diff --git a/kcmkwin/kwinoptions/windows.cpp b/kcmkwin/kwinoptions/windows.cpp
index abddd38367..538ab925d3 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/kwinoptions/windows.cpp
+++ b/kcmkwin/kwinoptions/windows.cpp
@@ -130,20 +130,19 @@ KFocusConfig::KFocusConfig (bool _standAlone, KConfig *_config, QWidget * parent
     // FIXME, when more policies have been added to KWin
     wtstr = i18n("The focus policy is used to determine the active window, i.e."
                                       " the window you can work in. <ul>"
-                                      " <li><em>Click to focus:</em> A window becomes active when you click into it. This is the behavior"
-                                      " you might know from other operating systems.</li>"
+                                      " <li><em>Click to focus:</em> A window becomes active when you click into it."
+                                      " This is the behavior you might know from other operating systems.</li>"
                                       " <li><em>Focus follows mouse:</em> Moving the mouse pointer actively on to a"
-                                      " normal window activates it. Very practical if you are using the mouse a lot.</li>"
+                                      " normal window activates it. New windows will receive the focus,"
+                                      " without you having to point the mouse at them explicitly."
+                                      " Very practical if you are using the mouse a lot.</li>"
                                       " <li><em>Focus under mouse:</em> The window that happens to be under the"
-                                      " mouse pointer becomes active. If the mouse points nowhere, the last window"
-                                      " that was under the mouse has focus. </li>"
-                                      " <li><em>Focus strictly under mouse:</em> This is even worse than"
-                                      " 'Focus under mouse'. Only the window under the mouse pointer is"
+                                      " mouse pointer is active. If the mouse points nowhere, the last window"
+                                      " that was under the mouse has focus."
+                                      " New windows will not automatically receive the focus.</li>"
+                                      " <li><em>Focus strictly under mouse:</em> Only the window under the mouse pointer is"
                                       " active. If the mouse points nowhere, nothing has focus."
                                       " </ul>"
-                                      " Note that 'Focus under mouse' and 'Focus strictly under mouse' are not"
-                                      " particularly useful. They are only provided for old-fashioned"
-                                      " die-hard UNIX people ;-)"
                          );
     QWhatsThis::add( focusCombo, wtstr);
     QWhatsThis::add(fLabel, wtstr);