***************
*** 501,506 ****
  		text[tptr - iptr] = NUL;
  		pf_output_text (text);
  
  		/* Get the tag text. */
  		if (sscanf (tptr, "<%[^>]>", tag) != 1)
  		    {
--- 501,513 ----
  		text[tptr - iptr] = NUL;
  		pf_output_text (text);
  
+ 		/* Catch and ignore completely empty tags. */
+ 		if (strchr (tptr, GREATERTHAN) == tptr + 1)
+ 		    {
+ 			iptr = tptr + 2;
+ 			continue;
+ 		    }
+ 
  		/* Get the tag text. */
  		if (sscanf (tptr, "<%[^>]>", tag) != 1)
  		    {