(function($){
	$.fn.dropdown = function(o){
	
	    var settings = $.extend({
            event : 'click',
            timeout : 300,
            button : null
        }, o);
        
	    var $this = $(this);
	    var timeoutTimer = null;
	    
	    var title = $this.attr("title");
	    var $button;
	    
	    if(settings.button === null)
	    {
	        $button = $('<a href="#" class="ektron dropDownMenuButton ui-state-default" title="'+title+'"><span class="dropDownMenuText">'+title+'</span></a>")');
	        $this.before($button);
	    }
	    else
	    {
	        $button = settings.button;
	    }
	    
	    var $body = $("body");
	    $body.prepend($this);
	    
	    $this.hide();
	    
	    var clearTimer = function()
	    {
	        if(timeoutTimer != null)
	        {
	            window.clearTimeout(timeoutTimer);
	            timeoutTimer = null;
	        }
	    }
	    
	    var hideMenu = function()
	    {
	        clearTimer();
	        $this.hide();
	    }
	    
	    var showMenu = function()
	    {
	        var offset = $button.offset();
	    
	        $this.css('position', 'absolute');
	        $this.css('left', offset.left);
    	    
	        $this.css('position', 'absolute');
	        $this.css('top', offset.top + $button.outerHeight());
	        
	        $this.show();
	    };
	    
	    var resetTimeoutTimer = function()
	    {
	        clearTimer();
	        timeoutTimer = window.setTimeout(hideMenu, settings.timeout);
	    };
	    
	    $("> li > a",this).bind("click",
	        function(evt)
	        {
	            hideMenu();
	        });
	    
	    $button.bind(settings.event, function(evt)
	    {
	        evt.preventDefault();
	        
	        showMenu();
	    });
	    
	    $button.bind("mouseover", function(evt)
	    {
	        clearTimer();
	    });
	    
	    $button.bind("mouseout", function(evt)
	    {
	        resetTimeoutTimer();
	    });
	    
	    $this.bind("mouseover", function(evt)
	    {
	        clearTimer();
	    });
	    
	    $this.bind("mouseout", function(evt)
	    {
	        resetTimeoutTimer();
	    });
	    
	    return $button;
	};
})($ektron);