diff --git a/gramps2/src/Marriage.py b/gramps2/src/Marriage.py
index cbea2c936..914eae1b2 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/Marriage.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/Marriage.py
@@ -423,8 +423,9 @@ class Marriage:
                 family.setId(idval)
                 Utils.modified()
             else:
-                msg1 = _("GRAMPS ID value was not changed.")
-                WarningDialog("%s" % msg1)
+                WarningDialog(_("GRAMPS ID value was not changed."),
+                              _('The GRAMPS ID that you chose for this '
+                                'relationship is already being used.'))
 
         relation = self.type_field.entry.get_text()
         father = self.family.getFather()
diff --git a/gramps2/src/ReadXML.py b/gramps2/src/ReadXML.py
index 189d3b2a6..6d63bf4c7 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/ReadXML.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/ReadXML.py
@@ -100,10 +100,13 @@ def importData(database, filename, callback):
         return 0
     except ValueError, msg:
         if str(msg)[0:16] == "Incorrect length":
-            WarningDialog(_("Your database has encountered an error in the library "
-                            "that compresses the data.\nYour data should be okay, but "
-                            "you may want to consider disabling compression.\n"
-                            "This can be disabled in the Properties dialog."))
+            WarningDialog(_("A Data Compression Problem Was Encountered"),
+                          _("Your database has encountered an error in the library "
+                            "that compresses the data. Your data should be okay, but "
+                            "you may want to consider disabling compression. "
+                            "This can be disabled in the Properties dialog. Once you "
+                            "have disabled compression, this error will go away after "
+                            "the next time you save the database."))
         else:
             import DisplayTrace
             DisplayTrace.DisplayTrace()