diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/HISTORY b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/HISTORY
index 33119f4a..3af01cca 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/HISTORY
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/HISTORY
@@ -17,3 +17,7 @@ VDR Plugin 'skincurses' Revision History
 2005-05-16: Version 0.0.4
 
 - New "recording info" display.
+
+2005-10-01:
+
+- Added a note about using this skin to the README file.
diff --git a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/README b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/README
index 7e82b22c..ff82b0e7 100644
--- a/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/README
+++ b/PLUGINS/src/skincurses/README
@@ -14,3 +14,11 @@ The 'skincurses' plugin implements a VDR skin that works in a
 shell window, using only plain text output. It re-implements
 what used to be available by compiling VDR versions before 1.3.7
 with the DEBUG_OSD macro set.
+
+To activate this skin you can either select it in the Setup/OSD
+menu, or put the line
+
+OSDSkin = curses
+
+into your 'setup.conf' file before starting VDR. Make sure this
+is the only OSDSkin line in that file.