Index: gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
===================================================================
--- gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc	(revision 1559)
+++ gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc	(working copy)
@@ -655,11 +655,11 @@
 		nframes_t rate = engine->frame_rate();
 		
 		if (fmod (rate, 1000.0) != 0.0) {
-			snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), _("%.1f kHz / %4.1f msecs"), 
+			snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), _("%.1f kHz / %4.1f ms"), 
 				  (float) rate/1000.0f,
 				  (engine->frames_per_cycle() / (float) rate) * 1000.0f);
 		} else {
-			snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), _("%u kHz / %4.1f msecs"), 
+			snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), _("%u kHz / %4.1f ms"), 
 				  rate/1000,
 				  (engine->frames_per_cycle() / (float) rate) * 1000.0f);
 		}
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@
 	char buf[64];
 
 	if (session) {
-		snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), _("Buffers p:%" PRIu32 "%% c:%" PRIu32 "%%"), 
+		snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), _("Buf p:%" PRIu32 "%% c:%" PRIu32 "%%"), 
 			  session->playback_load(), session->capture_load());
 		buffer_load_label.set_text (buf);
 	} else {
Index: gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
===================================================================
--- gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc	(revision 1559)
+++ gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc	(working copy)
@@ -690,11 +690,11 @@
 	sample_rate_label.set_name ("SampleRate");
 
 	menu_hbox.pack_start (*menu_bar, true, true);
-	menu_hbox.pack_end (wall_clock_box, false, false, 10);
-	menu_hbox.pack_end (disk_space_box, false, false, 10);
-	menu_hbox.pack_end (cpu_load_box, false, false, 10);
-	menu_hbox.pack_end (buffer_load_box, false, false, 10);
-	menu_hbox.pack_end (sample_rate_box, false, false, 10);
+	menu_hbox.pack_end (wall_clock_box, false, false, 1); 
+	menu_hbox.pack_end (disk_space_box, false, false, 4);
+	menu_hbox.pack_end (cpu_load_box, false, false, 4);
+	menu_hbox.pack_end (buffer_load_box, false, false, 4);
+	menu_hbox.pack_end (sample_rate_box, false, false, 4);
 
 	menu_bar_base.set_name ("MainMenuBar");
 	menu_bar_base.add (menu_hbox);