diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/ChangeLog b/src/frontends/controllers/ChangeLog
index 920915e3f5..508fadbc94 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-11-15  John Levon  <levon@movementarian.org>
+
+	* ControlPrefs.h:
+	* ControlPrefs.C: use setParams()
+ 
 2002-11-15  John Levon  <levon@movementarian.org>
 
 	* ControlButtons.h: make OKButton() virtual for prefs
diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlPrefs.C b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlPrefs.C
index 63c6158616..b36d2ee2fc 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlPrefs.C
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlPrefs.C
@@ -38,10 +38,9 @@ ControlPrefs::ControlPrefs(LyXView & lv, Dialogs & d)
 {}
 
 
-void ControlPrefs::update()
+void ControlPrefs::setParams()
 {
 	rc_ = lyxrc;
-	view().update();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlPrefs.h b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlPrefs.h
index 083f04191b..2c0afe5f8d 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlPrefs.h
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlPrefs.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
 	/// get current lyxrc
-	virtual void update();
+	virtual void setParams();
  
 	/// apply current lyxrc
 	virtual void apply();