Index: /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/button/plugin.js
===================================================================
--- /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/button/plugin.js	(revision 5513)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/button/plugin.js	(revision 5514)
@@ -173,5 +173,5 @@
 
 		output.push(
-					'></span>' +
+					'>&nbsp;</span>' +
 					'<span id="', id, '_label" class="cke_label">', this.label, '</span>' );
 
@@ -181,5 +181,5 @@
 					'<span class="cke_buttonarrow">'
 					// BLACK DOWN-POINTING TRIANGLE
-					+ ( CKEDITOR.env.hc ? '&#9660;' : '' )
+					+ ( CKEDITOR.env.hc ? '&#9660;' : '&nbsp;' )
 					+ '</span>' );
 		}
Index: /CKEditor/trunk/_source/skins/kama/toolbar.css
===================================================================
--- /CKEditor/trunk/_source/skins/kama/toolbar.css	(revision 5513)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/_source/skins/kama/toolbar.css	(revision 5514)
@@ -384,17 +384,4 @@
 }
 
-/* IE8 strict button valign correction */
-.cke_skin_kama .cke_browser_ie8 .cke_button .cke_label
-{
-	vertical-align: top;
-}
-
-.cke_skin_kama .cke_browser_iequirks.cke_browser_ie8 .cke_button .cke_label
-{
-	/* revert previous */
-	vertical-align: middle;
-}
-/* END IE8 strict button valign correction */
-
 /* Fix cursor shape consistency on toolbar combos (#4031) */
 .cke_skin_kama .cke_browser_ie .cke_rcombo,
Index: /CKEditor/trunk/_source/skins/office2003/toolbar.css
===================================================================
--- /CKEditor/trunk/_source/skins/office2003/toolbar.css	(revision 5513)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/_source/skins/office2003/toolbar.css	(revision 5514)
@@ -313,5 +313,5 @@
 	padding-left: 3px;
 	cursor: default;
-
+	vertical-align:middle;
 	_background-image: url(images/sprites_ie6.png);
 	_background-position: 0 -970px;
Index: /CKEditor/trunk/_source/skins/v2/toolbar.css
===================================================================
--- /CKEditor/trunk/_source/skins/v2/toolbar.css	(revision 5513)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/_source/skins/v2/toolbar.css	(revision 5514)
@@ -286,4 +286,5 @@
 	display: none;
 	padding-left: 3px;
+	vertical-align:middle;
 }