diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5ca5dc9e4..da41990e3 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-2011-10-11 Fred Kiefer <FredKiefer@gmx.de>
+2011-10-17 Fred Kiefer <FredKiefer@gmx.de>
+
+	* Source/GSXibLoader.m (-objectForXib:): Add type "real" and
+	handle empty strings.
+
+2011-10-15 Fred Kiefer <FredKiefer@gmx.de>
 
 	* Source/NSScrollView.m (-encodeWithCoder:, -initWithCoder:):
 	Correct keyed encoding and decoding of flags. NIB files created
diff --git a/Source/GSXibLoader.m b/Source/GSXibLoader.m
index 022cfa91d..abf84b39f 100644
--- a/Source/GSXibLoader.m
+++ b/Source/GSXibLoader.m
@@ -952,6 +952,10 @@ didStartElement: (NSString *)elementName
                                                   encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding]);
         }
 
+      // empty strings are not nil!
+      if (new == nil)
+        new = @"";
+
       if (key != nil)
         [decoded setObject: new forKey: key];
       
@@ -961,6 +965,15 @@ didStartElement: (NSString *)elementName
     {
       id new = [NSNumber numberWithInt: [[element value] intValue]];
 
+      if (key != nil)
+        [decoded setObject: new forKey: key];
+      
+      return new;
+    }
+  else if ([@"real" isEqualToString: elementName])
+    {
+      id new = [NSNumber numberWithFloat: [[element value] floatValue]];
+
       if (key != nil)
         [decoded setObject: new forKey: key];