Index: /CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html
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--- /CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html	(revision 7035)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/CHANGES.html	(revision 7036)
@@ -102,4 +102,5 @@
 		<li><a href="http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/7566">#7566</a> : BiDi: Increasing indentation of a list item changes the language direction.</li>
 		<li><a href="http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/7839">#7839</a> : [IE] Pasting multi-level numbered lists from Microsoft Word does not work properly.</li>
+		<li><a href="http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/188">#188</a> : [IE] Object selection was making the toolbar inactive in some situations.</li> 
 		<li>Updated the following language files:<ul>
 			<li><a href="http://dev.ckeditor.com/ticket/7834">#7834</a> : Dutch;</li>
Index: /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/button/plugin.js
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--- /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/button/plugin.js	(revision 7035)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/button/plugin.js	(revision 7036)
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@
 		output.push(
 					' onkeydown="return CKEDITOR.tools.callFunction(', keydownFn, ', event);"' +
-					' onfocus="return CKEDITOR.tools.callFunction(', focusFn,', event);"' +
-				' onclick="CKEDITOR.tools.callFunction(', clickFn, ', this); return false;">' +
+					' onfocus="return CKEDITOR.tools.callFunction(', focusFn,', event);" ' +
+					( CKEDITOR.env.ie ? 'onclick="return false;" onmouseup' : 'onclick' ) +		// #188
+						'="CKEDITOR.tools.callFunction(', clickFn, ', this); return false;">' +
 					'<span class="cke_icon"' );
 
Index: /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/listblock/plugin.js
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--- /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/listblock/plugin.js	(revision 7035)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/listblock/plugin.js	(revision 7036)
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 								'<a id="', id, '_option" _cke_focus=1 hidefocus=true' +
 									' title="', title || value, '"' +
-									' href="javascript:void(\'', value, '\')"' +
-									' onclick="CKEDITOR.tools.callFunction(', this._.getClick(), ',\'', value, '\'); return false;"',
+									' href="javascript:void(\'', value, '\')" ' +
+									( CKEDITOR.env.ie ? 'onclick="return false;" onmouseup' : 'onclick' ) +		// #188
+										'="CKEDITOR.tools.callFunction(', this._.getClick(), ',\'', value, '\'); return false;"',
 									' role="option"' +
 									' aria-posinset="' + ++this._.size + '">',
Index: /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/menu/plugin.js
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--- /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/menu/plugin.js	(revision 7035)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/menu/plugin.js	(revision 7036)
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@
 //					' onkeydown="return CKEDITOR.ui.button._.keydown(', index, ', event);"' +
 					' onmouseover="CKEDITOR.tools.callFunction(', menu._.itemOverFn, ',', index, ');"' +
-					' onmouseout="CKEDITOR.tools.callFunction(', menu._.itemOutFn, ',', index, ');"' +
-					' onclick="CKEDITOR.tools.callFunction(', menu._.itemClickFn, ',', index, '); return false;"' +
+					' onmouseout="CKEDITOR.tools.callFunction(', menu._.itemOutFn, ',', index, ');" ' +
+					( CKEDITOR.env.ie ? 'onclick="return false;" onmouseup' : 'onclick' ) +		// #188
+						'="CKEDITOR.tools.callFunction(', menu._.itemClickFn, ',', index, '); return false;"' +
 					'>' +
 						'<span class="cke_icon_wrapper"><span class="cke_icon"' +
Index: /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/richcombo/plugin.js
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--- /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/richcombo/plugin.js	(revision 7035)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/richcombo/plugin.js	(revision 7036)
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@
 			output.push(
 					' onkeydown="CKEDITOR.tools.callFunction( ', keyDownFn, ', event, this );"' +
-					' onfocus="return CKEDITOR.tools.callFunction(', focusFn, ', event);"' +
-					' onclick="CKEDITOR.tools.callFunction(', clickFn, ', this); return false;">' +
+					' onfocus="return CKEDITOR.tools.callFunction(', focusFn, ', event);" ' +
+					( CKEDITOR.env.ie ? 'onclick="return false;" onmouseup' : 'onclick' ) +		// #188
+						'="CKEDITOR.tools.callFunction(', clickFn, ', this); return false;">' +
 						'<span>' +
 							'<span id="' + id + '_text" class="cke_text cke_inline_label">' + this.label + '</span>' +