Index: writerfilter/source/dmapper/DomainMapper.cxx
===================================================================
--- writerfilter/source/dmapper/DomainMapper.cxx	(revision 1373256)
+++ writerfilter/source/dmapper/DomainMapper.cxx	(working copy)
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@
                             uno::Reference< io::XInputStream > xInputStream,
                             uno::Reference< lang::XComponent > xModel,
                             SourceDocumentType eDocumentType) :
-LoggedProperties(dmapper_logger, "DomainMapper"), 
-LoggedTable(dmapper_logger, "DomainMapper"),
-LoggedStream(dmapper_logger, "DomainMapper"),
+    LoggedProperties(dmapper_logger, "DomainMapper"), 
+    LoggedTable(dmapper_logger, "DomainMapper"),
+    LoggedStream(dmapper_logger, "DomainMapper"),
     m_pImpl( new DomainMapper_Impl( *this, xContext, xModel, eDocumentType )),
-    mnBackgroundColor(0), mbIsHighlightSet(false)
+    mnBackgroundColor(0), mbIsHighlightSet(false), mbIsInComments(false)
 {
     // #i24363# tab stops relative to indent
     m_pImpl->SetDocumentSettingsProperty(
@@ -3025,12 +3025,24 @@
     case 71 : //"sprmCDxaSpace"
     case 96 : //"sprmCDxaSpace"
     case NS_sprm::LN_CDxaSpace:  // sprmCDxaSpace
-        /* WRITERFILTERSTATUS: done: 50, planned: 2, spent: 0 */
-        //Kerning half point values
-        //TODO: there are two kerning values -
-        // in ww8par6.cxx NS_sprm::LN_CHpsKern is used as boolean AutoKerning
-        rContext->Insert(PROP_CHAR_CHAR_KERNING, true, uno::makeAny( sal_Int16(ConversionHelper::convertTwipToMM100(sal_Int16(nIntValue))) ) );
+        {
+            /* WRITERFILTERSTATUS: done: 50, planned: 2, spent: 0 */
+            //Kerning half point values
+            //TODO: there are two kerning values -
+            // in ww8par6.cxx NS_sprm::LN_CHpsKern is used as boolean AutoKerning
+            sal_Int16 nResult = static_cast<sal_Int16>(ConversionHelper::convertTwipToMM100(nIntValue));
+            if (mbIsInComments)
+            {
+                nResult = static_cast<sal_Int16>(nIntValue);
+            }
+            rContext->Insert(PROP_CHAR_CHAR_KERNING, true, uno::makeAny(nResult));
+        }
         break;
+    case NS_ooxml::LN_readingComment:
+        {
+            mbIsInComments = !mbIsInComments;
+        }
+        break;
     case NS_sprm::LN_CHpsKern:  // sprmCHpsKern    auto kerning is bound to a minimum font size in Word - but not in Writer :-(
         /* WRITERFILTERSTATUS: done: 100, planned: 2, spent: 0 */
         rContext->Insert(PROP_CHAR_AUTO_KERNING, true, uno::makeAny( true ) );
@@ -4420,7 +4432,7 @@
             m_pImpl->clearDeferredBreaks();
         }
 
-        if( pContext->GetFootnote().is() && m_pImpl->IsCustomFtnMark() )
+        if( pContext && pContext->GetFootnote().is() && m_pImpl->IsCustomFtnMark() )
         {
             pContext->GetFootnote()->setLabel( sText );
             m_pImpl->SetCustomFtnMark( false );
Index: writerfilter/source/ooxml/model.xml
===================================================================
--- writerfilter/source/ooxml/model.xml	(revision 1373256)
+++ writerfilter/source/ooxml/model.xml	(working copy)
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
   <token tokenid="ooxml:inputstream"/>
   <token tokenid="ooxml:trackchange"/>
   <token tokenid="ooxml:object"/>
+  <token tokenid="ooxml:readingComment"/>
   <token tokenid="ooxml:tblStart"/>
   <token tokenid="ooxml:ffdata"/>
   <namespace name="dml-stylesheet" url="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/drawingml/2006/main" file="dml-stylesheet.rng">
@@ -23391,8 +23392,10 @@
       <attribute name="allowincell" tokenid="ooxml:CT_ShapeDefaults_allowincell"/>
     </resource>
     <resource name="CT_Comments" resource="Stream" tag="content">
+      <action name="start" action="sendPropertiesWithId" sendtokenid="ooxml:readingComment"/>
       <action name="start" action="startSectionGroup"/>
       <action name="end" action="endSectionGroup"/>
+      <action name="end" action="sendPropertiesWithId" sendtokenid="ooxml:readingComment"/>
     </resource>
     <resource name="CT_Footnotes" resource="Stream" tag="reference"/>
     <resource name="footnotes" resource="Stream" tag="reference"/>
Index: writerfilter/inc/dmapper/DomainMapper.hxx
===================================================================
--- writerfilter/inc/dmapper/DomainMapper.hxx	(revision 1373256)
+++ writerfilter/inc/dmapper/DomainMapper.hxx	(working copy)
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@
     com::sun::star::style::TabAlign getTabAlignFromValue(const sal_Int32 nIntValue);
     sal_Unicode getFillCharFromValue(const sal_Int32 nIntValue);
     sal_Int32 mnBackgroundColor;
-    bool mbIsHighlightSet;
+    bool mbIsHighlightSet:1;
+    bool mbIsInComments:1;
 };
 
 } // namespace dmapper