diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 63c2870..04ed31a 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-CHANGES - 2007-09-09
+CHANGES - 2007-09-15
 --------------------
 
-CHANGES IN Mini-XML 2.3.1
+CHANGES IN Mini-XML 2.4
 
+	- Added mxmlElementDeleteAttr() function (STR #59)
+	- mxmlLoad*() incorrectly treated declarations as parent
+	  elements (STR #56)
 	- mxmlLoad*() incorrectly allowed attributes without values
 	  (STR #47)
 	- Fixed Visual C++ build problems (STR #49)
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 45c7dc0..b95f49c 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -142,13 +142,13 @@ install-libmxml.a:
 	$(INSTALL_LIB) libmxml.a $(BUILDROOT)$(libdir)
 	$(RANLIB) $(BUILDROOT)$(libdir)/libmxml.a
 
-install-libmxml.so.1.3:
+install-libmxml.so.1.4:
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(BUILDROOT)$(libdir)
-	$(INSTALL_LIB) libmxml.so.1.3 $(BUILDROOT)$(libdir)
+	$(INSTALL_LIB) libmxml.so.1.4 $(BUILDROOT)$(libdir)
 	$(RM) $(BUILDROOT)$(libdir)/libmxml.so
-	$(LN) libmxml.so.1.3 $(BUILDROOT)$(libdir)/libmxml.so
+	$(LN) libmxml.so.1.4 $(BUILDROOT)$(libdir)/libmxml.so
 	$(RM) $(BUILDROOT)$(libdir)/libmxml.so.1
-	$(LN) libmxml.so.1.3 $(BUILDROOT)$(libdir)/libmxml.so.1
+	$(LN) libmxml.so.1.4 $(BUILDROOT)$(libdir)/libmxml.so.1
 
 install-libmxml.sl.1:
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(BUILDROOT)$(libdir)
@@ -178,10 +178,10 @@ uninstall: uninstall-$(LIBMXML) uninstall-libmxml.a
 uninstall-libmxml.a:
 	$(RM) $(BUILDROOT)$(libdir)/libmxml.a
 
-uninstall-libmxml.so.1.3:
+uninstall-libmxml.so.1.4:
 	$(RM) $(BUILDROOT)$(libdir)/libmxml.so
 	$(RM) $(BUILDROOT)$(libdir)/libmxml.so.1
-	$(RM) $(BUILDROOT)$(libdir)/libmxml.so.1.3
+	$(RM) $(BUILDROOT)$(libdir)/libmxml.so.1.4
 
 uninstall-libmxml.sl.1:
 	$(RM) $(BUILDROOT)$(libdir)/libmxml.sl
@@ -239,14 +239,14 @@ $(LIBOBJS):	mxml.h
 
 
 #
-# libmxml.so.1.3
+# libmxml.so.1.4
 #
 
-libmxml.so.1.3:	$(LIBOBJS)
-	$(DSO) $(DSOFLAGS) -o libmxml.so.1.3 $(LIBOBJS)
+libmxml.so.1.4:	$(LIBOBJS)
+	$(DSO) $(DSOFLAGS) -o libmxml.so.1.4 $(LIBOBJS)
 	$(RM) libmxml.so libmxml.so.1
-	$(LN) libmxml.so.1.3 libmxml.so
-	$(LN) libmxml.so.1.3 libmxml.so.1
+	$(LN) libmxml.so.1.4 libmxml.so
+	$(LN) libmxml.so.1.4 libmxml.so.1
 
 
 #
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ libmxml.sl.1:	$(LIBOBJS)
 libmxml.1.dylib:	$(LIBOBJS)
 	$(DSO) $(DSOFLAGS) -o libmxml.1.dylib \
 		-install_name $(libdir)/libmxml.dylib \
-		-current_version 1.3.0 \
+		-current_version 1.4.0 \
 		-compatibility_version 1.0.0 \
 		$(LIBOBJS)
 	$(RM) libmxml.dylib libmxml.1.dylib
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 2367a91..856eb71 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1673,7 +1673,7 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 ac_config_headers="$ac_config_headers config.h"
 
 
-VERSION=2.3.1
+VERSION=2.4
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 #define MXML_VERSION "Mini-XML v$VERSION"
@@ -3730,7 +3730,7 @@ echo $ECHO_N "checking for shared library support... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
 		SunOS* | UNIX_S*)
 			{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
-			LIBMXML="libmxml.so.1.3"
+			LIBMXML="libmxml.so.1.4"
 			DSO="\$(CC)"
 			DSOFLAGS="$DSOFLAGS -Wl,-h,libmxml.so.1 -G -R\$(libdir) \$(OPTIM)"
 			LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -R\$(libdir)"
@@ -3739,7 +3739,7 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
 		HP-UX*)
 			{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
-			LIBMXML="libmxml.sl.2"
+			LIBMXML="libmxml.sl.1"
 			DSO="ld"
 			DSOFLAGS="$DSOFLAGS -b -z +h libmxml.sl.1 +s +b \$(libdir)"
 			LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,+s,+b,\$(libdir)"
@@ -3748,7 +3748,7 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
 		IRIX)
 			{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
-			LIBMXML="libmxml.so.1.3"
+			LIBMXML="libmxml.so.1.4"
 			DSO="\$(CC)"
 			DSOFLAGS="$DSOFLAGS -Wl,-rpath,\$(libdir),-set_version,sgi1.0,-soname,libmxml.so.1 -shared \$(OPTIM)"
 			;;
@@ -3756,7 +3756,7 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
 		OSF1* | Linux | GNU)
 			{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
-			LIBMXML="libmxml.so.1.3"
+			LIBMXML="libmxml.so.1.4"
 			DSO="\$(CC)"
 			DSOFLAGS="$DSOFLAGS -Wl,-soname,libmxml.so.1,-rpath,\$(libdir) -shared \$(OPTIM)"
                         LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-rpath,\$(libdir)"
@@ -3765,7 +3765,7 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
 		*BSD*)
 			{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
-			LIBMXML="libmxml.so.1.3"
+			LIBMXML="libmxml.so.1.4"
 			DSO="\$(CC)"
 			DSOFLAGS="$DSOFLAGS -Wl,-soname,libmxml.so.1,-R\$(libdir) -shared \$(OPTIM)"
 			LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-R\$(libdir)"
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index a4a09ee..df7a1fe 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ dnl Set the name of the config header file...
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 
 dnl Version number...
-VERSION=2.3.1
+VERSION=2.4
 AC_SUBST(VERSION)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(MXML_VERSION, "Mini-XML v$VERSION")
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ if test x$enable_shared = xyes; then
 	case "$uname" in
 		SunOS* | UNIX_S*)
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-			LIBMXML="libmxml.so.1.3"
+			LIBMXML="libmxml.so.1.4"
 			DSO="\$(CC)"
 			DSOFLAGS="$DSOFLAGS -Wl,-h,libmxml.so.1 -G -R\$(libdir) \$(OPTIM)"
 			LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -R\$(libdir)"
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ if test x$enable_shared = xyes; then
 
 		HP-UX*)
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-			LIBMXML="libmxml.sl.2"
+			LIBMXML="libmxml.sl.1"
 			DSO="ld"
 			DSOFLAGS="$DSOFLAGS -b -z +h libmxml.sl.1 +s +b \$(libdir)"
 			LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,+s,+b,\$(libdir)"
@@ -135,14 +135,14 @@ if test x$enable_shared = xyes; then
 
 		IRIX)
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-			LIBMXML="libmxml.so.1.3"
+			LIBMXML="libmxml.so.1.4"
 			DSO="\$(CC)"
 			DSOFLAGS="$DSOFLAGS -Wl,-rpath,\$(libdir),-set_version,sgi1.0,-soname,libmxml.so.1 -shared \$(OPTIM)"
 			;;
 
 		OSF1* | Linux | GNU)
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-			LIBMXML="libmxml.so.1.3"
+			LIBMXML="libmxml.so.1.4"
 			DSO="\$(CC)"
 			DSOFLAGS="$DSOFLAGS -Wl,-soname,libmxml.so.1,-rpath,\$(libdir) -shared \$(OPTIM)"
                         LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-rpath,\$(libdir)"
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ if test x$enable_shared = xyes; then
 
 		*BSD*)
 			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-			LIBMXML="libmxml.so.1.3"
+			LIBMXML="libmxml.so.1.4"
 			DSO="\$(CC)"
 			DSOFLAGS="$DSOFLAGS -Wl,-soname,libmxml.so.1,-R\$(libdir) -shared \$(OPTIM)"
 			LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-R\$(libdir)"
diff --git a/doc/intro.html b/doc/intro.html
index 97bab87..4c229b3 100644
--- a/doc/intro.html
+++ b/doc/intro.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <html>
 <head>
-	<title>Mini-XML Programmers Manual, Version 2.3</title>
+	<title>Mini-XML Programmers Manual, Version 2.4</title>
 	<meta name='copyright' content='Copyright 2003-2007'>
 	<meta name='author' content='Michael R. Sweet'>
 	<meta name='keywords' content='XML, C, C++, library'>
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 <h1 align='right'><a name='INTRO'><img src="0.gif" align="right"
 hspace="10" width="100" height="100" alt="0"></a>Introduction</h1>
 
-<p>This programmers manual describes Mini-XML version 2.3.1, a small
+<p>This programmers manual describes Mini-XML version 2.4, a small
 XML parsing library that you can use to read and write XML data
 files in your C and C++ applications.</p>
 
diff --git a/doc/reference.html b/doc/reference.html
index 90d9e55..38f4752 100644
--- a/doc/reference.html
+++ b/doc/reference.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <html>
 <head>
 	<title>Documentation</title>
-	<meta name='creator' content='Mini-XML v2.3.1'>
+	<meta name='creator' content='Mini-XML v2.4'>
 	<style type='text/css'><!--
 	h1, h2, h3, p { font-family: sans-serif; text-align: justify; }
 	tt, pre a:link, pre a:visited, tt a:link, tt a:visited { font-weight: bold; color: #7f0000; }
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 <ul>
 	<li><a href='#mxmlAdd'><tt>mxmlAdd()</tt></a> </li>
 	<li><a href='#mxmlDelete'><tt>mxmlDelete()</tt></a> </li>
+	<li><a href='#mxmlElementDeleteAttr'><tt>mxmlElementDeleteAttr()</tt></a> <span class='info'>&nbsp;Mini-XML 2.4&nbsp;</span></li>
 	<li><a href='#mxmlElementGetAttr'><tt>mxmlElementGetAttr()</tt></a> </li>
 	<li><a href='#mxmlElementSetAttr'><tt>mxmlElementSetAttr()</tt></a> </li>
 	<li><a href='#mxmlElementSetAttrf'><tt>mxmlElementSetAttrf()</tt></a> <span class='info'>&nbsp;Mini-XML 2.3&nbsp;</span></li>
@@ -176,6 +177,28 @@ mxmlDelete(
 <h4>Returns</h4>
 <p>Nothing.</p>
 <!-- NEW PAGE -->
+<h3 class='title'><span class='info'>&nbsp;Mini-XML 2.4&nbsp;</span><a name='mxmlElementDeleteAttr'>mxmlElementDeleteAttr()</a></h3>
+<h4>Description</h4>
+<p>Delete an attribute.
+
+
+<h4>Syntax</h4>
+<p><tt>
+void<br>
+mxmlElementDeleteAttr(
+    <a href='#mxml_node_t'>mxml_node_t</a> * node,
+    const char * name);
+</tt></p>
+<h4>Arguments</h4>
+<div class='table'><table align='center' border='1' width='80%' cellpadding='5' cellspacing='0' summary='Arguments'>
+<thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead>
+<tbody>
+<tr><td><tt>node</tt></td><td>Element</td></tr>
+<tr><td><tt>name</tt></td><td>Attribute name</td></tr>
+</tbody></table></div>
+<h4>Returns</h4>
+<p>Nothing.</p>
+<!-- NEW PAGE -->
 <h3 class='title'><a name='mxmlElementGetAttr'>mxmlElementGetAttr()</a></h3>
 <h4>Description</h4>
 <p>Get an attribute.
diff --git a/doc/relnotes.html b/doc/relnotes.html
index bd4147e..680b09d 100644
--- a/doc/relnotes.html
+++ b/doc/relnotes.html
@@ -5,10 +5,15 @@
 hspace="10" width="100" height="100" alt="B"></a>Release Notes</h1>
 
 
-<h2 _hd_omit_toc>Changes in Mini-XML 2.3.1</h2>
+<h2 _hd_omit_toc>Changes in Mini-XML 2.4</h2>
 
 <ul>
 
+	<li>Added mxmlElementDeleteAttr() function (STR #59)</li>
+
+	<li>mxmlLoad*() incorrectly treated declarations as parent
+	elements (STR #56)</li>
+
 	<li>mxmlLoad*() incorrectly allowed attributes without
 	values (STR #47)</li>
 
diff --git a/mxml-attr.c b/mxml-attr.c
index 6849be3..5daf6f4 100644
--- a/mxml-attr.c
+++ b/mxml-attr.c
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@
  *
  * Contents:
  *
- *   mxmlElementGetAttr()  - Get an attribute.
- *   mxmlElementSetAttr()  - Set an attribute.
- *   mxmlElementSetAttrf() - Set an attribute with a formatted value.
- *   mxml_set_attr()       - Set or add an attribute name/value pair.
+ *   mxmlElementDeleteAttr() - Delete an attribute.
+ *   mxmlElementGetAttr()    - Get an attribute.
+ *   mxmlElementSetAttr()    - Set an attribute.
+ *   mxmlElementSetAttrf()   - Set an attribute with a formatted value.
+ *   mxml_set_attr()         - Set or add an attribute name/value pair.
  */
 
 /*
@@ -39,6 +40,64 @@ static int	mxml_set_attr(mxml_node_t *node, const char *name,
 		              char *value);
 
 
+/*
+ * 'mxmlElementDeleteAttr()' - Delete an attribute.
+ *
+ * @since Mini-XML 2.4@
+ */
+
+void
+mxmlElementDeleteAttr(mxml_node_t *node,/* I - Element */
+                      const char  *name)/* I - Attribute name */
+{
+  int		i;			/* Looping var */
+  mxml_attr_t	*attr;			/* Cirrent attribute */
+
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+  fprintf(stderr, "mxmlElementDeleteAttr(node=%p, name=\"%s\")\n",
+          node, name ? name : "(null)");
+#endif /* DEBUG */
+
+ /*
+  * Range check input...
+  */
+
+  if (!node || node->type != MXML_ELEMENT || !name)
+    return;
+
+ /*
+  * Look for the attribute...
+  */
+
+  for (i = node->value.element.num_attrs, attr = node->value.element.attrs;
+       i > 0;
+       i --, attr ++)
+  {
+#ifdef DEBUG
+    printf("    %s=\"%s\"\n", attr->name, attr->value);
+#endif /* DEBUG */
+
+    if (!strcmp(attr->name, name))
+    {
+     /*
+      * Delete this attribute...
+      */
+
+      free(attr->name);
+      free(attr->value);
+
+      i --;
+      if (i > 0)
+        memmove(attr, attr + 1, i * sizeof(mxml_attr_t));
+
+      node->value.element.num_attrs --;
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+
 /*
  * 'mxmlElementGetAttr()' - Get an attribute.
  *
@@ -50,7 +109,7 @@ const char *				/* O - Attribute value or NULL */
 mxmlElementGetAttr(mxml_node_t *node,	/* I - Element node */
                    const char  *name)	/* I - Name of attribute */
 {
-  int	i;				/* Looping var */
+  int		i;			/* Looping var */
   mxml_attr_t	*attr;			/* Cirrent attribute */
 
 
diff --git a/mxml-file.c b/mxml-file.c
index 02d55e4..e5e94f4 100644
--- a/mxml-file.c
+++ b/mxml-file.c
@@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@ mxml_load_data(
             node = NULL;
         }
 
-	if (!first)
+	if (node && !first)
 	  first = node;
       }
       else if (!strcmp(buffer, "![CDATA["))
@@ -1784,7 +1784,7 @@ mxml_load_data(
             node = NULL;
         }
 
-	if (!first)
+	if (node && !first)
 	  first = node;
       }
       else if (buffer[0] == '?')
@@ -1841,11 +1841,11 @@ mxml_load_data(
         }
 
         if (node)
-        {
-          parent = node;
+	{
+	  if (!first)
+	    first = node;
 
-          if (!first)
-	    first = parent;
+	  parent = node;
 
 	  if (cb)
 	    type = (*cb)(parent);
@@ -1912,20 +1912,8 @@ mxml_load_data(
             node = NULL;
         }
 
-        if (node)
-        {
-         /*
-	  * Descend into this node, setting the value type as needed...
-	  */
-
-          if (!first)
-	    first = node;
-
-	  parent = node;
-
-	  if (cb)
-	    type = (*cb)(parent);
-        }
+        if (node && !first)
+          first = node;
       }
       else if (buffer[0] == '/')
       {
@@ -2086,7 +2074,10 @@ mxml_load_data(
     }
   }
 
-  return (parent);
+  if (parent)
+    return (parent);
+  else
+    return (first);
 
  /*
   * Common error return...
diff --git a/mxml.h b/mxml.h
index 76ad5eb..9efd0a2 100644
--- a/mxml.h
+++ b/mxml.h
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ extern "C" {
 extern void		mxmlAdd(mxml_node_t *parent, int where,
 			        mxml_node_t *child, mxml_node_t *node);
 extern void		mxmlDelete(mxml_node_t *node);
+extern void		mxmlElementDeleteAttr(mxml_node_t *node,
+			                      const char *name);
 extern const char	*mxmlElementGetAttr(mxml_node_t *node, const char *name);
 extern void		mxmlElementSetAttr(mxml_node_t *node, const char *name,
 			                   const char *value);
diff --git a/mxml.spec b/mxml.spec
index 229a989..6b32e36 100644
--- a/mxml.spec
+++ b/mxml.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 Summary: Miniature XML development library
 Name: mxml
-Version: 2.3
+Version: 2.4
 Release: 1
 License: LGPL
 Group: Development/Libraries
diff --git a/mxml.xml b/mxml.xml
index a5a78ed..7f8887a 100644
--- a/mxml.xml
+++ b/mxml.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,19 @@ node from its parent using the mxmlRemove() function.</description>
       <description>Node to delete</description>
     </argument>
   </function>
+  <function name="mxmlElementDeleteAttr">
+    <description>Delete an attribute.
+
+@since Mini-XML 2.4@</description>
+    <argument name="node" direction="I">
+      <type>mxml_node_t *</type>
+      <description>Element</description>
+    </argument>
+    <argument name="name" direction="I">
+      <type>const char *</type>
+      <description>Attribute name</description>
+    </argument>
+  </function>
   <function name="mxmlElementGetAttr">
     <returnvalue>
       <type>const char *</type>