diff --git a/tools/lammps-gui/lammpsgui.ui b/tools/lammps-gui/lammpsgui.ui
index 1e53c0b068..b9f4c7deb5 100644
--- a/tools/lammps-gui/lammpsgui.ui
+++ b/tools/lammps-gui/lammpsgui.ui
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
      <x>0</x>
      <y>0</y>
      <width>800</width>
-     <height>23</height>
+     <height>24</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuFile">
@@ -75,88 +75,166 @@
   </widget>
   <widget class="QStatusBar" name="statusbar"/>
   <action name="actionNew">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset theme="document-new"/>
+   </property>
    <property name="text">
     <string>&amp;New</string>
    </property>
+   <property name="toolTip">
+    <string>Start a New Input File</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="statusTip">
+    <string>Start a New Input File</string>
+   </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string>Ctrl+N</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionOpen">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset theme="document-open"/>
+   </property>
    <property name="text">
     <string>&amp;Open</string>
    </property>
+   <property name="toolTip">
+    <string>Open an Input File</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="statusTip">
+    <string>Open an Input File</string>
+   </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string>Ctrl+O</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionSave">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset theme="document-save"/>
+   </property>
    <property name="text">
     <string>&amp;Save</string>
    </property>
+   <property name="toolTip">
+    <string>Save Input File</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="statusTip">
+    <string>Save Input File</string>
+   </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string>Ctrl+S</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionSave_As">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset theme="document-save-as"/>
+   </property>
    <property name="text">
     <string>Save &amp;As</string>
    </property>
+   <property name="toolTip">
+    <string>Save Input File As...</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="statusTip">
+    <string>Save Input File As...</string>
+   </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string>Ctrl+Shift+S</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionQuit">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset theme="application-exit"/>
+   </property>
    <property name="text">
     <string>&amp;Quit</string>
    </property>
+   <property name="toolTip">
+    <string>Quit LAMMPS-GUI</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="statusTip">
+    <string>Quit LAMMPS-GUI</string>
+   </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string>Ctrl+Q</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionCut">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset theme="edit-cut"/>
+   </property>
    <property name="text">
     <string>C&amp;ut</string>
    </property>
+   <property name="statusTip">
+    <string>Cut Selected Text to Clipboard</string>
+   </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string>Ctrl+X</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionCopy">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset theme="edit-copy"/>
+   </property>
    <property name="text">
     <string>&amp;Copy</string>
    </property>
+   <property name="statusTip">
+    <string>Copy Selected Text to Clipboard</string>
+   </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string>Ctrl+C</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionPaste">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset theme="edit-paste"/>
+   </property>
    <property name="text">
     <string>&amp;Paste</string>
    </property>
+   <property name="statusTip">
+    <string>Paste Text from Clipboard</string>
+   </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string>Ctrl+V</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionUndo">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset theme="edit-undo"/>
+   </property>
    <property name="text">
     <string>&amp;Undo</string>
    </property>
+   <property name="statusTip">
+    <string>Undo Edit</string>
+   </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string>Ctrl+Z</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionRedo">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset theme="edit-redo"/>
+   </property>
    <property name="text">
     <string>&amp;Redo</string>
    </property>
+   <property name="statusTip">
+    <string>Redo Edit</string>
+   </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string>Ctrl+Shift+Z</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionRun_Buffer">
    <property name="text">
-    <string>&amp;Run</string>
+    <string>&amp;Run LAMMPS</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="toolTip">
+    <string>Run LAMMPS with Input</string>
    </property>
    <property name="shortcut">
     <string>Ctrl+Return</string>
@@ -166,6 +244,9 @@
    <property name="text">
     <string>&amp;About</string>
    </property>
+   <property name="toolTip">
+    <string>About LAMMPS-GUI</string>
+   </property>
   </action>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
diff --git a/tools/lammps-gui/stdcapture.cpp b/tools/lammps-gui/stdcapture.cpp
index 610f08b92b..33c7ee9ef3 100644
--- a/tools/lammps-gui/stdcapture.cpp
+++ b/tools/lammps-gui/stdcapture.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <thread>
 
-StdCapture::StdCapture() : m_capturing(false), m_oldStdOut(0)
+StdCapture::StdCapture() :  m_oldStdOut(0), m_capturing(false)
 {
     // make stdout unbuffered so that we don't need to flush the stream
     setvbuf(stdout, NULL, _IONBF, 0);