diff --git a/src/bin/termcmd.c b/src/bin/termcmd.c
index 9505a561..fba2e00c 100644
--- a/src/bin/termcmd.c
+++ b/src/bin/termcmd.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ _termcmd_font_size(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object *win EINA_UNUSED, Evas_Object *
              termio_font_size_set(obj, config->font.size - 1);
           }
         else
-          ERR("Unknown font command: %s", cmd);
+          ERR(_("Unknown font command: %s"), cmd);
      }
    return EINA_TRUE;
 }
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ _termcmd_grid_size(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object *win EINA_UNUSED, Evas_Object *
    if ((w > 0) && (h > 0))
      termio_grid_size_set(obj, w, h);
    else
-     ERR("Unknown grid size command: %s", cmd);
+     ERR(_("Unknown grid size command: %s"), cmd);
 
    return EINA_TRUE;
 }
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ _termcmd_background(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object *win EINA_UNUSED, Evas_Object
         main_media_update(config);
      }
    else
-     ERR("Background file cannot be read: %s", cmd);
+     ERR(_("Background file cannot be read: %s"), cmd);
 
    return EINA_TRUE;
 }
@@ -144,6 +144,6 @@ termcmd_do(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object *win, Evas_Object *bg, const char *cmd)
    if ((cmd[0] == 'b') || (cmd[0] == 'B'))
      return _termcmd_background(obj, win, bg, cmd + 1);
 
-   ERR("Unknown command: %s", cmd);
+   ERR(_("Unknown command: %s"), cmd);
    return EINA_FALSE;
 }
diff --git a/src/bin/termio.c b/src/bin/termio.c
index cf44037a..518f9489 100644
--- a/src/bin/termio.c
+++ b/src/bin/termio.c
@@ -379,12 +379,12 @@ _cb_link_down(void *data, Evas *e EINA_UNUSED, Evas_Object *obj EINA_UNUSED, voi
                  (type == TYPE_SCALE) ||
                  (type == TYPE_EDJE) ||
                  (type == TYPE_MOV))
-               elm_ctxpopup_item_append(ctxp, "Preview", NULL,
+               elm_ctxpopup_item_append(ctxp, _("Preview"), NULL,
                                         _cb_ctxp_link_preview, sd->self);
           }
-        elm_ctxpopup_item_append(ctxp, "Open", NULL, _cb_ctxp_link_open,
+        elm_ctxpopup_item_append(ctxp, _("Open"), NULL, _cb_ctxp_link_open,
                                  sd->self);
-        elm_ctxpopup_item_append(ctxp, "Copy", NULL, _cb_ctxp_link_copy,
+        elm_ctxpopup_item_append(ctxp, _("Copy"), NULL, _cb_ctxp_link_copy,
                                  sd->self);
         evas_object_move(ctxp, ev->canvas.x, ev->canvas.y);
         evas_object_show(ctxp);
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ _cb_link_drag_move(void *data, Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Coord x, Evas_Coord y, Elm
    Termio *sd = evas_object_smart_data_get(data);
    EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(sd);
 
-   printf("dnd %i %i act %i\n", x, y, action);
+   DBG("dnd %i %i act %i", x, y, action);
    em = evas_key_modifier_get(evas_object_evas_get(sd->event));
    if (em)
      {
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ _cb_link_drag_accept(void *data, Evas_Object *obj EINA_UNUSED, Eina_Bool doaccep
    Termio *sd = evas_object_smart_data_get(data);
    EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(sd);
 
-   printf("dnd accept: %i\n", doaccept);
+   DBG("dnd accept: %i", doaccept);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ _cb_link_drag_done(void *data, Evas_Object *obj EINA_UNUSED)
    Termio *sd = evas_object_smart_data_get(data);
    EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(sd);
 
-   printf("dnd done\n");
+   DBG("dnd done");
    sd->link.down.dnd = EINA_FALSE;
    if ((sd->link.down.dndobjdel) && (sd->link.down.dndobj))
      evas_object_del(sd->link.down.dndobj);
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ _cb_link_move(void *data, Evas *e EINA_UNUSED, Evas_Object *obj, void *event)
         sd->link.down.down = EINA_FALSE;
         sd->link.down.dnd = EINA_TRUE;
 #if !((ELM_VERSION_MAJOR == 1) && (ELM_VERSION_MINOR < 8))
-        printf("dnd start %s %i %i\n", sd->link.string,
+        DBG("dnd start %s %i %i", sd->link.string,
                evas_key_modifier_is_set(ev->modifiers, "Control"),
                evas_key_modifier_is_set(ev->modifiers, "Shift"));
         if (evas_key_modifier_is_set(ev->modifiers, "Control"))
@@ -1895,7 +1895,7 @@ _getsel_cb(void *data, Evas_Object *obj EINA_UNUSED, Elm_Selection_Data *ev)
            case ELM_SEL_FORMAT_VCARD: fmt = "VCARD"; break;
            case ELM_SEL_FORMAT_HTML: fmt = "HTML"; break;
           }
-        WRN("unsupported selection format '%s'", fmt);
+        WRN(_("unsupported selection format '%s'"), fmt);
      }
    return EINA_TRUE;
 }
@@ -3078,7 +3078,7 @@ _smart_cb_mouse_down(void *data, Evas *e EINA_UNUSED, Evas_Object *obj EINA_UNUS
    if ((ev->button == 3) && shift)
      {
         termio_debugwhite_set(data, !sd->debugwhite);
-        printf("debugwhite %i\n",  sd->debugwhite);
+        DBG("debugwhite %i",  sd->debugwhite);
         return;
      }
    if (!shift && !ctrl)
@@ -3834,7 +3834,7 @@ _smart_add(Evas_Object *obj)
           (sd->imf, ECORE_IMF_INPUT_PANEL_RETURN_KEY_TYPE_DEFAULT);
 imf_done:
         if (sd->imf) DBG("Ecore IMF Setup");
-        else WRN("Ecore IMF failed");
+        else WRN(_("Ecore IMF failed"));
      }
    terms = eina_list_append(terms, obj);
 }
@@ -4394,19 +4394,19 @@ _smart_pty_command(void *data)
 static void
 _smart_cb_drag_enter(void *data EINA_UNUSED, Evas_Object *o EINA_UNUSED)
 {
-   printf("dnd enter\n");
+   DBG("dnd enter");
 }
 
 static void
 _smart_cb_drag_leave(void *data EINA_UNUSED, Evas_Object *o EINA_UNUSED)
 {
-   printf("dnd leave\n");
+   DBG("dnd leave");
 }
 
 static void
 _smart_cb_drag_pos(void *data EINA_UNUSED, Evas_Object *o EINA_UNUSED, Evas_Coord x, Evas_Coord y, Elm_Xdnd_Action action)
 {
-   printf("dnd at %i %i act:%i\n", x, y, action);
+   DBG("dnd at %i %i act:%i", x, y, action);
 }
 
 static Eina_Bool
@@ -4532,7 +4532,7 @@ termio_add(Evas_Object *parent, Config *config,
                          config->xterm_256color, config->erase_is_del, mod);
    if (!sd->pty)
      {
-        ERR("Cannot allocate termpty");
+        ERR(_("Cannot allocate termpty"));
         evas_object_del(obj);
         return NULL;
      }
@@ -4899,7 +4899,7 @@ termio_cwd_get(const Evas_Object *obj, char *buf, size_t size)
 
    if (proc_pidinfo(pid, PROC_PIDVNODEPATHINFO, 0, &vpi, sizeof(vpi)) <= 0)
      {
-        ERR("Cannot get working directory of pid %i (%s)",
+        ERR(_("Could not get working directory of pid %i: %s"),
             pid, strerror(errno));
         return EINA_FALSE;
      }
@@ -4913,7 +4913,7 @@ termio_cwd_get(const Evas_Object *obj, char *buf, size_t size)
    snprintf(procpath, sizeof(procpath), "/proc/%d/cwd", pid);
    if ((siz = readlink(procpath, buf, size)) < 1)
      {
-        ERR("Could not load working directory %s: %s",
+        ERR(_("Could not load working directory %s: %s"),
             procpath, strerror(errno));
         return EINA_FALSE;
      }
diff --git a/src/bin/termpty.c b/src/bin/termpty.c
index 9172f008..169fdb33 100644
--- a/src/bin/termpty.c
+++ b/src/bin/termpty.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ termpty_init(void)
 
    _termpty_log_dom = eina_log_domain_register("termpty", NULL);
    if (_termpty_log_dom < 0)
-     EINA_LOG_CRIT("could not create log domain 'termpty'.");
+     EINA_LOG_CRIT("Could not create logging domain '%s'.", "termpty");
 }
 
 void
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ _handle_buf(Termpty *ty, const Eina_Unicode *codepoints, int len)
         b = realloc(ty->buf, bytes);
         if (!b)
           {
-             ERR("memerr");
+             ERR(_("memerr: %s"), strerror(errno));
              return;
           }
-        INF("realloc add %i + %i", (int)(ty->buflen * sizeof(int)), (int)(len * sizeof(int)));
+        DBG("realloc add %i + %i", (int)(ty->buflen * sizeof(int)), (int)(len * sizeof(int)));
         bytes = len * sizeof(Eina_Unicode);
         memcpy(&(b[ty->buflen]), codepoints, bytes);
         ty->buf = b;
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ _handle_buf(Termpty *ty, const Eina_Unicode *codepoints, int len)
                   ty->buf = NULL;
                   ty->buflen = 0;
                   bytes = ((char *)ce - (char *)c) + sizeof(Eina_Unicode);
-                  INF("malloc til %i", (int)(bytes - sizeof(Eina_Unicode)));
+                  DBG("malloc till %i", (int)(bytes - sizeof(Eina_Unicode)));
                   ty->buf = malloc(bytes);
                   if (!ty->buf)
                     {
-                       ERR("memerr");
+                       ERR(_("memerr: %s"), strerror(errno));
                        return;
                     }
                   bytes = (char *)ce - (char *)c;
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ _handle_buf(Termpty *ty, const Eina_Unicode *codepoints, int len)
                {
                   bytes = ((char *)ce - (char *)c) + sizeof(Eina_Unicode);
                   ty->buf = malloc(bytes);
-                  INF("malloc %i", (int)(bytes - sizeof(Eina_Unicode)));
+                  DBG("malloc %i", (int)(bytes - sizeof(Eina_Unicode)));
                   if (!ty->buf)
                     {
-                       ERR("memerr");
+                       ERR(_("memerr: %s"), strerror(errno));
                     }
                   else
                     {
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ _pty_size(Termpty *ty)
    sz.ws_xpixel = 0;
    sz.ws_ypixel = 0;
    if (ioctl(ty->fd, TIOCSWINSZ, &sz) < 0)
-     ERR("Size set ioctl failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+     ERR(_("Size set ioctl failed: %s"), strerror(errno));
 }
 
 static Eina_Bool
@@ -297,13 +297,15 @@ termpty_new(const char *cmd, Eina_Bool login_shell, const char *cd,
    ty->screen = calloc(1, sizeof(Termcell) * ty->w * ty->h);
    if (!ty->screen)
      {
-        ERR("Allocation of term screen %ix%i", ty->w, ty->h);
+        ERR(_("Allocation of term %s %ix%i: %s"),
+            "screen", ty->w, ty->h, strerror(errno));
         goto err;
      }
    ty->screen2 = calloc(1, sizeof(Termcell) * ty->w * ty->h);
    if (!ty->screen2)
      {
-        ERR("Allocation of term screen2 %ix%i", ty->w, ty->h);
+        ERR(_("Allocation of term %s %ix%i: %s"),
+            "screen2", ty->w, ty->h, strerror(errno));
         goto err;
      }
 
@@ -312,35 +314,35 @@ termpty_new(const char *cmd, Eina_Bool login_shell, const char *cd,
    ty->fd = posix_openpt(O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY);
    if (ty->fd < 0)
      {
-        ERR("posix_openpt failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+        ERR(_("Function %s failed: %s"), "posix_openpt()", strerror(errno));
         goto err;
      }
    if (grantpt(ty->fd) != 0)
      {
-        WRN("grantpt failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+        WRN(_("Function %s failed: %s"), "grantpt()",  strerror(errno));
      }
    if (unlockpt(ty->fd) != 0)
      {
-        ERR("unlockpt failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+        ERR(_("Function %s failed: %s"), "unlockpt()", strerror(errno));
         goto err;
      }
    pty = ptsname(ty->fd);
    ty->slavefd = open(pty, O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY);
    if (ty->slavefd < 0)
      {
-        ERR("open of pty '%s' failed: %s", pty, strerror(errno));
+        ERR(_("open() of pty '%s' failed: %s"), pty, strerror(errno));
         goto err;
      }
    mode = fcntl(ty->fd, F_GETFL, 0);
    if (mode < 0)
      {
-        ERR("fcntl on pty '%s' failed: %s", pty, strerror(errno));
+        ERR(_("fcntl() on pty '%s' failed: %s"), pty, strerror(errno));
         goto err;
      }
    if (!(mode & O_NDELAY))
       if (fcntl(ty->fd, F_SETFL, mode | O_NDELAY))
         {
-           ERR("fcntl on pty '%s' failed: %s", pty, strerror(errno));
+           ERR(_("fcntl() on pty '%s' failed: %s"), pty, strerror(errno));
            goto err;
         }
 
@@ -356,7 +358,7 @@ termpty_new(const char *cmd, Eina_Bool login_shell, const char *cd,
                                                _cb_exe_exit, ty);
    if (!ty->hand_exe_exit)
      {
-        ERR("event handler add failed");
+        ERR(_("event handler add failed"));
         goto err;
      }
    ty->pid = fork();
@@ -372,8 +374,8 @@ termpty_new(const char *cmd, Eina_Bool login_shell, const char *cd,
           {
              if (chdir(cd) != 0)
                {
-                  perror("chdir");
-                  ERR("Cannot change to directory '%s'", cd);
+                  ERR(_("Cannot change to directory '%s': %s"),
+                        cd, strerror(errno));
                   exit(127);
                }
           }
@@ -393,7 +395,7 @@ termpty_new(const char *cmd, Eina_Bool login_shell, const char *cd,
                }
              if (!shell)
                {
-                  WRN("Could not find shell, fallback to /bin/sh");
+                  WRN(_("Could not find shell, falling back to %s"), "/bin/sh");
                   shell = "/bin/sh";
                }
           }
@@ -588,7 +590,9 @@ void
 termpty_write(Termpty *ty, const char *input, int len)
 {
    if (ty->fd < 0) return;
-   if (write(ty->fd, input, len) < 0) ERR("write %s", strerror(errno));
+   if (write(ty->fd, input, len) < 0)
+     ERR(_("Could not write to file descriptor %d: %s"),
+         ty->fd, strerror(errno));
 }
 
 ssize_t
diff --git a/src/bin/termptyesc.c b/src/bin/termptyesc.c
index f6bf9dbe..f529764e 100644
--- a/src/bin/termptyesc.c
+++ b/src/bin/termptyesc.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ _handle_esc_csi_color_set(Termpty *ty, Eina_Unicode **ptr)
                    ty->state.att.bgintense = 1;
                    break;
                 default: //  not handled???
-                   ERR("  color cmd [%i] not handled", arg);
+                   ERR("Unhandled color cmd [%i]", arg);
                    break;
                }
           }
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ _handle_esc_csi(Termpty *ty, const Eina_Unicode *c, Eina_Unicode *ce)
 //                                 INF("XXX: enable mouse wheel -> cursor key xlation %i", mode);
                                  break;
                                default:
-                                 ERR("unhandled DEC Private Reset Mode arg %i", arg);
+                                 ERR("Unhandled DEC Private Reset Mode arg %i", arg);
                                  break;
                               }
                          }
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ _handle_esc_csi(Termpty *ty, const Eina_Unicode *c, Eina_Unicode *ce)
 //                              }
                                default:
                                  handled = 1;
-                                 ERR("unhandled ANSI Reset Mode arg %i", arg);
+                                 ERR("Unhandled ANSI Reset Mode arg %i", arg);
                               }
                          }
                     }
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ _handle_esc_dcs(Termpty *ty EINA_UNUSED, const Eina_Unicode *c, const Eina_Unico
          break;
       default:
         // many others
-        ERR("unhandled dcs esc '%c'", buf[0]);
+        ERR("Unhandled DCS escape '%c'", buf[0]);
         break;
      }
 end:
@@ -1410,7 +1410,7 @@ _handle_esc(Termpty *ty, const Eina_Unicode *c, Eina_Unicode *ce)
         return 1;
  */
       default:
-        ERR("eek - esc unhandled '%c' (0x%02x)", c[0], c[0]);
+        ERR("Unhandled escape '%c' (0x%02x)", c[0], c[0]);
         return 1;
      }
    return 0;
@@ -1528,7 +1528,7 @@ _termpty_handle_seq(Termpty *ty, Eina_Unicode *c, Eina_Unicode *ce)
    else if (c[0] == 0x7f) // DEL
      {
         ty->state.had_cr = 0;
-        ERR("unhandled char 0x%02x [DEL]", c[0]);
+        ERR("Unhandled char 0x%02x [DEL]", c[0]);
         return 1;
      }
    else if (c[0] == 0x9b) // ANSI ESC!!!