diff --git a/gui/gui.cpp b/gui/gui.cpp
index 31b61be..78e8a7e 100644
--- a/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -517,13 +517,19 @@
 			fprintf(orsout, "%s", result);
 			LOGINFO("Command cannot be performed, operation in progress.\n");
 		} else {
-			if (gui_console_only() == 0) {
+			if (strlen(command) == 11 && strncmp(command, "dumpstrings", 11) == 0) {
+				// This cannot be done safely with gui_console_only because gui_console_only updates mCurrentSet
+				// which makes the resources that we are trying to read unreachable.
+				gui_set_FILE(orsout);
+				PageManager::GetResources()->DumpStrings();
+				gui_set_FILE(NULL);
+			} else if (gui_console_only() == 0) {
 				LOGINFO("Console started successfully\n");
 				gui_set_FILE(orsout);
 				if (strlen(command) > 11 && strncmp(command, "runscript", 9) == 0) {
 					char* filename = command + 11;
 					if (OpenRecoveryScript::copy_script_file(filename) == 0) {
-						LOGERR("Unable to copy script file\n");
+						LOGINFO("Unable to copy script file\n");
 					} else {
 						OpenRecoveryScript::run_script_file();
 					}
@@ -534,7 +540,7 @@
 					gui_print("%s = %s\n", varname, temp.c_str());
 				} else if (strlen(command) > 9 && strncmp(command, "decrypt", 7) == 0) {
 					char* pass = command + 8;
-					gui_print("Attempting to decrypt data partition via command line.\n");
+					gui_msg("decrypt_cmd=Attempting to decrypt data partition via command line.");
 					if (PartitionManager.Decrypt_Device(pass) == 0) {
 						set_page_done = 1;
 					}
@@ -753,15 +759,39 @@
 {
 	// This function parses text for DataManager values encompassed by %value% in the XML
 	// and string resources (%@resource_name%)
-	size_t pos = 0;
+	size_t pos = 0, next, end;
 
 	while (1)
 	{
-		size_t next = str.find('%', pos);
+		next = str.find("{@", pos);
+		if (next == std::string::npos)
+			break;
+
+		end = str.find('}', next + 1);
+		if (end == std::string::npos)
+			break;
+
+		std::string var = str.substr(next + 2, (end - next) - 2);
+		str.erase(next, (end - next) + 1);
+
+		size_t default_loc = var.find('=', 0);
+		std::string lookup;
+		if (default_loc == std::string::npos) {
+			str.insert(next, PageManager::GetResources()->FindString(var));
+		} else {
+			lookup = var.substr(0, default_loc);
+			std::string default_string = var.substr(default_loc + 1, var.size() - default_loc - 1);
+			str.insert(next, PageManager::GetResources()->FindString(lookup, default_string));
+		}
+	}
+	pos = 0;
+	while (1)
+	{
+		next = str.find('%', pos);
 		if (next == std::string::npos)
 			return str;
 
-		size_t end = str.find('%', next + 1);
+		end = str.find('%', next + 1);
 		if (end == std::string::npos)
 			return str;
 
@@ -787,6 +817,10 @@
 	}
 }
 
+std::string gui_lookup(const std::string& resource_name, const std::string& default_value) {
+	return PageManager::GetResources()->FindString(resource_name, default_value);
+}
+
 extern "C" int gui_init(void)
 {
 	gr_init();
@@ -828,7 +862,7 @@
 	{
 		if (PageManager::LoadPackage("TWRP", TWRES "ui.xml", "decrypt"))
 		{
-			LOGERR("Failed to load base packages.\n");
+			gui_err("base_pkg_err=Failed to load base packages.");
 			goto error;
 		}
 		else
@@ -849,10 +883,9 @@
 				retry_count--;
 			}
 
-			if (!PartitionManager.Mount_Settings_Storage(false))
+			if (!PartitionManager.Mount_Settings_Storage(true))
 			{
-				LOGERR("Unable to mount %s during GUI startup.\n",
-					   theme_path.c_str());
+				LOGINFO("Unable to mount %s during GUI startup.\n", theme_path.c_str());
 				check = 1;
 			}
 		}
@@ -863,7 +896,7 @@
 #endif // ifndef TW_OEM_BUILD
 			if (PageManager::LoadPackage("TWRP", TWRES "ui.xml", "main"))
 			{
-				LOGERR("Failed to load base packages.\n");
+				gui_err("base_pkg_err=Failed to load base packages.");
 				goto error;
 			}
 #ifndef TW_OEM_BUILD
@@ -886,7 +919,7 @@
 {
 #ifndef TW_OEM_BUILD
 	if (!PartitionManager.Mount_Settings_Storage(false)) {
-		LOGERR("Unable to mount settings storage during GUI startup.\n");
+		LOGINFO("Unable to mount settings storage during GUI startup.\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -898,7 +931,7 @@
 		if (PageManager::ReloadPackage("TWRP", theme_path)) {
 			// Custom theme failed to load, try to load stock theme
 			if (PageManager::ReloadPackage("TWRP", TWRES "ui.xml")) {
-				LOGERR("Failed to load base packages.\n");
+				gui_err("base_pkg_err=Failed to load base packages.");
 				goto error;
 			}
 		}