diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/AppearPrefView.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/AppearPrefView.cpp
index c51fe32f60..bc17d81def 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/AppearPrefView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/AppearPrefView.cpp
@@ -110,30 +110,17 @@ AppearancePrefView::AppearancePrefView(const char* name,
 		NULL);
 	fTabTitle->SetModificationMessage(
 		new BMessage(MSG_TAB_TITLE_SETTING_CHANGED));
-	fTabTitle->SetToolTip(B_TRANSLATE(
+	fTabTitle->SetToolTip(BString(B_TRANSLATE(
 		"The pattern specifying the tab titles. The following placeholders\n"
-		"can be used:\n"
-		"\t%d\t-\tThe current working directory of the active process.\n"
-		"\t\t\tOptionally the maximum number of path components can be\n"
-		"\t\t\tspecified. E.g. '%2d' for at most two components.\n"
-		"\t%i\t-\tThe index of the tab.\n"
-		"\t%p\t-\tThe name of the active process.\n"
-		"\t%%\t-\tThe character '%'."));
+		"can be used:\n")) << kTooTipSetTabTitlePlaceholders);
 
 	fWindowTitle = new BTextControl("windowTitle", B_TRANSLATE("Window title:"),
 		"", NULL);
 	fWindowTitle->SetModificationMessage(
 		new BMessage(MSG_WINDOW_TITLE_SETTING_CHANGED));
-	fWindowTitle->SetToolTip(B_TRANSLATE(
+	fWindowTitle->SetToolTip(BString(B_TRANSLATE(
 		"The pattern specifying the window titles. The following placeholders\n"
-		"can be used:\n"
-		"\t%d\t-\tThe current working directory of the active process in the.\n"
-		"\t\t\tcurrent tab. Optionally the maximum number of path components\n"
-		"\t\t\tcan be specified. E.g. '%2d' for at most two components.\n"
-		"\t%i\t-\tThe index of the window.\n"
-		"\t%p\t-\tThe name of the active process in the current tab.\n"
-		"\t%t\t-\tThe title of the current tab.\n"
-		"\t%%\t-\tThe character '%'."));
+		"can be used:\n")) << kTooTipSetWindowTitlePlaceholders);
 
 	BLayoutBuilder::Group<>(this)
 		.SetInsets(5, 5, 5, 5)
diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/Jamfile b/src/apps/terminal/Jamfile
index b3a2cda52a..8575217372 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/Jamfile
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/Jamfile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Application Terminal :
 	TermApp.cpp
 	TerminalBuffer.cpp
 	TerminalCharClassifier.cpp
+	TermConst.cpp
 	TermParse.cpp
 	TermScrollView.cpp
 	TermView.cpp
diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermConst.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/TermConst.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb47f939d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermConst.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010, Ingo Weinhold, ingo_weinhold@gmx.de.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+
+
+#include "TermConst.h"
+
+#include <Catalog.h>
+
+
+#undef B_TRANSLATE_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATE_CONTEXT "Terminal ToolTips"
+
+
+const char* const kTooTipSetTabTitlePlaceholders = B_TRANSLATE(
+	"\t%d\t-\tThe current working directory of the active process.\n"
+	"\t\t\tOptionally the maximum number of path components can be\n"
+	"\t\t\tspecified. E.g. '%2d' for at most two components.\n"
+	"\t%i\t-\tThe index of the tab.\n"
+	"\t%p\t-\tThe name of the active process.\n"
+	"\t%%\t-\tThe character '%'.");
+
+const char* const kTooTipSetWindowTitlePlaceholders = B_TRANSLATE(
+	"\t%d\t-\tThe current working directory of the active process in the.\n"
+	"\t\t\tcurrent tab. Optionally the maximum number of path components\n"
+	"\t\t\tcan be specified. E.g. '%2d' for at most two components.\n"
+	"\t%i\t-\tThe index of the window.\n"
+	"\t%p\t-\tThe name of the active process in the current tab.\n"
+	"\t%t\t-\tThe title of the current tab.\n"
+	"\t%%\t-\tThe character '%'.");
diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermConst.h b/src/apps/terminal/TermConst.h
index 69f6039dcb..04fd34a8b4 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermConst.h
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermConst.h
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ static const char* const PREF_WARN_ON_EXIT = "Warn on exit";
 static const char* const PREF_TAB_TITLE = "Tab title";
 static const char* const PREF_WINDOW_TITLE = "Window title";
 
+// shared strings
+extern const char* const kTooTipSetTabTitlePlaceholders;
+extern const char* const kTooTipSetWindowTitlePlaceholders;
+
 // Color type
 enum {
   TEXT_FOREGROUND_COLOR,