diff --git a/libs/host/pseudolocalize.cpp b/libs/host/pseudolocalize.cpp
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+#include <host/pseudolocalize.h>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+static const char*
+pseudolocalize_char(char c)
+{
+    switch (c) {
+        case 'a':   return "\xc4\x83";
+        case 'b':   return "\xcf\x84";
+        case 'c':   return "\xc4\x8b";
+        case 'd':   return "\xc4\x8f";
+        case 'e':   return "\xc4\x99";
+        case 'f':   return "\xc6\x92";
+        case 'g':   return "\xc4\x9d";
+        case 'h':   return "\xd1\x9b";
+        case 'i':   return "\xcf\x8a";
+        case 'j':   return "\xc4\xb5";
+        case 'k':   return "\xc4\xb8";
+        case 'l':   return "\xc4\xba";
+        case 'm':   return "\xe1\xb8\xbf";
+        case 'n':   return "\xd0\xb8";
+        case 'o':   return "\xcf\x8c";
+        case 'p':   return "\xcf\x81";
+        case 'q':   return "\x51";
+        case 'r':   return "\xd2\x91";
+        case 's':   return "\xc5\xa1";
+        case 't':   return "\xd1\x82";
+        case 'u':   return "\xce\xb0";
+        case 'v':   return "\x56";
+        case 'w':   return "\xe1\xba\x85";
+        case 'x':   return "\xd1\x85";
+        case 'y':   return "\xe1\xbb\xb3";
+        case 'z':   return "\xc5\xba";
+        case 'A':   return "\xc3\x85";
+        case 'B':   return "\xce\xb2";
+        case 'C':   return "\xc4\x88";
+        case 'D':   return "\xc4\x90";
+        case 'E':   return "\xd0\x84";
+        case 'F':   return "\xce\x93";
+        case 'G':   return "\xc4\x9e";
+        case 'H':   return "\xc4\xa6";
+        case 'I':   return "\xd0\x87";
+        case 'J':   return "\xc4\xb5";
+        case 'K':   return "\xc4\xb6";
+        case 'L':   return "\xc5\x81";
+        case 'M':   return "\xe1\xb8\xbe";
+        case 'N':   return "\xc5\x83";
+        case 'O':   return "\xce\x98";
+        case 'P':   return "\xcf\x81";
+        case 'Q':   return "\x71";
+        case 'R':   return "\xd0\xaf";
+        case 'S':   return "\xc8\x98";
+        case 'T':   return "\xc5\xa6";
+        case 'U':   return "\xc5\xa8";
+        case 'V':   return "\xce\xbd";
+        case 'W':   return "\xe1\xba\x84";
+        case 'X':   return "\xc3\x97";
+        case 'Y':   return "\xc2\xa5";
+        case 'Z':   return "\xc5\xbd";
+        default:    return NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Converts characters so they look like they've been localized.
+ *
+ * Note: This leaves escape sequences untouched so they can later be
+ * processed by ResTable::collectString in the normal way.
+ */
+string
+pseudolocalize_string(const string& source)
+{
+    const char* s = source.c_str();
+    string result;
+    const size_t I = source.length();
+    for (size_t i=0; i<I; i++) {
+        char c = s[i];
+        if (c == '\\') {
+            if (i<I-1) {
+                result += '\\';
+                i++;
+                c = s[i];
+                switch (c) {
+                    case 'u':
+                        // this one takes up 5 chars
+                        result += string(s+i, 5);
+                        i += 4;
+                        break;
+                    case 't':
+                    case 'n':
+                    case '#':
+                    case '@':
+                    case '?':
+                    case '"':
+                    case '\'':
+                    case '\\':
+                    default:
+                        result += c;
+                        break;
+                }
+            } else {
+                result += c;
+            }
+        } else {
+            const char* p = pseudolocalize_char(c);
+            if (p != NULL) {
+                result += p;
+            } else {
+                result += c;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    //printf("result=\'%s\'\n", result.c_str());
+    return result;
+}
+
+