Internationalization fixes, support for PDF generation

svn: r45

src/gramps.py

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #! /usr/bin/python -O
 
+import traceback
 import intl
 import os
 
 intl.textdomain("gramps")
+_ = intl.gettext
 
 if os.environ.has_key("GRAMPSI18N"):
     locale = os.environ["GRAMPSI18N"]
@@ -15,7 +17,20 @@ intl.bindtextdomain("gramps",locale)
 import gramps_main 
 import sys
 
-if len(sys.argv) > 1:
-    gramps_main.main(sys.argv[1])
-else:
-    gramps_main.main(None)
+try:
+    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+        gramps_main.main(sys.argv[1])
+    else:
+        gramps_main.main(None)
+except:
+
+    fname = os.path.expanduser("~/gramps.err")
+    errfile = open(fname,"w")
+    traceback.print_exc(file=errfile)
+    errfile.close()
+
+    import gnome.ui
+
+    msg1 = _("gramps has encountered an internal error.")
+    msg2 = _("The error log has been saved to %s.") % fname
+    gnome.ui.GnomeWarningDialog("%s\n%s" % (msg1,msg2))