diff --git a/po/terminator.pot b/po/terminator.pot
index 954ec764..6a2078d9 100644
--- a/po/terminator.pot
+++ b/po/terminator.pot
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2007-12-29 02:52+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2008-01-02 23:27+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -16,43 +16,55 @@ msgstr ""
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=CHARSET\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
 
-#: terminator:307
-msgid "_Open Link"
+#: terminator:42
+msgid ""
+"You need to install the python bindings for gobject, gnome, gtk, gcond and "
+"pango."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: terminator:308
-msgid "_Copy Link Address"
-msgstr ""
-
-#: terminator:314
-msgid "_Send Mail To..."
+#: terminator:51
+msgid ""
+"You need to install python bindings for libvte (\"python-vte\" in debian/"
+"ubuntu)"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: terminator:315
+msgid "_Open Link"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: terminator:316
+msgid "_Copy Link Address"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: terminator:322
+msgid "_Send Mail To..."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: terminator:323
 msgid "_Copy Email Address"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: terminator:340
+#: terminator:348
 msgid "Show scrollbar"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: terminator:348
+#: terminator:356
 msgid "Split _Horizontally"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: terminator:352
+#: terminator:360
 msgid "Split _Vertically"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: terminator:414
+#: terminator:422
 msgid "Close?"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: terminator:419
+#: terminator:427
 msgid "<big><b>Close all terminals?</b></big>"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: terminator:422
+#: terminator:430
 #, python-format
 msgid ""
 "This window has %s terminals open.  Closing the window will also close all "
diff --git a/terminator b/terminator
index b9c57281..628fe7c7 100755
--- a/terminator
+++ b/terminator
@@ -25,24 +25,32 @@ Usage: terminator [OPTION] ...
   -p, --profile=PROFILE   Take settings from gnome-terminal profile PROFILE
 """
 
-import os
+# import standard python libs
+import os, sys, string, time, getopt, math
+
+import gettext
+gettext.install ('terminator')
+
+# import unix-lib
 import pwd
-import sys
-import string
-import gobject
-import gtk
+
+# import gtk/gnome libs
+# check just in case anyone runs it on a non-gnome system.
+try:
+  import gobject, gtk, gnome, gconf, pango
+except:
+  print >> sys.stderr, _("You need to install the python bindings for " \
+    "gobject, gnome, gtk, gcond and pango.")
+  sys.exit(1)
+
+# import vte-bindings
 try:
   import vte
 except:
-  print '''You need to install python bindings for libvte ("python-vte" in debian/ubuntu)'''
+  error = gtk.MessageDialog (None, gtk.DIALOG_MODAL, gtk.MESSAGE_ERROR, gtk.BUTTONS_OK,
+    _('You need to install python bindings for libvte ("python-vte" in debian/ubuntu)'))
+  error.run()
   sys.exit (1)
-import gconf
-import pango
-import gnome
-import time
-import getopt
-import math
-import gettext
 
 class TerminatorTerm:
 
@@ -625,7 +633,6 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     if opt in ("-p", "--profile"):
       profile = arg
 
-  gettext.install ('terminator')
   term = Terminator (profile)
 
   # Set the Terminator in fullscreen state or maximize it.