diff -r 3e884ce58f23 -r 4c33c1251a8c pidgin/gtkprefs.c
--- a/pidgin/gtkprefs.c	Tue Jun 24 21:08:17 2014 -0700
+++ b/pidgin/gtkprefs.c	Tue Jun 24 22:08:26 2014 -0700
@@ -3492,6 +3492,8 @@
 	}
 
 	if (g_strcmp0(element_name, "videodisabledsrc") == 0) {
+		/* Translators: This string refers to 'static' or 'snow' sometimes
+		   seen when trying to tune a TV to a non-existant analog station. */
 		ret = g_list_prepend(ret, g_strdup(_("Random noise")));
 		ret = g_list_prepend(ret, g_strdup("snow"));