Index: /FCKeditor/trunk/_whatsnew.html
===================================================================
--- /FCKeditor/trunk/_whatsnew.html	(revision 217)
+++ /FCKeditor/trunk/_whatsnew.html	(revision 218)
@@ -119,4 +119,6 @@
 		<li>[<a target="_blank" href="http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/254">#254</a>] The IgnoreEmptyParagraphValue
 			setting is now correctly handled in Firefox.</li>
+		<li>[<a target="_blank" href="http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/254">#248</a>] The behavior
+			of the backspace key has been fixed on some very specific cases.</li>
 	</ul>
 	<h3>
Index: /FCKeditor/trunk/editor/_source/classes/fckenterkey.js
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--- /FCKeditor/trunk/editor/_source/classes/fckenterkey.js	(revision 217)
+++ /FCKeditor/trunk/editor/_source/classes/fckenterkey.js	(revision 218)
@@ -127,5 +127,4 @@
 		return false ;
 
-
 	var oStartBlock = oRange.StartBlock ;
 	var oEndBlock = oRange.EndBlock ;
@@ -203,9 +202,10 @@
 			return true ;
 		}
-		
+
 		// Take a reference to the parent for post processing cleanup.
 		var oCurrentParent = currentBlock.parentNode ;
 
-		if ( previous.nodeName.IEquals( 'TABLE', 'HR' ) )
+		var sPreviousName = previous.nodeName.toLowerCase() ;
+		if ( FCKListsLib.EmptyElements[ sPreviousName ] != null || sPreviousName == 'table' )
 		{
 			FCKDomTools.RemoveNode( previous ) ;
@@ -541,5 +541,5 @@
 
 // Recreate the elements tree at the end of the source block, at the beginning
-// of the target block. Eg.: 
+// of the target block. Eg.:
 //	If source = <p><u>Some</u> sample <b><i>text</i></b></p> then target = <p><b><i></i></b></p>
 //	If source = <p><u>Some</u> sample text</p> then target = <p></p>
@@ -556,5 +556,5 @@
 
 	FCKListHandler.OutdentListItem( li ) ;
-	
+
 	range.MoveToBookmark( oBookmark ) ;
 	range.Select() ;