function tamingselect()
{
	if(!document.getElementById && !document.createTextNode){return;}
	
// Classes for the link and the visible dropdown
	var ts_selectclass='turnintodropdown'; 	// class to identify selects
	var ts_listclass='turnintoselect';		// class to identify ULs
	
	var ts_boxclass='dropcontainer'; 		// parent element
	var ts_triggeron='activetrigger'; 		// class for the active trigger link
	var ts_triggeroff='trigger';			// class for the inactive trigger link
	var ts_dropdownclosed='dropdownhidden'; // closed dropdown
	var ts_dropdownopen='dropdownvisible';	// open dropdown
	var bodyFn = function(e,el,fn) {
					if (!Event.element(e).hasClassName('trigger') && Event.element(e) != $(el) && !Event.element(e).up('ul.dropdownvisible') && !Event.element(e).className.match('dropdownvisible')) {
						ts_swapclass(el,ts_triggeroff,ts_triggeron);
						ts_swapclass(el.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('ul')[0],ts_dropdownclosed,ts_dropdownopen);
						document.stopObserving('mouseup');
					}
				}
/*
	Turn all selects into DOM dropdowns
*/
	var count=0;
	var toreplace=new Array();
	var sels=document.getElementsByTagName('select');
	for(var i=0;i<sels.length;i++){
		if (ts_check(sels[i],ts_selectclass))
		{
			var hiddenfield=document.createElement('input');
			hiddenfield.name=sels[i].name;
			hiddenfield.type='hidden';
			hiddenfield.id=sels[i].id;
			if ($(sels[i]).selectedIndex > 0)
				hiddenfield.value = sels[i].options[$(sels[i]).selectedIndex].value;
			else
				hiddenfield.value = sels[i].options[0].value;
			sels[i].parentNode.insertBefore(hiddenfield,sels[i]);
			var trigger=document.createElement('a');
			ts_addclass(trigger,ts_triggeroff);
			trigger.href='#';
			trigger.onfocus=function(){ this.blur(); }
			trigger.onclick=function(){
				/*** prototype part ***/
				document.stopObserving('mouseup');
				$$('.'+ts_triggeron).without($(this)).each(function(el) {
					ts_swapclass(el,ts_triggeroff,ts_triggeron);
					ts_swapclass(el.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('ul')[0],ts_dropdownclosed,ts_dropdownopen);
				});
				if ($(this).hasClassName('trigger'))
					document.observe('mouseup', bodyFn.bindAsEventListener(this,this));
				ts_swapclass(this,ts_triggeroff,ts_triggeron);
				ts_swapclass(this.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('ul')[0],ts_dropdownclosed,ts_dropdownopen);
				return false;
			}
			if ($(sels[i]).selectedIndex > 0)
				trigger.appendChild(document.createTextNode(sels[i].options[$(sels[i]).selectedIndex].innerHTML));
			else
				trigger.appendChild(document.createTextNode(sels[i].options[0].innerHTML));
			sels[i].parentNode.insertBefore(trigger,sels[i]);
			var replaceUL=document.createElement('ul');
			if (sels[i].id != undefined)
				replaceUL.id = "ul_"+sels[i].id; 
			for(var j=0;j<sels[i].getElementsByTagName('option').length;j++)
			{
				var newli=document.createElement('li');
				var newa=document.createElement('a');
				newli.v=sels[i].getElementsByTagName('option')[j].value;
				newli.elm=hiddenfield;
				newli.istrigger=trigger;
				newa.href='#';
				newa.rev=sels[i].getElementsByTagName('option')[j].value;
				newa.appendChild(document.createTextNode(
				sels[i].getElementsByTagName('option')[j].text));
				if (sels[i].onchange) hiddenfield.onchange = sels[i].onchange;
				newli.onclick=function(){
					document.stopObserving('mouseup');
					this.elm.value=this.v;
					if (this.elm.onchange) this.elm.onchange();
					ts_swapclass(this.istrigger,ts_triggeron,ts_triggeroff);
					ts_swapclass(this.parentNode,ts_dropdownopen,ts_dropdownclosed)
					this.istrigger.firstChild.nodeValue=this.firstChild.firstChild.nodeValue;
					return false;
				}
				newli.appendChild(newa);
				replaceUL.appendChild(newli);
			}
			ts_addclass(replaceUL,ts_dropdownclosed);
			var div=document.createElement('div');
			div.appendChild(replaceUL);
			ts_addclass(div,ts_boxclass);
			sels[i].parentNode.insertBefore(div,sels[i])
			toreplace[count]=sels[i];
			count++;
		}
	}
	
/*
	Turn all ULs with the class defined above into dropdown navigations
*/	

	var uls=document.getElementsByTagName('ul');
	for(var i=0;i<uls.length;i++)
	{
		if(ts_check(uls[i],ts_listclass))
		{
			var newform=document.createElement('form');
			var newselect=document.createElement('select');
			for(j=0;j<uls[i].getElementsByTagName('a').length;j++)
			{
				var newopt=document.createElement('option');
				newopt.value=uls[i].getElementsByTagName('a')[j].href;	
				newopt.appendChild(document.createTextNode(uls[i].getElementsByTagName('a')[j].innerHTML));	
				newselect.appendChild(newopt);
			}
			newselect.onchange=function()
			{
				window.location=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value;
			}
			newform.appendChild(newselect);
			uls[i].parentNode.insertBefore(newform,uls[i]);
			toreplace[count]=uls[i];
			count++;
		}
	}
	for(i=0;i<count;i++){
		toreplace[i].parentNode.removeChild(toreplace[i]);
	}
	function ts_check(o,c)
	{
	 	return new RegExp('\\b'+c+'\\b').test(o.className);
	}
	function ts_swapclass(o,c1,c2)
	{
		var cn=o.className
		o.className=!ts_check(o,c1)?cn.replace(c2,c1):cn.replace(c1,c2);
	}
	function ts_addclass(o,c)
	{
		if(!ts_check(o,c)){o.className+=o.className==''?c:' '+c;}
	}
}

window.onload=function()
{
	tamingselect();
	// add more functions if necessary
}