[jQuery] (autocomplete) show selection list programatically

[monsoon]

Hi,

I'm using the autocomplete plugin: http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Autocomplete

I'd like to trigger the display of the selection list from javascript,
for example when an empty textarea get's focus, when a button on the
page is clicked, etc..

Is there a way to call an internal function to trigger the display of
the list? I've been at this for a little while now, with no sucess.

Thanks in advance!