Index: src/ch/ResourceManager.cpp
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r7a096cad617f85582370a1c788c45442d39efc8c -r17f490bbfa29d6b73a2673ac4307a4d49cc6c678
--- src/ch/ResourceManager.cpp	(.../ResourceManager.cpp)	(revision 7a096cad617f85582370a1c788c45442d39efc8c)
+++ src/ch/ResourceManager.cpp	(.../ResourceManager.cpp)	(revision 17f490bbfa29d6b73a2673ac4307a4d49cc6c678)
@@ -202,10 +202,44 @@
 		size_t stLen = _tcslen(pszValue);
 		tchar_t* pszStr = new tchar_t[stLen + 1];
 		_tcscpy(pszStr, pszValue);
+
+		// convert escape strings into escape sequences
+		CLangData::UnescapeString(pszStr);
+
 		pLangData->m_mStrings.insert(strings_map::value_type(pLangData->m_uiSectionID << 16 | uiVal, pszStr));
 	}
 }
 
+void CLangData::UnescapeString(tchar_t* pszData)
+{
+	tchar_t* pszOut = pszData;
+	while (*pszData != 0)
+	{
+		if (*pszData == _T('\\'))
+		{
+			pszData++;
+			switch(*pszData++)
+			{
+			case _T('t'):
+				*pszOut++ = _T('\t');
+				break;
+			case _T('r'):
+				*pszOut++ = _T('\r');
+				break;
+			case _T('n'):
+				*pszOut++ = _T('\n');
+				break;
+			default:
+				*pszOut++ = _T('\\');
+			}
+		}
+		else
+			*pszOut++ = *pszData++;
+	}
+	*pszOut = _T('\0');
+
+}
+
 bool CLangData::ReadTranslation(PCTSTR pszFile, bool bUpdate)
 {
 	try