diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 614beb31d..a4d4830c4 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-11-04  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/GrampsCfg.py: warn that chaning date format will not take
+	effect until next start
+	* src/DisplayState.py: remove redundant code
+
 2006-11-04  Martin Hawlisch  <Martin.Hawlisch@gmx.de>
 	* src/plugins/ImportGeneWeb.py: Bugfixes (convert to new api);
 	Add support for some more geneweb features
diff --git a/gramps2/src/DisplayState.py b/gramps2/src/DisplayState.py
index 52dfc9cfb..3ff882d6b 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/DisplayState.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/DisplayState.py
@@ -159,9 +159,6 @@ class RecentDocsMenu:
         self.fileopen = fileopen
         self.state = state
 
-        menu_item = self.uimanager.get_widget('/MenuBar/FileMenu/OpenRecent')
-        self.uistate.set_open_recent_menu(menu_item.get_submenu())
-
     def load(self,item):
         name = item.get_path()
         dbtype = item.get_mime()       
diff --git a/gramps2/src/GrampsCfg.py b/gramps2/src/GrampsCfg.py
index 5c8db20b1..2ac2051d6 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/GrampsCfg.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/GrampsCfg.py
@@ -433,8 +433,7 @@ class GrampsPreferences(ManagedWindow.ManagedWindow):
         if active >= len(formats):
             active = 0
         obox.set_active(active)
-        obox.connect('changed',
-                     lambda obj: Config.set(Config.DATE_FORMAT, obj.get_active()))
+        obox.connect('changed', self.date_format_changed)
 
         lwidget = BasicLabel("%s: " % _('Date format'))
         table.attach(lwidget, 0, 1, 0, 1, yoptions=0)
@@ -446,7 +445,8 @@ class GrampsPreferences(ManagedWindow.ManagedWindow):
             obox.append_text(item)
         obox.set_active(Config.get(Config.SURNAME_GUESSING))
         obox.connect('changed',
-                     lambda obj: Config.set(Config.SURNAME_GUESSING, obj.get_active()))
+                     lambda obj: Config.set(Config.SURNAME_GUESSING, 
+                                            obj.get_active()))
 
         lwidget = BasicLabel("%s: " % _('Surname Guessing'))
         table.attach(lwidget, 0, 1, 1, 2, yoptions=0)
@@ -478,6 +478,14 @@ class GrampsPreferences(ManagedWindow.ManagedWindow):
 
     # status bar
 
+    def date_format_changed(self, obj):
+        from QuestionDialog import OkDialog
+
+        Config.set(Config.DATE_FORMAT, obj.get_active())
+        OkDialog(_('Change is not immediate'),
+                 _('Changing the data format will not take '
+                   'effect until the next time GRAMPS is started.'))
+
     def add_behavior_panel(self):
         table = gtk.Table(3,8)
         table.set_border_width(12)