diff --git a/frontend/xorriso-tcltk b/frontend/xorriso-tcltk
index a6c5a662..0bdb3567 100755
--- a/frontend/xorriso-tcltk
+++ b/frontend/xorriso-tcltk
@@ -2450,8 +2450,10 @@ proc browse_tree_fill_dir {tr parent children} {
 
   if {$parent == "/"} {
     set parent_name root
+    set parent_dir /
   } else {
-    set parent_name $parent
+    set parent_name [escape_to_tree $parent]
+    set parent_dir $parent_name
   }
   if {[$tr exists $parent_name] == 0} {return ""}
 
@@ -2459,19 +2461,12 @@ proc browse_tree_fill_dir {tr parent children} {
 
   foreach i $children {
     set name [string range $i 2 end]
-
-    # >>> Escape $|^!
-
-    set adr [combine_dir_and_name $parent $name]
+    set escpd [escape_to_tree $name]
+    set adr [combine_dir_and_name $parent_dir $escpd]
     $tr insert end $parent_name $adr -text $name
     if {[string range $i 0 0] == "d"} {
       set dir_dummy [combine_dir_and_name $adr "_"]
-
-      # <<<
-      catch {
-        # >>> Fails if the path contains $|^!
-        $tr insert end $adr $dir_dummy -text " "
-      }
+      $tr insert end $adr $dir_dummy -text " "
     }
   }
 }
@@ -2479,7 +2474,7 @@ proc browse_tree_fill_dir {tr parent children} {
 
 # The command to be executed when the user double-clicks a node.
 #
-proc browse_tree_accept {adr_var_name do_return tr selected} {
+proc browse_tree_accept {adr_var_name do_return tr value} {
   global have_bwidget
   global extract_to_adr insert_from_adr burn_write_image_adr isodir_adr
   global isomanip_move_target indev_adr outdev_adr cmd_log_target
@@ -2487,15 +2482,6 @@ proc browse_tree_accept {adr_var_name do_return tr selected} {
 
   # Caution: Before using $tr, check for $have_bwidget
 
-  if {[llength $selected] > 1} {
-    xorriso_tcltk_errmsg "xorriso-tcltk : SORRY : You may only select a single file"
-    return ""
-  }
-  if {[llength $selected] == 0} {
-    set value ""
-  } else {
-    set value [lindex $selected 0]
-  }
   if {$adr_var_name == "burn_write_image_adr"} {
     set burn_write_image_adr $value
     if {$do_return == 1} {burn_write_image}
@@ -2576,6 +2562,29 @@ proc browse_tree_topic {adr_var_name} {
 }
 
 
+# Unescape &|^! from Bwidget tree browser
+#
+proc unescape_from_tree {text} {
+  return [string map [list "\{\{\}" "\{" "\{+\}" "&" "\{I\}" "|" \
+                           "\{A\}" "^"   "\{.\}"  "!"] \
+                     $text]
+
+  # <<< alternative encoding
+  # set escpd [string map [list "\\\\" "\\" "\\+" "&" "\\I" "|" \ 
+  #                             "\\A" "^"   "\\."  "!"] \ 
+}
+
+
+# Escape &|^! which are special to BWidget Tree
+#
+proc escape_to_tree {text} {
+  return [string map [list "\{" "\{\{\}"  "&" "\{+\}"  "|" "\{I\}" \
+                           "^"  "\{A\}"   "!" "\{.\}"] \
+                     $text]
+}
+
+
+
 # Accept the single selected item of the tree browser
 # Called by the \"Accept\" button in the browser window.
 #
@@ -2586,7 +2595,8 @@ proc browse_tree_accept_sel {adr_var_name do_return tr} {
     xorriso_tcltk_errmsg "xorriso-tcltk : SORRY : You must select a single tree item before clicking the \"Accept\" button."
     return ""
   }
-  browse_tree_accept $adr_var_name $do_return $tr $selected
+  browse_tree_accept $adr_var_name $do_return $tr \
+                     [unescape_from_tree [lindex $selected 0]]
 }
 
 
@@ -2598,16 +2608,16 @@ proc browse_tree_accept_entry {adr_var_name do_return tr} {
   global debug_log_file execute_script_adr
 
   eval set text $$adr_var_name
-  set selected [list $text]
-  browse_tree_accept $adr_var_name $do_return $tr $selected
+  browse_tree_accept $adr_var_name $do_return $tr $text
 }
 
 
-# Hand the variable from double click over to browse_tree_accept as list.
-# Called by double click in browser tree
+# Submit a Tree-escaped path to browse_tree_accept.
+# Called by Double-click in browser.
 #
-proc browse_tree_accept_bindtext {adr_var_name do_return tr item} {
-  browse_tree_accept $adr_var_name $do_return $tr [list $item]
+proc browse_tree_accept_escd {adr_var_name do_return tr escd_path} {
+  browse_tree_accept $adr_var_name $do_return $tr \
+                     [unescape_from_tree $escd_path]
 }
 
 
@@ -2708,7 +2718,7 @@ proc browse_tree_populate {which_fs} {
     if {$i == ""} {
   continue
     }
-    set path [combine_dir_and_name $path $i]
+    set path [combine_dir_and_name $path [escape_to_tree $i]]
     $open_dir_cmd $w.tree $path 
     catch {
       $w.tree opentree $path 0
@@ -2748,9 +2758,10 @@ proc destroy_browse_disk {w} {
 # the hard disk filesystem.
 #
 proc browse_disk_open_dir {tr name} {
-  if {[localfs_filetype $name] != "d"} {return ""}
-  set lslist [localfs_ls $name]
-  browse_tree_fill_dir $tr $name $lslist
+  set escpd [unescape_from_tree $name]
+  if {[localfs_filetype $escpd] != "d"} {return ""}
+  set lslist [localfs_ls $escpd]
+  browse_tree_fill_dir $tr $escpd $lslist
 }
 
 
@@ -2765,9 +2776,10 @@ proc browse_disk_refresh {} {
 # the ISO model.
 #
 proc browse_iso_open_dir {tr name} {
-  if {[isofs_filetype $name] != "d"} {return ""}
-  set lslist [isofs_ls $name]
-  browse_tree_fill_dir $tr $name $lslist
+  set escpd [unescape_from_tree $name]
+  if {[isofs_filetype $escpd] != "d"} {return ""}
+  set lslist [isofs_ls $escpd]
+  browse_tree_fill_dir $tr $escpd $lslist
 }
 
 
@@ -2869,7 +2881,7 @@ proc browse_tree {adr_var which_fs} {
 
       # At least double-click does work
       $w.tree bindText <Double-Button-1> \
-                       "browse_tree_accept_bindtext $adr_var 1 $w.tree"
+                       "browse_tree_accept_escd $adr_var 1 $w.tree"
 
       $w.tree bindText <Button-3> {browse_tree_help "Browse tree" grey}
 
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index d6257a32..c2039c85 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2013.01.06.174508"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2013.01.06.194655"