diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index aec459fb25..af5b5bd83b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2003-01-09  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
+
+	* app/main.c (main)
+	* app/app_procs.c (app_init): combined console output into single
+	messages to allow for better translation.
+
 2003-01-09  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
 
 	* app/core/gimpdrawable.c (gimp_drawable_configure): use _("Unnamed")
diff --git a/app/app_procs.c b/app/app_procs.c
index 5faaefe528..0b6fa4ba25 100644
--- a/app/app_procs.c
+++ b/app/app_procs.c
@@ -107,9 +107,13 @@ app_init (gint    gimp_argc,
 
       if (no_interface)
 	{
-	  g_print (_("The GIMP is not properly installed for the current user\n"));
-	  g_print (_("User installation was skipped because the '--nointerface' flag was encountered\n"));
-	  g_print (_("To perform user installation, run the GIMP without the '--nointerface' flag\n"));
+          const gchar *msg;
+
+          msg = _("GIMP is not properly installed for the current user.\n"
+                  "User installation was skipped because the '--nointerface' flag was used.\n"
+                  "To perform user installation, run the GIMP without the '--nointerface' flag.");
+
+          g_print ("%s\n\n", msg);
 	}
       else
 	{
diff --git a/app/main.c b/app/main.c
index 3b0f4ca15b..c47118a3d3 100644
--- a/app/main.c
+++ b/app/main.c
@@ -165,8 +165,12 @@ main (int    argc,
     {
       if (! gui_libs_init (&argc, &argv))
 	{
-	  g_print (_("ERROR: GIMP could not initialize the GUI.\n\n"));
-	  g_print (_("Make sure a proper setup for your display environment exists.\n"));
+          const gchar *msg;
+
+          msg = _("GIMP could not initialize the GUI.\n"
+                  "Make sure a proper setup for your display environment exists.");
+          g_print ("%s\n\n", msg);
+
 	  gimp_text_console_exit (TRUE);
 	}
     }
@@ -468,8 +472,8 @@ gimp_show_help (const gchar *progname)
   g_print (_("  --debug-handlers         Enable non-fatal debugging signal handlers.\n"));
   g_print (_("  --display <display>      Use the designated X display.\n"));
   g_print (_("  --system-gimprc <gimprc> Use an alternate system gimprc file.\n"));
-  g_print ("  --enable-stack-trace <never | query | always>\n");
-  g_print (_("                           Debugging mode for fatal signals.\n\n"));
+  g_print (_("  --enable-stack-trace <never | query | always>\n"
+             "                           Debugging mode for fatal signals.\n\n"));
 }
 
 static void