Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/validator/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/validator/Severity.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/validator/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/validator/Severity.java	(revision 9863)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/validator/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/validator/Severity.java	(revision 9884)
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 package org.openstreetmap.josm.plugins.validator;
 
+import static org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.I18n.marktr;
 import static org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.I18n.tr;
 
@@ -10,9 +11,9 @@
 public enum Severity {
 	/** Error messages */
-	ERROR(tr("Errors"), "error.gif",       Preferences.getPreferencesColor("validation error", Color.RED)),
+	ERROR(tr("Errors"), "error.gif",       Preferences.getPreferencesColor(marktr("validation error"), Color.RED)),
 	/** Warning messages */ 
-	WARNING(tr("Warnings"), "warning.gif", Preferences.getPreferencesColor("validation warning", Color.YELLOW)), 
+	WARNING(tr("Warnings"), "warning.gif", Preferences.getPreferencesColor(marktr("validation warning"), Color.YELLOW)), 
 	/** Other messages */ 
-	OTHER(tr("Other"), "other.gif",        Preferences.getPreferencesColor("validation other", Color.CYAN)); 
+	OTHER(tr("Other"), "other.gif",        Preferences.getPreferencesColor(marktr("validation other"), Color.CYAN)); 
 	
 	/** Description of the severity code */