Index: /FCKeditor/trunk/_whatsnew.html
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--- /FCKeditor/trunk/_whatsnew.html	(revision 196)
+++ /FCKeditor/trunk/_whatsnew.html	(revision 197)
@@ -99,4 +99,6 @@
 		<li>[<a target="_blank" href="http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/202">#202</a>] The HR
 			tag will not anymore break the contents loaded in the editor.</li>
+		<li>[<a target="_blank" href="http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/211">#211</a>] Some invalid
+			inputs, like "&lt;p&gt;" where making the caret disappear in Firefox.</li>
 	</ul>
 	<h3>
Index: /FCKeditor/trunk/editor/_source/internals/fckregexlib.js
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--- /FCKeditor/trunk/editor/_source/internals/fckregexlib.js	(revision 196)
+++ /FCKeditor/trunk/editor/_source/internals/fckregexlib.js	(revision 197)
@@ -59,5 +59,6 @@
 SpaceNoClose	: /\/>/g ,
 
-EmptyParagraph	: /^<(p|div)>\s*<\/\1>$/i ,
+// Empty elements may be <p></p> or even a simple opening <p> (see #211).
+EmptyParagraph	: /^<([^ >]+)[^>]*>\s*(<\/\1>)?$/i ,
 
 TagBody			: /></ ,