Ticket #7894: 7894.patch

_source/core/htmlparser/fragment.js

@@ -49 +49 @@
         // Dtd of the fragment element, basically it accept anything except for intermediate structure, e.g. orphan <li>.
         var rootDtd = CKEDITOR.tools.extend( {}, { html: 1 }, CKEDITOR.dtd.html, CKEDITOR.dtd.body, CKEDITOR.dtd.head, { style:1,script:1 } );
 
+        function isRemoveEmpty( node )
+        {
+                // Empty link is to be removed when empty but not anchor. (#7894)
+                return node.name == 'a' && node.attributes.href
+                        || CKEDITOR.dtd.$removeEmpty[ node.name ];
+        }
+
         /**
          * Creates a {@link CKEDITOR.htmlParser.fragment} from an HTML string.
          * @param {String} fragmentHtml The HTML to be parsed, filling the fragment.
@@ -200 +207 @@
                         element.isOptionalClose = tagName in optionalCloseTags || optionalClose;
 
                         // This is a tag to be removed if empty, so do not add it immediately.
-                        if ( CKEDITOR.dtd.$removeEmpty[ tagName ] )
+                        if ( isRemoveEmpty( element ) )
                         {
                                 pendingInline.push( element );
                                 return;