Index: /FCKeditor/trunk/_whatsnew.html
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--- /FCKeditor/trunk/_whatsnew.html	(revision 1996)
+++ /FCKeditor/trunk/_whatsnew.html	(revision 1997)
@@ -91,4 +91,6 @@
 		<li>[<a target="_blank" href="http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/1383">#1383</a>] Fixed an IE issue where 
  			pressing backspace may merge a hyperlink on the previous line with the text on the current line.</li> 
+		<li>[<a target="_blank" href="http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/1691">#1691</a>] Creation of links in Safari
+			failed if there was no selection.</li>
 	</ul>
 	<h3>
Index: /FCKeditor/trunk/editor/_source/internals/fck_gecko.js
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--- /FCKeditor/trunk/editor/_source/internals/fck_gecko.js	(revision 1996)
+++ /FCKeditor/trunk/editor/_source/internals/fck_gecko.js	(revision 1997)
@@ -416,4 +416,10 @@
 	var aCreatedLinks = new Array() ;
 
+	// Only for Safari, a collapsed selection may create a link. All other
+	// browser will have no links created. So, we check it here and return
+	// immediatelly, having the same cross browser behavior.
+	if ( FCKSelection.GetSelection().isCollapsed )
+		return aCreatedLinks ;
+
 	FCK.ExecuteNamedCommand( 'Unlink', null, false, !!noUndo ) ;
 
@@ -434,10 +440,4 @@
 			var oLink = oLinksInteractor.snapshotItem( i ) ;
 			oLink.href = url ;
-
-			// It may happen that the browser (aka Safari) decides to use the
-			// URL as the link content to not leave it empty. In this case,
-			// let's reset it.
-			if ( sTempUrl == oLink.innerHTML )
-				oLink.innerHTML = '' ;
 
 			aCreatedLinks.push( oLink ) ;