I am using the X-Editable jQuery edit in place library for a Task Status selection field. All it;s stages are shown below from the process of:
http://jsfiddle.net/n1k5cLx0/
Are you looking for a list or do you still want a dropdown with the options shown as default. For a list style you could use the size attribute with the select element.
HTML
Not Started In Progess Completed
CSS
select{ overflow:auto; }