IE doesn't apply the value inline-block for the CSS display property on HTML elements that default to block level without the hack detailed here.
ppknote 4-feb-06: Workaround doesn't work in IE 7 beta 2.
Test page Workaround is included
Reported by: Spartanicus.
Explorer 5-6 Windows, Explorer 7 | Reported on 12 October 2005.
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1 Posted by Bruno Fassino on 7 February 2006 | Permalink
Nothing has really changed in IE7 beta 2 in this area, so it is still possible to get the 'inline-block' behaviour on elements which default to block level, see for example: http://www.brunildo.org/test/InlineBlockLayout.html
What has changed is the response to the various hacks, so these need to be re-checked.