diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 7512600fd3..5988f0d601 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 	* Makefile.am (LIBS): delete var
 	(lyx_LDADD): add @LIBS@ here instead.
 
+2003-01-08  Michael Schmitt <Michael.Schmitt@teststep.org>
+
+        * Clarify the meaning of "wheel mouse jump"
+
 2003-01-06  Jean-Marc Lasgouttes  <Jean-Marc.Lasgouttes@inria.fr>
 
 	* lyxfunc.C (getStatus): fix disabling of cut/paste of cells in a
diff --git a/src/lyxrc.C b/src/lyxrc.C
index cce5296d30..4db42ebe7e 100644
--- a/src/lyxrc.C
+++ b/src/lyxrc.C
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ void LyXRC::setDefaults() {
 	dpi = 75;
 	// Because a screen typically is wider than a piece of paper:
 	zoom = 150;
-	wheel_jump = 100;
+	wheel_jump = 5;
 	// Default LaTeX font size:
 	font_sizes[LyXFont::SIZE_TINY] = 5.0;
 	font_sizes[LyXFont::SIZE_SCRIPT] = 7.0;
@@ -2124,7 +2124,7 @@ string const LyXRC::getDescription(LyXRCTags tag)
 		break;
 
 	case RC_WHEEL_JUMP:
-		str = _("The wheel movement factor (for mice with wheels or five button mice).");
+		str = _("The number of lines that are scrolled by mice with wheels or five button mice.");
 		break;
 
 	case RC_CONVERTER: