diff --git a/jquery.jgrowl.css b/jquery.jgrowl.css
index 1638fbf..32bafff 100755
--- a/jquery.jgrowl.css
+++ b/jquery.jgrowl.css
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ div.jGrowl {
 	padding: 			10px;
 	z-index: 			9999;
 	color: 				#fff;
+	font-size: 			12px;
 }
 
 /** Special IE6 Style Positioning **/
@@ -78,14 +79,15 @@ div.center div.jGrowl-notification, div.center div.jGrowl-closer {
 div.jGrowl div.jGrowl-notification, div.jGrowl div.jGrowl-closer {
 	background-color: 		#000;
 	opacity: 				.85;
-	filter: 				alpha(opacity = 85);
+    -ms-filter: 			"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=85)"; 
+    filter: 				progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=85); 
 	zoom: 					1;
 	width: 					235px;
 	padding: 				10px;
 	margin-top: 			5px;
 	margin-bottom: 			5px;
 	font-family: 			Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
-	font-size: 				12px;
+	font-size: 				1em;
 	text-align: 			left;
 	display: 				none;
 	-moz-border-radius: 	5px;
@@ -98,23 +100,22 @@ div.jGrowl div.jGrowl-notification {
 
 div.jGrowl div.jGrowl-notification div.header {
 	font-weight: 			bold;
-	font-size:				10px;
+	font-size:				.85em;
 }
 
 div.jGrowl div.jGrowl-notification div.close {
 	z-index:				99;
 	float: 					right;
 	font-weight: 			bold;
-	font-size: 				12px;
+	font-size: 				1em;
 	cursor:					pointer;
 }
 
 div.jGrowl div.jGrowl-closer {
-	height: 				15px;
 	padding-top: 			4px;
 	padding-bottom: 		4px;
 	cursor: 				pointer;
-	font-size:				11px;
+	font-size:				.9em;
 	font-weight: 			bold;
 	text-align: 			center;
 }
diff --git a/jquery.jgrowl.js b/jquery.jgrowl.js
index 6db9f4b..97d8d05 100755
--- a/jquery.jgrowl.js
+++ b/jquery.jgrowl.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /**
- * jGrowl 1.2.3
+ * jGrowl 1.2.4
  *
  * Dual licensed under the MIT (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
  * and GPL (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php) licenses.
  *
  * Written by Stan Lemon <stosh1985@gmail.com>
- * Last updated: 2009.11.13
+ * Last updated: 2009.12.13
  *
  * jGrowl is a jQuery plugin implementing unobtrusive userland notifications.  These 
  * notifications function similarly to the Growl Framework available for
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
  * To Do:
  * - Move library settings to containers and allow them to be changed per container
  *
+ * Changes in 1.2.4
+ * - Fixed IE bug with the close-all button
+ * - Fixed IE bug with the filter CSS attribute (special thanks to gotwic)
+ * - Update IE opacity CSS
+ * - Changed font sizes to use "em", and only set the base style
+ *
  * Changes in 1.2.3
  * - The callbacks no longer use the container as context, instead they use the actual notification
  * - The callbacks now receive the container as a parameter after the options parameter
@@ -206,6 +212,10 @@
 					}
 					
 					$(this).animate(o.animateOpen, o.speed, o.easing, function() {
+						// Fixes some anti-aliasing issues with IE filters.
+						if ($.browser.msie && (parseInt($(this).css('opacity'), 10) === 1 || parseInt($(this).css('opacity'), 10) === 0))
+							this.style.removeAttribute('filter');
+
 						$(this).data("jGrowl").created = new Date();
 					});
 				}
@@ -217,8 +227,9 @@
 				$(this).data('jGrowl.pause', true);
 				$(this).animate(o.animateClose, o.speed, o.easing, function() {
 					$(this).remove();
+					var close = o.close.apply( notification , [notification,message,o,self.element] );
 
-					if (  (close = o.close.apply( notification , [notification,message,o,self.element] )) && $.isFunction(close) )
+					if ( $.isFunction(close) )
 						close.apply( notification , [notification,message,o,self.element] );
 				});
 			}).trigger('jGrowl.beforeOpen');
diff --git a/jquery.jgrowl_compressed.js b/jquery.jgrowl_compressed.js
index 1cf30f3..579f9b1 100644
--- a/jquery.jgrowl_compressed.js
+++ b/jquery.jgrowl_compressed.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var _6=arguments;
 return this.each(function(){
 var _7=this;
 if($(this).data("jGrowl.instance")==undefined){
-$(this).data("jGrowl.instance",new $.fn.jGrowl());
+$(this).data("jGrowl.instance",$.extend(new $.fn.jGrowl(),{notifications:[],element:null,interval:null}));
 $(this).data("jGrowl.instance").startup(this);
 }
 if($.isFunction($(this).data("jGrowl.instance")[m])){
@@ -29,39 +29,56 @@ $.extend($.fn.jGrowl.prototype,{defaults:{pool:0,header:"",group:"",sticky:false
 },close:function(e,m,o){
 },animateOpen:{opacity:"show"},animateClose:{opacity:"hide"}},notifications:[],element:null,interval:null,create:function(_17,o){
 var o=$.extend({},this.defaults,o);
-this.notifications[this.notifications.length]={message:_17,options:o};
+this.notifications.push({message:_17,options:o});
 o.log.apply(this.element,[this.element,_17,o]);
 },render:function(_19){
 var _1a=this;
 var _1b=_19.message;
 var o=_19.options;
-var _19=$("<div class=\"jGrowl-notification"+((o.group!=undefined&&o.group!="")?" "+o.group:"")+"\"><div class=\"close\">"+o.closeTemplate+"</div><div class=\"header\">"+o.header+"</div><div class=\"message\">"+_1b+"</div></div>").data("jGrowl",o).addClass(o.theme).children("div.close").bind("click.jGrowl",function(){
+var _19=$("<div class=\"jGrowl-notification ui-state-highlight ui-corner-all"+((o.group!=undefined&&o.group!="")?" "+o.group:"")+"\">"+"<div class=\"close\">"+o.closeTemplate+"</div>"+"<div class=\"header\">"+o.header+"</div>"+"<div class=\"message\">"+_1b+"</div></div>").data("jGrowl",o).addClass(o.theme).children("div.close").bind("click.jGrowl",function(){
 $(this).parent().trigger("jGrowl.close");
 }).parent();
-(o.glue=="after")?$("div.jGrowl-notification:last",this.element).after(_19):$("div.jGrowl-notification:first",this.element).before(_19);
 $(_19).bind("mouseover.jGrowl",function(){
-$(this).data("jGrowl").pause=true;
+$("div.jGrowl-notification",_1a.element).data("jGrowl.pause",true);
 }).bind("mouseout.jGrowl",function(){
-$(this).data("jGrowl").pause=false;
+$("div.jGrowl-notification",_1a.element).data("jGrowl.pause",false);
 }).bind("jGrowl.beforeOpen",function(){
-o.beforeOpen.apply(_1a.element,[_1a.element,_1b,o]);
+if(o.beforeOpen.apply(_19,[_19,_1b,o,_1a.element])!=false){
+$(this).trigger("jGrowl.open");
+}
 }).bind("jGrowl.open",function(){
-o.open.apply(_1a.element,[_1a.element,_1b,o]);
+if(o.open.apply(_19,[_19,_1b,o,_1a.element])!=false){
+if(o.glue=="after"){
+$("div.jGrowl-notification:last",_1a.element).after(_19);
+}else{
+$("div.jGrowl-notification:first",_1a.element).before(_19);
+}
+$(this).animate(o.animateOpen,o.speed,o.easing,function(){
+if($.browser.msie&&(parseInt($(this).css("opacity"),10)===1||parseInt($(this).css("opacity"),10)===0)){
+this.style.removeAttribute("filter");
+}
+$(this).data("jGrowl").created=new Date();
+});
+}
 }).bind("jGrowl.beforeClose",function(){
-o.beforeClose.apply(_1a.element,[_1a.element,_1b,o]);
+if(o.beforeClose.apply(_19,[_19,_1b,o,_1a.element])!=false){
+$(this).trigger("jGrowl.close");
+}
 }).bind("jGrowl.close",function(){
-$(this).trigger("jGrowl.beforeClose").animate(o.animateClose,o.speed,o.easing,function(){
+$(this).data("jGrowl.pause",true);
+$(this).animate(o.animateClose,o.speed,o.easing,function(){
 $(this).remove();
-o.close.apply(_1a.element,[_1a.element,_1b,o]);
+var _1d=o.close.apply(_19,[_19,_1b,o,_1a.element]);
+if($.isFunction(_1d)){
+_1d.apply(_19,[_19,_1b,o,_1a.element]);
+}
 });
-}).trigger("jGrowl.beforeOpen").animate(o.animateOpen,o.speed,o.easing,function(){
-$(this).data("jGrowl").created=new Date();
-}).trigger("jGrowl.open");
+}).trigger("jGrowl.beforeOpen");
 if($.fn.corner!=undefined){
 $(_19).corner(o.corners);
 }
-if($("div.jGrowl-notification:parent",this.element).size()>1&&$("div.jGrowl-closer",this.element).size()==0&&this.defaults.closer!=false){
-$(this.defaults.closerTemplate).addClass("jGrowl-closer").addClass(this.defaults.theme).appendTo(this.element).animate(this.defaults.animateOpen,this.defaults.speed,this.defaults.easing).bind("click.jGrowl",function(){
+if($("div.jGrowl-notification:parent",_1a.element).size()>1&&$("div.jGrowl-closer",_1a.element).size()==0&&this.defaults.closer!=false){
+$(this.defaults.closerTemplate).addClass("jGrowl-closer ui-state-highlight ui-corner-all").addClass(this.defaults.theme).appendTo(_1a.element).animate(this.defaults.animateOpen,this.defaults.speed,this.defaults.easing).bind("click.jGrowl",function(){
 $(this).siblings().children("div.close").trigger("click.jGrowl");
 if($.isFunction(_1a.defaults.closer)){
 _1a.defaults.closer.apply($(this).parent()[0],[$(this).parent()[0]]);
@@ -70,8 +87,8 @@ _1a.defaults.closer.apply($(this).parent()[0],[$(this).parent()[0]]);
 }
 },update:function(){
 $(this.element).find("div.jGrowl-notification:parent").each(function(){
-if($(this).data("jGrowl")!=undefined&&$(this).data("jGrowl").created!=undefined&&($(this).data("jGrowl").created.getTime()+$(this).data("jGrowl").life)<(new Date()).getTime()&&$(this).data("jGrowl").sticky!=true&&($(this).data("jGrowl").pause==undefined||$(this).data("jGrowl").pause!=true)){
-$(this).trigger("jGrowl.close");
+if($(this).data("jGrowl")!=undefined&&$(this).data("jGrowl").created!=undefined&&($(this).data("jGrowl").created.getTime()+$(this).data("jGrowl").life)<(new Date()).getTime()&&$(this).data("jGrowl").sticky!=true&&($(this).data("jGrowl.pause")==undefined||$(this).data("jGrowl.pause")!=true)){
+$(this).trigger("jGrowl.beforeClose");
 }
 });
 if(this.notifications.length>0&&(this.defaults.pool==0||$(this.element).find("div.jGrowl-notification:parent").size()<this.defaults.pool)){
@@ -85,7 +102,7 @@ $(this).remove();
 },startup:function(e){
 this.element=$(e).addClass("jGrowl").append("<div class=\"jGrowl-notification\"></div>");
 this.interval=setInterval(function(){
-jQuery(e).data("jGrowl.instance").update();
+$(e).data("jGrowl.instance").update();
 },this.defaults.check);
 if($.browser.msie&&parseInt($.browser.version)<7&&!window["XMLHttpRequest"]){
 $(this.element).addClass("ie6");
@@ -93,6 +110,10 @@ $(this.element).addClass("ie6");
 },shutdown:function(){
 $(this.element).removeClass("jGrowl").find("div.jGrowl-notification").remove();
 clearInterval(this.interval);
+},close:function(){
+$(this.element).find("div.jGrowl-notification").each(function(){
+$(this).trigger("jGrowl.beforeClose");
+});
 }});
 $.jGrowl.defaults=$.fn.jGrowl.prototype.defaults;
 })(jQuery);
diff --git a/jquery.jgrowl_minimized.js b/jquery.jgrowl_minimized.js
index 09ddc88..02503a0 100644
--- a/jquery.jgrowl_minimized.js
+++ b/jquery.jgrowl_minimized.js
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-
-(function($){$.jGrowl=function(m,o){if($('#jGrowl').size()==0)$('<div id="jGrowl"></div>').addClass($.jGrowl.defaults.position).appendTo('body');$('#jGrowl').jGrowl(m,o);};$.fn.jGrowl=function(m,o){if($.isFunction(this.each)){var args=arguments;return this.each(function(){var self=this;if($(this).data('jGrowl.instance')==undefined){$(this).data('jGrowl.instance',new $.fn.jGrowl());$(this).data('jGrowl.instance').startup(this);}
-if($.isFunction($(this).data('jGrowl.instance')[m])){$(this).data('jGrowl.instance')[m].apply($(this).data('jGrowl.instance'),$.makeArray(args).slice(1));}else{$(this).data('jGrowl.instance').create(m,o);}});};};$.extend($.fn.jGrowl.prototype,{defaults:{pool:0,header:'',group:'',sticky:false,position:'top-right',glue:'after',theme:'default',corners:'10px',check:250,life:3000,speed:'normal',easing:'swing',closer:true,closeTemplate:'&times;',closerTemplate:'<div>[ close all ]</div>',log:function(e,m,o){},beforeOpen:function(e,m,o){},open:function(e,m,o){},beforeClose:function(e,m,o){},close:function(e,m,o){},animateOpen:{opacity:'show'},animateClose:{opacity:'hide'}},notifications:[],element:null,interval:null,create:function(message,o){var o=$.extend({},this.defaults,o);this.notifications[this.notifications.length]={message:message,options:o};o.log.apply(this.element,[this.element,message,o]);},render:function(notification){var self=this;var message=notification.message;var o=notification.options;var notification=$('<div class="jGrowl-notification'+((o.group!=undefined&&o.group!='')?' '+o.group:'')+'"><div class="close">'+o.closeTemplate+'</div><div class="header">'+o.header+'</div><div class="message">'+message+'</div></div>').data("jGrowl",o).addClass(o.theme).children('div.close').bind("click.jGrowl",function(){$(this).parent().trigger('jGrowl.close');}).parent();(o.glue=='after')?$('div.jGrowl-notification:last',this.element).after(notification):$('div.jGrowl-notification:first',this.element).before(notification);$(notification).bind("mouseover.jGrowl",function(){$(this).data("jGrowl").pause=true;}).bind("mouseout.jGrowl",function(){$(this).data("jGrowl").pause=false;}).bind('jGrowl.beforeOpen',function(){o.beforeOpen.apply(self.element,[self.element,message,o]);}).bind('jGrowl.open',function(){o.open.apply(self.element,[self.element,message,o]);}).bind('jGrowl.beforeClose',function(){o.beforeClose.apply(self.element,[self.element,message,o]);}).bind('jGrowl.close',function(){$(this).trigger('jGrowl.beforeClose').animate(o.animateClose,o.speed,o.easing,function(){$(this).remove();o.close.apply(self.element,[self.element,message,o]);});}).trigger('jGrowl.beforeOpen').animate(o.animateOpen,o.speed,o.easing,function(){$(this).data("jGrowl").created=new Date();}).trigger('jGrowl.open');if($.fn.corner!=undefined)$(notification).corner(o.corners);if($('div.jGrowl-notification:parent',this.element).size()>1&&$('div.jGrowl-closer',this.element).size()==0&&this.defaults.closer!=false){$(this.defaults.closerTemplate).addClass('jGrowl-closer').addClass(this.defaults.theme).appendTo(this.element).animate(this.defaults.animateOpen,this.defaults.speed,this.defaults.easing).bind("click.jGrowl",function(){$(this).siblings().children('div.close').trigger("click.jGrowl");if($.isFunction(self.defaults.closer))self.defaults.closer.apply($(this).parent()[0],[$(this).parent()[0]]);});};},update:function(){$(this.element).find('div.jGrowl-notification:parent').each(function(){if($(this).data("jGrowl")!=undefined&&$(this).data("jGrowl").created!=undefined&&($(this).data("jGrowl").created.getTime()+$(this).data("jGrowl").life)<(new Date()).getTime()&&$(this).data("jGrowl").sticky!=true&&($(this).data("jGrowl").pause==undefined||$(this).data("jGrowl").pause!=true)){$(this).trigger('jGrowl.close');}});if(this.notifications.length>0&&(this.defaults.pool==0||$(this.element).find('div.jGrowl-notification:parent').size()<this.defaults.pool)){this.render(this.notifications.shift());}
-if($(this.element).find('div.jGrowl-notification:parent').size()<2){$(this.element).find('div.jGrowl-closer').animate(this.defaults.animateClose,this.defaults.speed,this.defaults.easing,function(){$(this).remove();});};},startup:function(e){this.element=$(e).addClass('jGrowl').append('<div class="jGrowl-notification"></div>');this.interval=setInterval(function(){jQuery(e).data('jGrowl.instance').update();},this.defaults.check);if($.browser.msie&&parseInt($.browser.version)<7&&!window["XMLHttpRequest"])$(this.element).addClass('ie6');},shutdown:function(){$(this.element).removeClass('jGrowl').find('div.jGrowl-notification').remove();clearInterval(this.interval);}});$.jGrowl.defaults=$.fn.jGrowl.prototype.defaults;})(jQuery);
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+(function($){$.jGrowl=function(m,o){if($('#jGrowl').size()==0)
+$('<div id="jGrowl"></div>').addClass($.jGrowl.defaults.position).appendTo('body');$('#jGrowl').jGrowl(m,o);};$.fn.jGrowl=function(m,o){if($.isFunction(this.each)){var args=arguments;return this.each(function(){var self=this;if($(this).data('jGrowl.instance')==undefined){$(this).data('jGrowl.instance',$.extend(new $.fn.jGrowl(),{notifications:[],element:null,interval:null}));$(this).data('jGrowl.instance').startup(this);}
+if($.isFunction($(this).data('jGrowl.instance')[m])){$(this).data('jGrowl.instance')[m].apply($(this).data('jGrowl.instance'),$.makeArray(args).slice(1));}else{$(this).data('jGrowl.instance').create(m,o);}});};};$.extend($.fn.jGrowl.prototype,{defaults:{pool:0,header:'',group:'',sticky:false,position:'top-right',glue:'after',theme:'default',corners:'10px',check:250,life:3000,speed:'normal',easing:'swing',closer:true,closeTemplate:'&times;',closerTemplate:'<div>[ close all ]</div>',log:function(e,m,o){},beforeOpen:function(e,m,o){},open:function(e,m,o){},beforeClose:function(e,m,o){},close:function(e,m,o){},animateOpen:{opacity:'show'},animateClose:{opacity:'hide'}},notifications:[],element:null,interval:null,create:function(message,o){var o=$.extend({},this.defaults,o);this.notifications.push({message:message,options:o});o.log.apply(this.element,[this.element,message,o]);},render:function(notification){var self=this;var message=notification.message;var o=notification.options;var notification=$('<div class="jGrowl-notification ui-state-highlight ui-corner-all'+
+((o.group!=undefined&&o.group!='')?' '+o.group:'')+'">'+'<div class="close">'+o.closeTemplate+'</div>'+'<div class="header">'+o.header+'</div>'+'<div class="message">'+message+'</div></div>').data("jGrowl",o).addClass(o.theme).children('div.close').bind("click.jGrowl",function(){$(this).parent().trigger('jGrowl.close');}).parent();$(notification).bind("mouseover.jGrowl",function(){$('div.jGrowl-notification',self.element).data("jGrowl.pause",true);}).bind("mouseout.jGrowl",function(){$('div.jGrowl-notification',self.element).data("jGrowl.pause",false);}).bind('jGrowl.beforeOpen',function(){if(o.beforeOpen.apply(notification,[notification,message,o,self.element])!=false){$(this).trigger('jGrowl.open');}}).bind('jGrowl.open',function(){if(o.open.apply(notification,[notification,message,o,self.element])!=false){if(o.glue=='after'){$('div.jGrowl-notification:last',self.element).after(notification);}else{$('div.jGrowl-notification:first',self.element).before(notification);}
+$(this).animate(o.animateOpen,o.speed,o.easing,function(){if($.browser.msie&&(parseInt($(this).css('opacity'),10)===1||parseInt($(this).css('opacity'),10)===0))
+this.style.removeAttribute('filter');$(this).data("jGrowl").created=new Date();});}}).bind('jGrowl.beforeClose',function(){if(o.beforeClose.apply(notification,[notification,message,o,self.element])!=false)
+$(this).trigger('jGrowl.close');}).bind('jGrowl.close',function(){$(this).data('jGrowl.pause',true);$(this).animate(o.animateClose,o.speed,o.easing,function(){$(this).remove();var close=o.close.apply(notification,[notification,message,o,self.element]);if($.isFunction(close))
+close.apply(notification,[notification,message,o,self.element]);});}).trigger('jGrowl.beforeOpen');if($.fn.corner!=undefined)$(notification).corner(o.corners);if($('div.jGrowl-notification:parent',self.element).size()>1&&$('div.jGrowl-closer',self.element).size()==0&&this.defaults.closer!=false){$(this.defaults.closerTemplate).addClass('jGrowl-closer ui-state-highlight ui-corner-all').addClass(this.defaults.theme).appendTo(self.element).animate(this.defaults.animateOpen,this.defaults.speed,this.defaults.easing).bind("click.jGrowl",function(){$(this).siblings().children('div.close').trigger("click.jGrowl");if($.isFunction(self.defaults.closer)){self.defaults.closer.apply($(this).parent()[0],[$(this).parent()[0]]);}});};},update:function(){$(this.element).find('div.jGrowl-notification:parent').each(function(){if($(this).data("jGrowl")!=undefined&&$(this).data("jGrowl").created!=undefined&&($(this).data("jGrowl").created.getTime()+$(this).data("jGrowl").life)<(new Date()).getTime()&&$(this).data("jGrowl").sticky!=true&&($(this).data("jGrowl.pause")==undefined||$(this).data("jGrowl.pause")!=true)){$(this).trigger('jGrowl.beforeClose');}});if(this.notifications.length>0&&(this.defaults.pool==0||$(this.element).find('div.jGrowl-notification:parent').size()<this.defaults.pool))
+this.render(this.notifications.shift());if($(this.element).find('div.jGrowl-notification:parent').size()<2){$(this.element).find('div.jGrowl-closer').animate(this.defaults.animateClose,this.defaults.speed,this.defaults.easing,function(){$(this).remove();});}},startup:function(e){this.element=$(e).addClass('jGrowl').append('<div class="jGrowl-notification"></div>');this.interval=setInterval(function(){$(e).data('jGrowl.instance').update();},this.defaults.check);if($.browser.msie&&parseInt($.browser.version)<7&&!window["XMLHttpRequest"]){$(this.element).addClass('ie6');}},shutdown:function(){$(this.element).removeClass('jGrowl').find('div.jGrowl-notification').remove();clearInterval(this.interval);},close:function(){$(this.element).find('div.jGrowl-notification').each(function(){$(this).trigger('jGrowl.beforeClose');});}});$.jGrowl.defaults=$.fn.jGrowl.prototype.defaults;})(jQuery);
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