Magento Local Development Translate Inline Fix

translate-fix-mage.xml

<!-- Add to Local.xml -->
<default>
    <reference name="footer">
    	<block type="core/text" name="translatefix">
    		<action method="setText">
    			<text>
    				<![CDATA[
    				<script>
    					if(Object.__defineGetter__)
    						{
    						    var hasTranslateAttribute = function(){
    						        return $(this).hasAttribute("translate");
    						    };
    						    document.observe("dom:loaded", function() {
    						        $$('*').each(function(theElement){
    						             theElement.__defineGetter__("translate", hasTranslateAttribute);
    						        });
    						    });
    						}
    				</script>
    				]]>
    			</text>
    		</action>
    	</block>
	</reference>
</default>

If you're having local development problems with Magento 1.7, simply add this XML to your local.xml file to solve the issue with Translate Inline not working correctly.