Commented Unassigned: Problem with tabcontainer in IE8 [27683]

This was not fixed in latest version, stated in readme text.

version 4.1.7.1213 exhibits the same issue.

Source shows latest 12/13/13, with this item as "fixed" and closed.

Any updates? I realize IE8 is old but many users are still on it. Not to mention that this works in the older 3.5 ToolKit. That's hard to explain to existing users. Thanx.
Using 4.1.7.1213

The source section for the AjaxToolKit shows 2013's version with a fix (referring to this topic)???
Why is this topic closed when the issue carried over to the latest 4.5 version 4.1.7.1213??????

That latest source explains how the tab control was rewritten in jQuery. But it broke existing functionality. My web app worked prior to upgrading the toolkit. And latest toolkit is broken.

This should not be closed. Thank you.
Comments: and the fix was found in 2011 check this post http://ajaxcontroltoolkit.codeplex.com/workitem/27053 how hard would be to modify that routine? 3 minutes of work? IE8 is still used widely in organization like NHS UK who are not willing to update their software/machine