--- figure.c	2007-09-17 09:53:27.000000000 +0100
+++ ../../denemo-cvs/denemo/src/figure.c	2007-01-24 19:44:26.000000000 +0000
@@ -113,11 +113,6 @@
 	  DenemoObject *curObj = (DenemoObject *) si->currentobject ?
 	    (DenemoObject *) si->currentobject->data : NULL;
 	  gchar *figure = (gchar *) gtk_entry_get_text (GTK_ENTRY (cbdata->entry));
-
-
-	  if(strlen(figure)<1)
-	    figure = "_";/* in case user deleted the figure to yield <> */
-
 	  if (curObj && curObj->type == CHORD)
 	    //apply_figure ((chord *) curObj->object, figure);
 		 ((chord *) curObj->object)->is_figure = TRUE;
@@ -163,8 +158,6 @@
   DenemoObject *curObj =
     si->currentobject ? (DenemoObject *) si->currentobject->data : NULL;
   gchar *figure = (gchar *) gtk_entry_get_text (GTK_ENTRY (cbdata->entry));
-
-
   if (curObj && curObj->type == CHORD)
     {
       apply_figure ((chord *) curObj->object, figure);