diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index c7caebd57..cd690d551 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2005-01-25 Alex Roitman  <shura@alex.neuro.umn.edu>
+	* src/TipOfDay.py (TipOfDay.__init__): Set transent property.
+	* src/gramps_main.py (Gramnps.__init__): Pass itself to TipOfDay;
+	(on_show_plugin_status,build_plugin_menus): Pass itself to PluginStatus.
+	* src/Plugins.py (PluginStatus.__init__): Set transent property.
+
 2005-01-25 Eero Tamminen <eerot@sf>
 	* src/plugins/StatisticsChart.py:
 	  - Comment out debug output
diff --git a/gramps2/src/Plugins.py b/gramps2/src/Plugins.py
index 3ec472af6..596768da1 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/Plugins.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/Plugins.py
@@ -347,14 +347,17 @@ class ToolPlugins(PluginDialog):
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 status_up = None
+parent_window = None
 
 class PluginStatus:
     """Displays a dialog showing the status of loaded plugins"""
     
-    def __init__(self):
-        global status_up
+    def __init__(self,parent_class=None):
+        global status_up, parent_window
         if status_up:
             status_up.close(None)
+	if parent_class:
+	    parent_window = parent_class.topWindow
         status_up = self
 
         import cStringIO
@@ -375,6 +378,9 @@ class PluginStatus:
             'on_plugstat_delete_event'   : self.on_delete,
             })
 
+	if parent_window:
+	    self.top.set_transient_for(parent_window)
+
         info = cStringIO.StringIO()
 
         if len(PluginMgr.expect_list) + len(PluginMgr.failmsg_list) == 0:
diff --git a/gramps2/src/TipOfDay.py b/gramps2/src/TipOfDay.py
index 9bd6cd757..47ff476e2 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/TipOfDay.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/TipOfDay.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2000-2004  Donald N. Allingham
+# Copyright (C) 2000-2005  Donald N. Allingham
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import GrampsKeys
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 class TipOfDay:
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self,parent):
         xml = gtk.glade.XML(const.gladeFile, "tod", "gramps")
         top = xml.get_widget("tod")
         tip = xml.get_widget("tip")
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ class TipOfDay:
         new_index = range(len(tip_list))
         Random().shuffle(new_index)
 
+        top.set_transient_for(parent.topWindow)
+
         index = 0
         rval = 0
         while rval == 0:
diff --git a/gramps2/src/gramps_main.py b/gramps2/src/gramps_main.py
index 2d9f1a444..4babb733b 100755
--- a/gramps2/src/gramps_main.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/gramps_main.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class Gramps:
         self.topWindow.show()
         
         if GrampsKeys.get_usetips():
-            TipOfDay.TipOfDay()
+            TipOfDay.TipOfDay(self)
 
         self.db.set_researcher(GrampsCfg.get_researcher())
 
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ class Gramps:
         self.edit_item.set_sensitive(val)
             
     def on_show_plugin_status(self,obj):
-        Plugins.PluginStatus()
+        Plugins.PluginStatus(self)
 
     def on_sidebar_activate(self,obj):
         self.enable_sidebar(obj.get_active())
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ class Gramps:
         error |= PluginMgr.load_plugins(os.path.expanduser("~/.gramps/plugins"))
 
         if GrampsKeys.get_pop_plugin_status() and error:
-            Plugins.PluginStatus()
+            Plugins.PluginStatus(self)
         Plugins.build_report_menu(self.report_menu,self.menu_report)
         Plugins.build_tools_menu(self.tools_menu,self.menu_tools)