diff -r 874b154f4220 -r 2a8ade936729 pidgin/gtkdocklet-x11.c
--- a/pidgin/gtkdocklet-x11.c	Wed Apr 08 01:40:39 2009 +0000
+++ b/pidgin/gtkdocklet-x11.c	Wed Apr 08 05:46:20 2009 +0000
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@
 /* globals */
 static EggTrayIcon *docklet = NULL;
 static GtkWidget *image = NULL;
+#if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,12,0)
 static GtkTooltips *tooltips = NULL;
+#endif
 static GdkPixbuf *blank_icon = NULL;
 static int embed_timeout = 0;
 static int docklet_height = 0;
@@ -164,6 +166,13 @@
 static void
 docklet_x11_set_tooltip(gchar *tooltip)
 {
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,12,0)
+	if (tooltip) {
+		gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(image->parent, tooltip);
+	} else {
+		gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(image->parent, ""); /* NULL? */
+	}
+#else
 	if (!tooltips)
 		tooltips = gtk_tooltips_new();
 
@@ -175,6 +184,7 @@
 		gtk_tooltips_set_tip(tooltips, image->parent, "", NULL);
 		gtk_tooltips_disable(tooltips);
 	}
+#endif
 }
 
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,2,0)