3 files changed, 131 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/helper/CMakeLists.txt b/src/helper/CMakeLists.txt
index 92709e4e9..443648c5c 100644
--- a/src/helper/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/helper/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ set(sp_marshal_SRC
 
 set(helper_SRC
 	action.cpp
-  action-context.cpp
+	action-context.cpp
 	geom.cpp
 	geom-nodetype.cpp
 	geom-pathstroke.cpp
 	geom-pathvectorsatellites.cpp
 	geom-satellite.cpp
+	gettext.cpp
 	gnome-utils.cpp
 	pixbuf-ops.cpp
 	png-write.cpp
@@ -30,13 +31,14 @@ set(helper_SRC
 	# -------
 	# Headers
 	action.h
-  action-context.h
+	action-context.h
 	geom-curves.h
 	geom-nodetype.h
 	geom-pathstroke.h
 	geom-pathvectorsatellites.h
 	geom-satellite.h
 	geom.h
+	gettext.h
 	gnome-utils.h
 	mathfns.h
 	pixbuf-ops.h
diff --git a/src/helper/gettext.cpp b/src/helper/gettext.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4fa8df7ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helper/gettext.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/**
+ * \file
+ * \brief helper functions for gettext
+ *//*
+ * Authors:
+ *   Eduard Braun <eduard.braun2@gmx.de>
+ *
+ * Copyright 2017 Authors
+ *
+ * This file is part of Inkscape.
+ *
+ * Inkscape is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Inkscape is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Inkscape.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <glib.h>
+#include <glib/gi18n.h>
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+
+void initialize_gettext() {
+#ifdef WIN32
+    gchar *datadir = g_win32_get_package_installation_directory_of_module(NULL);
+
+    // obtain short path to executable dir and pass it
+    // to bindtextdomain (it doesn't understand UTF-8)
+    gchar *shortdatadir = g_win32_locale_filename_from_utf8(datadir);
+    gchar *localepath = g_build_filename(shortdatadir, PACKAGE_LOCALE_DIR, NULL);
+    bindtextdomain(GETTEXT_PACKAGE, localepath);
+    g_free(shortdatadir);
+    g_free(localepath);
+    
+    g_free(datadir);
+
+#else
+# ifdef ENABLE_BINRELOC
+    bindtextdomain(GETTEXT_PACKAGE, BR_LOCALEDIR(""));
+# else
+    bindtextdomain(GETTEXT_PACKAGE, PACKAGE_LOCALE_DIR);
+    // needed by Python/Gettext
+    g_setenv("PACKAGE_LOCALE_DIR", PACKAGE_LOCALE_DIR, TRUE);
+# endif
+#endif
+
+    // Allow the user to override the locale directory by setting
+    // the environment variable INKSCAPE_LOCALEDIR.
+    char const *inkscape_localedir = g_getenv("INKSCAPE_LOCALEDIR");
+    if (inkscape_localedir != NULL) {
+        bindtextdomain(GETTEXT_PACKAGE, inkscape_localedir);
+    }
+
+    // common setup
+    bind_textdomain_codeset(GETTEXT_PACKAGE, "UTF-8");
+    textdomain(GETTEXT_PACKAGE);
+}
+ 
+}
+
+
+/*
+  Local Variables:
+  mode:c++
+  c-file-style:"stroustrup"
+  c-file-offsets:((innamespace .0)(inline-open . 0)(case-label . +))
+  indent-tabs-mode:nil
+  fill-column:99
+  End:
+*/
+// vim:filetype=cpp:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:fileencoding=utf-8:textwidth=99:
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/helper/gettext.h b/src/helper/gettext.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a072b9e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helper/gettext.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/**
+ * \file
+ * \brief helper functions for gettext
+ *//*
+ * Authors:
+ *   Eduard Braun <eduard.braun2@gmx.de>
+ *
+ * Copyright 2017 Authors
+ *
+ * This file is part of Inkscape.
+ *
+ * Inkscape is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Inkscape is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Inkscape.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef SEEN_GETTEXT_HELPER_H
+#define SEEN_GETTEXT_HELPER_H
+
+namespace Inkscape {
+     void initialize_gettext();
+}
+
+#endif // SEEN_GETTEXT_HELPER_H
+
+/*
+  Local Variables:
+  mode:c++
+  c-file-style:"stroustrup"
+  c-file-offsets:((innamespace .0)(inline-open . 0)(case-label . +))
+  indent-tabs-mode:nil
+  fill-column:99
+  End:
+*/
+// vim:filetype=cpp:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:fileencoding=utf-8:textwidth=99:
+\ No newline at end of file