Index: /CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html
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--- /CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html	(revision 6295)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html	(revision 6296)
@@ -75,4 +75,5 @@
 		<li><a href="http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/5930">#5930</a> : [IE] Style definitions are no longer lowercased.</li>
 		<li><a href="http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/5361">#5361</a> : Preview window's title should reflect the title tag in full page mode.</li>
+		<li><a href="http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/5522">#5522</a> : [IE] In versions &lt; 8 or compatibility mode, type="text" was missing in text fields.</li>
 	</ul>
 	<h3>
Index: /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/forms/plugin.js
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--- /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/forms/plugin.js	(revision 6295)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/forms/plugin.js	(revision 6296)
@@ -150,20 +150,23 @@
 						if ( name == 'input' )
 						{
-							var type = element.getAttribute( 'type' );
-
-							if ( type == 'text' || type == 'password' )
-								return { textfield : CKEDITOR.TRISTATE_OFF };
-
-							if ( type == 'button' || type == 'submit' || type == 'reset' )
-								return { button : CKEDITOR.TRISTATE_OFF };
-
-							if ( type == 'checkbox' )
-								return { checkbox : CKEDITOR.TRISTATE_OFF };
-
-							if ( type == 'radio' )
-								return { radio : CKEDITOR.TRISTATE_OFF };
-
-							if ( type == 'image' )
-								return { imagebutton : CKEDITOR.TRISTATE_OFF };
+							switch( element.getAttribute( 'type' ) )
+							{
+								case 'button' :
+								case 'submit' :
+								case 'reset' :
+									return { button : CKEDITOR.TRISTATE_OFF };
+
+								case 'checkbox' :
+									return { checkbox : CKEDITOR.TRISTATE_OFF };
+
+								case 'radio' :
+									return { radio : CKEDITOR.TRISTATE_OFF };
+
+								case 'image' :
+									return { imagebutton : CKEDITOR.TRISTATE_OFF };
+
+								default :
+									return { textfield : CKEDITOR.TRISTATE_OFF };
+							}
 						}
 
@@ -188,12 +191,6 @@
 				else if ( element.is( 'input' ) )
 				{
-					var type = element.getAttribute( 'type' );
-
-					switch ( type )
-					{
-						case 'text' :
-						case 'password' :
-							evt.data.dialog = 'textfield';
-							break;
+					switch ( element.getAttribute( 'type' ) )
+					{
 						case 'button' :
 						case 'submit' :
@@ -209,4 +206,7 @@
 						case 'image' :
 							evt.data.dialog = 'imagebutton';
+							break;
+						default :
+							evt.data.dialog = 'textfield';
 							break;
 					}
@@ -232,4 +232,7 @@
 						var attrs = input.attributes,
 							type = attrs.type;
+						// Old IEs don't provide type for Text inputs #5522
+						if ( !type )
+							attrs.type = 'text';
 						if ( type == 'checkbox' || type == 'radio' )
 							attrs.value == 'on' && delete attrs.value;