diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index a987a97ef..878a36050 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
-2005-08-17  Richard Taylor <rjt-gramps@thegrindstone.me.uk>
+2005-08-19  Richard Taylor <rjt-gramps@thegrindstone.me.uk>
+	* src/TreeTips.py: set default delay to 2s
+	
+2005-08-19  Richard Taylor <rjt-gramps@thegrindstone.me.uk>
 	* src/ToolTips.py: tooltip fix
 	
-2005-08-17  Richard Taylor <rjt-gramps@thegrindstone.me.uk>
+2005-08-19  Richard Taylor <rjt-gramps@thegrindstone.me.uk>
         * src/DisplayModels.py: call new tooltips generator
 	* src/PeopleModel.py: call new tooltips generator
 	* src/ToolTips.py: new tooltips generator added
 	
-2005-08-17  Richard Taylor <rjt-gramps@thegrindstone.me.uk>
+2005-08-19  Richard Taylor <rjt-gramps@thegrindstone.me.uk>
         * src/DisplayModels.py: added basic tooltip support to models
 	* src/PageView.py: added basic tooltip support
 	* src/PeopleModel.py: added basic tooltip support
diff --git a/gramps2/src/TreeTips.py b/gramps2/src/TreeTips.py
index 48ebcefa6..524f9be89 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/TreeTips.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/TreeTips.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class TreeTips(gtk.Widget):
         'delay' : (gobject.TYPE_INT,
                 'MSecs before displaying the tooltip.',
                 'The delay between the mouse pausing over the widget and the display of the tooltip in msec.',
-                0, 60000, 500,
+                0, 60000, 2000,
                 gobject.PARAM_READWRITE),
         'enabled' : (gobject.TYPE_BOOLEAN,
                 'If TRUE the tooltips are enabled',
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class TreeTips(gtk.Widget):
         gobject.GObject.__init__(self)
 
         self.view = treeview or None
-        self.delay = 500
+        self.delay = 2000
         self.enabled = True
         self.column = column or 0
         self.markup_enabled = markup_enabled