Index: trunk/kernel/include/item.php
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diff -u -N -r6093 -r7391
--- trunk/kernel/include/item.php	(.../item.php)	(revision 6093)
+++ trunk/kernel/include/item.php	(.../item.php)	(revision 7391)
@@ -146,7 +146,13 @@
 								if ($c_data[0] == $f->Get('Value'))
 								{
 									$this->CustomFields[$f->Get("FieldName")]['value'] = $f->Get('Value');
-									$this->CustomFields[$f->Get("FieldName")]['lang_value'] = language($c_data[1]);
+									// if option value starts with + then not a language variable
+									if (eregi("^+", $c_data[1]))
+										$c_data[1] = language($c_data[1]);
+									else 
+										$c_data[1] = substr($c_data[1], 1);
+										
+									$this->CustomFields[$f->Get("FieldName")]['lang_value'] = $c_data[1];
 								}
 							}
 						}