4 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/share/extensions/dxf_outlines.py b/share/extensions/dxf_outlines.py
index 525461bde..a387df4a1 100755
--- a/share/extensions/dxf_outlines.py
+++ b/share/extensions/dxf_outlines.py
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ try:
     from numpy import *
     from numpy.linalg import solve
 except:
+    # Initialize gettext for messages outside an inkex derived class
+    inkex.localize() 
     inkex.errormsg(_("Failed to import the numpy or numpy.linalg modules. These modules are required by this extension. Please install them and try again."))
     inkex.sys.exit()
 
diff --git a/share/extensions/measure.py b/share/extensions/measure.py
index b605ffe93..d025f142c 100755
--- a/share/extensions/measure.py
+++ b/share/extensions/measure.py
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ try:
 except locale.Error:
     locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, 'C')
 
+# Initialize gettext for messages outside an inkex derived class
+inkex.localize() 
+
 # third party
 try:
     import numpy
diff --git a/share/extensions/perspective.py b/share/extensions/perspective.py
index ea08b98dc..f15deaad5 100755
--- a/share/extensions/perspective.py
+++ b/share/extensions/perspective.py
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ try:
     from numpy import *
     from numpy.linalg import *
 except:
+    # Initialize gettext for messages outside an inkex derived class
+    inkex.localize() 
     inkex.errormsg(_("Failed to import the numpy or numpy.linalg modules. These modules are required by this extension. Please install them and try again.  On a Debian-like system this can be done with the command, sudo apt-get install python-numpy."))
     exit()
 
diff --git a/share/extensions/polyhedron_3d.py b/share/extensions/polyhedron_3d.py
index 86203d4bc..a74a64e69 100755
--- a/share/extensions/polyhedron_3d.py
+++ b/share/extensions/polyhedron_3d.py
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ import inkex
 import simplestyle
 from simpletransform import computePointInNode
 
+# Initialize gettext for messages outside an inkex derived class
+inkex.localize() 
+
 # third party
 try:
     from numpy import *