Ticket #5293: 5293_3.patch

_source/core/htmlparser/fragment.js

@@ -108 +108 @@
                         }
                 }
 
-                function sendPendingBRs()
+                function sendPendingBRs( brsToIgnore )
                 {
-                        while ( pendingBRs.length )
+                        while ( pendingBRs.length - ( brsToIgnore || 0 ) > 0 )
                                 currentNode.add( pendingBRs.shift() );
                 }
 
@@ -392 +392 @@
                 // Parse it.
                 parser.parse( fragmentHtml );
 
-                sendPendingBRs();
+                // Send all pending BRs except one, which we consider a unwanted bogus. (#5293)
+                sendPendingBRs( !CKEDITOR.env.ie && 1 );
 
                 // Close all pending nodes.
                 while ( currentNode.type )