submit input doesn't get the :active state in IE8 when I click on the button’s text

Question

In IE8 if I click exactly on the text-value on a submit button, it doesn\'t get the properties from the input:active CSS selector.

But if I click elsewh

Answer 1

:active selector _edit in IE _/edit is used to select and style the active link (anchor) element, not input.

Use Javascript to attach on focus event to your button.