Comment 7 for bug 275184

IMHO it should work even if user removes manual kerning (it also affects text imported from PDF created with Inkscape...).
The issue seems to be due to:
1. The xml:space="preserve" attribute is missing in the text element.
2. The fact that imported texts kern with the x attribute (which prevent xml:space="preserve" from working), instead of the dx attribute when kerning is done with the Inkscape UI.

Workaround:
1. Add xml:space="preserve" to the text element.
2. Reload the file (xml:space doesn't work live, probably another bug, to be confirmed).

Possible fix:
Automatically add the xml:space="preserve" attribute when removing manual kerns that use the x attribute?