(function($) {
    $.fn.IELongDropDown = function(cln) {
        if (jQuery.browser.msie) { //only IE has problems with long select boxes
            var el = this;
            var previousWidth = el.width() + 3;
            var divWrapper = "<div style='padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden;width:"+ previousWidth +"px'></div>";
            el.wrap(divWrapper);
            var newWidth = el.width("auto").width();
            el.width(previousWidth);
            if(newWidth > previousWidth) {
                el.bind("mousedown", function(){ return el.width("auto").focus(); }); 
                el.bind("blur", function(){ return el.width(previousWidth); });
                el.bind("change", function(){ return el.width(previousWidth); });
            }
        }
        return this;
    };
})(jQuery);