diff --git a/doc/ui-text-styleguide.md b/doc/ui-text-styleguide.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2c567f018d8d5deab4d5e7ad2bb10d87d4606a67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/ui-text-styleguide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+## Micro-Typography
+
+### Ellipsis
+
+... -> …
diff --git a/share/templates/CMakeLists.txt b/share/templates/CMakeLists.txt
index aecdca6bb93a164c329cab38dd64d42476bccc6a..fbcf63d404035133b977c6a43f9f02e53fc4e6f6 100644
--- a/share/templates/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/share/templates/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} DESTINATION ${INKSCAPE_SHARE_INSTA
 add_custom_target(inkscape_default_svg ALL 
   DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/create_defaults.pl ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/default.svg 
   #BYPRODUCTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/default-*
-  COMMAND sh -c "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/create_defaults.pl"
-  COMMAND sh -c "mv default-* ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+  COMMAND sh -c \"\\\"${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/create_defaults.pl\\\"\"
+  COMMAND sh -c \"mv default-* \\\"${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}\\\"\"
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
diff --git a/src/extension/execution-env.cpp b/src/extension/execution-env.cpp
index ca770e1f6fcd26ba59a956499162903336ee164b..f036b63d119faa427ae0344520df8b823e63fef0 100644
--- a/src/extension/execution-env.cpp
+++ b/src/extension/execution-env.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ ExecutionEnv::createWorkingDialog () {
         return;
     Gtk::Window *window = Glib::wrap(GTK_WINDOW(toplevel), false);
 
-    gchar * dlgmessage = g_strdup_printf(_("'%s' working, please wait..."), _(_effect->get_name()));
+    gchar * dlgmessage = g_strdup_printf(_("'%s' working, please wait…"), _(_effect->get_name()));
     _visibleDialog = new Gtk::MessageDialog(*window,
                                dlgmessage,
                                false, // use markup
diff --git a/src/file-update.cpp b/src/file-update.cpp
index 0aa40ab625801a08c5a6a5acb27d11776058f647..5d44ca1f343e6840a71c9a9c4d73bea2f894880b 100644
--- a/src/file-update.cpp
+++ b/src/file-update.cpp
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ void sp_file_convert_dpi(SPDocument *doc)
             Gtk::RadioButton choice2_2(c2, _("The accuracy of the physical unit size and position values of objects\n"
                                              "in the file is most important. (Experimental.)"));
             Gtk::CheckButton backup_button(_("Create a backup file in same directory."));
-            Gtk::Expander moreinfo(_("More details..."));
+            Gtk::Expander moreinfo(_("More details…"));
             Gtk::Label moreinfo_text("", Gtk::ALIGN_START);
             moreinfo_text.set_markup(
                 _("<small>We've updated Inkscape to follow the CSS standard of 96 DPI for "
diff --git a/src/file.cpp b/src/file.cpp
index cce8318273c9e6a59d13525c6b29c2a89b09fd96..6fbe5e9e718384a6dcdaa04f74cd07fc27db0178 100644
--- a/src/file.cpp
+++ b/src/file.cpp
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ sp_file_save(Gtk::Window &parentWindow, gpointer /*object*/, gpointer /*data*/)
     if (!SP_ACTIVE_DOCUMENT)
         return false;
 
-    SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::IMMEDIATE_MESSAGE, _("Saving document..."));
+    SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::IMMEDIATE_MESSAGE, _("Saving document…"));
 
     sp_namedview_document_from_window(SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP);
     return sp_file_save_document(parentWindow, SP_ACTIVE_DOCUMENT);
@@ -1686,7 +1686,7 @@ sp_file_export_to_ocal(Gtk::Window &parentWindow)
         return;
     bool success = sp_file_export_to_ocal_dialog(parentWindow);
     if (success)
-        SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::IMMEDIATE_MESSAGE, _("Document exported..."));
+        SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::IMMEDIATE_MESSAGE, _("Document exported…"));
 }
 */
 
diff --git a/src/inkscape.cpp b/src/inkscape.cpp
index 53536b878e06502f0fb0ae846ae599a84ff9eba8..f274dd62f15195b3596fdb9e497d4559277113aa 100644
--- a/src/inkscape.cpp
+++ b/src/inkscape.cpp
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ int Application::autosave()
     gint docnum = 0;
     int pid = ::getpid();
 
-    SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::NORMAL_MESSAGE, _("Autosaving documents..."));
+    SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::NORMAL_MESSAGE, _("Autosaving documents…"));
     for (auto & iter : _document_set) {
 
         SPDocument *doc = iter.first;
diff --git a/src/live_effects/lpe-ruler.cpp b/src/live_effects/lpe-ruler.cpp
index 75052ad33ed8cdb8686426166a31f0eec10290bf..7590e44290adb09f3680287c9755b115e2e29dc6 100644
--- a/src/live_effects/lpe-ruler.cpp
+++ b/src/live_effects/lpe-ruler.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ LPERuler::LPERuler(LivePathEffectObject *lpeobject) :
     unit(_("Unit:"), _("Unit"), "unit", &wr, this),
     mark_length(_("Ma_jor length:"), _("Length of major ruler marks"), "mark_length", &wr, this, 14.0),
     minor_mark_length(_("Mino_r length:"), _("Length of minor ruler marks"), "minor_mark_length", &wr, this, 7.0),
-    major_mark_steps(_("Major steps_:"), _("Draw a major mark every ... steps"), "major_mark_steps", &wr, this, 5),
+    major_mark_steps(_("Major steps_:"), _("Draw a major mark every … steps"), "major_mark_steps", &wr, this, 5),
     shift(_("Shift marks _by:"), _("Shift marks by this many steps"), "shift", &wr, this, 0),
     mark_dir(_("Mark direction:"), _("Direction of marks (when viewing along the path from start to end)"), "mark_dir", MarkDirTypeConverter, &wr, this, MARKDIR_LEFT),
     offset(_("_Offset:"), _("Offset of first mark"), "offset", &wr, this, 0.0),
diff --git a/src/object/sp-use.cpp b/src/object/sp-use.cpp
index 3618cf18fbb0cf759aa830b3cda65ffa308b65da..331aeeacb915b6782e2eecebd6dbd46b26bb3835 100644
--- a/src/object/sp-use.cpp
+++ b/src/object/sp-use.cpp
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ gchar* SPUse::description() const {
         if (recursion_depth >= 4) {
             /* TRANSLATORS: Used for statusbar description for long <use> chains:
              * "Clone of: Clone of: ... in Layer 1". */
-            return g_strdup(_("..."));
+            return g_strdup(_("…"));
             /* We could do better, e.g. chasing the href chain until we reach something other than
              * a <use>, and giving its description. */
         }
diff --git a/src/path-chemistry.cpp b/src/path-chemistry.cpp
index 8efd27be88f734503a4ccef9e7b24222da327907..9aad0066eab6a55bd80b35a50b2bc6b244a83c47 100644
--- a/src/path-chemistry.cpp
+++ b/src/path-chemistry.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ ObjectSet::combine(bool skip_undo)
     }
 
     if(desktop()){
-        desktop()->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::IMMEDIATE_MESSAGE, _("Combining paths..."));
+        desktop()->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::IMMEDIATE_MESSAGE, _("Combining paths…"));
         // set "busy" cursor
         desktop()->setWaitingCursor();
     }
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ ObjectSet::breakApart(bool skip_undo)
         return;
     }
     if(desktop()){
-        desktop()->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::IMMEDIATE_MESSAGE, _("Breaking apart paths..."));
+        desktop()->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::IMMEDIATE_MESSAGE, _("Breaking apart paths…"));
         // set "busy" cursor
         desktop()->setWaitingCursor();
         // disable redrawing during the break-apart operation for remarkable speedup for large paths
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ void ObjectSet::toCurves(bool skip_undo)
     
     bool did = false;
     if (desktop()) {
-        desktop()->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::IMMEDIATE_MESSAGE, _("Converting objects to paths..."));
+        desktop()->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::IMMEDIATE_MESSAGE, _("Converting objects to paths…"));
         // set "busy" cursor
         desktop()->setWaitingCursor();
     }
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ ObjectSet::pathReverse()
     // set "busy" cursor
     if(desktop()){
         desktop()->setWaitingCursor();
-        desktop()->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::IMMEDIATE_MESSAGE, _("Reversing paths..."));
+        desktop()->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::IMMEDIATE_MESSAGE, _("Reversing paths…"));
     }
     
     bool did = false;
diff --git a/src/selection-chemistry.cpp b/src/selection-chemistry.cpp
index ed4c23bbc7074f7c5ca1b9499d754cadca8cdbf0..41e628d24a848fc0f01e939618d1747e5183f521 100755
--- a/src/selection-chemistry.cpp
+++ b/src/selection-chemistry.cpp
@@ -3606,7 +3606,7 @@ void ObjectSet::createBitmapCopy()
         return;
     }
     if(desktop()){
-        desktop()->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::IMMEDIATE_MESSAGE, _("Rendering bitmap..."));
+        desktop()->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::IMMEDIATE_MESSAGE, _("Rendering bitmap…"));
         // set "busy" cursor
         desktop()->setWaitingCursor();
     }
diff --git a/src/splivarot.cpp b/src/splivarot.cpp
index 38b5c7f89c741153c779faf6dfc8c906a0b3a2c0..891fd19a06d5a9bce1ec814840b779bce7958d07 100644
--- a/src/splivarot.cpp
+++ b/src/splivarot.cpp
@@ -2349,7 +2349,7 @@ sp_selected_path_simplify_items(SPDesktop *desktop,
         pathsSimplified++;
 
         if (pathsSimplified % 20 == 0) {
-            gchar *message = g_strdup_printf(_("%s <b>%d</b> of <b>%d</b> paths simplified..."),
+            gchar *message = g_strdup_printf(_("%s <b>%d</b> of <b>%d</b> paths simplified…"),
                 simplificationType, pathsSimplified, totalPathCount);
             desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::IMMEDIATE_MESSAGE, message);
             g_free(message);
diff --git a/src/trace/trace.cpp b/src/trace/trace.cpp
index 9c4702fdccf6362d9a35e75e2f8d3fe3607cd6ad..83ce3be83152f6d914b207430cc6c31b8c877902 100644
--- a/src/trace/trace.cpp
+++ b/src/trace/trace.cpp
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ void Tracer::traceThread()
         return;
         }
 
-    msgStack->flash(Inkscape::NORMAL_MESSAGE, _("Trace: Starting trace..."));
+    msgStack->flash(Inkscape::NORMAL_MESSAGE, _("Trace: Starting trace…"));
     desktop->updateCanvasNow();
 
     std::vector<TracingEngineResult> results =
diff --git a/src/ui/contextmenu.cpp b/src/ui/contextmenu.cpp
index 486af0ddab0f720d4b4848fb4567f0d23f01b83a..90e24177e5df05561ffa141fbe8617c2c301b2c6 100644
--- a/src/ui/contextmenu.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/contextmenu.cpp
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ void ContextMenu::MakeItemMenu ()
     Gtk::MenuItem* mi;
 
     /* Item dialog */
-    mi = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("_Object Properties..."),true));
+    mi = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("_Object Properties…"),true));
     mi->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ContextMenu::ItemProperties));
     mi->show();
     append(*mi);//insert(*mi,positionOfLastDialog++);
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ void ContextMenu::MakeItemMenu ()
     select_same_submenu->append(*mi);
 
     /* Move to layer */
-    mi = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("_Move to layer ..."), true));
+    mi = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("_Move to layer…"), true));
     if (_desktop->selection->isEmpty()) {
         mi->set_sensitive(FALSE);
     } else {
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ void ContextMenu::MakeAnchorMenu()
     Gtk::MenuItem* mi;
 
     /* Link dialog */
-    mi = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("Link _Properties..."), true));
+    mi = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("Link _Properties…"), true));
     mi->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ContextMenu::AnchorLinkProperties));
     mi->show();
     insert(*mi,positionOfLastDialog++);
@@ -693,13 +693,13 @@ void ContextMenu::MakeImageMenu ()
     const gchar *href = ir->attribute("xlink:href");
 
     /* Image properties */
-    mi = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("Image _Properties..."), true));
+    mi = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("Image _Properties…"), true));
     mi->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ContextMenu::ImageProperties));
     mi->show();
     insert(*mi,positionOfLastDialog++);
 
     /* Edit externally */
-    mi = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("Edit Externally..."), true));
+    mi = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("Edit Externally…"), true));
     mi->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ContextMenu::ImageEdit));
     mi->show();
     insert(*mi,positionOfLastDialog++);
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ void ContextMenu::MakeImageMenu ()
     }
 
     /* Trace Bitmap */
-    mi = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("_Trace Bitmap..."), true));
+    mi = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("_Trace Bitmap…"), true));
     mi->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ContextMenu::ImageTraceBitmap));
     mi->show();
     insert(*mi,positionOfLastDialog++);
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ void ContextMenu::MakeImageMenu ()
 
     /* Extract image */
     if (Inkscape::Verb::getbyid( "org.ekips.filter.extractimage" )) {
-        mi = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(C_("Context menu", "Extract Image...")));
+        mi = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(C_("Context menu", "Extract Image…")));
         mi->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ContextMenu::ImageExtract));
         mi->show();
         insert(*mi,positionOfLastDialog++);
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ void ContextMenu::MakeShapeMenu ()
     Gtk::MenuItem* mi;
 
     /* Item dialog */
-    mi = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("_Fill and Stroke..."), true));
+    mi = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("_Fill and Stroke…"), true));
     mi->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ContextMenu::FillSettings));
     mi->show();
     insert(*mi,positionOfLastDialog++);
@@ -919,19 +919,19 @@ void ContextMenu::MakeTextMenu ()
     Gtk::MenuItem* mi;
 
     /* Fill and Stroke dialog */
-    mi = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("_Fill and Stroke..."), true));
+    mi = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("_Fill and Stroke…"), true));
     mi->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ContextMenu::FillSettings));
     mi->show();
     insert(*mi,positionOfLastDialog++);
 
     /* Edit Text dialog */
-    mi = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("_Text and Font..."), true));
+    mi = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("_Text and Font…"), true));
     mi->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ContextMenu::TextSettings));
     mi->show();
     insert(*mi,positionOfLastDialog++);
 
     /* Spellcheck dialog */
-    mi = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("Check Spellin_g..."), true));
+    mi = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::MenuItem(_("Check Spellin_g…"), true));
     mi->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ContextMenu::SpellcheckSettings));
     mi->show();
     insert(*mi,positionOfLastDialog++);
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/clonetiler.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/clonetiler.cpp
index 8aacf6c131b9fecf7894dc3c4d379391189f8358..ca4a336de48500c1da005c56fcfe61e5c3cb53eb 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/clonetiler.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/clonetiler.cpp
@@ -2074,7 +2074,7 @@ void CloneTiler::apply()
     desktop->setWaitingCursor();
 
     // set statusbar text
-    gtk_label_set_markup (GTK_LABEL(_status), _("<small>Creating tiled clones...</small>"));
+    gtk_label_set_markup (GTK_LABEL(_status), _("<small>Creating tiled clones…</small>"));
     gtk_widget_queue_draw(GTK_WIDGET(_status));
 
     SPObject *obj = selection->singleItem();
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/document-properties.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/document-properties.cpp
index ba101921b91eaa1f74c40d2c1124d39a2febd999..d70414284b8a9db13a2d624bfc283aef0066540a 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/document-properties.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/document-properties.cpp
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ void DocumentProperties::addExternalScript(){
         xml_doc->root()->addChild(scriptRepr, nullptr);
 
         // inform the document, so we can undo
-        DocumentUndo::done(desktop->doc(), SP_VERB_EDIT_ADD_EXTERNAL_SCRIPT, _("Add external script..."));
+        DocumentUndo::done(desktop->doc(), SP_VERB_EDIT_ADD_EXTERNAL_SCRIPT, _("Add external script…"));
 
         populate_script_lists();
     }
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ void DocumentProperties::addEmbeddedScript(){
         xml_doc->root()->addChild(scriptRepr, nullptr);
 
         // inform the document, so we can undo
-        DocumentUndo::done(desktop->doc(), SP_VERB_EDIT_ADD_EMBEDDED_SCRIPT, _("Add embedded script..."));
+        DocumentUndo::done(desktop->doc(), SP_VERB_EDIT_ADD_EMBEDDED_SCRIPT, _("Add embedded script…"));
 
         populate_script_lists();
     }
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/export.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/export.cpp
index b02fbb5dcf7cc65e98c18c4d4f3c28786498ab90..eb5bc446466305a1fed411ccdb12a3e2e39aed69 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/export.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/export.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ Export::Export () :
     unit_selector(),
     units_label(_("Units:")),
     filename_box(false, 5),
-    browse_label(_("_Export As..."), true),
+    browse_label(_("_Export As…"), true),
     browse_image(),
     batch_box(false, 5),
     batch_export(_("B_atch export all selected objects")),
@@ -1055,9 +1055,9 @@ void Export::onExport ()
                     // Do export
                     gchar * safeFile = Inkscape::IO::sanitizeString(path.c_str());
                     MessageCleaner msgCleanup(desktop->messageStack()->pushF(Inkscape::IMMEDIATE_MESSAGE,
-                                              _("Exporting file <b>%s</b>..."), safeFile), desktop);
+                                              _("Exporting file <b>%s</b>…"), safeFile), desktop);
                     MessageCleaner msgFlashCleanup(desktop->messageStack()->flashF(Inkscape::IMMEDIATE_MESSAGE,
-                                                   _("Exporting file <b>%s</b>..."), safeFile), desktop);
+                                                   _("Exporting file <b>%s</b>…"), safeFile), desktop);
                     std::vector<SPItem*> x;
                     std::vector<SPItem*> selected(desktop->getSelection()->items().begin(), desktop->getSelection()->items().end());
                     if (!sp_export_png_file (doc, path.c_str(),
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp
index 9248b59449efd5186b52fb73d50840487c29b591..937a41861702f4c123e773cf72876f029b2aae24 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp
@@ -1259,9 +1259,9 @@ void InkscapePreferences::initPageIO()
     Gtk::TreeModel::iterator iter_io = this->AddPage(_page_io, _("Input/Output"), PREFS_PAGE_IO);
     _path_io = _page_list.get_model()->get_path(iter_io);
 
-    _save_use_current_dir.init( _("Use current directory for \"Save As ...\""), "/dialogs/save_as/use_current_dir", true);
+    _save_use_current_dir.init( _("Use current directory for \"Save As…\""), "/dialogs/save_as/use_current_dir", true);
     _page_io.add_line( false, "", _save_use_current_dir, "",
-                         _("When this option is on, the \"Save as...\" and \"Save a Copy...\" dialogs will always open in the directory where the currently open document is; when it's off, each will open in the directory where you last saved a file using it"), true);
+                         _("When this option is on, the \"Save as…\" and \"Save a Copy…\" dialogs will always open in the directory where the currently open document is; when it's off, each will open in the directory where you last saved a file using it"), true);
 
     _misc_comment.init( _("Add label comments to printing output"), "/printing/debug/show-label-comments", false);
     _page_io.add_line( false, "", _misc_comment, "",
@@ -2042,12 +2042,12 @@ void InkscapePreferences::initKeyboardShortcuts(Gtk::TreeModel::iterator iter_ui
     box_buttons->pack_start(*kb_reset, true, true, 6);
     box_buttons->set_child_secondary(*kb_reset);
 
-    auto kb_import = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::Button(_("Import ...")));
+    auto kb_import = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::Button(_("Import…")));
     kb_import->set_use_underline();
     kb_import->set_tooltip_text(_("Import custom keyboard shortcuts from a file"));
     box_buttons->pack_end(*kb_import, true, true, 6);
 
-    auto kb_export = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::Button(_("Export ...")));
+    auto kb_export = Gtk::manage(new Gtk::Button(_("Export…")));
     kb_export->set_use_underline();
     kb_export->set_tooltip_text(_("Export custom keyboard shortcuts to a file"));
     box_buttons->pack_end(*kb_export, true, true, 6);
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/objects.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/objects.cpp
index f02df80428b0472442ed3ee9d3e52994aa1741d5..97e3d63d25f151cfe76e39b662c84c93f59904fb 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/objects.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/objects.cpp
@@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@ ObjectsPanel::ObjectsPanel() :
 
     //Add object/layer
     Gtk::Button* btn = Gtk::manage( new Gtk::Button() );
-    _styleButton(*btn, INKSCAPE_ICON("list-add"), _("Add layer..."));
+    _styleButton(*btn, INKSCAPE_ICON("list-add"), _("Add layer…"));
     btn->set_relief(Gtk::RELIEF_NONE);
     btn->signal_clicked().connect( sigc::bind( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ObjectsPanel::_takeAction), (int)BUTTON_NEW) );
     _buttonsSecondary.pack_start(*btn, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK);
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.cpp
index 52692999aba3458f2c2ae22bebe8755802f88a69..5b9eef1712265c8c8ead46c85da64aa11a6a59ab 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/ocaldialogs.cpp
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ void ImportDialog::on_button_import_clicked() {
     button_import->set_sensitive(false);
     button_close->hide();
     button_cancel->show();
-    widget_status->start_process(_("Downloading image..."));
+    widget_status->start_process(_("Downloading image…"));
     download_resource(TYPE_IMAGE, row);
 }
 
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ void ImportDialog::on_button_cancel_clicked()
 void ImportDialog::on_entry_search_activated()
 {
     preview_files->clear();
-    widget_status->start_process(_("Searching clipart..."));
+    widget_status->start_process(_("Searching clipart…"));
     
     notebook_content->set_current_page(NOTEBOOK_PAGE_LOGO);
 
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/spellcheck.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/spellcheck.cpp
index 83b7dbef6e4eba8986852bb76c5b165ad8d96002..c737c6ec992c76cc6144c2d6604aa09d3ef3e3cb 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/spellcheck.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/spellcheck.cpp
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ SpellCheck::deleteLastRect ()
 
 void SpellCheck::doSpellcheck ()
 {
-    banner_label.set_markup(_("<i>Checking...</i>"));
+    banner_label.set_markup(_("<i>Checking…</i>"));
 
     //desktop->setWaitingCursor();
 
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/svg-fonts-dialog.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/svg-fonts-dialog.cpp
index 17eec56d2f2315df54cd760cfecbf6c47c3de4d3..f203f06ad8037e2d940eb1db5ca4a67192232247 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/svg-fonts-dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/svg-fonts-dialog.cpp
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ Gtk::VBox* SvgFontsDialog::glyphs_tab(){
     missing_glyph_hbox->pack_start(*missing_glyph_label, false,false);
     missing_glyph_hbox->pack_start(missing_glyph_button, false,false);
     missing_glyph_hbox->pack_start(missing_glyph_reset_button, false,false);
-    missing_glyph_button.set_label(_("From selection..."));
+    missing_glyph_button.set_label(_("From selection…"));
     missing_glyph_button.signal_clicked().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &SvgFontsDialog::missing_glyph_description_from_selected_path));
     missing_glyph_reset_button.set_label(_("Reset"));
     missing_glyph_reset_button.signal_clicked().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &SvgFontsDialog::reset_missing_glyph_description));
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ Gtk::VBox* SvgFontsDialog::glyphs_tab(){
     hb->pack_start(glyph_from_path_button, false,false);
 
     glyphs_vbox.pack_start(*hb, false, false);
-    glyph_from_path_button.set_label(_("Get curves from selection..."));
+    glyph_from_path_button.set_label(_("Get curves from selection…"));
     glyph_from_path_button.signal_clicked().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &SvgFontsDialog::set_glyph_description_from_selected_path));
 
     dynamic_cast<Gtk::CellRendererText*>( _GlyphsList.get_column_cell_renderer(0))->signal_edited().connect(
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/swatches.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/swatches.cpp
index 7884e39f0e3c1e4fdc66063a791ecc67ca307b13..5d5ae1efe65fe23996df5f84fa4dbbe785ebcd44 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/swatches.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/swatches.cpp
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ bool colorItemHandleButtonPress(GdkEventButton* event, UI::Widget::Preview *prev
             popupExtras.push_back(child);
             gtk_widget_set_sensitive( child, FALSE );
 
-            child = gtk_menu_item_new_with_label(_("Edit..."));
+            child = gtk_menu_item_new_with_label(_("Edit…"));
             g_signal_connect( G_OBJECT(child),
                               "activate",
                               G_CALLBACK(editGradient),
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/symbols.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/symbols.cpp
index 06a76605bdb8091bf28e0799a11e8d72f590bc41..58860191864fcd48fcf610e36ed413c7999b185b 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/symbols.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/symbols.cpp
@@ -453,9 +453,8 @@ void SymbolsDialog::rebuild() {
   icons_found = false;
   //We are not in search all docs
 
-  if (search->get_text() != _("Searching...") &&
-    search->get_text() != _("Loading all symbols...") &&
-    search->get_text() != _("Searching....") ) 
+  if (search->get_text() != _("Searching…") &&
+    search->get_text() != _("Loading all symbols…") ) 
   {
     search_str = "";
     search->set_text("");
@@ -475,7 +474,7 @@ void SymbolsDialog::showOverlay() {
     if (!all_docs_processed ) {
         overlay_icon->show();
         overlay_title->set_markup(Glib::ustring("<span foreground=\"#333333\" size=\"large\">") +
-                                  Glib::ustring(_("Search in all symbol sets...")) + Glib::ustring("</span>"));
+                                  Glib::ustring(_("Search in all symbol sets…")) + Glib::ustring("</span>"));
         overlay_desc->set_markup(Glib::ustring("<span foreground=\"#333333\" size=\"small\">") +
                                  Glib::ustring(_("First search can be slow.")) + Glib::ustring("</span>"));
     } else if (!icons_found && !search_str.empty()) {
@@ -484,7 +483,7 @@ void SymbolsDialog::showOverlay() {
     } else {
         overlay_icon->show();
         overlay_title->set_markup(Glib::ustring("<span foreground=\"#333333\" size=\"large\">") +
-                                  Glib::ustring(_("Search in all symbol sets...")) + Glib::ustring("</span>"));
+                                  Glib::ustring(_("Search in all symbol sets…")) + Glib::ustring("</span>"));
         overlay_desc->set_markup(Glib::ustring("<span foreground=\"#333333\" size=\"small\">") +
                                  Glib::ustring("</span>"));
     }
@@ -1053,14 +1052,14 @@ void SymbolsDialog::beforeSearch(GdkEventKey* evt)
   SPDocument* symbol_document = selectedSymbols();
   if (symbol_document) {
     //We are not in search all docs
-    search->set_text(_("Searching..."));
+    search->set_text(_("Searching…"));
     store->clear();
     icons_found = false;
     addSymbolsInDoc(symbol_document);
   } else {
     idleconn.disconnect();
     idleconn = Glib::signal_idle().connect( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &SymbolsDialog::callbackAllSymbols));
-    search->set_text(_("Loading all symbols..."));
+    search->set_text(_("Loading all symbols…"));
   }
 }
 
@@ -1124,7 +1123,7 @@ bool SymbolsDialog::callbackSymbols(){
 
 bool SymbolsDialog::callbackAllSymbols(){
   Glib::ustring current = symbol_set->get_active_text();
-  if (current == ALLDOCS && search->get_text() == _("Loading all symbols...")) {
+  if (current == ALLDOCS && search->get_text() == _("Loading all symbols…")) {
     size_t counter = 0;
     std::map<Glib::ustring, SPDocument*> symbol_sets_tmp = symbol_sets;
     for(auto const &symbol_document_map : symbol_sets_tmp) {
@@ -1146,7 +1145,7 @@ bool SymbolsDialog::callbackAllSymbols(){
     progress_bar->set_fraction(1.0);
     all_docs_processed = true;
     addSymbols();
-    search->set_text("Searching...");
+    search->set_text("Searching…");
     return false;
   }
   return true;
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/page-sizer.cpp b/src/ui/widget/page-sizer.cpp
index 030e90af0782df77f342a2e4d6702b2fdcd09e3d..15a8d12798c9a2c5b832654d1733b0f4005057e0 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/page-sizer.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/widget/page-sizer.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ PageSizer::PageSizer(Registry & _wr)
 
     //## Set up fit page expander
     _fitPageMarginExpander.set_use_underline();
-    _fitPageMarginExpander.set_label(_("Resi_ze page to content..."));
+    _fitPageMarginExpander.set_label(_("Resi_ze page to content…"));
     _fitPageMarginExpander.add(_marginTable);
     
     //## Set up margin settings
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ PageSizer::PageSizer(Registry & _wr)
     _scaleTable.attach(_viewboxExpander, 0, 2, 2, 1);
 
     _viewboxExpander.set_use_underline();
-    _viewboxExpander.set_label(_("_Viewbox..."));
+    _viewboxExpander.set_label(_("_Viewbox…"));
     _viewboxExpander.add(_viewboxTable);
 
     _viewboxTable.set_row_spacing(2);
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/preferences-widget.cpp b/src/ui/widget/preferences-widget.cpp
index 7e79abb5bf14daf3e043be43c013982f5add0389..c6899fb982a6c91cd93502673e213bc9d3b0dbaf 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/preferences-widget.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/widget/preferences-widget.cpp
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ void PrefEntryFileButtonHBox::init(Glib::ustring const &prefs_path,
     Gtk::Image *im = sp_get_icon_image("applications-graphics", Gtk::ICON_SIZE_BUTTON);
     pixlabel->pack_start(*im);
     Gtk::Label *l = new Gtk::Label();
-    l->set_markup_with_mnemonic(_("_Browse..."));
+    l->set_markup_with_mnemonic(_("_Browse…"));
     pixlabel->pack_start(*l);
     relatedButton->add(*pixlabel); 
 
diff --git a/src/ui/widget/selected-style.cpp b/src/ui/widget/selected-style.cpp
index 149b70f6fc7c05ffdef78a19802ffe4dbe37d210..09ea5e6c2cf8166fa8f6367dae675b68618506cc 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget/selected-style.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/widget/selected-style.cpp
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ SelectedStyle::SelectedStyle(bool /*layout*/)
         _multiple[i].show_all();
         __multiple[i] = (i == SS_FILL)? (_("Multiple selected objects have the same fill")) : (_("Multiple selected objects have the same stroke"));
 
-        _popup_edit[i].add(*(new Gtk::Label((i == SS_FILL)? _("Edit fill...") : _("Edit stroke..."), Gtk::ALIGN_START)));
+        _popup_edit[i].add(*(new Gtk::Label((i == SS_FILL)? _("Edit fill…") : _("Edit stroke…"), Gtk::ALIGN_START)));
         _popup_edit[i].signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this,
                                (i == SS_FILL)? &SelectedStyle::on_fill_edit : &SelectedStyle::on_stroke_edit ));
 
diff --git a/src/verbs.cpp b/src/verbs.cpp
index e18ea71c72804830159d46ed3e9eb39739d862d7..8fa001be7059133c145c50d2b4d91cc4783f0108 100644
--- a/src/verbs.cpp
+++ b/src/verbs.cpp
@@ -2592,30 +2592,30 @@ Verb *Verb::_base_verbs[] = {
     // File
     new FileVerb(SP_VERB_FILE_NEW, "FileNew", N_("_New"), N_("Create new document from the default template"),
                  INKSCAPE_ICON("document-new")),
-    new FileVerb(SP_VERB_FILE_OPEN, "FileOpen", N_("_Open..."), N_("Open an existing document"),
+    new FileVerb(SP_VERB_FILE_OPEN, "FileOpen", N_("_Open…"), N_("Open an existing document"),
                  INKSCAPE_ICON("document-open")),
     new FileVerb(SP_VERB_FILE_REVERT, "FileRevert", N_("Re_vert"),
                  N_("Revert to the last saved version of document (changes will be lost)"),
                  INKSCAPE_ICON("document-revert")),
     new FileVerb(SP_VERB_FILE_SAVE, "FileSave", N_("_Save"), N_("Save document"), INKSCAPE_ICON("document-save")),
-    new FileVerb(SP_VERB_FILE_SAVE_AS, "FileSaveAs", N_("Save _As..."), N_("Save document under a new name"),
+    new FileVerb(SP_VERB_FILE_SAVE_AS, "FileSaveAs", N_("Save _As…"), N_("Save document under a new name"),
                  INKSCAPE_ICON("document-save-as")),
-    new FileVerb(SP_VERB_FILE_SAVE_A_COPY, "FileSaveACopy", N_("Save a Cop_y..."),
+    new FileVerb(SP_VERB_FILE_SAVE_A_COPY, "FileSaveACopy", N_("Save a Cop_y…"),
                  N_("Save a copy of the document under a new name"), nullptr),
-    new FileVerb(SP_VERB_FILE_SAVE_TEMPLATE, "FileSaveTemplate", N_("Save template ..."),
+    new FileVerb(SP_VERB_FILE_SAVE_TEMPLATE, "FileSaveTemplate", N_("Save template…"),
                  N_("Save a copy of the document as template"), nullptr),
-    new FileVerb(SP_VERB_FILE_PRINT, "FilePrint", N_("_Print..."), N_("Print document"),
+    new FileVerb(SP_VERB_FILE_PRINT, "FilePrint", N_("_Print…"), N_("Print document"),
                  INKSCAPE_ICON("document-print")),
     // TRANSLATORS: "Vacuum Defs" means "Clean up defs" (so as to remove unused definitions)
     new FileVerb(
         SP_VERB_FILE_VACUUM, "FileVacuum", N_("Clean _up document"),
         N_("Remove unused definitions (such as gradients or clipping paths) from the &lt;defs&gt; of the document"),
         INKSCAPE_ICON("document-cleanup")),
-    new FileVerb(SP_VERB_FILE_IMPORT, "FileImport", N_("_Import..."),
+    new FileVerb(SP_VERB_FILE_IMPORT, "FileImport", N_("_Import…"),
                  N_("Import a bitmap or SVG image into this document"), INKSCAPE_ICON("document-import")),
-    //    new FileVerb(SP_VERB_FILE_EXPORT, "FileExport", N_("_Export Bitmap..."), N_("Export this document or a
+    //    new FileVerb(SP_VERB_FILE_EXPORT, "FileExport", N_("_Export Bitmap…"), N_("Export this document or a
     //    selection as a bitmap image"), INKSCAPE_ICON("document-export")),
-    new FileVerb(SP_VERB_FILE_IMPORT_FROM_OCAL, "FileImportFromOCAL", N_("Import Clip Art..."),
+    new FileVerb(SP_VERB_FILE_IMPORT_FROM_OCAL, "FileImportFromOCAL", N_("Import Clip Art…"),
                  N_("Import clipart from Open Clip Art Library"), INKSCAPE_ICON("document-import-ocal")),
     //    new FileVerb(SP_VERB_FILE_EXPORT_TO_OCAL, "FileExportToOCAL", N_("Export To Open Clip Art Library"),
     //    N_("Export this document to Open Clip Art Library"), INKSCAPE_ICON_DOCUMENT_EXPORT_OCAL),
@@ -2626,7 +2626,7 @@ Verb *Verb::_base_verbs[] = {
     new FileVerb(SP_VERB_FILE_CLOSE_VIEW, "FileClose", N_("_Close"), N_("Close this document window"),
                  INKSCAPE_ICON("window-close")),
     new FileVerb(SP_VERB_FILE_QUIT, "FileQuit", N_("_Quit"), N_("Quit Inkscape"), INKSCAPE_ICON("application-exit")),
-    new FileVerb(SP_VERB_FILE_TEMPLATES, "FileTemplates", N_("New from _Template..."),
+    new FileVerb(SP_VERB_FILE_TEMPLATES, "FileTemplates", N_("New from _Template…"),
                  N_("Create new project from template"), INKSCAPE_ICON("dialog-templates")),
 
     // Edit
@@ -2831,11 +2831,11 @@ Verb *Verb::_base_verbs[] = {
 
 #if HAVE_POTRACE
     // TRANSLATORS: "to trace" means "to convert a bitmap to vector graphics" (to vectorize)
-    new SelectionVerb(SP_VERB_SELECTION_TRACE, "SelectionTrace", N_("_Trace Bitmap..."),
+    new SelectionVerb(SP_VERB_SELECTION_TRACE, "SelectionTrace", N_("_Trace Bitmap…"),
                       N_("Create one or more paths from a bitmap by tracing it"), INKSCAPE_ICON("bitmap-trace")),
 #endif
 
-    new SelectionVerb(SP_VERB_SELECTION_PIXEL_ART, "SelectionPixelArt", N_("Trace Pixel Art..."),
+    new SelectionVerb(SP_VERB_SELECTION_PIXEL_ART, "SelectionPixelArt", N_("Trace Pixel Art…"),
                       N_("Create paths using Kopf-Lischinski algorithm to vectorize pixel art"),
                       INKSCAPE_ICON("pixelart-trace")),
     new SelectionVerb(SP_VERB_SELECTION_CREATE_BITMAP, "SelectionCreateBitmap", N_("Make a _Bitmap Copy"),
@@ -2847,12 +2847,12 @@ Verb *Verb::_base_verbs[] = {
     // Advanced tutorial for more info
     new SelectionVerb(SP_VERB_SELECTION_BREAK_APART, "SelectionBreakApart", N_("Break _Apart"),
                       N_("Break selected paths into subpaths"), INKSCAPE_ICON("path-break-apart")),
-    new SelectionVerb(SP_VERB_SELECTION_ARRANGE, "DialogArrange", N_("_Arrange..."),
+    new SelectionVerb(SP_VERB_SELECTION_ARRANGE, "DialogArrange", N_("_Arrange…"),
                       N_("Arrange selected objects in a table or circle"), INKSCAPE_ICON("dialog-rows-and-columns")),
     // Layer
-    new LayerVerb(SP_VERB_LAYER_NEW, "LayerNew", N_("_Add Layer..."), N_("Create a new layer"),
+    new LayerVerb(SP_VERB_LAYER_NEW, "LayerNew", N_("_Add Layer…"), N_("Create a new layer"),
                   INKSCAPE_ICON("layer-new")),
-    new LayerVerb(SP_VERB_LAYER_RENAME, "LayerRename", N_("Re_name Layer..."), N_("Rename the current layer"),
+    new LayerVerb(SP_VERB_LAYER_RENAME, "LayerRename", N_("Re_name Layer…"), N_("Rename the current layer"),
                   INKSCAPE_ICON("layer-rename")),
     new LayerVerb(SP_VERB_LAYER_NEXT, "LayerNext", N_("Switch to Layer Abov_e"),
                   N_("Switch to the layer above the current"), INKSCAPE_ICON("layer-previous")),
@@ -2862,7 +2862,7 @@ Verb *Verb::_base_verbs[] = {
                   N_("Move selection to the layer above the current"), INKSCAPE_ICON("selection-move-to-layer-above")),
     new LayerVerb(SP_VERB_LAYER_MOVE_TO_PREV, "LayerMoveToPrev", N_("Move Selection to Layer Bel_ow"),
                   N_("Move selection to the layer below the current"), INKSCAPE_ICON("selection-move-to-layer-below")),
-    new LayerVerb(SP_VERB_LAYER_MOVE_TO, "LayerMoveTo", N_("Move Selection to Layer..."), N_("Move selection to layer"),
+    new LayerVerb(SP_VERB_LAYER_MOVE_TO, "LayerMoveTo", N_("Move Selection to Layer…"), N_("Move selection to layer"),
                   INKSCAPE_ICON("layer-rename")),
     new LayerVerb(SP_VERB_LAYER_TO_TOP, "LayerToTop", N_("Layer to _Top"), N_("Raise the current layer to the top"),
                   INKSCAPE_ICON("layer-top")),
@@ -3129,86 +3129,86 @@ Verb *Verb::_base_verbs[] = {
     new ZoomVerb(SP_VERB_VIEW_CMS_TOGGLE, "ViewCmsToggle", N_("Color-managed view"),
                  N_("Toggle color-managed display for this document window"), INKSCAPE_ICON("color-management")),
 
-    new ZoomVerb(SP_VERB_VIEW_ICON_PREVIEW, "ViewIconPreview", N_("Ico_n Preview..."),
+    new ZoomVerb(SP_VERB_VIEW_ICON_PREVIEW, "ViewIconPreview", N_("Ico_n Preview…"),
                  N_("Open a window to preview objects at different icon resolutions"),
                  INKSCAPE_ICON("dialog-icon-preview")),
 
     // Dialogs
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_PROTOTYPE, "DialogPrototype", N_("Prototype..."), N_("Prototype Dialog"),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_PROTOTYPE, "DialogPrototype", N_("Prototype…"), N_("Prototype Dialog"),
                    INKSCAPE_ICON("preferences-system")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_DISPLAY, "DialogPreferences", N_("P_references..."),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_DISPLAY, "DialogPreferences", N_("P_references…"),
                    N_("Edit global Inkscape preferences"), INKSCAPE_ICON("preferences-system")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_NAMEDVIEW, "DialogDocumentProperties", N_("_Document Properties..."),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_NAMEDVIEW, "DialogDocumentProperties", N_("_Document Properties…"),
                    N_("Edit properties of this document (to be saved with the document)"),
                    INKSCAPE_ICON("document-properties")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_METADATA, "DialogMetadata", N_("Document _Metadata..."),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_METADATA, "DialogMetadata", N_("Document _Metadata…"),
                    N_("Edit document metadata (to be saved with the document)"), INKSCAPE_ICON("document-metadata")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_FILL_STROKE, "DialogFillStroke", N_("_Fill and Stroke..."),
-                   N_("Edit objects' colors, gradients, arrowheads, and other fill and stroke properties..."),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_FILL_STROKE, "DialogFillStroke", N_("_Fill and Stroke…"),
+                   N_("Edit objects' colors, gradients, arrowheads, and other fill and stroke properties"),
                    INKSCAPE_ICON("dialog-fill-and-stroke")),
     // FIXME: Probably better to either use something from the icon naming spec or ship our own "select-font" icon
     // Technically what we show are unicode code points and not glyphs. The actual glyphs shown are determined by the
     // shaping engines.
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_GLYPHS, "DialogGlyphs", N_("_Unicode Characters..."),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_GLYPHS, "DialogGlyphs", N_("_Unicode Characters…"),
                    N_("Select Unicode characters from a palette"), INKSCAPE_ICON("gtk-select-font")),
     // FIXME: Probably better to either use something from the icon naming spec or ship our own "select-color" icon
     // TRANSLATORS: "Swatches" means: color samples
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_SWATCHES, "DialogSwatches", N_("S_watches..."),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_SWATCHES, "DialogSwatches", N_("S_watches…"),
                    N_("Select colors from a swatches palette"), INKSCAPE_ICON("swatches")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_SYMBOLS, "DialogSymbols", N_("S_ymbols..."),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_SYMBOLS, "DialogSymbols", N_("S_ymbols…"),
                    N_("Select symbol from a symbols palette"), INKSCAPE_ICON("symbols")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_TRANSFORM, "DialogTransform", N_("Transfor_m..."),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_TRANSFORM, "DialogTransform", N_("Transfor_m…"),
                    N_("Precisely control objects' transformations"), INKSCAPE_ICON("dialog-transform")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_ALIGN_DISTRIBUTE, "DialogAlignDistribute", N_("_Align and Distribute..."),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_ALIGN_DISTRIBUTE, "DialogAlignDistribute", N_("_Align and Distribute…"),
                    N_("Align and distribute objects"), INKSCAPE_ICON("dialog-align-and-distribute")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_SPRAY_OPTION, "DialogSprayOption", N_("_Spray options..."),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_SPRAY_OPTION, "DialogSprayOption", N_("_Spray options…"),
                    N_("Some options for the spray"), INKSCAPE_ICON("dialog-spray-options")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_UNDO_HISTORY, "DialogUndoHistory", N_("Undo _History..."), N_("Undo History"),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_UNDO_HISTORY, "DialogUndoHistory", N_("Undo _History…"), N_("Undo History"),
                    INKSCAPE_ICON("edit-undo-history")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_TEXT, "DialogText", N_("_Text and Font..."),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_TEXT, "DialogText", N_("_Text and Font…"),
                    N_("View and select font family, font size and other text properties"),
                    INKSCAPE_ICON("dialog-text-and-font")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_XML_EDITOR, "DialogXMLEditor", N_("_XML Editor..."),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_XML_EDITOR, "DialogXMLEditor", N_("_XML Editor…"),
                    N_("View and edit the XML tree of the document"), INKSCAPE_ICON("dialog-xml-editor")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_FIND, "DialogFind", N_("_Find/Replace..."), N_("Find objects in document"),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_FIND, "DialogFind", N_("_Find/Replace…"), N_("Find objects in document"),
                    INKSCAPE_ICON("edit-find")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_FINDREPLACE, "DialogFindReplace", N_("Find and _Replace Text..."),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_FINDREPLACE, "DialogFindReplace", N_("Find and _Replace Text…"),
                    N_("Find and replace text in document"), INKSCAPE_ICON("edit-find-replace")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_SPELLCHECK, "DialogSpellcheck", N_("Check Spellin_g..."),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_SPELLCHECK, "DialogSpellcheck", N_("Check Spellin_g…"),
                    N_("Check spelling of text in document"), INKSCAPE_ICON("tools-check-spelling")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_DEBUG, "DialogDebug", N_("_Messages..."), N_("View debug messages"),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_DEBUG, "DialogDebug", N_("_Messages…"), N_("View debug messages"),
                    INKSCAPE_ICON("dialog-messages")),
     new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_TOGGLE, "DialogsToggle", N_("Show/Hide D_ialogs"),
                    N_("Show or hide all open dialogs"), INKSCAPE_ICON("show-dialogs")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_CLONETILER, "DialogClonetiler", N_("Create Tiled Clones..."),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_CLONETILER, "DialogClonetiler", N_("Create Tiled Clones…"),
                    N_("Create multiple clones of selected object, arranging them into a pattern or scattering"),
                    INKSCAPE_ICON("dialog-tile-clones")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_ATTR, "DialogObjectAttributes", N_("_Object attributes..."),
-                   N_("Edit the object attributes..."), INKSCAPE_ICON("dialog-object-properties")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_ITEM, "DialogObjectProperties", N_("_Object Properties..."),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_ATTR, "DialogObjectAttributes", N_("_Object attributes…"),
+                   N_("Edit the object attributes"), INKSCAPE_ICON("dialog-object-properties")),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_ITEM, "DialogObjectProperties", N_("_Object Properties…"),
                    N_("Edit the ID, locked and visible status, and other object properties"),
                    INKSCAPE_ICON("dialog-object-properties")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_INPUT, "DialogInput", N_("_Input Devices..."),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_INPUT, "DialogInput", N_("_Input Devices…"),
                    N_("Configure extended input devices, such as a graphics tablet"),
                    INKSCAPE_ICON("dialog-input-devices")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_EXTENSIONEDITOR, "org.inkscape.dialogs.extensioneditor", N_("_Extensions..."),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_EXTENSIONEDITOR, "org.inkscape.dialogs.extensioneditor", N_("_Extensions…"),
                    N_("Query information about extensions"), nullptr),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_LAYERS, "DialogLayers", N_("Layer_s..."), N_("View Layers"),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_LAYERS, "DialogLayers", N_("Layer_s…"), N_("View Layers"),
                    INKSCAPE_ICON("dialog-layers")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_OBJECTS, "DialogObjects", N_("Object_s..."), N_("View Objects"),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_OBJECTS, "DialogObjects", N_("Object_s…"), N_("View Objects"),
                    INKSCAPE_ICON("dialog-layers")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_TAGS, "DialogTags", N_("Selection se_ts..."), N_("View Tags"),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_TAGS, "DialogTags", N_("Selection se_ts…"), N_("View Tags"),
                    INKSCAPE_ICON("edit-select-all-layers")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_STYLE, "DialogStyle", N_("Style Dialog..."), N_("View Style Dialog"), nullptr),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_CSS, "DialogCss", N_("Css Dialog..."), N_("View Css Dialog"), nullptr),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_LIVE_PATH_EFFECT, "DialogLivePathEffect", N_("Path E_ffects ..."),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_STYLE, "DialogStyle", N_("Style Dialog…"), N_("View Style Dialog"), nullptr),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_CSS, "DialogCss", N_("Css Dialog…"), N_("View Css Dialog"), nullptr),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_LIVE_PATH_EFFECT, "DialogLivePathEffect", N_("Path E_ffects…"),
                    N_("Manage, edit, and apply path effects"), INKSCAPE_ICON("dialog-path-effects")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_FILTER_EFFECTS, "DialogFilterEffects", N_("Filter _Editor..."),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_FILTER_EFFECTS, "DialogFilterEffects", N_("Filter _Editor…"),
                    N_("Manage, edit, and apply SVG filters"), INKSCAPE_ICON("dialog-filters")),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_SVG_FONTS, "DialogSVGFonts", N_("SVG Font Editor..."), N_("Edit SVG fonts"), nullptr),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_PRINT_COLORS_PREVIEW, "DialogPrintColorsPreview", N_("Print Colors..."),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_SVG_FONTS, "DialogSVGFonts", N_("SVG Font Editor…"), N_("Edit SVG fonts"), nullptr),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_PRINT_COLORS_PREVIEW, "DialogPrintColorsPreview", N_("Print Colors…"),
                    N_("Select which color separations to render in Print Colors Preview rendermode"), nullptr),
-    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_EXPORT, "DialogExport", N_("_Export PNG Image..."),
+    new DialogVerb(SP_VERB_DIALOG_EXPORT, "DialogExport", N_("_Export PNG Image…"),
                    N_("Export this document or a selection as a PNG image"), INKSCAPE_ICON("document-export")),
     // Help
     new HelpVerb(SP_VERB_HELP_ABOUT_EXTENSIONS, "HelpAboutExtensions", N_("About E_xtensions"),
@@ -3248,7 +3248,7 @@ Verb *Verb::_base_verbs[] = {
     // Effect -- renamed Extension
     new EffectLastVerb(SP_VERB_EFFECT_LAST, "EffectLast", N_("Previous Exte_nsion"),
                        N_("Repeat the last extension with the same settings"), nullptr),
-    new EffectLastVerb(SP_VERB_EFFECT_LAST_PREF, "EffectLastPref", N_("_Previous Extension Settings..."),
+    new EffectLastVerb(SP_VERB_EFFECT_LAST_PREF, "EffectLastPref", N_("_Previous Extension Settings…"),
                        N_("Repeat the last extension with new settings"), nullptr),
 
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