diff --git a/content/base/src/nsDocumentViewer.cpp b/content/base/src/nsDocumentViewer.cpp
index 7ba06838db86..05b6612e0adf 100644
--- a/content/base/src/nsDocumentViewer.cpp
+++ b/content/base/src/nsDocumentViewer.cpp
@@ -4479,8 +4479,9 @@ nsresult rv;
 
     /* cleanup done, let's fire-up an error dialog to notify the user
      * what went wrong... 
-     */   
-    ShowPrintErrorDialog(rv);
+     */
+    if (rv != NS_ERROR_ABORT)
+      ShowPrintErrorDialog(rv);
   }
       
   return rv;
diff --git a/gfx/src/gtk/nsDeviceContextSpecG.cpp b/gfx/src/gtk/nsDeviceContextSpecG.cpp
index d571e932dc1d..0ea3e0e1bbb2 100644
--- a/gfx/src/gtk/nsDeviceContextSpecG.cpp
+++ b/gfx/src/gtk/nsDeviceContextSpecG.cpp
@@ -218,8 +218,12 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsDeviceContextSpecGTK::Init(PRBool aQuiet)
       if (buttonPressed == 0) {
         canPrint = PR_TRUE;
       }
+      else {
+        rv = NS_ERROR_ABORT;
+      }
     }
-  } else {
+  }
+  else {
     canPrint = PR_TRUE;
   }
 
@@ -293,7 +297,7 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsDeviceContextSpecGTK::Init(PRBool aQuiet)
     return NS_OK;
   }
 
-  return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
+  return rv;
 }
 
 NS_IMETHODIMP nsDeviceContextSpecGTK :: GetToPrinter( PRBool &aToPrinter )     
diff --git a/gfx/src/xlib/nsDeviceContextSpecXlib.cpp b/gfx/src/xlib/nsDeviceContextSpecXlib.cpp
index 4cfae4af7f86..f685816209ec 100644
--- a/gfx/src/xlib/nsDeviceContextSpecXlib.cpp
+++ b/gfx/src/xlib/nsDeviceContextSpecXlib.cpp
@@ -205,8 +205,12 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsDeviceContextSpecXlib::Init(PRBool aQuiet)
       if (buttonPressed == 0) {
         canPrint = PR_TRUE;
       }
+      else {
+        rv = NS_ERROR_ABORT;
+      }
     }
-  } else {
+  }
+  else {
     canPrint = PR_TRUE;
   }
 
@@ -280,7 +284,7 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsDeviceContextSpecXlib::Init(PRBool aQuiet)
     return NS_OK;
   }
 
-  return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
+  return rv;
 }
 
 NS_IMETHODIMP nsDeviceContextSpecXlib::GetToPrinter(PRBool &aToPrinter)
diff --git a/layout/base/nsDocumentViewer.cpp b/layout/base/nsDocumentViewer.cpp
index 7ba06838db86..05b6612e0adf 100644
--- a/layout/base/nsDocumentViewer.cpp
+++ b/layout/base/nsDocumentViewer.cpp
@@ -4479,8 +4479,9 @@ nsresult rv;
 
     /* cleanup done, let's fire-up an error dialog to notify the user
      * what went wrong... 
-     */   
-    ShowPrintErrorDialog(rv);
+     */
+    if (rv != NS_ERROR_ABORT)
+      ShowPrintErrorDialog(rv);
   }
       
   return rv;
diff --git a/layout/html/base/src/printing.properties b/layout/html/base/src/printing.properties
index 820efb32ecf4..a79ac181c8c2 100644
--- a/layout/html/base/src/printing.properties
+++ b/layout/html/base/src/printing.properties
@@ -45,22 +45,22 @@ fontsize=10
 
 # Print error codes
 print_error_dialog_title=Printer error
-NS_ERROR_GFX_PRINTER_CMD_NOT_FOUND=Printer command not found
-NS_ERROR_GFX_PRINTER_CMD_FAILURE=Printer command failure
-NS_ERROR_GFX_PRINTER_NO_PRINTER_AVAIULABLE=No printer found
-NS_ERROR_GFX_PRINTER_NAME_NOT_FOUND=Printer not found
-NS_ERROR_GFX_PRINTER_ACCESS_DENIED=Access to printer denied
-NS_ERROR_GFX_PRINTER_INVALID_ATTRIBUTE=Invalid printer attribute
-NS_ERROR_GFX_PRINTER_PRINTER_NOT_READY=Printer not ready
-NS_ERROR_GFX_PRINTER_OUT_OF_PAPER=Printer out pf paper
-NS_ERROR_GFX_PRINTER_PRINTER_IO_ERROR=Printer I/O error
-NS_ERROR_GFX_PRINTER_COULD_NOT_OPEN_FILE=Could not open output file for printing
-NS_ERROR_GFX_PRINTER_FILE_IO_ERROR=Print file I/O error
-NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED=Unexpected error
-NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY=Out of memory
-NS_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED=Functionality not implemented (yet)
+NS_ERROR_GFX_PRINTER_CMD_NOT_FOUND=There was a problem printing. The printer doesn't support a printing command.
+NS_ERROR_GFX_PRINTER_CMD_FAILURE=There was a problem printing. An instruction that was sent to the printer failed.
+NS_ERROR_GFX_PRINTER_NO_PRINTER_AVAIULABLE=There was a problem printing. No printer could be found.
+NS_ERROR_GFX_PRINTER_NAME_NOT_FOUND=There was a problem printing. The printer could not be found.
+NS_ERROR_GFX_PRINTER_ACCESS_DENIED=There was a problem printing. Access to the printer was denied.
+NS_ERROR_GFX_PRINTER_INVALID_ATTRIBUTE=There was a problem printing. Tried to set an invalid printer attribute.
+NS_ERROR_GFX_PRINTER_PRINTER_NOT_READY=There was a problem printing. The printer not ready.
+NS_ERROR_GFX_PRINTER_OUT_OF_PAPER=There was a problem printing. The printer is out pf paper.
+NS_ERROR_GFX_PRINTER_PRINTER_IO_ERROR=There was a problem printing. Printer I/O error.
+NS_ERROR_GFX_PRINTER_COULD_NOT_OPEN_FILE=There was a problem printing. The output file could not be opened.
+NS_ERROR_GFX_PRINTER_FILE_IO_ERROR=There was an error writing the printing output file.
+NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED=There was an unexpected problem when printing.
+NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY=There was a problem printing. There is not enough free memory to print.
+NS_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED=Some printing functionality is not implemented yet.
 NS_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE=Not available
-NS_ERROR_ABORT=Job aborted
-NS_ERROR_FAILURE=Failure
+NS_ERROR_ABORT=The print job was aborted, or canceled.
+NS_ERROR_FAILURE=Printing failed for some reason.
 # EOF.