Is there any way to replace <select> tag to a <div> with hidden <div> that drops down when clicked? Not a full solution, but maybe some js or jQuery library/plugin to do this. I can spend a day developing it, but maybe someone did have already did it?

The reason i need it is the joomla administrative interface — the dropdown list contains very long values, and i had to set fixed width to those <select>s

Thank you for any help!