diff --git a/plugins/_path.js b/plugins/_path.js
index 2ee5392c..3913ba2c 100644
--- a/plugins/_path.js
+++ b/plugins/_path.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var regPathInstructions = /([MmLlHhVvCcSsQqTtAaZz])\s*/,
-    regPathData = /[\-+]?\d*\.?\d+([eE][\-+]?\d+)?/g,
-    regNumericValues = /[-+]?\d*\.?\d+(?:[eE][-+]?\d+)?/,
+    regPathData = /[-+]?(?:\d*\.\d+|\d+\.?)([eE][-+]?\d+)?/g,
+    regNumericValues = /[-+]?(\d*\.\d+|\d+\.?)(?:[eE][-+]?\d+)?/,
     transform2js = require('./_transforms').transform2js,
     transformsMultiply = require('./_transforms').transformsMultiply,
     collections = require('./_collections.js'),
@@ -18,85 +18,69 @@ var regPathInstructions = /([MmLlHhVvCcSsQqTtAaZz])\s*/,
  * @param {Object} params plugin params
  * @return {Array} output array
  */
-exports.path2js = function(pathString) {
+exports.path2js = function(path) {
+    if (path.pathJS) return path.pathJS;
 
-        // JS representation of the path data
-    var path = [],
-        // current instruction context
-        instruction;
+    var paramsLength = { // Number of parameters of every path command
+            H: 1, V: 1, M: 2, L: 2, T: 2, Q: 4, S: 4, C: 6, A: 7,
+            h: 1, v: 1, m: 2, l: 2, t: 2, q: 4, s: 4, c: 6, a: 7
+        },
+        pathData = [],   // JS representation of the path data
+        instruction, // current instruction context
+        startMoveto = false;
 
     // splitting path string into array like ['M', '10 50', 'L', '20 30']
-    pathString.split(regPathInstructions).forEach(function(data) {
-        if (data) {
-            // instruction item
-            if (regPathInstructions.test(data)) {
-                instruction = data;
+    path.attr('d').value.split(regPathInstructions).forEach(function(data) {
+        if (!data) return;
+        if (!startMoveto) {
+            if (data == 'M' || data == 'm') {
+                startMoveto = true;
+            } else return;
+        }
 
-                // z - instruction w/o data
-                if ('Zz'.indexOf(instruction) > -1) {
-                    path.push({
-                        instruction: 'z'
-                    });
-                }
-            // data item
-            } else {
+        // instruction item
+        if (regPathInstructions.test(data)) {
+            instruction = data;
 
-                data = data.trim().match(regPathData);
+            // z - instruction w/o data
+            if (instruction == 'Z' || instruction == 'z') {
+                pathData.push({
+                    instruction: 'z'
+                });
+            }
+        // data item
+        } else {
+            data = data.match(regPathData);
+            if (!data) return;
 
-                if (data) {
+            data = data.map(Number);
 
-                    var index = 0,
-                        pair = 2;
-
-                    data = data.map(function(str) {
-                        return +str;
-                    });
-
-                    // deal with very first 'Mm' and multiple points data
-                    if ('Mm'.indexOf(instruction) > -1) {
-
-                        path.push({
-                            instruction: instruction,
-                            data: data.slice(index, index + pair)
-                        });
-
-                        index += pair;
-
-                        if (data.length) {
-                            instruction = instruction === instruction.toLowerCase() ? 'l' : 'L';
-                        }
-
-                    }
-
-                    if ('HhVv'.indexOf(instruction) > -1) {
-                        pair = 1;
-                    } else if ('LlTt'.indexOf(instruction) > -1) {
-                        pair = 2;
-                    } else if ('QqSs'.indexOf(instruction) > -1) {
-                        pair = 4;
-                    } else if ('Cc'.indexOf(instruction) > -1) {
-                        pair = 6;
-                    } else if ('Aa'.indexOf(instruction) > -1) {
-                        pair = 7;
-                    }
-
-                    while(index < data.length) {
-                        path.push({
-                            instruction: instruction,
-                            data: data.slice(index, index + pair)
-                        });
-
-                        index += pair;
-                    }
-
-                }
+            // Subsequent moveto pairs of coordinates are threated as implicit lineto commands
+            // http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/paths.html#PathDataMovetoCommands
+            if (instruction == 'M' || instruction == 'm') {
+                pathData.push({
+                    instruction: pathData.length == 0 ? 'M' : instruction,
+                    data: data.splice(0, 2)
+                });
+                instruction = instruction == 'M' ? 'L' : 'l';
+            }
 
+            for (var pair = paramsLength[instruction]; data.length;) {
+                pathData.push({
+                    instruction: instruction,
+                    data: data.splice(0, pair)
+                });
             }
         }
     });
 
-    return path;
+    // First moveto is actually absolute. Subsequent coordinates were separated above.
+    if (pathData.length && pathData[0].instruction == 'm') {
+        pathData[0].instruction = 'M';
+    }
+    path.pathJS = pathData;
 
+    return pathData;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -105,79 +89,76 @@ exports.path2js = function(pathString) {
  * @param {Array} data input data
  * @return {Array} output data
  */
-exports.relative2absolute = function(data) {
-
+var relative2absolute = exports.relative2absolute = function(data) {
     var currentPoint = [0, 0],
         subpathPoint = [0, 0],
         i;
 
-    data.forEach(function(item) {
+    data = data.map(function(item) {
 
-        if (item.instruction === 'M') {
+        var instruction = item.instruction,
+            itemData = item.data && item.data.slice();
 
-            currentPoint = item.data.slice(-2);
-            subpathPoint = item.data.slice(-2);
+        if (instruction == 'M') {
 
-        } else if ('mlcsqta'.indexOf(item.instruction) > -1) {
+            set(currentPoint, itemData);
+            set(subpathPoint, itemData);
 
-            for (i = 0; i < item.data.length; i++) {
-                if (i % 2 === 0) {
-                    item.data[i] += currentPoint[0];
-                } else {
-                    item.data[i] += currentPoint[1];
-                }
+        } else if ('mlcsqt'.indexOf(instruction) > -1) {
 
-                if (i > 0) {
-                    var index = i + 1;
+            for (i = 0; i < itemData.length; i++) {
+                itemData[i] += currentPoint[i % 2];
+            }
+            set(currentPoint, itemData);
 
-                    if ('mlt'.indexOf(item.instruction) > -1 && index % 2 === 0) {
-                        currentPoint[0] = item.data[i - 1];
-                        currentPoint[1] = item.data[i];
-                    } else if ('qs'.indexOf(item.instruction) > -1 && index % 4 === 0) {
-                        currentPoint[0] = item.data[i - 1];
-                        currentPoint[1] = item.data[i];
-                    } else if (item.instruction === 'c' && index % 6 === 0) {
-                        currentPoint[0] = item.data[i - 1];
-                        currentPoint[1] = item.data[i];
-                    } else if (item.instruction === 'a' && index % 7 === 0) {
-                        currentPoint[0] = item.data[i - 1];
-                        currentPoint[1] = item.data[i];
-                    }
-                }
+            if (instruction == 'm') {
+                set(subpathPoint, itemData);
             }
 
-            if (item.instruction === 'm') {
-                subpathPoint = item.data.slice(-2);
-            }
+        } else if (instruction == 'a') {
 
-        } else if (item.instruction === 'h') {
+            itemData[5] += currentPoint[0];
+            itemData[6] += currentPoint[1];
+            set(currentPoint, itemData);
 
-            for (i = 0; i < item.data.length; i++) {
-                item.data[i] += currentPoint[0];
-            }
+        } else if (instruction == 'h') {
 
-            currentPoint[0] = item.data[item.data.length - 1];
+            itemData[0] += currentPoint[0];
+            currentPoint[0] = itemData[0];
 
-        } else if (item.instruction === 'v') {
+        } else if (instruction == 'v') {
 
-            for (i = 0; i < item.data.length; i++) {
-                item.data[i] += currentPoint[1];
-            }
+            itemData[0] += currentPoint[1];
+            currentPoint[1] = itemData[0];
 
-            currentPoint[1] = item.data[item.data.length - 1];
+        } else if ('MZLCSQTA'.indexOf(instruction) > -1) {
 
-        } else {
+            set(currentPoint, itemData);
 
-            currentPoint = subpathPoint;
+        } else if (instruction == 'H') {
+
+            currentPoint[0] = itemData[0];
+
+        } else if (instruction == 'V') {
+
+            currentPoint[1] = itemData[0];
+
+        } else if (instruction == 'z') {
+
+            set(currentPoint, subpathPoint);
 
         }
 
-        item.instruction = item.instruction.toUpperCase();
+        return instruction == 'z' ?
+            { instruction: 'z' } :
+            {
+                instruction: instruction.toUpperCase(),
+                data: itemData
+            };
 
     });
 
     return data;
-
 };
 
 /**
@@ -241,27 +222,26 @@ exports.applyTransforms = function(elem, path, applyTransformsStroked, floatPrec
     // If an 'a' command can't be transformed directly, convert path to curves.
     if (!splittedMatrix.isSimple && path.some(function(i) { return i.instruction == 'a' })) {
         var prev;
-        path = path.reduce(function(newPath, item){
+        path.forEach(function(item, index, path){
             if (item.instruction == 'a') {
                 var curves = a2c.apply(0, [0, 0].concat(item.data)),
+                    items = [],
                     curveData;
                 while ((curveData = curves.splice(0,6)).length) {
-                    item = {
+                    var base = prev.coords;
+                    items.push(prev = {
                         instruction: 'c',
                         data: curveData,
+                        coords: [base[0] + item.data[4], base[1] + item.data[5]],
                         base: prev.coords
-                    };
-                    item.coords = [item.base[0] + item.data[4], item.base[1] + item.data[5]];
-                    prev = item;
-                    newPath.push(item);
+                    });
                 }
+                path.splice.apply(path, [index, 1].concat(items));
             } else {
-                newPath.push(item);
                 if (prev) item.base = prev.coords;
                 prev = item;
             }
-            return newPath;
-        }, []);
+        });
     }
 
     path.forEach(function(pathItem) {
@@ -291,8 +271,8 @@ exports.applyTransforms = function(elem, path, applyTransformsStroked, floatPrec
 
                 // then apply it only to the first absoluted M
                 newPoint = transformPoint(matrix.data, pathItem.data[0], pathItem.data[1]);
-                pathItem.data[0] = pathItem.coords[0] = newPoint[0];
-                pathItem.data[1] = pathItem.coords[1] = newPoint[1];
+                set(pathItem.data, newPoint);
+                set(pathItem.coords, newPoint);
 
                 // clear translate() data from transform matrix
                 matrix.data[4] = 0;
@@ -553,21 +533,63 @@ function computeQuadraticFirstDerivativeRoot(a, b, c) {
  * @param {Object} params plugin params
  * @return {String} output path string
  */
-exports.js2path = function(path, params) {
+exports.js2path = function(path, data, params) {
 
-        // output path data string
-    var pathString = '';
+    path.pathJS = data;
 
-    path.forEach(function(item) {
+    if (params.collapseRepeated) {
+        data = collapseRepeated(data);
+    }
 
-        pathString += item.instruction + (item.data ? cleanupOutData(item.data, params) : '');
-
-    });
-
-    return pathString;
+    path.attr('d').value = data.reduce(function(pathString, item) {
+        return pathString += item.instruction + (item.data ? cleanupOutData(item.data, params) : '');
+    }, '');
 
 };
 
+/**
+ * Collapse repeated instructions data
+ *
+ * @param {Array} path input path data
+ * @return {Array} output path data
+ */
+function collapseRepeated(data) {
+
+    var prev,
+        prevIndex;
+
+    // copy an array and modifieds item to keep original data untouched
+    data = data.reduce(function(newPath, item) {
+        if (
+            prev && item.data &&
+            item.instruction == prev.instruction
+        ) {
+            // concat previous data with current
+            prev = newPath[prevIndex] = {
+                instruction: prev.instruction,
+                data: prev.data.concat(item.data),
+                coords: item.coords,
+                base: prev.base
+            }
+        } else {
+            newPath.push(item);
+            prev = item;
+            prevIndex = newPath.length - 1;
+        }
+
+        return newPath;
+    }, []);
+
+    return data;
+
+}
+
+function set(dest, source) {
+    dest[0] = source[source.length - 2];
+    dest[1] = source[source.length - 1];
+    return dest;
+}
+
 /* Based on code from Snap.svg (Apache 2 license). http://snapsvg.io/
  * Thanks to Dmitry Baranovskiy for his great work!
  */
diff --git a/plugins/convertPathData.js b/plugins/convertPathData.js
index 81d5e5df..250f4ecb 100644
--- a/plugins/convertPathData.js
+++ b/plugins/convertPathData.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ exports.fn = function(item, params) {
         error = precision !== false ? +Math.pow(.1, precision).toFixed(precision) : 1e-2;
         hasMarkerMid = item.hasAttr('marker-mid');
 
-        var data = path2js(item.attr('d').value);
+        var data = path2js(item);
 
         // TODO: get rid of functions returns
         if (data.length) {
@@ -63,17 +63,11 @@ exports.fn = function(item, params) {
 
             data = filters(data, params);
 
-            if (params.collapseRepeated) {
-                data = collapseRepeated(data, params);
-            }
-
             if (params.utilizeAbsolute) {
                 data = convertToMixed(data, params);
             }
 
-            item.pathJS = data;
-
-            item.attr('d').value = js2path(data, params);
+            js2path(item, data, params);
         }
 
     }
@@ -91,7 +85,6 @@ function convertToRelative(path) {
 
     var point = [0, 0],
         subpathPoint = [0, 0],
-        mM = false,
         baseItem;
 
     path.forEach(function(item, index) {
@@ -106,18 +99,12 @@ function convertToRelative(path) {
             // recalculate current point
             if ('mcslqta'.indexOf(instruction) > -1) {
 
-                var newPoint = data.slice(-2);
-
-                point[0] += newPoint[0];
-                point[1] += newPoint[1];
+                point[0] += data[data.length - 2];
+                point[1] += data[data.length - 1];
 
                 if (instruction === 'm') {
-                    if (index === 0) {
-                        instruction = 'M';
-                        mM = true;
-                    }
-
-                    subpathPoint = point.slice(-2);
+                    subpathPoint[0] = point[0];
+                    subpathPoint[1] = point[1];
                     baseItem = item;
                 }
 
@@ -134,20 +121,16 @@ function convertToRelative(path) {
             // convert absolute path data coordinates to relative
             // if "M" was not transformed from "m"
             // M → m
-            if (
-                instruction === 'M' &&
-                (!mM || index > 0)
-            ) {
+            if (instruction === 'M') {
 
                 if (index > 0) instruction = 'm';
 
                 data[0] -= point[0];
                 data[1] -= point[1];
 
-                point[0] += data[0];
-                point[1] += data[1];
+                subpathPoint[0] = point[0] += data[0];
+                subpathPoint[1] = point[1] += data[1];
 
-                subpathPoint = point.slice(-2);
                 baseItem = item;
 
             }
@@ -241,11 +224,12 @@ function convertToRelative(path) {
         }
 
         // !data === z, reset current point
-        else {
-            if(baseItem)
+        else if (instruction == 'z') {
+            if (baseItem) {
                 item.coords = baseItem.coords;
-            point = subpathPoint;
-            mM = false;
+            }
+            point[0] = subpathPoint[0];
+            point[1] = subpathPoint[1];
         }
 
         item.base = index > 0 ? path[index - 1].coords : [0, 0];
@@ -267,7 +251,7 @@ function filters(path, params) {
 
     var relSubpoint = [0, 0],
         pathBase = [0, 0],
-        prev;
+        prev = {};
 
     path = path.filter(function(item, index) {
 
@@ -279,7 +263,7 @@ function filters(path, params) {
             if (instruction === 's') {
                 var sdata = [0, 0].concat(data);
 
-                if (prev && 'cs'.indexOf(prev.instruction) > -1) {
+                if ('cs'.indexOf(prev.instruction) > -1) {
                     var pdata = prev.data,
                         n = pdata.length;
 
@@ -351,7 +335,6 @@ function filters(path, params) {
 
                 // q
                 else if (
-                    prev &&
                     instruction === 'q' &&
                     isCurveStraightLine(
                         [ 0, data[0], data[2] ],
@@ -372,7 +355,6 @@ function filters(path, params) {
 
                     // q (original) + t
                     if (
-                        prev &&
                         prev.original &&
                         prev.original.instruction === 'q'
                     ) {
@@ -389,7 +371,7 @@ function filters(path, params) {
                     }
 
                     // [^qt] + t
-                    else if (!prev || 'qt'.indexOf(prev.instruction) === -1) {
+                    else if ('qt'.indexOf(prev.instruction) < 0) {
                         instruction = 'l';
                         data = data.slice(-2);
                     }
@@ -422,8 +404,30 @@ function filters(path, params) {
                 }
             }
 
+            // collapse repeated commands
+            // h 20 h 30 -> h 50
+            if (
+                params.collapseRepeated &&
+                !hasMarkerMid &&
+                ('mhv'.indexOf(instruction) > -1) &&
+                prev.instruction &&
+                instruction == prev.instruction.toLowerCase() &&
+                (
+                    (instruction != 'h' && instruction != 'v') ||
+                    (prev.data[0] >= 0) == (item.data[0] >= 0)
+            )) {
+                prev.data[0] += data[0];
+                if (instruction != 'h' && instruction != 'v') {
+                    prev.data[1] += data[1];
+                }
+                prev.coords = item.coords;
+                if (prev.original) prev.original = null;
+                path[index] = prev;
+                return false;
+            }
+
             // convert curves into smooth shorthands
-            if (params.curveSmoothShorthands && prev) {
+            if (params.curveSmoothShorthands && prev.instruction) {
 
                 // curveto
                 if (instruction === 'c') {
@@ -523,6 +527,8 @@ function filters(path, params) {
             // z resets coordinates
             relSubpoint[0] = pathBase[0];
             relSubpoint[1] = pathBase[1];
+            if (prev.instruction == 'z') return false;
+            prev = item;
 
         }
 
@@ -581,74 +587,15 @@ function convertToMixed(path, params) {
         if (
             absoluteDataStr.length < relativeDataStr.length &&
             !(
-                params.negativeExtraSpace && instruction == prev.instruction &&
+                params.negativeExtraSpace &&
+                instruction == prev.instruction &&
+                prev.instruction.charCodeAt(0) > 96 &&
                 absoluteDataStr.length == relativeDataStr.length - 1 &&
                 (data[0] < 0 || 0 < data[0] && data[0] < 1 && prev.data[prev.data.length - 1] % 1)
             )
         ) {
-            if (instruction.toUpperCase() != prev.instruction) {
-                item.instruction = instruction.toUpperCase();
-                item.data = adata;
-            } else {
-                prev.data = prev.data.concat(adata);
-                prev.coords = item.coords;
-                path[index] = prev;
-                return false;
-            }
-        } else if (instruction == prev.instruction) {
-            prev.data = prev.data.concat(data);
-            prev.coords = item.coords;
-            path[index] = prev;
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        prev = item;
-
-        return true;
-
-    });
-
-    return path;
-
-}
-
-/**
- * Collapse repeated instructions data
- *
- * @param {Array} path input path data
- * @return {Array} output path data
- */
-function collapseRepeated(path, params) {
-
-    var prev;
-
-    path = path.filter(function(item) {
-
-        if (
-            !hasMarkerMid &&
-            prev &&
-            item.instruction === prev.instruction &&
-            (
-                'Mmz'.indexOf(item.instruction) > -1 ||
-                'hv'.indexOf(item.instruction) > -1 && (prev.data[0] >= 0) == (item.data[0] >= 0) ||
-                !params.utilizeAbsolute
-            )
-        ) {
-            // increase previous h or v data with current
-            if ('hv'.indexOf(item.instruction) > -1) {
-                prev.data[0] += item.data[0];
-            } else if (item.instruction.toLowerCase() === 'm') {
-                prev.data[0] += item.data[0];
-                prev.data[1] += item.data[1];
-            // concat previous data with current if it is not z
-            } else if (item.data) {
-                prev.data = prev.data.concat(item.data);
-            }
-            prev.coords = item.coords;
-
-            // filter out current item
-            return false;
-
+            item.instruction = instruction.toUpperCase();
+            item.data = adata;
         }
 
         prev = item;
diff --git a/plugins/mergePaths.js b/plugins/mergePaths.js
index 7dabd584..7612ad06 100644
--- a/plugins/mergePaths.js
+++ b/plugins/mergePaths.js
@@ -4,8 +4,14 @@ exports.type = 'perItem';
 
 exports.active = true;
 
+exports.params = {
+    collapseRepeated: true,
+    leadingZero: true,
+    negativeExtraSpace: true
+};
+
 var path2js = require('./_path.js').path2js,
-    relative2absolute = require('./_path.js').relative2absolute;
+    js2path = require('./_path.js').js2path;
 
 /**
  * Merge multiple Paths into one.
@@ -13,13 +19,13 @@ var path2js = require('./_path.js').path2js,
  * @param {Object} item current iteration item
  * @return {Boolean} if false, item will be filtered out
  *
- * @author Kir Belevich
+ * @author Kir Belevich, Lev Solntsev
  */
-exports.fn = function(item) {
+exports.fn = function(item, params) {
 
     if (!item.isElem() || item.isEmpty()) return;
 
-    var prevContentItem,
+    var prevContentItem = null,
         prevContentItemKeys = null;
 
     item.content = item.content.filter(function(contentItem) {
@@ -31,7 +37,7 @@ exports.fn = function(item) {
             contentItem.hasAttr('d')
         ) {
 
-            if (prevContentItemKeys == null) {
+            if (!prevContentItemKeys) {
                 prevContentItemKeys = Object.keys(prevContentItem.attrs);
             }
 
@@ -41,15 +47,12 @@ exports.fn = function(item) {
                         return key == 'd' ||
                             prevContentItem.hasAttr(key) &&
                             prevContentItem.attr(key).value == contentItem.attr(key).value;
-                    });
+                    }),
+                prevPathJS = path2js(prevContentItem),
+                curPathJS = path2js(contentItem);
 
             if (equalData) {
-                var prevPathJS = prevContentItem.pathJS;
-                if (prevContentItem.pathJS) {
-                    prevPathJS.push.apply(prevPathJS, contentItem.pathJS);
-                }
-
-                prevContentItem.attr('d').value += contentItem.attr('d').value.replace(/m/i, 'M');
+                js2path(prevContentItem, prevPathJS.concat(curPathJS), params);
                 return false;
             }
         }
diff --git a/plugins/transformsWithOnePath.js b/plugins/transformsWithOnePath.js
index b11ec986..f390dab3 100644
--- a/plugins/transformsWithOnePath.js
+++ b/plugins/transformsWithOnePath.js
@@ -32,11 +32,13 @@ exports.params = {
     negativeExtraSpace: true
 };
 
-var relative2absolute = require('./_path.js').relative2absolute,
-    computeCubicBoundingBox = require('./_path.js').computeCubicBoundingBox,
-    computeQuadraticBoundingBox = require('./_path.js').computeQuadraticBoundingBox,
-    applyTransforms = require('./_path.js').applyTransforms,
-    js2path = require('./_path.js').js2path,
+var _path = require('./_path.js'),
+    relative2absolute = _path.relative2absolute,
+    computeCubicBoundingBox = _path.computeCubicBoundingBox,
+    computeQuadraticBoundingBox = _path.computeQuadraticBoundingBox,
+    applyTransforms = _path.applyTransforms,
+    js2path = _path.js2path,
+    path2js = _path.path2js,
     EXTEND = require('whet.extend');
 
 exports.fn = function(data, params) {
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ exports.fn = function(data, params) {
             var svgElem = item,
                 pathElem = svgElem.content[0],
                 // get absoluted Path data
-                path = relative2absolute(EXTEND(true, [], pathElem.pathJS)),
+                path = relative2absolute(EXTEND(true, [], path2js(pathElem))),
                 xs = [],
                 ys = [],
                 cubicСontrolPoint = [0, 0],
@@ -312,7 +314,7 @@ exports.fn = function(data, params) {
                 });
 
                 // save new
-                pathElem.attr('d').value = js2path(path, params);
+                js2path(pathElem, path, params);
             }
 
         }
diff --git a/test/plugins/convertPathData.03.svg b/test/plugins/convertPathData.03.svg
index d7a2b184..09358251 100644
--- a/test/plugins/convertPathData.03.svg
+++ b/test/plugins/convertPathData.03.svg
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 @@@
 
 <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
-    <path d="M10 50m10 10"/>
+    <path d="M20 60"/>
     <path d="M10 50l10 10"/>
     <path d="M10 50l10-20 20 30"/>
     <path d="M10 50l10-20 20 30"/>
diff --git a/test/plugins/convertPathData.07.svg b/test/plugins/convertPathData.07.svg
index 74121dd6..9c9451ae 100644
--- a/test/plugins/convertPathData.07.svg
+++ b/test/plugins/convertPathData.07.svg
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
     <path d="m 0,0"/>
-    <path d="l 0,0"/>
-    <path d="h 0"/>
-    <path d="v 0"/>
-    <path d="c 0,0 0,0 0,0 s 0,0 0,0"/>
-    <path d="q 0,0 0,0 t 0,0"/>
-    <path d="a 25,25 -30 0,1 0,0"/>
+    <path d="m 0,0l 0,0"/>
+    <path d="m 0,0h 0"/>
+    <path d="m 0,0v 0"/>
+    <path d="m 0,0c 0,0 0,0 0,0 s 0,0 0,0"/>
+    <path d="m 0,0q 0,0 0,0 t 0,0"/>
+    <path d="m 0,0a 25,25 -30 0,1 0,0"/>
 </svg>
 
 @@@
 
 <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
     <path d="M0 0"/>
-    <path d=""/>
-    <path d=""/>
-    <path d=""/>
-    <path d=""/>
-    <path d=""/>
-    <path d=""/>
+    <path d="M0 0"/>
+    <path d="M0 0"/>
+    <path d="M0 0"/>
+    <path d="M0 0"/>
+    <path d="M0 0"/>
+    <path d="M0 0"/>
 </svg>
diff --git a/test/plugins/convertPathData.12.svg b/test/plugins/convertPathData.12.svg
index 113c7940..21801dc8 100644
--- a/test/plugins/convertPathData.12.svg
+++ b/test/plugins/convertPathData.12.svg
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <path d="M10 50v30v50"/>
     <path d="M10 50L10 80L10 0"/>
     <path d="M10 50L10 10L10 80"/>
+    <path d="M10 50l10 10l20 20l10 10"/>
     <path d="M10 50L80 50L0 50"/>
     <path d="M10 50L0 50L80 50"/>
     <path d="M10 50L0 50M80 50M30 10L10 80"/>
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
     <path d="M10 50v80"/>
     <path d="M10 50v30V0"/>
     <path d="M10 50V10v70"/>
+    <path d="M10 50l10 10 20 20 10 10"/>
     <path d="M10 50h70H0"/>
     <path d="M10 50H0h80"/>
     <path d="M10 50H0m30-40L10 80"/>
diff --git a/test/plugins/mergePaths.01.svg b/test/plugins/mergePaths.01.svg
index 454f4ffc..64bf585e 100644
--- a/test/plugins/mergePaths.01.svg
+++ b/test/plugins/mergePaths.01.svg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
     <path d="M 0,0 z"/>
     <path d="M 10,10 z"/>
-    <path d="M 20,20"/>
+    <path d="M 20,20 l 10,10 M 30,0 c 10,0 20,10 20,20"/>
     <path d="M 30,30 z"/>
     <path d="M 30,30 z" fill="#f00"/>
     <path d="M 40,40 z"/>
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 @@@
 
 <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
-    <path d="M 0,0 zM 10,10 zM 20,20M 30,30 z"/>
+    <path d="M0 0zM10 10zM20 20l10 10M30 0c10 0 20 10 20 20M30 30z"/>
     <path d="M 30,30 z" fill="#f00"/>
-    <path d="M 40,40 zM 50,50 z"/>
+    <path d="M40 40zM50 50z"/>
 </svg>
diff --git a/test/plugins/mergePaths.02.svg b/test/plugins/mergePaths.02.svg
index 77a4e88e..56039dde 100644
--- a/test/plugins/mergePaths.02.svg
+++ b/test/plugins/mergePaths.02.svg
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 @@@
 
 <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
-    <path d="M 0,0 zM 10,10 zM 20,20M 30,30 z" fill="#fff" stroke="#333"/>
+    <path d="M0 0zM10 10zM20 20 30 30z" fill="#fff" stroke="#333"/>
     <path d="M 30,30 z" fill="#f00"/>
-    <path d="M 40,40 zM 50,50 zM 40,40M 50,50"/>
-    <path d="M 40,40 zM 50,50 zM 40,40M 50,50M 50,50 z" fill="#fff" stroke="#333"/>
+    <path d="M40 40zM50 50zM40 40 50 50"/>
+    <path d="M40 40zM50 50zM40 40 50 50 50 50z" fill="#fff" stroke="#333"/>
 </svg>