Index: trunk/core/kernel/db/dbitem.php
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diff -u -N -r8842 -r8849
--- trunk/core/kernel/db/dbitem.php	(.../dbitem.php)	(revision 8842)
+++ trunk/core/kernel/db/dbitem.php	(.../dbitem.php)	(revision 8849)
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
 
 		if (isset($error_label) && !isset($this->ErrorMsgs[$pseudo])) {
 			// label for error (only when not already set)
-			$this->ErrorMsgs[$pseudo] = (substr($error_label, 1, 1) == '+') ? substr($error_label, 1) : '!'.$error_label.'!';
+			$this->ErrorMsgs[$pseudo] = (substr($error_label, 0, 1) == '+') ? substr($error_label, 1) : '!'.$error_label.'!';
 		}
 	}