Index: jsf-api/src/main/resources/jsf.js
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--- jsf-api/src/main/resources/jsf.js	(revision 8589)
+++ jsf-api/src/main/resources/jsf.js	Thu Sep 09 18:46:52 EEST 2010
@@ -700,12 +700,16 @@
                 }
             }
             //'style' attribute special case
+            if (isIE()) {
+                var newStyle = source.style.cssText;
+                var oldStyle = target.style.cssText;
+                if (newStyle != oldStyle) {
+                    target.style.cssText = newStyle;
+                }
+            } else {
-            var newStyle = source.getAttribute('style');
-            var oldStyle = target.getAttribute('style');
-            if (newStyle != oldStyle) {
+                var newStyle = source.getAttribute('style');
+                var oldStyle = target.getAttribute('style');
+                if (newStyle != oldStyle) {
-                if (isIE()) {
-                    target.style.setAttribute('cssText', newStyle, 0);
-                } else {
                     target.setAttribute('style',newStyle);
                 }
             }