diff --git a/SVGPath.cabal b/SVGPath.cabal
--- a/SVGPath.cabal
+++ b/SVGPath.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:             SVGPath
-Version:          1.0
+Version:          1.0.1
 Synopsis:         Parsing the path command from SVG
 Description:      Parsing the path command from SVG
 category:         Graphics
diff --git a/src/Graphics/SVG/ReadPath.hs b/src/Graphics/SVG/ReadPath.hs
--- a/src/Graphics/SVG/ReadPath.hs
+++ b/src/Graphics/SVG/ReadPath.hs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  ( pathFromString,
    PathCommand(..),
    commandsToPoints,
+   ctp,
    bSubCurve
  )
  where
@@ -32,11 +33,15 @@
 type X2 = X
 type Y2 = Y
 data PathCommand =
-  M_abs Tup | M_rel Tup | -- ^establish a new current point (with absolute coords or rel. to the current point)
+  M_abs Tup | -- ^Establish a new current point (with absolute coords)
+  M_rel Tup | -- ^Establish a new current point (with coords relative to the current point)
   Z | -- ^Close current subpath by drawing a straight line from current point to current subpath's initial point
-  L_abs Tup | L_rel Tup | -- ^a line from the current point to Tup which becomes the new current point
-  H_abs X | H_rel X | -- ^a horizontal line from the current point (cpx, cpy) to (x, cpy)
-  V_abs Y | V_rel Y | -- ^a vertical line from the current point (cpx, cpy) to (cpx, y)
+  L_abs Tup | -- ^A line from the current point to Tup which becomes the new current point
+  L_rel Tup |
+  H_abs X | -- ^A horizontal line from the current point (cpx, cpy) to (x, cpy)
+  H_rel X |
+  V_abs Y | -- ^A vertical line from the current point (cpx, cpy) to (cpx, y)
+  V_rel Y |
   C_abs (X1,Y1,X2,Y2,X,Y) | -- ^Draws a cubic Bézier curve from the current point to (x,y) using (x1,y1) as the
   -- ^control point at the beginning of the curve and (x2,y2) as the control point at the end of the curve.
   C_rel (X1,Y1,X2,Y2,X,Y) |
@@ -46,11 +51,12 @@
 -- point is coincident with the current point.) (x2,y2) is the second control point (i.e., the control point at
 -- the end of the curve).
   S_rel (X2,Y2,X,Y) |
-  Q_abs (X1,Y1,X,Y) | -- ^a quadr. Bézier curve from the curr. point to (x,y) using (x1,y1) as the control point
-  Q_rel (X1,Y1,X,Y) | -- ^nearly the same as cubic, but with one point less
-  T_abs Tup | T_rel Tup | -- ^T_Abs = Shorthand/smooth quadratic Bezier curveto
-  A_abs | -- ^A = elliptic arc
-  A_rel -- ^A = elliptic arc  (not used)
+  Q_abs (X1,Y1,X,Y) | -- ^A quadr. Bézier curve from the curr. point to (x,y) using (x1,y1) as the control point
+  Q_rel (X1,Y1,X,Y) | -- ^Nearly the same as cubic, but with one point less
+  T_abs Tup | -- ^T_Abs = Shorthand/smooth quadratic Bezier curveto
+  T_rel Tup |
+  A_abs | -- ^A = Elliptic arc (not used)
+  A_rel
   deriving Show
 
 -- | convert a SVG path string into alist of commands
@@ -81,10 +87,10 @@
               do{ symbol "Z"; return [Z]; } <|>
               do{ symbol "L";  l <- many1 tupel2; return (map (\x-> L_abs x) l) } <|>
               do{ symbol "l";  l <- many1 tupel2; return (map (\x-> L_rel x) l) } <|>
-              do{ symbol "H";  l <- many1 integer; return (map (\x-> H_abs (fromIntegral x)) l) } <|>
-              do{ symbol "h";  l <- many1 integer; return (map (\x-> H_rel (fromIntegral x)) l) } <|>
-              do{ symbol "V";  l <- many1 integer; return (map (\x-> V_abs (fromIntegral x)) l) } <|>
-              do{ symbol "v";  l <- many1 integer; return (map (\x-> V_rel (fromIntegral x)) l) } <|>
+              do{ symbol "H";  l <- many1 myfloat; return (map (\x-> H_abs (realToFrac x)) l) } <|>
+              do{ symbol "h";  l <- many1 myfloat; return (map (\x-> H_rel (realToFrac x)) l) } <|>
+              do{ symbol "V";  l <- many1 myfloat; return (map (\x-> V_abs (realToFrac x)) l) } <|>
+              do{ symbol "v";  l <- many1 myfloat; return (map (\x-> V_rel (realToFrac x)) l) } <|>
               do{ symbol "C";  l <- many1 tupel6; return (map (\x-> C_abs x) l) } <|>
               do{ symbol "c";  l <- many1 tupel6; return (map (\x-> C_rel x) l) } <|>
               do{ symbol "S";  l <- many1 tupel4; return (map (\x-> S_abs x) l) } <|>
@@ -199,10 +205,10 @@
 -- an x-, y-resoultion raster. dx, dy is the width and height of a pixel of this raster.
 bSubCurve :: Bool -> (X,Y) -> [F2] -> [F2]
 bSubCurve useTex (dx,dy) bs | ((abs (p1x-p0x)) < dx && (abs (p1y-p0y)) < dy && (not useTex)) || -- line that is at most one pixel long
+                              ((dx == 0 || dy == 0)                         && (not useTex)) ||
                               ((abs (p1x-p0x)) < 1 && (abs (p1y-p0y)) < 1 && useTex) ||
                               ((abs (p1x-p0x)) < 1 && p0x_int == p1x_int && useTex) || -- vertical line
-                              ((abs (p1y-p0y)) < 1 && p0y_int == p1y_int && useTex) || -- horizontal line
-                              (useTex == False && (dx == 0 || dy == 0))
+                              ((abs (p1y-p0y)) < 1 && p0y_int == p1y_int && useTex)    -- horizontal line
                                     = [ (p0x, p0y), (p1x, p1y) ]
                             | otherwise = firstArc ++ secondArc -- tail secondArc -- subdivide