--- trunk/core/include/mozilla.sminc	2009/07/12 16:33:09	2861
+++ trunk/core/include/mozilla.sminc	2009/07/12 16:38:04	2862
@@ -85,8 +85,11 @@
 		[[ -z ${value} ]] && die "msetpref(): no \$value given"
 
 		# handle escaped strings:
+
 		# check if value is an integer -> no escaping
-		if printf "%d" ${value} > /dev/null 2>&1
+		#if printf "%d" ${value} > /dev/null 2>&1
+		# the better way (only use one! bracket!!)
+		if [ "${value}" -eq "${value}" ] > /dev/null 2>&1
 		then
 			value="${value}"