Index: src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/PluginSelection.java
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--- src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/PluginSelection.java	(revision 1365)
+++ src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/PluginSelection.java	(working copy)
@@ -175,7 +175,11 @@
             JEditorPane description = new JEditorPane();
             description.setContentType("text/html");
             description.setEditable(false);
-            description.setText("<html><i>"+(plugin.description==null?tr("no description available"):plugin.description)+"</i></html>");
+            description.setText("<html><i>" +
+                                (plugin.description == null 
+                                    ? tr("no description available")
+                                    : tr(plugin.description)) +
+                                "</i></html>");
             description.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(0,20,0,0));
             description.setBackground(UIManager.getColor("Panel.background"));
             description.addHyperlinkListener(new HyperlinkListener() {
