diff --git a/livesupport/src/modules/core/include/LiveSupport/Core/OptionsContainer.h b/livesupport/src/modules/core/include/LiveSupport/Core/OptionsContainer.h
index 5c80760cd..bfd3268e6 100644
--- a/livesupport/src/modules/core/include/LiveSupport/Core/OptionsContainer.h
+++ b/livesupport/src/modules/core/include/LiveSupport/Core/OptionsContainer.h
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ class OptionsContainer
         Ptr<const Glib::ustring>::Ref   configFileName;
         
         /**
-         *  Remember if we have been changed.
+         *  Remember if we have been touched.
          */
-        bool                            changed;
+        bool                            touched;
         
         /**
          *  Default constructor.
@@ -172,17 +172,17 @@ class OptionsContainer
                                                                     throw ();
         
         /**
-         *  Report if the object has been changed.
+         *  Report if the object has been touched.
          *
          *  It returns true if there has been any calls to setOptionItem()
          *  since its construction or the last call to writeToFile().
          *
-         *  @return whether the options have been changed
+         *  @return whether the options have been touched
          */
         bool
-        isChanged(void)                                             throw ()
+        isTouched(void)                                             throw ()
         {
-            return changed;
+            return touched;
         }
 
         /**
diff --git a/livesupport/src/modules/core/src/OptionsContainer.cxx b/livesupport/src/modules/core/src/OptionsContainer.cxx
index ec00ccfbe..470082b82 100644
--- a/livesupport/src/modules/core/src/OptionsContainer.cxx
+++ b/livesupport/src/modules/core/src/OptionsContainer.cxx
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ OptionsContainer :: OptionsContainer(
                             Ptr<const Glib::ustring>::Ref   configFileName)
                                                                     throw ()
       : configFileName(configFileName),
-        changed(false)
+        touched(false)
 {
     optionsDocument.create_root_node_by_import(&optionsElement, true);
                                                         // true == recursive
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@ OptionsContainer :: setOptionItem(OptionItemString                  optionItem,
         xmlpp::Attribute *  attr = dynamic_cast<xmlpp::Attribute*>(targetNode);
         if (attr != 0) {
             attr->set_value(*value);
-            changed = true;
+            touched = true;
             return;
         }
     } else {
         xmlpp::TextNode *   text = dynamic_cast<xmlpp::TextNode*>(targetNode);
         if (text != 0) {
             text->set_content(*value);
-            changed = true;
+            touched = true;
             return;
         }
     }
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ OptionsContainer :: setKeyboardShortcutItem(
     xmlpp::Attribute *  attr = dynamic_cast<xmlpp::Attribute*>(targetNode);
     if (attr != 0) {
         attr->set_value(*value);
-        changed = true;
+        touched = true;
         return;
 
     } else {
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ OptionsContainer :: writeToFile(void)                               throw ()
         std::ofstream   file(configFileName->c_str());
         if (file.good()) {
             optionsDocument.write_to_stream_formatted(file, "utf-8");
-            changed = false;
+            touched = false;
         }
         file.close();
     }
diff --git a/livesupport/src/products/gLiveSupport/src/GLiveSupport.cxx b/livesupport/src/products/gLiveSupport/src/GLiveSupport.cxx
index 89b89224d..0b9d92ab7 100644
--- a/livesupport/src/products/gLiveSupport/src/GLiveSupport.cxx
+++ b/livesupport/src/products/gLiveSupport/src/GLiveSupport.cxx
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ GLiveSupport :: logout(void)                                throw ()
     authentication->logout(sessionId);
     sessionId.reset();
     
-    if (optionsContainer->isChanged()) {
+    if (optionsContainer->isTouched()) {
         optionsContainer->writeToFile();
     }
     
diff --git a/livesupport/src/products/gLiveSupport/src/OptionsWindow.cxx b/livesupport/src/products/gLiveSupport/src/OptionsWindow.cxx
index 653e8b193..da341c122 100644
--- a/livesupport/src/products/gLiveSupport/src/OptionsWindow.cxx
+++ b/livesupport/src/products/gLiveSupport/src/OptionsWindow.cxx
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ OptionsWindow :: OptionsWindow (Ptr<GLiveSupport>::Ref    gLiveSupport,
             LocalizedObject(bundle),
             gLiveSupport(gLiveSupport)
 {
-    isChanged = false;
-
     Ptr<WidgetFactory>::Ref     wf = WidgetFactory::getInstance();
     
     try {
diff --git a/livesupport/src/products/gLiveSupport/src/OptionsWindow.h b/livesupport/src/products/gLiveSupport/src/OptionsWindow.h
index 5826f6c8a..4f0a325a8 100644
--- a/livesupport/src/products/gLiveSupport/src/OptionsWindow.h
+++ b/livesupport/src/products/gLiveSupport/src/OptionsWindow.h
@@ -137,11 +137,6 @@ class OptionsWindow : public WhiteWindow, public LocalizedObject
          */
         Ptr<GLiveSupport>::Ref      gLiveSupport;
 
-        /**
-         *  Signals if any changes have been made.
-         */
-        bool                        isChanged;
-
         /**
          *  Create a new user entry field item.
          *