--- src/gui/docks/dock_layers.cpp.orig	2018-09-14 06:35:52 UTC
+++ src/gui/docks/dock_layers.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,12 @@ Dock_Layers::Dock_Layers():
 		for(iter=category_map.begin();iter!=category_map.end();++iter)
 		{
 			layer_ui_info+=strprintf("<menu action='%s'>%s</menu>",iter->first.c_str(),iter->second.c_str());
-			action_group_categories->add(Gtk::Action::create(iter->first.c_str(),dgettext("synfig", iter->first.c_str())));
+			//action_group_categories->add(Gtk::Action::create(iter->first.c_str(),dgettext("synfig", iter->first.c_str())));
+			#ifdef ENABLE_NLS
+				action_group_categories->add(Gtk::Action::create(iter->first.c_str(), dgettext("synfig", iter->first.c_str())));
+			#else
+				action_group_categories->add(Gtk::Action::create(iter->first.c_str(), iter->first.c_str()));
+			#endif
 		}
 
 		App::ui_manager()->insert_action_group(action_group_categories);
--- src/synfigapp/action.cpp.orig	2018-09-14 06:35:52 UTC
+++ src/synfigapp/action.cpp
@@ -170,9 +170,10 @@ synfigapp::Action::Book *book_;
 
 /* === M E T H O D S ======================================================= */
 
+//be.local_name=dgettext("synfigstudio",x::local_name__);
 #define ADD_ACTION(x) { BookEntry &be(book()[x::name__]); \
 	be.name=x::name__; \
-	be.local_name=dgettext("synfigstudio",x::local_name__); \
+	be.local_name=_(x::local_name__); \
 	be.version=x::version__; \
 	be.task=x::task__; \
 	be.priority=x::priority__; \
--- src/synfigapp/action.h.orig	2018-09-14 06:35:52 UTC
+++ src/synfigapp/action.h
@@ -60,9 +60,13 @@
 	Action::Base* class::create() { return new class(); } \
 	synfig::String class::get_name()const { return name__; }
 
+//#define ACTION_INIT(class)				 \
+//	ACTION_INIT_NO_GET_LOCAL_NAME(class) \
+//	synfig::String class::get_local_name()const { return dgettext("synfigstudio",local_name__); }
+
 #define ACTION_INIT(class)				 \
 	ACTION_INIT_NO_GET_LOCAL_NAME(class) \
-	synfig::String class::get_local_name()const { return dgettext("synfigstudio",local_name__); }
+	synfig::String class::get_local_name()const { return synfiggui_localize(local_name__); }
 
 /* === T Y P E D E F S ===================================================== */
 
--- src/synfigapp/localization.h.orig	2018-09-14 06:35:52 UTC
+++ src/synfigapp/localization.h
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
 
 /* === C L A S S E S & S T R U C T S ======================================= */
 
+inline const char* synfiggui_localize(const char *x)
+	{ return _(x); }
+
 /* === E N D =============================================================== */
 
 #endif