jQuery Grid Plugin - jqGrid

Use Case: Add a new item

1. Grid split in the middle

2. Bottom half of grid slidesdown

http://api.jquery.com/slideDown/

5. Upon successful sumbit, unexpose grid and rest of page.  Slide bottom half of grid back up, hiding the "Add New Item" panel.

I do this now, but my Add new item does a slide down under the grid.  It would just be cooler if the grid split in two, as that is the real context of the "Add New Item" task.

Thanks