How to highlight friends name in Facebook status update box (textarea)?

Question

In Facebook status update box, when I type @ and start typing and choose a name, say Steven Gerrard, from the friends list suggested by fb, my friend\'s name is highlighted in t

Answer 1

Sample code using the technique described by Julien at: http://jsfiddle.net/SBBZm/

Words that start with a Capital letter are highlighted in the example.