--- a/gtk/dw.c	Fri Nov 25 17:51:49 2011 +0000
+++ b/gtk/dw.c	Fri Nov 25 18:31:54 2011 +0000
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
 GdkBitmap *_dw_tmpbitmap = NULL;
 
 char *_DWDefaultFont = NULL;
+static char _dw_share_path[PATH_MAX+1] = { 0 };
 
 #if GTK_MAJOR_VERSION < 2
 static int _dw_file_active = 0;
@@ -2095,6 +2096,37 @@
       _resources.resource_id = res->resource_id;
       _resources.resource_data = res->resource_data;
    }
+
+   /* Setup the private data directory */
+   if(argc && argv && *argc > 0 && (*argv)[0])
+   {
+      char *pathcopy = strdup((*argv)[0]);
+      char *pos = strrchr(pathcopy, '/');
+      
+      if(pos)
+      {
+         char *binname = pos + 1;
+         
+         *pos = 0;
+         if(*binname)
+         {
+            char *binpos = strstr(pathcopy, "/bin");
+            
+            if(binpos)
+               strncpy(_dw_share_path, pathcopy, (size_t)(binpos - pathcopy));
+            else
+               strcpy(_dw_share_path, "/usr/local");
+            strcat(_dw_share_path, "/share/");
+            strcat(_dw_share_path, binname);
+         }
+      }
+      if(pathcopy)
+         free(pathcopy);
+   }
+   /* If that failed... just get the current directory */
+   if(!_dw_share_path[0] && !getcwd(_dw_share_path, PATH_MAX))
+      _dw_share_path[0] = '/';
+   
    gtk_set_locale();
 #if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,32,0)
    g_thread_init(NULL);
@@ -12541,6 +12573,15 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Returns a pointer to a static buffer which containes the
+ * private application data directory. 
+ */
+char * API dw_app_dir(void)
+{
+    return _dw_share_path;
+}
+
+/*
  * Call a function from the window (widget)'s context.
  * Parameters:
  *       handle: Window handle of the widget.