Index: /CKEditor/trunk/_source/core/dom/element.js
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--- /CKEditor/trunk/_source/core/dom/element.js	(revision 3426)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/_source/core/dom/element.js	(revision 3427)
@@ -1136,8 +1136,12 @@
 			// document.body is a special case when it comes to offsetTop and offsetLeft
 			// values.
-			// 1. It matters if document.body itself is a positioned element;
-			// 2. It matters when we're in IE and the element has no positioned ancestor.
+			// 1. It does not matter if we're in IE Quirks mode - in this case body is
+			// 	equal to the view pane itself.
+			// 2. It matters if document.body itself is a positioned element;
+			// 3. It matters when we're in IE Standards mode and the element has no
+			// 	positioned ancestor.
 			// Otherwise the values should be ignored.
-			if ( body.getComputedStyle( 'position' ) != 'static' || ( CKEDITOR.env.ie && !this.getPositionedAncestor() ) )
+			if ( !( CKEDITOR.env.ie && CKEDITOR.env.quirks ) && ( body.getComputedStyle( 'position' ) != 'static' ||
+						( CKEDITOR.env.ie && !this.getPositionedAncestor() ) ) )
 			{
 				x += body.$.offsetLeft + ( body.$.clientLeft || 0 );