diff --git a/cui/UIConfig_cui.mk b/cui/UIConfig_cui.mk
index b508acc4ed7a..95fdba3dd17e 100644
--- a/cui/UIConfig_cui.mk
+++ b/cui/UIConfig_cui.mk
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ $(eval $(call gb_UIConfig_add_uifiles,cui,\
 	cui/uiconfig/ui/recordnumberdialog \
 	cui/uiconfig/ui/rotationtabpage \
 	cui/uiconfig/ui/scriptorganizer \
+	cui/uiconfig/ui/searchformatdialog \
 	cui/uiconfig/ui/securityoptionsdialog \
 	cui/uiconfig/ui/select_persona_dialog \
 	cui/uiconfig/ui/shadowtabpage \
diff --git a/cui/source/dialogs/srchxtra.cxx b/cui/source/dialogs/srchxtra.cxx
index 87857a97287a..7000d954e778 100644
--- a/cui/source/dialogs/srchxtra.cxx
+++ b/cui/source/dialogs/srchxtra.cxx
@@ -37,87 +37,77 @@
 #include <rtl/strbuf.hxx>
 #include "svtools/treelistentry.hxx"
 
-// class SvxSearchFormatDialog -------------------------------------------
-
-SvxSearchFormatDialog::SvxSearchFormatDialog( Window* pParent, const SfxItemSet& rSet ) :
-
-    SfxTabDialog( pParent, CUI_RES( RID_SVXDLG_SEARCHFORMAT ), &rSet ),
-
-    pFontList( NULL )
-
+SvxSearchFormatDialog::SvxSearchFormatDialog(Window* pParent, const SfxItemSet& rSet)
+    : SfxTabDialog(pParent, "SearchFormatDialog", "cui/ui/searchformatdialog.ui", &rSet)
+    , m_pFontList(NULL)
+    , m_nNamePageId(0)
+    , m_nParaStdPageId(0)
+    , m_nParaAlignPageId(0)
+    , m_nBackPageId(0)
 {
-    FreeResource();
-
-    AddTabPage( RID_SVXPAGE_CHAR_NAME, SvxCharNamePage::Create, 0 );
-    AddTabPage( RID_SVXPAGE_CHAR_EFFECTS, SvxCharEffectsPage::Create, 0 );
-    AddTabPage( RID_SVXPAGE_CHAR_POSITION, SvxCharPositionPage::Create, 0 );
-    AddTabPage( RID_SVXPAGE_CHAR_TWOLINES, SvxCharTwoLinesPage::Create, 0 );
-    AddTabPage( RID_SVXPAGE_STD_PARAGRAPH, SvxStdParagraphTabPage::Create, 0 );
-    AddTabPage( RID_SVXPAGE_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH, SvxParaAlignTabPage::Create, 0 );
-    AddTabPage( RID_SVXPAGE_EXT_PARAGRAPH, SvxExtParagraphTabPage::Create, 0 );
-    AddTabPage( RID_SVXPAGE_PARA_ASIAN, SvxAsianTabPage::Create, 0 );
-    AddTabPage( RID_SVXPAGE_BACKGROUND, SvxBackgroundTabPage::Create, 0 );
+    m_nNamePageId = AddTabPage("font", SvxCharNamePage::Create, 0);
+    AddTabPage("fonteffects", SvxCharEffectsPage::Create, 0);
+    AddTabPage("position", SvxCharPositionPage::Create, 0);
+    AddTabPage("asianlayout", SvxCharTwoLinesPage::Create, 0);
+    m_nParaStdPageId = AddTabPage("labelTP_PARA_STD", SvxStdParagraphTabPage::Create, 0);
+    m_nParaAlignPageId = AddTabPage("labelTP_PARA_ALIGN", SvxParaAlignTabPage::Create, 0);
+    AddTabPage("labelTP_PARA_EXT", SvxExtParagraphTabPage::Create, 0);
+    AddTabPage("labelTP_PARA_ASIAN", SvxAsianTabPage::Create, 0 );
+    m_nBackPageId = AddTabPage("background", SvxBackgroundTabPage::Create, 0);
 
     // remove asian tabpages if necessary
     SvtCJKOptions aCJKOptions;
     if ( !aCJKOptions.IsDoubleLinesEnabled() )
-        RemoveTabPage( RID_SVXPAGE_CHAR_TWOLINES );
+        RemoveTabPage("asianlayout");
     if ( !aCJKOptions.IsAsianTypographyEnabled() )
-        RemoveTabPage( RID_SVXPAGE_PARA_ASIAN );
+        RemoveTabPage("labelTP_PARA_ASIAN");
 }
 
-// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 SvxSearchFormatDialog::~SvxSearchFormatDialog()
 {
-    delete pFontList;
+    delete m_pFontList;
 }
 
-// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 void SvxSearchFormatDialog::PageCreated( sal_uInt16 nId, SfxTabPage& rPage )
 {
-    switch ( nId )
+    if (nId == m_nNamePageId)
     {
-        case RID_SVXPAGE_CHAR_NAME:
+        const FontList* pApm_pFontList = 0;
+        SfxObjectShell* pSh = SfxObjectShell::Current();
+
+        if ( pSh )
         {
-            const FontList* pAppFontList = 0;
-            SfxObjectShell* pSh = SfxObjectShell::Current();
-
-            if ( pSh )
-            {
-                const SvxFontListItem* pFLItem = (const SvxFontListItem*)
-                    pSh->GetItem( SID_ATTR_CHAR_FONTLIST );
-                if ( pFLItem )
-                    pAppFontList = pFLItem->GetFontList();
-            }
-
-            const FontList* pList = pAppFontList;
-
-            if ( !pList )
-            {
-                if ( !pFontList )
-                    pFontList = new FontList( this );
-                pList = pFontList;
-            }
-
-            if ( pList )
-                ( (SvxCharNamePage&)rPage ).
-                    SetFontList( SvxFontListItem( pList, SID_ATTR_CHAR_FONTLIST ) );
-            ( (SvxCharNamePage&)rPage ).EnableSearchMode();
-            break;
+            const SvxFontListItem* pFLItem = (const SvxFontListItem*)
+                pSh->GetItem( SID_ATTR_CHAR_FONTLIST );
+            if ( pFLItem )
+                pApm_pFontList = pFLItem->GetFontList();
         }
 
-        case RID_SVXPAGE_STD_PARAGRAPH:
-            ( (SvxStdParagraphTabPage&)rPage ).EnableAutoFirstLine();
-            break;
+        const FontList* pList = pApm_pFontList;
 
-        case RID_SVXPAGE_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH:
-            ( (SvxParaAlignTabPage&)rPage ).EnableJustifyExt();
-            break;
-        case RID_SVXPAGE_BACKGROUND :
-            ( (SvxBackgroundTabPage&)rPage ).ShowParaControl(sal_True);
-            break;
+        if ( !pList )
+        {
+            if ( !m_pFontList )
+                m_pFontList = new FontList( this );
+            pList = m_pFontList;
+        }
+
+        if ( pList )
+            ( (SvxCharNamePage&)rPage ).
+                SetFontList( SvxFontListItem( pList, SID_ATTR_CHAR_FONTLIST ) );
+        ( (SvxCharNamePage&)rPage ).EnableSearchMode();
+    }
+    else if (nId == m_nParaStdPageId)
+    {
+        ( (SvxStdParagraphTabPage&)rPage ).EnableAutoFirstLine();
+    }
+    else if (nId == m_nParaAlignPageId)
+    {
+        ( (SvxParaAlignTabPage&)rPage ).EnableJustifyExt();
+    }
+    else if (nId == m_nBackPageId)
+    {
+        ( (SvxBackgroundTabPage&)rPage ).ShowParaControl(sal_True);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/cui/source/dialogs/srchxtra.src b/cui/source/dialogs/srchxtra.src
index ec032f7d3fda..d8b2b5a718d7 100644
--- a/cui/source/dialogs/srchxtra.src
+++ b/cui/source/dialogs/srchxtra.src
@@ -22,67 +22,7 @@
 #include "srchxtra.hrc"
 #include <svx/dialogs.hrc>
 
- // RID_SVXDLG_SEARCHFORMAT -----------------------------------------------
-TabDialog RID_SVXDLG_SEARCHFORMAT
-{
-    OutputSize = TRUE ;
-    SvLook = TRUE ;
-    Text [ en-US ] = "Text Format" ;
-    Moveable = TRUE ;
-    TabControl 1
-    {
-        OutputSize = TRUE ;
-        PageList =
-        {
-            PageItem
-            {
-                Identifier = RID_SVXPAGE_CHAR_NAME ;
-                Text [ en-US ] = "Font" ;
-            };
-            PageItem
-            {
-                Identifier = RID_SVXPAGE_CHAR_EFFECTS ;
-                Text [ en-US ] = "Font Effects" ;
-            };
-            PageItem
-            {
-                Identifier = RID_SVXPAGE_CHAR_POSITION ;
-                Text [ en-US ] = "Position" ;
-            };
-            PageItem
-            {
-                Identifier = RID_SVXPAGE_CHAR_TWOLINES ;
-                Text [ en-US ] = "Asian Layout" ;
-            };
-            PageItem
-            {
-                Identifier = RID_SVXPAGE_STD_PARAGRAPH ;
-                Text [ en-US ] = "Indents & Spacing" ;
-            };
-            PageItem
-            {
-                Identifier = RID_SVXPAGE_ALIGN_PARAGRAPH ;
-                Text [ en-US ] = "Alignment" ;
-            };
-            PageItem
-            {
-                Identifier = RID_SVXPAGE_EXT_PARAGRAPH ;
-                Text [ en-US ] = "Text Flow" ;
-            };
-            PageItem
-            {
-                Identifier = RID_SVXPAGE_PARA_ASIAN;
-                Text [ en-US ] = "Asian Typography";
-            };
-            PageItem
-            {
-                Identifier = RID_SVXPAGE_BACKGROUND;
-                Text [ en-US ] = "Background" ;
-            };
-        };
-    };
-};
- // RID_SVXDLG_SEARCHATTRIBUTE --------------------------------------------
+// RID_SVXDLG_SEARCHATTRIBUTE --------------------------------------------
 ModalDialog RID_SVXDLG_SEARCHATTR
 {
     HelpId = HID_SEARCHATTR ;
diff --git a/cui/source/factory/dlgfact.cxx b/cui/source/factory/dlgfact.cxx
index 3cf3d972e8b2..a7a96c3ffc45 100644
--- a/cui/source/factory/dlgfact.cxx
+++ b/cui/source/factory/dlgfact.cxx
@@ -1313,23 +1313,11 @@ SfxAbstractDialog* AbstractDialogFactory_Impl::CreateSfxDialog( sal_uInt32,
     return new CuiAbstractSfxDialog_Impl( pDlg );
 }
 
-SfxAbstractTabDialog* AbstractDialogFactory_Impl::CreateTabItemDialog( Window* pParent,
-                                            const SfxItemSet& rSet,
-                                            sal_uInt32 nResId)
+SfxAbstractTabDialog* AbstractDialogFactory_Impl::CreateTabItemDialog(Window* pParent,
+    const SfxItemSet& rSet)
 {
-    SfxTabDialog* pDlg=NULL;
-    switch ( nResId )
-    {
-        case RID_SVXDLG_SEARCHFORMAT :
-            pDlg = new SvxSearchFormatDialog( pParent, rSet );
-            break;
-        default:
-            break;
-    }
-
-    if ( pDlg )
-        return new CuiAbstractTabDialog_Impl( pDlg );
-    return 0;
+    SfxTabDialog* pDlg = new SvxSearchFormatDialog(pParent, rSet);
+    return new CuiAbstractTabDialog_Impl(pDlg);
 }
 
 VclAbstractDialog*      AbstractDialogFactory_Impl::CreateSvxSearchAttributeDialog( Window* pParent,
diff --git a/cui/source/factory/dlgfact.hxx b/cui/source/factory/dlgfact.hxx
index 784130e0ad5c..cee1226ef3c4 100644
--- a/cui/source/factory/dlgfact.hxx
+++ b/cui/source/factory/dlgfact.hxx
@@ -552,9 +552,8 @@ public:
                                             const SfxItemSet* pAttrSet,
                                             SdrView* pView,
                                             SdrModel* pModel=0 );
-    virtual SfxAbstractTabDialog*       CreateTabItemDialog( Window* pParent,
-                                            const SfxItemSet& rSet,
-                                            sal_uInt32 nResId);
+    virtual SfxAbstractTabDialog*       CreateTabItemDialog(Window* pParent,
+                                            const SfxItemSet& rSet);
     virtual AbstractSvxCaptionDialog*   CreateCaptionDialog( Window* pParent,
                                             const SdrView* pView,
                                             sal_uInt16 nAnchorTypes = 0 );
diff --git a/cui/source/inc/srchxtra.hxx b/cui/source/inc/srchxtra.hxx
index 642f3c79aa28..d505204799a4 100644
--- a/cui/source/inc/srchxtra.hxx
+++ b/cui/source/inc/srchxtra.hxx
@@ -26,19 +26,21 @@
 #include <svx/checklbx.hxx>
 #include <svx/srchdlg.hxx>
 
-// class SvxSearchFormatDialog -------------------------------------------
-
 class SvxSearchFormatDialog : public SfxTabDialog
 {
 public:
     SvxSearchFormatDialog( Window* pParent, const SfxItemSet& rSet );
-    ~SvxSearchFormatDialog();
+    virtual ~SvxSearchFormatDialog();
 
 protected:
     virtual void    PageCreated( sal_uInt16 nId, SfxTabPage &rPage );
 
 private:
-    FontList*       pFontList;
+    FontList*  m_pFontList;
+    sal_uInt16 m_nNamePageId;
+    sal_uInt16 m_nParaStdPageId;
+    sal_uInt16 m_nParaAlignPageId;
+    sal_uInt16 m_nBackPageId;
 };
 
 // class SvxSearchFormatDialog -------------------------------------------
diff --git a/cui/uiconfig/ui/searchformatdialog.ui b/cui/uiconfig/ui/searchformatdialog.ui
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0e1e9abf5223
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cui/uiconfig/ui/searchformatdialog.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<interface>
+  <!-- interface-requires gtk+ 3.0 -->
+  <object class="GtkDialog" id="SearchFormatDialog">
+    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+    <property name="border_width">6</property>
+    <property name="title" translatable="yes">Text Format</property>
+    <property name="type_hint">dialog</property>
+    <child internal-child="vbox">
+      <object class="GtkBox" id="dialog-vbox1">
+        <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+        <property name="orientation">vertical</property>
+        <property name="spacing">12</property>
+        <child internal-child="action_area">
+          <object class="GtkButtonBox" id="dialog-action_area1">
+            <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+            <property name="layout_style">end</property>
+            <child>
+              <object class="GtkButton" id="ok">
+                <property name="label">gtk-ok</property>
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                <property name="can_default">True</property>
+                <property name="has_default">True</property>
+                <property name="receives_default">True</property>
+                <property name="use_stock">True</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="expand">False</property>
+                <property name="fill">True</property>
+                <property name="position">0</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <object class="GtkButton" id="cancel">
+                <property name="label">gtk-cancel</property>
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                <property name="receives_default">True</property>
+                <property name="use_stock">True</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="expand">False</property>
+                <property name="fill">True</property>
+                <property name="position">1</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <object class="GtkButton" id="help">
+                <property name="label">gtk-help</property>
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                <property name="receives_default">True</property>
+                <property name="use_stock">True</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="expand">False</property>
+                <property name="fill">True</property>
+                <property name="position">2</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <object class="GtkButton" id="reset">
+                <property name="label">gtk-revert-to-saved</property>
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                <property name="receives_default">True</property>
+                <property name="use_stock">True</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="expand">False</property>
+                <property name="fill">True</property>
+                <property name="position">3</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+          </object>
+          <packing>
+            <property name="expand">False</property>
+            <property name="fill">True</property>
+            <property name="pack_type">end</property>
+            <property name="position">0</property>
+          </packing>
+        </child>
+        <child>
+          <object class="GtkNotebook" id="tabcontrol">
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+            <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+            <property name="hexpand">True</property>
+            <property name="vexpand">True</property>
+            <child>
+              <placeholder/>
+            </child>
+            <child type="tab">
+              <object class="GtkLabel" id="font">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Font</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="tab_fill">False</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <placeholder/>
+            </child>
+            <child type="tab">
+              <object class="GtkLabel" id="fonteffects">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Font Effects</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="position">1</property>
+                <property name="tab_fill">False</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <placeholder/>
+            </child>
+            <child type="tab">
+              <object class="GtkLabel" id="position">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Position</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="position">2</property>
+                <property name="tab_fill">False</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <placeholder/>
+            </child>
+            <child type="tab">
+              <object class="GtkLabel" id="asianlayout">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Asian Layout</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="position">3</property>
+                <property name="tab_fill">False</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <placeholder/>
+            </child>
+            <child type="tab">
+              <object class="GtkLabel" id="labelTP_PARA_STD">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Indents &amp; Spacing</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="position">4</property>
+                <property name="tab_fill">False</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <placeholder/>
+            </child>
+            <child type="tab">
+              <object class="GtkLabel" id="labelTP_PARA_ALIGN">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                <property name="xalign">0.4699999988079071</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Alignment</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="position">5</property>
+                <property name="tab_fill">False</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <placeholder/>
+            </child>
+            <child type="tab">
+              <object class="GtkLabel" id="labelTP_PARA_EXT">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                <property name="xalign">0.46000000834465027</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Text Flow</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="position">6</property>
+                <property name="tab_fill">False</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <placeholder/>
+            </child>
+            <child type="tab">
+              <object class="GtkLabel" id="labelTP_PARA_ASIAN">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Asian Typography</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="position">7</property>
+                <property name="tab_fill">False</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <placeholder/>
+            </child>
+            <child type="tab">
+              <object class="GtkLabel" id="background">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Background</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="position">8</property>
+                <property name="tab_fill">False</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+          </object>
+          <packing>
+            <property name="expand">False</property>
+            <property name="fill">True</property>
+            <property name="position">1</property>
+          </packing>
+        </child>
+      </object>
+    </child>
+    <action-widgets>
+      <action-widget response="0">ok</action-widget>
+      <action-widget response="0">cancel</action-widget>
+      <action-widget response="0">help</action-widget>
+      <action-widget response="0">reset</action-widget>
+    </action-widgets>
+  </object>
+</interface>
diff --git a/include/svx/dialogs.hrc b/include/svx/dialogs.hrc
index 95c0691fed61..a422d2d98bcf 100644
--- a/include/svx/dialogs.hrc
+++ b/include/svx/dialogs.hrc
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@
 #define RID_SVX_GRFFILTER_DLG_SOLARIZE      (RID_SVX_START + 333)
 #define RID_SVX_GRFFILTER_DLG_EMBOSS        (RID_SVX_START + 336)
 #define RID_SVX_GRFFILTER_DLG_SMOOTH        (RID_SVX_START + 337)
-#define RID_SVXDLG_SEARCHFORMAT             (RID_SVX_START +  21)
 #define RID_SVXDLG_CHARMAP                  ( RID_SVX_START +  10 )
 
 // IDs of options pages of applications
diff --git a/include/svx/svxdlg.hxx b/include/svx/svxdlg.hxx
index 919f6f5957af..34ae403e3edd 100644
--- a/include/svx/svxdlg.hxx
+++ b/include/svx/svxdlg.hxx
@@ -358,9 +358,8 @@ public:
                                             TargetList& rTargetList ) = 0;
     virtual AbstractSvxHlinkDlgMarkWnd* CreateSvxHlinkDlgMarkWndDialog( SvxHyperlinkTabPageBase* pParent, sal_uInt32 nResId ) =0;
 
-    virtual SfxAbstractTabDialog* CreateTabItemDialog( Window* pParent,
-                                            const SfxItemSet& rSet,
-                                            sal_uInt32 nResId) = 0;
+    virtual SfxAbstractTabDialog* CreateTabItemDialog(Window* pParent,
+                                            const SfxItemSet& rSet) = 0;
     virtual VclAbstractDialog*      CreateSvxSearchAttributeDialog( Window* pParent,
                                             SearchAttrItemList& rLst,
                                             const sal_uInt16* pWhRanges)=0;
diff --git a/svx/source/dialog/srchdlg.cxx b/svx/source/dialog/srchdlg.cxx
index e6afc1c4463f..e5df140ff1f5 100644
--- a/svx/source/dialog/srchdlg.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/dialog/srchdlg.cxx
@@ -1950,7 +1950,7 @@ IMPL_LINK_NOARG(SvxSearchDialog, FormatHdl_Impl)
     SvxAbstractDialogFactory* pFact = SvxAbstractDialogFactory::Create();
     if(pFact)
     {
-        SfxAbstractTabDialog* pDlg = pFact->CreateTabItemDialog( this, aSet, RID_SVXDLG_SEARCHFORMAT );
+        SfxAbstractTabDialog* pDlg = pFact->CreateTabItemDialog(this, aSet);
         DBG_ASSERT(pDlg, "Dialogdiet fail!");
         aTxt = pDlg->GetText() + aTxt;
         pDlg->SetText( aTxt );