IE8 does not hover when using an li with position:absolute

Question

I have a sort of an image map, where I\'ve used li\'s to create the elements, and on hovering the information pops up. The html code is:

Answer 1

Internet Explorer has some problems with dealing with :hover events, especially for li elements. You need to use this: http://www.xs4all.nl/~peterned/csshover.html

Should work for you then. If all else fails, and in my case, I use jQuery's hoverIntent to show menus reliably.