diff --git a/docs/tech/tn0014.txt b/docs/tech/tn0014.txt
index faf109044c..29e4f027e1 100644
--- a/docs/tech/tn0014.txt
+++ b/docs/tech/tn0014.txt
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ NODE, PROPERTY and VALUE in the XML sense:
 
 The term ATTRIBUTE is specific to XRC and refers to a subnode 
 of an <object> or <object_ref> node that is itself not <object> or <object_ref>. 
-In the example bellow, <pos>, <label> and <style> are attributes, while neither 
+In the example below, <pos>, <label> and <style> are attributes, while neither 
 <resource> nor either of <object>s is:
 
     <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8">
-    <resource xmlns="http://www.wxwidgets.org/wxxrc" version="2.3.0.1">
+    <resource xmlns="http://www.wxwidgets.org/wxxrc" version="2.5.3.0">
         <object class="wxPanel">
             <style>wxSUNKEN_BORDER</style>             <!-- attr -->
             <object class="wxStaticText">
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ entitled "Version Note".
 
 The <resource> node contains namespace declaration, too:
 
-    <resource xmlns="http://www.wxwidgets.org/wxxrc" version="2.3.0.1">
+    <resource xmlns="http://www.wxwidgets.org/wxxrc" version="2.5.3.0">
 
 The <resource> node is only allowed to have <object> and <object_ref>
 subnodes, all of which must have the "name" property.
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ by XRC parser according to this table:
     "\n"   -> line break (C character '\n')
     "\r"   -> carriage return (C character '\r')
     "\t"   -> tabelator (C character '\t')
+    "\\"   -> "\"
+              (introduced in version 2.5.3.0, not done in earlier versions)
 
 Version Note:
     '$' was used instead of '_' prior to version 2.3.0.1.
@@ -214,7 +216,7 @@ Any of "stock_id" or "stock_client" properties or the filename may be omitted.
 XRC determines the bitmap to use according to this algorithm: 
   1. If there is non-empty "stock_id" property, query wxArtProvider for the
      bitmap (if there is no "stock_client", use default one, which is usually
-     wxART_OTHER; exceptions are noted in class-specific sections bellow). If
+     wxART_OTHER; exceptions are noted in class-specific sections below). If
      the query fails, continue to 2.
   2. Load the bitmap from the file in attribute value.
 
@@ -279,7 +281,7 @@ wxCheckList
 position                   Position                -1,-1
 size                       Size                    -1,-1
 style                      Style[wxCheckList]
-content                    (see bellow)            (empty)
+content                    (see below)             (empty)
 
 Optional "content" attribute does not have attribute value. Instead,
 arbitrary number of <item> nodes may be rooted under it (the control
diff --git a/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h b/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h
index a2194f1198..5d40588f54 100644
--- a/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h
+++ b/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ class wxXmlResourceModule;
 //       - reset revision to 0 unless the first three are same as before,
 //         in which case you should increase revision by one
 #define WX_XMLRES_CURRENT_VERSION_MAJOR            2
-#define WX_XMLRES_CURRENT_VERSION_MINOR            3
-#define WX_XMLRES_CURRENT_VERSION_RELEASE          0
-#define WX_XMLRES_CURRENT_VERSION_REVISION         1
-#define WX_XMLRES_CURRENT_VERSION_STRING       _T("2.3.0.1")
+#define WX_XMLRES_CURRENT_VERSION_MINOR            5
+#define WX_XMLRES_CURRENT_VERSION_RELEASE          3
+#define WX_XMLRES_CURRENT_VERSION_REVISION         0
+#define WX_XMLRES_CURRENT_VERSION_STRING       _T("2.5.3.0")
 
 #define WX_XMLRES_CURRENT_VERSION \
                 (WX_XMLRES_CURRENT_VERSION_MAJOR * 256*256*256 + \
diff --git a/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp b/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
index 197ea98480..bc99da66a1 100644
--- a/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
+++ b/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
@@ -788,14 +788,34 @@ wxString wxXmlResourceHandler::GetText(const wxString& param, bool translate)
             else
                 str2 << wxT('&') << *dt;
         }
-        // Remap \n to CR, \r to LF, \t to TAB:
+        // Remap \n to CR, \r to LF, \t to TAB, \\ to \:
         else if (*dt == wxT('\\'))
             switch (*(++dt))
             {
-                case wxT('n') : str2 << wxT('\n'); break;
-                case wxT('t') : str2 << wxT('\t'); break;
-                case wxT('r') : str2 << wxT('\r'); break;
-                default       : str2 << wxT('\\') << *dt; break;
+                case wxT('n'):
+                    str2 << wxT('\n');
+                    break;
+                    
+                case wxT('t'):
+                    str2 << wxT('\t');
+                    break;
+                    
+                case wxT('r'):
+                    str2 << wxT('\r');
+                    break;
+
+                case wxT('\\') :
+                    // "\\" wasn't translated to "\" prior to 2.5.3.0:
+                    if (m_resource->CompareVersion(2,5,3,0) >= 0)
+                    {
+                        str2 << wxT('\\');
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    // else fall-through to default: branch below
+    
+                default:
+                    str2 << wxT('\\') << *dt;
+                    break;
             }
         else str2 << *dt;
     }