diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 864e0ee3a..ec97889ba 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-01-16  Douglas S. Blank  <dblank@cs.brynmawr.edu>
+	* src/Simple/_SimpleTable.py: added gettext
+	* data/Makefile.am: added schema files
+	* po/POTFILES.skip: some files not in POTFILES.in
+	* po/POTFILES.in: added some missing files
+
 2008-01-16 Erik De Richter <frederik.de.richter@pandora.be>
     * data/man/nl: added 
     * data/man/nl/gramps.1.in: added
diff --git a/data/Makefile.am b/data/Makefile.am
index a6877ecbc..be5c0df0c 100644
--- a/data/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/Makefile.am
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ keys_in_files = gramps.keys.in
 keys_files = $(keys_in_files:.keys.in=.keys)
 @INTLTOOL_KEYS_RULE@
 
+schemas_in_files = gramps.schemas.in
+schemas_files = $(schemas_in_files:.schemas.in=.schemas)
+@INTLTOOL_SCHEMAS_RULE@
+
 # Rules for files with translatable strings
 # These are taken care of by the intltool
 xml_in_files = gramps.xml.in
@@ -29,6 +33,9 @@ mime_DATA = $(keys_files) gramps.mime
 xmldir = $(SHARED_MIME_DIR)/packages
 xml_DATA = $(xml_files)
 
+schemasdir = $(SHARED_MIME_DIR)/packages
+schemas_DATA = $(schemas_files)
+
 pngdir = $(datadir)/icons/gnome/48x48/mimetypes
 png_DATA = \
 	gnome-mime-application-x-gramps.png \
@@ -54,12 +61,15 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	$(mime_DATA) \
 	$(xml_DATA) \
 	$(desktop_DATA) \
-	$(xml_in_files)
+	$(xml_in_files) \
+	$(schemas_DATA) \
+	$(schemas_in_files)
 
 CLEANFILES = \
 	$(desktop_DATA) \
 	$(keys_files) \
-	$(xml_files) 
+	$(xml_files) \
+	$(schemas_files)
 
 # Conditionally enable/disable gconf schemas or mime types,
 # or disable both in a packager mode
diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
index 5305e1acf..ff36a9664 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ src/Utils.py
 src/UndoHistory.py
 src/ViewManager.py
 
+# Simple API
+src/Simple/_SimpleTable.py
+
 # BasicUtils package
 src/BasicUtils/_UpdateCallback.py
 src/BasicUtils/_NameDisplay.py
@@ -332,6 +335,7 @@ src/PluginUtils/_PluginMgr.py
 src/PluginUtils/_Plugins.py
 src/PluginUtils/_Tool.py
 src/PluginUtils/_PluginWindows.py
+src/PluginUtils/_MenuOptions.py
 
 # ReportBase package
 src/ReportBase/_BareReportDialog.py
diff --git a/po/POTFILES.skip b/po/POTFILES.skip
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e34a897c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/po/POTFILES.skip
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+src/LdsUtils.py
+src/Mime/_WinMime.py
+src/ReportBase/_DocReportDialog.py
+src/docgen/PdfDoc.py
diff --git a/src/Simple/_SimpleTable.py b/src/Simple/_SimpleTable.py
index 199a7b090..cce512e72 100644
--- a/src/Simple/_SimpleTable.py
+++ b/src/Simple/_SimpleTable.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Provides a simplified table creation interface
 """
 
 import copy
+from gettext import gettext as _
 
 import gen.lib
 import Errors