diff --git a/plugins/Realtime/README b/plugins/Realtime/README
index 99c79cfab5..9b36d87f37 100644
--- a/plugins/Realtime/README
+++ b/plugins/Realtime/README
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 * Pause ~ retain up to 50-100 most recent notices
 * Add geo data
 * Make it work for Conversation page (perhaps a little tricky)
-* IE is updating the counter in document title all the time (Not sure if this is still an issue)
+* IE is updating the counter in document title all the time (Not sure if this
+  is still an issue)
 * Reconsider the timestamp approach
-
diff --git a/plugins/Realtime/RealtimePlugin.php b/plugins/Realtime/RealtimePlugin.php
index 7a40cdca31..23e8fb4d9e 100644
--- a/plugins/Realtime/RealtimePlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/Realtime/RealtimePlugin.php
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ if (!defined('STATUSNET') && !defined('LACONICA')) {
  * @license  http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/agpl-3.0.html GNU Affero General Public License version 3.0
  * @link     http://status.net/
  */
-
 class RealtimePlugin extends Plugin
 {
     protected $replyurl = null;
diff --git a/plugins/Realtime/locale/Realtime.pot b/plugins/Realtime/locale/Realtime.pot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e491ce0c75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/Realtime/locale/Realtime.pot
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
+# Copyright (C) YEAR THE PACKAGE'S COPYRIGHT HOLDER
+# This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
+#
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2010-11-02 19:46+0000\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
+"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=CHARSET\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+
+#. TRANS: Text label for realtime view "play" button, usually replaced by an icon.
+#: RealtimePlugin.php:339
+msgctxt "BUTTON"
+msgid "Play"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. TRANS: Tooltip for realtime view "play" button.
+#: RealtimePlugin.php:341
+msgctxt "TOOLTIP"
+msgid "Play"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. TRANS: Text label for realtime view "pause" button
+#: RealtimePlugin.php:343
+msgctxt "BUTTON"
+msgid "Pause"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. TRANS: Tooltip for realtime view "pause" button
+#: RealtimePlugin.php:345
+msgctxt "TOOLTIP"
+msgid "Pause"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. TRANS: Text label for realtime view "popup" button, usually replaced by an icon.
+#: RealtimePlugin.php:347
+msgctxt "BUTTON"
+msgid "Pop up"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. TRANS: Tooltip for realtime view "popup" button.
+#: RealtimePlugin.php:349
+msgctxt "TOOLTIP"
+msgid "Pop up in a window"
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/plugins/Realtime/realtimeupdate.css b/plugins/Realtime/realtimeupdate.css
index f43c97de52..b277b30a14 100644
--- a/plugins/Realtime/realtimeupdate.css
+++ b/plugins/Realtime/realtimeupdate.css
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ width:70%;
 margin-left:1%;
 }
 
-
 #notices_primary {
 position:relative;
 }
@@ -75,4 +74,3 @@ line-height:1.2;
 #showstream #notices_primary {
 margin-top: 18px;
 }
-