[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #25646: figcaption should not be treated as a block by wpautop()

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#25646: figcaption should not be treated as a block by wpautop()
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 Reporter:  laacz         |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  3.9
Component:  Formatting    |     Version:  3.6.1
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Comment (by nacin):

 Replying to [comment:8 johnbillion]:
 > [27527] helped this on its way but has not completed fixed the issue. A
 `<br>` is still inserted within `<figure>`, however this occurs regardless
 of whether there's a `<figcaption>` in there or not.
 >
 > Is there a way we can treat `<figure>` like `<pre>` and treat its
 contents as-is?

 I'm not sure contents should be treated as-is... Wouldn't a line break be
 preferred in some instances?

 Some unit tests to explain expected and actual (when figcaption is present
 and isn't) would go a long way to fixing this.

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