How to display long text in list box

[trisonics]

I have a list box on my page. which have option elements
which are very long but due to shortage of space I cannot show the entire text.
The requirement is such that I cannot shorten them.

e.g.
<SELECT STYLE="width:30px">
<option>This is a long text...</option>
<option>This is a longer text...</option>
<SELECT>

I there a way to the entire text when a particular option is highlighted.

[R1chard]

Oh, if only all browsers displayed a cascading scrollout menu list with OPTGROUP... Then the width would be automatically set (the widget would still be 30 pix, but the items would popup over the top)