diff --git a/src/preferences/datatranslations/DataTranslations.cpp b/src/preferences/datatranslations/DataTranslations.cpp
index d3a15b6c80..17d1b702ae 100644
--- a/src/preferences/datatranslations/DataTranslations.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/datatranslations/DataTranslations.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 #include "DataTranslations.h"
 
+#include <stdio.h>
+
 #include <Alert.h>
 #include <Catalog.h>
 #include <Directory.h>
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ DataTranslationsApplication::SetWindowCorner(const BPoint& leftTop)
 void
 DataTranslationsApplication::AboutRequested()
 {
-	BAlert* alert = new BAlert(B_TRANSLATE("about"),
+	BAlert* alert = new BAlert(B_TRANSLATE("About"),
 		B_TRANSLATE("DataTranslations\n\twritten by Oliver Siebenmarck and"
 		" others\n\tCopyright 2002-2010, Haiku Inc. All rights reserved.\n"),
 		B_TRANSLATE("OK"));
@@ -72,10 +74,12 @@ DataTranslationsApplication::AboutRequested()
 void
 DataTranslationsApplication::_InstallError(const char* name, status_t status)
 {
-	BString text(B_TRANSLATE("Could not install "));
-	text << name << ":\n" << strerror(status);
+	BString text;
+	snprintf(text.LockBuffer(512), 512,
+			B_TRANSLATE("Could not install %s:\n%s"), name, strerror(status));
+	text.UnlockBuffer();
 	BAlert* alert = new BAlert(B_TRANSLATE("DataTranslations - Error"),
-		text.String(), B_TRANSLATE("Ok"));
+		text.String(), B_TRANSLATE("OK"));
 	alert->Go();
 }
 
@@ -102,9 +106,9 @@ DataTranslationsApplication::_Install(BDirectory& target, BEntry& entry)
 void
 DataTranslationsApplication::_NoTranslatorError(const char* name)
 {
-	BString text(B_TRANSLATE("The item '"));
-	text << B_TRANSLATE("%name' does not appear to be a Translator and will"
-		" not be installed.");
+	BString text(
+		B_TRANSLATE("The item '%name' does not appear to be a Translator and "
+		"will not be installed."));
 	text.ReplaceAll("%name", name);
 	BAlert* alert = new BAlert("", text.String(), B_TRANSLATE("Ok"));
 	alert->Go();
@@ -152,10 +156,10 @@ DataTranslationsApplication::RefsReceived(BMessage* message)
 		}
 
 		if (target.Contains(ref.name)) {
-			BString string(B_TRANSLATE("An item named '"));
-			string << B_TRANSLATE("%name already exists in the "
+			BString string(
+				B_TRANSLATE("An item named '%name' already exists in the "
 				"Translators folder! Shall the existing translator be "
-				"overwritten?");
+				"overwritten?"));
 			string.ReplaceAll("%name", ref.name);
 
 			BAlert* alert = new BAlert(B_TRANSLATE("DataTranslations - Note"),
diff --git a/src/preferences/datatranslations/DataTranslationsWindow.cpp b/src/preferences/datatranslations/DataTranslationsWindow.cpp
index 29f290d535..21e69b1e69 100644
--- a/src/preferences/datatranslations/DataTranslationsWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/datatranslations/DataTranslationsWindow.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include "IconView.h"
 #include "TranslatorListView.h"
 
+#include <stdio.h>
+
 #include <Application.h>
 #include <Alignment.h>
 #include <Alert.h>
@@ -223,17 +225,15 @@ DataTranslationsWindow::_ShowInfoAlert(int32 id)
 	_GetTranslatorInfo(id, name, info, version, path);
 
 	BString message;
-	message << B_TRANSLATE("Name: %name \nVersion: ");
-	message.ReplaceAll("%name", name);
-
 	// Convert the version number into a readable format
-	message << (int)B_TRANSLATION_MAJOR_VERSION(version)
-		<< '.' << (int)B_TRANSLATION_MINOR_VERSION(version)
-		<< '.' << (int)B_TRANSLATION_REVISION_VERSION(version);
-	message << B_TRANSLATE("\nInfo: %info\n\nPath:\n") << path.Path() << "\n";
-	message.ReplaceAll("%info", info);
+	snprintf(message.LockBuffer(512), 512,
+		B_TRANSLATE("Name:\t%s \nVersion:\t%ld.%ld.%ld\nInfo:\t%s\n\nPath:\n%s\n"),
+			name, B_TRANSLATION_MAJOR_VERSION(version),
+			B_TRANSLATION_MINOR_VERSION(version),
+			B_TRANSLATION_REVISION_VERSION(version), info, path.Path());
+	message.UnlockBuffer();
 
-	BAlert* alert = new BAlert(B_TRANSLATE("info"), message.String(),
+	BAlert* alert = new BAlert(B_TRANSLATE("Info"), message.String(),
 		B_TRANSLATE("OK"));
 	BTextView *view = alert->TextView();
 	BFont font;
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ DataTranslationsWindow::_ShowInfoAlert(int32 id)
 	view->GetFont(&font);
 	font.SetFace(B_BOLD_FACE);
 
-	const char* labels[] = {B_TRANSLATE("Name:"), B_TRANSLATE("Version:"),
-		B_TRANSLATE("Info:"), B_TRANSLATE("Path:"), NULL};
+	const char* labels[] = { B_TRANSLATE("Name:"), B_TRANSLATE("Version:"),
+		B_TRANSLATE("Info:"), B_TRANSLATE("Path:"), NULL };
 	for (int32 i = 0; labels[i]; i++) {
 		int32 index = message.FindFirst(labels[i]);
 		view->SetFontAndColor(index, index + strlen(labels[i]), &font);