$.fn.jForms = 
function(options)
{
	var lastKeypress = 0;
    var keyBuffer = '';
    var self = this;
    var defaults = {
	imagePath : '../images/',
	listSize:2
	}	
	if($.browser.safari){return false;}

	var opts = $.extend(defaults, options);
	var imagePath = opts.imagePath	
	
	//preload images
	var images = [imagePath + "sel_act.jpg", imagePath + "sel_act.jpg", 
	imagePath + "sel_act.jpg", imagePath + "sel_act.jpg",
	imagePath + "txtarea_bl_xon.gif", imagePath + "txtarea_br_xon.gif", 
	imagePath + "txtarea_cntr_xon.gif", imagePath + "txtarea_l_xon.gif", imagePath + "txtarea_tl_xon.gif", imagePath + "txtarea_tr_xon.gif"]
	var imgs = new Array();
	for(var i = 0; i<images.length; i++)
	{
		imgs[i] = $("<img>").attr("src", images[i]);
	}

	$(self).attr('autocomplete','off').addClass('niceforms');
	

	
			//select boxes
$('select',self).each(function ()
{
	$('body').append('<ul id = "'+this.id+'_fake_list" class="fake_list"></ul>');
	$(this).children().each(function()
	{
		$('#'+$(this).parent().attr('id')+'_fake_list').append('<li>'+$(this).text()+'</li>');
	});
	$('#'+this.id+'_fake_list').css('height',($('#'+this.id+'_fake_list li:first').height()+4)*($('#'+this.id+'_fake_list li').size()<opts.listSize?$('#'+this.id+'_fake_list li').size():opts.listSize)).css('width',$(this).width()+18).toggle();
	
	$('#'+this.id+'_fake_list > li').hover(function(){$(this).addClass('selected')},function(){$(this).removeClass('selected');}).each(function(i)
	{
		$(this).click(function(){
		var id = $(this).parent().attr('id');
		$('#'+id).toggle();
	    $('#'+id.replace('_list','')).attr('value',$(this).text());
		$('#'+id.replace('_fake_list','')).attr('selectedIndex',i).change();
		$('#'+id+' >  li').removeClass('selected');
		$(this).addClass('selected');	
	});
	});

$(this).before('<div class="selectArea" style="width:'+($(this).width()+43)+'px"><div class="left"></div><div class="right"><a class="selectButton" href="javascript:;" onclick="$(\'#'+this.id+'_fake\').focus().click()"></a></div><input type = "text" class="center" style="width:'+($(this).width())+'px;cursor:default" id="'+this.id+'_fake"  value="'+this[this.selectedIndex].text+'"  /></div>').css('position','absolute').css('left','-6000px');

	$('#'+this.id+'_fake').click(function(){
		$('#'+this.id+'_list').focus();
		$('#'+this.id+'_list').css('left',$(this).offset().left-8);
		
		if(($('#'+this.id+'_list').height()+$(this).offset().top -document.documentElement.scrollTop) > $(window).height())
		{
			$('#'+this.id+'_list').css('top',$(this).offset().top-$('#'+this.id+'_list').height()-4);
		}
		else
		{
			$('#'+this.id+'_list').css('top',$(this).offset().top+$(this).height()+4);
		}
		$('#'+this.id+'_list > li').removeClass('selected');
		$('#'+this.id+'_list > li').get($('#'+this.id.replace('_fake','')).attr('selectedIndex')).className='selected';

		
		$('.fake_list:visible:not(#'+this.id+'_list)').toggle();
		$list = $('#'+this.id+'_list');	
		$list.toggle();		
		var offSet = (($('.selected', $list).length>0? $('.selected', $list).offset().top:0)- $list.offset().top);
		$list.animate({scrollTop: offSet});
		}).css('font-size',$(this).css('font-size')).css('padding','2px 0px 2px 2px').keyup(function(e)
		{
			var pressedKey = e.charCode || e.keyCode || -1;
			var $dd = $('#'+this.id.replace('_fake',''));
			$('#'+this.id+'_list > li').removeClass('selected');
			switch(pressedKey)
			{
				//down
				case 40:						
					var curr = ($dd.attr('selectedIndex')+1>=$('option',$dd).length?0:$dd.attr('selectedIndex')+1);
				break;
				case 38:						
					var curr = ($dd.attr('selectedIndex')-1<0?$('option',$dd).length-1:$dd.attr('selectedIndex')-1);						
				break;
				case 13:
					$('#'+this.id+'_list').toggle();
					return false;
				break;
				default:
				var t = new Date();
				if(t.getTime()-lastKeypress>1000)
				{
					lastKeypress=t.getTime();
					keyBuffer ='';
				}
					keyBuffer +=String.fromCharCode(pressedKey).toLowerCase();
					curr=-1;
					$('#'+this.id+'_list > li').each(function(i)
					{
						if($(this).text().toLowerCase().indexOf(keyBuffer)==0&&curr==-1)
						{
							curr = i;
							return;
						}
					});
					break;
			}
			if(curr==-1)
			{
				curr=0;
			}
			$($('#'+this.id+'_list > li').get(curr)).addClass('selected').focus();
			$list = $('#'+this.id+'_list');
			var offSet = (($('.selected', $list).length>0? $('.selected', $list).offset().top:0)- $list.offset().top);
			$list.attr('scrollTop',offSet);
			$dd.attr('selectedIndex',curr).change();
			$(this).attr('value', $($('#'+this.id+'_list > li').get(curr)).text());
			return false;
						
		}).focus(function()
		{
			$(document).keypress(function(e)
			{
				var pressedKey = e.charCode || e.keyCode || -1;
				if(pressedKey==13)
				{
					return false;
				}
			});
		}).blur(function()
		{
			$(document).unbind('keypress').unbind('click');
		});

});

	//checkboxes
	$(':checkbox',self).each(function()
	{
		$(this).before('<div style="margin: 1px;" id="'+this.id+'_fake"></div>');
		$(this).addClass('outtaHere');
		this.checked?$('label[for='+this.id+']').addClass('chosen'):'';
		$('#'+this.id+'_fake').addClass(this.checked?'checkboxAreaChecked':'checkboxArea').click(function()
		{
			$('label[for='+this.id.replace('_fake','')+']').click();	
			$('#'+this.id.replace('_fake','')).attr('checked')?$('#'+this.id.replace('_fake','')).attr('checked',''):$('#'+this.id.replace('_fake','')).attr('checked','checked');
		});
		$('label[for='+this.id+']').click(function()
		{
			//these are backwards on purpose -click functions are called before the checkbox is selected
			$('#'+$(this).attr('for')).attr('checked')?$(this).removeClass('chosen'):$(this).addClass('chosen');
			$('#'+$(this).attr('for')+'_fake').addClass($('#'+$(this).attr('for')).attr('checked')?'checkboxArea':'checkboxAreaChecked').removeClass($('#'+$(this).attr('for')).attr('checked')?'checkboxAreaChecked':'checkboxArea');
		});
		
	});
	//radios
	$(':radio',self).each(function()
	{
		$(this).after('<div style="margin: 1px;" id="'+this.id+'_fake"></div>').addClass('outtaHere');
		this.checked?$('label[for='+this.id+']').addClass('chosen'):'';
		$('#'+this.id+'_fake').addClass(this.checked?'radioAreaChecked':'radioArea').click(function()
		{
			$(':radio[name='+$('#'+this.id.replace('_fake','')).attr('name')+']').each(function()
			{
				this.checked=false;	
			});
			$('#'+this.id.replace('_fake','')).attr('checked','checked');
			$('label[for='+this.id.replace('_fake','')+']').click();
		});	
		$('label[for='+this.id+']').click(function()
		{					
			$(':radio[name='+$('#'+$(this).attr('for')).attr('name')+']').each(function()
			{
				$('label[for='+this.id+']').removeClass('chosen');
				$('#'+this.id+'_fake').addClass('radioArea').removeClass('radioAreaChecked');
				$('label[for='+this.id.replace('_fake','')+']').removeClass('chosen');
			});
			$(this).addClass('chosen');	
			$('#'+$(this).attr('for')+'_fake').addClass('radioAreaChecked');	

		})
	});

	
	
	return self;
}