Index: typo3/sysext/cms/tslib/class.tslib_pibase.php
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--- typo3/sysext/cms/tslib/class.tslib_pibase.php	(Revision 8568)
+++ typo3/sysext/cms/tslib/class.tslib_pibase.php	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -992,11 +992,15 @@
 				foreach ($confLL as $k => $lA) {
 					if (is_array($lA))	{
 						$k = substr($k,0,-1);
+							// For labels coming from the TypoScript (database) the charset is assumed to be "forceCharset" and if that is not set, assumed to be that of the individual system languages
+						$locallangCharset = $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['BE']['forceCharset'] ? $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['BE']['forceCharset'] : $GLOBALS['TSFE']->csConvObj->charSetArray[$k];
 						foreach($lA as $llK => $llV)	{
 							if (!is_array($llV))	{
 								$this->LOCAL_LANG[$k][$llK] = $llV;
-									// For labels coming from the TypoScript (database) the charset is assumed to be "forceCharset" and if that is not set, assumed to be that of the individual system languages
-								$this->LOCAL_LANG_charset[$k][$llK] = $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['BE']['forceCharset'] ? $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['BE']['forceCharset'] : $GLOBALS['TSFE']->csConvObj->charSetArray[$k];
+								$this->LOCAL_LANG_charset[$k][$llK] = $locallangCharset;
+							} else {
+									// call recursive helper function to support dots in locallang labels
+								$this->getSupportForDotsInLocallangLabels($k, $llK, $llV, $locallangCharset);
 							}
 						}
 					}
@@ -1006,7 +1010,30 @@
 		$this->LOCAL_LANG_loaded = 1;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Gets a key and an array and merges the given key with all keys from the array.
+	 * Calls itself recursive, if array value is an array.
+	 * Sets $this->LOCAL_LANG[$language][$labelKeyMerged] if value is not an array
+	 *
+	 * @param	string		The language key
+	 * @param	string		The actual key from the _LOCAL_LANG.[$language] array
+	 * @param	array		The value array from given key
+	 * @param	string		The charset for the given language
+	 * @return	void
+	 */
+	function getSupportForDotsInLocallangLabels($language, $labelKeyPrefix, array $labelArray, $locallangCharset) {
+		foreach ($labelArray as $labelKey => $labelValue) {
+			$labelKeyMerged = $labelKeyPrefix . $labelKey;
 
+			if (is_array($labelValue)) {
+					// call this function recursive
+				$this->getSupportForDotsInLocallangLabels($language, $labelKeyMerged, $labelValue, $locallangCharset);
+			} else {
+				$this->LOCAL_LANG[$language][$labelKeyMerged] = $labelValue;
+				$this->LOCAL_LANG_charset[$language][$labelKeyMerged] = $locallangCharset;
+			}
+		}
+	}