diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 12cac92..973a063 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ include(GNUInstallDirs)
 ################################
 # set lib version here
 
-set(GENERIC_LIB_VERSION "1.0.14")
-set(GENERIC_LIB_SOVERSION "1")
+set(GENERIC_LIB_VERSION "2.0.0")
+set(GENERIC_LIB_SOVERSION "2")
 
 
 ################################
diff --git a/dox b/dox
index 10878f4..b9eb25e 100755
--- a/dox
+++ b/dox
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = "TinyXML-2"
 # This could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or
 # if some version control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER = 1.0.14
+PROJECT_NUMBER = 2.0.0
 
 # Using the PROJECT_BRIEF tag one can provide an optional one line description
 # for a project that appears at the top of each page and should give viewer
diff --git a/setversion.py b/setversion.py
index 11b2e75..ea5590e 100755
--- a/setversion.py
+++ b/setversion.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ def fileProcess( name, lineFunction ):
 	filestream.write( output );
 	filestream.close()
 	
-	
 def echoInput( line ):
 	return line
 
@@ -40,8 +39,8 @@ minor = args[1]
 build = args[2]
 versionStr = major + "." + minor + "." + build
 
-print "Setting dox,tinyxml2.h"
-print "Version: " + `major` + "." + `minor` + "." + `build`
+print ("Setting dox,tinyxml2.h")
+print ("Version: " + major + "." + minor + "." + build)
 
 #### Write the tinyxml.h ####
 
@@ -52,16 +51,16 @@ def engineRule( line ):
 	matchBuild = "static const int TIXML2_PATCH_VERSION"
 
 	if line[0:len(matchMajor)] == matchMajor:
-		print "1)tinyxml2.h Major found"
-		return matchMajor + " = " + `major` + ";\n"
+		print( "1)tinyxml2.h Major found" )
+		return matchMajor + " = " + major + ";\n"
 
 	elif line[0:len(matchMinor)] == matchMinor:
-		print "2)tinyxml2.h Minor found"
-		return matchMinor + " = " + `minor` + ";\n"
+		print( "2)tinyxml2.h Minor found" )
+		return matchMinor + " = " + minor + ";\n"
 
 	elif line[0:len(matchBuild)] == matchBuild:
-		print "3)tinyxml2.h Build found"
-		return matchBuild + " = " + `build` + ";\n"
+		print( "3)tinyxml2.h Build found" )
+		return matchBuild + " = " + build + ";\n"
 
 	else:
 		return line;
@@ -76,8 +75,8 @@ def doxRule( line ):
 	match = "PROJECT_NUMBER"
 
 	if line[0:len( match )] == match:
-		print "dox project found"
-		return "PROJECT_NUMBER = " + `major` + "." + `minor` + "." + `build` + "\n"
+		print( "dox project found" )
+		return "PROJECT_NUMBER = " + major + "." + minor + "." + build + "\n"
 
 	else:
 		return line;
@@ -92,8 +91,8 @@ def cmakeRule1( line ):
 	matchVersion = "set(GENERIC_LIB_VERSION"
 
 	if line[0:len(matchVersion)] == matchVersion:
-		print "1)tinyxml2.h Major found"
-		return matchVersion + " \"" + `major` + "." + `minor` + "." + `build` + "\")" + "\n"
+		print( "1)tinyxml2.h Major found" )
+		return matchVersion + " \"" + major + "." + minor + "." + build + "\")" + "\n"
 
 	else:
 		return line;
@@ -105,8 +104,8 @@ def cmakeRule2( line ):
 	matchSoversion = "set(GENERIC_LIB_SOVERSION"
 
 	if line[0:len(matchSoversion)] == matchSoversion:
-		print "1)tinyxml2.h Major found"
-		return matchSoversion + " \"" + `major` + "\")" + "\n"
+		print( "1)tinyxml2.h Major found" )
+		return matchSoversion + " \"" + major + "\")" + "\n"
 
 	else:
 		return line;
diff --git a/tinyxml2.cpp b/tinyxml2.cpp
index cb26e00..2ecb50a 100755
--- a/tinyxml2.cpp
+++ b/tinyxml2.cpp
@@ -1758,12 +1758,7 @@ XMLError XMLDocument::Parse( const char* p, size_t len )
 	const char* start = p;
     Clear();
 
-    if ( len == 0 ) {
-        SetError( XML_ERROR_EMPTY_DOCUMENT, 0, 0 );
-        return _errorID;
-    }
-
-    if ( !p || !*p ) {
+    if ( len == 0 || !p || !*p ) {
         SetError( XML_ERROR_EMPTY_DOCUMENT, 0, 0 );
         return _errorID;
     }
@@ -1945,17 +1940,17 @@ void XMLPrinter::PushHeader( bool writeBOM, bool writeDec )
 }
 
 
-void XMLPrinter::OpenElement( const char* name )
+void XMLPrinter::OpenElement( const char* name, bool compactMode )
 {
     if ( _elementJustOpened ) {
         SealElement();
     }
     _stack.Push( name );
 
-    if ( _textDepth < 0 && !_firstElement && !_compactMode ) {
+    if ( _textDepth < 0 && !_firstElement && !compactMode ) {
         Print( "\n" );
     }
-    if ( !_compactMode ) {
+    if ( !compactMode ) {
         PrintSpace( _depth );
     }
 
@@ -2007,7 +2002,7 @@ void XMLPrinter::PushAttribute( const char* name, double v )
 }
 
 
-void XMLPrinter::CloseElement()
+void XMLPrinter::CloseElement( bool compactMode )
 {
     --_depth;
     const char* name = _stack.Pop();
@@ -2016,7 +2011,7 @@ void XMLPrinter::CloseElement()
         Print( "/>" );
     }
     else {
-        if ( _textDepth < 0 && !_compactMode) {
+        if ( _textDepth < 0 && !compactMode) {
             Print( "\n" );
             PrintSpace( _depth );
         }
@@ -2026,7 +2021,7 @@ void XMLPrinter::CloseElement()
     if ( _textDepth == _depth ) {
         _textDepth = -1;
     }
-    if ( _depth == 0 && !_compactMode) {
+    if ( _depth == 0 && !compactMode) {
         Print( "\n" );
     }
     _elementJustOpened = false;
@@ -2151,7 +2146,9 @@ bool XMLPrinter::VisitEnter( const XMLDocument& doc )
 
 bool XMLPrinter::VisitEnter( const XMLElement& element, const XMLAttribute* attribute )
 {
-    OpenElement( element.Name() );
+	const XMLElement*	parentElem = element.Parent()->ToElement();
+	bool		compactMode = parentElem ? CompactMode(*parentElem) : _compactMode;
+    OpenElement( element.Name(), compactMode );
     while ( attribute ) {
         PushAttribute( attribute->Name(), attribute->Value() );
         attribute = attribute->Next();
@@ -2160,9 +2157,9 @@ bool XMLPrinter::VisitEnter( const XMLElement& element, const XMLAttribute* attr
 }
 
 
-bool XMLPrinter::VisitExit( const XMLElement& )
+bool XMLPrinter::VisitExit( const XMLElement& element )
 {
-    CloseElement();
+    CloseElement( CompactMode(element) );
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/tinyxml2.h b/tinyxml2.h
index fc54320..3df3e8d 100755
--- a/tinyxml2.h
+++ b/tinyxml2.h
@@ -117,13 +117,10 @@ inline int TIXML_SNPRINTF( char* buffer, size_t size, const char* format, ... )
 #endif
 
 /* Versioning, past 1.0.14:
-
-	A backwards-incompatible change or API change bumps the major version.
-	An API addition or a backwards-compatible change, bumps the minor version.
-	Simple bug fixes bump the build number.
+	http://semver.org/
 */
-static const int TIXML2_MAJOR_VERSION = 1;
-static const int TIXML2_MINOR_VERSION = 1;
+static const int TIXML2_MAJOR_VERSION = 2;
+static const int TIXML2_MINOR_VERSION = 0;
 static const int TIXML2_PATCH_VERSION = 0;
 
 namespace tinyxml2
@@ -1967,7 +1964,7 @@ public:
     /** If streaming, start writing an element.
         The element must be closed with CloseElement()
     */
-    void OpenElement( const char* name );
+    void OpenElement( const char* name, bool compactMode );
     /// If streaming, add an attribute to an open element.
     void PushAttribute( const char* name, const char* value );
     void PushAttribute( const char* name, int value );
@@ -1975,7 +1972,7 @@ public:
     void PushAttribute( const char* name, bool value );
     void PushAttribute( const char* name, double value );
     /// If streaming, close the Element.
-    virtual void CloseElement();
+    virtual void CloseElement( bool compactMode );
 
     /// Add a text node.
     void PushText( const char* text, bool cdata=false );
@@ -2034,6 +2031,8 @@ public:
     }
 
 protected:
+	virtual bool CompactMode( const XMLElement& )	{ return _compactMode; };
+
 	/** Prints out the space before an element. You may override to change
 	    the space and tabs used. A PrintSpace() override should call Print().
 	*/