Fire native events: Taken from kangax/protolicious

Event.simulate.js

(function(){  
  var eventMatchers = {
    'HTMLEvents': /^(?:load|unload|abort|error|select|change|submit|reset|focus|blur|resize|scroll)$/,
    'MouseEvents': /^(?:click|mouse(?:down|up|over|move|out))$/
  }
  var defaultOptions = {
    pointerX: 0,
    pointerY: 0,
    button: 0,
    ctrlKey: false,
    altKey: false,
    shiftKey: false,
    metaKey: false,
    bubbles: true,
    cancelable: true
  }
  
  Event.simulate = function(element, eventName) {
    var options = Object.extend(defaultOptions, arguments[2] || { });
    var oEvent, eventType = null;
    
    element = $(element);
    
    for (var name in eventMatchers) {
      if (eventMatchers[name].test(eventName)) {
        eventType = name;
        break; 
      }
    }
    
    if (!eventType) {
      throw new SyntaxError("Only HTMLEvents and MouseEvents interfaces are supported");
    }
    
    if (document.createEvent) {
      oEvent = document.createEvent(eventType);
      
      if (eventType == 'HTMLEvents') {
        oEvent.initEvent(eventName, options.bubbles, options.cancelable);
      }
      else {
        oEvent.initMouseEvent(eventName, options.bubbles, options.cancelable, document.defaultView,
          options.button, options.pointerX, options.pointerY, options.pointerX, options.pointerY,
          options.ctrlKey, options.altKey, options.shiftKey, options.metaKey, options.button, element);
      }
      element.dispatchEvent(oEvent);
    }
    else {
      options.clientX = options.pointerX;
      options.clientY = options.pointerY;
      oEvent = Object.extend(document.createEventObject(), options);
      element.fireEvent('on' + eventName, oEvent);
    }
    return element;
  }
  
  Element.addMethods({
    simulate: Event.simulate
  });
})();