diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-ca/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-ca/strings.xml
index f3da1df89..cd945cdf7 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-ca/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-ca/strings.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
 <!-- Copyright (C) 2007 The Android Open Source Project
 
      Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
      See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
      limitations under the License.
 -->
-
 <resources>
     <string name="button_new_game">Afegeix una partida</string>
 
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@
     <string name="strs_values_header">%s quantitat/valors:\n</string>
     <string name="strd_remaining_tiles_add">+ %d [fitxes romanents]</string>
     <string name="strd_unused_tiles_sub">- %d [fitxes al faristol]</string>
-    <string name="strd_time_penalty_sub"></string>
+    <string name="strd_time_penalty_sub"/>
     <string name="str_pass"> - %d [temps]</string>
     <string name="strs_move_across">mou (des de %s horitzontal)</string>
     <string name="strs_move_down">mou (des de %s avall)</string>
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@
     <string name="strd_cumulative_score">Puntuació acumulada: %d</string>
     <string name="strs_new_tiles">Fitxes noves: %s</string>
     <string name="str_passed">Ha passat</string>
-    <string name="strsd_summaryscored"></string>
+    <string name="strsd_summaryscored"/>
     <string name="str_lostturn">Torn perdut</string>
     <string name="str_commit_confirm">Voleu fer la jugada?\n</string>
     <string name="str_bonus_all">Bonificació per usar totes les fitxes: 50\n</string>
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-cs/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-cs/strings.xml
index d590ae90c..136796c17 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-cs/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-cs/strings.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
 <!-- Copyright (C) 2007 The Android Open Source Project
 
      Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
      See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
      limitations under the License.
 -->
-
 <resources>
     <string name="button_new_game">Přidat hru</string>
 
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@
     <string name="strs_values_header">%s počet/hodnota:\n</string>
     <string name="strd_remaining_tiles_add">+ %d [všechny zbývající kameny]</string>
     <string name="strd_unused_tiles_sub">- %d [nepoužité kameny]</string>
-    <string name="strd_time_penalty_sub"></string>
+    <string name="strd_time_penalty_sub"/>
     <string name="str_pass"> - %d [čas]</string>
     <string name="strs_move_across">tah (od %s napříč)</string>
     <string name="strs_move_down">tah (od %s dolů)</string>
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-pt/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-pt/strings.xml
index fab021fe6..f6d6bf521 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-pt/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-pt/strings.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
 <!-- -*- compile-command: "cd ../../; ant install"; -*- -->
-
 <resources>
     <!-- The name of the app.  Not localized! -->
     <string name="app_name">Crosswords</string>  
@@ -708,7 +707,7 @@
     <string name="str_remote_movedf">Jogador remoto %1$s fez esta
     jogada:\u0020</string>
     <!-- I don't know how this is used. :-) -->
-    <string name="strd_time_penalty_sub"></string>
+    <string name="strd_time_penalty_sub"/>
     <!-- Used in formatting game history and move summaries -->
     <string name="str_pass"> - %d [tempo]</string>
     <!-- Used in formatting game history and move summaries -->
@@ -2079,7 +2078,7 @@
     <!--  -->
     <string name="warn_sms_disabled">Jogar por SMS está desabilitado
     atualmente, então nenhuma jogada será enviada para esse jogo.  (Se
-    você quiser habilitar jogos por SMS, vá para Configurações->Rede.)
+    você quiser habilitar jogos por SMS, vá para Configurações-&gt;Rede.)
     </string>
 
     <!--  -->
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-sk/strings.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-sk/strings.xml
index 5da8040dd..ebd97cc1a 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-sk/strings.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res_src/values-sk/strings.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
 <!-- Copyright (C) 2007 The Android Open Source Project
 
      Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
diff --git a/xwords4/android/scripts/fix_loc_xmls.py b/xwords4/android/scripts/fix_loc_xmls.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..1a00db5b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xwords4/android/scripts/fix_loc_xmls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import mk_xml, os, sys, codecs
+
+from lxml import etree
+
+def longestCommon( name, pairs ):
+    match = None
+    for ii in range(1, len(name)):
+        str = name[:ii]
+        for key in pairs.keys():
+            if str == key[:ii]:
+                print str, "matches", key, "so far"
+                match = str
+                break
+                
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+def checkAgainst( path, pairs ):
+    print "looking at", path
+    doc = etree.parse( path )
+    root = doc.getroot();
+    # for child in root.iter():
+    #     if child.tag == "string":
+    #         name = child.get("name")
+    #         if not name in pairs:
+    #             longestCommon( name, pairs )
+                # try = tryNames( name, pairs )
+                # response = raw_input( "unknown name: %s; respond:" % (name) )
+                # print "you wrote:", response
+
+    # Now walk the doc, comparing names with the set in pairs and
+    # enforcing rules about names, offering to change whereever
+    # possible
+    out = open( path, "w" )
+    out.write( etree.tostring( doc, pretty_print=True, encoding="utf-8", xml_declaration=True ) )
+
+
+def main():
+    pairs = mk_xml.getStrings()
+
+    for subdir, dirs, files in os.walk('res_src'):
+        for file in [file for file in files if file == "strings.xml"]:
+            path = "%s/%s" % (subdir, file)
+            checkAgainst( path, pairs )
+
+
+##############################################################################
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()