diff --git a/thunar/thunar-list-model.c b/thunar/thunar-list-model.c
index e4e63e72..90cfd721 100644
--- a/thunar/thunar-list-model.c
+++ b/thunar/thunar-list-model.c
@@ -1802,7 +1802,7 @@ thunar_list_model_set_date_style (ThunarListModel *store,
  * Return value: the style used to format customdates in the given @store.
  **/
 static const char*
-thunar_list_model_get_date_custom_style (ThunarListModel        *store)
+thunar_list_model_get_date_custom_style (ThunarListModel *store)
 {
   _thunar_return_val_if_fail (THUNAR_IS_LIST_MODEL (store), THUNAR_DATE_STYLE_SIMPLE);
   return store->date_custom_style;
@@ -1819,8 +1819,8 @@ thunar_list_model_get_date_custom_style (ThunarListModel        *store)
  * Changes the style used to format custom dates in @store to the specified @date_custom_style.
  **/
 static void
-thunar_list_model_set_date_custom_style (ThunarListModel        *store,
-                                         const char             *date_custom_style)
+thunar_list_model_set_date_custom_style (ThunarListModel *store,
+                                         const char      *date_custom_style)
 {
   _thunar_return_if_fail (THUNAR_IS_LIST_MODEL (store));
 
diff --git a/thunar/thunar-preferences-dialog.c b/thunar/thunar-preferences-dialog.c
index c8a6949c..6054c1ca 100644
--- a/thunar/thunar-preferences-dialog.c
+++ b/thunar/thunar-preferences-dialog.c
@@ -199,14 +199,15 @@ thunar_preferences_dialog_class_init (ThunarPreferencesDialogClass *klass)
 
 
 static void
-on_date_format_changed (GtkWidget *combo, GtkWidget *customFormat)
+on_date_format_changed (GtkWidget *combo,
+                        GtkWidget *customFormat)
 {
   GtkComboBox *combobox = GTK_COMBO_BOX (combo);
 
   _thunar_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_COMBO_BOX (combobox));
   _thunar_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_WIDGET (customFormat));
 
-  if(gtk_combo_box_get_active (combobox) == THUNAR_DATE_STYLE_CUSTOM)
+  if (gtk_combo_box_get_active (combobox) == THUNAR_DATE_STYLE_CUSTOM)
     gtk_widget_set_visible (customFormat, TRUE);
   else
     gtk_widget_set_visible (customFormat, FALSE);
@@ -385,7 +386,9 @@ thunar_preferences_dialog_init (ThunarPreferencesDialog *dialog)
       gtk_combo_box_text_append_text (GTK_COMBO_BOX_TEXT (combo), date);
       g_free (date);
     }
-  gtk_combo_box_text_append_text (GTK_COMBO_BOX_TEXT (combo), "custom");
+
+  /* TRANSLATORS: custom date format */
+  gtk_combo_box_text_append_text (GTK_COMBO_BOX_TEXT (combo), _("Custom"));
   exo_mutual_binding_new (G_OBJECT (dialog->preferences), "misc-date-style", G_OBJECT (combo), "active");
   gtk_widget_set_hexpand (combo, TRUE);
   gtk_grid_attach (GTK_GRID (grid), combo, 1, 0, 1, 1);
@@ -394,19 +397,20 @@ thunar_preferences_dialog_init (ThunarPreferencesDialog *dialog)
   gtk_widget_show (combo);
 
   entry = gtk_entry_new ();
-  /* TRANSLATORS: Please no translation for the first column ( the specifiers ), 'strftime', and ofc not for \n and \t */
-  gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text (entry, _("Custom date format to apply. The most common specifiers are:\n"
-                                        "%d\t day of month\n"
-                                        "%m\t month\n"
-                                        "%Y\t year including century\n"
-                                        "%H\t hour\n"
-                                        "%M\t minute\n"
-                                        "%S\t second\n"
+  /* TRANSLATORS: Please do not translate the first column (specifiers), 'strftime' and of course '\n' */
+  gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text (entry, _("Custom date format to apply.\n\n"
+                                        "The most common specifiers are:\n"
+                                        "%d day of month\n"
+                                        "%m month\n"
+                                        "%Y year including century\n"
+                                        "%H hour\n"
+                                        "%M minute\n"
+                                        "%S second\n\n"
                                         "For a complete list, check the man pages of 'strftime'"));
   exo_mutual_binding_new (G_OBJECT (dialog->preferences), "misc-date-custom-style", G_OBJECT (entry), "text");
   g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (combo), "changed", G_CALLBACK (on_date_format_changed), entry);
   gtk_grid_attach (GTK_GRID (grid), entry, 1, 1, 1, 1);
-  if(gtk_combo_box_get_active (GTK_COMBO_BOX (combo)) == THUNAR_DATE_STYLE_CUSTOM)
+  if (gtk_combo_box_get_active (GTK_COMBO_BOX (combo)) == THUNAR_DATE_STYLE_CUSTOM)
     gtk_widget_set_visible (entry, TRUE);
 
   /*
diff --git a/thunar/thunar-util.c b/thunar/thunar-util.c
index f7001729..9b4de8c5 100644
--- a/thunar/thunar-util.c
+++ b/thunar/thunar-util.c
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ thunar_util_humanize_file_time (guint64          file_time,
         }
       else /* if (date_style == THUNAR_DATE_STYLE_CUSTOM) */
         {
-          if(date_custom_style == NULL)
+          if (date_custom_style == NULL)
             return g_strdup ("");
 
           /* use custom date formatting */