Index: FCKeditor/trunk/_whatsnew.html
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--- FCKeditor/trunk/_whatsnew.html	(revision 1586)
+++ FCKeditor/trunk/_whatsnew.html	(revision 1587)
@@ -127,4 +127,6 @@
 		<li>[<a target="_blank" href="http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/1379">#1379</a>] ColdFusion file browser: 
 			resolved issues with OnRequestEnd.cfm breaking the file browser.</li>
+		<li>[<a target="_blank" href="http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/1509">#1509</a>] InsertHtml() in IE will no
+			longer turn the preceding normal whitespace into &amp;nbsp;.</li>
 	</ul>
 	<p>
Index: FCKeditor/trunk/editor/_source/internals/fck_ie.js
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--- FCKeditor/trunk/editor/_source/internals/fck_ie.js	(revision 1586)
+++ FCKeditor/trunk/editor/_source/internals/fck_ie.js	(revision 1587)
@@ -164,5 +164,5 @@
 	// Using the following trick, any comment in the beginning of the HTML will
 	// be preserved.
-	html = '<span id="__fakeFCKRemove__">&nbsp;</span>' + html ;
+	html = '<span id="__fakeFCKRemove__" style="display:none;">fakeFCKRemove</span>' + html ;
 
 	// Insert the HTML.