diff --git a/phpgwapi/templates/default/cat_filter.xsl b/phpgwapi/templates/default/cat_filter.xsl
index a957249628..fb96f6e62d 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/templates/default/cat_filter.xsl
+++ b/phpgwapi/templates/default/cat_filter.xsl
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@
 		<xsl:variable name="select_action"><xsl:value-of select="select_action"/></xsl:variable>
 		<xsl:variable name="lang_submit"><xsl:value-of select="lang_submit"/></xsl:variable>
 		<form method="post" action="{$select_action}">
-			<select name="cat_id" class="forms" onChange="this.form.submit();" onMouseover="window.status='Select the category. To show all entries select NO CATEGORY.';return true;" onMouseout="window.status='';return true;">
+			<select name="cat_id" class="forms" onChange="this.form.submit();" onMouseout="window.status='';return true;">
+				<xsl:attribute name="onMouseover">
+					<xsl:text>window.status='</xsl:text>
+						<xsl:value-of select="lang_cat_statustext"/>
+					<xsl:text>'; return true;</xsl:text>
+				</xsl:attribute>
 				<option value=""><xsl:value-of select="lang_no_cat"/></option>
 					<xsl:apply-templates select="cat_list"/>
 			</select>
diff --git a/phpgwapi/templates/default/filter_select.xsl b/phpgwapi/templates/default/filter_select.xsl
index d7ed3b1427..484047d744 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/templates/default/filter_select.xsl
+++ b/phpgwapi/templates/default/filter_select.xsl
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@
 		<xsl:variable name="select_action"><xsl:value-of select="select_action"/></xsl:variable>
 		<xsl:variable name="lang_submit"><xsl:value-of select="lang_submit"/></xsl:variable>
 		<form method="post" action="{$select_action}">
-			<select name="filter" class="forms" onChange="this.form.submit()" onMouseover="window.status='Select the filter. To show all entries select SHOW ALL';return true;" onMouseout="window.status='';return true;">
+			<select name="filter" class="forms" onChange="this.form.submit()" onMouseout="window.status='';return true;">
+				<xsl:attribute name="onMouseover">
+					<xsl:text>window.status='</xsl:text>
+						<xsl:value-of select="lang_filter_statustext"/>
+					<xsl:text>'; return true;</xsl:text>
+				</xsl:attribute>
 				<xsl:apply-templates select="filter_list"/>
 			</select>
 			<noscript>
diff --git a/phpgwapi/templates/default/search_field.xsl b/phpgwapi/templates/default/search_field.xsl
index ead76be756..b8872da9fb 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/templates/default/search_field.xsl
+++ b/phpgwapi/templates/default/search_field.xsl
@@ -5,8 +5,20 @@
 		<xsl:variable name="query"><xsl:value-of select="query"/></xsl:variable>
 		<xsl:variable name="lang_submit"><xsl:value-of select="lang_submit"/></xsl:variable>
 			<form method="post" action="{$select_action}">
-				<input type="text" class="forms" name="query" value="{$query}" onMouseover="window.status='Enter the search string. To show all entries, empty this field and press the SUBMIT button again.';return true;" onMouseout="window.status='';return true;"/>
+				<input type="text" class="forms" name="query" value="{$query}" onMouseout="window.status='';return true;">
+					<xsl:attribute name="onMouseover">
+						<xsl:text>window.status='</xsl:text>
+							<xsl:value-of select="lang_searchfield_statustext"/>
+						<xsl:text>'; return true;</xsl:text>
+					</xsl:attribute>
+				</input>
 				<xsl:text> </xsl:text>
-				<input type="submit" class="forms" name="submit" value="{$lang_submit}" onMouseover="window.status='Submit the search string.';return true;" onMouseout="window.status='';return true;"/> 
+				<input type="submit" class="forms" name="submit" value="{$lang_submit}" onMouseout="window.status='';return true;"> 
+					<xsl:attribute name="onMouseover">
+						<xsl:text>window.status='</xsl:text>
+							<xsl:value-of select="lang_searchbutton_statustext"/>
+						<xsl:text>'; return true;</xsl:text>
+					</xsl:attribute>
+				</input>
 			</form>
 	</xsl:template>