--- ECHO_content/ECHO_collection.py	2007/09/18 14:13:49	1.292
+++ ECHO_content/ECHO_collection.py	2008/01/16 16:10:14	1.293
@@ -196,14 +196,15 @@ class ECHO_locale(ZopePageTemplate):
         meta_type="ECHO_locale"
 
         def __init__(self,id,lang,title,label,text=None,content_type=None):
-                self.lang=lang
-                self.title=title
-                self.label=label
-                if text:
-                        if content_type is None:
-                            content_type = self.content_type
-                        self.pt_edit(text, content_type)
-                self.id=id
+            self.lang=lang
+            self.title=title
+            self.label=label
+            # default content
+            if not text:
+                text = open(self._default_content_fn).read()
+                content_type = 'text/html'
+            self.pt_edit(text, content_type)
+            self.id=id
 
         manage_options = ZopePageTemplate.manage_options+(
                 {'label':'Main Config','action':'change_ECHO_localeForm'},