diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 12183e0062..2c07589636 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2004-08-04  Simon Budig  <simon@gimp.org>
+
+	* app/core/gimpbrushgenerated.c: Enhanced the range of the hardness
+	parameter to make more soft brushes possible. Please note that this
+	makes existing generated brushes look more soft. But since people
+	apparently rarely use more than one or two generated brushes and
+	these get changed frequently I guess it should be OK.
+
 2004-08-04  Michael Natterer  <mitch@gimp.org>
 
 	Allow URI drops from apps linked against GLib < 2.4.4 to GIMP
diff --git a/app/core/gimpbrushgenerated-load.c b/app/core/gimpbrushgenerated-load.c
index 417b5d5c45..87ca61013a 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpbrushgenerated-load.c
+++ b/app/core/gimpbrushgenerated-load.c
@@ -437,10 +437,10 @@ gimp_brush_generated_dirty (GimpData *data)
                                           ceil (brush->radius + 1.0) *
                                           ceil (brush->radius + 1.0)));
 
-  if ((1.0 - brush->hardness) < 0.000001)
+  if ((1.0 - brush->hardness) < 0.0000004)
     exponent = 1000000.0;
   else
-    exponent = 1.0 / (1.0 - brush->hardness);
+    exponent = 0.4 / (1.0 - brush->hardness);
 
   lookup = g_malloc (length);
   sum = 0.0;
diff --git a/app/core/gimpbrushgenerated-save.c b/app/core/gimpbrushgenerated-save.c
index 417b5d5c45..87ca61013a 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpbrushgenerated-save.c
+++ b/app/core/gimpbrushgenerated-save.c
@@ -437,10 +437,10 @@ gimp_brush_generated_dirty (GimpData *data)
                                           ceil (brush->radius + 1.0) *
                                           ceil (brush->radius + 1.0)));
 
-  if ((1.0 - brush->hardness) < 0.000001)
+  if ((1.0 - brush->hardness) < 0.0000004)
     exponent = 1000000.0;
   else
-    exponent = 1.0 / (1.0 - brush->hardness);
+    exponent = 0.4 / (1.0 - brush->hardness);
 
   lookup = g_malloc (length);
   sum = 0.0;
diff --git a/app/core/gimpbrushgenerated.c b/app/core/gimpbrushgenerated.c
index 417b5d5c45..87ca61013a 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpbrushgenerated.c
+++ b/app/core/gimpbrushgenerated.c
@@ -437,10 +437,10 @@ gimp_brush_generated_dirty (GimpData *data)
                                           ceil (brush->radius + 1.0) *
                                           ceil (brush->radius + 1.0)));
 
-  if ((1.0 - brush->hardness) < 0.000001)
+  if ((1.0 - brush->hardness) < 0.0000004)
     exponent = 1000000.0;
   else
-    exponent = 1.0 / (1.0 - brush->hardness);
+    exponent = 0.4 / (1.0 - brush->hardness);
 
   lookup = g_malloc (length);
   sum = 0.0;