diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 45b5cf7af6..dcdf081d97 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1999-12-30  Kjartan Maraas  <kmaraas@online.no>
+
+	* app/file_new_dialog.c: Added comment to stop xgettext
+	from complaining about format specifier.
+	
 Thu Dec 30 21:14:05 CET 1999  Sven Neumann <sven@gimp.org>
 
 	* app/errorconsole.c
diff --git a/app/dialogs/image-new-dialog.c b/app/dialogs/image-new-dialog.c
index 2b4758e867..5b2ea0de94 100644
--- a/app/dialogs/image-new-dialog.c
+++ b/app/dialogs/image-new-dialog.c
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ file_new_confirm_dialog (NewImageInfo *info)
   size = image_new_get_size_string (info->size);
   max_size = image_new_get_size_string (max_new_image_size);
 
+  /* xgettext:no-c-format */
+	    
   text = g_strdup_printf (_("You are trying to create an image which\n"
 			    "has an initial size of %s.\n\n"
 			    "Choose OK to create this image anyway.\n"
diff --git a/app/file_new_dialog.c b/app/file_new_dialog.c
index 2b4758e867..5b2ea0de94 100644
--- a/app/file_new_dialog.c
+++ b/app/file_new_dialog.c
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ file_new_confirm_dialog (NewImageInfo *info)
   size = image_new_get_size_string (info->size);
   max_size = image_new_get_size_string (max_new_image_size);
 
+  /* xgettext:no-c-format */
+	    
   text = g_strdup_printf (_("You are trying to create an image which\n"
 			    "has an initial size of %s.\n\n"
 			    "Choose OK to create this image anyway.\n"
diff --git a/app/gui/file-new-dialog.c b/app/gui/file-new-dialog.c
index 2b4758e867..5b2ea0de94 100644
--- a/app/gui/file-new-dialog.c
+++ b/app/gui/file-new-dialog.c
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ file_new_confirm_dialog (NewImageInfo *info)
   size = image_new_get_size_string (info->size);
   max_size = image_new_get_size_string (max_new_image_size);
 
+  /* xgettext:no-c-format */
+	    
   text = g_strdup_printf (_("You are trying to create an image which\n"
 			    "has an initial size of %s.\n\n"
 			    "Choose OK to create this image anyway.\n"