diff -ru Locale-Maketext-Gettext-1.27/lib/Locale/Maketext/Gettext.pm Locale-Maketext-Gettext-1.27-patched/lib/Locale/Maketext/Gettext.pm
--- Locale-Maketext-Gettext-1.27/lib/Locale/Maketext/Gettext.pm	2009-04-28 03:46:23.000000000 +1000
+++ Locale-Maketext-Gettext-1.27-patched/lib/Locale/Maketext/Gettext.pm	2013-03-08 12:31:37.166997436 +1000
@@ -354,6 +354,10 @@
         # Translated message
         $strt = substr($content, $off, $len);
         
+        # Convert gettext params %1 to maketext params [_1]
+        $stro =~ s/\%(\d+)/\[_$1\]/g;
+        $strt =~ s/\%(\d+)/\[_$1\]/g;
+
         # Hash it
         $_{$stro} = $strt;
     }