Added localization support for Cortex app.

* Fixes #7530. Change-Id: I238c4c8fe32b181a8e1a4bd688bcbe9f3a87f79f Signed-off-by: Kacper Kasper <[email protected]> Reviewed-on: https://review.haiku-os.org/c/haiku/+/3169 Reviewed-by: Adrien Destugues <[email protected]>
2021-03-22 18:50:39 +00:00
parent 133ebab62c
commit 2cba2d5642
47 changed files with 967 additions and 527 deletions
@@ -271,14 +271,20 @@ rule AddFilesToContainer container : directoryTokens : targets : destName
 		$(installTargetsVar) on $(target) += $(destTarget) ;
 		TARGETS_TO_INSTALL on $(directory) += $(destTarget) ;

-		# If the target is associated with catalog files, add those, too.
-		local catalogs = [ on $(target) return $(HAIKU_CATALOG_FILES) ] ;
-		if $(catalogs) {
-			local signature
-				= [ on $(target) return $(HAIKU_CATALOG_SIGNATURE) ] ;
-			AddFilesToContainer $(container)
-				: $(systemDirTokens) data locale catalogs $(signature)
-				: $(catalogs) ;
+		# If the target and its static libraries are associated with catalog
+		# files, add those, too.
+		local catalogTargets = $(target) + [ on $(target) return $(NEEDLIBS) ] ;
+		for catalogTarget in $(catalogTargets) {
+			local catalogs
+				= [ on $(catalogTarget) return $(HAIKU_CATALOG_FILES) ] ;
+			if $(catalogs) {
+				local signature
+					= [ on $(catalogTarget)
+						return $(HAIKU_CATALOG_SIGNATURE) ] ;
+				AddFilesToContainer $(container)
+					: $(systemDirTokens) data locale catalogs $(signature)
+					: $(catalogs) ;
+			}
 		}

 		# If the target is associated with MIME DB entries, add those, too.
@@ -98,29 +98,32 @@ private:

 #else

+#ifndef B_CATALOG
+#define B_CATALOG BLocaleRoster::Default()->GetCatalog()
+#endif
+
 // Translation macros which may be used to shorten translation requests:
 #undef B_TRANSLATE
 #define B_TRANSLATE(string) \
-	BLocaleRoster::Default()->GetCatalog()->GetString((string), \
-		B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT)
+	B_CATALOG->GetString((string), B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT)

 #undef B_TRANSLATE_CONTEXT
 #define B_TRANSLATE_CONTEXT(string, context) \
-	BLocaleRoster::Default()->GetCatalog()->GetString((string), (context))
+	B_CATALOG->GetString((string), (context))

 #undef B_TRANSLATE_COMMENT
 #define B_TRANSLATE_COMMENT(string, comment) \
-	BLocaleRoster::Default()->GetCatalog()->GetString((string), \
+	B_CATALOG->GetString((string), \
 		B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT, (comment))

 #undef B_TRANSLATE_ALL
 #define B_TRANSLATE_ALL(string, context, comment) \
-	BLocaleRoster::Default()->GetCatalog()->GetString((string), (context), \
+	B_CATALOG->GetString((string), (context), \
 		(comment))

 #undef B_TRANSLATE_ID
 #define B_TRANSLATE_ID(id) \
-	BLocaleRoster::Default()->GetCatalog()->GetString((id))
+	B_CATALOG->GetString((id))

 #undef B_TRANSLATE_SYSTEM_NAME
 #define B_TRANSLATE_SYSTEM_NAME(string) \
@@ -35,12 +35,16 @@
 #include "AddOnHostProtocol.h"

 #include <Alert.h>
+#include <Catalog.h>
 #include <Debug.h>
 #include <MediaRoster.h>

 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>

+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "CortexAddOnHost"
+
 __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE
 using namespace addon_host;

@@ -170,10 +174,11 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
 	App app;
 	if (argc < 2 || strcmp(argv[1], "--addon-host") != 0) {
-		BAlert* alert = new BAlert("Cortex AddOnHost",
-			"This program runs in the background, and is started automatically "
-			"by Cortex when necessary.  You probably don't want to start it manually.",
-			"Continue", "Quit");
+		BAlert* alert = new BAlert(B_TRANSLATE("Cortex AddOnHost"),
+			B_TRANSLATE("This program runs in the background, and is started "
+				"automatically by Cortex when necessary. You probably don't "
+				"want to start it manually."),
+			B_TRANSLATE("Continue"), B_TRANSLATE("Quit"));
 		alert->SetShortcut(1, B_ESCAPE);
 		int32 response = alert->Go();

@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ SubDirCcFlags -DCORTEX_NAMESPACE=cortex ;

 Application CortexAddOnHost :
 	AddOnHostApp.cpp
-	: be media [ TargetLibstdc++ ] cortex_support.a
+	: be media localestub [ TargetLibstdc++ ] cortex_support.a
 	: AddOnHost_Resource.rdef
 ;
+
+DoCatalogs CortexAddOnHost :
+	application/x-vnd.Cortex.AddOnHost
+	:
+	AddOnHostApp.cpp
+;
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@

 // Application Kit
 #include <Application.h>
+// Locale Kit
+#undef B_CATALOG
+#define B_CATALOG (&sCatalog)
+#include <Catalog.h>
 // Interface Kit
 #include <PopUpMenu.h>
 #include <MenuItem.h>
@@ -48,6 +52,9 @@
 #include <MediaRoster.h>
 #include <MediaAddOn.h>

+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "CortexDormantNodeListItem"
+
 __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE

 #include <Debug.h>
@@ -56,6 +63,8 @@ __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE
 #define D_OPERATION(x) //PRINT (x)	// operations
 #define D_COMPARE(x) //PRINT (x)	// compare functions

+static BCatalog sCatalog("application/x-vnd.Cortex.DormantNodeView");
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
 // constants
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
@@ -267,7 +276,7 @@ void DormantNodeListItem::showContextMenu(
 	
 	// Add the "Get Info" item
 	BMessage *message = new BMessage(InfoWindowManager::M_INFO_WINDOW_REQUESTED);
-	menu->AddItem(new BMenuItem("Get info", message));
+	menu->AddItem(new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Get info"), message));

 	menu->SetTargetForItems(owner);
 	owner->ConvertToScreen(&point);
@@ -40,10 +40,17 @@

 // Application Kit
 #include <Application.h>
+// Locale Kit
+#undef B_CATALOG
+#define B_CATALOG (&sCatalog)
+#include <Catalog.h>
 // Interface Kit
 #include <Screen.h>
 #include <ScrollBar.h>

+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "CortexDormantNodeWindow"
+
 __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE

 #include <Debug.h>
@@ -52,6 +59,8 @@ __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE
 #define D_MESSAGE(x) //PRINT (x)	// MessageReceived()
 #define D_INTERNAL(x) //PRINT (x)	// internal operations

+static BCatalog sCatalog("application/x-vnd.Cortex.DormantNodeView");
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
 // constants
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
@@ -65,7 +74,8 @@ const BRect DormantNodeWindow::s_initFrame(500.0, 350.0, 640.0, 480.0);

 DormantNodeWindow::DormantNodeWindow(
 	BWindow* parent)
-	: BWindow(s_initFrame, "Media add-ons",
+	: BWindow(s_initFrame,
+			  B_TRANSLATE("Media add-ons"),
 			  B_FLOATING_WINDOW_LOOK,
 			  B_FLOATING_SUBSET_WINDOW_FEEL,
 			  B_WILL_ACCEPT_FIRST_CLICK|B_AVOID_FOCUS|B_ASYNCHRONOUS_CONTROLS),
@@ -14,3 +14,10 @@ StaticLibrary cortex_dormant_node_view.a :
 	DormantNodeView.cpp
 	DormantNodeWindow.cpp
 ;
+
+DoCatalogs cortex_dormant_node_view.a :
+	application/x-vnd.Cortex.DormantNodeView
+	:
+	DormantNodeListItem.cpp
+	DormantNodeWindow.cpp
+;
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@

 // Application Kit
 #include <Roster.h>
+// Locale Kit
+#undef B_CATALOG
+#define B_CATALOG (&sCatalog)
+#include <Catalog.h>
 // Media Kit
 #include <MediaNode.h>
 #include <MediaRoster.h>
@@ -49,11 +53,16 @@
 #include <File.h>
 #include <Path.h>

+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "AppNodeInfoView"
+
 __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE

 #include <Debug.h>
 #define D_METHOD(x) //PRINT (x)

+static BCatalog sCatalog("application/x-vnd.Cortex.InfoView");
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
 // *** ctor/dtor (public)
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
@@ -65,8 +74,9 @@ AppNodeInfoView::AppNodeInfoView(
 	D_METHOD(("AppNodeInfoView::AppNodeInfoView()\n"));

 	// adjust view properties
-	setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(" File Format ") + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
-	setSubTitle("Application-Owned Node");
+	setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(B_TRANSLATE("File format"))
+		+ 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
+	setSubTitle(B_TRANSLATE("Application-owned node"));

 	// add separator
 	addField("", "");
@@ -82,7 +92,7 @@ AppNodeInfoView::AppNodeInfoView(
 		if ((appEntry.InitCheck() == B_OK)
 		 && (appEntry.GetName(appName) == B_OK))
 		{
-			addField("Application", appName);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Application"), appName);
 		}
 		BFile appFile(&appInfo.ref, B_READ_ONLY);
 		if (appFile.InitCheck() == B_OK)
@@ -93,11 +103,11 @@ AppNodeInfoView::AppNodeInfoView(
 				version_info appVersion;
 				if (appFileInfo.GetVersionInfo(&appVersion, B_APP_VERSION_KIND) == B_OK)
 				{
-					addField("Version", appVersion.long_info);
+					addField(B_TRANSLATE("Version"), appVersion.long_info);
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		addField("Signature", appInfo.signature);
+		addField(B_TRANSLATE("Signature"), appInfo.signature);
 	}
 }

@@ -40,28 +40,37 @@
 // NodeManager
 #include "Connection.h"

+// Locale Kit
+#undef B_CATALOG
+#define B_CATALOG (&sCatalog)
+#include <Catalog.h>
 // MediaKit
 #include <MediaDefs.h>

+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "ConnectionInfoView"
+
 __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE

 #include <Debug.h>
 #define D_METHOD(x) //PRINT (x)
 #define D_MESSAGE(x) //PRINT (x)

+static BCatalog sCatalog("application/x-vnd.Cortex.InfoView");
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
 // *** ctor/dtor (public)
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //

 ConnectionInfoView::ConnectionInfoView(
 	const Connection &connection)
-	: InfoView("Connection", "", 0),
+	: InfoView(B_TRANSLATE("Connection"), "", 0),
 	  m_source(connection.source()),
 	  m_destination(connection.destination())
 {
 	D_METHOD(("ConnectionInfoView::ConnectionInfoView()\n"));

-	setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(" Destination ")
+	setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(B_TRANSLATE("Destination"))
 					+ 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
 	media_input input;
 	media_output output;
@@ -72,7 +81,7 @@ ConnectionInfoView::ConnectionInfoView(
 		if (s.Length() > 0)
 			s << " ";
 		s << "(" << MediaString::getStringFor(output.source) << ")";
-		addField("Source", s);
+		addField(B_TRANSLATE("Source"), s);
 	}
 	if (connection.getInput(&input) == B_OK) {
 		// add "Destination" field
@@ -81,14 +90,15 @@ ConnectionInfoView::ConnectionInfoView(
 		if (s.Length() > 0)
 			s << " ";
 		s << "(" << MediaString::getStringFor(input.destination) << ")";
-		addField("Destination", s);
+		addField(B_TRANSLATE("Destination"), s);
 	}

 	// add a separator field
 	addField("", "");

 	// add "Media Type" field
-	addField("Media Type", MediaString::getStringFor(connection.format().type));
+	addField(B_TRANSLATE("Media type"),
+		MediaString::getStringFor(connection.format().type));

 	// add the format fields
 	_addFormatFields(connection.format());
@@ -110,111 +120,116 @@ void ConnectionInfoView::_addFormatFields(
 	switch (format.type) {
 		case B_MEDIA_RAW_AUDIO: {
 			// adjust view properties
-			setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(" Sample Rate ") + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
+			setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(
+				B_TRANSLATE("Sample rate")) + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
 			BString s;
 			// add "Format" field
 			s = MediaString::forAudioFormat(format.u.raw_audio.format,
 											format.u.raw_audio.valid_bits);
-			addField("Format", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Format"), s);
 			// add "Sample Rate" field
 			s = MediaString::forAudioFrameRate(format.u.raw_audio.frame_rate);
-			addField("Sample Rate", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Sample rate"), s);
 			// add "Channels" field
 			s = MediaString::forAudioChannelCount(format.u.raw_audio.channel_count);
-			addField("Channels", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Channels"), s);
 			// add "Channel Mask" field
 			s = MediaString::forAudioChannelMask(format.u.raw_audio.channel_mask);
-			addField("Channel Mask", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Channel mask"), s);
 			// add "Matrix Mask" field
 			s = MediaString::forAudioMatrixMask(format.u.raw_audio.matrix_mask);
-			addField("Matrix Mask", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Matrix mask"), s);
 			// add the "Byte Order" field
 			s = MediaString::forAudioByteOrder(format.u.raw_audio.byte_order);
-			addField("Byte Order", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Byte order"), s);
 			// add the "Buffer Size" field
 			s = MediaString::forAudioBufferSize(format.u.raw_audio.buffer_size);
-			addField("Buffer Size", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Buffer size"), s);
 			break;
 		}
 		case B_MEDIA_RAW_VIDEO: {
 			// adjust view properties
-			setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(" Video Data Between ") + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
+			setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(
+				B_TRANSLATE("Video data between")) + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
 			BString s;
 			// add the "Format" field
 			s = MediaString::forVideoFormat(format.u.raw_video.display.format);
-			addField("Format", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Format"), s);
 			// add the "Resolution" field
 			s = MediaString::forVideoResolution(format.u.raw_video.display.line_width,
 												format.u.raw_video.display.line_count);
-			addField("Resolution", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Resolution"), s);
 			// add the "Field Rate" field
 			s = MediaString::forVideoFieldRate(format.u.raw_video.field_rate,
 											   format.u.raw_video.interlace);
-			addField("Field Rate", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Field rate"), s);
 			// add the "Orientation" field
 			s = MediaString::forVideoOrientation(format.u.raw_video.orientation);
-			addField("Orientation", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Orientation"), s);
 			// add the "Aspect Ratio" field
 			s = MediaString::forVideoAspectRatio(format.u.raw_video.pixel_width_aspect,
 												 format.u.raw_video.pixel_height_aspect);
-			addField("Aspect Ratio", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Aspect ratio"), s);
 			// add the "Active Lines" field
 			s = MediaString::forVideoActiveLines(format.u.raw_video.first_active,
 												 format.u.raw_video.last_active);
-			addField("Active Lines", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Active lines"), s);
 			// add the "Offset" field
 			s = MediaString::forVideoOffset(format.u.raw_video.display.pixel_offset,
 											format.u.raw_video.display.line_offset);			
-			addField("Offset", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Offset"), s);
 			break;
 		}
 		case B_MEDIA_ENCODED_AUDIO: {
 			// adjust view properties
-			setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(" Frame Size ") + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
+			setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(
+				B_TRANSLATE("Frame size")) + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
 			BString s;
 			// add the "Bit Rate" field
 			s = MediaString::forAudioBitRate(format.u.encoded_audio.bit_rate);
-			addField("Bit Rate", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Bit rate"), s);
 			// add the "Frame Size" field
 			s = MediaString::forAudioFrameSize(format.u.encoded_audio.frame_size);
-			addField("Frame Size", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Frame size"), s);
 			break;
 		}
 		case B_MEDIA_ENCODED_VIDEO: {
 			// adjust view properties
-			setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(" Frame Size ") + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
+			setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(
+				B_TRANSLATE("Frame size")) + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
 			BString s;
 			// add the "Bit Rate" field
 			s = MediaString::forVideoBitRate(format.u.encoded_video.avg_bit_rate,
 											 format.u.encoded_video.max_bit_rate);
-			addField("Bit Rate", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Bit rate"), s);
 			// add the "Frame Size" field
 			s = MediaString::forVideoFrameSize(format.u.encoded_video.frame_size);
-			addField("Frame Size", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Frame size"), s);
 			// add the "History" field
 			s = MediaString::forVideoHistory(format.u.encoded_video.forward_history,
 											 format.u.encoded_video.backward_history);
-			addField("History", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("History"), s);
 			break;
 		}
 		case B_MEDIA_MULTISTREAM: {
 			// adjust view properties
-			setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(" Chunk Size ") + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
+			setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(
+				B_TRANSLATE("Chunk size")) + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
 			BString s;
 			// add the "Format" field
 			s = MediaString::forMultistreamFormat(format.u.multistream.format);
-			addField("Format", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Format"), s);
 			// add the "Bit Rate" field
 			s = MediaString::forMultistreamBitRate(format.u.multistream.avg_bit_rate,
 												   format.u.multistream.max_bit_rate);
-			addField("Bit Rate", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Bit rate"), s);
 			// add the "Chunk Size" field
 			s = MediaString::forMultistreamChunkSize(format.u.multistream.avg_chunk_size,
 													 format.u.multistream.max_chunk_size);
-			addField("Chunk Size", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Chunk size"), s);
 			// add the "Flags" field
 			s = MediaString::forMultistreamFlags(format.u.multistream.flags);
-			addField("Flags", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Flags"), s);
 			break;
 		}
 		default: {
@@ -38,22 +38,31 @@
 #include "MediaIcon.h"
 #include "MediaString.h"

+// Locale Kit
+#undef B_CATALOG
+#define B_CATALOG (&sCatalog)
+#include <Catalog.h>
 // Media Kit
 #include <MediaAddOn.h>
 #include <MediaRoster.h>

+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "DormantNodeInfoView"
+
 __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE

 #include <Debug.h>
 #define D_METHOD(x) //PRINT (x)

+static BCatalog sCatalog("application/x-vnd.Cortex.InfoView");
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
 // *** ctor/dtor (public)
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //

 DormantNodeInfoView::DormantNodeInfoView(
 	const dormant_node_info &info)
-	: InfoView(info.name, "Dormant media node",
+	: InfoView(info.name, B_TRANSLATE("Dormant media node"),
 			   new MediaIcon(info, B_LARGE_ICON)),
 	  m_addOnID(info.addon),
 	  m_flavorID(info.flavor_id)
@@ -61,19 +70,20 @@ DormantNodeInfoView::DormantNodeInfoView(
 	D_METHOD(("DormantNodeInfoView::DormantNodeInfoView()\n"));

 	// adjust view properties
-	setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(" Output Formats ") + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
+	setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(B_TRANSLATE("Output formats"))
+		+ 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);

 	BString s;

 	// add the "AddOn ID" field
 	s = "";
 	s << info.addon;
-	addField("AddOn ID", s);
+	addField(B_TRANSLATE("AddOn ID"), s);

 	// add the "Flavor ID" field
 	s = "";
 	s << info.flavor_id;
-	addField("Flavor ID", s);
+	addField(B_TRANSLATE("Flavor ID"), s);
 	
 	// add separator field
 	addField("", "");
@@ -84,13 +94,14 @@ DormantNodeInfoView::DormantNodeInfoView(
 	{
 		// add the "Description" field
 		s = flavorInfo.info;
-		addField("Description", s);
+		addField(B_TRANSLATE("Description"), s);

 		// add "Kinds" field
-		addField("Kinds", MediaString::getStringFor(static_cast<node_kind>(flavorInfo.kinds)));
+		addField(B_TRANSLATE("Kinds"), MediaString::getStringFor(
+			static_cast<node_kind>(flavorInfo.kinds)));

 		// add "Flavor Flags" field
-		addField("Flavor flags", "?");
+		addField(B_TRANSLATE("Flavor flags"), "?");

 		// add "Max. instances" field
 		if (flavorInfo.possible_count > 0)
@@ -100,20 +111,21 @@ DormantNodeInfoView::DormantNodeInfoView(
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			s = "Any number";
+			s = B_TRANSLATE_COMMENT("Any number", "For 'Max. instances' field");
 		}
-		addField("Max. instances", s);
+		addField(B_TRANSLATE("Max. instances"), s);

 		// add "Input Formats" field
 		if (flavorInfo.in_format_count > 0)
 		{
 			if (flavorInfo.in_format_count == 1)
 			{
-				addField("Input format", MediaString::getStringFor(flavorInfo.in_formats[0], false));
+				addField(B_TRANSLATE("Input format"),
+					MediaString::getStringFor(flavorInfo.in_formats[0], false));
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				addField("Input formats", "");
+				addField(B_TRANSLATE("Input formats"), "");
 				for (int32 i = 0; i < flavorInfo.in_format_count; i++)
 				{
 					s = "";
@@ -128,11 +140,13 @@ DormantNodeInfoView::DormantNodeInfoView(
 		{
 			if (flavorInfo.out_format_count == 1)
 			{
-				addField("Output format", MediaString::getStringFor(flavorInfo.out_formats[0], false));
+				addField(B_TRANSLATE("Output format"),
+					MediaString::getStringFor(
+						flavorInfo.out_formats[0], false));
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				addField("Output formats", "");
+				addField(B_TRANSLATE("Output formats"), "");
 				for (int32 i = 0; i < flavorInfo.out_format_count; i++)
 				{
 					s = "";
@@ -38,63 +38,78 @@
 #include "MediaIcon.h"
 #include "MediaString.h"

+// Locale Kit
+#undef B_CATALOG
+#define B_CATALOG (&sCatalog)
+#include <Catalog.h>
+
+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "EndpointInfoView"
+
 __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE

 #include <Debug.h>
 #define D_METHOD(x) //PRINT (x)

+static BCatalog sCatalog("application/x-vnd.Cortex.InfoView");
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
 // *** ctor/dtor (public)
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //

 EndPointInfoView::EndPointInfoView(
 	const media_input &input)
-	: InfoView(input.name, "Media input", 0),
+	: InfoView(input.name, B_TRANSLATE("Media input"), 0),
 	  m_output(false),
 	  m_port(input.destination.port),
 	  m_id(input.destination.id) {
 	D_METHOD(("EndPointInfoView::EndPointInfoView(input)\n"));

-	setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(" Destination ") 
+	setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(B_TRANSLATE("Destination")) 
 					+ 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);

 	// add "Source" field
-	addField("Source", MediaString::getStringFor(input.source));
+	addField(B_TRANSLATE("Source"), MediaString::getStringFor(input.source));

 	// add "Destination" field
-	addField("Destination", MediaString::getStringFor(input.destination));
+	addField(B_TRANSLATE("Destination"),
+		MediaString::getStringFor(input.destination));
 	
 	// add a separator field
 	addField("", "");

 	// add "Media Type" field
-	addField("Media type", MediaString::getStringFor(input.format.type));
+	addField(B_TRANSLATE("Media type"),
+		MediaString::getStringFor(input.format.type));

 	_addFormatFields(input.format);
 }

 EndPointInfoView::EndPointInfoView(
 	const media_output &output)
-	: InfoView(output.name, "Media output", 0),
+	: InfoView(output.name, B_TRANSLATE("Media output"), 0),
 	  m_output(true),
 	  m_port(output.source.port),
 	  m_id(output.source.id) {
 	D_METHOD(("EndPointInfoView::EndPointInfoView(output)\n"));

-	setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(" Destination ") 
+	setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(B_TRANSLATE("Destination")) 
 					+ 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);

 	// add "Source" field
-	addField("Source", MediaString::getStringFor(output.source));
+	addField(B_TRANSLATE("Source"),
+		MediaString::getStringFor(output.source));

 	// add "Destination" field
-	addField("Destination", MediaString::getStringFor(output.destination));
+	addField(B_TRANSLATE("Destination"),
+		MediaString::getStringFor(output.destination));
 	
 	// add a separator field
 	addField("", "");

 	// add "Media Type" field
-	addField("Media type", MediaString::getStringFor(output.format.type));
+	addField(B_TRANSLATE("Media type"),
+		MediaString::getStringFor(output.format.type));

 	_addFormatFields(output.format);
 }
@@ -140,111 +155,116 @@ void EndPointInfoView::_addFormatFields(
 	switch (format.type) {
 		case B_MEDIA_RAW_AUDIO: {
 			// adjust view properties
-			setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(" Sample Rate ") + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
+			setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(
+				B_TRANSLATE("Sample rate")) + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
 			BString s;
 			// add "Format" field
 			s = MediaString::forAudioFormat(format.u.raw_audio.format,
 											format.u.raw_audio.valid_bits);
-			addField("Format", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Format"), s);
 			// add "Sample Rate" field
 			s = MediaString::forAudioFrameRate(format.u.raw_audio.frame_rate);
-			addField("Sample rate", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Sample rate"), s);
 			// add "Channels" field
 			s = MediaString::forAudioChannelCount(format.u.raw_audio.channel_count);
-			addField("Channels", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Channels"), s);
 			// add "Channel Mask" field
 			s = MediaString::forAudioChannelMask(format.u.raw_audio.channel_mask);
-			addField("Channel mask", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Channel mask"), s);
 			// add "Matrix Mask" field
 			s = MediaString::forAudioMatrixMask(format.u.raw_audio.matrix_mask);
-			addField("Matrix mask", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Matrix mask"), s);
 			// add the "Byte Order" field
 			s = MediaString::forAudioByteOrder(format.u.raw_audio.byte_order);
-			addField("Byte order", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Byte order"), s);
 			// add the "Buffer Size" field
 			s = MediaString::forAudioBufferSize(format.u.raw_audio.buffer_size);
-			addField("Buffer size", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Buffer size"), s);
 			break;
 		}
 		case B_MEDIA_RAW_VIDEO: {
 			// adjust view properties
-			setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(" Video Data Between ") + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
+			setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(
+				B_TRANSLATE("Video data between")) + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
 			BString s;
 			// add the "Format" field
 			s = MediaString::forVideoFormat(format.u.raw_video.display.format);
-			addField("Format", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Format"), s);
 			// add the "Resolution" field
 			s = MediaString::forVideoResolution(format.u.raw_video.display.line_width,
 												format.u.raw_video.display.line_count);
-			addField("Resolution", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Resolution"), s);
 			// add the "Field Rate" field
 			s = MediaString::forVideoFieldRate(format.u.raw_video.field_rate,
 											   format.u.raw_video.interlace);
-			addField("Field rate", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Field rate"), s);
 			// add the "Orientation" field
 			s = MediaString::forVideoOrientation(format.u.raw_video.orientation);
-			addField("Orientation", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Orientation"), s);
 			// add the "Aspect Ratio" field
 			s = MediaString::forVideoAspectRatio(format.u.raw_video.pixel_width_aspect,
 												 format.u.raw_video.pixel_height_aspect);
-			addField("Aspect ratio", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Aspect ratio"), s);
 			// add the "Active Lines" field
 			s = MediaString::forVideoActiveLines(format.u.raw_video.first_active,
 												 format.u.raw_video.last_active);
-			addField("Active lines", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Active lines"), s);
 			// add the "Offset" field
 			s = MediaString::forVideoOffset(format.u.raw_video.display.pixel_offset,
 											format.u.raw_video.display.line_offset);			
-			addField("Offset", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Offset"), s);
 			break;
 		}
 		case B_MEDIA_ENCODED_AUDIO: {
 			// adjust view properties
-			setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(" Frame Size ") + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
+			setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(
+				B_TRANSLATE("Frame size")) + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
 			BString s;
 			// add the "Bit Rate" field
 			s = MediaString::forAudioBitRate(format.u.encoded_audio.bit_rate);
-			addField("Bit rate", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Bit rate"), s);
 			// add the "Frame Size" field
 			s = MediaString::forAudioFrameSize(format.u.encoded_audio.frame_size);
-			addField("Frame size", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Frame size"), s);
 			break;
 		}
 		case B_MEDIA_ENCODED_VIDEO: {
 			// adjust view properties
-			setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(" Frame Size ") + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
+			setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(
+				B_TRANSLATE("Frame size")) + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
 			BString s;
 			// add the "Bit Rate" field
 			s = MediaString::forVideoBitRate(format.u.encoded_video.avg_bit_rate,
 											 format.u.encoded_video.max_bit_rate);
-			addField("Bit rate", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Bit rate"), s);
 			// add the "Frame Size" field
 			s = MediaString::forVideoFrameSize(format.u.encoded_video.frame_size);
-			addField("Frame size", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Frame size"), s);
 			// add the "History" field
 			s = MediaString::forVideoHistory(format.u.encoded_video.forward_history,
 											 format.u.encoded_video.backward_history);
-			addField("History", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("History"), s);
 			break;
 		}
 		case B_MEDIA_MULTISTREAM: {
 			// adjust view properties
-			setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(" Chunk Size ") + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
+			setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(
+				B_TRANSLATE("Chunk size")) + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
 			BString s;
 			// add the "Format" field
 			s = MediaString::forMultistreamFormat(format.u.multistream.format);
-			addField("Format", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Format"), s);
 			// add the "Bit Rate" field
 			s = MediaString::forMultistreamBitRate(format.u.multistream.avg_bit_rate,
 												   format.u.multistream.max_bit_rate);
-			addField("Bit rate", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Bit rate"), s);
 			// add the "Chunk Size" field
 			s = MediaString::forMultistreamChunkSize(format.u.multistream.avg_chunk_size,
 													 format.u.multistream.max_chunk_size);
-			addField("Chunk size", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Chunk size"), s);
 			// add the "Flags" field
 			s = MediaString::forMultistreamFlags(format.u.multistream.flags);
-			addField("Flags", s);
+			addField(B_TRANSLATE("Flags"), s);
 			break;
 		}
 		default: {
@@ -36,17 +36,25 @@
 #include "MediaString.h"
 #include "NodeRef.h"

+#undef B_CATALOG
+#define B_CATALOG (&sCatalog)
+#include <Catalog.h>
 #include <MediaFile.h>
 #include <MediaNode.h>
 #include <MediaRoster.h>
 #include <MediaTrack.h>
 #include <TimeCode.h>

+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "FileNodeInfoView"
+
 __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE

 #include <Debug.h>
 #define D_METHOD(x) //PRINT (x)

+static BCatalog sCatalog("application/x-vnd.Cortex.InfoView");
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
 // *** ctor/dtor (public)
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
@@ -58,8 +66,9 @@ FileNodeInfoView::FileNodeInfoView(
 	D_METHOD(("FileNodeInfoView::FileNodeInfoView()\n"));

 	// adjust view properties
-	setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(" File Format ") + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
-	setSubTitle("Live File-Interface Node");
+	setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(B_TRANSLATE("File format"))
+		+ 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
+	setSubTitle(B_TRANSLATE("Live file-interface node"));

 	// if a ref is set for this file-interface display some info
 	// thru MediaFile and set the title appropriatly
@@ -82,7 +91,7 @@ FileNodeInfoView::FileNodeInfoView(
 			{
 				s = "";
 				s << format.pretty_name << " (" << format.mime_type << ")";
-				addField("File Format", s);
+				addField(B_TRANSLATE("File format"), s);
 			}
 			
 			// add "Copyright" field
@@ -90,13 +99,13 @@ FileNodeInfoView::FileNodeInfoView(
 			if (copyRight)
 			{
 				s = copyRight;
-				addField("Copyright", s);
+				addField(B_TRANSLATE("Copyright"), s);
 			}
 	
 			// add "Tracks" list
 			if (file.CountTracks() > 0)
 			{
-				addField("Tracks", "");
+				addField(B_TRANSLATE("Tracks"), "");
 				for (int32 i = 0; i < file.CountTracks(); i++)
 				{
 					BString label;
@@ -117,10 +126,12 @@ FileNodeInfoView::FileNodeInfoView(
 						media_codec_info codec;
 						if (track->GetCodecInfo(&codec) == B_OK)
 						{
-							s << "\n- Codec: " << codec.pretty_name;
+							s << B_TRANSLATE("\n- Codec:") << " " 
+								<< codec.pretty_name;
 							if (codec.id > 0)
 							{
-								s << " (ID: " << codec.id << ")";
+								s << " (" << B_TRANSLATE("ID:") << " "
+									<< codec.id << ")";
 							}
 						}
 					}
@@ -131,13 +142,13 @@ FileNodeInfoView::FileNodeInfoView(
 					us_to_timecode(duration, &hours, &minutes, &seconds, &frames);
 					char buffer[64];
 					sprintf(buffer, "%02d:%02d:%02d:%02d", hours, minutes, seconds, frames);
-					s << "\n- Duration: " << buffer;
+					s << B_TRANSLATE("\n- Duration:") << " " << buffer;
 					
 					// add quality
 					float quality;
 					if (track->GetQuality(&quality) == B_OK)
 					{
-						s << "\n- Quality: " << quality;
+						s << B_TRANSLATE("\n- Quality:") << " " << quality;
 					}
 					addField(label, s);
 				}
@@ -153,7 +164,8 @@ FileNodeInfoView::FileNodeInfoView(
 	{
 		// set title
 		title = ref->name();
-		title += " (no file)";
+		title += " ";
+		title += B_TRANSLATE("(no file)");
 	}
 	setTitle(title);
 }
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@

 #include "array_delete.h"

+// Locale Kit
+#undef B_CATALOG
+#define B_CATALOG (&sCatalog)
+#include <Catalog.h>
 // Interface Kit
 #include <Bitmap.h>
 #include <Region.h>
@@ -48,6 +52,9 @@
 // Support Kit
 #include <List.h>

+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "InfoView"
+
 __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE

 #include <Debug.h>
@@ -56,6 +63,8 @@ __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE
 #define D_ACCESS(X) //PRINT (x)			// Accessors
 #define D_METHOD(x) //PRINT (x)

+static BCatalog sCatalog("application/x-vnd.Cortex.InfoView");
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
 // *** internal class: _InfoTextField
 //
@@ -175,10 +184,10 @@ void InfoView::AttachedToWindow() {
 	D_HOOK(("InfoView::AttachedToWindow()\n"));

 	// adjust the windows title
-	BString title = m_title;
-	title << " info";
+	BString title = B_TRANSLATE("%title% info");
+	title.ReplaceFirst("%title%", m_title);
 	Window()->SetTitle(title.String());
-	
+
 	// calculate the area occupied by title, subtitle and icon
 	font_height fh;
 	be_bold_font->GetHeight(&fh);
@@ -17,3 +17,15 @@ StaticLibrary cortex_info_view.a :
 	InfoWindowManager.cpp
 	LiveNodeInfoView.cpp
 ;
+
+DoCatalogs cortex_info_view.a :
+	application/x-vnd.Cortex.InfoView
+	:
+	AppNodeInfoView.cpp
+	ConnectionInfoView.cpp
+	DormantNodeInfoView.cpp
+	EndPointInfoView.cpp
+	FileNodeInfoView.cpp
+	InfoView.cpp
+	LiveNodeInfoView.cpp
+;
@@ -41,37 +41,47 @@
 #include "MediaIcon.h"
 #include "MediaString.h"

+// Locale Kit
+#undef B_CATALOG
+#define B_CATALOG (&sCatalog)
+#include <Catalog.h>
+
 // Media Kit
 #include <MediaNode.h>

 // Interface Kit
 #include <Window.h>

+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "LiveNodeInfoView"
+
 __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE

 #include <Debug.h>
 #define D_METHOD(x) //PRINT (x)
 #define D_MESSAGE(x) //PRINT (x)

+static BCatalog sCatalog("application/x-vnd.Cortex.InfoView");
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
 // *** ctor/dtor (public)
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //

 LiveNodeInfoView::LiveNodeInfoView(
 	const NodeRef *ref)
-	: InfoView(ref->name(), "Live Media Node",
+	: InfoView(ref->name(), B_TRANSLATE("Live media node"),
 			   new MediaIcon(ref->nodeInfo(), B_LARGE_ICON)),
 	  m_nodeID(ref->id())
 {
 	D_METHOD(("LiveNodeInfoView::LiveNodeInfoView()\n"));

 	// adjust view properties
-	setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(" Run Mode ") + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);
+	setSideBarWidth(be_plain_font->StringWidth(B_TRANSLATE("Run mode")) + 2 * InfoView::M_H_MARGIN);

 	// add "Node ID" field
 	BString s;
 	s << ref->id();
-	addField("Node ID", s);
+	addField(B_TRANSLATE("Node ID"), s);

 	// add "Port" field
 	s = "";
@@ -81,13 +91,13 @@ LiveNodeInfoView::LiveNodeInfoView(
 	{
 		s << " (" << portInfo.name << ")";
 	}
-	addField("Port", s);
+	addField(B_TRANSLATE("Port"), s);

 	// add separator field
 	addField("", "");

 	// add "Kinds" field
-	addField("Kinds", MediaString::getStringFor(static_cast<node_kind>(ref->kind())));
+	addField(B_TRANSLATE("Kinds"), MediaString::getStringFor(static_cast<node_kind>(ref->kind())));

 	// add "Run Mode" field
 	BMediaNode::run_mode runMode = static_cast<BMediaNode::run_mode>(ref->runMode());
@@ -99,7 +109,7 @@ LiveNodeInfoView::LiveNodeInfoView(
 			runMode = group->runMode();
 		}
 	}
-	addField("Run Mode", MediaString::getStringFor(runMode));
+	addField(B_TRANSLATE("Run mode"), MediaString::getStringFor(runMode));

 	// add "Latency" field
 	bigtime_t latency;
@@ -114,7 +124,7 @@ LiveNodeInfoView::LiveNodeInfoView(
 		{
 			s = "?";
 		}
-		addField("Latency", s);
+		addField(B_TRANSLATE("Latency"), s);
 	}
 }

@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 SubDir HAIKU_TOP src apps cortex ;

-SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src apps cortex RouteApp ;
-SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src apps cortex AddOnHost ;
-
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src apps cortex DiagramView ;
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src apps cortex DormantNodeView ;
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src apps cortex InfoView ;
@@ -15,4 +12,7 @@ SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src apps cortex TransportView ;
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src apps cortex ValControl ;
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src apps cortex support ;

+SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src apps cortex RouteApp ;
+SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src apps cortex AddOnHost ;
+
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src apps cortex addons ;
@@ -21,3 +21,12 @@ StaticLibrary cortex_media_routing_view.a :
 	MediaRoutingView.cpp
 	MediaWire.cpp
 ;
+
+DoCatalogs cortex_media_routing_view.a :
+	application/x-vnd.Cortex.MediaRoutingView
+	:
+	MediaJack.cpp
+	MediaNodePanel.cpp
+	MediaRoutingView.cpp
+	MediaWire.cpp
+;
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@
 #include <Bitmap.h>
 #include <MenuItem.h>
 #include <PopUpMenu.h>
+// Locale Kit
+#undef B_CATALOG
+#define B_CATALOG (&sCatalog)
+#include <Catalog.h>
+
+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "MediaJack"

 __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE

@@ -59,6 +66,8 @@ __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE
 #define D_DRAW(x) //PRINT (x)
 #define D_MOUSE(x) //PRINT (x)

+static BCatalog sCatalog("application/x-vnd.Cortex.MediaRoutingView");
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
 // constants
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
@@ -88,7 +97,7 @@ MediaJack::MediaJack(
 	D_METHOD(("MediaJack::MediaJack()\n"));
 	makeSelectable(false);
 	if (m_label == "")
-		m_label = "Input";
+		m_label = B_TRANSLATE("Input");
 	_updateAbbreviation();
 }

@@ -108,7 +117,7 @@ MediaJack::MediaJack(
 	D_METHOD(("MediaJack::MediaJack()\n"));
 	makeSelectable(false);
 	if (m_label == "")
-		m_label = "Output";
+		m_label = B_TRANSLATE("Output");
 	_updateAbbreviation();
 }

@@ -748,7 +757,7 @@ void MediaJack::showContextMenu(
 		BMessage *message = new BMessage(InfoWindowManager::M_INFO_WINDOW_REQUESTED);
 		message->AddData("input", B_RAW_TYPE,
 						 reinterpret_cast<const void *>(&input), sizeof(input));
-		menu->AddItem(new BMenuItem("Get info", message));
+		menu->AddItem(new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Get info"), message));
 	}
 	else if (isOutput())
 	{
@@ -757,7 +766,7 @@ void MediaJack::showContextMenu(
 		BMessage *message = new BMessage(InfoWindowManager::M_INFO_WINDOW_REQUESTED);
 		message->AddData("output", B_RAW_TYPE,
 						 reinterpret_cast<const void *>(&output), sizeof(output));
-		menu->AddItem(new BMenuItem("Get info", message));
+		menu->AddItem(new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Get info"), message));
 	}

 	menu->SetTargetForItems(view());
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@
 // Media Kit
 #include <MediaDefs.h>
 #include <MediaRoster.h>
+// Locale Kit
+#undef B_CATALOG
+#define B_CATALOG (&sCatalog)
+#include <Catalog.h>
+
+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "MediaNodePanel"

 using namespace std;

@@ -72,6 +79,8 @@ __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE
 #define D_MESSAGE(x) //PRINT (x)
 #define D_DRAW(x) //PRINT (x)

+static BCatalog sCatalog("application/x-vnd.Cortex.MediaRoutingView");
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
 // constants
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
@@ -562,7 +571,8 @@ void MediaNodePanel::showContextMenu(

 	// add the "Tweak Parameters" item
 	message = new BMessage(MediaRoutingView::M_NODE_TWEAK_PARAMETERS);
-	menu->AddItem(item = new BMenuItem("Tweak parameters", message, 'P'));
+	menu->AddItem(item = new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Tweak parameters"),
+		message, 'P'));
 	if (!(ref->kind() & B_CONTROLLABLE))
 	{
 		item->SetEnabled(false);
@@ -570,10 +580,11 @@ void MediaNodePanel::showContextMenu(

 	message = new BMessage(InfoWindowManager::M_INFO_WINDOW_REQUESTED);
 	message->AddInt32("nodeID", ref->id());
-	menu->AddItem(new BMenuItem("Get info", message, 'I'));
+	menu->AddItem(new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Get info"), message, 'I'));
 	menu->AddSeparatorItem();

-	menu->AddItem(item = new BMenuItem("Release", new BMessage(MediaRoutingView::M_DELETE_SELECTION), 'T'));
+	menu->AddItem(item = new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Release"),
+		new BMessage(MediaRoutingView::M_DELETE_SELECTION), 'T'));
 	if (!ref->isInternal())
 	{
 		item->SetEnabled(false);
@@ -583,7 +594,7 @@ void MediaNodePanel::showContextMenu(
 	// add the "Cycle" item
 	message = new BMessage(MediaRoutingView::M_NODE_CHANGE_CYCLING);
 	message->AddBool("cycle", !ref->isCycling());
-	menu->AddItem(item = new BMenuItem("Cycle", message));
+	menu->AddItem(item = new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Cycle"), message));
 	item->SetMarked(ref->isCycling());
 	if (ref->flags() & NodeRef::NO_SEEK)
 	{
@@ -591,7 +602,7 @@ void MediaNodePanel::showContextMenu(
 	}

 	// add the "Run Mode" sub menu
-	BMenu *subMenu = new BMenu("Run mode");
+	BMenu *subMenu = new BMenu(B_TRANSLATE("Run mode"));
 	subMenu->SetFont(be_plain_font);
 	for (uint32 runMode = 1; runMode <= BMediaNode::B_RECORDING; runMode++)
 	{
@@ -613,7 +624,8 @@ void MediaNodePanel::showContextMenu(
 	subMenu->AddSeparatorItem();
 	message = new BMessage(MediaRoutingView::M_NODE_CHANGE_RUN_MODE);
 	message->AddInt32("run_mode", 0);
-	subMenu->AddItem(item = new BMenuItem("(same as group)", message));
+	subMenu->AddItem(
+		item = new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("(same as group)"), message));
 	if (ref->group() == 0)
 	{
 		item->SetEnabled(false);
@@ -626,19 +638,19 @@ void MediaNodePanel::showContextMenu(
 	subMenu->SetTargetForItems(view());
 	
 	// [c.lenz 24dec99] hide rarely used commands in a 'Advanced' submenu
-	subMenu = new BMenu("Advanced");
+	subMenu = new BMenu(B_TRANSLATE("Advanced"));
 	subMenu->SetFont(be_plain_font);
 	// [e.moon 5dec99] ad-hoc timesource support
 	if(ref->kind() & B_TIME_SOURCE) {
 		message = new BMessage(MediaRoutingView::M_NODE_START_TIME_SOURCE);
 		message->AddInt32("nodeID", ref->id());
 		subMenu->AddItem(new BMenuItem(
-			"Start time source",
+			B_TRANSLATE("Start time source"),
 			message));
 		message = new BMessage(MediaRoutingView::M_NODE_START_TIME_SOURCE);
 		message->AddInt32("nodeID", ref->id());
 		subMenu->AddItem(new BMenuItem(
-			"Stop time source",
+			B_TRANSLATE("Stop time source"),
 			message));
 	}
 	// [c.lenz 24dec99] support for BControllable::StartControlPanel()
@@ -646,8 +658,8 @@ void MediaNodePanel::showContextMenu(
 		if (subMenu->CountItems() > 0)
 			subMenu->AddSeparatorItem();
 		message = new BMessage(MediaRoutingView::M_NODE_START_CONTROL_PANEL);
-		subMenu->AddItem(new BMenuItem("Start Control Panel", message,
-									   'P', B_COMMAND_KEY | B_SHIFT_KEY));
+		subMenu->AddItem(new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Start control panel"),
+			message, 'P', B_COMMAND_KEY | B_SHIFT_KEY));
 	}
 	// [em 1feb00] group tweaks
 	if(ref->group())
@@ -660,7 +672,8 @@ void MediaNodePanel::showContextMenu(
 			subMenu->AddSeparatorItem();
 		subMenu->AddItem(
 			new BMenuItem(
-				isLocked ? "Unlock group" : "Lock group", message));
+				isLocked ? B_TRANSLATE("Unlock group")
+						 : B_TRANSLATE("Lock group"), message));
 	}
 	
 	if (subMenu->CountItems() > 0)
@@ -797,8 +810,8 @@ void MediaNodePanel::_prepareLabel()
 		status_t error = BMediaRoster::Roster()->GetRefFor(ref->node(),	&nodeFile);
 		if (error)
 		{
-			m_fullLabel = ref->name();
-			m_fullLabel += " (no file)";
+			m_fullLabel = B_TRANSLATE("%refname% (no file)");
+			m_fullLabel.ReplaceFirst("%refname%", ref->name());
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@
 #include <MenuItem.h>
 #include <PopUpMenu.h>
 #include <Window.h>
+// Locale Kit
+#undef B_CATALOG
+#define B_CATALOG (&sCatalog)
+#include <Catalog.h>
 // Media Kit
 #include <MediaRoster.h>
 // Storage Kit
@@ -72,6 +76,9 @@
 #include <BitmapStream.h>
 #include <TranslatorRoster.h>

+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "MediaRoutingView"
+
 __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE

 #include <Debug.h>
@@ -80,6 +87,8 @@ __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE
 #define D_MOUSE(x) //PRINT (x)
 #define D_KEY(x) //PRINT (x)

+static BCatalog sCatalog("application/x-vnd.Cortex.MediaRoutingView");
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------- //
 // constants
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------- //
@@ -202,7 +211,7 @@ DiagramWire *MediaRoutingView::createWire(
 			error = manager->connect(output, input, &connection);
 			if (error)
 			{
-				showErrorMessage("Could not connect", error);
+				showErrorMessage(B_TRANSLATE("Could not connect"), error);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -271,8 +280,9 @@ MediaRoutingView::MessageDropped(BPoint point, BMessage *message)
 							dropPoint = message->DropPoint(&dropOffset);
 							m_lastDropPoint = Align(ConvertFromScreen(dropPoint - dropOffset));
 						} else {
-							BString s;
-							s << "Could not instantiate '" << info.name << "'";
+							BString s = B_TRANSLATE(
+								"Could not instantiate '%infoname%'");
+							s.ReplaceFirst("%infoname%", info.name);
 							showErrorMessage(s, error);
 						}
 					}
@@ -944,14 +954,14 @@ void MediaRoutingView::showContextMenu(
 	BMenuItem *item;
 	BMessage *message = new BMessage(M_LAYOUT_CHANGED);
 	message->AddInt32("layout", M_ICON_VIEW);
-	menu->AddItem(item = new BMenuItem("Icon view", message));
+	menu->AddItem(item = new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Icon view"), message));
 	if (m_layout == M_ICON_VIEW)
 	{
 		item->SetMarked(true);
 	}
 	message = new BMessage(M_LAYOUT_CHANGED);
 	message->AddInt32("layout", M_MINI_ICON_VIEW);
-	menu->AddItem(item = new BMenuItem("Mini icon view", message));
+	menu->AddItem(item = new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Mini icon view"), message));
 	if (m_layout == M_MINI_ICON_VIEW)
 	{
 		item->SetMarked(true);
@@ -959,10 +969,12 @@ void MediaRoutingView::showContextMenu(
 	menu->AddSeparatorItem();

 	// add 'CleanUp' command
-	menu->AddItem(new BMenuItem("Clean up", new BMessage(M_CLEANUP_REQUESTED), 'K'));
+	menu->AddItem(new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Clean up"),
+		new BMessage(M_CLEANUP_REQUESTED), 'K'));

 	// add 'Select All' command
-	menu->AddItem(new BMenuItem("Select all", new BMessage(M_SELECT_ALL), 'A'));
+	menu->AddItem(new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Select all"),
+		new BMessage(M_SELECT_ALL), 'A'));

 	menu->SetTargetForItems(this);
 	ConvertToScreen(&point);
@@ -988,8 +1000,8 @@ void MediaRoutingView::showErrorMessage(
 	BMessenger messenger(0, Window());
 	if (!messenger.IsValid()
 	 || (messenger.SendMessage(&message) != B_OK)) {
-		BAlert *alert = new BAlert("Error", text.String(), "OK", 0, 0,
-								   B_WIDTH_AS_USUAL, B_WARNING_ALERT);
+		BAlert *alert = new BAlert(B_TRANSLATE("Error"), text.String(),
+			B_TRANSLATE("OK"), 0, 0, B_WIDTH_AS_USUAL, B_WARNING_ALERT);
 		alert->SetFlags(alert->Flags() | B_CLOSE_ON_ESCAPE);
 		alert->Go();
 	}
@@ -1446,6 +1458,9 @@ void MediaRoutingView::_initLayout()
 {
 	D_METHOD(("MediaRoutingView::_initLayout()\n"));

+	BString measure;
+	measure << " " << B_TRANSLATE("Be Audio Mixer") << " ";
+
 	switch (m_layout)
 	{
 		case M_ICON_VIEW:
@@ -1467,7 +1482,7 @@ void MediaRoutingView::_initLayout()
 			font_height fh;
 			be_plain_font->GetHeight(&fh);
 			labelWidth = 4 * MediaNodePanel::M_LABEL_H_MARGIN
-						 + be_plain_font->StringWidth(" Be Audio Mixer ");
+						 + be_plain_font->StringWidth(measure.String());
 			bodyWidth = 2 * MediaNodePanel::M_BODY_H_MARGIN + B_LARGE_ICON
 						+ 2 * MediaJack::M_DEFAULT_WIDTH;
 			labelHeight = 2 * MediaNodePanel::M_LABEL_V_MARGIN
@@ -1490,7 +1505,7 @@ void MediaRoutingView::_initLayout()
 			font_height fh;
 			be_plain_font->GetHeight(&fh);
 			labelWidth = 4 * MediaNodePanel::M_LABEL_H_MARGIN
-						 + be_plain_font->StringWidth(" Be Audio Mixer ");
+						 + be_plain_font->StringWidth(measure.String());
 			bodyWidth = 2 * MediaNodePanel::M_BODY_H_MARGIN + B_MINI_ICON;
 			labelHeight = 3 * MediaNodePanel::M_LABEL_V_MARGIN
 						  + fh.ascent + fh.descent + fh.leading
@@ -1534,21 +1549,21 @@ void MediaRoutingView::_initContent()
 	NodeRef* videoIn = manager->videoInputNode();
 	if (videoIn)
 	{
-		group = manager->createGroup("Video input");
+		group = manager->createGroup(B_TRANSLATE("Video input"));
 		group->setRunMode(BMediaNode::B_RECORDING);
 		group->addNode(videoIn);
 	}
 	NodeRef* audioIn = manager->audioInputNode();
 	if (audioIn)
 	{
-		group = manager->createGroup("Audio input");
+		group = manager->createGroup(B_TRANSLATE("Audio input"));
 		group->setRunMode(BMediaNode::B_RECORDING);
 		group->addNode(audioIn);
 	}
 	NodeRef* videoOut = manager->videoOutputNode();
 	if (videoOut)
 	{
-		group = manager->createGroup("Video output");
+		group = manager->createGroup(B_TRANSLATE("Video output"));
 		group->addNode(videoOut);
 	}
 }
@@ -1674,8 +1689,8 @@ void MediaRoutingView::_deleteSelection()
 				status_t error = panel->ref->releaseNode();
 				if (error)
 				{
-					BString s;
-					s << "Could not release '" << panel->ref->name() << "'";
+					BString s = B_TRANSLATE("Could not release '%refname%'");
+					s.ReplaceFirst("%rename%", panel->ref->name());
 					showErrorMessage(s, error);
 				}
 			}
@@ -1691,7 +1706,8 @@ void MediaRoutingView::_deleteSelection()
 				status_t error = manager->disconnect(wire->connection);
 				if (error)
 				{
-					showErrorMessage("Could not disconnect", error);
+					showErrorMessage(
+						B_TRANSLATE("Could not disconnect"), error);
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -1754,8 +1770,9 @@ void MediaRoutingView::_checkDroppedFile(
 							char fileName[B_FILE_NAME_LENGTH];
 							BEntry entry(ref);
 							entry.GetName(fileName);
-							BString s;
-							s << "Could not load '" << fileName << "'";
+							BString s = B_TRANSLATE(
+								"Could not load '%filename%'");
+							s.ReplaceFirst("%filename%", fileName);
 							showErrorMessage(s, error);
 						}
 					}
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@
 #include <PopUpMenu.h>
 // Media Kit
 #include <MediaDefs.h>
+// Locale Kit
+#undef B_CATALOG
+#define B_CATALOG (&sCatalog)
+#include <Catalog.h>
+
+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "MediaRoutingView"

 __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE

@@ -59,6 +66,8 @@ __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE
 #define D_DRAW(x) //PRINT (x)
 #define D_MOUSE(x) //PRINT (x)

+static BCatalog sCatalog("application/x-vnd.Cortex.MediaRoutingView");
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
 // constants
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
@@ -322,10 +331,11 @@ void MediaWire::showContextMenu(
 	BMessage *message = new BMessage(InfoWindowManager::M_INFO_WINDOW_REQUESTED);
 	message->AddData("connection", B_RAW_TYPE, 
 					 reinterpret_cast<const void *>(&output), sizeof(output));
-	menu->AddItem(new BMenuItem("Get info", message, 'I'));
+	menu->AddItem(new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Get info"), message, 'I'));

 	// add the "Disconnect" item
-	menu->AddItem(item = new BMenuItem("Disconnect", new BMessage(MediaRoutingView::M_DELETE_SELECTION), 'T'));
+	menu->AddItem(item = new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Disconnect"),
+		new BMessage(MediaRoutingView::M_DELETE_SELECTION), 'T'));
 	if (connection.flags() & Connection::LOCKED)
 	{
 		item->SetEnabled(false);
@@ -14,3 +14,9 @@ StaticLibrary cortex_node_manager.a :
 	NodeRef.cpp
 	NodeSyncThread.cpp
 ;
+
+DoCatalogs cortex_node_manager.a :
+	application/x-vnd.Cortex.NodeManager
+	:
+	NodeManager.cpp
+;
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@
 #include <functional>
 #include <list>
 #include <set>
+// Locale Kit
+#undef B_CATALOG
+#define B_CATALOG (&sCatalog)
+#include <Catalog.h>
+
+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "NodeManager"

 #include "set_tools.h"
 #include "functional_tools.h"
@@ -61,6 +68,8 @@ __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE
 #define D_ROSTER(x) //PRINT (x)
 #define D_LOCK(x) //PRINT (x)

+static BCatalog sCatalog("application/x-vnd.Cortex.NodeManager");
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
 // messaging constants
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
@@ -406,12 +415,18 @@ NodeManager::~NodeManager() {
 //
 }

-const char* const			NodeManager::s_defaultGroupPrefix = "No Name";
-const char* const			NodeManager::s_timeSourceGroup = "Time Sources";
-const char* const			NodeManager::s_audioInputGroup = "System Audio Input";
-const char* const			NodeManager::s_videoInputGroup = "System Video Input";
-const char* const			NodeManager::s_audioMixerGroup = "System Audio Mixer";
-const char* const			NodeManager::s_videoOutputGroup = "System Video Output";
+const char* const
+NodeManager::s_defaultGroupPrefix = B_TRANSLATE("No name");
+const char* const
+NodeManager::s_timeSourceGroup = B_TRANSLATE("Time sources");
+const char* const
+NodeManager::s_audioInputGroup = B_TRANSLATE("System audio input");
+const char* const
+NodeManager::s_videoInputGroup = B_TRANSLATE("System video input");
+const char* const
+NodeManager::s_audioMixerGroup = B_TRANSLATE("System audio mixer");
+const char* const
+NodeManager::s_videoOutputGroup = B_TRANSLATE("System video output");

 NodeManager::NodeManager(
 	bool													useAddOnHost) :
@@ -11,3 +11,9 @@ StaticLibrary cortex_parameter_view.a :
 	ParameterWindow.cpp
 	ParameterContainerView.cpp
 ;
+
+DoCatalogs cortex_parameter_view.a :
+	application/x-vnd.Cortex.ParameterView
+	:
+	ParameterWindow.cpp
+;
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@
 #include <Path.h>
 // Support Kit
 #include <String.h>
+// Locale Kit
+#undef B_CATALOG
+#define B_CATALOG (&sCatalog)
+#include <Catalog.h>
+
+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "ParameterWindow"

 __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE

@@ -63,6 +70,8 @@ __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE
 #define D_INTERNAL(x) //PRINT (x)
 #define D_MESSAGE(x) //PRINT (x)

+static BCatalog sCatalog("application/x-vnd.Cortex.ParameterView");
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
 // ctor/dtor
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
@@ -83,26 +92,25 @@ ParameterWindow::ParameterWindow(

 	// add the nodes name to the title
 	{
-		char* title = new char[strlen(nodeInfo.name) + strlen(" parameters") + 1];
-		sprintf(title, "%s parameters", nodeInfo.name);
+		BString title = B_TRANSLATE("%nodeinfo% parameters");
+		title.ReplaceFirst("%nodeinfo%", nodeInfo.name);
 		SetTitle(title);
-		delete [] title;
 	}
 	// add the menu bar
 	BMenuBar *menuBar = new BMenuBar(Bounds(), "ParameterWindow MenuBar");

-	BMenu *menu = new BMenu("Window");
-	menu->AddItem(new BMenuItem("Start control panel",
+	BMenu *menu = new BMenu(B_TRANSLATE("Window"));
+	menu->AddItem(new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Start control panel"),
 								new BMessage(M_START_CONTROL_PANEL),
 								'P', B_COMMAND_KEY | B_SHIFT_KEY));
 	menu->AddSeparatorItem();
-	menu->AddItem(new BMenuItem("Close",
+	menu->AddItem(new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Close"),
 								new BMessage(B_QUIT_REQUESTED),
 								'W', B_COMMAND_KEY));
 	menuBar->AddItem(menu);

 	// future Media Theme selection capabilities go here
-	menu = new BMenu("Themes");
+	menu = new BMenu(B_TRANSLATE("Themes"));
 	BMessage *message = new BMessage(M_THEME_SELECTED);
 	BMediaTheme *theme = BMediaTheme::PreferredTheme();
 	message->AddInt32("themeID", theme->ID());
@@ -158,10 +166,11 @@ void ParameterWindow::MessageReceived(
 			D_MESSAGE((" -> M_START_CONTROL_PANEL\n"));
 			status_t error = _startControlPanel();
 			if (error) {
-				BString s = "Could not start control panel";
-				s << " (" << strerror(error) << ")";
-				BAlert *alert = new BAlert("", s.String(), "OK", 0, 0,
-										   B_WIDTH_AS_USUAL, B_WARNING_ALERT);
+				BString s = B_TRANSLATE(
+					"Could not start control panel (%error%)");
+				s.ReplaceFirst("%error%", strerror(error));
+				BAlert *alert = new BAlert("", s.String(), B_TRANSLATE("OK"),
+					0, 0, B_WIDTH_AS_USUAL, B_WARNING_ALERT);
 				alert->SetFlags(alert->Flags() | B_CLOSE_ON_ESCAPE);
 				alert->Go(0);
 			}
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@ SubDir HAIKU_TOP src apps cortex RouteApp ;
 SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) ] ;
 SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) DiagramView ] ;
 SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) DormantNodeView ] ;
+SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) InfoView ] ;
 SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) NodeManager ] ;
 SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) MediaRoutingView ] ;
 SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) Persistence ] ;
 SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) Persistence Wrappers ] ;
+SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) ParameterView ] ;
 SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) TipManager ] ;
 SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) TransportView ] ;
+SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) ValControl ] ;
 SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) support ] ;
-SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) expat xmlparse ] ;

 SubDirCcFlags -DCORTEX_NAMESPACE=cortex ;

@@ -37,8 +39,15 @@ Application Cortex :
 	cortex_val_control.a
 	cortex_diagram_view.a
 	cortex_support.a
-	be media tracker translation
+	be localestub media tracker translation
 	[ BuildFeatureAttribute expat : library ]
 	[ TargetLibstdc++ ]
 	: ../Resource.rdef
 ;
+
+DoCatalogs Cortex :
+	application/x-vnd.Cortex.Route
+	:
+	RouteAppNodeManager.cpp
+	RouteWindow.cpp
+	;
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@

 #include "set_tools.h"

+// Locale Kit
+#include <Catalog.h>
+
+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "CortexRouteApp"
+
 using namespace std;

 __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE
@@ -170,8 +176,8 @@ void RouteAppNodeManager::nodeCreated(

 	// prepare the log message
 	BMessage logMsg(M_LOG);
-	BString title = "Node '";
-	title << ref->name() << "' created";
+	BString title = B_TRANSLATE("Node '%name%' created");
+	title.ReplaceFirst("%name%", ref->name());
 	logMsg.AddString("title", title);

 	// create a default group for the node
@@ -212,8 +218,8 @@ void RouteAppNodeManager::nodeDeleted(

 	// prepare the log message
 	BMessage logMsg(M_LOG);
-	BString title = "Node '";
-	title << ref->name() << "' released";
+	BString title = B_TRANSLATE("Node '%name%' released");
+	title.ReplaceFirst("%name%", ref->name());
 	logMsg.AddString("title", title);

 	if(ref->kind() & B_TIME_SOURCE) {
@@ -236,11 +242,11 @@ void RouteAppNodeManager::connectionMade(

 	// prepare the log message
 	BMessage logMsg(M_LOG);
-	BString title = "Connection ";
+	BString title = B_TRANSLATE("Connection made");
 	if (strcmp(connection->outputName(), connection->inputName()) == 0) {
-		title << "'" << connection->outputName() << "' ";
+		title = B_TRANSLATE("Connection '%name%' made");
+		title.ReplaceFirst("%name%", connection->outputName());
 	}
-	title << "made";
 	logMsg.AddString("title", title);

 	if(!(connection->flags() & Connection::INTERNAL))
@@ -267,22 +273,24 @@ void RouteAppNodeManager::connectionMade(
 	}

 	// add node names to log messages
-	BString line = "Between:";
+	BString line = B_TRANSLATE("Between:");
 	logMsg.AddString("line", line);
 	line = "    ";
-	line << producer->name() << " and ";
-	line << consumer->name();
+	line += B_TRANSLATE("%producer% and %consumer%");
+	line.ReplaceFirst("%producer%", producer->name());
+	line.ReplaceFirst("%consumer%", consumer->name());
 	logMsg.AddString("line", line);

 	// add format to log message
-	line = "Negotiated format:";
+	line = B_TRANSLATE("Negotiated format:");
 	logMsg.AddString("line", line);
 	line = "    ";
 	line << MediaString::getStringFor(connection->format(), false);
 	logMsg.AddString("line", line);

 	NodeGroup *group = 0;
-	BString groupName = "Untitled group ";
+	BString groupName = B_TRANSLATE("Untitled group");
+	groupName += " ";
 	if(_canGroup(producer) && _canGroup(consumer))
 	{
 		if (producer->group() && consumer->group() &&
@@ -337,11 +345,11 @@ void RouteAppNodeManager::connectionBroken(
 		
 	// prepare the log message
 	BMessage logMsg(M_LOG);
-	BString title = "Connection ";
+	BString title = B_TRANSLATE("Connection broken");
 	if (strcmp(connection->outputName(), connection->inputName()) == 0) {
-		title << "'" << connection->outputName() << "' ";
+		title = B_TRANSLATE("Connection '%name%' broken");
+		title.ReplaceFirst("%name%", connection->outputName());
 	}
-	title << "broken";
 	logMsg.AddString("title", title);

 	if(!(connection->flags() & Connection::INTERNAL))
@@ -373,11 +381,12 @@ void RouteAppNodeManager::connectionBroken(
 	}

 	// add node names to log messages
-	BString line = "Between:";
+	BString line = B_TRANSLATE("Between:");
 	logMsg.AddString("line", line);
 	line = "    ";
-	line << producer->name() << " and ";
-	line << consumer->name();
+	line += B_TRANSLATE("%producer% and %consumer%");
+	line.ReplaceFirst("%producer%", producer->name());
+	line.ReplaceFirst("%consumer%", consumer->name());
 	logMsg.AddString("line", line);
 	
 	if(
@@ -404,7 +413,7 @@ void RouteAppNodeManager::connectionFailed(
 		
 	// prepare the log message
 	BMessage logMsg(M_LOG);
-	BString title = "Connection failed";
+	BString title = B_TRANSLATE("Connection failed");
 	logMsg.AddString("title", title);
 	logMsg.AddInt32("error", error);

@@ -419,14 +428,16 @@ void RouteAppNodeManager::connectionFailed(
 	}

 	// add node names to log messages
-	BString line = "Between:";
+	BString line = B_TRANSLATE("Between:");
 	logMsg.AddString("line", line);
 	line = "    ";
-	line << producer->name() << " and " << consumer->name();
+	line += B_TRANSLATE("%producer% and %consumer%");
+	line.ReplaceFirst("%producer%", producer->name());
+	line.ReplaceFirst("%consumer%", consumer->name());
 	logMsg.AddString("line", line);

 	// add format to log message
-	line = "Tried format:";
+	line = B_TRANSLATE("Tried format:");
 	logMsg.AddString("line", line);
 	line = "    ";
 	line << MediaString::getStringFor(format, true);
@@ -63,15 +63,21 @@
 #define D_HOOK(x) //PRINT (x)
 #define D_INTERNAL(x) //PRINT (x)

+// Locale Kit
+#include <Catalog.h>
+
+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "CortexRouteApp"
+
 __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE


-const char* const RouteWindow::s_windowName = "Cortex";
+const char* const RouteWindow::s_windowName = B_TRANSLATE("Cortex");

 const BRect RouteWindow::s_initFrame(100,100,700,550);

 const char* const g_aboutText =
-	"Cortex/Route 2.1.2\n\n"
+	B_TRANSLATE("Cortex/Route 2.1.2\n\n"
 	"Copyright 1999-2000 Eric Moon\n"
 	"All rights reserved.\n\n"
 	"The Cortex Team:\n\n"
@@ -79,7 +85,7 @@ const char* const g_aboutText =
 	"Eric Moon: UI, back-end\n\n"
 	"Thanks to:\nJohn Ashmun\nJon Watte\nDoug Wright\n<your name here>\n\n"
 	"Certain icons used herein are the property of\n"
-	"Be, Inc. and are used by permission.";
+	"Be, Inc. and are used by permission.");


 RouteWindow::~RouteWindow()
@@ -102,21 +108,23 @@ RouteWindow::RouteWindow(RouteAppNodeManager* manager)

 	// initialize the menu bar: add all menus that target this window
 	BMenuBar* pMenuBar = new BMenuBar(b, "menuBar");
-	BMenu* pFileMenu = new BMenu("File");
-	BMenuItem* item = new BMenuItem("Open" B_UTF8_ELLIPSIS,
+	BMenu* pFileMenu = new BMenu(B_TRANSLATE("File"));
+	BMenuItem* item = new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Open" B_UTF8_ELLIPSIS),
 		new BMessage(RouteApp::M_SHOW_OPEN_PANEL), 'O');
 	item->SetTarget(be_app);
 	pFileMenu->AddItem(item);
 	pFileMenu->AddItem(new BSeparatorItem());
-	item = new BMenuItem("Save nodes" B_UTF8_ELLIPSIS,
+	item = new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Save nodes" B_UTF8_ELLIPSIS),
 		new BMessage(RouteApp::M_SHOW_SAVE_PANEL), 'S');
 	item->SetTarget(be_app);
 	pFileMenu->AddItem(item);
 	pFileMenu->AddItem(new BSeparatorItem());
-	pFileMenu->AddItem(new BMenuItem("About Cortex/Route" B_UTF8_ELLIPSIS,
+	pFileMenu->AddItem(new BMenuItem(
+		B_TRANSLATE("About Cortex/Route" B_UTF8_ELLIPSIS),
 		new BMessage(B_ABOUT_REQUESTED)));
 	pFileMenu->AddItem(new BSeparatorItem());
-	pFileMenu->AddItem(new BMenuItem("Quit", new BMessage(B_QUIT_REQUESTED)));
+	pFileMenu->AddItem(new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Quit"),
+		new BMessage(B_QUIT_REQUESTED)));
 	pMenuBar->AddItem(pFileMenu);
 	AddChild(pMenuBar);

@@ -165,21 +173,21 @@ RouteWindow::RouteWindow(RouteAppNodeManager* manager)
 	SetSizeLimits(minWidth, maxWidth, minHeight, maxHeight);

 	// construct the Window menu
-	BMenu* windowMenu = new BMenu("Window");
+	BMenu* windowMenu = new BMenu(B_TRANSLATE("Window"));
 	m_transportWindowItem = new BMenuItem(
-		"Show transport",
+		B_TRANSLATE("Show transport"),
 		new BMessage(M_TOGGLE_TRANSPORT_WINDOW));
 	windowMenu->AddItem(m_transportWindowItem);

 	m_dormantNodeWindowItem = new BMenuItem(
-		"Show add-ons",
+		B_TRANSLATE("Show add-ons"),
 		new BMessage(M_TOGGLE_DORMANT_NODE_WINDOW));
 	windowMenu->AddItem(m_dormantNodeWindowItem);

 	windowMenu->AddItem(new BSeparatorItem());

 	m_pullPalettesItem = new BMenuItem(
-		"Pull palettes",
+		B_TRANSLATE("Pull palettes"),
 		new BMessage(M_TOGGLE_PULLING_PALETTES));
 	windowMenu->AddItem(m_pullPalettesItem);

@@ -372,7 +380,7 @@ RouteWindow::MessageReceived(BMessage* pMsg)
 	switch (pMsg->what) {
 		case B_ABOUT_REQUESTED:
 		{
-			BAlert* alert = new BAlert("About", g_aboutText, "OK");
+			BAlert* alert = new BAlert("About", g_aboutText, B_TRANSLATE("OK"));
 			alert->SetFlags(alert->Flags() | B_CLOSE_ON_ESCAPE);
 			alert->Go();
 			break;
@@ -582,7 +590,7 @@ RouteWindow::_toggleTransportWindow()
 		m_transportWindowItem->SetMarked(false);
 	} else {
 		m_transportWindow = new TransportWindow(m_routingView->manager,
-			this, "Transport");
+			this, B_TRANSLATE("Transport"));

 		// ask for a selection update
 		BMessenger(m_routingView).SendMessage(
@@ -11,3 +11,9 @@ StaticLibrary cortex_tip_manager.a :
 	TipWindow.cpp
 	TipView.cpp
 ;
+
+DoCatalogs cortex_tip_manager.a :
+	application/x-vnd.Cortex.TipManager
+	:
+	TipWindow.cpp
+;
@@ -35,9 +35,18 @@
 #include "TipView.h"

 #include <Debug.h>
+// Locale Kit
+#undef B_CATALOG
+#define B_CATALOG (&sCatalog)
+#include <Catalog.h>
+
+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "TipWindow"

 __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE

+static BCatalog sCatalog("application/x-vnd.Cortex.TipManager");
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
 // *** dtor/ctors
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
@@ -145,7 +154,7 @@ void TipWindow::_createTipView() {
 	if(m_text.Length())
 		m_tipView->setText(m_text.String());
 	else
-		m_tipView->setText("(no info)");
+		m_tipView->setText(B_TRANSLATE("(no info)"));
 }

 void TipWindow::_destroyTipView() {
@@ -13,3 +13,9 @@ StaticLibrary cortex_transport_view.a :
 	TransportView.cpp
 	TransportWindow.cpp
 ;
+
+DoCatalogs cortex_transport_view.a :
+	application/x-vnd.Cortex.TransportView
+	:
+	TransportView.cpp
+;
@@ -52,15 +52,26 @@
 #include <MenuItem.h>
 #include <PopUpMenu.h>
 #include <String.h>
+#include <StringFormat.h>
 #include <TextControl.h>

 #include <algorithm>
 #include <functional>

+#undef B_CATALOG
+#define B_CATALOG (&sCatalog)
+
+#include <Catalog.h>
+
+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "TransportView"
+
 using namespace std;

 __USE_CORTEX_NAMESPACE

+static BCatalog sCatalog("application/x-vnd.Cortex.TransportView");
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
 // _GroupInfoView
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
@@ -136,7 +147,7 @@ public:												// BView
 		// background +++++

 		// name
-		BString name = g ? g->name() : "(no group)";
+		BString name = g ? g->name() : B_TRANSLATE("(no group)");
 		// +++++ constrain width
 		SetFont(&m_boldFont);
 		DrawString(name.String(), m_namePosition);
@@ -144,17 +155,22 @@ public:												// BView
 		SetFont(&m_plainFont);

 		// node count
-		BString nodeCount;
-		if(g)
-			nodeCount << g->countNodes();
+		uint32 count;
+		if (g != NULL)
+			count = g->countNodes();
 		else
-			nodeCount << '0';
-		nodeCount << ((nodeCount == "1") ? " node." : " nodes.");
+			count = 0;
+
+		BString nodeCount = "";
+		static BStringFormat format(
+			B_TRANSLATE("{0, plural, one{# node} other{# nodes}}"));
+		format.Format(nodeCount, count);
+
 		// +++++ constrain width
 		DrawString(nodeCount.String(), m_nodeCountPosition);

 		// status
-		BString status = "No errors.";
+		BString status = B_TRANSLATE("No errors.");
 		// +++++ constrain width
 		DrawString(status.String(), m_statusPosition);
 	}
@@ -555,11 +571,11 @@ void TransportView::_releaseGroup() {
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //

 const char _run_mode_strings[][20] = {
-	"Offline",
-	"Decrease precision",
-	"Increase latency",
-	"Drop data",
-	"Recording"
+	B_TRANSLATE_MARK("Offline"),
+	B_TRANSLATE_MARK("Decrease precision"),
+	B_TRANSLATE_MARK("Increase latency"),
+	B_TRANSLATE_MARK("Drop data"),
+	B_TRANSLATE_MARK("Recording")
 };
 const int _run_modes = 5;

@@ -569,8 +585,8 @@ const int _run_modes = 5;
 //};
 //const int _time_sources = 2;

-const char* _region_start_label = "From:";
-const char* _region_end_label = "To:";
+const char* _region_start_label = B_TRANSLATE("From:");
+const char* _region_end_label = B_TRANSLATE("To:");

 void TransportView::_constructControls() {

@@ -595,7 +611,7 @@ void TransportView::_constructControls() {
 	m_runModeView = new BMenuField(
 		BRect(),
 		"runModeView",
-		"Run mode:",
+		B_TRANSLATE("Run mode:"),
 		new BPopUpMenu("runModeMenu"));
 	_populateRunModeMenu(
 		m_runModeView->Menu());
@@ -604,14 +620,14 @@ void TransportView::_constructControls() {
 	m_timeSourceView = new BMenuField(
 		BRect(),
 		"timeSourceView",
-		"Time source:",
+		B_TRANSLATE("Time source:"),
 		new BPopUpMenu("timeSourceMenu"));
 	_populateTimeSourceMenu(
 		m_timeSourceView->Menu());
 	AddChild(m_timeSourceView);


-	m_fromLabel = new BStringView(BRect(), 0, "Roll from");
+	m_fromLabel = new BStringView(BRect(), 0, B_TRANSLATE("Roll from"));
 	AddChild(m_fromLabel);


@@ -628,7 +644,7 @@ void TransportView::_constructControls() {
 	_addLocalTarget(m_regionStartView);
 	AddChild(m_regionStartView);

-	m_toLabel = new BStringView(BRect(), 0, "to");
+	m_toLabel = new BStringView(BRect(), 0, B_TRANSLATE("to"));
 	AddChild(m_toLabel);

 	m = new BMessage(NodeGroup::M_SET_END_POSITION);
@@ -673,7 +689,7 @@ void TransportView::_constructControls() {
 	m_startButton = new BButton(
 		BRect(),
 		"startButton",
-		"Start",
+		B_TRANSLATE("Start"),
 		m);
 	_addGroupTarget(m_startButton);
 	AddChild(m_startButton);
@@ -682,7 +698,7 @@ void TransportView::_constructControls() {
 	m_stopButton = new BButton(
 		BRect(),
 		"stopButton",
-		"Stop",
+		B_TRANSLATE("Stop"),
 		m);
 	_addGroupTarget(m_stopButton);
 	AddChild(m_stopButton);
@@ -691,7 +707,7 @@ void TransportView::_constructControls() {
 	m_prerollButton = new BButton(
 		BRect(),
 		"prerollButton",
-		"Preroll",
+		B_TRANSLATE("Preroll"),
 		m);
 	_addGroupTarget(m_prerollButton);
 	AddChild(m_prerollButton);
@@ -714,7 +730,7 @@ void TransportView::_populateRunModeMenu(
 		m->AddInt32("runMode", n+1);

 		BMenuItem* i = new BMenuItem(
-			_run_mode_strings[n], m);
+			B_TRANSLATE(_run_mode_strings[n]), m);
 		menu->AddItem(i);
 		_addGroupTarget(i);
 	}
@@ -737,7 +753,7 @@ void TransportView::_populateTimeSourceMenu(
 			&dacTimeSource,
 			sizeof(media_node));
 		i = new BMenuItem(
-			"DAC time source",
+			B_TRANSLATE("DAC time source"),
 			m);
 		menu->AddItem(i);
 		_addGroupTarget(i);
@@ -752,7 +768,7 @@ void TransportView::_populateTimeSourceMenu(
 			&systemTimeSource,
 			sizeof(media_node));
 		i = new BMenuItem(
-			"System clock",
+			B_TRANSLATE("System clock"),
 			m);
 		menu->AddItem(i);
 		_addGroupTarget(i);
@@ -851,10 +867,10 @@ void TransportView::_disableControls() {
 	m_infoView->Invalidate();

 	m_runModeView->SetEnabled(false);
-	m_runModeView->Menu()->Superitem()->SetLabel("(none)");
+	m_runModeView->Menu()->Superitem()->SetLabel(B_TRANSLATE("(none)"));

 	m_timeSourceView->SetEnabled(false);
-	m_timeSourceView->Menu()->Superitem()->SetLabel("(none)");
+	m_timeSourceView->Menu()->Superitem()->SetLabel(B_TRANSLATE("(none)"));

 	m_regionStartView->SetEnabled(false);
 	m_regionStartView->setValue(0);
@@ -980,11 +996,11 @@ void TransportView::_updateTransportButtons() {
 		(runMode == BMediaNode::B_OFFLINE ||
 			!m_group->canCycle())) {

-		m_startButton->SetLabel("Roll");
+		m_startButton->SetLabel(B_TRANSLATE("Roll"));
 		m_startButton->Message()->what = NodeGroup::M_ROLL;

 	} else {
-		m_startButton->SetLabel("Start");
+		m_startButton->SetLabel(B_TRANSLATE("Start"));
 		m_startButton->Message()->what = NodeGroup::M_START;
 	}
 }
@@ -1005,7 +1021,7 @@ void TransportView::_updateTimeSource() {
 	BMenu* menu = m_timeSourceView->Menu();
 	ASSERT(menu);
 	if(tsNode == media_node::null) {
-		menu->Superitem()->SetLabel("(none)");
+		menu->Superitem()->SetLabel(B_TRANSLATE("(none)"));
 		return;
 	}

@@ -1049,7 +1065,7 @@ void TransportView::_updateTimeSource() {
 //		}
 //	}
 	if(n < 0)
-		menu->Superitem()->SetLabel("(???)");
+		menu->Superitem()->SetLabel(B_TRANSLATE("(???)"));

 }
 void TransportView::_updateRunMode() {
@@ -33,9 +33,13 @@

 #include "AudioAdapterParams.h"

+#include <Catalog.h>
 #include <Debug.h>
 #include <ParameterWeb.h>

+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "CortexAudioAdapter"
+
 status_t
 _AudioAdapterParams::store(int32 parameterID, const void* data, size_t size)
 {
@@ -110,18 +114,18 @@ status_t _AudioAdapterParams::retrieve(
 void _AudioAdapterParams::populateGroup(
 	BParameterGroup* 				group) {
 	
-	BParameterGroup* inputGroup = group->MakeGroup("Input Format");
+	BParameterGroup* inputGroup = group->MakeGroup(B_TRANSLATE("Input format"));
 	
 	BNullParameter* groupName;
 	BDiscreteParameter* param;

 	groupName = inputGroup->MakeNullParameter(
-		0, B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE, "Input Format", B_GENERIC);
+		0, B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE, B_TRANSLATE("Input format"), B_GENERIC);

 	param = inputGroup->MakeDiscreteParameter(
 		P_INPUT_FORMAT,
 		B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE,
-		"Sample format:",
+		B_TRANSLATE("Sample format:"),
 		B_GENERIC);
 	param->AddItem(
 		0,
@@ -142,17 +146,17 @@ void _AudioAdapterParams::populateGroup(
 	param = inputGroup->MakeDiscreteParameter(
 		P_INPUT_CHANNEL_COUNT,
 		B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE,
-		"Channels:",
+		B_TRANSLATE("Channels:"),
 		B_GENERIC);
 	param->AddItem(
 		0,
 		"*");
 	param->AddItem(
 		1,
-		"mono");
+		B_TRANSLATE("mono"));
 	param->AddItem(
 		2,
-		"stereo");
+		B_TRANSLATE("stereo"));
 	param->AddItem(
 		4,
 		"4");
@@ -160,15 +164,15 @@ void _AudioAdapterParams::populateGroup(
 		8,
 		"8");

-	BParameterGroup* outputGroup = group->MakeGroup("Output Format");
+	BParameterGroup* outputGroup = group->MakeGroup(B_TRANSLATE("Output format"));

 	groupName = outputGroup->MakeNullParameter(
-		0, B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE, "Output Format", B_GENERIC);
+		0, B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE, B_TRANSLATE("Output format"), B_GENERIC);

 	param = outputGroup->MakeDiscreteParameter(
 		P_OUTPUT_FORMAT,
 		B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE,
-		"Sample format:",
+		B_TRANSLATE("Sample format:"),
 		B_GENERIC);
 	param->AddItem(
 		0,
@@ -189,17 +193,17 @@ void _AudioAdapterParams::populateGroup(
 	param = outputGroup->MakeDiscreteParameter(
 		P_OUTPUT_CHANNEL_COUNT,
 		B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE,
-		"Channels:",
+		B_TRANSLATE("Channels:"),
 		B_GENERIC);
 	param->AddItem(
 		0,
 		"*");
 	param->AddItem(
 		1,
-		"mono");
+		B_TRANSLATE("mono"));
 	param->AddItem(
 		2,
-		"stereo");
+		B_TRANSLATE("stereo"));
 	param->AddItem(
 		4,
 		"4");
@@ -21,5 +21,13 @@ Addon cortex_audioadapter.media_addon :
 	RawBuffer.cpp
 	SoundUtils.cpp

-	: be media [ TargetLibsupc++ ]
+	: be media localestub [ TargetLibsupc++ ]
+;
+
+DoCatalogs cortex_audioadapter.media_addon
+	: application/x-vnd.moon-AudioAdapter.media_addon
+	:
+	AudioAdapterParams.cpp
+
+	../common/AudioFilterNode.cpp
 ;
@@ -34,11 +34,15 @@

 #include "FlangerNode.h"
 #include "FlangerAddOn.h"
+#include <Catalog.h>
 #include <Entry.h>
 #include <Debug.h>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <cstdlib>

+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "CortexAddOnsFlanger"
+
 // instantiation function
 extern "C" _EXPORT BMediaAddOn* make_media_addon(image_id image);
 extern "C" _EXPORT BMediaAddOn* make_media_addon(image_id image) {
@@ -76,10 +80,10 @@ status_t FlangerAddOn::GetFlavorAt(
 	
 	flavor_info* pInfo = new flavor_info;
 	pInfo->internal_id = n;
-	pInfo->name = (char *)"Flanger";
+	pInfo->name = (char *)B_TRANSLATE("Flanger");
 	pInfo->info = (char *)
-		"An add-on version of FlangerNode.\n"
-		"by Eric Moon (16 June, 1999)";
+		B_TRANSLATE("An add-on version of FlangerNode.\n"
+		"by Eric Moon (16 June, 1999)");
 	pInfo->kinds = B_BUFFER_CONSUMER | B_BUFFER_PRODUCER | B_CONTROLLABLE;
 	pInfo->flavor_flags = 0;
 	pInfo->possible_count = 0;
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <Buffer.h>
 #include <BufferGroup.h>
 #include <ByteOrder.h>
+#include <Catalog.h>
 #include <Debug.h>
 #include <ParameterWeb.h>
 #include <TimeSource.h>
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <cmath>

+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "CortexAddOnsFlanger"
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
 // local helpers
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
@@ -241,7 +245,7 @@ void FlangerNode::NodeRegistered() {
 	m_input.node = Node();
 	m_input.source = media_source::null;
 	m_input.format = m_format;
-	strncpy(m_input.name, "Audio Input", B_MEDIA_NAME_LENGTH);
+	strlcpy(m_input.name, B_TRANSLATE("Audio input"), B_MEDIA_NAME_LENGTH);

 	// init output
 	m_output.source.port = ControlPort();
@@ -249,7 +253,7 @@ void FlangerNode::NodeRegistered() {
 	m_output.node = Node();
 	m_output.destination = media_destination::null;
 	m_output.format = m_format;
-	strncpy(m_output.name, "Mix Output", B_MEDIA_NAME_LENGTH);
+	strlcpy(m_output.name, B_TRANSLATE("Mix output"), B_MEDIA_NAME_LENGTH);

 	// init parameters
 	initParameterValues();
@@ -1251,18 +1255,19 @@ void FlangerNode::initParameterValues() {
 // create and register a parameter web
 void FlangerNode::initParameterWeb() {
 	BParameterWeb* pWeb = new BParameterWeb();
-	BParameterGroup* pTopGroup = pWeb->MakeGroup("FlangerNode Parameters");
+	BParameterGroup* pTopGroup = pWeb->MakeGroup(
+		B_TRANSLATE("FlangerNode parameters"));

 	BNullParameter* label;
 	BContinuousParameter* value;
 	BParameterGroup* g;

 	// mix ratio
-	g = pTopGroup->MakeGroup("Mix ratio");
+	g = pTopGroup->MakeGroup(B_TRANSLATE("Mix ratio"));
 	label = g->MakeNullParameter(
 		P_MIX_RATIO_LABEL,
 		B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE,
-		"Mix ratio",
+		B_TRANSLATE("Mix ratio"),
 		B_GENERIC);

 	value = g->MakeContinuousParameter(
@@ -1274,11 +1279,11 @@ void FlangerNode::initParameterWeb() {
 	value->AddInput(label);

 	// sweep rate
-	g = pTopGroup->MakeGroup("Sweep rate");
+	g = pTopGroup->MakeGroup(B_TRANSLATE("Sweep rate"));
 	label = g->MakeNullParameter(
 		P_SWEEP_RATE_LABEL,
 		B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE,
-		"Sweep rate",
+		B_TRANSLATE("Sweep rate"),
 		B_GENERIC);

 	value = g->MakeContinuousParameter(
@@ -1290,11 +1295,11 @@ void FlangerNode::initParameterWeb() {
 	value->AddInput(label);

 	// sweep range: minimum delay
-	g = pTopGroup->MakeGroup("Delay");
+	g = pTopGroup->MakeGroup(B_TRANSLATE("Delay"));
 	label = g->MakeNullParameter(
 		P_DELAY_LABEL,
 		B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE,
-		"Delay",
+		B_TRANSLATE("Delay"),
 		B_GENERIC);

 	value = g->MakeContinuousParameter(
@@ -1306,11 +1311,11 @@ void FlangerNode::initParameterWeb() {
 	value->AddInput(label);

 	// sweep range: maximum
-	g = pTopGroup->MakeGroup("Depth");
+	g = pTopGroup->MakeGroup(B_TRANSLATE("Depth"));
 	label = g->MakeNullParameter(
 		P_DEPTH_LABEL,
 		B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE,
-		"Depth",
+		B_TRANSLATE("Depth"),
 		B_GENERIC);

 	value = g->MakeContinuousParameter(
@@ -1322,11 +1327,11 @@ void FlangerNode::initParameterWeb() {
 	value->AddInput(label);

 	// feedback
-	g = pTopGroup->MakeGroup("Feedback");
+	g = pTopGroup->MakeGroup(B_TRANSLATE("Feedback"));
 	label = g->MakeNullParameter(
 		P_FEEDBACK_LABEL,
 		B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE,
-		"Feedback",
+		B_TRANSLATE("Feedback"),
 		B_GENERIC);

 	value = g->MakeContinuousParameter(
@@ -13,5 +13,14 @@ Addon cortex_flanger.media_addon :
 	MediaNodeControlApp.cpp
 	RawBuffer.cpp
 	SoundUtils.cpp
-	: be media [ TargetLibsupc++ ]
+	: be media localestub [ TargetLibsupc++ ]
+;
+
+DoCatalogs cortex_flanger.media_addon
+	: application/x-vnd.moon-Flanger.media_addon
+	:
+	FlangerAddOn.cpp
+	FlangerNode.cpp
+
+	../common/MediaNodeControlApp.cpp
 ;
@@ -14,5 +14,16 @@ Addon cortex_logging_consumer.media_addon :
 	# common/
 	MediaNodeControlApp.cpp

-	: be media [ TargetLibstdc++ ]
+	: be media localestub [ TargetLibstdc++ ]
+;
+
+DoCatalogs cortex_logging_consumer.media_addon
+	: application/x-vnd.Be.LoggingConsumerApp
+	:
+	LoggingConsumer.cpp
+	LoggingConsumerAddOn.cpp
+	NodeHarnessApp.cpp
+	NodeHarnessWin.cpp
+
+	../common/MediaNodeControlApp.cpp
 ;
@@ -43,8 +43,12 @@
 #include <string.h>

 // e.moon [11jun99]
+#include <Catalog.h>
 #include <Debug.h>

+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "CortexAddOnsLoggingConsumer"
+
 // id's of the node's BParameters
 const int32 INPUT_NULL_PARAM = 1;
 const int32 LATENCY_PARAM = 2;
@@ -59,24 +63,31 @@ static BParameterWeb* build_parameter_web()
 {
 	BParameterWeb* web = new BParameterWeb;

-	BParameterGroup* mainGroup = web->MakeGroup("LoggingConsumer Parameters");
-	BParameterGroup* group = mainGroup->MakeGroup("Latency control");
-	BParameter* nullParam = group->MakeNullParameter(INPUT_NULL_PARAM, B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE, "Latency", B_GENERIC);
-	BParameter* latencyParam = group->MakeContinuousParameter(LATENCY_PARAM, B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE, "",
-		B_GAIN, "ms", 5, 100, 5);
+	BParameterGroup* mainGroup = web->MakeGroup(
+		B_TRANSLATE("LoggingConsumer parameters"));
+	BParameterGroup* group = mainGroup->MakeGroup(
+		B_TRANSLATE("Latency control"));
+	BParameter* nullParam = group->MakeNullParameter(INPUT_NULL_PARAM,
+		B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE, B_TRANSLATE("Latency"), B_GENERIC);
+	BParameter* latencyParam = group->MakeContinuousParameter(LATENCY_PARAM,
+		B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE, "", B_GAIN, "ms", 5, 100, 5);
 	nullParam->AddOutput(latencyParam);
 	latencyParam->AddInput(nullParam);

-	group = mainGroup->MakeGroup("CPU percentage");
-	nullParam = group->MakeNullParameter(CPU_NULL_PARAM, B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE, "CPU spin percentage", B_GENERIC);
-	BContinuousParameter* cpuParam = group->MakeContinuousParameter(CPU_SPIN_PARAM, B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE, "",
-		B_GAIN, "percent", 5, 80, 5);
+	group = mainGroup->MakeGroup(B_TRANSLATE("CPU percentage"));
+	nullParam = group->MakeNullParameter(CPU_NULL_PARAM, B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE,
+		B_TRANSLATE("CPU spin percentage"), B_GENERIC);
+	BContinuousParameter* cpuParam = group->MakeContinuousParameter(
+		CPU_SPIN_PARAM, B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE, "",
+		B_GAIN, B_TRANSLATE("percent"), 5, 80, 5);
 	nullParam->AddOutput(cpuParam);
 	cpuParam->AddInput(nullParam);

-	group = mainGroup->MakeGroup("Priority");
-	nullParam = group->MakeNullParameter(PRIO_NULL_PARAM, B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE, "Thread priority", B_GENERIC);
-	BDiscreteParameter* prioParam = group->MakeDiscreteParameter(PRIORITY_PARAM, B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE, "", B_GENERIC);
+	group = mainGroup->MakeGroup(B_TRANSLATE("Priority"));
+	nullParam = group->MakeNullParameter(PRIO_NULL_PARAM, B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE,
+		B_TRANSLATE("Thread priority"), B_GENERIC);
+	BDiscreteParameter* prioParam = group->MakeDiscreteParameter(PRIORITY_PARAM,
+		B_MEDIA_NO_TYPE, "", B_GENERIC);
 	prioParam->AddItem(5, "B_LOW_PRIORITY");
 	prioParam->AddItem(10, "B_NORMAL_PRIORITY");
 	prioParam->AddItem(15, "B_DISPLAY_PRIORITY");
@@ -521,7 +532,7 @@ LoggingConsumer::NodeRegistered()
 	mInput.destination.port = ControlPort();
 	mInput.destination.id = 0;
 	mInput.node = Node();
-	strcpy(mInput.name, "Logged input");
+	strcpy(mInput.name, B_TRANSLATE("Logged input"));
 }

 void
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "LoggingConsumer.h"
 #include "LoggingConsumerAddOn.h"
 #include <Entry.h>
+#include <Catalog.h>
 #include <Debug.h>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <cstdlib>
@@ -44,6 +45,10 @@
 const char* const		g_pLogPath = "/tmp/node_log";


+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "CortexAddOnsLoggingConsumer"
+
+
 // instantiation function
 extern "C" _EXPORT BMediaAddOn* make_media_addon(image_id image) {
 	return new LoggingConsumerAddOn(image);
@@ -80,10 +85,11 @@ status_t LoggingConsumerAddOn::GetFlavorAt(

 	flavor_info* pInfo = new flavor_info;
 	pInfo->internal_id = n;
-	pInfo->name = (char*)"LoggingConsumer";
-	pInfo->info = (char*)"An add-on version of the LoggingConsumer node.\n"
+	pInfo->name = (char*)B_TRANSLATE("LoggingConsumer");
+	pInfo->info = (char*)B_TRANSLATE(
+		"An add-on version of the LoggingConsumer node.\n"
 		"See the Be Developer Newsletter III.18: 5 May, 1999\n"
-		"adapted by Eric Moon (4 June, 1999)";
+		"adapted by Eric Moon (4 June, 1999)");
 	pInfo->kinds = B_BUFFER_CONSUMER | B_CONTROLLABLE;
 	pInfo->flavor_flags = 0;
 	pInfo->possible_count = 0;
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@
 #include "NodeHarnessApp.h"
 #include "NodeHarnessWin.h"

+#include <Catalog.h>
+
+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "CortexAddOnsLoggingConsumers"
+
 NodeHarnessApp::NodeHarnessApp(const char *signature)
 	: BApplication(signature)
 {
@@ -43,6 +48,7 @@ NodeHarnessApp::NodeHarnessApp(const char *signature)
 void
 NodeHarnessApp::ReadyToRun()
 {
-	BWindow* win = new NodeHarnessWin(BRect(100, 200, 210, 330), "NodeLogger");
+	BWindow* win = new NodeHarnessWin(BRect(100, 200, 210, 330),
+		B_TRANSLATE("NodeLogger"));
 	win->Show();
 }
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <app/Application.h>
 #include <interface/Button.h>
 //#include <storage/Entry.h>
+#include <Catalog.h>
 #include <Entry.h>
 #include <media/MediaRoster.h>
 #include <media/MediaAddOn.h>
@@ -45,6 +46,11 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>

+
+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "CortexAddOnsLoggingConsumerNodeHarnessWin"
+
+
 const int32 BUTTON_CONNECT = 'Cnct';
 const int32 BUTTON_START = 'Strt';
 const int32 BUTTON_STOP = 'Stop';
@@ -70,15 +76,18 @@ NodeHarnessWin::NodeHarnessWin(BRect frame, const char *title)
 {
 	// build the UI
 	BRect r(10, 10, 100, 40);
-	mConnectButton = new BButton(r, "Connect", "Connect", new BMessage(BUTTON_CONNECT));
+	mConnectButton = new BButton(r, "Connect", B_TRANSLATE("Connect"),
+		new BMessage(BUTTON_CONNECT));
 	mConnectButton->SetEnabled(true);
 	AddChild(mConnectButton);
 	r.OffsetBy(0, 40);
-	mStartButton = new BButton(r, "Start", "Start", new BMessage(BUTTON_START));
+	mStartButton = new BButton(r, "Start", B_TRANSLATE("Start"),
+		new BMessage(BUTTON_START));
 	mStartButton->SetEnabled(false);
 	AddChild(mStartButton);
 	r.OffsetBy(0, 40);
-	mStopButton = new BButton(r, "Stop", "Stop", new BMessage(BUTTON_STOP));
+	mStopButton = new BButton(r, "Stop", B_TRANSLATE("Stop"),
+		new BMessage(BUTTON_STOP));
 	mStopButton->SetEnabled(false);
 	AddChild(mStopButton);
 }
@@ -160,8 +169,9 @@ NodeHarnessWin::MessageReceived(BMessage *msg)
 			BParameterWeb* web;
 			r->GetParameterWebFor(mConnection.consumer, &web);
 			BView* view = BMediaTheme::ViewFor(web);
-			BWindow* win = new BWindow(BRect(250, 200, 300, 300), "Controls",
-				B_TITLED_WINDOW, B_ASYNCHRONOUS_CONTROLS);
+			BWindow* win = new BWindow(BRect(250, 200, 300, 300),
+				B_TRANSLATE("Controls"), B_TITLED_WINDOW,
+				B_ASYNCHRONOUS_CONTROLS);
 			win->AddChild(view);
 			win->ResizeTo(view->Bounds().Width(), view->Bounds().Height());
 			win->Show();
@@ -38,9 +38,13 @@

 #include <Entry.h>
 #include <Debug.h>
+#include <Catalog.h>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <cstdlib>

+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "CortexAddOnsNullFilter"
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
 // _NullFilterNode
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
@@ -119,10 +123,10 @@ status_t NullFilterAddOn::GetFlavorAt(
 	
 	flavor_info* pInfo = new flavor_info;
 	pInfo->internal_id = n;
-	pInfo->name = "NullFilter";
+	pInfo->name = B_TRANSLATE("NullFilter");
 	pInfo->info =
-		"NullFilter (empty test filter).\n"
-		"by Eric Moon (8 September 1999)";
+		B_TRANSLATE("NullFilter (empty test filter).\n"
+		"by Eric Moon (8 September 1999)");
 	pInfo->kinds = B_BUFFER_CONSUMER | B_BUFFER_PRODUCER | B_CONTROLLABLE;
 	pInfo->flavor_flags = 0;
 	pInfo->possible_count = 0;
@@ -163,4 +167,4 @@ status_t NullFilterAddOn::GetConfigurationFor(
 }


-// END -- NullFilterAddOn.cpp --
+// END -- NullFilterAddOn.cpp --
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <Buffer.h>
 #include <BufferGroup.h>
 #include <ByteOrder.h>
+#include <Catalog.h>
 #include <ParameterWeb.h>
 #include <String.h>
 #include <TimeSource.h>
@@ -52,6 +53,9 @@
 #include <cstring>
 //#include <cmath>

+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "CortexAddOnsCommon"
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
 // constants 
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
@@ -394,7 +398,7 @@ void AudioFilterNode::NodeRegistered() {
 	err = getRequiredInputFormat(m_input.format);
 	ASSERT(err == B_OK);

-	strncpy(m_input.name, "Audio Input", B_MEDIA_NAME_LENGTH);
+	strlcpy(m_input.name, B_TRANSLATE("Audio input"), B_MEDIA_NAME_LENGTH);
 	
 	// init output
 	m_output.source.port = ControlPort();
@@ -406,7 +410,7 @@ void AudioFilterNode::NodeRegistered() {
 	err = getRequiredOutputFormat(m_output.format);
 	ASSERT(err == B_OK);

-	strncpy(m_output.name, "Audio Output", B_MEDIA_NAME_LENGTH);
+	strlcpy(m_output.name, B_TRANSLATE("Audio output"), B_MEDIA_NAME_LENGTH);

 	// init parameters
 	initParameterWeb();
@@ -1324,8 +1328,8 @@ void AudioFilterNode::initParameterWeb() {
 	ASSERT(m_parameterSet);
 	
 	BParameterWeb* web = new BParameterWeb();
-	BString groupName = Name();
-	groupName << " Parameters";
+	BString groupName = B_TRANSLATE("%groupname% parameters");
+	groupName.ReplaceFirst("%groupname%", Name());
 	BParameterGroup* group = web->MakeGroup(groupName.String());
 	m_parameterSet->populateGroup(group);
 	
@@ -40,11 +40,17 @@
 #include <ParameterWeb.h>
 #include <String.h>
 #include <Alert.h>
+#include <Catalog.h>

 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <cstdio>

+
+#undef B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT
+#define B_TRANSLATION_CONTEXT "CortexAddOnsCommonMediaNodeControlApp"
+
+
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
 // ctor/dtor
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
@@ -82,9 +88,10 @@ MediaNodeControlApp::MediaNodeControlApp(
 	if(err < B_OK) {
 		char buffer[512];
 		sprintf(buffer,
-			"MediaNodeControlApp: couldn't find node (%" B_PRId32 "):\n%s\n",
+			B_TRANSLATE("MediaNodeControlApp: couldn't find node (%"
+				B_PRId32 "):\n%s\n"),
 			nodeID, strerror(err));
-		BAlert* alert = new BAlert("error", buffer, "OK");
+		BAlert* alert = new BAlert("error", buffer, B_TRANSLATE("OK"));
 		alert->SetFlags(alert->Flags() | B_CLOSE_ON_ESCAPE);
 		alert->Go();
 		return;
@@ -96,16 +103,17 @@ MediaNodeControlApp::MediaNodeControlApp(
 	if(err < B_OK) {
 		char buffer[512];
 		sprintf(buffer,
-			"MediaNodeControlApp: couldn't get node info (%" B_PRId32
-			"):\n%s\n", nodeID, strerror(err));
-		BAlert* alert = new BAlert("error", buffer, "OK");
+			B_TRANSLATE("MediaNodeControlApp: couldn't get node info (%"
+				B_PRId32 "):\n%s\n"), nodeID, strerror(err));
+		BAlert* alert = new BAlert("error", buffer, B_TRANSLATE("OK"));
 		alert->SetFlags(alert->Flags() | B_CLOSE_ON_ESCAPE);
 		alert->Go();
 		return;
 	}
 	
 	BString windowTitle;
-	windowTitle << nInfo.name << '(' << nodeID << ") controls";		
+	windowTitle << nInfo.name << '(' << nodeID << ") "
+		<< B_TRANSLATE("controls");
 	
 	// get parameter web
 	BParameterWeb* pWeb;
@@ -113,9 +121,9 @@ MediaNodeControlApp::MediaNodeControlApp(
 	if(err < B_OK) {
 		char buffer[512];
 		sprintf(buffer,
-			"MediaNodeControlApp: no parameters for node (%" B_PRId32
-			"):\n%s\n", nodeID, strerror(err));
-		BAlert* alert = new BAlert("error", buffer, "OK");
+			B_TRANSLATE("MediaNodeControlApp: no parameters for node (%"
+				B_PRId32 "):\n%s\n"), nodeID, strerror(err));
+		BAlert* alert = new BAlert("error", buffer, B_TRANSLATE("OK"));
 		alert->SetFlags(alert->Flags() | B_CLOSE_ON_ESCAPE);
 		alert->Go();
 		return;
@@ -15,3 +15,9 @@ StaticLibrary cortex_support.a :
 	SoundUtils.cpp
 	TextControlFloater.cpp
 ;
+
+DoCatalogs cortex_support.a :
+	application/x-vnd.Cortex.support
+	:
+	MediaString.cpp
+;