diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4b0e56fca9..174069251b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Wed Apr 29 22:29:16 PDT 1998 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
+
+	* app/app_procs.c: make splash screen honor gtkrc
+
 Wed Apr 29 16:49:27 PDT 1998 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
 
 	* plug-ins/CEL/CEL.c: reverted gimp-joke-980427-0 changes, they
diff --git a/app/app_procs.c b/app/app_procs.c
index 8422f37b54..314d6fe7e3 100644
--- a/app/app_procs.c
+++ b/app/app_procs.c
@@ -448,6 +448,17 @@ app_init ()
   char *gimp_dir;
   char *path;
 
+  gimp_dir = gimp_directory ();
+  if (gimp_dir[0] != '\000')
+    {
+      sprintf (filename, "%s/gtkrc", gimp_dir);
+
+      if ((be_verbose == TRUE) || (no_splash == TRUE))
+	g_print ("parsing \"%s\"\n", filename);
+
+      gtk_rc_parse (filename);
+    }
+
   make_initialization_status_window();
   if (no_interface == FALSE && no_splash == FALSE && win_initstatus) {
     splash_text_draw (logo_area);
@@ -464,18 +475,6 @@ app_init ()
   RESET_BAR();
   procedural_db_register (&quit_proc);
 
-  gimp_dir = gimp_directory ();
-  if (gimp_dir[0] != '\000')
-    {
-      sprintf (filename, "%s/gtkrc", gimp_dir);
-
-      if ((be_verbose == TRUE) || (no_splash == TRUE))
-	g_print ("parsing \"%s\"\n", filename);
-      app_init_update_status("Resource configuration", filename, -1);
-
-      gtk_rc_parse (filename);
-    }
-
   RESET_BAR();
   parse_gimprc ();         /*  parse the local GIMP configuration file  */
 
diff --git a/app/disp_callbacks.c b/app/disp_callbacks.c
index e42e7732ea..685d3ae146 100644
--- a/app/disp_callbacks.c
+++ b/app/disp_callbacks.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ gint
 gdisplay_canvas_events (GtkWidget *canvas,
 			GdkEvent  *event)
 {
-  GDisplay *gdisp, *tool_gdisp;
+  GDisplay *gdisp;
   GdkEventExpose *eevent;
   GdkEventMotion *mevent;
   GdkEventButton *bevent;
diff --git a/app/display/gimpdisplay-callbacks.c b/app/display/gimpdisplay-callbacks.c
index e42e7732ea..685d3ae146 100644
--- a/app/display/gimpdisplay-callbacks.c
+++ b/app/display/gimpdisplay-callbacks.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ gint
 gdisplay_canvas_events (GtkWidget *canvas,
 			GdkEvent  *event)
 {
-  GDisplay *gdisp, *tool_gdisp;
+  GDisplay *gdisp;
   GdkEventExpose *eevent;
   GdkEventMotion *mevent;
   GdkEventButton *bevent;
diff --git a/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-callbacks.c b/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-callbacks.c
index e42e7732ea..685d3ae146 100644
--- a/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-callbacks.c
+++ b/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-callbacks.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ gint
 gdisplay_canvas_events (GtkWidget *canvas,
 			GdkEvent  *event)
 {
-  GDisplay *gdisp, *tool_gdisp;
+  GDisplay *gdisp;
   GdkEventExpose *eevent;
   GdkEventMotion *mevent;
   GdkEventButton *bevent;