(function($) {
  $.fn.hyphenate = function(options) {
    
    settings = $.extend({
      oWidth: this.width()
    }, options);
    
    return this.each(function(){
      
      $(this).css({
        'width': settings.oWidth,
        'display': 'block'
      });
      
      var str = '';
      $.each($(this).text().split(' '), function(i, chunk) {
        str += splitChunk(chunk) + ' ';
      });
      
      $(this).html(str);
    
    });
    function splitChunk(str) {
		if ($('<span></span>').text(str).hide().appendTo(document.body).width() > settings.oWidth) {
			var s = '';
			var i = 0;
			while (i < str.length) {
				s += (str.slice(i, ++i) + '&shy;');
			}
			return s;
		} else {
			return str;
		}
	}
  };
})(jQuery);