diff --git a/src/apps/processcontroller/Preferences.cpp b/src/apps/processcontroller/Preferences.cpp
index b8a3dfc5d7..90cc7e8c92 100644
--- a/src/apps/processcontroller/Preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/processcontroller/Preferences.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #define B_TRANSLATE_CONTEXT "ProcessController"
 
 Preferences::Preferences(const char* name, const char* signature, bool doSave)
-	: BMessage('Pref'), BLocker(B_TRANSLATE("Preferences"), true),
+	: BMessage('Pref'), BLocker("Preferences", true),
 	fSavePreferences(doSave)
 {
 	fNewPreferences = false;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Preferences::Preferences(const char* name, const char* signature, bool doSave)
 
 
 Preferences::Preferences(const entry_ref &ref, const char* signature, bool doSave)
-	: BMessage('Pref'), BLocker(B_TRANSLATE("Preferences"), true),
+	: BMessage('Pref'), BLocker("Preferences", true),
 	fSavePreferences(doSave)
 {
 	fSettingsFile = new entry_ref(ref);
@@ -108,13 +108,14 @@ Preferences::~Preferences()
 			}
 		} else {
 			// implement saving somewhere else!
-			char error[1024];
-			sprintf(error, B_TRANSLATE("Your setting file"
-			"could not be saved!\n(%s)"),
+			BString error;
+			snprintf(error.LockBuffer(256), 256,
+				B_TRANSLATE("Your setting file could not be saved!\n(%s)"),
 				strerror(file.InitCheck()));
-			BAlert *alert = new BAlert(B_TRANSLATE("Error saving file"), error,
-				B_TRANSLATE("Damned!"), NULL, NULL, B_WIDTH_AS_USUAL,
-				B_STOP_ALERT);
+			error.UnlockBuffer();
+			BAlert *alert = new BAlert(B_TRANSLATE("Error saving file"),
+				error.String(), B_TRANSLATE("Damned!"), NULL, NULL,
+				B_WIDTH_AS_USUAL, B_STOP_ALERT);
 			alert->Go();
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/apps/processcontroller/PriorityMenu.cpp b/src/apps/processcontroller/PriorityMenu.cpp
index 5fcd5db802..34d257eeed 100644
--- a/src/apps/processcontroller/PriorityMenu.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/processcontroller/PriorityMenu.cpp
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ PriorityMenu::BuildMenu()
 			index--;
 		}
 		message = new BMessage('PrTh');
-		message->AddInt32(B_TRANSLATE("thread"), fThreadID);
-		message->AddInt32(B_TRANSLATE("priority"), priority->priority);
+		message->AddInt32("thread", fThreadID);
+		message->AddInt32("priority", priority->priority);
 		sprintf(name, B_TRANSLATE("%s priority [%d]"), priority->name, (int)priority->priority);
 		item = new BMenuItem(name, message);
 		item->SetTarget(gPCView);
diff --git a/src/apps/processcontroller/ProcessController.cpp b/src/apps/processcontroller/ProcessController.cpp
index d43e1af89f..3ffc6e9bbf 100644
--- a/src/apps/processcontroller/ProcessController.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/processcontroller/ProcessController.cpp
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ ProcessController::MessageReceived(BMessage *message)
 void
 ProcessController::AboutRequested()
 {
-	BAlert *alert = new BAlert(B_TRANSLATE("about"),
+	BAlert *alert = new BAlert(B_TRANSLATE("About"),
 		B_TRANSLATE("ProcessController\n\n"
 					"Copyright 1997-2001,\n"
 					"Georges-Edouard Berenger.\n\n"
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ ProcessController::AboutRequested()
 	view->GetFont(&font);
 	font.SetSize(font.Size() * 1.5);
 	font.SetFace(B_BOLD_FACE);
-	view->SetFontAndColor(0, 17, &font);
+	view->SetFontAndColor(0, strlen(B_TRANSLATE("ProcessController"))-1, &font);
 
 	alert->Go();
 }
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ thread_debug_thread(void *arg)
 	thread_info	thinfo;
 	get_thread_info(param->thread, &thinfo);
 	char text[4096];
-	sprintf(text, B_TRANSLATE("db %d"), int(param->thread));
+	sprintf(text, "gdb -pid=%d", int(param->thread));
 	system(text);
 	if (param->sem >= 0 && thinfo.state == B_THREAD_WAITING && param->sem
 			== thinfo.sem) {