if ( lng != -1 )
m_locale.Init(langIds[lng]);
+ // normally this wouldn't be necessary as the catalog files would be found
+ // in the default locations, but under Windows then the program is not
+ // installed the catalogs are in the parent directory (because the binary
+ // is in a subdirectory of samples/internat) where we wouldn't find them by
+ // default
+ wxLocale::AddCatalogLookupPathPrefix(wxT("."));
+ wxLocale::AddCatalogLookupPathPrefix(wxT(".."));
// Initialize the catalogs we'll be using
m_locale.AddCatalog(wxT("internat"));