.3.0/meshlab/src/meshlabplugins/render_rfx/render_rfx.cpp.shader-path	2011-01-25 00:49:30.000000000 -0700
+++ meshlab-1.3.0/meshlab/src/meshlabplugins/render_rfx/render_rfx.cpp	2011-08-03 16:48:05.000000000 -0600
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ QList<QAction*> RenderRFX::actions()
 
 void RenderRFX::initActionList()
 {
-	QDir shadersDir = PluginManager::getBaseDirPath();
+  QDir shadersDir = QDir("/usr/share/meshlab");
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 	if (shadersDir.dirName() == "debug"   ||
diff -up meshlab-1.3.0/meshlab/src/meshlabplugins/render_gdp/meshrender.cpp.shader-path meshlab-1.3.0/meshlab/src/meshlabplugins/render_gdp/meshrender.cpp
--- meshlab-1.3.0/meshlab/src/meshlabplugins/render_gdp/meshrender.cpp.shader-path	2011-01-25 00:50:00.000000000 -0700
+++ meshlab-1.3.0/meshlab/src/meshlabplugins/render_gdp/meshrender.cpp	2011-08-03 16:48:05.000000000 -0600
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void MeshShaderRenderPlugin::initActionL
 	qaNone->setCheckable(false);
 	actionList << qaNone;
 
-	QDir shadersDir = QDir(qApp->applicationDirPath());
+	QDir shadersDir = QDir("/usr/share/meshlab");
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 	if (shadersDir.dirName() == "debug" || shadersDir.dirName() == "release" || shadersDir.dirName() == "plugins"  )
 		shadersDir.cdUp();
diff -up meshlab-1.3.0/meshlab/src/meshlabplugins/render_gdp/shaderDialog.cpp.shader-path meshlab-1.3.0/meshlab/src/meshlabplugins/render_gdp/shaderDialog.cpp
--- meshlab-1.3.0/meshlab/src/meshlabplugins/render_gdp/shaderDialog.cpp.shader-path	2011-01-25 00:50:00.000000000 -0700
+++ meshlab-1.3.0/meshlab/src/meshlabplugins/render_gdp/shaderDialog.cpp	2011-08-03 16:48:05.000000000 -0600
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ void ShaderDialog::changeTexturePath(int
 void ShaderDialog::browseTexturePath(int i) {
 	QFileDialog fd(0,"Choose new texture");
 
-	QDir shadersDir = QDir(qApp->applicationDirPath());
+	QDir shadersDir = QDir("/usr/share/meshlab");
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 	if (shadersDir.dirName() == "debug" || shadersDir.dirName() == "release")
 		shadersDir.cdUp();
diff -up meshlab-1.3.0/meshlab/src/plugins_experimental/render_splatpyramid/dialog.cpp.shader-path meshlab-1.3.0/meshlab/src/meshlabplugins/render_splatpyramid/dialog.cpp
--- meshlab-1.3.0/meshlab/src/plugins_experimental/render_splatpyramid/dialog.cpp.shader-path	2011-01-25 00:50:00.000000000 -0700
+++ meshlab-1.3.0/meshlab/src/plugins_experimental/render_splatpyramid/dialog.cpp	2011-08-03 16:48:05.000000000 -0600
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ void Dialog::changeTexturePath(int i) {
 void Dialog::browseTexturePath(int i) {
   QFileDialog fd(0,"Choose new texture");
 
-  QDir shadersDir = QDir(qApp->applicationDirPath());
+  QDir shadersDir = QDir("/usr/share/meshlab");
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
   if (shadersDir.dirName() == "debug" || shadersDir.dirName() == "release")
 	shadersDir.cdUp();