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This particular issue has been isolated in the test case provided above. It is easily noticeable when viewed in IE6.
Description of the Issue
In Internet Explorer 6, when hovering over the link, all child elements that are supposed to be visible become visible. However, once you move your cursor away, the styling remains but the text disappears, creating a "ghost box" effect that was not intended.
I have spent several hours this morning trying to identify which bug in IE6 causes this issue, but I have run out of solutions.
P.S. Please disregard the transparency of the PNG images. The pngfix has not been included in this demo yet.