* @key: a key
* @error: return location for a #GError, or %NULL
*
- * Returns the value associated with @key under @group_name.
+ * Returns the string value associated with @key under @group_name.
+ * Unlike g_key_file_get_value(), this function handled escape sequences
+ * like \s.
*
* In the event the key cannot be found, %NULL is returned and
* @error is set to #G_KEY_FILE_ERROR_KEY_NOT_FOUND. In the