Index: trunk/ChameleonPrefPane/Sources/ChameleonPrefPane.mm
===================================================================
--- trunk/ChameleonPrefPane/Sources/ChameleonPrefPane.mm	(revision 396)
+++ trunk/ChameleonPrefPane/Sources/ChameleonPrefPane.mm	(revision 397)
@@ -228,10 +228,12 @@
 			ft=false;
 			[mStatusText setTextColor: [NSColor redColor] ];
 			if (errorString)
-				[mStatusText setStringValue:[NSString stringWithFormat: @"Error while parsing org.chameleon.Boot.plist : %@",
+				[mStatusText setStringValue:[NSString stringWithFormat: 
+											 GetLocStrDef(@"Error_Parsing", @"error", @"Error while parsing %@"),
 											 errorString] ];
 			else
-				[mStatusText setStringValue: @"Error while searching for org.chameleon.Boot.plist"];
+				[mStatusText setStringValue: 
+				GetLocStrDef(@"Error_Searching", @"Error while searching for org.chameleon.Boot.plist", @"error") ];
 			
 		}
 		else
Index: trunk/ChameleonPrefPane/Sources/PreferencesControllerBase.mm
===================================================================
--- trunk/ChameleonPrefPane/Sources/PreferencesControllerBase.mm	(revision 396)
+++ trunk/ChameleonPrefPane/Sources/PreferencesControllerBase.mm	(revision 397)
@@ -20,8 +20,15 @@
 static KernOptionsParser kernelFlags;
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+NSString* GetLocStrDef(NSString* label, NSString* comment, NSString* def)
+{
+	return NSLocalizedStringWithDefaultValue(label, nil, 
+											 [NSBundle bundleForClass:[ChameleonPrefPane class]],
+											 def, 
+											 comment);
+}
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-
 @implementation PreferencesControllerBase
 
 -(ChameleonPrefPane*) chameleon { return [ChameleonPrefPane instance]; }
Index: trunk/ChameleonPrefPane/Sources/PreferencesControllerBase.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/ChameleonPrefPane/Sources/PreferencesControllerBase.h	(revision 396)
+++ trunk/ChameleonPrefPane/Sources/PreferencesControllerBase.h	(revision 397)
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 	SaveBootConfigOptions
 };
 
+/// PrefPane Localization Helper
+NSString* GetLocStrDef(NSString* label, NSString* comment, NSString* def);
 
 
 // ENHANCE ME: remove this globals and integrate them in ChameleonPrefPane or at least 
Index: trunk/ChameleonPrefPane/English.lproj/Localizable.strings
===================================================================
--- trunk/ChameleonPrefPane/English.lproj/Localizable.strings	(revision 396)
+++ trunk/ChameleonPrefPane/English.lproj/Localizable.strings	(revision 397)
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 /* comment */
 "Peripherals" = "Peripherals";
 
-/* error message 1*/
-"Error while parsing" = "ERROR123456";
-"Error searching for" = "ERROR123456";
\ No newline at end of file
+/* error */
+"Error_Parsing" = "Error while parsing %@";
+
+/* error */
+"Error_Searching" = "Error while searching for org.chameleon.Boot.plist";