diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6424423..376fdee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.jdom</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jdom2</artifactId>
-			<version>2.0.5</version>
+			<version>2.0.6</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>commons-cli</groupId>
diff --git a/skel_common/readme_modders.txt b/skel_common/readme_modders.txt
index 2cf97ff..b98b004 100644
--- a/skel_common/readme_modders.txt
+++ b/skel_common/readme_modders.txt
@@ -205,18 +205,24 @@ Advanced XML
 
 Raw XML
 
+  This feature was a workaround for a bug that was fixed in Slipstream 1.7.
+
+  The bug caused Slipstream to trim off leading/trailing space in XML values.
+  This was problematic for "misc.xml" (in FTL 1.5.4-1.5.13), which defined
+  phrases for localization. Some phrases had spaces, which led to ugly results
+  in-game if trimmed.
+
   FTL is quirky. Occasionally you may need to include non-standard XML in a
-  mod without elaborate parsing. For instance, "misc.xml" defines phrases
-  for localization, which may begin/end with a space. Normally, this
-  whitespace would be trimmed away, leading to ugly results in-game.
+  mod without elaborate parsing.
 
   If your mod has a file named "misc.xml.rawappend", the content of that
   file will be tacked onto the end of "misc.xml". Line-endings and encoding
-  will be standardized, but Slipstream will make no attempt to
-  (mis)understand the tags of either file.
+  will be standardized. Root <FTL> tags, if present, will be removed before
+  appending and restored after, but Slipstream will make no attempt to
+  (mis)understand the tags of either file for advanced modding.
 
   You can still override existing tags by adding your own with the same
-  name attribute, since FTL honors the last it sees.
+  'name' attribute, since FTL honors the last it sees.
 
   Similarly a file named "misc.xml.rawclobber" will entirely replace the
   original "misc.xml".
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/core/SloppyXMLOutputProcessor.java b/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/core/SloppyXMLOutputProcessor.java
index 00f4693..1818037 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/core/SloppyXMLOutputProcessor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/vhati/modmanager/core/SloppyXMLOutputProcessor.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.jdom2.util.NamespaceStack;
  */
 public class SloppyXMLOutputProcessor extends AbstractXMLOutputProcessor {
 
+
 	// Copied from AbstractXMLOutputProcessor in JDOM 2.0.5, with modification.
 	@Override
 	protected void printElement( Writer out, FormatStack fstack, NamespaceStack nstack, Element element ) throws IOException {
@@ -79,13 +80,15 @@ public class SloppyXMLOutputProcessor extends AbstractXMLOutputProcessor {
 			}
 
 			try {
+				// Always null!? And what about other TextModes?
 				final String space = element.getAttributeValue( "space", Namespace.XML_NAMESPACE );
-				if ( "default".equals(space) ) {
+				if ( "default".equals( space ) ) {
 					fstack.setTextMode( fstack.getDefaultMode() );
 				}
-				else if ( "preserve".equals(space) ) {
+				else if ( "preserve".equals( space ) ) {
 					fstack.setTextMode( Format.TextMode.PRESERVE );
 				}
+				//if ( space != null ) System.out.println( space );
 
 				Walker walker = buildWalker( fstack, content, true );
 				if ( !walker.hasNext() ) {
@@ -154,6 +157,7 @@ public class SloppyXMLOutputProcessor extends AbstractXMLOutputProcessor {
 	 */
 	public static void sloppyPrint( Document doc, Writer writer, String encoding ) throws IOException {
 		Format format = Format.getPrettyFormat();
+		format.setTextMode( Format.TextMode.PRESERVE );  // Permit leading/trailing space.
 		format.setExpandEmptyElements( false );
 		format.setOmitDeclaration( false );
 		format.setIndent( "\t" );