Custom Select Box CSS Style Plugin: jQuery + CSS

Version 0.3.0 (12/02/2013)
 * Refactored coding style
 * Changed filenames to standard jQuery plugin naming conventions
 * Fixed IE6 Filtering
 * Added component.json for bower
 * Moved method 'changed' to local scope
 * Update to Dual GPL/MIT license

Version 0.2.5 (04/02/2013)
 * Updates/fixes to .customSelectChanged class usage
 * customSelectChanged class is added to span when select value changes
 * customSelectChanged class is removed on mousedown or on blur

Version 0.2.4 (03/02/2013)
 * Supports hover via .customSelectHover class on customSelect span

Version 0.2.3 (30/01/2013)
 * Fixes change event not firing for Firefox keyboard users
 * customSelect no longer triggers the change event on initiation

Version 0.2.1 (17/12/2012)
 * Select box listens for 'update' event which can be triggered to update the size and content if needed
 * Removed dependency on $.browser

Version 0.2.0

CHANGES IN 0.2.0
 * Streamlined creation/selection of span elements
 * Renamed span classes to "customSelect" and "customSelectInner" to coinside with plugin name
 * You can now have styles for when select box is open or focused via the classes .customSelectOpen and .customSelectFocus
 * ability to set a custom class by passing in {customClass:'myClassName'}

Copyright 2013 Adam Coulombe

Dual licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses:
 *    http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
 *    http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
   

This lightweight, unintrusive technique uses the native select box functionality of the web browser, and overlays a stylable <span> element in order to acheive your desired look. Since it makes use of default browser functionality,it can be treated just like any ordinary HTML select box.