diff --git a/src/preferences/printers/JobListView.cpp b/src/preferences/printers/JobListView.cpp
index 1114799831..36908e6db5 100644
--- a/src/preferences/printers/JobListView.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/printers/JobListView.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <Locale.h>
 #include <MimeType.h>
 #include <Roster.h>
+#include <StringFormat.h>
 #include <Window.h>
 
 #include "pr_server.h"
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
 
 
 JobListView::JobListView(BRect frame)
-	: 
+	:
 	Inherited(frame, "jobs_list", B_SINGLE_SELECTION_LIST, B_FOLLOW_ALL,
 		B_WILL_DRAW | B_FRAME_EVENTS | B_NAVIGABLE | B_FULL_UPDATE_ON_RESIZE)
 {
@@ -201,15 +202,18 @@ JobItem::Update()
 
 	fPages = "";
 	int32 pages;
+	static BStringFormat format(B_TRANSLATE("{0, plural, "
+		"=-1{??? pages}"
+		"=1{# page}"
+		"other{# pages}}"));
+
 	if (node.ReadAttr(PSRV_SPOOL_ATTR_PAGECOUNT,
 		B_INT32_TYPE, 0, &pages, sizeof(pages)) == sizeof(pages)) {
-		fPages << pages;
-		if (pages > 1)
-			fPages << " " << B_TRANSLATE("pages") << ".";
-		else
-			fPages << " " << B_TRANSLATE("page") << ".";
+		format.Format(fPages, pages);
 	} else {
-		fPages << "??? " << B_TRANSLATE("pages") << ".";
+		// unknown page count, probably the printer is paginating without
+		// software help.
+		format.Format(fPages, -1);
 	}
 
 	fSize = "";
diff --git a/src/preferences/printers/PrintersWindow.cpp b/src/preferences/printers/PrintersWindow.cpp
index 8f5c26b9d4..d5afdbad75 100644
--- a/src/preferences/printers/PrintersWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/printers/PrintersWindow.cpp
@@ -123,8 +123,10 @@ PrintersWindow::MessageReceived(BMessage* msg)
 		{
 			fSelectedPrinter = fPrinterListView->SelectedItem();
 			if (fSelectedPrinter) {
-				fJobsBox->SetLabel((BString(B_TRANSLATE("Print jobs for "))
-					<< fSelectedPrinter->Name()).String());
+				BString text = B_TRANSLATE("Print jobs for %printer_name%");
+				text.ReplaceFirst("%printer_name%", fSelectedPrinter->Name());
+
+				fJobsBox->SetLabel(text);
 				fMakeDefault->SetEnabled(true);
 				fRemove->SetEnabled(true);
 				fJobListView->SetSpoolFolder(fSelectedPrinter->Folder());
diff --git a/src/preferences/printers/TestPageView.cpp b/src/preferences/printers/TestPageView.cpp
index 8375640285..8369d9cb3d 100644
--- a/src/preferences/printers/TestPageView.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/printers/TestPageView.cpp
@@ -281,8 +281,9 @@ TestPageView::AttachedToWindow()
 	gradiants.View()->SetViewColor(B_TRANSPARENT_COLOR);
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < kNumColorGradients; ++i) {
-		BStringView* label = new BStringView(kColorGradients[i].name,
-			kColorGradients[i].name);
+		BStringView* label = new BStringView(
+			kColorGradients[i].name,
+			B_TRANSLATE(kColorGradients[i].name));
 		// label->SetAlignment(B_ALIGN_RIGHT);
 		gradiants.Add(label, 0, i);
 		gradiants.Add(new ColorGradientView(kColorGradients[i].color), 1, i);