title: Can I change the border color / style of a SELECT element using CSS in IE 8?
body: <p>I have seen that the situation is very problematic after reading these:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/380037/ie6-ie7-css-border-on-select-element">IE6/IE7 css border on select element</a>
  <a href="http://api.jquery.com/css/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://api.jquery.com/css/</a></p>
  
  <p>However maybe the situation has changed with Internet Explorer 8. If that is so, I'd expect this piece of code to work in IE8:</p>
  
  <pre><code> $(selectObject).css("border", "1px solid red");
   $(selectObject).css("border-style", "dashed");
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This works as I expect in Firefox but <strong>not in Internet Explorer 8</strong>. (Nothing changes in IE 8). So either I'm forgetting something or IE8 is still broken (in the sense given by the context above).</p>
  
  <p>If I'm forgetting something for IE8 then what is it?</p>
  
  <p>If IE8 is definitely broken and cannot use CSS to change the properties of SELECT elements then do you have any authoritative source that explains this situation? (Along with possible work arounds?)</p>