1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gtk/simple_dialog.c b/gtk/simple_dialog.c
index af929fc781..e4586fd452 100644
--- a/gtk/simple_dialog.c
+++ b/gtk/simple_dialog.c
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #include "gtk/gui_utils.h"
 #include "gtk/stock_icons.h"
 
+#include "main_statusbar.h"
+
 #include "image/stock_dialog_error_48.xpm"
 #include "image/stock_dialog_info_48.xpm"
 #include "image/stock_dialog_warning_48.xpm"
@@ -430,3 +432,21 @@ simple_dialog_format_message(const char *msg)
     }
     return str;
 }
+
+/*
+ * This doesn't create a window, but it falls into the realm of "telling the
+ * user what happened" and having it here means it can be called from file.c.
+ */
+void
+simple_status(const gchar *msg_format, ...)
+{
+    va_list ap;
+    gchar *msg;
+    
+    va_start(ap, msg_format);
+    msg = g_strdup_vprintf(msg_format, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+    
+    statusbar_push_temporary_msg(msg);
+    g_free(msg);
+}