2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/preferences-widget.cpp b/src/ui/widget/preferences-widget.cpp
index b53db0512..c45952c83 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/preferences-widget.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/widget/preferences-widget.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ void DialogPage::add_group_header(Glib::ustring name)
     }
 }
 
+void DialogPage::set_tip(Gtk::Widget& widget, const Glib::ustring& tip)
+{
+    _tooltips.set_tip (widget, tip);
+}
+
 void PrefCheckButton::init(const Glib::ustring& label, const std::string& prefs_path, const std::string& attr, 
                            bool default_value)
 {
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/preferences-widget.h b/src/ui/widget/preferences-widget.h
index a5a594114..361d737a8 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/preferences-widget.h
+++ b/src/ui/widget/preferences-widget.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ public:
     DialogPage();
     void add_line(bool indent, const Glib::ustring label, Gtk::Widget& widget, const Glib::ustring suffix, const Glib::ustring& tip, bool expand = true);
     void add_group_header(Glib::ustring name);
+    void set_tip(Gtk::Widget& widget, const Glib::ustring& tip);
 protected:
     Gtk::Tooltips _tooltips;
 };