diff --git a/pythonrewrite/scripts/check_languages.py b/pythonrewrite/scripts/check_languages.py
index c57bb99..3004c13 100755
--- a/pythonrewrite/scripts/check_languages.py
+++ b/pythonrewrite/scripts/check_languages.py
@@ -2,16 +2,15 @@
 #
 # $Id$
 #
-# compare a translated language file with the master (english) language file
-# it is useful for finding incomplete translation
+# compare translated language files with the master (english) language files
+# it is useful for finding incomplete translations
 #
 # Copyright (c) 02006 sense.lab <senselab@systemausfall.org>
 #
 # License: This script is distributed under the terms of version 2
 #          of the GNU GPL. See the LICENSE file included with the package.
 #
-# Parameter: LANGUAGE_FILE
-#	(e.g. "lang/de.hdf")
+# Parameter: LANGUAGE (e.g. "de")
 #
 
 import os, sys
@@ -32,6 +31,53 @@ def getHDFkeys(hdf):
 	return [e.split(" = ",1)[0].strip() for e in hdf.dump().splitlines()]
 
 
+def compareFiles(langFile1, langFile2):
+	## check for existence of files
+	for filename in (langFile2, langFile1):
+		if not os.path.exists(filename):
+			sys.stderr.write("could not find language file: %s\n" % filename)
+			return
+
+	## check if the files are the same
+	if langFile1 == langFile2:
+		sys.stderr.write("cannot compare the language file with itself: %s\n" % langFile1)
+		return
+
+	print "Comparing '%s' and '%s':" % (langFile1, langFile2)
+
+	hdf1 = neo_util.HDF()
+	hdf1.readFile(langFile1)
+	hdf2 = neo_util.HDF()
+	hdf2.readFile(langFile2)
+
+	hdfKeys1 = getHDFkeys(hdf1)
+	hdfKeys2 = getHDFkeys(hdf2)
+
+	## check for empty language data sets
+	for (keys, filename) in ((hdfKeys1, langFile1), (hdfKeys2, langFile2)):
+		if len(keys) == 0:
+			sys.stderr.write("\tthe language file is empty: %s\n" % filename)
+			return
+
+	## check for missing keys (only part of the first (master) file)
+	for key in hdfKeys1:
+		if not key in hdfKeys2:
+			print "\tmissing key: %s" % key
+
+	## check for superfluous keys (only part of the second file)
+	for key in hdfKeys2:
+		if not key in hdfKeys1:
+			print "\tsuperfluous key: %s" % key
+
+
+def find_lang_file(arg, dirname, fnames):
+	lfile = os.path.join(dirname, arg["fname"])
+	if os.path.isfile(lfile):
+		arg["list"].append(lfile)
+
+
+
+############ main #############
 if "__main__" != __name__:
 	sys.exit(0)
 
@@ -39,44 +85,22 @@ args = sys.argv[1:]
 
 ## check parameters
 if len(args) != 1:
-	sys.stderr.write("invalid number of parameters: a language file is required\n")
+	sys.stderr.write("invalid number of parameters: a language name is required\n")
 	sys.exit(1)
 
-langFile2 = os.path.abspath(args[0])
-langFile1 = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(langFile2), DEFAULT_LANGUAGE + SUFFIX)
 
-## check for existence of files
-for filename in (langFile2, langFile1):
-	if not os.path.exists(filename):
-		sys.stderr.write("could not find language file: %s\n" % filename)
-		sys.exit(1)
+language = args[0]
 
-## check if the files are the same
-if langFile1 == langFile2:
-	sys.stderr.write("cannot compare the language file with itself: %s\n" % langFile1)
+if language == DEFAULT_LANGUAGE:
+	sys.stderr.write("you must specify a language different from the default (%s)!\n" % DEFAULT_LANGUAGE)
 	sys.exit(1)
 
-hdf1 = neo_util.HDF()
-hdf1.readFile(langFile1)
-hdf2 = neo_util.HDF()
-hdf2.readFile(langFile2)
+obj = { "fname":"%s%s" % (DEFAULT_LANGUAGE, SUFFIX),
+	"list": [] }
 
-hdfKeys1 = getHDFkeys(hdf1)
-hdfKeys2 = getHDFkeys(hdf2)
+os.path.walk(os.getcwd(), find_lang_file, obj)
 
-## check for empty language data sets
-for (keys, filename) in ((hdfKeys1, langFile1), (hdfKeys2, langFile2)):
-	if len(keys) == 0:
-		sys.stderr.write("the language file is empty: %s\n" % filename)
-		sys.exit(1)
-
-## check for missing keys (only part of the first (master) file)
-for key in hdfKeys1:
-	if not key in hdfKeys2:
-		print "missing key: %s" % key
-
-## check for superfluous keys (only part of the second file)
-for key in hdfKeys2:
-	if not key in hdfKeys1:
-		print "superfluous key: %s" % key
+for langFile in obj["list"]:
+	refLang = langFile.replace("/%s%s" % (DEFAULT_LANGUAGE, SUFFIX), "/%s%s" % (language, SUFFIX))
+	compareFiles(refLang, langFile)