Index: javax/swing/text/DefaultStyledDocument.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/classpath/classpath/javax/swing/text/DefaultStyledDocument.java,v
retrieving revision 1.10
diff -u -r1.10 DefaultStyledDocument.java
--- javax/swing/text/DefaultStyledDocument.java	14 Sep 2005 21:26:06 -0000	1.10
+++ javax/swing/text/DefaultStyledDocument.java	14 Sep 2005 21:57:58 -0000
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@
             // joined with the next element.
             if (i == endOffset - 1)
               {
-                if (attr.isEqual(next.getAttributes()))
+                if (next.getAttributes().isEqual(attr))
                   spec.setDirection(ElementSpec.JoinNextDirection);
               }
             // If we are at the first new element, then check if it could be