--- /typo3/sysext/rtehtmlarea/htmlarea/htmlarea.js	2011-11-03 18:27:18.000000000 +0200
+++ /typo3/sysext/rtehtmlarea/htmlarea/htmlarea_corrected.js	2011-11-03 20:12:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -2232,12 +2232,7 @@
 			case 'textmode':
 					// Collapse repeated spaces non-editable in wysiwyg
 					// Replace leading and trailing spaces non-editable in wysiwyg
-				return this.textArea.getValue().
-					replace(/[\x20]+/g, '\x20').
-					replace(/^\x20/g, ' ').
-					replace(/\x20$/g, ' ').
-					replace(/>\x20/g, '> ').
-					replace(/\x20</g, '&nbsp;<');
+				return this.textArea.getValue();
 			default:
 				return '';
 		}