safari/webkit list over-run controlling whitespace: nowrap

having uncanny digest emanate safari:

i have list inside div. inside list <td> i have lots div's floated left. normal arrangement divs within td built adult left until fill width, following upsurge unbroken line, forth. something this:

|===========================|
|  |---------------------|  |
|  | xxx  xxx  xxx  xxx  |  |
|  | xxx  xxx            |  |
|  |                     |  |
|  |----------------------  |
|===========================|

that works browsers solely safari/webkit, where ends adult something this:

|===========================|
|  |-------------------------------|
|  | xxx  xxx  xxx  xxx  xxx  xxx  |
|  |                               |
|  |-------------------------------|
|===========================|

update: finally figured out issue: middle divs (the "xxx"s) white-space: nowrap. apparently webkit no-wrap'ing whole list divs instead requesting nowrap within div.

that nasty one.

(this zero display:none)