jqDock is a jQuery plugin that transforms images into a Mac-like Dock menu, with icons that expand on rollover.

The plugin works with images, or images within anchors, and has a number of configuration options which provide :

• Horizontal or vertical alignment
• Image expansion out from an edge or a mid-point
• Positioned labels
• Different small and large images
• Menu fade-in
• Size and sensitivity adjustment
• Initial expansion and instant ‘freezing’
• Inactivity timeouts and ‘wake up’ calls

There are also a number of callback hooks and custom events that can be used to control how the Dock operates, and create some interesting effects.

Full documentation is available. There is also a configurable demonstrator, and more than 50 examples available to help you get started.