i18n support and german translations

19 files changed, 1391 insertions, 87 deletions

diff --git a/createpot.sh b/createpot.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Create the .pot file
+# Thanks to porthole for inspiration ;)
+
+files=$(find -name "*.py")
+xgettext -k_ -kN_ -L glade -o i18n/messages.pot  portato/gui/templates/portato.glade
+xgettext -k_ -kN_ -j --from-code=UTF-8 -o i18n/messages.pot $files
+
diff --git a/i18n/de_DE.po b/i18n/de_DE.po
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+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: Portato\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: \n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2007-08-04 22:09-0800\n"
+"Last-Translator: René 'Necoro' Neumann <necoro@necoro.net>\n"
+"Language-Team: \n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+"X-Poedit-Language: German\n"
+"X-Poedit-Country: GERMANY\n"
+"X-Poedit-SourceCharset: utf-8\n"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:20
+msgid "_File"
+msgstr "_Datei"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:28
+msgid "_Preferences"
+msgstr "_Einstellungen"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:46
+msgid "Re_load Portage"
+msgstr "Aktua_lisiere Portage-Cache"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:68
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1575
+msgid "gtk-quit"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:81
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:514
+msgid "_Emerge"
+msgstr "_Emerge"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:89
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:719
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:764
+msgid "E_merge"
+msgstr "E_merge"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:104
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:523
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:728
+msgid "_Unmerge"
+msgstr "_Unmerge"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:118
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:740
+msgid "Update _World"
+msgstr "Update _World"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:127
+msgid "Show Updatable P_ackages"
+msgstr "Zeige Pakete mit _Updates"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:140
+msgid "_Sync"
+msgstr "_Sync"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:155
+msgid "Save _Flags"
+msgstr "Speichere _Flags"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:176
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:269
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1550
+msgid "Emerge _Paused"
+msgstr "Emerge _angehalten"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:183
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:251
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1557
+msgid "_Kill Emerge"
+msgstr "_Kill Emerge"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:206
+msgid "_Queue"
+msgstr "_Queue"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:214
+msgid "Oneshot"
+msgstr "Oneshot"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:226
+msgid "_Console"
+msgstr "_Konsole"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:234
+msgid "_Copy"
+msgstr "_Kopieren"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:280
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:318
+msgid "_Plugins"
+msgstr "_Plugins"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:292
+msgid "_?"
+msgstr "_?"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:300
+msgid "_About"
+msgstr "_Über"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:334
+msgid "Show _Log"
+msgstr "Zeige _Log"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:364
+msgid "gtk-find"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:461
+msgid "Installed"
+msgstr "Installiert"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:474
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:741
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:744
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:747
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:852
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:855
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:862
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:866
+msgid "Masked"
+msgstr "Masked"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:488
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:754
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:757
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:824
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:829
+msgid "Testing"
+msgstr "Testing"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:535
+msgid "Re_vert"
+msgstr "_Wiederherstellen"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:547
+msgid "E_build"
+msgstr "E_build"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:568
+msgid "<span foreground='red'><b>MISSING KEYWORD</b></span>"
+msgstr "<span foreground='red'><b>FEHLENDES KEYWORD</b></span>"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:647
+msgid "<b>Installed, but not in portage anymore</b>"
+msgstr "<b>Installiert, aber nicht mehr im Portage-Tree vorhanden</b>"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:682
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:201
+msgid "Package"
+msgstr "Paket"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:752
+msgid "_Remove"
+msgstr "_Löschen"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:777
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1067
+msgid "Queue"
+msgstr "Queue"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:805
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1164
+msgid "Console"
+msgstr "Konsole"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:835
+msgid "Portato - A Portage GUI"
+msgstr "Portato - A Portage GUI"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:852
+msgid "Search"
+msgstr "Suchen"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:892
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1502
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1706
+msgid "gtk-cancel"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:904
+msgid "gtk-jump-to"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:919
+msgid "gtk-ok"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:940
+msgid "Preferences"
+msgstr "Einstellungen"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:975
+msgid "Debug"
+msgstr "Debug"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:988
+msgid "Browser command: "
+msgstr "Browser-Befehl: "
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1014
+msgid "<b>General Options</b>"
+msgstr "<b>Allgemeine Optionen</b>"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1037
+msgid "--deep"
+msgstr "--deep"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1048
+msgid "--newuse"
+msgstr "--newuse"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1064
+msgid "<b>Update World Options</b>"
+msgstr "<b>Optionen für \"update world\"</b>"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1092
+msgid "Sync command: "
+msgstr "Sync-Befehl: "
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1113
+msgid "<b>Sync Options</b>"
+msgstr "<b>Sync Optionen</b>"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1154
+msgid "<u><i>Masking Keywords</i></u>"
+msgstr "<u><i>Masking Keywords</i></u>"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1169
+msgid "<u><i>Testing Keywords</i></u>"
+msgstr "<u><i>Testing Keywords</i></u>"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1184
+msgid "<u><i>Use-Flags</i></u>"
+msgstr "<u><i>Use-Flags</i></u>"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1206
+msgid ""
+"<u>You may use the following placeholders:</u>\n"
+"\n"
+"<i>$(cat)</i>: category\n"
+"<i>$(pkg)</i>: package name\n"
+"<i>$(cat-1)/$(cat-2)</i>: first/second part of the category"
+msgstr ""
+"<u>Die folgenden Platzhalter stehen zur Verfügung:</u>\n"
+"\n"
+"<i>$(cat)</i>: Kategorie\n"
+"<i>$(pkg)</i>: Paketname\n"
+"<i>$(cat-1)/$(cat-2)</i>: erster/zweiter Teil der Kategorie"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1230
+msgid "Add only exact version to package.mask/package.unmask"
+msgstr "Füge nur die exakte Paketversion zu package.mask/package.unmask hinzu"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1244
+msgid "File name to use, if package.mask/package.unmask is a directory: "
+msgstr "Zu benutzender Dateiname, wenn package.mask/package.unmask ein Verzeichnis ist:"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1278
+msgid "File name to use, if package.keywords is a directory: "
+msgstr "Zu benutzender Dateiname, wenn package.keywords ein Verzeichnis ist:"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1289
+msgid "Add only exact version to package.keywords"
+msgstr "Füge nur die exakte Paketversion zu package.keywords hinzu"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1302
+msgid "Add only exact version to package.use"
+msgstr "Füge nur die exakte Paketversion zu package.keywords hinzu"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1316
+msgid "File name to use, if package.use is a directory: "
+msgstr "Zu benutzender Dateiname, wenn package.use ein Verzeichnis ist:"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1342
+msgid "<b>Use Flag and Keyword Options</b>"
+msgstr "<b>Use-Flag- und Keyword-Optionen</b>"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1363
+msgid "General"
+msgstr "Allgemein"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1387
+msgid "Show emerge progress in title - similar to the console tab"
+msgstr "Zeige den Emerge Prozess im Fenstertitel (wie im Konsolen-Tab)"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1398
+msgid "Turn Use-Tips on"
+msgstr "Aktiviere Use-Tips"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1412
+msgid "Enable systray"
+msgstr "Aktiviere Systray"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1426
+msgid "Hide on minimization (only if systray is enabled)"
+msgstr "Minimiere zu Systray"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1445
+msgid "Console Font"
+msgstr "Schriftart in Konsole"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1455
+msgid "Chose a console font"
+msgstr "Wähle eine Schriftart"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1483
+msgid "Visual"
+msgstr "Oberfläche"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1511
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1718
+msgid "gtk-apply"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1584
+msgid "Updateble Packages"
+msgstr "Pakete mit Updates"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1619
+msgid "_Close"
+msgstr "_Schließen"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1631
+msgid "Select _All"
+msgstr "_Alles auswählen"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1646
+msgid "_Install Selected"
+msgstr "_Installiere ausgewählte"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1667
+msgid "Plugins"
+msgstr "Plugins"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1739
+msgid "About Portato"
+msgstr "Portato"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1749
+msgid ""
+"This software is licensed under the terms of the GPLv2.\n"
+"Copyright (C) 2006-2007 René 'Necoro' Neumann <necoro@necoro.net>"
+msgstr ""
+"This software is licensed under the terms of the GPLv2.\n"
+"Copyright (C) 2006-2007 René 'Necoro' Neumann <necoro@necoro.net>"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1751
+msgid "A Portage GUI"
+msgstr "A Portage GUI"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1782
+msgid "Logging Output"
+msgstr "Logs"
+
+#: portato/plugins/resume_loop.py:30
+msgid "Resume-loop called while process is still running!"
+msgstr "\"Resume-Loop\" aufgerufen, während Emerge noch lief. Bug!"
+
+#: portato/plugins/etc_proposals.py:64
+#: portato/plugins/etc_proposals.py:76
+msgid "Cannot start etc-proposals. No graphical frontend installed!"
+msgstr "Kann etc-proposals nicht starten. Kein grafisches Frontend installiert."
+
+#: portato/plugins/etc_proposals.py:78
+msgid "Cannot start etc-proposals. Not root!"
+msgstr "Kann etc-proposals nicht starten. Nur root kann das!"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:146
+msgid "Plugin"
+msgstr "Plugin"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:149
+msgid "Authors"
+msgstr "Entwickler"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:154
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:200
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:615
+msgid "Enabled"
+msgstr "Aktiviert"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:299
+msgid "Results"
+msgstr "Ergebnisse"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:568
+msgid "<no description>"
+msgstr "<keine Beschreibung>"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:597
+msgid "This is an expanded use flag and cannot be selected"
+msgstr "Dies ist ein \"Expanded Use Flag\" und kann daher nicht ausgewählt werden."
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:616
+msgid "Flags"
+msgstr "Flags"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:617
+msgid "Description"
+msgstr "Beschreibung"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:696
+#, python-format
+msgid "Package could not be found: %s"
+msgstr "Paket konnte nicht gefunden werden: %s"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:767
+msgid "Re_merge"
+msgstr "Re_merge"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1070
+msgid "Options"
+msgstr "Optionen"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1088
+msgid "Categories"
+msgstr "Kategorien"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1103
+msgid "Packages"
+msgstr "Pakete"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1166
+#, python-format
+msgid "Console (%(title)s)"
+msgstr "Konsole (%(title)s)"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/uncaughtException.py:28
+msgid "A programming error has been detected during the execution of this program."
+msgstr "Ein Fehler ist aufgetreten."
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/uncaughtException.py:29
+msgid "Bug Detected"
+msgstr "Fehler aufgetreten"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/uncaughtException.py:30
+msgid "It probably isn't fatal, but should be reported to the developers nonetheless."
+msgstr "Dies ist möglicherweise nicht kritisch, sollte aber trotzdem an die Entwickler weitergeleitet werden."
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/uncaughtException.py:32
+msgid "Show Details"
+msgstr "Details"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/uncaughtException.py:79
+#, python-format
+msgid ""
+"An uncaught exception has occured:\n"
+"%s"
+msgstr ""
+"An uncaught exception has occured:\n"
+"%s"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/wrapper.py:36
+msgid "oneshot"
+msgstr "oneshot"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/wrapper.py:41
+#, python-format
+msgid "updating from version %s"
+msgstr "Update von Version %s"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/wrapper.py:43
+msgid "updating"
+msgstr "Update"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/dialogs.py:17
+msgid ""
+"There are some packages in the emerge queue and/or an emerge process is running.\n"
+"Do you really want to quit?"
+msgstr ""
+"Es sind noch Pakete in der Emerge-Queue und/oder emerge läuft noch.\n"
+"Wirklich beenden?"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/dialogs.py:33
+#, python-format
+msgid ""
+"%(blocked)s is blocked by %(blocks)s.\n"
+"Please unmerge the blocking package."
+msgstr ""
+"%(blocks)s blockiert %(blocked)s.\n"
+"Bitte deinstalliere das blockierende Paket."
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/dialogs.py:45
+#, python-format
+msgid ""
+"%s seems to be masked.\n"
+"Do you want to unmask it and its dependencies?"
+msgstr ""
+"%s scheint maskiert zu sein.\n"
+"Soll das Paket und seine Abhängigkeiten demaskiert werden?"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/dialogs.py:51
+msgid "Package not found!"
+msgstr "Paket nicht gefunden!"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/dialogs.py:58
+#, python-format
+msgid "You have changed %s. Portato will write these changes into the appropriate files. Please backup them if you think it is necessairy."
+msgstr "Du hast %s geändert. Portato wird diese Änderungen speichern. Bitte sichere die Dateien, wenn du es als notwendig erachtest."
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/dialogs.py:64
+msgid "You cannot remove dependencies. :)"
+msgstr "Du kannst keine Abhängigkeiten löschen ;)."
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/dialogs.py:70
+msgid "Do you really want to clear the whole queue?"
+msgstr "Wirklich die gesamte Queue löschen?"
+
+#: portato/gui/gui_helper.py:239
+#, python-format
+msgid "Catched KeyError => %s seems not to be an available category. Have you played with rsync-excludes?"
+msgstr "Catched KeyError => %s scheint keine valide Kategorie zu sein. Hast du mit rsync-excludes gespielt?"
+
+#: portato/backend/portage/package.py:93
+#, python-format
+msgid "BUG in flags.new_masking_status. It returns '%s'"
+msgstr "BUG in flags.new_masking_status. Es gibt '%s' zurück."
+
+#: portato/backend/portage/system.py:286
+#, python-format
+msgid "No best match for %s. It seems not to be in the tree anymore."
+msgstr "Es konnte kein bester Treffer für das Paket %s gefunden werden. Es scheint sich nicht mehr im Tree zu befinden."
+
+#: portato/backend/portage/system.py:343
+#, python-format
+msgid "Found a not installed dependency: %s."
+msgstr "Nicht installierte Abhängigkeit gefunden: %s"
+
+#: portato/backend/portage/system.py:383
+#, python-format
+msgid "Bug? No best match could be found for '%(package)s'. Needed by: '%(cpv)s'."
+msgstr "Es konnte kein bester Treffer für das Paket '%(package)s' ermittelt werden (gebraucht von '%(cpv)s'). Bug?"
+
+#: portato/backend/flags.py:482
+#, python-format
+msgid "Conflicting values for masking status: %s"
+msgstr "Konflikt beim Masking-Status: %s"
+
+#: portato/config_parser.py:211
+#, python-format
+msgid "Unrecognized line in configuration: %s"
+msgstr "Unbekannte Zeile in Konfiguration: %s"
+
+#: portato/plugin.py:287
+#: portato/plugin.py:293
+#: portato/plugin.py:298
+#, python-format
+msgid "%s cannot be imported."
+msgstr "%s kann nicht importiert werden."
+
+#: portato/plugin.py:325
+#, python-format
+msgid "Accessing hook '%(hook)s' of plugin '%(plugin)s' (before)."
+msgstr "Zugriff auf den Hook '%(hook)s' vom Plugin '%(plugin)s'. (before)"
+
+#: portato/plugin.py:329
+#, python-format
+msgid "Overriding hook '%(hook)s' with plugin '%(plugin)s'."
+msgstr "Überschreibe den Hook '%(hook)s' mit Plugin '%(plugin)s'."
+
+#: portato/plugin.py:336
+#, python-format
+msgid "Accessing hook '%(hook)s' of plugin '%(plugin)s' (after)."
+msgstr "Zugriff auf den Hook '%(hook)s' vom Plugin '%(plugin)s'. (after)"
+
+#: portato/plugin.py:356
+#, python-format
+msgid "Loading plugin '%s' failed. Invalid XML syntax."
+msgstr "Laden des Plugins '%s\" fehlgeschlagen: XML-Syntax-Fehler."
+
+#: portato/plugin.py:359
+#, python-format
+msgid "Loading plugin '%s' failed. Plugin does not comply with schema."
+msgstr "Laden des Plugins '%s\" fehlgeschlagen. Plugin erfüllt nicht das XML-Schema."
+
+#: portato/plugin.py:388
+#, python-format
+msgid "Plugin '%s' loaded."
+msgstr "Plugin '%s' geladen."
+
+#: portato/plugin.py:391
+#, python-format
+msgid "Loading plugin '%(plugin)s' failed: Could not import %(import)s"
+msgstr "Laden des Plugins '%(plugin)s\" fehlgeschlagen. Konnte '%(import)s' nicht importieren."
+
+#: portato/plugin.py:456
+#, python-format
+msgid "For hook '%(hook)s' an override is already defined by plugin '%(plugin)s'!"
+msgstr "Das Plugin '%(plugin)s' definiert bereits einen \"Override\" fürr den Hook '%(hook)s'!"
+
+#: portato.py:38
+msgid "runs pychecker (should only be used by developers)"
+msgstr "Startet \"pychecker\". (Nur Entwickler sollten dies brauchen)."
+
+#: portato.py:41
+#, python-format
+msgid "the frontend to use - possible values are: %s [default: %%default]"
+msgstr "Das zu benutzende Frontend. Möglichkeiten: %s [Default: %%default"
+
+#: portato.py:44
+msgid "opens the ebuild viewer instead of launching Portato"
+msgstr "Öffnet den Ebuild Viewer anstatt Portato zu starten"
+
+#: portato.py:47
+msgid "validates the given plugin xml instead of launching Portato"
+msgstr "Validiert die gegebene Plugin-XML. Startet nicht Portato."
+
+#: portato.py:60
+#, python-format
+msgid "Unknown frontend '%(frontend)s'. Correct frontends are: %(list)s"
+msgstr "Unbekanntest Frontend '%(frontend)s'. Erlaubte Frontends sind: %(list)s"
+
+#: portato.py:68
+#, python-format
+msgid "'%(frontend)s' should be installed, but cannot be imported. This is definitly a bug. (%(error)s)"
+msgstr "'%(frontend)s' sollte installiert sein, aber das Einbinden schlug fehl. Das ist definitiv ein Bug. (%(error)s)"
+
+#: portato.py:78
+#, python-format
+msgid "Verification failed. XML syntax error: %s."
+msgstr "Verifikation fehlgeschlagen. XML Syntax Fehler: %s."
+
+#: portato.py:81
+msgid "Verification failed. Does not comply with schema."
+msgstr "Verifkation gegen das Schema fehlgeschlagen."
+
+#: portato.py:84
+msgid "Verification succeeded."
+msgstr "Verifikation erfolgreich."
+
diff --git a/i18n/messages.pot b/i18n/messages.pot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42463bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i18n/messages.pot
@@ -0,0 +1,623 @@
+# SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
+# Copyright (C) YEAR THE PACKAGE'S COPYRIGHT HOLDER
+# This file is distributed under the same license as the PACKAGE package.
+# FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
+#
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2007-08-04 21:44-0700\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
+"Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
+"Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:20
+msgid "_File"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:28
+msgid "_Preferences"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:46
+msgid "Re_load Portage"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:68
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1575
+msgid "gtk-quit"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:81
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:514
+msgid "_Emerge"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:89
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:719 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:764
+msgid "E_merge"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:104
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:523
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:728
+msgid "_Unmerge"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:118
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:740
+msgid "Update _World"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:127
+msgid "Show Updatable P_ackages"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:140
+msgid "_Sync"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:155
+msgid "Save _Flags"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:176
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:269
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1550
+msgid "Emerge _Paused"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:183
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:251
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1557
+msgid "_Kill Emerge"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:206
+msgid "_Queue"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:214
+msgid "Oneshot"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:226
+msgid "_Console"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:234
+msgid "_Copy"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:280
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:318
+msgid "_Plugins"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:292
+msgid "_?"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:300
+msgid "_About"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:334
+msgid "Show _Log"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:364
+msgid "gtk-find"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:461
+msgid "Installed"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:474 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:741
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:744 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:747
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:852 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:855
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:862 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:866
+msgid "Masked"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:488 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:754
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:757 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:824
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:829
+msgid "Testing"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:535
+msgid "Re_vert"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:547
+msgid "E_build"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:568
+msgid "<span foreground='red'><b>MISSING KEYWORD</b></span>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:647
+msgid "<b>Installed, but not in portage anymore</b>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:682 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:201
+msgid "Package"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:752
+msgid "_Remove"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:777 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1067
+msgid "Queue"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:805 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1164
+msgid "Console"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:835
+msgid "Portato - A Portage GUI"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:852
+msgid "Search"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:892
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1502
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1706
+msgid "gtk-cancel"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:904
+msgid "gtk-jump-to"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:919
+msgid "gtk-ok"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:940
+msgid "Preferences"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:975
+msgid "Debug"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:988
+msgid "Browser command: "
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1014
+msgid "<b>General Options</b>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1037
+msgid "--deep"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1048
+msgid "--newuse"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1064
+msgid "<b>Update World Options</b>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1092
+msgid "Sync command: "
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1113
+msgid "<b>Sync Options</b>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1154
+msgid "<u><i>Masking Keywords</i></u>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1169
+msgid "<u><i>Testing Keywords</i></u>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1184
+msgid "<u><i>Use-Flags</i></u>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1206
+msgid ""
+"<u>You may use the following placeholders:</u>\n"
+"\n"
+"<i>$(cat)</i>: category\n"
+"<i>$(pkg)</i>: package name\n"
+"<i>$(cat-1)/$(cat-2)</i>: first/second part of the category"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1230
+msgid "Add only exact version to package.mask/package.unmask"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1244
+msgid "File name to use, if package.mask/package.unmask is a directory: "
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1278
+msgid "File name to use, if package.keywords is a directory: "
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1289
+msgid "Add only exact version to package.keywords"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1302
+msgid "Add only exact version to package.use"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1316
+msgid "File name to use, if package.use is a directory: "
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1342
+msgid "<b>Use Flag and Keyword Options</b>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1363
+msgid "General"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1387
+msgid "Show emerge progress in title - similar to the console tab"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1398
+msgid "Turn Use-Tips on"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1412
+msgid "Enable systray"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1426
+msgid "Hide on minimization (only if systray is enabled)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1445
+msgid "Console Font"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1455
+msgid "Chose a console font"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1483
+msgid "Visual"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1511
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1718
+msgid "gtk-apply"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1584
+msgid "Updateble Packages"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1619
+msgid "_Close"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1631
+msgid "Select _All"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1646
+msgid "_Install Selected"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1667
+msgid "Plugins"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1739
+msgid "About Portato"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1749
+msgid ""
+"This software is licensed under the terms of the GPLv2.\n"
+"Copyright (C) 2006-2007 René 'Necoro' Neumann <necoro@necoro.net>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1751
+msgid "A Portage GUI"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:1782
+msgid "Logging Output"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/plugins/resume_loop.py:30
+msgid "Resume-loop called while process is still running!"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/plugins/etc_proposals.py:64 portato/plugins/etc_proposals.py:76
+msgid "Cannot start etc-proposals. No graphical frontend installed!"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/plugins/etc_proposals.py:78
+msgid "Cannot start etc-proposals. Not root!"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:146
+msgid "Plugin"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:149
+msgid "Authors"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:154 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:200
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:615
+msgid "Enabled"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:299
+msgid "Results"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:568
+msgid "<no description>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:597
+msgid "This is an expanded use flag and cannot be selected"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:616
+msgid "Flags"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:617
+msgid "Description"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:696
+#, python-format
+msgid "Package could not be found: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:767
+msgid "Re_merge"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1070
+msgid "Options"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1088
+msgid "Categories"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1103
+msgid "Packages"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1166
+#, python-format
+msgid "Console (%(title)s)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/uncaughtException.py:28
+msgid ""
+"A programming error has been detected during the execution of this program."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/uncaughtException.py:29
+msgid "Bug Detected"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/uncaughtException.py:30
+msgid ""
+"It probably isn't fatal, but should be reported to the developers "
+"nonetheless."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/uncaughtException.py:32
+msgid "Show Details"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/uncaughtException.py:79
+#, python-format
+msgid ""
+"An uncaught exception has occured:\n"
+"%s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/wrapper.py:36
+msgid "oneshot"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/wrapper.py:41
+#, python-format
+msgid "updating from version %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/wrapper.py:43
+msgid "updating"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/dialogs.py:17
+msgid ""
+"There are some packages in the emerge queue and/or an emerge process is "
+"running.\n"
+"Do you really want to quit?"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/dialogs.py:33
+#, python-format
+msgid ""
+"%(blocked)s is blocked by %(blocks)s.\n"
+"Please unmerge the blocking package."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/dialogs.py:45
+#, python-format
+msgid ""
+"%s seems to be masked.\n"
+"Do you want to unmask it and its dependencies?"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/dialogs.py:51
+msgid "Package not found!"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/dialogs.py:58
+#, python-format
+msgid ""
+"You have changed %s. Portato will write these changes into the appropriate "
+"files. Please backup them if you think it is necessairy."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/dialogs.py:64
+msgid "You cannot remove dependencies. :)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/dialogs.py:70
+msgid "Do you really want to clear the whole queue?"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gui_helper.py:239
+#, python-format
+msgid ""
+"Catched KeyError => %s seems not to be an available category. Have you "
+"played with rsync-excludes?"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/backend/portage/package.py:93
+#, python-format
+msgid "BUG in flags.new_masking_status. It returns '%s'"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/backend/portage/system.py:286
+#, python-format
+msgid "No best match for %s. It seems not to be in the tree anymore."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/backend/portage/system.py:343
+#, python-format
+msgid "Found a not installed dependency: %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/backend/portage/system.py:383
+#, python-format
+msgid ""
+"Bug? No best match could be found for '%(package)s'. Needed by: '%(cpv)s'."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/backend/flags.py:482
+#, python-format
+msgid "Conflicting values for masking status: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/config_parser.py:211
+#, python-format
+msgid "Unrecognized line in configuration: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/plugin.py:287 portato/plugin.py:293 portato/plugin.py:298
+#, python-format
+msgid "%s cannot be imported."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/plugin.py:325
+#, python-format
+msgid "Accessing hook '%(hook)s' of plugin '%(plugin)s' (before)."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/plugin.py:329
+#, python-format
+msgid "Overriding hook '%(hook)s' with plugin '%(plugin)s'."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/plugin.py:336
+#, python-format
+msgid "Accessing hook '%(hook)s' of plugin '%(plugin)s' (after)."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/plugin.py:356
+#, python-format
+msgid "Loading plugin '%s' failed. Invalid XML syntax."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/plugin.py:359
+#, python-format
+msgid "Loading plugin '%s' failed. Plugin does not comply with schema."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/plugin.py:388
+#, python-format
+msgid "Plugin '%s' loaded."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/plugin.py:391
+#, python-format
+msgid "Loading plugin '%(plugin)s' failed: Could not import %(import)s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/plugin.py:456
+#, python-format
+msgid ""
+"For hook '%(hook)s' an override is already defined by plugin '%(plugin)s'!"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato.py:38
+msgid "runs pychecker (should only be used by developers)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato.py:41
+#, python-format
+msgid "the frontend to use - possible values are: %s [default: %%default]"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato.py:44
+msgid "opens the ebuild viewer instead of launching Portato"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato.py:47
+msgid "validates the given plugin xml instead of launching Portato"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato.py:60
+#, python-format
+msgid "Unknown frontend '%(frontend)s'. Correct frontends are: %(list)s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato.py:68
+#, python-format
+msgid ""
+"'%(frontend)s' should be installed, but cannot be imported. This is "
+"definitly a bug. (%(error)s)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato.py:78
+#, python-format
+msgid "Verification failed. XML syntax error: %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato.py:81
+msgid "Verification failed. Does not comply with schema."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato.py:84
+msgid "Verification succeeded."
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/pocompile.sh b/pocompile.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b895b9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pocompile.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Helper script to compile all .po files in the i18n directroy into .mo files.
+
+# Copied from porthole :)
+cd i18n
+for ITEM in *.po; do
+	ITEM2=${ITEM/.po/}
+	LANG=${ITEM2/_??/}
+	mkdir ${LANG}/LC_MESSAGES -p
+	msgfmt ${ITEM} -o ${LANG}/LC_MESSAGES/portato.mo
+done
diff --git a/portato.py b/portato.py
index 736d2f3..603e23d 100755
--- a/portato.py
+++ b/portato.py
@@ -12,47 +12,52 @@
 #
 # Written by René 'Necoro' Neumann <necoro@necoro.net>
 
-from portato.constants import VERSION, FRONTENDS, STD_FRONTEND, XSD_LOCATION
+from portato.constants import VERSION, FRONTENDS, STD_FRONTEND, XSD_LOCATION, LOCALE_DIR, APP
 from optparse import OptionParser
-import sys
+import sys, os
+import gettext, locale
 
 def get_frontend_list ():
 	return ", ".join(["'%s'" % x for x in FRONTENDS])
 
 def main ():
+	# set gettext stuff
+	locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
+	gettext.bindtextdomain(APP, LOCALE_DIR)
+	gettext.textdomain(APP)
+	_ = gettext.lgettext
 
 	# build the parser
-	desc = """Portato - A Portage GUI."""
+	desc = "Portato - A Portage GUI."
 	usage = "%prog [options] [frontend]"
 	vers =  "%%prog v. %s" % VERSION
 
 	parser = OptionParser(version = vers, prog = "Portato", description = desc, usage = usage)
 	
 	parser.add_option("--check", action = "store_true", dest = "check", default = False,
-			help = "runs pychecker (should only be used by developers)")
+			help = _("runs pychecker (should only be used by developers)"))
 	
 	parser.add_option("-f", "--frontend", action = "store", choices = FRONTENDS, default = STD_FRONTEND, dest = "frontend",
-			help = "the frontend to use - possible values are: %s [default: %%default]" % get_frontend_list())
+			help = _("the frontend to use - possible values are: %s [default: %%default]") % get_frontend_list())
 
 	parser.add_option("-e", "--ebuild", action = "store", dest = "ebuild",
-			help = "opens the ebuild viewer instead of launching Portato")
+			help = _("opens the ebuild viewer instead of launching Portato"))
 
 	parser.add_option("-x", "--validate", action = "store", dest = "validate", metavar="PLUGIN",
-			help = "validates the given plugin xml instead of launching Portato")
+			help = _("validates the given plugin xml instead of launching Portato"))
 
 	# run parser
 	(options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
 	# evaluate parser's results
 	if options.check: # run pychecker
-		import os
 		os.environ['PYCHECKER'] = "--limit 50"
 		import pychecker.checker
 	
 	if len(args): # additional arguments overwrite given frontend
 		arg = args[0]
 		if arg not in FRONTENDS:
-			print "Unknown frontend '%s'. Correct frontends are: %s" % (arg, get_frontend_list())
+			print _("Unknown frontend '%(frontend)s'. Correct frontends are: %(list)s") % {"frontend": arg, "list": get_frontend_list()}
 			sys.exit(2)
 		else:
 			options.frontend = arg
@@ -60,7 +65,7 @@ def main ():
 	try:
 		exec ("from portato.gui.%s import run, show_ebuild" % options.frontend)
 	except ImportError, e:
-		print "'%s' should be installed, but cannot be imported. This is definitly a bug. (%s)" % (options.frontend, e[0])
+		print _("'%(frontend)s' should be installed, but cannot be imported. This is definitly a bug. (%(error)s)") % {"frontend": options.frontend, "error": e[0]}
 		sys.exit(1)
 
 	if options.ebuild:
@@ -70,13 +75,13 @@ def main ():
 		try:
 			etree.XMLSchema(file = XSD_LOCATION).assertValid(etree.parse(options.validate))
 		except etree.XMLSyntaxError, e:
-			print "Verification failed. XML syntax error: %s." % e[0]
+			print _("Verification failed. XML syntax error: %s.") % e[0]
 			sys.exit(3)
 		except etree.DocumentInvalid:
-			print "Verification failed. Does not comply with schema."
+			print _("Verification failed. Does not comply with schema.")
 			sys.exit(3)
 		else:
-			print "Verification succeeded."
+			print _("Verification succeeded.")
 			return
 	else:
 		run()
diff --git a/portato/backend/flags.py b/portato/backend/flags.py
index 6c2a159..dd1e462 100644
--- a/portato/backend/flags.py
+++ b/portato/backend/flags.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import os
 import os.path
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE # needed for grep
+from gettext import lgettext as _
 
 from portato.helper import *
 from portato.backend import system
@@ -478,7 +479,7 @@ def new_masking_status (cpv):
 			for file, line in list[cpv]:
 				_ret = (int(line) == -1)
 				if ret is not None and _ret != ret:
-					error("Conflicting values for masking status: %s", list)
+					error(_("Conflicting values for masking status: %s"), list)
 				else:
 					ret = _ret
 		return ret
diff --git a/portato/backend/portage/package.py b/portato/backend/portage/package.py
index a1bf433..7ab1713 100644
--- a/portato/backend/portage/package.py
+++ b/portato/backend/portage/package.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import portage, portage_dep
 from portage_util import unique_array
 
 import os.path
+from gettext import lgettext as _
 
 class PortagePackage (Package):
 	"""This is a class abstracting a normal package which can be installed for the portage-system."""
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ class PortagePackage (Package):
 				if status == "masked": return True
 				elif status == "unmasked": return False
 				else:
-					error("BUG in flags.new_masking_status. It returns \'%s\'", status)
+					error(_("BUG in flags.new_masking_status. It returns \'%s\'"), status)
 			else: # we have not touched the status
 				if self._status and ("profile" in self._status or "package.mask" in self._status):
 					return True
diff --git a/portato/backend/portage/system.py b/portato/backend/portage/system.py
index 44ac404..bf1b821 100644
--- a/portato/backend/portage/system.py
+++ b/portato/backend/portage/system.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 import re, os
 import types
+from gettext import lgettext as _
 import portage
 
 import package
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@ class PortageSystem (SystemInterface):
 			
 			best_p = self.find_best_match(p)
 			if best_p is None:
-				warning("No best match for %s. It seems not to be in the tree anymore." % p)
+				warning(_("No best match for %s. It seems not to be in the tree anymore.") % p)
 				continue
 
 			if len(inst) > 1:
@@ -339,7 +340,7 @@ class PortageSystem (SystemInterface):
 					oldList = self.sort_package_list(self.find_installed_packages(p.get_cp()))
 					if not oldList:
 						if add_not_installed:
-							info("Found a not installed dependency: %s." % p.get_cpv())
+							info(_("Found a not installed dependency: %s.") % p.get_cpv())
 							oldList = [p]
 						else:
 							return
@@ -379,7 +380,7 @@ class PortageSystem (SystemInterface):
 							raw_checked.append(i)
 							bm = self.get_new_packages([i])
 							if not bm: 
-								warning("Bug? No best match could be found for '%s'. Needed by: '%s'.", i, p.get_cpv())
+								warning(_("Bug? No best match could be found for '%(package)s'. Needed by: '%(cpv)s'."), {"package" : i, "cpv": p.get_cpv()})
 							else:
 								for pkg in bm: 
 									if not pkg: continue
diff --git a/portato/config_parser.py b/portato/config_parser.py
index 32e0518..8555fc0 100644
--- a/portato/config_parser.py
+++ b/portato/config_parser.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Currently supported are the values (case insensitive): false, 0, off, falsch, ne
 """
 
 from helper import debug
+from gettext import lgettext as _
 
 import re
 import types
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@ class ConfigParser:
 				self.vars[section][key] = Value(val, count, bool = bool)
 				self.pos[count] = match.span(2)
 			else: # neither comment nor empty nor expression nor section => error
-				error("Unrecognized line in configuration: %s", line)
+				error(_("Unrecognized line in configuration: %s"), line)
 
 	def get (self, key, section = "MAIN"):
 		"""Returns the value of a given key in a section.
diff --git a/portato/constants.py b/portato/constants.py
index c17ee24..80e7452 100644
--- a/portato/constants.py
+++ b/portato/constants.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ These should be set during the installation.
 """
 from os.path import join as pjoin
 
+APP = "portato"
 VERSION = "9999"
 
 CONFIG_DIR = "/etc/portato/"
@@ -53,5 +54,7 @@ XSD_LOCATION = pjoin(XSD_DIR, "plugin.xsd")
 ICON_DIR = "icons/"
 APP_ICON = pjoin(ICON_DIR, "portato-icon.png")
 
+LOCALE_DIR = "i18n/"
+
 FRONTENDS = ["gtk" ,"qt"]
 STD_FRONTEND = "gtk"
diff --git a/portato/gui/gtk/dialogs.py b/portato/gui/gtk/dialogs.py
index 24d1a20..4750bb2 100644
--- a/portato/gui/gtk/dialogs.py
+++ b/portato/gui/gtk/dialogs.py
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
 # Written by René 'Necoro' Neumann <necoro@necoro.net>
 
 import gtk
+from gettext import lgettext as _
 
 def queue_not_empty_dialog():
-	dialog = gtk.MessageDialog(None, gtk.DIALOG_MODAL, gtk.MESSAGE_QUESTION, gtk.BUTTONS_OK_CANCEL, "There are some packages in the emerge queue and/or an emerge process is running.\nDo you really want to quit?")
+	dialog = gtk.MessageDialog(None, gtk.DIALOG_MODAL, gtk.MESSAGE_QUESTION, gtk.BUTTONS_OK_CANCEL, _("There are some packages in the emerge queue and/or an emerge process is running.\nDo you really want to quit?"))
 	ret = dialog.run()
 	dialog.destroy()
 	return ret
@@ -29,44 +30,44 @@ def io_ex_dialog (io_ex):
 	return ret
 
 def blocked_dialog (blocked, blocks):
-	dialog = gtk.MessageDialog(None, gtk.DIALOG_MODAL, gtk.MESSAGE_ERROR, gtk.BUTTONS_OK, blocked+" is blocked by "+blocks+".\nPlease unmerge the blocking package.")
+	dialog = gtk.MessageDialog(None, gtk.DIALOG_MODAL, gtk.MESSAGE_ERROR, gtk.BUTTONS_OK, _("%(blocked)s is blocked by %(blocks)s.\nPlease unmerge the blocking package.") % {"blocked":blocked, "blocks" : blocks})
 	ret = dialog.run()
 	dialog.destroy()
 	return ret
 
 def not_root_dialog ():
-	errorMB = gtk.MessageDialog(None, gtk.DIALOG_MODAL, gtk.MESSAGE_ERROR, gtk.BUTTONS_OK, "You are not root.")
+	errorMB = gtk.MessageDialog(None, gtk.DIALOG_MODAL, gtk.MESSAGE_ERROR, gtk.BUTTONS_OK, "_(You are not root."))
 	ret = errorMB.run()
 	errorMB.destroy()
 	return ret
 
 def unmask_dialog (cpv):
-	dialog = gtk.MessageDialog(None, gtk.DIALOG_MODAL, gtk.MESSAGE_QUESTION, gtk.BUTTONS_YES_NO, cpv+" seems to be masked.\nDo you want to unmask it and its dependencies?")
+	dialog = gtk.MessageDialog(None, gtk.DIALOG_MODAL, gtk.MESSAGE_QUESTION, gtk.BUTTONS_YES_NO, _("%s seems to be masked.\nDo you want to unmask it and its dependencies?") % cpv)
 	ret = dialog.run()
 	dialog.destroy()
 	return ret
 
 def nothing_found_dialog ():
-	dialog = gtk.MessageDialog(None, gtk.DIALOG_MODAL, gtk.MESSAGE_INFO, gtk.BUTTONS_OK, "Package not found!")
+	dialog = gtk.MessageDialog(None, gtk.DIALOG_MODAL, gtk.MESSAGE_INFO, gtk.BUTTONS_OK, _("Package not found!"))
 	ret = dialog.run()
 	dialog.destroy()
 	return ret
 
 def changed_flags_dialog (what = "flags"):
 	hintMB = gtk.MessageDialog(None, gtk.DIALOG_MODAL, gtk.MESSAGE_INFO, gtk.BUTTONS_OK,
-						"You have changed %s. Portato will write these changes into the appropriate files. Please backup them if you think it is necessairy." % what)
+						_("You have changed %s. Portato will write these changes into the appropriate files. Please backup them if you think it is necessairy.") % what)
 	ret = hintMB.run()
 	hintMB.destroy()
 	return ret
 
 def remove_deps_dialog ():
-	infoMB = gtk.MessageDialog(None, gtk.DIALOG_MODAL, gtk.MESSAGE_INFO, gtk.BUTTONS_OK, "You cannot remove dependencies. :)")
+	infoMB = gtk.MessageDialog(None, gtk.DIALOG_MODAL, gtk.MESSAGE_INFO, gtk.BUTTONS_OK, _("You cannot remove dependencies. :)"))
 	ret = infoMB.run()
 	infoMB.destroy()
 	return ret
 
 def remove_queue_dialog ():
-	askMB = gtk.MessageDialog(None, gtk.DIALOG_MODAL, gtk.MESSAGE_QUESTION, gtk.BUTTONS_YES_NO, "Do you really want to clear the whole queue?")
+	askMB = gtk.MessageDialog(None, gtk.DIALOG_MODAL, gtk.MESSAGE_QUESTION, gtk.BUTTONS_YES_NO, _("Do you really want to clear the whole queue?"))
 	ret = askMB.run()
 	askMB.destroy()
 	return ret
diff --git a/portato/gui/gtk/uncaughtException.py b/portato/gui/gtk/uncaughtException.py
index d8ea13d..04f1a6e 100644
--- a/portato/gui/gtk/uncaughtException.py
+++ b/portato/gui/gtk/uncaughtException.py
@@ -17,17 +17,19 @@ import sys
 import gtk, pango
 from StringIO import StringIO
 import traceback
+from gettext import lgettext as _
+
 from portato.helper import error
 
 class UncaughExceptionDialog(gtk.MessageDialog):
 
 	def __init__(self, type, value, tb):
 
-		super(UncaughExceptionDialog,self).__init__(parent=None, flags=0,  type=gtk.MESSAGE_WARNING, buttons=gtk.BUTTONS_NONE, message_format="A programming error has been detected during the execution of this program.")
-		self.set_title("Bug Detected")
-		self.format_secondary_text("It probably isn't fatal, but should be reported to the developers nonetheless.")
+		super(UncaughExceptionDialog,self).__init__(parent=None, flags=0,  type=gtk.MESSAGE_WARNING, buttons=gtk.BUTTONS_NONE, message_format=_("A programming error has been detected during the execution of this program."))
+		self.set_title(_("Bug Detected"))
+		self.format_secondary_text(_("It probably isn't fatal, but should be reported to the developers nonetheless."))
 
-		self.add_button("Show Details", 1)
+		self.add_button(_("Show Details"), 1)
 		self.add_button(gtk.STOCK_CLOSE, gtk.RESPONSE_CLOSE)
 
 		# Details
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ def get_trace(type, value, tb):
 def register_ex_handler():
 	
 	def handler(*args):
-		error("An uncaught exception has occured: %s", get_trace(*args))
+		error(_("An uncaught exception has occured:\n%s"), get_trace(*args))
 		UncaughExceptionDialog(*args).run()
 
 	sys.excepthook = handler
diff --git a/portato/gui/gtk/windows.py b/portato/gui/gtk/windows.py
index 8cf9fb7..cc70122 100644
--- a/portato/gui/gtk/windows.py
+++ b/portato/gui/gtk/windows.py
@@ -12,14 +12,13 @@
 
 # gtk stuff
 import pygtk
-pygtk.require("2.0")
 import gtk
 import gtk.glade
 import gobject
 
 # our backend stuff
 from portato.helper import *
-from portato.constants import CONFIG_LOCATION, VERSION, DATA_DIR, APP_ICON
+from portato.constants import CONFIG_LOCATION, VERSION, DATA_DIR, APP_ICON, APP, LOCALE_DIR
 from portato.backend import flags, system
 from portato.backend.exceptions import *
 
@@ -36,7 +35,10 @@ from usetips import UseTips
 import types, logging
 from subprocess import Popen
 from threading import Thread
+from gettext import lgettext as _
 
+gtk.glade.bindtextdomain (APP, LOCALE_DIR)
+gtk.glade.textdomain (APP)
 GLADE_FILE = DATA_DIR+"portato.glade"
 
 class Window:
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ class Window:
 		return wrapper
 
 	def get_tree (self, name):
-		return gtk.glade.XML(GLADE_FILE, root = name)
+		return gtk.glade.XML(GLADE_FILE, name)
 
 class Popup:
 
@@ -141,15 +143,15 @@ class PluginWindow (AbstractDialog):
 		view.set_model(self.store)
 		
 		cell = gtk.CellRendererText()
-		col = gtk.TreeViewColumn("Plugin", cell, markup = 0)
+		col = gtk.TreeViewColumn(_("Plugin"), cell, markup = 0)
 		view.append_column(col)
 		
-		col = gtk.TreeViewColumn("Authors", cell, text = 1)
+		col = gtk.TreeViewColumn(_("Authors"), cell, text = 1)
 		view.append_column(col)
 
 		bcell = gtk.CellRendererToggle()
 		bcell.connect("toggled", self.cb_plugin_toggled)
-		col = gtk.TreeViewColumn("Enabled", bcell, active = 2)
+		col = gtk.TreeViewColumn(_("Enabled"), bcell, active = 2)
 		view.append_column(col)
 		
 		for p in [("<b>"+p.name+"</b>", p.author, p.is_enabled()) for p in plugins]:
@@ -195,8 +197,8 @@ class UpdateWindow (AbstractDialog):
 		tCell.set_property("activatable", True)
 		tCell.connect("toggled", self.cb_check_toggled) # emulate the normal toggle behavior ...
 		
-		self.view.append_column(gtk.TreeViewColumn("Enabled", tCell, active = 0))
-		self.view.append_column(gtk.TreeViewColumn("Package", cell, text = 1))
+		self.view.append_column(gtk.TreeViewColumn(_("Enabled"), tCell, active = 0))
+		self.view.append_column(gtk.TreeViewColumn(_("Package"), cell, text = 1))
 
 		for p in self.packages:
 			store.append([False, p.get_cpv()])
@@ -294,7 +296,7 @@ class SearchWindow (AbstractDialog):
 			store.append(["%s/<b>%s</b>" % tuple(p.split("/"))])
 
 		cell = gtk.CellRendererText()
-		col = gtk.TreeViewColumn("Results", cell, markup = 0)
+		col = gtk.TreeViewColumn(_("Results"), cell, markup = 0)
 		self.searchList.append_column(col)
 
 	def ok (self, *args):
@@ -563,7 +565,7 @@ class PackageTable:
 	def set_desc_label (self):
 		desc = self.actual_package().get_package_settings("DESCRIPTION").replace("&","&amp;")
 		if not desc: 
-			desc = "<no description>"
+			desc = _("<no description>")
 			use_markup = False
 		else:
 			desc = "<b>"+desc+"</b>"
@@ -592,7 +594,7 @@ class PackageTable:
 			exp = pkg.use_expanded(use, suggest = actual_exp)
 			if exp is not None:
 				if exp != actual_exp:
-					actual_exp_it = store.append(None, [None, exp, "<i>This is an expanded use flag and cannot be selected</i>"])
+					actual_exp_it = store.append(None, [None, exp, "<i>%s</i>" % _("This is an expanded use flag and cannot be selected")])
 					actual_exp = exp
 			else:
 				actual_exp_it = None
@@ -610,9 +612,9 @@ class PackageTable:
 		tCell = gtk.CellRendererToggle()
 		tCell.set_property("activatable", True)
 		tCell.connect("toggled", self.cb_use_flag_toggled, store)
-		self.useList.append_column(gtk.TreeViewColumn("Enabled", tCell, active = 0))
-		self.useList.append_column(gtk.TreeViewColumn("Flags", cell, text = 1))
-		self.useList.append_column(gtk.TreeViewColumn("Description", cell, markup = 2))
+		self.useList.append_column(gtk.TreeViewColumn(_("Enabled"), tCell, active = 0))
+		self.useList.append_column(gtk.TreeViewColumn(_("Flags"), cell, text = 1))
+		self.useList.append_column(gtk.TreeViewColumn(_("Description"), cell, markup = 2))
 
 		self.useList.set_search_column(1)
 		self.useList.set_enable_tree_lines(True)
@@ -627,7 +629,7 @@ class PackageTable:
 
 		# build view
 		self.versList.set_model(store)
-		col = gtk.TreeViewColumn("Versions")
+		col = gtk.TreeViewColumn(("Versions"))
 
 		# adding the pixbuf
 		cell = gtk.CellRendererPixbuf()
@@ -691,7 +693,7 @@ class PackageTable:
 			try:
 				self.queue.append(self.actual_package().get_cpv(), unmerge = True)
 			except PackageNotFoundException, e:
-				error("Package could not be found: %s", e[0])
+				error(_("Package could not be found: %s"), e[0])
 				#masked_dialog(e[0])
 
 	def cb_vers_list_changed (self, *args):
@@ -736,33 +738,33 @@ class PackageTable:
 			
 			gtk.Tooltips().set_tip(self.maskedCheck, pkg.get_masking_reason()) # this returns None if it is not masked =)
 			if pkg.is_masked(use_changed = False) and not pkg.is_masked(use_changed = True):
-				self.maskedCheck.set_label("<i>(Masked)</i>")
+				self.maskedCheck.set_label("<i>(%s)</i>" % _("Masked"))
 				self.maskedCheck.get_child().set_use_markup(True)
 			else:
-				self.maskedCheck.set_label("Masked")
+				self.maskedCheck.set_label(_("Masked"))
 			
 			if pkg.is_locally_masked():
-				self.maskedCheck.set_label("<b>Masked</b>")
+				self.maskedCheck.set_label("<b>%s</b>" % _("Masked"))
 				self.maskedCheck.get_child().set_use_markup(True)
 				self.maskedCheck.set_active(True)
 			else:
 				self.maskedCheck.set_active(pkg.is_masked(use_changed = False))
 			
 			if pkg.is_testing(use_keywords = False) and not pkg.is_testing(use_keywords = True):
-				self.testingCheck.set_label("<i>(Testing)</i>")
+				self.testingCheck.set_label("<i>(%s)</i>" % _("Testing"))
 				self.testingCheck.get_child().set_use_markup(True)
 			else:
-				self.testingCheck.set_label("Testing")
+				self.testingCheck.set_label(_("Testing"))
 			
 			self.testingCheck.set_active(pkg.is_testing(use_keywords = False))
 
 		if self.doEmerge:
 			# set emerge-button-label
 			if not self.actual_package().is_installed():
-				self.emergeBtn.set_label("E_merge")
+				self.emergeBtn.set_label(_("E_merge"))
 				self.unmergeBtn.set_sensitive(False)
 			else:
-				self.emergeBtn.set_label("Re_merge")
+				self.emergeBtn.set_label(_("Re_merge"))
 				self.unmergeBtn.set_sensitive(True)
 		
 		self.table.show_all()
@@ -819,12 +821,12 @@ class PackageTable:
 
 		if not self.actual_package().is_testing(use_keywords = True):
 			self.actual_package().set_testing(False)
-			button.set_label("Testing")
+			button.set_label(_("Testing"))
 			button.set_active(True)
 		else:
 			self.actual_package().set_testing(True)
 			if self.actual_package().is_testing(use_keywords=False):
-				button.set_label("<i>(Testing)</i>")
+				button.set_label("<i>(%s)</i>" % _("Testing"))
 				button.get_child().set_use_markup(True)
 				button.set_active(True)
 
@@ -847,21 +849,21 @@ class PackageTable:
 		if not pkg.is_masked(use_changed = True):
 			pkg.set_masked(True)
 			if pkg.is_locally_masked():
-				button.set_label("<b>Masked</b>")
+				button.set_label("<b>%s</b>" % _("Masked"))
 				button.get_child().set_use_markup(True)
 			else:
-				button.set_label("Masked")
+				button.set_label(_("Masked"))
 
 			button.set_active(True)
 		else:
 			locally = pkg.is_locally_masked()
 			pkg.set_masked(False)
 			if pkg.is_masked(use_changed=False) and not locally:
-				button.set_label("<i>(Masked)</i>")
+				button.set_label("<i>(%s)</i>" % _("Masked"))
 				button.get_child().set_use_markup(True)
 				button.set_active(True)
 			else:
-				button.set_label("Masked")
+				button.set_label(_("Masked"))
 		
 		if self.instantChange:
 			self._update_keywords(True, update = True)
@@ -1062,10 +1064,10 @@ class MainWindow (Window):
 		self.queueList.set_model(store)
 		
 		cell = gtk.CellRendererText()
-		col = gtk.TreeViewColumn("Queue", cell, text = 0)
+		col = gtk.TreeViewColumn(_("Queue"), cell, text = 0)
 		self.queueList.append_column(col)
 		
-		col = gtk.TreeViewColumn("Options", cell, markup = 1)
+		col = gtk.TreeViewColumn(_("Options"), cell, markup = 1)
 		self.queueList.append_column(col)
 
 		self.useTips.add_view(self.queueList)
@@ -1083,7 +1085,7 @@ class MainWindow (Window):
 
 		self.catList.set_model(store)
 		cell = gtk.CellRendererText()
-		col = gtk.TreeViewColumn("Categories", cell, text = 0)
+		col = gtk.TreeViewColumn(_("Categories"), cell, text = 0)
 		self.catList.append_column(col)
 
 	def build_pkg_list (self, name = None):
@@ -1098,7 +1100,7 @@ class MainWindow (Window):
 		# build view
 		self.pkgList.set_model(store)
 		
-		col = gtk.TreeViewColumn("Packages")
+		col = gtk.TreeViewColumn(_("Packages"))
 		col.set_clickable(True)
 		col.connect("clicked", self.cb_pkg_list_header_clicked)
 
@@ -1159,9 +1161,9 @@ class MainWindow (Window):
 			
 			window_title_update(title)
 			if title is None: 
-				title = "Console"
+				title = _("Console")
 			else: 
-				title = ("Console (%s)" % title)
+				title = (_("Console (%(title)s)") % {"title" : title})
 			
 			return False
 
diff --git a/portato/gui/gtk/wrapper.py b/portato/gui/gtk/wrapper.py
index bce4e07..dd06fac 100644
--- a/portato/gui/gtk/wrapper.py
+++ b/portato/gui/gtk/wrapper.py
@@ -33,13 +33,14 @@ class GtkTree (Tree):
 		string = ""
 
 		if oneshot:
-			string += "<i>oneshot</i>"
+			string += "<i>%s</i>" % _("oneshot")
 			if update: string += "; "
 
 		if update:
-			string += "<i>updating</i>"
 			if version is not None:
-				string += "<i> from version %s</i>" % version
+				string += "<i>%s</i>" % (_("updating from version %s") % version)
+			else:
+				string += "<i>%s</i>" % _("updating")
 
 		return [cpv, string]
 
diff --git a/portato/gui/gui_helper.py b/portato/gui/gui_helper.py
index 5c26f58..062a5c3 100644
--- a/portato/gui/gui_helper.py
+++ b/portato/gui/gui_helper.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class Database:
 				return inst+ninst
 
 		except KeyError: # cat is in category list - but not in portage
-			info("Catched KeyError => %s seems not to be an available category. Have you played with rsync-excludes?", cat)
+			info(_("Catched KeyError => %s seems not to be an available category. Have you played with rsync-excludes?"), cat)
 			return []
 
 	def reload (self, cat):
diff --git a/portato/helper.py b/portato/helper.py
index d7a5366..abb91f9 100644
--- a/portato/helper.py
+++ b/portato/helper.py
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ warning 	= logging.getLogger("portatoLogger").warning
 error 		= logging.getLogger("portatoLogger").error
 critical 	= logging.getLogger("portatoLogger").critical
 
+def N_ (s):
+	return s
+
 def set_log_level (lvl):
 	logging.getLogger("portatoLogger").setLevel(lvl)
 
diff --git a/portato/plugin.py b/portato/plugin.py
index ea11c3a..3b065b9 100644
--- a/portato/plugin.py
+++ b/portato/plugin.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import os, os.path
 from xml.dom.minidom import parse
 from lxml import etree
+from gettext import lgettext as _
 
 from constants import PLUGIN_DIR, XSD_LOCATION
 from helper import *
@@ -283,18 +284,18 @@ class PluginQueue:
 				try:
 					mod = __import__(imp, globals(), locals(), [cmd.hook.call])
 				except ImportError:
-					error("%s cannot be imported.", imp)
+					error(_("%s cannot be imported."), imp)
 					return
 
 				try:
 					f = eval("mod."+cmd.hook.call) # build function
 				except AttributeError:
-					error("%s cannot be imported.", cmd.hook.call)
+					error(_("%s cannot be imported."), cmd.hook.call)
 			else:
 				try:
 					f = eval(cmd.hook.call)
 				except AttributeError:
-					error("%s cannot be imported", cmd.hook.call)
+					error(_("%s cannot be imported."), cmd.hook.call)
 
 			return f(*hargs, **hkwargs) # call function
 
@@ -321,18 +322,18 @@ class PluginQueue:
 
 				# before
 				for cmd in list[0]:
-					debug("Accessing hook '%s' of plugin '%s' (before).", hook, cmd.hook.plugin.name)
+					debug(_("Accessing hook '%(hook)s' of plugin '%(plugin)s' (before)."), {"hook" : hook, "plugin": cmd.hook.plugin.name})
 					call(cmd)
 				
 				if list[1]: # override
-					info("Overriding hook '%s' with plugin '%s'.", hook, list[1][0].hook.plugin.name)
+					info(_("Overriding hook '%(hook)s' with plugin '%(plugin)s'."), {"hook": hook, "plugin": list[1][0].hook.plugin.name})
 					ret = call(list[1][0])
 				else: # normal
 					ret = func(*args, **kwargs)
 
 				# after
 				for cmd in list[2]:
-					debug("Accessing hook '%s' of plugin '%s' (after).", hook, cmd.hook.plugin.name)
+					debug(_("Accessing hook '%(hook)s' of plugin '%(plugin)s' (after)."), {"hook":hook, "plugin": cmd.hook.plugin.name})
 					call(cmd)
 
 				return ret
@@ -352,10 +353,10 @@ class PluginQueue:
 			try:
 				schema.assertValid(etree.parse(p))
 			except etree.XMLSyntaxError:
-				error("Loading plugin '%s' failed. Invalid XML syntax.", p)
+				error(_("Loading plugin '%s' failed. Invalid XML syntax."), p)
 				continue
 			except etree.DocumentInvalid:
-				error("Loading plugin '%s' failed. Plugin does not comply with schema.", p)
+				error(_("Loading plugin '%s' failed. Plugin does not comply with schema."), p)
 				continue
 
 			doc = parse(p)
@@ -384,10 +385,10 @@ class PluginQueue:
 						plugin.parse_options(elem.getElementsByTagName("options"))
 					
 						self.list.append(plugin)
-						info("Plugin '%s' loaded.", p)
+						info(_("Plugin '%s' loaded."), p)
 				
 				except PluginImportException, e:
-					error("Loading plugin '%s' failed: Could not import %s", p, e[0])
+					error(_("Loading plugin '%(plugin)s' failed: Could not import %(import)s"), {"plugin": p, "import": e[0]})
 			finally:
 				doc.unlink()
 
@@ -452,7 +453,7 @@ class PluginQueue:
 					# type = "override"
 					elif connect.is_override_type():
 						if self.hooks[hook.hook][1]:
-							warn("For hook '%s' an override is already defined by plugin '%s'!", hook.hook, self.hooks[hook.hook][1][0])
+							warn(_("For hook '%(hook)s' an override is already defined by plugin '%(plugin)s'!"), {"hook": hook.hook, "plugin": self.hooks[hook.hook][1][0]})
 						
 						self.hooks[hook.hook][1][:1] = [connect]
 						continue
@@ -483,7 +484,7 @@ class PluginQueue:
 				resolve(hook, list, idx, add)
 
 			for l in list:
-				warn("Command for hook '%s' in plugin '%s' could not be added due to missing dependant: '%s'!", hook, l.hook.plugin.name, l.depend_plugin)
+				warn("Command for hook '%(hook)s' in plugin '%(plugin)s' could not be added due to missing dependant: '%(dep)s'!", {"hook": hook, "plugin": l.hook.plugin.name, "dep": l.depend_plugin})
 
 		for hook in before:
 			resolve(hook, before[hook], 0, 0)
diff --git a/portato/plugins/etc_proposals.py b/portato/plugins/etc_proposals.py
index e6c3187..81370e0 100644
--- a/portato/plugins/etc_proposals.py
+++ b/portato/plugins/etc_proposals.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from portato.helper import *
 from portato.backend import system
 
 from subprocess import Popen
+from gettext import lgettext as _
 from etcproposals.etcproposals_lib import EtcProposals, __version__
 
 try:
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ def etc_prop (*args, **kwargs):
 		if f:
 			Popen([PROG, "--fastexit"]+f)
 		else:
-			error("Cannot start etc-proposals. No graphical frontend installed!")
+			error(_("Cannot start etc-proposals. No graphical frontend installed!"))
 
 def etc_prop_menu (*args, **kwargs):
 	if am_i_root():
@@ -72,6 +73,6 @@ def etc_prop_menu (*args, **kwargs):
 			if f:
 				Popen([PROG]+f)
 			else:
-				error("Cannot start etc-proposals. No graphical frontend installed!")
+				error(_("Cannot start etc-proposals. No graphical frontend installed!"))
 	else:
-		error("Cannot start etc-proposals. Not root!")
+		error(_("Cannot start etc-proposals. Not root!"))
diff --git a/portato/plugins/resume_loop.py b/portato/plugins/resume_loop.py
index b33f4c7..c4191a8 100644
--- a/portato/plugins/resume_loop.py
+++ b/portato/plugins/resume_loop.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 import pty, time
 from subprocess import Popen, STDOUT
+from gettext import lgettext as _
 from portato.backend import system
 from portato.helper import debug, warning
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ def set_data (*args, **kwargs):
 
 def resume_loop (retcode, *args, **kwargs):
 	if retcode is None:
-		warning("Resume-loop called while process is still running!")
+		warning(_("Resume-loop called while process is still running!"))
 	elif retcode == 0:
 		# everything ok - ignore
 		#pass