                 if holder.length is 0
                     holder = ($ "<li class=\"#{ o.opts.holder.class }\"><a href=\"#\">#{ o.opts.holder.text }</a></li>").insertAfter items.first()
 
-                    # set the holder's css to float left and display inline-block
-                    holder.css
-                        float: 'left',
-                        display: 'inline-block'
-
                 # initialize an array for storage of the hidden items
                 hiddenItems = []
 

                .each ->
                    current = $ this

                    # set the elements float left and display inline-block and store the width to the element
                    current
                        .css(
                             float: 'left',
                             display: 'inline-block'
                        )
                        .data "#{ pluginName.toLowerCase() }-width", current.outerWidth(true)
            # set the widths of each elements ::end

            # add the wrapper class to the element


                    # append the hiddenItems in the holder's child ul
                    dropdownList.append hiddenItems

                    # trigger the afterCompress callback
                    o.opts.onAfterCompress(_this) if $.isFunction(o.opts.onAfterCompress)
