diff --git a/lib/rexml/formatters/pretty.rb b/lib/rexml/formatters/pretty.rb
index 78eab27402..22b6d857cd 100644
--- a/lib/rexml/formatters/pretty.rb
+++ b/lib/rexml/formatters/pretty.rb
@@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ module REXML
           if compact
             if node.children.inject(true) {|s,c| s & c.kind_of?(Text)}
               string = ""
-              node.children.each { |child| write( child, string, 0 ) }
-              if string.length + @level < @width
+              old_level = @level
+              @level = 0
+              node.children.each { |child| write( child, string ) }
+              @level = old_level
+              if string.length < @width
                 output << string
                 skip = true
               end
diff --git a/lib/rexml/node.rb b/lib/rexml/node.rb
index ebdbd44ff2..9780376829 100644
--- a/lib/rexml/node.rb
+++ b/lib/rexml/node.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 require "rexml/parseexception"
+require "rexml/formatters/pretty"
+require "rexml/formatters/default"
 
 module REXML
 	# Represents a node in the tree.  Nodes are never encountered except as
diff --git a/lib/rexml/rexml.rb b/lib/rexml/rexml.rb
index c306e65062..e9575ff418 100644
--- a/lib/rexml/rexml.rb
+++ b/lib/rexml/rexml.rb
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 #
 # Main page:: http://www.germane-software.com/software/rexml
 # Author:: Sean Russell <serATgermaneHYPHENsoftwareDOTcom>
-# Version:: 3.1.7
-# Date:: 2007/206
+# Version:: 3.1.7.1
+# Date:: 2007/209
 # 
 # This API documentation can be downloaded from the REXML home page, or can
 # be accessed online[http://www.germane-software.com/software/rexml_doc]
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
 # online[http://www.germane-software.com/software/rexml/docs/tutorial.html]
 module REXML
 	COPYRIGHT = "Copyright © 2001-2007 Sean Russell <ser@germane-software.com>"
-  DATE = "2007/206"
-  VERSION = "3.1.7"
-	REVISION = "$Revision$".gsub(/\$Revision:|\$/,'').strip
+  DATE = "2007/209"
+  VERSION = "3.1.7.1"
+  REVISION = "$Revision: 1270$".gsub(/\$Revision:|\$/,'').strip
   REVISION = "$Revision$".gsub(/\$Revision:|\$/,'').strip
 
   Copyright = COPYRIGHT