editing a link ends up creating new link (Editor_LinkDialog.html failure on IE9)

[bill]

On IE9, under the following modes, load test_LinkDialog.html:

• Browser mode: IE9 compatibility mode, Document Mode: IE9 (page default)
• Browser mode: IE8, Document Mode: IE9 (page default)

Select and edit the example link, modifying the values in the link TooltipDialog. After saving, inspect the DOM. There are two <a>'s in the document, the old one, without any text, and the new one.

[Jared Jurkiewicz]

In [27234]:

Addin 'empty link' removal logic to the link dialog plugin. fixes #14332

[bill]

Thanks, test is passing now on IE9.

[bill]

In [27240]:

Reduce code. Could reduce a little further by using NodeList.orphan() but that requires including NodeList-dom, so it's a toss-up. Refs #14332 !strict.

[bill]

In [30260]:

Backport [27234] and [27240] to 1.7 branch, fixing LinkDialog on IE9, fixes #14332 on 1.7 branch !strict.

[Ed Chatelain]

In [30446]:

Backport [27234] and [27240] to 1.6 branch, fixing LinkDialog? on IE9, fixes #14332 on 1.6 branch !strict.