diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/webmacro/Application.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/webmacro/Application.java
index bf1d5ab6..a203a755 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/webmacro/Application.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/webmacro/Application.java
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 //
-// $Id: Application.java,v 1.1 2001/03/04 06:15:39 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: Application.java,v 1.2 2001/03/04 06:25:48 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.samskivert.webmacro;
 
 import javax.servlet.ServletContext;
+import org.webmacro.servlet.WebContext;
+
 import com.samskivert.servlet.MessageManager;
 import com.samskivert.util.StringUtil;
 
@@ -93,6 +95,46 @@ public class Application
         return _basePkg + uri;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * A convenience function for translating messages.
+     */
+    public final String translate (WebContext ctx, String msg)
+    {
+        MessageManager msgmgr = getMessageManager();
+        return msgmgr.getMessage(ctx.getRequest(), msg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A convenience function for translating messages.
+     */
+    public final String translate (WebContext ctx, String msg, Object arg)
+    {
+        MessageManager msgmgr = getMessageManager();
+        return msgmgr.getMessage(ctx.getRequest(), msg, new Object[]{ arg });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A convenience function for translating messages.
+     */
+    public final String translate (WebContext ctx, String msg, Object arg1,
+                                   Object arg2)
+    {
+        MessageManager msgmgr = getMessageManager();
+        return msgmgr.getMessage(ctx.getRequest(), msg,
+                                 new Object[]{ arg1, arg2 });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A convenience function for translating messages.
+     */
+    public final String translate (WebContext ctx, String msg, Object arg1,
+                                   Object arg2, Object arg3)
+    {
+        MessageManager msgmgr = getMessageManager();
+        return msgmgr.getMessage(ctx.getRequest(), msg,
+                                 new Object[]{ arg1, arg2, arg3 });
+    }
+
     protected String _baseURI;
     protected String _basePkg;