--- a/scripts/plot/print.m
+++ b/scripts/plot/print.m
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
   opts.epstool_cmd = @epstool;
 
   if (! isfigure (opts.figure))
-    error ("print: no figure to print.")
+    error ("print: no figure to print")
   endif
 
   orig_figure = get (0, "currentfigure");
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@
     for n = 1:numel(opts.unlink)
       [status, output] = unlink (opts.unlink{n});
       if (status != 0)
-        warning ("print.m: %s, '%s'.", output, opts.unlink{n})
+        warning ("print.m: %s, '%s'", output, opts.unlink{n})
       endif
     endfor
   end_unwind_protect
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@
 
   if (! isempty (opts.preview) && opts.tight_flag)
     warning ("print:previewandtight",
-             "print.m: eps preview may not be combined with -tight.")
+             "print.m: eps preview may not be combined with -tight")
   endif
   if (! isempty (opts.preview) || opts.tight_flag)
     if (! isempty (opts.epstool_binary))
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@
       if (! isempty (cleanup))
         if (pipeout && dos_shell)
           error ("print:epstoolpipe",
-                 "print.m: cannot pipe output of 'epstool' for DOS shell.")
+                 "print.m: cannot pipe output of 'epstool' for DOS shell")
         elseif (pipeout)
           cmd = sprintf ("( %s %s )", cmd, cleanup);
         else
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@
         endif
       endif
     elseif (isempty (opts.epstool_binary))
-      error ("print:noepstool", "print.m: 'epstool' not found in EXEC_PATH.")
+      error ("print:noepstool", "print.m: 'epstool' not found in PATH")
     endif
   else
     if (pipein && pipeout)
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@
       cmd = sprintf ("%s -L %s 2> /dev/null", opts.fig2dev_binary, devopt);
     endif
   elseif (isempty (opts.fig2dev_binary))
-    error ("print:nofig2dev", "print.m: 'fig2dev' not found in EXEC_PATH.")
+    error ("print:nofig2dev", "print.m: 'fig2dev' not found in PATH")
   endif
   if (opts.debug)
     fprintf ("fig2dev command: '%s'\n", cmd)
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@
       cmd = sprintf ("%s -P %s", cmd, opts.printer);
     endif
   elseif (isempty (opts.lpr_binary))
-    error ("print:nolpr", "print.m: 'lpr' not found in EXEC_PATH.")
+    error ("print:nolpr", "print.m: 'lpr' not found in PATH")
   endif
   if (opts.debug)
     fprintf ("lpr command: '%s'\n", cmd)
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@
       cmd = sprintf ("%s -f %s 2> /dev/null", opts.pstoedit_binary, devopt);
     endif
   elseif (isempty (opts.pstoedit_binary))
-    error ("print:nopstoedit", "print.m: 'pstoedit' not found in EXEC_PATH.")
+    error ("print:nopstoedit", "print.m: 'pstoedit' not found in PATH")
   endif
   if (opts.debug)
     fprintf ("pstoedit command: '%s'\n", cmd)