diff --git a/gui/builtinShipBrowser/navigationPanel.py b/gui/builtinShipBrowser/navigationPanel.py
index d0b4ff593..83dff8216 100644
--- a/gui/builtinShipBrowser/navigationPanel.py
+++ b/gui/builtinShipBrowser/navigationPanel.py
@@ -126,14 +126,14 @@ class NavigationPanel(SFItem.SFBrowserItem):
 
         if not toggle:
             self.shipBrowser.recentFits = False
-            self.btnRecent.label = "Recent Fits"
+            self.btnRecent.label = _t("Recent Fits")
             self.btnRecent.normalBmp = self.recentBmpD
 
             if emitEvent:
                 wx.PostEvent(self.shipBrowser, Stage1Selected())
         else:
             self.shipBrowser.recentFits = True
-            self.btnRecent.label = "Hide Recent Fits"
+            self.btnRecent.label = _t("Hide Recent Fits")
             self.btnRecent.normalBmp = self.recentBmp
 
             if emitEvent:
diff --git a/gui/characterEditor.py b/gui/characterEditor.py
index 380ffbd8f..a4190c6cb 100644
--- a/gui/characterEditor.py
+++ b/gui/characterEditor.py
@@ -369,10 +369,10 @@ class SkillTreeView(wx.Panel):
 
         bSizerButtons.AddStretchSpacer()
 
-        importExport = ((_t("Import"), wx.ART_FILE_OPEN, _t("from")),
-                        (_t("Export"), wx.ART_FILE_SAVE_AS, _t("to")))
+        importExport = ((_t("Import skills from clipboard"), wx.ART_FILE_OPEN, "import"),
+                        (_t("Export skills from clipboard"), wx.ART_FILE_SAVE_AS, "export"))
 
-        for name, art, direction in importExport:
+        for tooltip, art, attr in importExport:
             bitmap = wx.ArtProvider.GetBitmap(art, wx.ART_BUTTON)
             btn = wx.BitmapButton(self, wx.ID_ANY, bitmap)
 
@@ -380,11 +380,11 @@ class SkillTreeView(wx.Panel):
             btn.SetMaxSize(btn.GetSize())
 
             btn.Layout()
-            setattr(self, "{}Btn".format(name.lower()), btn)
+            setattr(self, "{}Btn".format(attr), btn)
             btn.Enable(True)
-            btn.SetToolTip(_t("%s skills %s clipboard") % (name, direction))
+            btn.SetToolTip(tooltip)
             bSizerButtons.Add(btn, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
-            btn.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, getattr(self, "{}Skills".format(name.lower())))
+            btn.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, getattr(self, "{}Skills".format(attr)))
 
         pmainSizer.Add(bSizerButtons, 0, wx.EXPAND, 5)
 
diff --git a/gui/patternEditor.py b/gui/patternEditor.py
index 2e5ca1f94..36f812f0e 100644
--- a/gui/patternEditor.py
+++ b/gui/patternEditor.py
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@ class DmgPatternEditor(AuxiliaryFrame):
 
         self.SetSizer(mainSizer)
 
-        importExport = (("Import", wx.ART_FILE_OPEN, _t("from")),
-                        ("Export", wx.ART_FILE_SAVE_AS, _t("to")))
+        importExport = ((_t("Import patterns from clipboard"), wx.ART_FILE_OPEN, "import"),
+                        (_t("Export patterns to clipboard"), wx.ART_FILE_SAVE_AS, "export"))
 
-        for name, art, direction in importExport:
+        for tooltip, art, attr in importExport:
             bitmap = wx.ArtProvider.GetBitmap(art, wx.ART_BUTTON)
             btn = wx.BitmapButton(self, wx.ID_ANY, bitmap)
 
@@ -179,11 +179,11 @@ class DmgPatternEditor(AuxiliaryFrame):
             btn.SetMaxSize(btn.GetSize())
 
             btn.Layout()
-            setattr(self, name, btn)
+            setattr(self, "{}Btn".format(attr), btn)
             btn.Enable(True)
-            btn.SetToolTip(_t("%s patterns %s clipboard") % (name, direction))
+            btn.SetToolTip(tooltip)
             footerSizer.Add(btn, 0)
-            btn.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, getattr(self, "{}Patterns".format(name.lower())))
+            btn.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, getattr(self, "{}Patterns".format(attr)))
 
         if not self.entityEditor.checkEntitiesExist():
             self.Close()