Index: _source/core/dom/range.js
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--- _source/core/dom/range.js	(revision 4475)
+++ _source/core/dom/range.js	Sun Nov 29 16:10:14 CST 2009
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
 				if ( CKEDITOR.tools.trim( node.getText() ).length )
 					return false;
 				}
-			else
+			else if( node.type == CKEDITOR.NODE_ELEMENT )
 			{
 				// If there are non-empty inline elements (e.g. <img />), then we're not
 				// at the start.