Index: custom_username_validation.module
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--- custom_username_validation.module	(revision 512)
+++ custom_username_validation.module	(working copy)
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function custom_username_validation_user
     return;  
   
   if (!@preg_match($pattern, $username))
-    form_set_error('name', variable_get('custom_username_validation_errormsg', ''));
+    form_set_error('name', t(variable_get('custom_username_validation_errormsg', '')));
 }
 
 
@@ -143,14 +143,14 @@ function custom_username_validation_form
       
     //
     $form['#validate'][] = 'custom_username_validation_username_validate';
-    $hint = variable_get('custom_username_validation_hint', '');                           
+    $hint = variable_get('custom_username_validation_hint', '');
 
     if (($hint != "") && (!user_access('override custom username validation'))) {     
-        
+
         if (array_key_exists('account', $form))
-          $form['account']['name']['#description'] = $hint;
+          $form['account']['name']['#description'] = t($hint);
         else
-            $form['name']['#description'] = $hint;
+            $form['name']['#description'] = t($hint);
     }
   }
 }