diff --git a/test/browser.cxx b/test/browser.cxx
index 23d84e7d8..05c83acb2 100644
--- a/test/browser.cxx
+++ b/test/browser.cxx
@@ -160,42 +160,15 @@ void wtype_cb(Fl_Widget *, void *) {
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   int i;
-  if (!Fl::args(argc,argv,i)) Fl::fatal(Fl::help);
-  const char* fname = (i < argc) ? argv[i] : "browser.cxx";
-  Fl_Double_Window window(720,520,fname);
-  browser = new Fl_Select_Browser(0,0,window.w(),350,0);
+  if (!Fl::args(argc, argv, i)) Fl::fatal(Fl::help);
+  const char *fname = (i < argc) ? argv[i] : "browser.cxx";
+  Fl_Double_Window window(720, 520, fname);
+  browser = new Fl_Select_Browser(0, 0, window.w(), 350, 0);
   browser->type(FL_MULTI_BROWSER);
-  //browser->type(FL_HOLD_BROWSER);
-  //browser->color(42);
   browser->callback(b_cb);
-  // browser->scrollbar_right();
-  //browser->has_scrollbar(Fl_Browser::BOTH_ALWAYS);
-  //browser->format_char('#');
   if (!browser->load(fname)) {
-    int done = 0;
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-    // if 'browser' was started from the VisualC environment in Win32,
-    // the current directory is set to the environment itself,
-    // so we need to correct the browser file path
-    if ( i == argc )
-    {
-      fname = "../test/browser.cxx";
-      done = browser->load(fname);
-    }
-#elif defined(__APPLE__)
-    char buf[2048];
-    strcpy(buf, argv[0]);
-    char *slash = strrchr(buf, '/');
-    if (slash) {
-      strcpy(slash, "/../../../browser.cxx");
-    }
-    done = browser->load(buf);
-#endif
-    if ( !done )
-    {
-      fl_message("Can't load %s, %s\n", fname, strerror(errno));
-      exit(1);
-    }
+    fl_message("Can't load '%s'\n%s\n", fname, strerror(errno));
+    exit(1);
   }
   browser->position(0);
 
diff --git a/test/colbrowser.cxx b/test/colbrowser.cxx
index bcd1506d7..eedb5499f 100644
--- a/test/colbrowser.cxx
+++ b/test/colbrowser.cxx
@@ -47,29 +47,20 @@ static Fl_Value_Slider *rs, *gs, *bs;
 static char dbname[FL_PATH_MAX];
 
 static void create_form_cl(void);
-static int load_browser(char *);
+static int load_browser(const char *);
 
 typedef struct { int r, g, b; } RGBdb;
 
 static RGBdb rgbdb[MAX_RGB];
 
 
-int main(int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-  Fl::args(argc, argv);
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+  int i;
+  if (!Fl::args(argc, argv, i)) Fl::fatal(Fl::help);
+  const char *dbname = (i < argc) ? argv[i] : "rgb.txt";
 
   create_form_cl();
 
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-  // Bundled apps do not set the current directory
-  strcpy(dbname, argv[0]);
-  char *slash = strrchr(dbname, '/');
-  if (slash)
-    strcpy(slash, "/../Resources/rgb.txt");
-#else
-  strcpy(dbname, "rgb.txt");
-#endif
-
   if (load_browser(dbname))
     dbobj->label(dbname);
   else
@@ -139,7 +130,7 @@ static int read_entry(FILE * fp, int *r, int *g, int *b, char *name)
 }
 
 
-static int load_browser(char *fname)
+static int load_browser(const char *fname)
 {
   FILE *fp;
   RGBdb *db = rgbdb, *dbs = db + MAX_RGB;
@@ -147,7 +138,7 @@ static int load_browser(char *fname)
   char name[256], buf[300];
 
   if (!(fp = fl_fopen(fname, "r"))) {
-    fl_alert("%s\n%s\n%s","Load", fname, "Can't open");
+    fl_alert("Load:\nCan't open '%s'", fname);
     return 0;
   }
 
diff --git a/test/demo.menu b/test/demo.menu
index 8b325cca6..f53b0ede3 100644
--- a/test/demo.menu
+++ b/test/demo.menu
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 @main:Fluid\n(UI design tool):fluid valuators.fl
 
 @main:Cool\nDemos...:@e
-	@e:X Color\nBrowser:colbrowser
+	@e:X Color\nBrowser:colbrowser rgb.txt
 	@e:Mandelbrot:mandelbrot
 	@e:Fractals:fractals
 	@e:Puzzle:glpuzzle
diff --git a/test/help_dialog.cxx b/test/help_dialog.cxx
index 2ee19c41a..5970792bb 100644
--- a/test/help_dialog.cxx
+++ b/test/help_dialog.cxx
@@ -36,27 +36,11 @@ main(int  argc,                 // I - Number of command-line arguments
      char *argv[])              // I - Command-line arguments
 {
   Fl_Help_Dialog *help = new Fl_Help_Dialog;
-  char htmlname[FL_PATH_MAX];
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-  int i = 1;
-  while (i < argc && Fl::arg(argc, argv, i)) i++;
-  if (i < argc) {
-    strcpy(htmlname, argv[i]);
-  } else {
-    // bundled apps do not set the current directory
-    strcpy(htmlname, argv[0]);
-    char *slash = strrchr(htmlname, '/');
-    if (slash) strcpy(slash, "/../Resources/help_dialog.html");
-  }
-#else
-  if (argc > 1) {
-    strcpy(htmlname, argv[1]);
-  } else {
-    strcpy(htmlname, "help_dialog.html");
-  }
-#endif
+  int i;
+  if (!Fl::args(argc, argv, i)) Fl::fatal(Fl::help);
+  const char *fname = (i < argc) ? argv[i] : "help_dialog.html";
 
-  help->load(htmlname); // TODO: add error check (when load() returns int instead of void)
+  help->load(fname); // TODO: add error check (when load() returns int instead of void)
 
   help->show(1, argv);