$.fn.customSelect = function() {
	// define defaults and override with options, if available
  	// by extending the default settings, we don't modify the argument
 	return this.each(function() {  
 		obj = $(this);  
		obj.after("<div id=\"selectoptions\"> </div>");
		obj.find('option').each(function(i){ 
  			$("#selectoptions").append("<div id=\"" + $(this).attr("value") + "\" class=\"selectitems\"><img src=\"" + this.title + "\" /> <div>" + $(this).html() + "</div></div>");
		});
		obj.before("<input type=\"hidden\" value =\"\" name=\"" + this.name + "\" class=\"customselect\"/><div id=\"iconselect\"><img src=\"/images/flags/"+ this.title +".gif\" />"+ this.title + "</div><div id=\"iconselectholder\"> </div>").remove();
		$("#iconselect").click(function(){
			$("#iconselectholder").toggle("slow");
		});	
		$("#iconselectholder").append( $("#selectoptions")[0] );
		$(".selectitems").mouseover(function(){
			$(this).addClass("hoverclass");
		});
		$(".selectitems").mouseout(function(){
			$(this).removeClass("hoverclass");
		});
		$(".selectitems").click(function(){			
			$(".selectedclass").removeClass("selectedclass");
			$(this).addClass("selectedclass");
			var thisselection = $(this).html();
			window.location.href = this.id;
			//$(".customselect").val(this.id);				
			//$("#iconselect").html(thisselection);
			//$("#iconselectholder").toggle("slow")
		});
    });  
 	// do the rest of the plugin, using url and settings
}