(function($) {
		
	$.fn.easySlider = function(options){
	
		// default configuration properties
		var defaults =
		{
			prevId: 		'easySliderPrevBtn',
			prevText: 		'Previous',
			nextId: 		'easySliderNextBtn',
			nextText: 		'Next',
			controlsShow:	true,
			controlsBefore:	'',
			controlsAfter:	'',
			controlsFade:	true,
			firstId: 		'easySliderFirstBtn',
			firstText: 		'First',
			lastId: 		'easySliderLastBtn',
			lastText: 		'Last',
			lastShow:		false,
			vertical:		false,
			speed: 			700,
			auto:			false,
			pause:			2000,
			continuous:		false,
			width:			800,
			height:			350
		};
		
		var options = $.extend(defaults, options);
		
		this.each(function()
		{				
			var obj = $(this);
			$("li", obj).width(options.width);
			$("li", obj).height(options.height);
			$("ul", obj).height(options.height);
			
			var s = $("li", obj).length;
			var w = $("li", obj).width();
			var h = $("li", obj).height();
			obj.width(w);
			obj.height(h);
			obj.css("overflow","hidden");
			var ts = s-1;
			var t = 0;
			$("ul", obj).css('width',s*w);
			if(!options.vertical) 
				$("li", obj).css('float','left');
			
			if(options.controlsShow)
			{
				var html = options.controlsBefore;
				if(options.firstShow) 
					html += '<span id="'+ options.firstId +'" class="easySliderNextBtn"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">'+ options.firstText +'</a></span>';
				html += ' <span id="'+ options.prevId +'" class="easySliderPrevBtn"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">'+ options.prevText +'</a></span>';
				html += ' <span id="'+ options.nextId +'" class="easySliderNextBtn"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">'+ options.nextText +'</a></span>';
				if(options.lastShow) 
					html += ' <span id="'+ options.lastId +'" class="easySliderPrevBtn"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">'+ options.lastText +'</a></span>';
				html += options.controlsAfter;

				$(obj).after(html);
			};
			
			$(".easySliderPrevBtn").css("top",-options.height/2);
			$(".easySliderNextBtn").css("top",-options.height/2);
			
			if(options.controlsFade)
			{
				doFade(".easySliderNextBtn","0.6","1","fast");
				doFade(".easySliderPrevBtn","0.6","1","fast");
			}
	
			$("a","#"+options.nextId).click(function(){
				animate("next",true);
			});
			$("a","#"+options.prevId).click(function(){
				animate("prev",true);
			});
			$("a","#"+options.firstId).click(function(){
				animate("first",true);
			});
			$("a","#"+options.lastId).click(function(){
				animate("last",true);
			});
			
			function animate(dir,clicked)
			{
				var ot = t;
				switch(dir){
					case "next":
						t = (ot>=ts) ? (options.continuous ? 0 : ts) : t+1;
						break;
					case "prev":
						t = (t<=0) ? (options.continuous ? ts : 0) : t-1;
						break;
					case "first":
						t = 0;
						break;
					case "last":
						t = ts;
						break;
					default:
						break;
				};
				
				var diff = Math.abs(ot-t);
				var speed = diff*options.speed;
				if(!options.vertical) {
					p = (t*w*-1);
					$("ul",obj).animate(
						{ marginLeft: p },
						speed
					);
				} else {
					p = (t*h*-1);
					$("ul",obj).animate(
						{ marginTop: p },
						speed
					);
				};
				
				if(!options.continuous && options.controlsFade){
					if(t==ts){
						$("a","#"+options.nextId).hide();
						$("a","#"+options.lastId).hide();
					} else {
						$("a","#"+options.nextId).show();
						$("a","#"+options.lastId).show();
					};
					if(t==0){
						$("a","#"+options.prevId).hide();
						$("a","#"+options.firstId).hide();
					} else {
						$("a","#"+options.prevId).show();
						$("a","#"+options.firstId).show();
					};
				};
				
				if(clicked) clearTimeout(timeout);
				if(options.auto && dir=="next" && !clicked){;
					timeout = setTimeout(function(){
						animate("next",false);
					},diff*options.speed+options.pause);
				};
				
			};

			var timeout;
			animate("init",false);
			if(options.auto){;
				timeout = setTimeout(function(){
					animate("next",false);
				},options.pause);
			};
		
			if(!options.continuous && options.controlsFade){
				$("a","#"+options.prevId).hide();
				$("a","#"+options.firstId).hide();
			};
			
		});
	
	};

})(jQuery);