Index: /applications/editors/josm/plugins/alignways/src/com/tilusnet/josm/plugins/alignways/AlignWaysSelAlgnState.java
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--- /applications/editors/josm/plugins/alignways/src/com/tilusnet/josm/plugins/alignways/AlignWaysSelAlgnState.java	(revision 28341)
+++ /applications/editors/josm/plugins/alignways/src/com/tilusnet/josm/plugins/alignways/AlignWaysSelAlgnState.java	(revision 28342)
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@
 
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.Main;
+import static org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.I18n.tr;
 
 /**
@@ -25,5 +26,5 @@
     public void setHelpText() {
         Main.map.statusLine
-                .setHelpText("Ctrl-Click: select reference way segment; Alt-click: Clear selection");
+                .setHelpText(tr("Ctrl-Click: select reference way segment; Alt-click: Clear selection"));
     }
 
Index: /applications/editors/josm/plugins/alignways/src/com/tilusnet/josm/plugins/alignways/AlignWaysSelBothState.java
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--- /applications/editors/josm/plugins/alignways/src/com/tilusnet/josm/plugins/alignways/AlignWaysSelBothState.java	(revision 28341)
+++ /applications/editors/josm/plugins/alignways/src/com/tilusnet/josm/plugins/alignways/AlignWaysSelBothState.java	(revision 28342)
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 package com.tilusnet.josm.plugins.alignways;
 
+import static org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.I18n.tr;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.Main;
 
@@ -26,5 +27,5 @@
         Main.map.statusLine
         .setHelpText(AlignWaysPlugin.getAwAction().getShortcut().getKeyText() +
-                ": Align segments; Alt-click: Clear selection");
+                tr(": Align segments; Alt-click: Clear selection"));
     }
 
Index: /applications/editors/josm/plugins/alignways/src/com/tilusnet/josm/plugins/alignways/AlignWaysSelNoneState.java
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--- /applications/editors/josm/plugins/alignways/src/com/tilusnet/josm/plugins/alignways/AlignWaysSelNoneState.java	(revision 28341)
+++ /applications/editors/josm/plugins/alignways/src/com/tilusnet/josm/plugins/alignways/AlignWaysSelNoneState.java	(revision 28342)
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 package com.tilusnet.josm.plugins.alignways;
 
+import static org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.I18n.tr;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.Main;
 
@@ -28,5 +29,5 @@
     public void setHelpText() {
         Main.map.statusLine
-        .setHelpText("Ctrl-click: select reference way segment; Click: select way segment to be aligned");
+        .setHelpText(tr("Ctrl-click: select reference way segment; Click: select way segment to be aligned"));
     }
 
Index: /applications/editors/josm/plugins/alignways/src/com/tilusnet/josm/plugins/alignways/AlignWaysSelRefState.java
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--- /applications/editors/josm/plugins/alignways/src/com/tilusnet/josm/plugins/alignways/AlignWaysSelRefState.java	(revision 28341)
+++ /applications/editors/josm/plugins/alignways/src/com/tilusnet/josm/plugins/alignways/AlignWaysSelRefState.java	(revision 28342)
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 package com.tilusnet.josm.plugins.alignways;
 
+import static org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.I18n.tr;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.Main;
 
@@ -25,5 +26,5 @@
     public void setHelpText() {
         Main.map.statusLine
-                .setHelpText("Click: select way segment to be aligned; Alt-click: Clear selection");
+                .setHelpText(tr("Click: select way segment to be aligned; Alt-click: Clear selection"));
     }
 
Index: /applications/editors/josm/plugins/alignways/src/com/tilusnet/josm/plugins/alignways/AlignWaysState.java
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--- /applications/editors/josm/plugins/alignways/src/com/tilusnet/josm/plugins/alignways/AlignWaysState.java	(revision 28341)
+++ /applications/editors/josm/plugins/alignways/src/com/tilusnet/josm/plugins/alignways/AlignWaysState.java	(revision 28342)
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 package com.tilusnet.josm.plugins.alignways;
 
+import static org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.I18n.tr;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.Main;
 
@@ -21,5 +22,5 @@
         alignWaysMode.setCurrentState(alignWaysMode.getNoneSelected());
         Main.map.statusLine
-        .setHelpText("Ctrl-Click: select reference way segment; Click: select way segment to be aligned");
+        .setHelpText(tr("Ctrl-Click: select reference way segment; Click: select way segment to be aligned"));
     }
 
Index: /applications/editors/josm/plugins/alignways/src/com/tilusnet/josm/plugins/alignways/AlignWaysWhatsNewPanel.java
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--- /applications/editors/josm/plugins/alignways/src/com/tilusnet/josm/plugins/alignways/AlignWaysWhatsNewPanel.java	(revision 28341)
+++ /applications/editors/josm/plugins/alignways/src/com/tilusnet/josm/plugins/alignways/AlignWaysWhatsNewPanel.java	(revision 28342)
@@ -47,9 +47,13 @@
         newItem2 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
 
-        lblWhatsNew.setText("<html><div style=\"font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">What's new...</span></div></html>");
+        lblWhatsNew.setText("<html><div style=\"font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">" 
+        				    + tr("What's new...") 
+        				    + "</span></div></html>");
 
         icnLogo.setIcon(new javax.swing.ImageIcon(getClass().getResource("/images/wndialog/alignways64.png"))); // NOI18N
 
-        newItem1.setText("<html><div style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\"><ul style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><li>Added <b>angle preserving</b> aligning mode</li></ul></div></html>");
+        newItem1.setText("<html><div style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\"><ul style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><li>"
+        				 + tr("Added <b>angle preserving</b> aligning mode") 
+        				 + "</li></ul></div></html>");
 
         btnHelpItem1.setIcon(new javax.swing.ImageIcon(getClass().getResource("/images/wndialog/extlink10.png"))); // NOI18N
@@ -69,5 +73,7 @@
         });
 
-        newItem2.setText("<html><div style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\"><ul style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><li>Various improvements and bugfixes</li></ul></div></html>");
+        newItem2.setText("<html><div style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\"><ul style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><li>"
+        				 + tr("Various improvements and bugfixes")
+        				 + "</li></ul></div></html>");
 
         javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(this);
@@ -132,8 +138,8 @@
                 Logger.getLogger(AlignWaysWhatsNewPanel.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
           } catch (IOException e) { 
-              JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this, e, "Errr...", JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
+              JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this, e, tr("Errr..."), JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
           }
         } else { 
-             JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this, "Browser not supported.", "Errr...", JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
+             JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this, tr("Browser not supported."), tr("Errr..."), JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE);
         }
     }