diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bafd982c7..63db0969f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-05-25  Richard Taylor <rjt-gramps@thegrindstone.me.uk>
+	* src/plugins/ScratchPad.py: disabled search because it does not do 
+	  what the user expects.
+	
 2005-05-25  Richard Taylor <rjt-gramps@thegrindstone.me.uk>
 	* src/plugins/ScratchPad.py: rename on_scratch_pad_delete_event for consistency
         * src/plugins/scratchpad.glade: add on_scratch_pad_delete_event to fix bug 
diff --git a/src/plugins/ScratchPad.py b/src/plugins/ScratchPad.py
index 6dc92df6a..96a19d0b9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ScratchPad.py
+++ b/src/plugins/ScratchPad.py
@@ -612,6 +612,11 @@ class ScratchPadListView:
         
         self.treetips = TreeTips.TreeTips(self._widget,2,True)
 
+        # Set the column that inline searching will use.
+        # The search does not appear to work properly so I am disabling it for now.
+        self._widget.set_enable_search(False)
+        #self._widget.set_search_column(1)        
+
         self._widget.drag_dest_set(gtk.DEST_DEFAULT_ALL,
                                    (ScratchPadListView.LOCAL_DRAG_TARGET,) + \
                                    DdTargets.all_targets(),
@@ -767,7 +772,10 @@ class ScratchPadListView:
 
     def get_selection(self):
         return self._widget.get_selection()
-        
+
+    def set_search_column(self,col):
+        return self._widget.set_search_column(col)
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # ScatchPadWindow class