+/* reset the list of recently used files */
+void main_welcome_reset_recent_capture_files(void);
+
+/* add a new file to the list of recently used files */
+void main_welcome_add_recent_capture_files(const char *widget_cf_name);
+
+/* reload the list of interfaces */
+void welcome_if_panel_reload(void);
+
+/** Push a status message into the welcome screen header similar to
+ * statusbar_push_*_msg(). This hides everything under the header.
+ * If msg is dynamically allocated, it is up to the caller to free
+ * it. If msg is NULL, the default message will be shown.
+ *
+ * @param msg The message
+ */
+void welcome_header_push_msg(gchar *msg);
+
+/** Pop a status message from the welcome screen. If there are no
+ * messages on the stack, the default message and the main columns
+ * will be shown.
+ */
+void welcome_header_pop_msg(void);
+