function fixIeDropDown(select){
	var select = (typeof select == "string") ? document.getElementById(select) : select;
	
	// THIS FUNCTION IS ONLY CONCERNED WITH INTERNET EXPLORER NON-MULTIPLE SELECT NODES THAT HAVE A SPECIFIC WIDTH DEFINED
	if(!select.attachEvent || navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera") > -1 || select.multiple || select.currentStyle.width == "auto") { return; }
	
	var body = document.getElementsByTagName("body").item(0);
	
	var si = select.selectedIndex;
	
	var clone = select.cloneNode(true);
	clone.style.position = "absolute";
	clone.style.visibility = "hidden";
	clone.style.width = "auto";
	body.appendChild(clone);
	
	clone._initialOffsetWidth = select.offsetWidth;
	clone._initialOffsetHeight = select.offsetHeight;
	clone._autoWidth = clone.offsetWidth;
	
	clone = body.removeChild(clone);
	clone.style.visibility = "visible";
	clone.style.width = clone._initialOffsetWidth + "px";
	
	var span = document.createElement("span");
	span._isIeDropDownContainer = true;
	span.style.position = "relative";
	span.style.width = clone._initialOffsetWidth + "px";
	span.style.height = clone._initialOffsetHeight + "px";
	span.style.marginBottom = "-4"; //hmm...quirky...
	span.appendChild(clone);
	
	if (select.parentNode._isIeDropDownContainer){
	select.parentNode.parentNode.replaceChild(span, select.parentNode);
	}else{
	select.parentNode.replaceChild(span, select);
	}
	
	if (clone._autoWidth > clone._initialOffsetWidth){
	var expand = function(){
		event.srcElement.parentNode.style.zIndex = 1;
		event.srcElement.style.width = "auto";
		if (event.srcElement.offsetWidth > event.srcElement._initialOffsetWidth){
			event.srcElement.style.width = "auto";
		}else{
			event.srcElement.style.width = event.srcElement._initialOffsetWidth + "px";
		}
	};
	var contract = function(){
		event.srcElement.parentNode.style.zIndex = 0;
		event.srcElement.style.width = event.srcElement._initialOffsetWidth + "px";
	};
	clone.attachEvent("onactivate", expand);
	clone.attachEvent("ondeactivate", contract);
	}
	clone.selectedIndex = si;
}