diff --git a/artiq/frontend/artiq_browser.py b/artiq/frontend/artiq_browser.py
index 3d574bf6a..fec5a682a 100755
--- a/artiq/frontend/artiq_browser.py
+++ b/artiq/frontend/artiq_browser.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from artiq import __artiq_dir__ as artiq_dir
 from artiq.tools import *
 from artiq.gui import (state, results,
                        datasets, applets)
+from artiq.protocols.sync_struct import process_mod
 
 
 def get_argparser():
@@ -66,11 +67,21 @@ class MdiArea(QtWidgets.QMdiArea):
 
 
 class LocalModelManager:
-    def __init__(self, model_factory):
+    def __init__(self, model_factory, notify_cb=None):
         self.model = None
         self._model_factory = model_factory
         self._setmodel_callbacks = []
-        self.notify_cbs = []
+        if notify_cb is None:
+            notify_cb = []
+        if not isinstance(notify_cb, list):
+            notify_cb = [notify_cb]
+        self.notify_cbs = notify_cb
+
+    def init(self, struct):
+        self._create_model(struct)
+        mod = {"action": "init", "struct": struct}
+        for notify_cb in self.notify_cbs:
+            notify_cb(mod)
 
     def _create_model(self, init):
         self.model = self._model_factory(init)
@@ -107,7 +118,7 @@ def main():
     mdi_area.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(QtCore.Qt.ScrollBarAsNeeded)
     main_window.setCentralWidget(mdi_area)
 
-    d_results = results.ResultsDock()
+    d_results = results.ResultsDock(datasets_sub)
     smgr.register(d_results)
 
     d_applets = applets.AppletsDock(main_window, datasets_sub)
@@ -118,11 +129,9 @@ def main():
                                        None)  # TODO: datsets_ctl.delete()
     smgr.register(d_datasets)
 
-    # lay out docks
-    right_docks = [d_results, d_applets, d_datasets]
-    main_window.addDockWidget(QtCore.Qt.RightDockWidgetArea, right_docks[0])
-    for d1, d2 in zip(right_docks, right_docks[1:]):
-        main_window.tabifyDockWidget(d1, d2)
+    main_window.addDockWidget(QtCore.Qt.LeftDockWidgetArea, d_results)
+    main_window.addDockWidget(QtCore.Qt.BottomDockWidgetArea, d_applets)
+    main_window.addDockWidget(QtCore.Qt.RightDockWidgetArea, d_datasets)
 
     # load/initialize state
     if os.name == "nt":
diff --git a/artiq/gui/results.py b/artiq/gui/results.py
index 63a565745..6e0316806 100644
--- a/artiq/gui/results.py
+++ b/artiq/gui/results.py
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
-import asyncio
 import logging
-from functools import partial
 
+import h5py
 from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtWidgets
 
 from artiq.gui.tools import LayoutWidget
 
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class ResultsDock(QtWidgets.QDockWidget):
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, datasets):
         QtWidgets.QDockWidget.__init__(self, "Results")
+
+        self.datasets = datasets
+
         self.setObjectName("Results")
         self.setFeatures(QtWidgets.QDockWidget.DockWidgetMovable |
                          QtWidgets.QDockWidget.DockWidgetFloatable)
@@ -29,21 +30,32 @@ class ResultsDock(QtWidgets.QDockWidget):
 
         self.rt_model = QtWidgets.QFileSystemModel()
         self.rt_model.setRootPath(QtCore.QDir.currentPath())
-        self.rt_model.setNameFilters(["HDF5 files (*.h5)"])
+        self.rt_model.setNameFilters(["*.h5"])
         self.rt_model.setNameFilterDisables(False)
 
         self.rt = QtWidgets.QTreeView()
         self.rt.setModel(self.rt_model)
         self.rt.setRootIndex(self.rt_model.index(QtCore.QDir.currentPath()))
-        self.rt.setSelectionBehavior(QtWidgets.QAbstractItemView.SelectItems)
+        self.rt.setSelectionBehavior(QtWidgets.QAbstractItemView.SelectRows)
+        self.rt.setSelectionMode(QtWidgets.QAbstractItemView.SingleSelection)
         self.rt.selectionModel().selectionChanged.connect(
             self.selection_changed)
         self.rt_buttons.addWidget(self.rt, 0, 0, colspan=2)
 
     def selection_changed(self, selected, deselected):
         indexes = selected.indexes()
-        if indexes:
-            print(self.rt_model.filePath(indexes[0]))
+        if not indexes:
+            return
+        path = self.rt_model.filePath(indexes[0])
+        logger.info("opening %s", path)
+        try:
+            with h5py.File(path, "r") as f:
+                rd = {}
+                for k in f["datasets"]:
+                    rd[k] = False, f[k].value
+                self.datasets.init(rd)
+        except:
+            pass
 
     def select(self, path):
         s = self.rt_model.index(path)
@@ -52,9 +64,6 @@ class ResultsDock(QtWidgets.QDockWidget):
             QtCore.QItemSelectionModel.ClearAndSelect)
         self.rt.scrollTo(s)  # TODO: call_soon?
 
-    def resultname_action(self, action):
-        pass
-
     def save_state(self):
         return {
             "selected": self.rt_model.filePath(