custom widget creation failed

[Luís Gomes]

gnome-translate shows "[custom widget creation failed]" in the place where the toolbar should appear (the toolbar does not appear).

Ubuntu release: 11.10
Package version: gnome-translate 0.99-0ubuntu6
Expected behaviour: application should have a toolbar (as appears in the screenshot in the developer's webpage)
What happened instead: application shows "[custom widget creation failed]" in place of the toolbar.

[Γεώργιος Γεωργάς (apopas)]

I confirm this bug as well.

Ubuntu release: 11.10
Package version: gnome-translate 0.99-0ubuntu6

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Simon Benichou (simon.benichou)]

I confirm this bug as well. The software is thus unusable (can't make translations)

[Amine Brikci-N (nh2amine)]

Same thing here, on lubuntu precise. A message box with "Language detection not available" also appears at launch.

[Mikhail Baturov (mbaturov)]

ubuntu 12.04, same bug

[Or Idgar (oridgar)]

Ubuntu 12.10, same bug

[EricDHH (ericdhh)]

12.10 amd64 too, this is the second translator in ununsable state

[jeanjean84 (jean-brieussel-0)]

Amine Brikci-N (nh2amine) you need to install aspell-xx (xx = your language)

ubuntu 12.04.2, same bug "[custom widget creation failed]" ... still...

[ciro santoro (cirux88)]

Ubuntu 13.10, same bug

[steelsoul (steelsoul)]

Ubuntu 14.04, same bug.

[ggallozz (ggallozz-gmail)]

Ubuntu MATE 14.04.02, same problem.
Is it possible that in 3 years none hadn't be able to provide a solution?

[ggallozz (ggallozz-gmail)]

... and now, year 2016, this bug making gnome translator unusable, is still actual and abandoned ... !?

[floco (floco99)]

Hello, buttons and menus do not appear but you can make translations with the shortcut CTRL + T

[ggallozz (ggallozz-gmail)]

and now, year 2017, what's goin' on for this bug?