Index: _source/plugins/clipboard/plugin.js
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--- _source/plugins/clipboard/plugin.js	(revision 4797)
+++ _source/plugins/clipboard/plugin.js	Tue Dec 22 22:53:06 CST 2009
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@
 		// Create container to paste into
 		var pastebin = new CKEDITOR.dom.element( mode == 'text' ? 'textarea' : 'div', doc );
 		pastebin.setAttribute( 'id', 'cke_pastebin' );
+		// Safari requires a filler node inside the div to have the content pasted into it. (#4882) 
+		CKEDITOR.env.webkit && pastebin.append( doc.createText( '\xa0' ) );
 		doc.getBody().append( pastebin );
 
 		// It's definitely a better user experience if we make the paste-bin pretty unnoticed