Index: src/ictranslate/ICTranslateDlg.cpp
===================================================================
diff -u -N -rf6fe924675e9de6120b6c1eac2430fa5b2946251 -re9d0e63fbb826dd00b7c590d2dcda5e5f41b4b14
--- src/ictranslate/ICTranslateDlg.cpp	(.../ICTranslateDlg.cpp)	(revision f6fe924675e9de6120b6c1eac2430fa5b2946251)
+++ src/ictranslate/ICTranslateDlg.cpp	(.../ICTranslateDlg.cpp)	(revision e9d0e63fbb826dd00b7c590d2dcda5e5f41b4b14)
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "ICTranslateDlg.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <set>
+#include "../libicpf/exception.h"
 
 #ifdef _DEBUG
 #define new DEBUG_NEW
@@ -633,6 +634,12 @@
 
 void CICTranslateDlg::OnFileSaveTranslationAs()
 {
+	if(!m_ldCustom.IsValidDescription())
+	{
+		AfxMessageBox(_T("Please fill the Author, Language name and font with correct values before saving."));
+		return;
+	}
+
 	CString strFilename = m_ldCustom.GetFilename(false);
 	CString strPath = m_ldCustom.GetFilename(true);
 	
@@ -651,13 +658,30 @@
 		m_ldCustom.SetDirection(bRTL);
 
 		// store translation with new name
-		m_ldCustom.WriteTranslation(dlg.GetPathName());
+		try
+		{
+			m_ldCustom.WriteTranslation(dlg.GetPathName());
+		}
+		catch(icpf::exception& e)
+		{
+			CString strInfo;
+			strInfo.Format(_T("Cannot write translation file.\nReason: %s"), e.get_desc());
+			AfxMessageBox(strInfo);
+			return;
+		}
 		m_ctlDstFilename.SetWindowText(m_ldCustom.GetFilename(true));
 	}
 }
 
 void CICTranslateDlg::OnFileSaveTranslation()
 {
+	// sanity checks
+	if(!m_ldCustom.IsValidDescription())
+	{
+		AfxMessageBox(_T("Please fill the Author, Language name and font with correct values before saving."));
+		return;
+	}
+
 	CString strPath = m_ldCustom.GetFilename(true);
 	if(strPath.IsEmpty())
 	{
@@ -676,7 +700,17 @@
 		bool bRTL = (m_ctlDstRTL.GetCheck() == BST_CHECKED);
 		m_ldCustom.SetDirection(bRTL);
 
-		m_ldCustom.WriteTranslation(NULL);
+		try
+		{
+			m_ldCustom.WriteTranslation(NULL);
+		}
+		catch(icpf::exception& e)
+		{
+			CString strInfo;
+			strInfo.Format(_T("Cannot write translation file.\nReason: %s"), e.get_desc());
+			AfxMessageBox(strInfo);
+			return;
+		}
 		m_ctlDstFilename.SetWindowText(m_ldCustom.GetFilename(true));
 	}
 }
Index: src/libictranslate/ResourceManager.cpp
===================================================================
diff -u -N -rf6fe924675e9de6120b6c1eac2430fa5b2946251 -re9d0e63fbb826dd00b7c590d2dcda5e5f41b4b14
--- src/libictranslate/ResourceManager.cpp	(.../ResourceManager.cpp)	(revision f6fe924675e9de6120b6c1eac2430fa5b2946251)
+++ src/libictranslate/ResourceManager.cpp	(.../ResourceManager.cpp)	(revision e9d0e63fbb826dd00b7c590d2dcda5e5f41b4b14)
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 *************************************************************************/
 #include "stdafx.h"
 #include "ResourceManager.h"
+#include "../libicpf/exception.h"
 #include "../libicpf/cfg.h"
 #include "../libicpf/crc32.h"
 #include <assert.h>
@@ -97,6 +98,11 @@
 		m_uiChecksum = 0;
 }
 
+const tchar_t* CTranslationItem::GetText() const
+{
+	return m_pszText ? m_pszText : _t("");
+}
+
 void CTranslationItem::SetText(const tchar_t* pszText, bool bUnescapeString)
 {
 	delete [] m_pszText;
@@ -524,6 +530,10 @@
 
 void CLangData::WriteTranslation(PCTSTR pszPath)
 {
+	if(!IsValidDescription())
+		THROW(_t("Invalid translation information (author, name or point size)"), 0, 0, 0);
+
+	// real writing
 	const int iBufferSize = 256;
 	tchar_t szTemp[iBufferSize];
 
@@ -693,6 +703,17 @@
 	m_bModified = true;
 }
 
+bool CLangData::IsValidDescription() const
+{
+	// basic sanity checks
+	if(!m_pszAuthor || m_pszAuthor[0] == _t('\0') ||
+		!m_pszLngName || m_pszLngName[0] == _t('\0') ||
+		!m_pszFontFace || m_pszFontFace[0] == _t('\0') ||
+		m_wPointSize == 0)
+		return false;
+	return true;
+}
+
 void CLangData::SetFnameData(PTSTR *ppszDst, PCTSTR pszSrc)
 {
 	if (*ppszDst)
Index: src/libictranslate/ResourceManager.h
===================================================================
diff -u -N -rf6fe924675e9de6120b6c1eac2430fa5b2946251 -re9d0e63fbb826dd00b7c590d2dcda5e5f41b4b14
--- src/libictranslate/ResourceManager.h	(.../ResourceManager.h)	(revision f6fe924675e9de6120b6c1eac2430fa5b2946251)
+++ src/libictranslate/ResourceManager.h	(.../ResourceManager.h)	(revision e9d0e63fbb826dd00b7c590d2dcda5e5f41b4b14)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 	void Clear();
 	void CalculateChecksum();
 
-	const tchar_t* GetText() const { return m_pszText; }
+	const tchar_t* GetText() const;
 	void SetText(const tchar_t* pszText, bool bUnescapeString);
 	uint_t GetChecksum() const { return m_uiChecksum; }
 	void SetChecksum(uint_t uiChecksum) { m_uiChecksum = uiChecksum; }
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
 	bool IsModified() const { return m_bModified; }
 	void SetModified() { m_bModified = true; }
 
+	bool IsValidDescription() const;
 protected:
 	void SetFnameData(PTSTR *ppszDst, PCTSTR pszSrc);
 	static void EnumAttributesCallback(bool bGroup, const tchar_t* pszName, const tchar_t* pszValue, ptr_t pData);