diff --git a/files/renderer.php b/files/renderer.php
index 69278475a2d..5a18eefc48a 100644
--- a/files/renderer.php
+++ b/files/renderer.php
@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@ class core_files_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
                 <div class="{!}fp-btn-download"><a href="#"><img src="'.$this->pix_url('a/download_all').'" /> '.$strdownload.'</a></div>
             </div>
             <div class="{!}fp-viewbar">
-                <a class="{!}fp-vb-icons" href="#"></a>
-                <a class="{!}fp-vb-details" href="#"></a>
-                <a class="{!}fp-vb-tree" href="#"></a>
+                <a title="'. get_string('displayicons', 'repository') .'" class="{!}fp-vb-icons" href="#"></a>
+                <a title="'. get_string('displaydetails', 'repository') .'" class="{!}fp-vb-details" href="#"></a>
+                <a title="'. get_string('displaytree', 'repository') .'" class="{!}fp-vb-tree" href="#"></a>
             </div>
         </div>
         <div class="fp-pathbar">
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ class core_files_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
 <div class="file-picker fp-generallayout">
     <div class="fp-repo-area">
         <ul class="fp-list">
-            <li class="{!}fp-repo"><a href="#"><img class="{!}fp-repo-icon" width="16" height="16" />&nbsp;<span class="{!}fp-repo-name"></span></a></li>
+            <li class="{!}fp-repo"><a href="#"><img class="{!}fp-repo-icon" alt="'. get_string('repositoryicon', 'repository') .'" width="16" height="16" />&nbsp;<span class="{!}fp-repo-name"></span></a></li>
         </ul>
     </div>
     <div class="fp-repo-items">
@@ -529,16 +529,16 @@ class core_files_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
                 <div class="{!}fp-toolbar">
                     <div class="{!}fp-tb-back"><a href="#">'.get_string('back', 'repository').'</a></div>
                     <div class="{!}fp-tb-search"><form></form></div>
-                    <div class="{!}fp-tb-refresh"><a href="#"><img src="'.$this->pix_url('a/refresh').'" /></a></div>
-                    <div class="{!}fp-tb-logout"><img src="'.$this->pix_url('a/logout').'" /><a href="#"></a></div>
-                    <div class="{!}fp-tb-manage"><a href="#"><img src="'.$this->pix_url('a/setting').'" /> '.get_string('manageurl', 'repository').'</a></div>
-                    <div class="{!}fp-tb-help"><a href="#"><img src="'.$this->pix_url('a/help').'" /> '.get_string('help').'</a></div>
+                    <div class="{!}fp-tb-refresh"><a href="#"><img alt="'. get_string('refresh', 'repository') .'"  src="'.$this->pix_url('a/refresh').'" /></a></div>
+                    <div class="{!}fp-tb-logout"><img alt="'. get_string('logout', 'repository') .'" src="'.$this->pix_url('a/logout').'" /><a href="#"></a></div>
+                    <div class="{!}fp-tb-manage"><a href="#"><img alt="'. get_string('settings', 'repository') .'" src="'.$this->pix_url('a/setting').'" /> '.get_string('manageurl', 'repository').'</a></div>
+                    <div class="{!}fp-tb-help"><a href="#"><img alt="'. get_string('help', 'repository') .'" src="'.$this->pix_url('a/help').'" /> '.get_string('help').'</a></div>
                     <div class="{!}fp-tb-message"></div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="{!}fp-viewbar">
-                    <a class="{!}fp-vb-icons" href="#"></a>
-                    <a class="{!}fp-vb-details" href="#"></a>
-                    <a class="{!}fp-vb-tree" href="#"></a>
+                    <a title="'. get_string('displayicons', 'repository') .'" class="{!}fp-vb-icons" href="#"></a>
+                    <a title="'. get_string('displaydetails', 'repository') .'" class="{!}fp-vb-details" href="#"></a>
+                    <a title="'. get_string('displaytree', 'repository') .'" class="{!}fp-vb-tree" href="#"></a>
                 </div>
                 <div class="fp-clear-left"></div>
             </div>
diff --git a/lang/en/repository.php b/lang/en/repository.php
index fadce50db53..25713bed4aa 100644
--- a/lang/en/repository.php
+++ b/lang/en/repository.php
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ $string['deleterepository'] = 'Delete this repository';
 $string['detailview'] = 'View details';
 $string['dimensions'] = 'Dimensions';
 $string['disabled'] = 'Disabled';
+$string['displaydetails'] = 'Display folder with file details';
+$string['displayicons'] = 'Display folder with file icons';
+$string['displaytree'] = 'Display folder as file tree';
 $string['download'] = 'Download';
 $string['downloadfolder'] = 'Download all';
 $string['downloadsucc'] = 'The file has been downloaded successfully';
@@ -118,6 +121,7 @@ $string['foldernotfound'] = 'Folder not found';
 $string['folderrecurse'] = 'Folder can not be moved to it\s own subfolder';
 $string['getfile'] = 'Select this file';
 $string['hidden'] = 'Hidden';
+$string['help'] = 'Help';
 $string['choosealink'] = 'Choose a link...';
 $string['chooselicense'] = 'Choose license';
 $string['iconview'] = 'View as icons';
@@ -184,6 +188,7 @@ $string['renameto'] = 'Rename to "{$a}"';
 $string['repositories'] = 'Repositories';
 $string['repository'] = 'Repository';
 $string['repositorycourse'] = 'Course repositories';
+$string['repositoryicon'] = 'Repository icon';
 $string['repositoryerror'] = 'Remote repository returned error: {$a}';
 $string['save'] = 'Save';
 $string['saveas'] = 'Save as';