=== modified file 'data/templates/ubuntu-application/project_root/bin/project_name'
--- data/templates/ubuntu-application/project_root/bin/project_name	2011-02-24 02:14:23 +0000
+++ data/templates/ubuntu-application/project_root/bin/project_name	2012-04-14 23:21:17 +0000
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@
     and PROJECT_ROOT_DIRECTORY not in sys.path):
     python_path.insert(0, PROJECT_ROOT_DIRECTORY)
     sys.path.insert(0, PROJECT_ROOT_DIRECTORY)
+
+    datadir = os.path.join(PROJECT_ROOT_DIRECTORY, "data")
+    if 'XDG_DATA_DIRS' in os.environ:
+        os.putenv('XDG_DATA_DIRS', "%s:%s" % (datadir, os.getenv('XDG_DATA_DIRS', '')))
+    else:
+        os.putenv('XDG_DATA_DIRS', datadir)
+
 if python_path:
     os.putenv('PYTHONPATH', "%s:%s" % (os.getenv('PYTHONPATH', ''), ':'.join(python_path))) # for subprocesses