Index: javax/swing/text/DefaultStyledDocument.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/classpath/classpath/javax/swing/text/DefaultStyledDocument.java,v
retrieving revision 1.34
diff -u -r1.34 DefaultStyledDocument.java
--- javax/swing/text/DefaultStyledDocument.java	12 Jan 2006 22:29:43 -0000	1.34
+++ javax/swing/text/DefaultStyledDocument.java	12 Jan 2006 22:52:14 -0000
@@ -1698,7 +1698,7 @@
   {
     super.insertUpdate(ev, attr);
     // If the attribute set is null, use an empty attribute set.
-    if (attr == null || attr.getAttributeCount() == 0)
+    if (attr == null)
       attr = SimpleAttributeSet.EMPTY;
     int offset = ev.getOffset();
     int length = ev.getLength();