Index: /CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html
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--- /CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html	(revision 4562)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html	(revision 4563)
@@ -83,4 +83,5 @@
 		<li><a href="http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/3165">#3165</a> : Fixed enter key in empty list item before nested one result in collapsed line.</li>
 		<li><a href="http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/4527">#4527</a> : Fixed checkbox generate invalid 'checked' attribute.</li>
+		<li><a href="http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/1659">#1659</a> : Fixed unable to click below content to start editing in IE with 'config.docType' setting to standard compliant.</li>
 	</ul>
 	<h3>
Index: /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/wysiwygarea/plugin.js
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--- /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/wysiwygarea/plugin.js	(revision 4562)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/wysiwygarea/plugin.js	(revision 4563)
@@ -407,4 +407,20 @@
 						}
 
+						// IE standard compliant in editing frame doesn't focus the editor when
+						// clicking outside actual content, manually apply the focus. (#1659)
+						if( CKEDITOR.env.ie
+							&& domDocument.$.compatMode == 'CSS1Compat' )
+						{
+							var htmlElement = domDocument.getDocumentElement();
+							htmlElement.on( 'mousedown', function( evt )
+							{
+								// Setting focus directly on editor doesn't work, we
+								// have to use here a temporary element to 'redirect'
+								// the focus. 
+								if ( evt.data.getTarget().equals( htmlElement ) )
+									ieFocusGrabber.focus();
+							} );
+						}
+
 						var focusTarget = ( CKEDITOR.env.ie || CKEDITOR.env.webkit ) ?
 								domWindow : domDocument;
@@ -634,4 +650,20 @@
 					editor.on( 'selectionChange', onSelectionChangeFixBody, null, null, 1 );
 				});
+
+			// Create an invisible element to grab focus.
+			if( CKEDITOR.env.ie )
+			{
+				var ieFocusGrabber;
+				editor.on( 'uiReady', function()
+				{
+					ieFocusGrabber = editor.container.append( CKEDITOR.dom.element.createFromHtml(
+					'<input tabindex="-1" style="position:absolute; left:-10000">' ) );
+
+					ieFocusGrabber.on( 'focus', function()
+						{
+							editor.focus();
+						} );
+				} );
+			}
 		}
 	});