revert dhg mdo suggestion for fixing ie

bootstrap-1.1.1.css

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  *
  * Designed and built with all the love in the world @twitter by @mdo and @fat.
- * Date: Tue Aug 30 23:08:30 PDT 2011
+ * Date: Tue Aug 30 23:25:32 PDT 2011
  */
 /* Reset.less
  * Props to Eric Meyer (meyerweb.com) for his CSS reset file. We're using an adapted version here	that cuts out some of the reset HTML elements we will never need here (i.e., dfn, samp, etc).
@@ -1222,8 +1222,9 @@ table .headerSortUp.purple, table .headerSortDown.purple {
   right: 0;
 }
 .nav .dropdown-toggle:hover, .nav .dropdown.open .dropdown-toggle {
-  background: #444;
+  background-color: #444;
   background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
+  *background-color: #444;
 }
 .nav .dropdown-menu {
   background-color: #333;
@@ -1232,8 +1233,8 @@ table .headerSortUp.purple, table .headerSortDown.purple {
   color: #fff;
 }
 .nav .dropdown-menu .dropdown-toggle.open {
-  background: #444;
   background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
+  *background-color: #444;
 }
 .nav .dropdown-menu li a {
   color: #999;
@@ -1341,8 +1342,11 @@ table .headerSortUp.purple, table .headerSortDown.purple {
 }
 .dropdown.open .dropdown-toggle {
   color: #fff;
-  background: #ccc;
+  background-color: #ccc;
   background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+  *background-color: #ccc;
+  /* ie6 -7 */
+
 }
 .dropdown.open .dropdown-menu {
   display: block;
@@ -1879,8 +1883,11 @@ button.btn::-moz-focus-inner, input[type=submit].btn::-moz-focus-inner {
   height: 0;
 }
 .popover .inner {
-  background: #333;
+  background-color: #333;
   background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
+  *background-color: #333;
+  /* IE 6-7 */
+
   padding: 3px;
   overflow: hidden;
   width: 280px;

bootstrap-1.1.1.min.css

@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ table .headerSortUp.purple,table .headerSortDown.purple{background-color:#e2d5f0
 .nav a{display:block;float:none;padding:10px 10px 11px;line-height:19px;text-decoration:none;}.nav a:hover{color:#fff;text-decoration:none;}
 .nav .active a{background-color:#222;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);}
 .nav.secondary-nav{float:right;margin-left:10px;margin-right:0;}.nav.secondary-nav .dropdown-menu{right:0;}
-.nav .dropdown-toggle:hover,.nav .dropdown.open .dropdown-toggle{background:#444;background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);}
-.nav .dropdown-menu{background-color:#333;}.nav .dropdown-menu .dropdown-toggle{color:#fff;}.nav .dropdown-menu .dropdown-toggle.open{background:#444;background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);}
+.nav .dropdown-toggle:hover,.nav .dropdown.open .dropdown-toggle{background-color:#444;background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);*background-color:#444;}
+.nav .dropdown-menu{background-color:#333;}.nav .dropdown-menu .dropdown-toggle{color:#fff;}.nav .dropdown-menu .dropdown-toggle.open{background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);*background-color:#444;}
 .nav .dropdown-menu li a{color:#999;text-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);}.nav .dropdown-menu li a:hover{background-color:#191919;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:-khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#292929), to(#191919));background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(top, #292929, #191919);background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(top, #292929, #191919);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #292929), color-stop(100%, #191919));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(top, #292929, #191919);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(top, #292929, #191919);background-image:linear-gradient(top, #292929, #191919);color:#fff;}
 .nav .dropdown-menu .divider{background-color:#222;border-color:#444;}
 .dropdown{position:relative;}
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ table .headerSortUp.purple,table .headerSortDown.purple{background-color:#e2d5f0
 .dropdown-menu{background-color:#fff;float:left;display:none;position:absolute;top:40px;min-width:160px;max-width:220px;_width:160px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;padding:6px 0;zoom:1;border-color:#999;border-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);border-style:solid;border-width:0 1px 1px;-webkit-border-radius:0 0 6px 6px;-moz-border-radius:0 0 6px 6px;border-radius:0 0 6px 6px;-webkit-box-shadow:0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);-moz-box-shadow:0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);box-shadow:0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);-webkit-background-clip:padding-box;-moz-background-clip:padding-box;background-clip:padding-box;}.dropdown-menu li{float:none;display:block;background-color:none;}
 .dropdown-menu a{display:block;padding:4px 15px;clear:both;font-weight:normal;line-height:18px;color:#808080;text-shadow:0 1px 0 #fff;}.dropdown-menu a:hover{background-color:#dddddd;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:-khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#eeeeee), to(#dddddd));background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(top, #eeeeee, #dddddd);background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(top, #eeeeee, #dddddd);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #eeeeee), color-stop(100%, #dddddd));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(top, #eeeeee, #dddddd);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(top, #eeeeee, #dddddd);background-image:linear-gradient(top, #eeeeee, #dddddd);color:#404040;text-decoration:none;-webkit-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.025),inset 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.025);-moz-box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.025),inset 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.025);box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.025),inset 0 -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.025);}
 .dropdown-menu .divider{height:1px;margin:5px 0;overflow:hidden;background-color:#eee;border-bottom:1px solid #fff;}
-.dropdown.open .dropdown-toggle{color:#fff;background:#ccc;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);}
+.dropdown.open .dropdown-toggle{color:#fff;background-color:#ccc;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);*background-color:#ccc;}
 .dropdown.open .dropdown-menu{display:block;}
 .tabs,.pills{margin:0 0 20px;padding:0;list-style:none;zoom:1;margin-bottom:18px;}.tabs:before,.pills:before,.tabs:after,.pills:after{display:table;content:"";}
 .tabs:after,.pills:after{clear:both;}
@@ -255,6 +255,6 @@ button.btn::-moz-focus-inner,input[type=submit].btn::-moz-focus-inner{padding:0;
 .popover.below .arrow{top:0;left:50%;margin-left:-5px;border-left:5px solid transparent;border-right:5px solid transparent;border-bottom:5px solid #000000;}
 .popover.left .arrow{top:50%;right:0;margin-top:-5px;border-top:5px solid transparent;border-bottom:5px solid transparent;border-left:5px solid #000000;}
 .popover .arrow{position:absolute;width:0;height:0;}
-.popover .inner{background:#333;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);padding:3px;overflow:hidden;width:280px;-webkit-border-radius:6px;-moz-border-radius:6px;border-radius:6px;-webkit-box-shadow:0 3px 7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);-moz-box-shadow:0 3px 7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);box-shadow:0 3px 7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);}
+.popover .inner{background-color:#333;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);*background-color:#333;padding:3px;overflow:hidden;width:280px;-webkit-border-radius:6px;-moz-border-radius:6px;border-radius:6px;-webkit-box-shadow:0 3px 7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);-moz-box-shadow:0 3px 7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);box-shadow:0 3px 7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);}
 .popover .title{background-color:#f5f5f5;padding:9px 15px;line-height:1;-webkit-border-radius:3px 3px 0 0;-moz-border-radius:3px 3px 0 0;border-radius:3px 3px 0 0;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;}
 .popover .content{background-color:#ffffff;padding:14px;-webkit-border-radius:0 0 3px 3px;-moz-border-radius:0 0 3px 3px;border-radius:0 0 3px 3px;-webkit-background-clip:padding-box;-moz-background-clip:padding-box;background-clip:padding-box;}.popover .content p,.popover .content ul,.popover .content ol{margin-bottom:0;}

lib/patterns.less

@@ -147,16 +147,17 @@
   // Dropdowns within the .nav
   .dropdown-toggle:hover,
   .dropdown.open .dropdown-toggle {
-    background: #444;
+    background-color: #444;
     background-color: rgba(255,255,255,.05);
+    *background-color: #444; // IE6-7
   }
   .dropdown-menu {
     background-color: #333;
     .dropdown-toggle {
       color: #fff;
       &.open {
-        background: #444;
         background-color: rgba(255,255,255,.05);
+        *background-color: #444;
       }
     }
     li a {
@@ -253,8 +254,9 @@
 .dropdown.open {
   .dropdown-toggle {
     color: #fff;
-    background: #ccc;
+    background-color: #ccc;
     background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.3);
+    *background-color: #ccc; /* ie6 -7 */
   }
   .dropdown-menu {
     display: block;
@@ -321,7 +323,7 @@
 // Basic pill nav
 .pills {
   a {
-    margin: 5px 3px 5px 0;
+      margin: 5px 3px 5px 0;
     padding: 0 15px;
     text-shadow: 0 1px 1px #fff;
     line-height: 30px;
@@ -743,8 +745,9 @@ input[type=submit].btn {
     height: 0;
   }
   .inner {
-    background: #333;
+    background-color: #333;
     background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.8);
+    *background-color: #333; /* IE 6-7 */
     padding: 3px;
     overflow: hidden;
     width: 280px;