--- src/hamster-standalone.orig	2010-06-24 16:14:54.000000000 -0500
+++ src/hamster-standalone	2010-06-24 16:15:43.000000000 -0500
@@ -524,13 +524,13 @@
     from hamster import defs
 
     # Setup i18n
-    locale_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(defs.DATA_DIR, "locale"))
-    for module in (gettext, locale):
-        module.bindtextdomain('hamster-applet', locale_dir)
-        module.textdomain('hamster-applet')
+#    locale_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(defs.DATA_DIR, "locale"))
+#    for module in (gettext, locale):
+#        module.bindtextdomain('hamster-applet', locale_dir)
+#        module.textdomain('hamster-applet')
 
-        if hasattr(module, 'bind_textdomain_codeset'):
-            module.bind_textdomain_codeset('hamster-applet','UTF-8')
+#        if hasattr(module, 'bind_textdomain_codeset'):
+#            module.bind_textdomain_codeset('hamster-applet','UTF-8')
 
     gtk.gdk.threads_init()
     app = ProjectHamster()
