diff -Nur gnome-panel-2.19.92/gnome-panel/panel-ditem-editor.c gnome-panel-2.19.92.new/gnome-panel/panel-ditem-editor.c
--- gnome-panel-2.19.92/gnome-panel/panel-ditem-editor.c	2007-09-04 19:34:26.000000000 +0200
+++ gnome-panel-2.19.92.new/gnome-panel/panel-ditem-editor.c	2007-09-16 20:56:47.000000000 +0200
@@ -855,10 +855,15 @@
 
 	name = gtk_entry_get_text (GTK_ENTRY (dialog->priv->name_entry));
 
-	if (name && name[0])
+	if (name && name[0]) {
 		panel_util_key_file_set_locale_string (dialog->priv->key_file,
 						       "Name", name);
-	else
+		/* we also change the C locale string otherwise the gettext translation
+		 * will be used instead of the localized one, 
+		 * see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/85216
+		 */
+		panel_util_key_file_set_string (dialog->priv->key_file, "Name", name);
+	} else
 		panel_util_key_file_remove_all_locale_key (dialog->priv->key_file,
 							   "Name");
 
@@ -925,10 +930,15 @@
 
 	comment = gtk_entry_get_text (GTK_ENTRY (dialog->priv->comment_entry));
 
-	if (comment && comment[0])
+	if (comment && comment[0]) {
 		panel_util_key_file_set_locale_string (dialog->priv->key_file,
 						       "Comment", comment);
-	else
+		/* we also change the C locale string otherwise the gettext translation
+		 * will be used instead of the localized one, 
+		 * see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/85216
+		 */
+		panel_util_key_file_set_string (dialog->priv->key_file, "Comment", comment);
+	} else
 		panel_util_key_file_remove_all_locale_key (dialog->priv->key_file,
 							   "Comment");