3 files changed, 38 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/share/palettes/Makefile.am b/share/palettes/Makefile.am
index 3bb5bed88..850312e9f 100644
--- a/share/palettes/Makefile.am
+++ b/share/palettes/Makefile.am
@@ -21,6 +21,20 @@ palettes_DATA = \
     Ubuntu.gpl \
     webhex.gpl \
     websafe22.gpl \
-    windowsXP.gpl     
+    windowsXP.gpl \
+    palettes.h
 
-EXTRA_DIST = $(palettes_DATA)
+palettes_i18n = \
+    echo-palette.gpl \
+    inkscape.gpl \
+    LaTeX-Beamer.gpl \
+    svg.gpl \
+    Tango-Palette.gpl \
+    Ubuntu.gpl
+
+palettes.h: i18n.py $(palettes_i18n)
+	$(srcdir)/i18n.py $(palettes_i18n) > $(srcdir)/palettes.h
+
+EXTRA_DIST = $(palettes_DATA) \
+             i18n.py
+             
diff --git a/share/palettes/echo-palette.gpl b/share/palettes/echo-palette.gpl
index e3215901c..1b3bf99ca 100644
--- a/share/palettes/echo-palette.gpl
+++ b/share/palettes/echo-palette.gpl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ GIMP Palette
 Name: Echo Icon Theme Palette
 Columns: 3
 #
- 25 174 255     Blue1   
+ 25 174 255     Blue1
   0 132 200     Blue2
   0  92 148     Blue3
 255  65  65     Red1
diff --git a/share/palettes/i18n.py b/share/palettes/i18n.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..9e381f6e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/palettes/i18n.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import sys
+import glob
+import re
+
+palettes = sys.argv;
+
+print "char * stringlst = ["
+
+regex = re.compile(r'^\s*\d{1,3}\s+\d{1,3}\s+\d{1,3}\s+([^#\s].*)')
+
+for filename in palettes:
+    file = open (filename, 'r')
+    print '\n/* Palette: ' + filename + ' */'
+    for line in file:
+        match = regex.match(line)
+        if match:
+            print "N_(\"" + match.group(1) + "\"),"
+
+print "];"