diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/markers/browser/MarkersPanel.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/markers/browser/MarkersPanel.ts
index 69321616220648e929d43a82a7c6516f708bfb81..a3829411fdd19cc3483d4b7b4c1f6069c35b803d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/markers/browser/MarkersPanel.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/markers/browser/MarkersPanel.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export class MarkersPanel extends Panel {
 	private createFilterInputBox(parent: HTMLElement): void {
 		this.filterInputBoxContainer= dom.append(parent, dom.emmet('.filter-box-container'));
 		this.filterInputBox= new InputBox(this.filterInputBoxContainer, this.contextViewService, {
-			placeholder: Messages.getString('markers.panel.filter.placeholder')
+			placeholder: Messages.MARKERS_PANEL_FILTER_PLACEHOLDER
 		});
 		this.toDispose.push(this.filterInputBox.onDidChange((filter:string) => {
 			this.markersModel.filter= filter;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/markers/browser/markersWorkbenchContributions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/markers/browser/markersWorkbenchContributions.ts
index f1c5f32cb9a9f5043792fd858dead20f9fdbf7ae..93ef72608d6225a9c6c1ad1e1fa5e3455a908294 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/markers/browser/markersWorkbenchContributions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/markers/browser/markersWorkbenchContributions.ts
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ export function registerContributions(): void {
 		'vs/workbench/parts/markers/browser/MarkersPanel',
 		'MarkersPanel',
 		Constants.MARKERS_PANEL_ID,
-		Messages.getString('markers.panel.no.problems'),
+		Messages.MARKERS_PANEL_NO_PROBLEMS,
 		'markersPanel'
 	));
 
 	let actionRegistry = <IWorkbenchActionRegistry>platform.Registry.as(ActionExtensions.WorkbenchActions);
-	actionRegistry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(ToggleMarkersPanelAction, ToggleMarkersPanelAction.ID, Messages.getString('markers.panel.toggle.label'), {
+	actionRegistry.registerWorkbenchAction(new SyncActionDescriptor(ToggleMarkersPanelAction, ToggleMarkersPanelAction.ID, Messages.MARKERS_PANEL_TOGGLE_LABEL, {
 		primary: null,
 		win: { primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyMod.Shift | KeyCode.KEY_M },
 		linux: { primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyMod.Shift | KeyCode.KEY_M },
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/markers/common/MarkersModel.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/markers/common/MarkersModel.ts
index 84880f448512c4a6748b6a9d9ac7b278204c9d1b..0a08e5cd1b58f8e6ded8d92cc64574b6c963512c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/markers/common/MarkersModel.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/markers/common/MarkersModel.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export class MarkersModel {
 
 	public getTitle(markerStatistics: MarkerStatistics):string {
 		let title= MarkersModel.getStatisticsLabel(markerStatistics);
-		return title ? title : Messages.getString('markers.panel.no.problems');
+		return title ? title : Messages.MARKERS_PANEL_NO_PROBLEMS;
 	}
 
 	public getMessage():string {
@@ -125,31 +125,31 @@ export class MarkersModel {
 		}
 		if (this.hasResources()) {
 			if (this.filter) {
-				return Messages.getString('markers.panel.no.problems.filters');
+				return Messages.MARKERS_PANEL_NO_PROBLEMS_FILTERS;
 			}
 			if (this.showOnlyErrors) {
-				return Messages.getString('markers.panel.no.errors');
+				return Messages.MARKERS_PANEL_NO_ERRORS;
 			}
 		}
-		return Messages.getString('markers.panel.no.problems.build');
+		return Messages.MARKERS_PANEL_NO_PROBLEMS_BUILT;
 	}
 
 	public static getStatisticsLabel(markerStatistics: MarkerStatistics, onlyErrors:boolean=false):string {
-		let label= this.getLabel('',  markerStatistics.errors, 'markers.panel.single.error.label', 'markers.panel.multiple.errors.label');
+		let label= this.getLabel('',  markerStatistics.errors, Messages.MARKERS_PANEL_SINGLE_ERROR_LABEL, Messages.MARKERS_PANEL_MULTIPLE_ERRORS_LABEL);
 		if (!onlyErrors) {
-			label= this.getLabel(label,  markerStatistics.warnings, 'markers.panel.single.warning.label', 'markers.panel.multiple.warnings.label');
-			label= this.getLabel(label,  markerStatistics.infos, 'markers.panel.single.info.label', 'markers.panel.multiple.infos.label');
-			label= this.getLabel(label,  markerStatistics.unknwons, 'markers.panel.single.unknown.label', 'markers.panel.multiple.unknowns.label');
+			label= this.getLabel(label,  markerStatistics.warnings, Messages.MARKERS_PANEL_SINGLE_WARNING_LABEL, Messages.MARKERS_PANEL_MULTIPLE_WARNINGS_LABEL);
+			label= this.getLabel(label,  markerStatistics.infos, Messages.MARKERS_PANEL_SINGLE_INFO_LABEL, Messages.MARKERS_PANEL_MULTIPLE_INFOS_LABEL);
+			label= this.getLabel(label,  markerStatistics.unknwons, Messages.MARKERS_PANEL_SINGLE_UNKNOWN_LABEL, Messages.MARKERS_PANEL_MULTIPLE_UNKNOWNS_LABEL);
 		}
 		return label;
 	}
 
-	private static getLabel(title: string, markersCount: number, singleMarkerKey: string, multipleMarkerKey: string): string {
+	private static getLabel(title: string, markersCount: number, singleMarkerString: string, multipleMarkersFunction: (markersCount:number)=>string): string {
 		if (markersCount <= 0) {
 			return title;
 		}
 		title= title ? title + ', ' : '';
-		title += Messages.getString(markersCount === 1 ? singleMarkerKey : multipleMarkerKey, ''+markersCount);
+		title += markersCount === 1 ? singleMarkerString : multipleMarkersFunction(markersCount);
 		return title;
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/markers/common/Messages.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/markers/common/Messages.ts
index 11513e4885ce84e0aa704d3bf82291961121d081..348a654b71fa3114c5d85fff8d4e8d23b05c0543 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/markers/common/Messages.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/markers/common/Messages.ts
@@ -6,25 +6,21 @@
 
 import nls = require('vs/nls');
 
-var Messages = {
-	'markers.panel.toggle.label': 'Toggle Problems',
-	'markers.panel.no.problems': 'No problems',
-	'markers.panel.no.problems.build': 'This workspace is clear or not yet built',
-	'markers.panel.no.problems.filters': 'No problems found with given filter criteria',
-	'markers.panel.no.errors': 'This workspace has no errors',
-	'markers.panel.single.error.label': '{0} Error',
-	'markers.panel.multiple.errors.label': '{0} Errors',
-	'markers.panel.single.warning.label': '{0} Warning',
-	'markers.panel.multiple.warnings.label': '{0} Warnings',
-	'markers.panel.single.info.label': '{0} Info',
-	'markers.panel.multiple.infos.label': '{0} Infos',
-	'markers.panel.single.unknown.label': '{0} Unknown',
-	'markers.panel.multiple.unknowns.label': '{0} Unknowns',
-	'markers.panel.filter.placeholder': 'Type to Filter',
+export default class Messages {
 
-	getString: function(key:string, ...args: string[]): string {
-		return nls.localize(key, Messages[key], args);
-	}
-};
+	public static MARKERS_PANEL_TOGGLE_LABEL:string= nls.localize('markers.panel.toggle.label', "Toggle Problems");
+	public static MARKERS_PANEL_NO_PROBLEMS:string= nls.localize('markers.panel.no.problems', "No problems");
+	public static MARKERS_PANEL_NO_PROBLEMS_BUILT:string= nls.localize('markers.panel.no.problems.build', "This workspace is clear or not yet built");
+	public static MARKERS_PANEL_NO_PROBLEMS_FILTERS:string= nls.localize('markers.panel.no.problems.filters', "No results found with provided filter criteria");
+	public static MARKERS_PANEL_NO_ERRORS:string= nls.localize('markers.panel.no.errors', "This workspace has no errors");
+	public static MARKERS_PANEL_FILTER_PLACEHOLDER:string= nls.localize('markers.panel.filter.placeholder', "Type to Filter");
 
-export default Messages;
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+	public static MARKERS_PANEL_SINGLE_ERROR_LABEL:string= nls.localize('markers.panel.single.error.label', "1 Error");
+	public static MARKERS_PANEL_MULTIPLE_ERRORS_LABEL=(noOfErrors: number):string=>{return nls.localize('markers.panel.multiple.errors.label', "{0} Errors", ''+noOfErrors);};
+	public static MARKERS_PANEL_SINGLE_WARNING_LABEL:string= nls.localize('markers.panel.single.warning.label', "1 Warning");
+	public static MARKERS_PANEL_MULTIPLE_WARNINGS_LABEL=(noOfWarnings: number):string=>{return nls.localize('markers.panel.multiple.warnings.label', "{0} Warnings", ''+noOfWarnings);};
+	public static MARKERS_PANEL_SINGLE_INFO_LABEL:string= nls.localize('markers.panel.single.info.label', "1 Info");
+	public static MARKERS_PANEL_MULTIPLE_INFOS_LABEL=(noOfInfos: number):string=>{return nls.localize('markers.panel.multiple.infos.label', "{0} Infos", ''+noOfInfos);};
+	public static MARKERS_PANEL_SINGLE_UNKNOWN_LABEL:string= nls.localize('markers.panel.single.unknown.label', "1 Unknown");
+	public static MARKERS_PANEL_MULTIPLE_UNKNOWNS_LABEL=(noOfUnknowns: number):string=>{return nls.localize('markers.panel.multiple.unknowns.label', "{0} Unknowns", ''+noOfUnknowns);};
+}
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