+GObject *
+get_object_assert (GtkBuilder *builder, const gchar *name)
+{
+ GObject *o = NULL;
+ g_assert (name);
+
+ o = gtk_builder_get_object (builder, name);
+
+ if ( !o )
+ g_critical ("Object \"%s\" could not be found\n", name);
+
+ return o;
+}