No   hack needed on tables

[Frederico Caldeira Knabben]

The   trick we use on empty tables to show them is not needed. It can be solved by adding the following CSS to the editing area:

table { empty-cells: show; }

Not tested though.

Source: ​Show empty cells in data tables with empty-cells: show.

[Jakub Ś]

As discussed earlier with @fredck - this feature was suppose to be used for the WYSIWYG area.

I have tried to test the issue a little bit. Here are my findings:

The only code for filling table I have found, was the one from _source\plugins\table\dialogs\table.js:

if ( !CKEDITOR.env.ie )
	cell.append( makeElement( 'br' ) );

I haven't found any code that would fill the table with   (Well except when switching to source from wysiwyg).

If you apply the style provided by @fredck and remove the ‘if’ mentioned above, cells in non-IE browsers will be collapsed. They will get line-height if you put cursor in them (Firefox) or type something in side them (Chrome).

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As I was saying before I didn’t find the code for filling the table in IE so I have prepared a simple test-case file – empty table with only one   in first cell.

Results: None of the browsers showed empty table cells with line heights. The were either collapsed or invisible (IE6, IE7). Only the cells with   had expected looks.

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IMHO it will be hard to get rid off  . Anyway I'm confiming this ticket as it was understood:)

[Jakub Ś]

I'm closing this as won't fix please reopen if I have missed something and there is a way to use it in all browsers.