(function($) {
    $.fn.ellipsis = function(enableUpdating) {
        var s = document.documentElement.style;
        if (!('textOverflow' in s || 'OTextOverflow' in s)) {
            return this.each(function() {
                var el = $(this);
                if (el.css("overflow") == "hidden") {
                    var originalText = el.html();
                    var w = el.width();

                    var t = $(this.cloneNode(true)).css('position', 'absolute').hide()
					.css('width', 'auto').css('overflow', 'visible');
                    el.after(t);

                    var text = originalText;
                    while (text.length > 0 && t.width() > el.width()) {
                        text = text.substr(0, text.length - 1);
                        t.html(text + "...");
                    }
                    el.html(t.html());

                    t.remove();

                    if (enableUpdating == true) {
                        var oldW = el.width();
                        setInterval(function() {
                            if (el.width() != oldW) {
                                oldW = el.width();
                                el.html(originalText);
                                el.ellipsis();
                            }
                        }, 200);
                    }
                }
            });
        } else return this;
    };
})(jQuery);