--- timelinelib/paths.py~	2011-07-26 19:42:28.000000000 -0500
+++ timelinelib/paths.py	2011-10-20 08:18:59.000000000 -0500
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 import os.path
 
 
-_ROOT = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), ".."))
+_ROOT = "/usr/share/timeline/"
 ICONS_DIR = os.path.join(_ROOT, "icons")
-LOCALE_DIR = os.path.join(_ROOT, "po")
+LOCALE_DIR = "/usr/share/locale"
 HELP_RESOURCES_DIR = os.path.join(_ROOT, "help_resources")