bxslider-rails 4.1.0 → 4.1.2

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data/README.md

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-# bxSlider Rails Gem - v4.1
+# bxSlider Rails Gem - v4.1.2
 
-jQuery bxSlider v4.1 - http://bxslider.com
+jQuery bxSlider v4.1.2 - http://bxslider.com
 
 bxSlider       Author: Steven Wanderski, Copyright 2011
 bxslider-rails Author: Mauricio Natanael Ferreira.
 
 ### Extra info
 
-	bxSlider 4.1 == bxslider-rails (4.1.0)
+	bxSlider 4.1.2 == bxslider-rails (4.1.2)
 	
 ## Installation
 
@@ -30,15 +30,17 @@ The bxSlider is a jQuery HTML Content Slider, so please check if you are using t
     //= require jquery
 
 Your app/assets/javascripts/application.js must appear like:
-    //= require jquery
-    //= require jquery_ujs
-    //= require bxslider
-    //= require_tree .
+
+	//= require jquery
+	//= require jquery_ujs
+	//= require bxslider
+	//= require_tree .
 
 And your app/assets/stylesheets/application.css like this:
-    *= require_self
-    *= require bxslider
-    *= require_tree .
+
+	*= require_self
+	*= require bxslider
+	*= require_tree .
     
     
 Basic Structure example from http://bxslider.com
@@ -49,7 +51,14 @@ Basic Structure example from http://bxslider.com
 	  <li>Slide three content</li>
 	  <li>And so on...</li>
 	</ul>
-	
+
+### Production environmet setup (Rails 4.0+ only)
+
+You have to add images to precompile array manually in your `config/environments/production.rb`
+
+	# Precompile additional assets.
+	# application.js, application.css, and all non-JS/CSS in app/assets folder are already added.
+	config.assets.precompile += %w( bx_loader.gif controls.png )
 
 ## REMEMBER TO INITIALIZE IT!
 

data/lib/bxslider-rails/version.rb

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Bxslider
   module Rails
-    VERSION = "4.1.0"
+    VERSION = "4.1.2"
   end
 end

data/vendor/assets/javascripts/jquery.bxslider.js

@@ -1,1292 +1,1343 @@
 /**
- * BxSlider v4.1 - Fully loaded, responsive content slider
+ * BxSlider v4.1.2 - Fully loaded, responsive content slider
  * http://bxslider.com
  *
- * Copyright 2012, Steven Wanderski - http://stevenwanderski.com - http://bxcreative.com
+ * Copyright 2014, Steven Wanderski - http://stevenwanderski.com - http://bxcreative.com
  * Written while drinking Belgian ales and listening to jazz
  *
- * Released under the WTFPL license - http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/
+ * Released under the MIT license - http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
  */
 
 ;(function($){
 
-	var plugin = {};
-	
-	var defaults = {
-		
-		// GENERAL
-		mode: 'horizontal',
-		slideSelector: '',
-		infiniteLoop: true,
-		hideControlOnEnd: false,
-		speed: 500,
-		easing: null,
-		slideMargin: 0,
-		startSlide: 0,
-		randomStart: false,
-		captions: false,
-		ticker: false,
-		tickerHover: false,
-		adaptiveHeight: false,
-		adaptiveHeightSpeed: 500,
-		video: false,
-		useCSS: true,
-		preloadImages: 'visible',
-
-		// TOUCH
-		touchEnabled: true,
-		swipeThreshold: 50,
-		oneToOneTouch: true,
-		preventDefaultSwipeX: true,
-		preventDefaultSwipeY: false,
-		
-		// PAGER
-		pager: true,
-		pagerType: 'full',
-		pagerShortSeparator: ' / ',
-		pagerSelector: null,
-		buildPager: null,
-		pagerCustom: null,
-		
-		// CONTROLS
-		controls: true,
-		nextText: 'Next',
-		prevText: 'Prev',
-		nextSelector: null,
-		prevSelector: null,
-		autoControls: false,
-		startText: 'Start',
-		stopText: 'Stop',
-		autoControlsCombine: false,
-		autoControlsSelector: null,
-		
-		// AUTO
-		auto: false,
-		pause: 4000,
-		autoStart: true,
-		autoDirection: 'next',
-		autoHover: false,
-		autoDelay: 0,
-		
-		// CAROUSEL
-		minSlides: 1,
-		maxSlides: 1,
-		moveSlides: 0,
-		slideWidth: 0,
-		
-		// CALLBACKS
-		onSliderLoad: function() {},
-		onSlideBefore: function() {},
-		onSlideAfter: function() {},
-		onSlideNext: function() {},
-		onSlidePrev: function() {}
-	}
-
-	$.fn.bxSlider = function(options){
-		
-		if(this.length == 0) return this;
-		
-		// support mutltiple elements
-		if(this.length > 1){
-			this.each(function(){$(this).bxSlider(options)});
-			return this;
-		}
-		
-		// create a namespace to be used throughout the plugin
-		var slider = {};
-		// set a reference to our slider element
-		var el = this;
-		plugin.el = this;
-
-		/**
-		 * Makes slideshow responsive
-		 */
-		// first get the original window dimens (thanks alot IE)
-		var windowWidth = $(window).width();
-		var windowHeight = $(window).height();
-
-		
-		
-		/**
-		 * ===================================================================================
-		 * = PRIVATE FUNCTIONS
-		 * ===================================================================================
-		 */
-		
-		/**
-		 * Initializes namespace settings to be used throughout plugin
-		 */
-		var init = function(){
-			// merge user-supplied options with the defaults
-			slider.settings = $.extend({}, defaults, options);
-			// parse slideWidth setting
-			slider.settings.slideWidth = parseInt(slider.settings.slideWidth);
-			// store the original children
-			slider.children = el.children(slider.settings.slideSelector);
-			// check if actual number of slides is less than minSlides / maxSlides
-			if(slider.children.length < slider.settings.minSlides) slider.settings.minSlides = slider.children.length;
-			if(slider.children.length < slider.settings.maxSlides) slider.settings.maxSlides = slider.children.length;
-			// if random start, set the startSlide setting to random number
-			if(slider.settings.randomStart) slider.settings.startSlide = Math.floor(Math.random() * slider.children.length);
-			// store active slide information
-			slider.active = { index: slider.settings.startSlide }
-			// store if the slider is in carousel mode (displaying / moving multiple slides)
-			slider.carousel = slider.settings.minSlides > 1 || slider.settings.maxSlides > 1;
-			// if carousel, force preloadImages = 'all'
-			if(slider.carousel) slider.settings.preloadImages = 'all';
-			// calculate the min / max width thresholds based on min / max number of slides
-			// used to setup and update carousel slides dimensions
-			slider.minThreshold = (slider.settings.minSlides * slider.settings.slideWidth) + ((slider.settings.minSlides - 1) * slider.settings.slideMargin);
-			slider.maxThreshold = (slider.settings.maxSlides * slider.settings.slideWidth) + ((slider.settings.maxSlides - 1) * slider.settings.slideMargin);
-			// store the current state of the slider (if currently animating, working is true)
-			slider.working = false;
-			// initialize the controls object
-			slider.controls = {};
-			// initialize an auto interval
-			slider.interval = null;
-			// determine which property to use for transitions
-			slider.animProp = slider.settings.mode == 'vertical' ? 'top' : 'left';
-			// determine if hardware acceleration can be used
-			slider.usingCSS = slider.settings.useCSS && slider.settings.mode != 'fade' && (function(){
-				// create our test div element
-				var div = document.createElement('div');
-				// css transition properties
-				var props = ['WebkitPerspective', 'MozPerspective', 'OPerspective', 'msPerspective'];
-				// test for each property
-				for(var i in props){
-					if(div.style[props[i]] !== undefined){
-						slider.cssPrefix = props[i].replace('Perspective', '').toLowerCase();
-						slider.animProp = '-' + slider.cssPrefix + '-transform';
-						return true;
-					}
-				}
-				return false;
-			}());
-			// if vertical mode always make maxSlides and minSlides equal
-			if(slider.settings.mode == 'vertical') slider.settings.maxSlides = slider.settings.minSlides;
-			// perform all DOM / CSS modifications
-			setup();
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * Performs all DOM and CSS modifications
-		 */
-		var setup = function(){
-			// wrap el in a wrapper
-			el.wrap('<div class="bx-wrapper"><div class="bx-viewport"></div></div>');
-			// store a namspace reference to .bx-viewport
-			slider.viewport = el.parent();
-			// add a loading div to display while images are loading
-			slider.loader = $('<div class="bx-loading" />');
-			slider.viewport.prepend(slider.loader);
-			// set el to a massive width, to hold any needed slides
-			// also strip any margin and padding from el
-			el.css({
-				width: slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal' ? slider.children.length * 215 + '%' : 'auto',
-				position: 'relative'
-			});
-			// if using CSS, add the easing property
-			if(slider.usingCSS && slider.settings.easing){
-				el.css('-' + slider.cssPrefix + '-transition-timing-function', slider.settings.easing);
-			// if not using CSS and no easing value was supplied, use the default JS animation easing (swing)
-			}else if(!slider.settings.easing){
-				slider.settings.easing = 'swing';
-			}
-			var slidesShowing = getNumberSlidesShowing();
-			// make modifications to the viewport (.bx-viewport)
-			slider.viewport.css({
-				width: '100%',
-				overflow: 'hidden',
-				position: 'relative'
-			});
-			slider.viewport.parent().css({
-				maxWidth: getViewportMaxWidth()
-			});
-			// apply css to all slider children
-			slider.children.css({
-				'float': slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal' ? 'left' : 'none',
-				listStyle: 'none',
-				position: 'relative'
-			});
-			// apply the calculated width after the float is applied to prevent scrollbar interference
-			slider.children.width(getSlideWidth());
-			// if slideMargin is supplied, add the css
-			if(slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal' && slider.settings.slideMargin > 0) slider.children.css('marginRight', slider.settings.slideMargin);
-			if(slider.settings.mode == 'vertical' && slider.settings.slideMargin > 0) slider.children.css('marginBottom', slider.settings.slideMargin);
-			// if "fade" mode, add positioning and z-index CSS
-			if(slider.settings.mode == 'fade'){
-				slider.children.css({
-					position: 'absolute',
-					zIndex: 0,
-					display: 'none'
-				});
-				// prepare the z-index on the showing element
-				slider.children.eq(slider.settings.startSlide).css({zIndex: 50, display: 'block'});
-			}
-			// create an element to contain all slider controls (pager, start / stop, etc)
-			slider.controls.el = $('<div class="bx-controls" />');
-			// if captions are requested, add them
-			if(slider.settings.captions) appendCaptions();
-			// if infinite loop, prepare additional slides
-			if(slider.settings.infiniteLoop && slider.settings.mode != 'fade' && !slider.settings.ticker){
-				var slice = slider.settings.mode == 'vertical' ? slider.settings.minSlides : slider.settings.maxSlides;
-				var sliceAppend = slider.children.slice(0, slice).clone().addClass('bx-clone');
-				var slicePrepend = slider.children.slice(-slice).clone().addClass('bx-clone');
-				el.append(sliceAppend).prepend(slicePrepend);
-			}
-			// check if startSlide is last slide
-			slider.active.last = slider.settings.startSlide == getPagerQty() - 1;
-			// if video is true, set up the fitVids plugin
-			if(slider.settings.video) el.fitVids();
-			// set the default preload selector (visible)
-			var preloadSelector = slider.children.eq(slider.settings.startSlide);
-			if (slider.settings.preloadImages == "all") preloadSelector = el.children();
-			// only check for control addition if not in "ticker" mode
-			if(!slider.settings.ticker){
-				// if pager is requested, add it
-				if(slider.settings.pager) appendPager();
-				// if controls are requested, add them
-				if(slider.settings.controls) appendControls();
-				// if auto is true, and auto controls are requested, add them
-				if(slider.settings.auto && slider.settings.autoControls) appendControlsAuto();
-				// if any control option is requested, add the controls wrapper
-				if(slider.settings.controls || slider.settings.autoControls || slider.settings.pager) slider.viewport.after(slider.controls.el);
-			// if ticker mode, do not allow a pager
-			}else{
-				slider.settings.pager = false;
-			}
-			// preload all images, then perform final DOM / CSS modifications that depend on images being loaded
-			preloadSelector.imagesLoaded(start);
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * Start the slider
-		 */
-		var start = function(){
-			// remove the loading DOM element
-			slider.loader.remove();
-			// set the left / top position of "el"
-			setSlidePosition();
-			// if "vertical" mode, always use adaptiveHeight to prevent odd behavior
-			if (slider.settings.mode == 'vertical') slider.settings.adaptiveHeight = true;
-			// set the viewport height
-			slider.viewport.height(getViewportHeight());
-			// make sure everything is positioned just right (same as a window resize)
-			el.redrawSlider();
-			// onSliderLoad callback
-			slider.settings.onSliderLoad(slider.active.index);
-			// slider has been fully initialized
-			slider.initialized = true;
-			// bind the resize call to the window
-			$(window).bind('resize', resizeWindow);
-			// if auto is true, start the show
-			if (slider.settings.auto && slider.settings.autoStart) initAuto();
-			// if ticker is true, start the ticker
-			if (slider.settings.ticker) initTicker();
-			// if pager is requested, make the appropriate pager link active
-			if (slider.settings.pager) updatePagerActive(slider.settings.startSlide);
-			// check for any updates to the controls (like hideControlOnEnd updates)
-			if (slider.settings.controls) updateDirectionControls();
-			// if touchEnabled is true, setup the touch events
-			if (slider.settings.touchEnabled && !slider.settings.ticker) initTouch();
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Returns the calculated height of the viewport, used to determine either adaptiveHeight or the maxHeight value
-		 */
-		var getViewportHeight = function(){
-			var height = 0;
-			// first determine which children (slides) should be used in our height calculation
-			var children = $();
-			// if mode is not "vertical" and adaptiveHeight is false, include all children
-			if(slider.settings.mode != 'vertical' && !slider.settings.adaptiveHeight){
-				children = slider.children;
-			}else{
-				// if not carousel, return the single active child
-				if(!slider.carousel){
-					children = slider.children.eq(slider.active.index);
-				// if carousel, return a slice of children
-				}else{
-					// get the individual slide index
-					var currentIndex = slider.settings.moveSlides == 1 ? slider.active.index : slider.active.index * getMoveBy();
-					// add the current slide to the children
-					children = slider.children.eq(currentIndex);
-					// cycle through the remaining "showing" slides
-					for (i = 1; i <= slider.settings.maxSlides - 1; i++){
-						// if looped back to the start
-						if(currentIndex + i >= slider.children.length){
-							children = children.add(slider.children.eq(i - 1));
-						}else{
-							children = children.add(slider.children.eq(currentIndex + i));
-						}
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			// if "vertical" mode, calculate the sum of the heights of the children
-			if(slider.settings.mode == 'vertical'){
-				children.each(function(index) {
-				  height += $(this).outerHeight();
-				});
-				// add user-supplied margins
-				if(slider.settings.slideMargin > 0){
-					height += slider.settings.slideMargin * (slider.settings.minSlides - 1);
-				}
-			// if not "vertical" mode, calculate the max height of the children
-			}else{
-				height = Math.max.apply(Math, children.map(function(){
-					return $(this).outerHeight(false);
-				}).get());
-			}
-			return height;
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * Returns the calculated width to be used for the outer wrapper / viewport
-		 */
-		var getViewportMaxWidth = function(){
-			var width = '100%';
-			if(slider.settings.slideWidth > 0){
-				if(slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal'){
-					width = (slider.settings.maxSlides * slider.settings.slideWidth) + ((slider.settings.maxSlides - 1) * slider.settings.slideMargin);
-				}else{
-					width = slider.settings.slideWidth;
-				}
-			}
-			return width;
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Returns the calculated width to be applied to each slide
-		 */
-		var getSlideWidth = function(){
-			// start with any user-supplied slide width
-			var newElWidth = slider.settings.slideWidth;
-			// get the current viewport width
-			var wrapWidth = slider.viewport.width();
-			// if slide width was not supplied, or is larger than the viewport use the viewport width
-			if(slider.settings.slideWidth == 0 ||
-				(slider.settings.slideWidth > wrapWidth && !slider.carousel) ||
-				slider.settings.mode == 'vertical'){
-				newElWidth = wrapWidth;
-			// if carousel, use the thresholds to determine the width
-			}else if(slider.settings.maxSlides > 1 && slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal'){
-				if(wrapWidth > slider.maxThreshold){
-					// newElWidth = (wrapWidth - (slider.settings.slideMargin * (slider.settings.maxSlides - 1))) / slider.settings.maxSlides;
-				}else if(wrapWidth < slider.minThreshold){
-					newElWidth = (wrapWidth - (slider.settings.slideMargin * (slider.settings.minSlides - 1))) / slider.settings.minSlides;
-				}
-			}
-			return newElWidth;
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Returns the number of slides currently visible in the viewport (includes partially visible slides)
-		 */
-		var getNumberSlidesShowing = function(){
-			var slidesShowing = 1;
-			if(slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal' && slider.settings.slideWidth > 0){
-				// if viewport is smaller than minThreshold, return minSlides
-				if(slider.viewport.width() < slider.minThreshold){
-					slidesShowing = slider.settings.minSlides;
-				// if viewport is larger than minThreshold, return maxSlides
-				}else if(slider.viewport.width() > slider.maxThreshold){
-					slidesShowing = slider.settings.maxSlides;
-				// if viewport is between min / max thresholds, divide viewport width by first child width
-				}else{
-					var childWidth = slider.children.first().width();
-					slidesShowing = Math.floor(slider.viewport.width() / childWidth);
-				}
-			// if "vertical" mode, slides showing will always be minSlides
-			}else if(slider.settings.mode == 'vertical'){
-				slidesShowing = slider.settings.minSlides;
-			}
-			return slidesShowing;
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Returns the number of pages (one full viewport of slides is one "page")
-		 */
-		var getPagerQty = function(){
-			var pagerQty = 0;
-			// if moveSlides is specified by the user
-			if(slider.settings.moveSlides > 0){
-				if(slider.settings.infiniteLoop){
-					pagerQty = slider.children.length / getMoveBy();
-				}else{
-					// use a while loop to determine pages
-					var breakPoint = 0;
-					var counter = 0
-					// when breakpoint goes above children length, counter is the number of pages
-					while (breakPoint < slider.children.length){
-						++pagerQty;
-						breakPoint = counter + getNumberSlidesShowing();
-						counter += slider.settings.moveSlides <= getNumberSlidesShowing() ? slider.settings.moveSlides : getNumberSlidesShowing();
-					}
-				}
-			// if moveSlides is 0 (auto) divide children length by sides showing, then round up
-			}else{
-				pagerQty = Math.ceil(slider.children.length / getNumberSlidesShowing());
-			}
-			return pagerQty;
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Returns the number of indivual slides by which to shift the slider
-		 */
-		var getMoveBy = function(){
-			// if moveSlides was set by the user and moveSlides is less than number of slides showing
-			if(slider.settings.moveSlides > 0 && slider.settings.moveSlides <= getNumberSlidesShowing()){
-				return slider.settings.moveSlides;
-			}
-			// if moveSlides is 0 (auto)
-			return getNumberSlidesShowing();
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Sets the slider's (el) left or top position
-		 */
-		var setSlidePosition = function(){
-			// if last slide, not infinite loop, and number of children is larger than specified maxSlides
-			if(slider.children.length > slider.settings.maxSlides && slider.active.last && !slider.settings.infiniteLoop){
-				if (slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal'){
-					// get the last child's position
-					var lastChild = slider.children.last();
-					var position = lastChild.position();
-					// set the left position
-					setPositionProperty(-(position.left - (slider.viewport.width() - lastChild.width())), 'reset', 0);
-				}else if(slider.settings.mode == 'vertical'){
-					// get the last showing index's position
-					var lastShowingIndex = slider.children.length - slider.settings.minSlides;
-					var position = slider.children.eq(lastShowingIndex).position();
-					// set the top position
-					setPositionProperty(-position.top, 'reset', 0);
-				}
-			// if not last slide
-			}else{
-				// get the position of the first showing slide
-				var position = slider.children.eq(slider.active.index * getMoveBy()).position();
-				// check for last slide
-				if (slider.active.index == getPagerQty() - 1) slider.active.last = true;
-				// set the repective position
-				if (position != undefined){
-					if (slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal') setPositionProperty(-position.left, 'reset', 0);
-					else if (slider.settings.mode == 'vertical') setPositionProperty(-position.top, 'reset', 0);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Sets the el's animating property position (which in turn will sometimes animate el).
-		 * If using CSS, sets the transform property. If not using CSS, sets the top / left property.
-		 *
-		 * @param value (int) 
-		 *  - the animating property's value
-		 *
-		 * @param type (string) 'slider', 'reset', 'ticker'
-		 *  - the type of instance for which the function is being
-		 *
-		 * @param duration (int) 
-		 *  - the amount of time (in ms) the transition should occupy
-		 *
-		 * @param params (array) optional
-		 *  - an optional parameter containing any variables that need to be passed in
-		 */
-		var setPositionProperty = function(value, type, duration, params){
-			// use CSS transform
-			if(slider.usingCSS){
-				// determine the translate3d value
-				var propValue = slider.settings.mode == 'vertical' ? 'translate3d(0, ' + value + 'px, 0)' : 'translate3d(' + value + 'px, 0, 0)';
-				// add the CSS transition-duration
-				el.css('-' + slider.cssPrefix + '-transition-duration', duration / 1000 + 's');
-				if(type == 'slide'){
-					// set the property value
-					el.css(slider.animProp, propValue);
-					// bind a callback method - executes when CSS transition completes
-					el.bind('transitionend webkitTransitionEnd oTransitionEnd MSTransitionEnd', function(){
-						// unbind the callback
-						el.unbind('transitionend webkitTransitionEnd oTransitionEnd MSTransitionEnd');
-						updateAfterSlideTransition();
-					});
-				}else if(type == 'reset'){
-					el.css(slider.animProp, propValue);
-				}else if(type == 'ticker'){
-					// make the transition use 'linear'
-					el.css('-' + slider.cssPrefix + '-transition-timing-function', 'linear');
-					el.css(slider.animProp, propValue);
-					// bind a callback method - executes when CSS transition completes
-					el.bind('transitionend webkitTransitionEnd oTransitionEnd MSTransitionEnd', function(){
-						// unbind the callback
-						el.unbind('transitionend webkitTransitionEnd oTransitionEnd MSTransitionEnd');
-						// reset the position
-						setPositionProperty(params['resetValue'], 'reset', 0);
-						// start the loop again
-						tickerLoop();
-					});
-				}
-			// use JS animate
-			}else{
-				var animateObj = {};
-				animateObj[slider.animProp] = value;
-				if(type == 'slide'){
-					el.animate(animateObj, duration, slider.settings.easing, function(){
-						updateAfterSlideTransition();
-					});
-				}else if(type == 'reset'){
-					el.css(slider.animProp, value)
-				}else if(type == 'ticker'){
-					el.animate(animateObj, speed, 'linear', function(){
-						setPositionProperty(params['resetValue'], 'reset', 0);
-						// run the recursive loop after animation
-						tickerLoop();
-					});
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Populates the pager with proper amount of pages
-		 */
-		var populatePager = function(){
-			var pagerHtml = '';
-			var pagerQty = getPagerQty();
-			// loop through each pager item
-			for(var i=0; i < pagerQty; i++){
-				var linkContent = '';
-				// if a buildPager function is supplied, use it to get pager link value, else use index + 1
-				if(slider.settings.buildPager && $.isFunction(slider.settings.buildPager)){
-					linkContent = slider.settings.buildPager(i);
-					slider.pagerEl.addClass('bx-custom-pager');
-				}else{
-					linkContent = i + 1;
-					slider.pagerEl.addClass('bx-default-pager');
-				}
-				// var linkContent = slider.settings.buildPager && $.isFunction(slider.settings.buildPager) ? slider.settings.buildPager(i) : i + 1;
-				// add the markup to the string
-				pagerHtml += '<div class="bx-pager-item"><a href="" data-slide-index="' + i + '" class="bx-pager-link">' + linkContent + '</a></div>';
-			};
-			// populate the pager element with pager links
-			slider.pagerEl.html(pagerHtml);
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Appends the pager to the controls element
-		 */
-		var appendPager = function(){
-			if(!slider.settings.pagerCustom){
-				// create the pager DOM element
-				slider.pagerEl = $('<div class="bx-pager" />');
-				// if a pager selector was supplied, populate it with the pager
-				if(slider.settings.pagerSelector){
-					$(slider.settings.pagerSelector).html(slider.pagerEl);
-				// if no pager selector was supplied, add it after the wrapper
-				}else{
-					slider.controls.el.addClass('bx-has-pager').append(slider.pagerEl);
-				}
-				// populate the pager
-				populatePager();
-			}else{
-				slider.pagerEl = $(slider.settings.pagerCustom);
-			}
-			// assign the pager click binding
-			slider.pagerEl.delegate('a', 'click', clickPagerBind);
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Appends prev / next controls to the controls element
-		 */
-		var appendControls = function(){
-			slider.controls.next = $('<a class="bx-next" href="">' + slider.settings.nextText + '</a>');
-			slider.controls.prev = $('<a class="bx-prev" href="">' + slider.settings.prevText + '</a>');
-			// bind click actions to the controls
-			slider.controls.next.bind('click', clickNextBind);
-			slider.controls.prev.bind('click', clickPrevBind);
-			// if nextSlector was supplied, populate it
-			if(slider.settings.nextSelector){
-				$(slider.settings.nextSelector).append(slider.controls.next);
-			}
-			// if prevSlector was supplied, populate it
-			if(slider.settings.prevSelector){
-				$(slider.settings.prevSelector).append(slider.controls.prev);
-			}
-			// if no custom selectors were supplied
-			if(!slider.settings.nextSelector && !slider.settings.prevSelector){
-				// add the controls to the DOM
-				slider.controls.directionEl = $('<div class="bx-controls-direction" />');
-				// add the control elements to the directionEl
-				slider.controls.directionEl.append(slider.controls.prev).append(slider.controls.next);
-				// slider.viewport.append(slider.controls.directionEl);
-				slider.controls.el.addClass('bx-has-controls-direction').append(slider.controls.directionEl);
-			}
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Appends start / stop auto controls to the controls element
-		 */
-		var appendControlsAuto = function(){
-			slider.controls.start = $('<div class="bx-controls-auto-item"><a class="bx-start" href="">' + slider.settings.startText + '</a></div>');
-			slider.controls.stop = $('<div class="bx-controls-auto-item"><a class="bx-stop" href="">' + slider.settings.stopText + '</a></div>');
-			// add the controls to the DOM
-			slider.controls.autoEl = $('<div class="bx-controls-auto" />');
-			// bind click actions to the controls
-			slider.controls.autoEl.delegate('.bx-start', 'click', clickStartBind);
-			slider.controls.autoEl.delegate('.bx-stop', 'click', clickStopBind);
-			// if autoControlsCombine, insert only the "start" control
-			if(slider.settings.autoControlsCombine){
-				slider.controls.autoEl.append(slider.controls.start);
-			// if autoControlsCombine is false, insert both controls
-			}else{
-				slider.controls.autoEl.append(slider.controls.start).append(slider.controls.stop);
-			}
-			// if auto controls selector was supplied, populate it with the controls
-			if(slider.settings.autoControlsSelector){
-				$(slider.settings.autoControlsSelector).html(slider.controls.autoEl);
-			// if auto controls selector was not supplied, add it after the wrapper
-			}else{
-				slider.controls.el.addClass('bx-has-controls-auto').append(slider.controls.autoEl);
-			}
-			// update the auto controls
-			updateAutoControls(slider.settings.autoStart ? 'stop' : 'start');
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Appends image captions to the DOM
-		 */
-		var appendCaptions = function(){
-			// cycle through each child
-			slider.children.each(function(index){
-				// get the image title attribute
-				var title = $(this).find('img:first').attr('title');
-				// append the caption
-				if (title != undefined) $(this).append('<div class="bx-caption"><span>' + title + '</span></div>');
-			});
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Click next binding
-		 *
-		 * @param e (event) 
-		 *  - DOM event object
-		 */
-		var clickNextBind = function(e){
-			// if auto show is running, stop it
-			if (slider.settings.auto) el.stopAuto();
-			el.goToNextSlide();
-			e.preventDefault();
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Click prev binding
-		 *
-		 * @param e (event) 
-		 *  - DOM event object
-		 */
-		var clickPrevBind = function(e){
-			// if auto show is running, stop it
-			if (slider.settings.auto) el.stopAuto();
-			el.goToPrevSlide();
-			e.preventDefault();
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Click start binding
-		 *
-		 * @param e (event) 
-		 *  - DOM event object
-		 */
-		var clickStartBind = function(e){
-			el.startAuto();
-			e.preventDefault();
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Click stop binding
-		 *
-		 * @param e (event) 
-		 *  - DOM event object
-		 */
-		var clickStopBind = function(e){
-			el.stopAuto();
-			e.preventDefault();
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * Click pager binding
-		 *
-		 * @param e (event) 
-		 *  - DOM event object
-		 */
-		var clickPagerBind = function(e){
-			// if auto show is running, stop it
-			if (slider.settings.auto) el.stopAuto();
-			var pagerLink = $(e.currentTarget);
-			var pagerIndex = parseInt(pagerLink.attr('data-slide-index'));
-			// if clicked pager link is not active, continue with the goToSlide call
-			if(pagerIndex != slider.active.index) el.goToSlide(pagerIndex);
-			e.preventDefault();
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Updates the pager links with an active class
-		 *
-		 * @param slideIndex (int) 
-		 *  - index of slide to make active
-		 */
-		var updatePagerActive = function(slideIndex){
-			// if "short" pager type
-			if(slider.settings.pagerType == 'short'){
-				slider.pagerEl.html((slideIndex + 1) + slider.settings.pagerShortSeparator + slider.children.length);
-				return;
-			}
-			// remove all pager active classes
-			slider.pagerEl.find('a').removeClass('active');
-			// apply the active class for all pagers
-			slider.pagerEl.each(function(i, el) { $(el).find('a').eq(slideIndex).addClass('active'); });
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Performs needed actions after a slide transition
-		 */
-		var updateAfterSlideTransition = function(){
-			// if infinte loop is true
-			if(slider.settings.infiniteLoop){
-				var position = '';
-				// first slide
-				if(slider.active.index == 0){
-					// set the new position
-					position = slider.children.eq(0).position();
-				// carousel, last slide
-				}else if(slider.active.index == getPagerQty() - 1 && slider.carousel){
-					position = slider.children.eq((getPagerQty() - 1) * getMoveBy()).position();
-				// last slide
-				}else if(slider.active.index == slider.children.length - 1){
-					position = slider.children.eq(slider.children.length - 1).position();
-				}
-				if (slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal') { setPositionProperty(-position.left, 'reset', 0);; }
-				else if (slider.settings.mode == 'vertical') { setPositionProperty(-position.top, 'reset', 0);; }
-			}
-			// declare that the transition is complete
-			slider.working = false;
-			// onSlideAfter callback
-			slider.settings.onSlideAfter(slider.children.eq(slider.active.index), slider.oldIndex, slider.active.index);
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Updates the auto controls state (either active, or combined switch)
-		 *
-		 * @param state (string) "start", "stop"
-		 *  - the new state of the auto show
-		 */
-		var updateAutoControls = function(state){
-			// if autoControlsCombine is true, replace the current control with the new state 
-			if(slider.settings.autoControlsCombine){
-				slider.controls.autoEl.html(slider.controls[state]);
-			// if autoControlsCombine is false, apply the "active" class to the appropriate control 
-			}else{
-				slider.controls.autoEl.find('a').removeClass('active');
-				slider.controls.autoEl.find('a:not(.bx-' + state + ')').addClass('active');
-			}
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Updates the direction controls (checks if either should be hidden)
-		 */
-		var updateDirectionControls = function(){
-			if(getPagerQty() == 1){
-				slider.controls.prev.addClass('disabled');
-				slider.controls.next.addClass('disabled');
-			}else if(!slider.settings.infiniteLoop && slider.settings.hideControlOnEnd){
-				// if first slide
-				if (slider.active.index == 0){
-					slider.controls.prev.addClass('disabled');
-					slider.controls.next.removeClass('disabled');
-				// if last slide
-				}else if(slider.active.index == getPagerQty() - 1){
-					slider.controls.next.addClass('disabled');
-					slider.controls.prev.removeClass('disabled');
-				// if any slide in the middle
-				}else{
-					slider.controls.prev.removeClass('disabled');
-					slider.controls.next.removeClass('disabled');
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Initialzes the auto process
-		 */
-		var initAuto = function(){
-			// if autoDelay was supplied, launch the auto show using a setTimeout() call
-			if(slider.settings.autoDelay > 0){
-				var timeout = setTimeout(el.startAuto, slider.settings.autoDelay);
-			// if autoDelay was not supplied, start the auto show normally
-			}else{
-				el.startAuto();
-			}
-			// if autoHover is requested
-			if(slider.settings.autoHover){
-				// on el hover
-				el.hover(function(){
-					// if the auto show is currently playing (has an active interval)
-					if(slider.interval){
-						// stop the auto show and pass true agument which will prevent control update
-						el.stopAuto(true);
-						// create a new autoPaused value which will be used by the relative "mouseout" event
-						slider.autoPaused = true;
-					}
-				}, function(){
-					// if the autoPaused value was created be the prior "mouseover" event
-					if(slider.autoPaused){
-						// start the auto show and pass true agument which will prevent control update
-						el.startAuto(true);
-						// reset the autoPaused value
-						slider.autoPaused = null;
-					}
-				});
-			}
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Initialzes the ticker process
-		 */
-		var initTicker = function(){
-			var startPosition = 0;
-			// if autoDirection is "next", append a clone of the entire slider
-			if(slider.settings.autoDirection == 'next'){
-				el.append(slider.children.clone().addClass('bx-clone'));
-			// if autoDirection is "prev", prepend a clone of the entire slider, and set the left position
-			}else{
-				el.prepend(slider.children.clone().addClass('bx-clone'));
-				var position = slider.children.first().position();
-				startPosition = slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal' ? -position.left : -position.top;
-			}
-			setPositionProperty(startPosition, 'reset', 0);
-			// do not allow controls in ticker mode
-			slider.settings.pager = false;
-			slider.settings.controls = false;
-			slider.settings.autoControls = false;
-			// if autoHover is requested
-			if(slider.settings.tickerHover && !slider.usingCSS){
-				// on el hover
-				slider.viewport.hover(function(){
-					el.stop();
-				}, function(){
-					// calculate the total width of children (used to calculate the speed ratio)
-					var totalDimens = 0;
-					slider.children.each(function(index){
-					  totalDimens += slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal' ? $(this).outerWidth(true) : $(this).outerHeight(true);
-					});
-					// calculate the speed ratio (used to determine the new speed to finish the paused animation)
-					var ratio = slider.settings.speed / totalDimens;
-					// determine which property to use
-					var property = slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal' ? 'left' : 'top';
-					// calculate the new speed
-					var newSpeed = ratio * (totalDimens - (Math.abs(parseInt(el.css(property)))));
-					tickerLoop(newSpeed);
-				});
-			}
-			// start the ticker loop
-			tickerLoop();
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Runs a continuous loop, news ticker-style
-		 */
-		var tickerLoop = function(resumeSpeed){
-			speed = resumeSpeed ? resumeSpeed : slider.settings.speed;
-			var position = {left: 0, top: 0};
-			var reset = {left: 0, top: 0};
-			// if "next" animate left position to last child, then reset left to 0
-			if(slider.settings.autoDirection == 'next'){
-				position = el.find('.bx-clone').first().position();
-			// if "prev" animate left position to 0, then reset left to first non-clone child
-			}else{
-				reset = slider.children.first().position();
-			}
-			var animateProperty = slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal' ? -position.left : -position.top;
-			var resetValue = slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal' ? -reset.left : -reset.top;
-			var params = {resetValue: resetValue};
-			setPositionProperty(animateProperty, 'ticker', speed, params);
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Initializes touch events
-		 */
-		var initTouch = function(){
-			// initialize object to contain all touch values
-			slider.touch = {
-				start: {x: 0, y: 0},
-				end: {x: 0, y: 0}
-			}
-			slider.viewport.bind('touchstart', onTouchStart);
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Event handler for "touchstart"
-		 *
-		 * @param e (event) 
-		 *  - DOM event object
-		 */
-		var onTouchStart = function(e){
-			if(slider.working){
-				e.preventDefault();
-			}else{
-				// record the original position when touch starts
-				slider.touch.originalPos = el.position();
-				var orig = e.originalEvent;
-				// record the starting touch x, y coordinates
-				slider.touch.start.x = orig.changedTouches[0].pageX;
-				slider.touch.start.y = orig.changedTouches[0].pageY;
-				// bind a "touchmove" event to the viewport
-				slider.viewport.bind('touchmove', onTouchMove);
-				// bind a "touchend" event to the viewport
-				slider.viewport.bind('touchend', onTouchEnd);
-			}
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Event handler for "touchmove"
-		 *
-		 * @param e (event) 
-		 *  - DOM event object
-		 */
-		var onTouchMove = function(e){
-			var orig = e.originalEvent;
-			// if scrolling on y axis, do not prevent default
-			var xMovement = Math.abs(orig.changedTouches[0].pageX - slider.touch.start.x);
-			var yMovement = Math.abs(orig.changedTouches[0].pageY - slider.touch.start.y);
-			// x axis swipe
-			if((xMovement * 3) > yMovement && slider.settings.preventDefaultSwipeX){
-				e.preventDefault();
-			// y axis swipe
-			}else if((yMovement * 3) > xMovement && slider.settings.preventDefaultSwipeY){
-				e.preventDefault();
-			}
-			if(slider.settings.mode != 'fade' && slider.settings.oneToOneTouch){
-				var value = 0;
-				// if horizontal, drag along x axis
-				if(slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal'){
-					var change = orig.changedTouches[0].pageX - slider.touch.start.x;
-					value = slider.touch.originalPos.left + change;
-				// if vertical, drag along y axis
-				}else{
-					var change = orig.changedTouches[0].pageY - slider.touch.start.y;
-					value = slider.touch.originalPos.top + change;
-				}
-				setPositionProperty(value, 'reset', 0);
-			}
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Event handler for "touchend"
-		 *
-		 * @param e (event) 
-		 *  - DOM event object
-		 */
-		var onTouchEnd = function(e){
-			slider.viewport.unbind('touchmove', onTouchMove);
-			var orig = e.originalEvent;
-			var value = 0;
-			// record end x, y positions
-			slider.touch.end.x = orig.changedTouches[0].pageX;
-			slider.touch.end.y = orig.changedTouches[0].pageY;
-			// if fade mode, check if absolute x distance clears the threshold
-			if(slider.settings.mode == 'fade'){
-				var distance = Math.abs(slider.touch.start.x - slider.touch.end.x);
-				if(distance >= slider.settings.swipeThreshold){
-					slider.touch.start.x > slider.touch.end.x ? el.goToNextSlide() : el.goToPrevSlide();
-					el.stopAuto();
-				}
-			// not fade mode
-			}else{
-				var distance = 0;
-				// calculate distance and el's animate property
-				if(slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal'){
-					distance = slider.touch.end.x - slider.touch.start.x;
-					value = slider.touch.originalPos.left;
-				}else{
-					distance = slider.touch.end.y - slider.touch.start.y;
-					value = slider.touch.originalPos.top;
-				}
-				// if not infinite loop and first / last slide, do not attempt a slide transition
-				if(!slider.settings.infiniteLoop && ((slider.active.index == 0 && distance > 0) || (slider.active.last && distance < 0))){
-					setPositionProperty(value, 'reset', 200);
-				}else{
-					// check if distance clears threshold
-					if(Math.abs(distance) >= slider.settings.swipeThreshold){
-						distance < 0 ? el.goToNextSlide() : el.goToPrevSlide();
-						el.stopAuto();
-					}else{
-						// el.animate(property, 200);
-						setPositionProperty(value, 'reset', 200);
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			slider.viewport.unbind('touchend', onTouchEnd);
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * Window resize event callback
-		 */
-		var resizeWindow = function(e){
-			// get the new window dimens (again, thank you IE)
-			var windowWidthNew = $(window).width();
-			var windowHeightNew = $(window).height();
-			// make sure that it is a true window resize
-			// *we must check this because our dinosaur friend IE fires a window resize event when certain DOM elements
-			// are resized. Can you just die already?*
-			if(windowWidth != windowWidthNew || windowHeight != windowHeightNew){
-				// set the new window dimens
-				windowWidth = windowWidthNew;
-				windowHeight = windowHeightNew;
-				// update all dynamic elements
-				el.redrawSlider();
-			}
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * ===================================================================================
-		 * = PUBLIC FUNCTIONS
-		 * ===================================================================================
-		 */
-		
-		/**
-		 * Performs slide transition to the specified slide
-		 *
-		 * @param slideIndex (int) 
-		 *  - the destination slide's index (zero-based)
-		 *
-		 * @param direction (string) 
-		 *  - INTERNAL USE ONLY - the direction of travel ("prev" / "next")
-		 */
-		el.goToSlide = function(slideIndex, direction){
-			// if plugin is currently in motion, ignore request
-			if(slider.working || slider.active.index == slideIndex) return;
-			// declare that plugin is in motion
-			slider.working = true;
-			// store the old index
-			slider.oldIndex = slider.active.index;
-			// if slideIndex is less than zero, set active index to last child (this happens during infinite loop)
-			if(slideIndex < 0){
-				slider.active.index = getPagerQty() - 1;
-			// if slideIndex is greater than children length, set active index to 0 (this happens during infinite loop)
-			}else if(slideIndex >= getPagerQty()){
-				slider.active.index = 0;
-			// set active index to requested slide
-			}else{
-				slider.active.index = slideIndex;
-			}
-			// onSlideBefore, onSlideNext, onSlidePrev callbacks
-			slider.settings.onSlideBefore(slider.children.eq(slider.active.index), slider.oldIndex, slider.active.index);
-			if(direction == 'next'){
-				slider.settings.onSlideNext(slider.children.eq(slider.active.index), slider.oldIndex, slider.active.index);
-			}else if(direction == 'prev'){
-				slider.settings.onSlidePrev(slider.children.eq(slider.active.index), slider.oldIndex, slider.active.index);
-			}
-			// check if last slide
-			slider.active.last = slider.active.index >= getPagerQty() - 1;
-			// update the pager with active class
-			if(slider.settings.pager) updatePagerActive(slider.active.index);
-			// // check for direction control update
-			if(slider.settings.controls) updateDirectionControls();
-			// if slider is set to mode: "fade"
-			if(slider.settings.mode == 'fade'){
-				// if adaptiveHeight is true and next height is different from current height, animate to the new height
-				if(slider.settings.adaptiveHeight && slider.viewport.height() != getViewportHeight()){
-					slider.viewport.animate({height: getViewportHeight()}, slider.settings.adaptiveHeightSpeed);
-				}
-				// fade out the visible child and reset its z-index value
-				slider.children.filter(':visible').fadeOut(slider.settings.speed).css({zIndex: 0});
-				// fade in the newly requested slide
-				slider.children.eq(slider.active.index).css('zIndex', 51).fadeIn(slider.settings.speed, function(){
-					$(this).css('zIndex', 50);
-					updateAfterSlideTransition();
-				});
-			// slider mode is not "fade"
-			}else{
-				// if adaptiveHeight is true and next height is different from current height, animate to the new height
-				if(slider.settings.adaptiveHeight && slider.viewport.height() != getViewportHeight()){
-					slider.viewport.animate({height: getViewportHeight()}, slider.settings.adaptiveHeightSpeed);
-				}
-				var moveBy = 0;
-				var position = {left: 0, top: 0};
-				// if carousel and not infinite loop
-				if(!slider.settings.infiniteLoop && slider.carousel && slider.active.last){
-					if(slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal'){
-						// get the last child position
-						var lastChild = slider.children.eq(slider.children.length - 1);
-						position = lastChild.position();
-						// calculate the position of the last slide
-						moveBy = slider.viewport.width() - lastChild.width();
-					}else{
-						// get last showing index position
-						var lastShowingIndex = slider.children.length - slider.settings.minSlides;
-						position = slider.children.eq(lastShowingIndex).position();
-					}
-					// horizontal carousel, going previous while on first slide (infiniteLoop mode)
-				}else if(slider.carousel && slider.active.last && direction == 'prev'){
-					// get the last child position
-					var eq = slider.settings.moveSlides == 1 ? slider.settings.maxSlides - getMoveBy() : ((getPagerQty() - 1) * getMoveBy()) - (slider.children.length - slider.settings.maxSlides);
-					var lastChild = el.children('.bx-clone').eq(eq);
-					position = lastChild.position();
-				// if infinite loop and "Next" is clicked on the last slide
-				}else if(direction == 'next' && slider.active.index == 0){
-					// get the last clone position
-					position = el.find('> .bx-clone').eq(slider.settings.maxSlides).position();
-					slider.active.last = false;
-				// normal non-zero requests
-				}else if(slideIndex >= 0){
-					var requestEl = slideIndex * getMoveBy();
-					position = slider.children.eq(requestEl).position();
-				}
-				
-				/* If the position doesn't exist 
-				 * (e.g. if you destroy the slider on a next click),
-				 * it doesn't throw an error.
-				 */
-				if ("undefined" !== typeof(position)) {
-					var value = slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal' ? -(position.left - moveBy) : -position.top;
-					// plugin values to be animated
-					setPositionProperty(value, 'slide', slider.settings.speed);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Transitions to the next slide in the show
-		 */
-		el.goToNextSlide = function(){
-			// if infiniteLoop is false and last page is showing, disregard call
-			if (!slider.settings.infiniteLoop && slider.active.last) return;
-			var pagerIndex = parseInt(slider.active.index) + 1;
-			el.goToSlide(pagerIndex, 'next');
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Transitions to the prev slide in the show
-		 */
-		el.goToPrevSlide = function(){
-			// if infiniteLoop is false and last page is showing, disregard call
-			if (!slider.settings.infiniteLoop && slider.active.index == 0) return;
-			var pagerIndex = parseInt(slider.active.index) - 1;
-			el.goToSlide(pagerIndex, 'prev');
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Starts the auto show
-		 *
-		 * @param preventControlUpdate (boolean) 
-		 *  - if true, auto controls state will not be updated
-		 */
-		el.startAuto = function(preventControlUpdate){
-			// if an interval already exists, disregard call
-			if(slider.interval) return;
-			// create an interval
-			slider.interval = setInterval(function(){
-				slider.settings.autoDirection == 'next' ? el.goToNextSlide() : el.goToPrevSlide();
-			}, slider.settings.pause);
-			// if auto controls are displayed and preventControlUpdate is not true
-			if (slider.settings.autoControls && preventControlUpdate != true) updateAutoControls('stop');
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Stops the auto show
-		 *
-		 * @param preventControlUpdate (boolean) 
-		 *  - if true, auto controls state will not be updated
-		 */
-		el.stopAuto = function(preventControlUpdate){
-			// if no interval exists, disregard call
-			if(!slider.interval) return;
-			// clear the interval
-			clearInterval(slider.interval);
-			slider.interval = null;
-			// if auto controls are displayed and preventControlUpdate is not true
-			if (slider.settings.autoControls && preventControlUpdate != true) updateAutoControls('start');
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Returns current slide index (zero-based)
-		 */
-		el.getCurrentSlide = function(){
-			return slider.active.index;
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Returns number of slides in show
-		 */
-		el.getSlideCount = function(){
-			return slider.children.length;
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * Update all dynamic slider elements
-		 */
-		el.redrawSlider = function(){
-			// resize all children in ratio to new screen size
-			slider.children.add(el.find('.bx-clone')).width(getSlideWidth());
-			// adjust the height
-			slider.viewport.css('height', getViewportHeight());
-			// update the slide position
-			if(!slider.settings.ticker) setSlidePosition();
-			// if active.last was true before the screen resize, we want
-			// to keep it last no matter what screen size we end on
-			if (slider.active.last) slider.active.index = getPagerQty() - 1;
-			// if the active index (page) no longer exists due to the resize, simply set the index as last
-			if (slider.active.index >= getPagerQty()) slider.active.last = true;
-			// if a pager is being displayed and a custom pager is not being used, update it
-			if(slider.settings.pager && !slider.settings.pagerCustom){
-				populatePager();
-				updatePagerActive(slider.active.index);
-			}
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * Destroy the current instance of the slider (revert everything back to original state)
-		 */
-		el.destroySlider = function(){
-			// don't do anything if slider has already been destroyed
-			if(!slider.initialized) return;
-			slider.initialized = false;
-			$('.bx-clone', this).remove();
-			slider.children.removeAttr('style');
-			this.removeAttr('style').unwrap().unwrap();
-			if(slider.controls.el) slider.controls.el.remove();
-			if(slider.controls.next) slider.controls.next.remove();
-			if(slider.controls.prev) slider.controls.prev.remove();
-			if(slider.pagerEl) slider.pagerEl.remove();
-			$('.bx-caption', this).remove();
-			if(slider.controls.autoEl) slider.controls.autoEl.remove();
-			clearInterval(slider.interval);
-			$(window).unbind('resize', resizeWindow);
-		}
-
-		/**
-		 * Reload the slider (revert all DOM changes, and re-initialize)
-		 */
-		el.reloadSlider = function(settings){
-			if (settings != undefined) options = settings;
-			el.destroySlider();
-			init();
-		}
-		
-		init();
-		
-		// returns the current jQuery object
-		return this;
-	}
+  var plugin = {};
 
-})(jQuery);
+  var defaults = {
 
-/*!
- * jQuery imagesLoaded plugin v2.1.0
- * http://github.com/desandro/imagesloaded
- *
- * MIT License. by Paul Irish et al.
- */
+    // GENERAL
+    mode: 'horizontal',
+    slideSelector: '',
+    infiniteLoop: true,
+    hideControlOnEnd: false,
+    speed: 500,
+    easing: null,
+    slideMargin: 0,
+    startSlide: 0,
+    randomStart: false,
+    captions: false,
+    ticker: false,
+    tickerHover: false,
+    adaptiveHeight: false,
+    adaptiveHeightSpeed: 500,
+    video: false,
+    useCSS: true,
+    preloadImages: 'visible',
+    responsive: true,
+    slideZIndex: 50,
+    wrapperClass: 'bx-wrapper',
+
+    // TOUCH
+    touchEnabled: true,
+    swipeThreshold: 50,
+    oneToOneTouch: true,
+    preventDefaultSwipeX: true,
+    preventDefaultSwipeY: false,
+
+    // PAGER
+    pager: true,
+    pagerType: 'full',
+    pagerShortSeparator: ' / ',
+    pagerSelector: null,
+    buildPager: null,
+    pagerCustom: null,
+
+    // CONTROLS
+    controls: true,
+    nextText: 'Next',
+    prevText: 'Prev',
+    nextSelector: null,
+    prevSelector: null,
+    autoControls: false,
+    startText: 'Start',
+    stopText: 'Stop',
+    autoControlsCombine: false,
+    autoControlsSelector: null,
+
+    // AUTO
+    auto: false,
+    pause: 4000,
+    autoStart: true,
+    autoDirection: 'next',
+    autoHover: false,
+    autoDelay: 0,
+    autoSlideForOnePage: false,
+
+    // CAROUSEL
+    minSlides: 1,
+    maxSlides: 1,
+    moveSlides: 0,
+    slideWidth: 0,
+
+    // CALLBACKS
+    onSliderLoad: function() {},
+    onSlideBefore: function() {},
+    onSlideAfter: function() {},
+    onSlideNext: function() {},
+    onSlidePrev: function() {},
+    onSliderResize: function() {}
+  }
+
+  $.fn.bxSlider = function(options){
+
+    if(this.length == 0) return this;
+
+    // support mutltiple elements
+    if(this.length > 1){
+      this.each(function(){$(this).bxSlider(options)});
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    // create a namespace to be used throughout the plugin
+    var slider = {};
+    // set a reference to our slider element
+    var el = this;
+    plugin.el = this;
+
+    /**
+     * Makes slideshow responsive
+     */
+    // first get the original window dimens (thanks alot IE)
+    var windowWidth = $(window).width();
+    var windowHeight = $(window).height();
+
+
+
+    /**
+     * ===================================================================================
+     * = PRIVATE FUNCTIONS
+     * ===================================================================================
+     */
+
+    /**
+     * Initializes namespace settings to be used throughout plugin
+     */
+    var init = function(){
+      // merge user-supplied options with the defaults
+      slider.settings = $.extend({}, defaults, options);
+      // parse slideWidth setting
+      slider.settings.slideWidth = parseInt(slider.settings.slideWidth);
+      // store the original children
+      slider.children = el.children(slider.settings.slideSelector);
+      // check if actual number of slides is less than minSlides / maxSlides
+      if(slider.children.length < slider.settings.minSlides) slider.settings.minSlides = slider.children.length;
+      if(slider.children.length < slider.settings.maxSlides) slider.settings.maxSlides = slider.children.length;
+      // if random start, set the startSlide setting to random number
+      if(slider.settings.randomStart) slider.settings.startSlide = Math.floor(Math.random() * slider.children.length);
+      // store active slide information
+      slider.active = { index: slider.settings.startSlide }
+      // store if the slider is in carousel mode (displaying / moving multiple slides)
+      slider.carousel = slider.settings.minSlides > 1 || slider.settings.maxSlides > 1;
+      // if carousel, force preloadImages = 'all'
+      if(slider.carousel) slider.settings.preloadImages = 'all';
+      // calculate the min / max width thresholds based on min / max number of slides
+      // used to setup and update carousel slides dimensions
+      slider.minThreshold = (slider.settings.minSlides * slider.settings.slideWidth) + ((slider.settings.minSlides - 1) * slider.settings.slideMargin);
+      slider.maxThreshold = (slider.settings.maxSlides * slider.settings.slideWidth) + ((slider.settings.maxSlides - 1) * slider.settings.slideMargin);
+      // store the current state of the slider (if currently animating, working is true)
+      slider.working = false;
+      // initialize the controls object
+      slider.controls = {};
+      // initialize an auto interval
+      slider.interval = null;
+      // determine which property to use for transitions
+      slider.animProp = slider.settings.mode == 'vertical' ? 'top' : 'left';
+      // determine if hardware acceleration can be used
+      slider.usingCSS = slider.settings.useCSS && slider.settings.mode != 'fade' && (function(){
+        // create our test div element
+        var div = document.createElement('div');
+        // css transition properties
+        var props = ['WebkitPerspective', 'MozPerspective', 'OPerspective', 'msPerspective'];
+        // test for each property
+        for(var i in props){
+          if(div.style[props[i]] !== undefined){
+            slider.cssPrefix = props[i].replace('Perspective', '').toLowerCase();
+            slider.animProp = '-' + slider.cssPrefix + '-transform';
+            return true;
+          }
+        }
+        return false;
+      }());
+      // if vertical mode always make maxSlides and minSlides equal
+      if(slider.settings.mode == 'vertical') slider.settings.maxSlides = slider.settings.minSlides;
+      // save original style data
+      el.data("origStyle", el.attr("style"));
+      el.children(slider.settings.slideSelector).each(function() {
+        $(this).data("origStyle", $(this).attr("style"));
+      });
+      // perform all DOM / CSS modifications
+      setup();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Performs all DOM and CSS modifications
+     */
+    var setup = function(){
+      // wrap el in a wrapper
+      el.wrap('<div class="' + slider.settings.wrapperClass + '"><div class="bx-viewport"></div></div>');
+      // store a namspace reference to .bx-viewport
+      slider.viewport = el.parent();
+      // add a loading div to display while images are loading
+      slider.loader = $('<div class="bx-loading" />');
+      slider.viewport.prepend(slider.loader);
+      // set el to a massive width, to hold any needed slides
+      // also strip any margin and padding from el
+      el.css({
+        width: slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal' ? (slider.children.length * 100 + 215) + '%' : 'auto',
+        position: 'relative'
+      });
+      // if using CSS, add the easing property
+      if(slider.usingCSS && slider.settings.easing){
+        el.css('-' + slider.cssPrefix + '-transition-timing-function', slider.settings.easing);
+      // if not using CSS and no easing value was supplied, use the default JS animation easing (swing)
+      }else if(!slider.settings.easing){
+        slider.settings.easing = 'swing';
+      }
+      var slidesShowing = getNumberSlidesShowing();
+      // make modifications to the viewport (.bx-viewport)
+      slider.viewport.css({
+        width: '100%',
+        overflow: 'hidden',
+        position: 'relative'
+      });
+      slider.viewport.parent().css({
+        maxWidth: getViewportMaxWidth()
+      });
+      // make modification to the wrapper (.bx-wrapper)
+      if(!slider.settings.pager) {
+        slider.viewport.parent().css({
+        margin: '0 auto 0px'
+        });
+      }
+      // apply css to all slider children
+      slider.children.css({
+        'float': slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal' ? 'left' : 'none',
+        listStyle: 'none',
+        position: 'relative'
+      });
+      // apply the calculated width after the float is applied to prevent scrollbar interference
+      slider.children.css('width', getSlideWidth());
+      // if slideMargin is supplied, add the css
+      if(slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal' && slider.settings.slideMargin > 0) slider.children.css('marginRight', slider.settings.slideMargin);
+      if(slider.settings.mode == 'vertical' && slider.settings.slideMargin > 0) slider.children.css('marginBottom', slider.settings.slideMargin);
+      // if "fade" mode, add positioning and z-index CSS
+      if(slider.settings.mode == 'fade'){
+        slider.children.css({
+          position: 'absolute',
+          zIndex: 0,
+          display: 'none'
+        });
+        // prepare the z-index on the showing element
+        slider.children.eq(slider.settings.startSlide).css({zIndex: slider.settings.slideZIndex, display: 'block'});
+      }
+      // create an element to contain all slider controls (pager, start / stop, etc)
+      slider.controls.el = $('<div class="bx-controls" />');
+      // if captions are requested, add them
+      if(slider.settings.captions) appendCaptions();
+      // check if startSlide is last slide
+      slider.active.last = slider.settings.startSlide == getPagerQty() - 1;
+      // if video is true, set up the fitVids plugin
+      if(slider.settings.video) el.fitVids();
+      // set the default preload selector (visible)
+      var preloadSelector = slider.children.eq(slider.settings.startSlide);
+      if (slider.settings.preloadImages == "all") preloadSelector = slider.children;
+      // only check for control addition if not in "ticker" mode
+      if(!slider.settings.ticker){
+        // if pager is requested, add it
+        if(slider.settings.pager) appendPager();
+        // if controls are requested, add them
+        if(slider.settings.controls) appendControls();
+        // if auto is true, and auto controls are requested, add them
+        if(slider.settings.auto && slider.settings.autoControls) appendControlsAuto();
+        // if any control option is requested, add the controls wrapper
+        if(slider.settings.controls || slider.settings.autoControls || slider.settings.pager) slider.viewport.after(slider.controls.el);
+      // if ticker mode, do not allow a pager
+      }else{
+        slider.settings.pager = false;
+      }
+      // preload all images, then perform final DOM / CSS modifications that depend on images being loaded
+      loadElements(preloadSelector, start);
+    }
+
+    var loadElements = function(selector, callback){
+      var total = selector.find('img, iframe').length;
+      if (total == 0){
+        callback();
+        return;
+      }
+      var count = 0;
+      selector.find('img, iframe').each(function(){
+        $(this).one('load', function() {
+          if(++count == total) callback();
+        }).each(function() {
+          if(this.complete) $(this).load();
+        });
+      });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Start the slider
+     */
+    var start = function(){
+      // if infinite loop, prepare additional slides
+      if(slider.settings.infiniteLoop && slider.settings.mode != 'fade' && !slider.settings.ticker){
+        var slice = slider.settings.mode == 'vertical' ? slider.settings.minSlides : slider.settings.maxSlides;
+        var sliceAppend = slider.children.slice(0, slice).clone().addClass('bx-clone');
+        var slicePrepend = slider.children.slice(-slice).clone().addClass('bx-clone');
+        el.append(sliceAppend).prepend(slicePrepend);
+      }
+      // remove the loading DOM element
+      slider.loader.remove();
+      // set the left / top position of "el"
+      setSlidePosition();
+      // if "vertical" mode, always use adaptiveHeight to prevent odd behavior
+      if (slider.settings.mode == 'vertical') slider.settings.adaptiveHeight = true;
+      // set the viewport height
+      slider.viewport.height(getViewportHeight());
+      // make sure everything is positioned just right (same as a window resize)
+      el.redrawSlider();
+      // onSliderLoad callback
+      slider.settings.onSliderLoad(slider.active.index);
+      // slider has been fully initialized
+      slider.initialized = true;
+      // bind the resize call to the window
+      if (slider.settings.responsive) $(window).bind('resize', resizeWindow);
+      // if auto is true and has more than 1 page, start the show
+      if (slider.settings.auto && slider.settings.autoStart && (getPagerQty() > 1 || slider.settings.autoSlideForOnePage)) initAuto();
+      // if ticker is true, start the ticker
+      if (slider.settings.ticker) initTicker();
+      // if pager is requested, make the appropriate pager link active
+      if (slider.settings.pager) updatePagerActive(slider.settings.startSlide);
+      // check for any updates to the controls (like hideControlOnEnd updates)
+      if (slider.settings.controls) updateDirectionControls();
+      // if touchEnabled is true, setup the touch events
+      if (slider.settings.touchEnabled && !slider.settings.ticker) initTouch();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the calculated height of the viewport, used to determine either adaptiveHeight or the maxHeight value
+     */
+    var getViewportHeight = function(){
+      var height = 0;
+      // first determine which children (slides) should be used in our height calculation
+      var children = $();
+      // if mode is not "vertical" and adaptiveHeight is false, include all children
+      if(slider.settings.mode != 'vertical' && !slider.settings.adaptiveHeight){
+        children = slider.children;
+      }else{
+        // if not carousel, return the single active child
+        if(!slider.carousel){
+          children = slider.children.eq(slider.active.index);
+        // if carousel, return a slice of children
+        }else{
+          // get the individual slide index
+          var currentIndex = slider.settings.moveSlides == 1 ? slider.active.index : slider.active.index * getMoveBy();
+          // add the current slide to the children
+          children = slider.children.eq(currentIndex);
+          // cycle through the remaining "showing" slides
+          for (i = 1; i <= slider.settings.maxSlides - 1; i++){
+            // if looped back to the start
+            if(currentIndex + i >= slider.children.length){
+              children = children.add(slider.children.eq(i - 1));
+            }else{
+              children = children.add(slider.children.eq(currentIndex + i));
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      // if "vertical" mode, calculate the sum of the heights of the children
+      if(slider.settings.mode == 'vertical'){
+        children.each(function(index) {
+          height += $(this).outerHeight();
+        });
+        // add user-supplied margins
+        if(slider.settings.slideMargin > 0){
+          height += slider.settings.slideMargin * (slider.settings.minSlides - 1);
+        }
+      // if not "vertical" mode, calculate the max height of the children
+      }else{
+        height = Math.max.apply(Math, children.map(function(){
+          return $(this).outerHeight(false);
+        }).get());
+      }
+
+      if(slider.viewport.css('box-sizing') == 'border-box'){
+        height += parseFloat(slider.viewport.css('padding-top')) + parseFloat(slider.viewport.css('padding-bottom')) +
+              parseFloat(slider.viewport.css('border-top-width')) + parseFloat(slider.viewport.css('border-bottom-width'));
+      }else if(slider.viewport.css('box-sizing') == 'padding-box'){
+        height += parseFloat(slider.viewport.css('padding-top')) + parseFloat(slider.viewport.css('padding-bottom'));
+      }
+
+      return height;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the calculated width to be used for the outer wrapper / viewport
+     */
+    var getViewportMaxWidth = function(){
+      var width = '100%';
+      if(slider.settings.slideWidth > 0){
+        if(slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal'){
+          width = (slider.settings.maxSlides * slider.settings.slideWidth) + ((slider.settings.maxSlides - 1) * slider.settings.slideMargin);
+        }else{
+          width = slider.settings.slideWidth;
+        }
+      }
+      return width;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the calculated width to be applied to each slide
+     */
+    var getSlideWidth = function(){
+      // start with any user-supplied slide width
+      var newElWidth = slider.settings.slideWidth;
+      // get the current viewport width
+      var wrapWidth = slider.viewport.width();
+      // if slide width was not supplied, or is larger than the viewport use the viewport width
+      if(slider.settings.slideWidth == 0 ||
+        (slider.settings.slideWidth > wrapWidth && !slider.carousel) ||
+        slider.settings.mode == 'vertical'){
+        newElWidth = wrapWidth;
+      // if carousel, use the thresholds to determine the width
+      }else if(slider.settings.maxSlides > 1 && slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal'){
+        if(wrapWidth > slider.maxThreshold){
+          // newElWidth = (wrapWidth - (slider.settings.slideMargin * (slider.settings.maxSlides - 1))) / slider.settings.maxSlides;
+        }else if(wrapWidth < slider.minThreshold){
+          newElWidth = (wrapWidth - (slider.settings.slideMargin * (slider.settings.minSlides - 1))) / slider.settings.minSlides;
+        }
+      }
+      return newElWidth;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the number of slides currently visible in the viewport (includes partially visible slides)
+     */
+    var getNumberSlidesShowing = function(){
+      var slidesShowing = 1;
+      if(slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal' && slider.settings.slideWidth > 0){
+        // if viewport is smaller than minThreshold, return minSlides
+        if(slider.viewport.width() < slider.minThreshold){
+          slidesShowing = slider.settings.minSlides;
+        // if viewport is larger than minThreshold, return maxSlides
+        }else if(slider.viewport.width() > slider.maxThreshold){
+          slidesShowing = slider.settings.maxSlides;
+        // if viewport is between min / max thresholds, divide viewport width by first child width
+        }else{
+          var childWidth = slider.children.first().width() + slider.settings.slideMargin;
+          slidesShowing = Math.floor((slider.viewport.width() +
+            slider.settings.slideMargin) / childWidth);
+        }
+      // if "vertical" mode, slides showing will always be minSlides
+      }else if(slider.settings.mode == 'vertical'){
+        slidesShowing = slider.settings.minSlides;
+      }
+      return slidesShowing;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the number of pages (one full viewport of slides is one "page")
+     */
+    var getPagerQty = function(){
+      var pagerQty = 0;
+      // if moveSlides is specified by the user
+      if(slider.settings.moveSlides > 0){
+        if(slider.settings.infiniteLoop){
+          pagerQty = Math.ceil(slider.children.length / getMoveBy());
+        }else{
+          // use a while loop to determine pages
+          var breakPoint = 0;
+          var counter = 0
+          // when breakpoint goes above children length, counter is the number of pages
+          while (breakPoint < slider.children.length){
+            ++pagerQty;
+            breakPoint = counter + getNumberSlidesShowing();
+            counter += slider.settings.moveSlides <= getNumberSlidesShowing() ? slider.settings.moveSlides : getNumberSlidesShowing();
+          }
+        }
+      // if moveSlides is 0 (auto) divide children length by sides showing, then round up
+      }else{
+        pagerQty = Math.ceil(slider.children.length / getNumberSlidesShowing());
+      }
+      return pagerQty;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the number of indivual slides by which to shift the slider
+     */
+    var getMoveBy = function(){
+      // if moveSlides was set by the user and moveSlides is less than number of slides showing
+      if(slider.settings.moveSlides > 0 && slider.settings.moveSlides <= getNumberSlidesShowing()){
+        return slider.settings.moveSlides;
+      }
+      // if moveSlides is 0 (auto)
+      return getNumberSlidesShowing();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the slider's (el) left or top position
+     */
+    var setSlidePosition = function(){
+      // if last slide, not infinite loop, and number of children is larger than specified maxSlides
+      if(slider.children.length > slider.settings.maxSlides && slider.active.last && !slider.settings.infiniteLoop){
+        if (slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal'){
+          // get the last child's position
+          var lastChild = slider.children.last();
+          var position = lastChild.position();
+          // set the left position
+          setPositionProperty(-(position.left - (slider.viewport.width() - lastChild.outerWidth())), 'reset', 0);
+        }else if(slider.settings.mode == 'vertical'){
+          // get the last showing index's position
+          var lastShowingIndex = slider.children.length - slider.settings.minSlides;
+          var position = slider.children.eq(lastShowingIndex).position();
+          // set the top position
+          setPositionProperty(-position.top, 'reset', 0);
+        }
+      // if not last slide
+      }else{
+        // get the position of the first showing slide
+        var position = slider.children.eq(slider.active.index * getMoveBy()).position();
+        // check for last slide
+        if (slider.active.index == getPagerQty() - 1) slider.active.last = true;
+        // set the repective position
+        if (position != undefined){
+          if (slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal') setPositionProperty(-position.left, 'reset', 0);
+          else if (slider.settings.mode == 'vertical') setPositionProperty(-position.top, 'reset', 0);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the el's animating property position (which in turn will sometimes animate el).
+     * If using CSS, sets the transform property. If not using CSS, sets the top / left property.
+     *
+     * @param value (int)
+     *  - the animating property's value
+     *
+     * @param type (string) 'slider', 'reset', 'ticker'
+     *  - the type of instance for which the function is being
+     *
+     * @param duration (int)
+     *  - the amount of time (in ms) the transition should occupy
+     *
+     * @param params (array) optional
+     *  - an optional parameter containing any variables that need to be passed in
+     */
+    var setPositionProperty = function(value, type, duration, params){
+      // use CSS transform
+      if(slider.usingCSS){
+        // determine the translate3d value
+        var propValue = slider.settings.mode == 'vertical' ? 'translate3d(0, ' + value + 'px, 0)' : 'translate3d(' + value + 'px, 0, 0)';
+        // add the CSS transition-duration
+        el.css('-' + slider.cssPrefix + '-transition-duration', duration / 1000 + 's');
+        if(type == 'slide'){
+          // set the property value
+          el.css(slider.animProp, propValue);
+          // bind a callback method - executes when CSS transition completes
+          el.bind('transitionend webkitTransitionEnd oTransitionEnd MSTransitionEnd', function(){
+            // unbind the callback
+            el.unbind('transitionend webkitTransitionEnd oTransitionEnd MSTransitionEnd');
+            updateAfterSlideTransition();
+          });
+        }else if(type == 'reset'){
+          el.css(slider.animProp, propValue);
+        }else if(type == 'ticker'){
+          // make the transition use 'linear'
+          el.css('-' + slider.cssPrefix + '-transition-timing-function', 'linear');
+          el.css(slider.animProp, propValue);
+          // bind a callback method - executes when CSS transition completes
+          el.bind('transitionend webkitTransitionEnd oTransitionEnd MSTransitionEnd', function(){
+            // unbind the callback
+            el.unbind('transitionend webkitTransitionEnd oTransitionEnd MSTransitionEnd');
+            // reset the position
+            setPositionProperty(params['resetValue'], 'reset', 0);
+            // start the loop again
+            tickerLoop();
+          });
+        }
+      // use JS animate
+      }else{
+        var animateObj = {};
+        animateObj[slider.animProp] = value;
+        if(type == 'slide'){
+          el.animate(animateObj, duration, slider.settings.easing, function(){
+            updateAfterSlideTransition();
+          });
+        }else if(type == 'reset'){
+          el.css(slider.animProp, value)
+        }else if(type == 'ticker'){
+          el.animate(animateObj, speed, 'linear', function(){
+            setPositionProperty(params['resetValue'], 'reset', 0);
+            // run the recursive loop after animation
+            tickerLoop();
+          });
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Populates the pager with proper amount of pages
+     */
+    var populatePager = function(){
+      var pagerHtml = '';
+      var pagerQty = getPagerQty();
+      // loop through each pager item
+      for(var i=0; i < pagerQty; i++){
+        var linkContent = '';
+        // if a buildPager function is supplied, use it to get pager link value, else use index + 1
+        if(slider.settings.buildPager && $.isFunction(slider.settings.buildPager)){
+          linkContent = slider.settings.buildPager(i);
+          slider.pagerEl.addClass('bx-custom-pager');
+        }else{
+          linkContent = i + 1;
+          slider.pagerEl.addClass('bx-default-pager');
+        }
+        // var linkContent = slider.settings.buildPager && $.isFunction(slider.settings.buildPager) ? slider.settings.buildPager(i) : i + 1;
+        // add the markup to the string
+        pagerHtml += '<div class="bx-pager-item"><a href="" data-slide-index="' + i + '" class="bx-pager-link">' + linkContent + '</a></div>';
+      };
+      // populate the pager element with pager links
+      slider.pagerEl.html(pagerHtml);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Appends the pager to the controls element
+     */
+    var appendPager = function(){
+      if(!slider.settings.pagerCustom){
+        // create the pager DOM element
+        slider.pagerEl = $('<div class="bx-pager" />');
+        // if a pager selector was supplied, populate it with the pager
+        if(slider.settings.pagerSelector){
+          $(slider.settings.pagerSelector).html(slider.pagerEl);
+        // if no pager selector was supplied, add it after the wrapper
+        }else{
+          slider.controls.el.addClass('bx-has-pager').append(slider.pagerEl);
+        }
+        // populate the pager
+        populatePager();
+      }else{
+        slider.pagerEl = $(slider.settings.pagerCustom);
+      }
+      // assign the pager click binding
+      slider.pagerEl.on('click', 'a', clickPagerBind);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Appends prev / next controls to the controls element
+     */
+    var appendControls = function(){
+      slider.controls.next = $('<a class="bx-next" href="">' + slider.settings.nextText + '</a>');
+      slider.controls.prev = $('<a class="bx-prev" href="">' + slider.settings.prevText + '</a>');
+      // bind click actions to the controls
+      slider.controls.next.bind('click', clickNextBind);
+      slider.controls.prev.bind('click', clickPrevBind);
+      // if nextSlector was supplied, populate it
+      if(slider.settings.nextSelector){
+        $(slider.settings.nextSelector).append(slider.controls.next);
+      }
+      // if prevSlector was supplied, populate it
+      if(slider.settings.prevSelector){
+        $(slider.settings.prevSelector).append(slider.controls.prev);
+      }
+      // if no custom selectors were supplied
+      if(!slider.settings.nextSelector && !slider.settings.prevSelector){
+        // add the controls to the DOM
+        slider.controls.directionEl = $('<div class="bx-controls-direction" />');
+        // add the control elements to the directionEl
+        slider.controls.directionEl.append(slider.controls.prev).append(slider.controls.next);
+        // slider.viewport.append(slider.controls.directionEl);
+        slider.controls.el.addClass('bx-has-controls-direction').append(slider.controls.directionEl);
+      }
+    }
 
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+    /**
+     * Appends start / stop auto controls to the controls element
+     */
+    var appendControlsAuto = function(){
+      slider.controls.start = $('<div class="bx-controls-auto-item"><a class="bx-start" href="">' + slider.settings.startText + '</a></div>');
+      slider.controls.stop = $('<div class="bx-controls-auto-item"><a class="bx-stop" href="">' + slider.settings.stopText + '</a></div>');
+      // add the controls to the DOM
+      slider.controls.autoEl = $('<div class="bx-controls-auto" />');
+      // bind click actions to the controls
+      slider.controls.autoEl.on('click', '.bx-start', clickStartBind);
+      slider.controls.autoEl.on('click', '.bx-stop', clickStopBind);
+      // if autoControlsCombine, insert only the "start" control
+      if(slider.settings.autoControlsCombine){
+        slider.controls.autoEl.append(slider.controls.start);
+      // if autoControlsCombine is false, insert both controls
+      }else{
+        slider.controls.autoEl.append(slider.controls.start).append(slider.controls.stop);
+      }
+      // if auto controls selector was supplied, populate it with the controls
+      if(slider.settings.autoControlsSelector){
+        $(slider.settings.autoControlsSelector).html(slider.controls.autoEl);
+      // if auto controls selector was not supplied, add it after the wrapper
+      }else{
+        slider.controls.el.addClass('bx-has-controls-auto').append(slider.controls.autoEl);
+      }
+      // update the auto controls
+      updateAutoControls(slider.settings.autoStart ? 'stop' : 'start');
+    }
 
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-g}})(jQuery);
+    /**
+     * Appends image captions to the DOM
+     */
+    var appendCaptions = function(){
+      // cycle through each child
+      slider.children.each(function(index){
+        // get the image title attribute
+        var title = $(this).find('img:first').attr('title');
+        // append the caption
+        if (title != undefined && ('' + title).length) {
+                    $(this).append('<div class="bx-caption"><span>' + title + '</span></div>');
+                }
+      });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Click next binding
+     *
+     * @param e (event)
+     *  - DOM event object
+     */
+    var clickNextBind = function(e){
+      // if auto show is running, stop it
+      if (slider.settings.auto) el.stopAuto();
+      el.goToNextSlide();
+      e.preventDefault();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Click prev binding
+     *
+     * @param e (event)
+     *  - DOM event object
+     */
+    var clickPrevBind = function(e){
+      // if auto show is running, stop it
+      if (slider.settings.auto) el.stopAuto();
+      el.goToPrevSlide();
+      e.preventDefault();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Click start binding
+     *
+     * @param e (event)
+     *  - DOM event object
+     */
+    var clickStartBind = function(e){
+      el.startAuto();
+      e.preventDefault();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Click stop binding
+     *
+     * @param e (event)
+     *  - DOM event object
+     */
+    var clickStopBind = function(e){
+      el.stopAuto();
+      e.preventDefault();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Click pager binding
+     *
+     * @param e (event)
+     *  - DOM event object
+     */
+    var clickPagerBind = function(e){
+      // if auto show is running, stop it
+      if (slider.settings.auto) el.stopAuto();
+      var pagerLink = $(e.currentTarget);
+      if(pagerLink.attr('data-slide-index') !== undefined){
+        var pagerIndex = parseInt(pagerLink.attr('data-slide-index'));
+        // if clicked pager link is not active, continue with the goToSlide call
+        if(pagerIndex != slider.active.index) el.goToSlide(pagerIndex);
+        e.preventDefault();
+      }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Updates the pager links with an active class
+     *
+     * @param slideIndex (int)
+     *  - index of slide to make active
+     */
+    var updatePagerActive = function(slideIndex){
+      // if "short" pager type
+      var len = slider.children.length; // nb of children
+      if(slider.settings.pagerType == 'short'){
+        if(slider.settings.maxSlides > 1) {
+          len = Math.ceil(slider.children.length/slider.settings.maxSlides);
+        }
+        slider.pagerEl.html( (slideIndex + 1) + slider.settings.pagerShortSeparator + len);
+        return;
+      }
+      // remove all pager active classes
+      slider.pagerEl.find('a').removeClass('active');
+      // apply the active class for all pagers
+      slider.pagerEl.each(function(i, el) { $(el).find('a').eq(slideIndex).addClass('active'); });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Performs needed actions after a slide transition
+     */
+    var updateAfterSlideTransition = function(){
+      // if infinte loop is true
+      if(slider.settings.infiniteLoop){
+        var position = '';
+        // first slide
+        if(slider.active.index == 0){
+          // set the new position
+          position = slider.children.eq(0).position();
+        // carousel, last slide
+        }else if(slider.active.index == getPagerQty() - 1 && slider.carousel){
+          position = slider.children.eq((getPagerQty() - 1) * getMoveBy()).position();
+        // last slide
+        }else if(slider.active.index == slider.children.length - 1){
+          position = slider.children.eq(slider.children.length - 1).position();
+        }
+        if(position){
+          if (slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal') { setPositionProperty(-position.left, 'reset', 0); }
+          else if (slider.settings.mode == 'vertical') { setPositionProperty(-position.top, 'reset', 0); }
+        }
+      }
+      // declare that the transition is complete
+      slider.working = false;
+      // onSlideAfter callback
+      slider.settings.onSlideAfter(slider.children.eq(slider.active.index), slider.oldIndex, slider.active.index);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Updates the auto controls state (either active, or combined switch)
+     *
+     * @param state (string) "start", "stop"
+     *  - the new state of the auto show
+     */
+    var updateAutoControls = function(state){
+      // if autoControlsCombine is true, replace the current control with the new state
+      if(slider.settings.autoControlsCombine){
+        slider.controls.autoEl.html(slider.controls[state]);
+      // if autoControlsCombine is false, apply the "active" class to the appropriate control
+      }else{
+        slider.controls.autoEl.find('a').removeClass('active');
+        slider.controls.autoEl.find('a:not(.bx-' + state + ')').addClass('active');
+      }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Updates the direction controls (checks if either should be hidden)
+     */
+    var updateDirectionControls = function(){
+      if(getPagerQty() == 1){
+        slider.controls.prev.addClass('disabled');
+        slider.controls.next.addClass('disabled');
+      }else if(!slider.settings.infiniteLoop && slider.settings.hideControlOnEnd){
+        // if first slide
+        if (slider.active.index == 0){
+          slider.controls.prev.addClass('disabled');
+          slider.controls.next.removeClass('disabled');
+        // if last slide
+        }else if(slider.active.index == getPagerQty() - 1){
+          slider.controls.next.addClass('disabled');
+          slider.controls.prev.removeClass('disabled');
+        // if any slide in the middle
+        }else{
+          slider.controls.prev.removeClass('disabled');
+          slider.controls.next.removeClass('disabled');
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initialzes the auto process
+     */
+    var initAuto = function(){
+      // if autoDelay was supplied, launch the auto show using a setTimeout() call
+      if(slider.settings.autoDelay > 0){
+        var timeout = setTimeout(el.startAuto, slider.settings.autoDelay);
+      // if autoDelay was not supplied, start the auto show normally
+      }else{
+        el.startAuto();
+      }
+      // if autoHover is requested
+      if(slider.settings.autoHover){
+        // on el hover
+        el.hover(function(){
+          // if the auto show is currently playing (has an active interval)
+          if(slider.interval){
+            // stop the auto show and pass true agument which will prevent control update
+            el.stopAuto(true);
+            // create a new autoPaused value which will be used by the relative "mouseout" event
+            slider.autoPaused = true;
+          }
+        }, function(){
+          // if the autoPaused value was created be the prior "mouseover" event
+          if(slider.autoPaused){
+            // start the auto show and pass true agument which will prevent control update
+            el.startAuto(true);
+            // reset the autoPaused value
+            slider.autoPaused = null;
+          }
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initialzes the ticker process
+     */
+    var initTicker = function(){
+      var startPosition = 0;
+      // if autoDirection is "next", append a clone of the entire slider
+      if(slider.settings.autoDirection == 'next'){
+        el.append(slider.children.clone().addClass('bx-clone'));
+      // if autoDirection is "prev", prepend a clone of the entire slider, and set the left position
+      }else{
+        el.prepend(slider.children.clone().addClass('bx-clone'));
+        var position = slider.children.first().position();
+        startPosition = slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal' ? -position.left : -position.top;
+      }
+      setPositionProperty(startPosition, 'reset', 0);
+      // do not allow controls in ticker mode
+      slider.settings.pager = false;
+      slider.settings.controls = false;
+      slider.settings.autoControls = false;
+      // if autoHover is requested
+      if(slider.settings.tickerHover && !slider.usingCSS){
+        // on el hover
+        slider.viewport.hover(function(){
+          el.stop();
+        }, function(){
+          // calculate the total width of children (used to calculate the speed ratio)
+          var totalDimens = 0;
+          slider.children.each(function(index){
+            totalDimens += slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal' ? $(this).outerWidth(true) : $(this).outerHeight(true);
+          });
+          // calculate the speed ratio (used to determine the new speed to finish the paused animation)
+          var ratio = slider.settings.speed / totalDimens;
+          // determine which property to use
+          var property = slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal' ? 'left' : 'top';
+          // calculate the new speed
+          var newSpeed = ratio * (totalDimens - (Math.abs(parseInt(el.css(property)))));
+          tickerLoop(newSpeed);
+        });
+      }
+      // start the ticker loop
+      tickerLoop();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Runs a continuous loop, news ticker-style
+     */
+    var tickerLoop = function(resumeSpeed){
+      speed = resumeSpeed ? resumeSpeed : slider.settings.speed;
+      var position = {left: 0, top: 0};
+      var reset = {left: 0, top: 0};
+      // if "next" animate left position to last child, then reset left to 0
+      if(slider.settings.autoDirection == 'next'){
+        position = el.find('.bx-clone').first().position();
+      // if "prev" animate left position to 0, then reset left to first non-clone child
+      }else{
+        reset = slider.children.first().position();
+      }
+      var animateProperty = slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal' ? -position.left : -position.top;
+      var resetValue = slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal' ? -reset.left : -reset.top;
+      var params = {resetValue: resetValue};
+      setPositionProperty(animateProperty, 'ticker', speed, params);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initializes touch events
+     */
+    var initTouch = function(){
+      // initialize object to contain all touch values
+      slider.touch = {
+        start: {x: 0, y: 0},
+        end: {x: 0, y: 0}
+      }
+      slider.viewport.bind('touchstart', onTouchStart);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Event handler for "touchstart"
+     *
+     * @param e (event)
+     *  - DOM event object
+     */
+    var onTouchStart = function(e){
+      if(slider.working){
+        e.preventDefault();
+      }else{
+        // record the original position when touch starts
+        slider.touch.originalPos = el.position();
+        var orig = e.originalEvent;
+        // record the starting touch x, y coordinates
+        slider.touch.start.x = orig.changedTouches[0].pageX;
+        slider.touch.start.y = orig.changedTouches[0].pageY;
+        // bind a "touchmove" event to the viewport
+        slider.viewport.bind('touchmove', onTouchMove);
+        // bind a "touchend" event to the viewport
+        slider.viewport.bind('touchend', onTouchEnd);
+      }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Event handler for "touchmove"
+     *
+     * @param e (event)
+     *  - DOM event object
+     */
+    var onTouchMove = function(e){
+      var orig = e.originalEvent;
+      // if scrolling on y axis, do not prevent default
+      var xMovement = Math.abs(orig.changedTouches[0].pageX - slider.touch.start.x);
+      var yMovement = Math.abs(orig.changedTouches[0].pageY - slider.touch.start.y);
+      // x axis swipe
+      if((xMovement * 3) > yMovement && slider.settings.preventDefaultSwipeX){
+        e.preventDefault();
+      // y axis swipe
+      }else if((yMovement * 3) > xMovement && slider.settings.preventDefaultSwipeY){
+        e.preventDefault();
+      }
+      if(slider.settings.mode != 'fade' && slider.settings.oneToOneTouch){
+        var value = 0;
+        // if horizontal, drag along x axis
+        if(slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal'){
+          var change = orig.changedTouches[0].pageX - slider.touch.start.x;
+          value = slider.touch.originalPos.left + change;
+        // if vertical, drag along y axis
+        }else{
+          var change = orig.changedTouches[0].pageY - slider.touch.start.y;
+          value = slider.touch.originalPos.top + change;
+        }
+        setPositionProperty(value, 'reset', 0);
+      }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Event handler for "touchend"
+     *
+     * @param e (event)
+     *  - DOM event object
+     */
+    var onTouchEnd = function(e){
+      slider.viewport.unbind('touchmove', onTouchMove);
+      var orig = e.originalEvent;
+      var value = 0;
+      // record end x, y positions
+      slider.touch.end.x = orig.changedTouches[0].pageX;
+      slider.touch.end.y = orig.changedTouches[0].pageY;
+      // if fade mode, check if absolute x distance clears the threshold
+      if(slider.settings.mode == 'fade'){
+        var distance = Math.abs(slider.touch.start.x - slider.touch.end.x);
+        if(distance >= slider.settings.swipeThreshold){
+          slider.touch.start.x > slider.touch.end.x ? el.goToNextSlide() : el.goToPrevSlide();
+          el.stopAuto();
+        }
+      // not fade mode
+      }else{
+        var distance = 0;
+        // calculate distance and el's animate property
+        if(slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal'){
+          distance = slider.touch.end.x - slider.touch.start.x;
+          value = slider.touch.originalPos.left;
+        }else{
+          distance = slider.touch.end.y - slider.touch.start.y;
+          value = slider.touch.originalPos.top;
+        }
+        // if not infinite loop and first / last slide, do not attempt a slide transition
+        if(!slider.settings.infiniteLoop && ((slider.active.index == 0 && distance > 0) || (slider.active.last && distance < 0))){
+          setPositionProperty(value, 'reset', 200);
+        }else{
+          // check if distance clears threshold
+          if(Math.abs(distance) >= slider.settings.swipeThreshold){
+            distance < 0 ? el.goToNextSlide() : el.goToPrevSlide();
+            el.stopAuto();
+          }else{
+            // el.animate(property, 200);
+            setPositionProperty(value, 'reset', 200);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      slider.viewport.unbind('touchend', onTouchEnd);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Window resize event callback
+     */
+    var resizeWindow = function(e){
+      // don't do anything if slider isn't initialized.
+      if(!slider.initialized) return;
+      // get the new window dimens (again, thank you IE)
+      var windowWidthNew = $(window).width();
+      var windowHeightNew = $(window).height();
+      // make sure that it is a true window resize
+      // *we must check this because our dinosaur friend IE fires a window resize event when certain DOM elements
+      // are resized. Can you just die already?*
+      if(windowWidth != windowWidthNew || windowHeight != windowHeightNew){
+        // set the new window dimens
+        windowWidth = windowWidthNew;
+        windowHeight = windowHeightNew;
+        // update all dynamic elements
+        el.redrawSlider();
+        // Call user resize handler
+        slider.settings.onSliderResize.call(el, slider.active.index);
+      }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * ===================================================================================
+     * = PUBLIC FUNCTIONS
+     * ===================================================================================
+     */
+
+    /**
+     * Performs slide transition to the specified slide
+     *
+     * @param slideIndex (int)
+     *  - the destination slide's index (zero-based)
+     *
+     * @param direction (string)
+     *  - INTERNAL USE ONLY - the direction of travel ("prev" / "next")
+     */
+    el.goToSlide = function(slideIndex, direction){
+      // if plugin is currently in motion, ignore request
+      if(slider.working || slider.active.index == slideIndex) return;
+      // declare that plugin is in motion
+      slider.working = true;
+      // store the old index
+      slider.oldIndex = slider.active.index;
+      // if slideIndex is less than zero, set active index to last child (this happens during infinite loop)
+      if(slideIndex < 0){
+        slider.active.index = getPagerQty() - 1;
+      // if slideIndex is greater than children length, set active index to 0 (this happens during infinite loop)
+      }else if(slideIndex >= getPagerQty()){
+        slider.active.index = 0;
+      // set active index to requested slide
+      }else{
+        slider.active.index = slideIndex;
+      }
+      // onSlideBefore, onSlideNext, onSlidePrev callbacks
+      slider.settings.onSlideBefore(slider.children.eq(slider.active.index), slider.oldIndex, slider.active.index);
+      if(direction == 'next'){
+        slider.settings.onSlideNext(slider.children.eq(slider.active.index), slider.oldIndex, slider.active.index);
+      }else if(direction == 'prev'){
+        slider.settings.onSlidePrev(slider.children.eq(slider.active.index), slider.oldIndex, slider.active.index);
+      }
+      // check if last slide
+      slider.active.last = slider.active.index >= getPagerQty() - 1;
+      // update the pager with active class
+      if(slider.settings.pager) updatePagerActive(slider.active.index);
+      // // check for direction control update
+      if(slider.settings.controls) updateDirectionControls();
+      // if slider is set to mode: "fade"
+      if(slider.settings.mode == 'fade'){
+        // if adaptiveHeight is true and next height is different from current height, animate to the new height
+        if(slider.settings.adaptiveHeight && slider.viewport.height() != getViewportHeight()){
+          slider.viewport.animate({height: getViewportHeight()}, slider.settings.adaptiveHeightSpeed);
+        }
+        // fade out the visible child and reset its z-index value
+        slider.children.filter(':visible').fadeOut(slider.settings.speed).css({zIndex: 0});
+        // fade in the newly requested slide
+        slider.children.eq(slider.active.index).css('zIndex', slider.settings.slideZIndex+1).fadeIn(slider.settings.speed, function(){
+          $(this).css('zIndex', slider.settings.slideZIndex);
+          updateAfterSlideTransition();
+        });
+      // slider mode is not "fade"
+      }else{
+        // if adaptiveHeight is true and next height is different from current height, animate to the new height
+        if(slider.settings.adaptiveHeight && slider.viewport.height() != getViewportHeight()){
+          slider.viewport.animate({height: getViewportHeight()}, slider.settings.adaptiveHeightSpeed);
+        }
+        var moveBy = 0;
+        var position = {left: 0, top: 0};
+        // if carousel and not infinite loop
+        if(!slider.settings.infiniteLoop && slider.carousel && slider.active.last){
+          if(slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal'){
+            // get the last child position
+            var lastChild = slider.children.eq(slider.children.length - 1);
+            position = lastChild.position();
+            // calculate the position of the last slide
+            moveBy = slider.viewport.width() - lastChild.outerWidth();
+          }else{
+            // get last showing index position
+            var lastShowingIndex = slider.children.length - slider.settings.minSlides;
+            position = slider.children.eq(lastShowingIndex).position();
+          }
+          // horizontal carousel, going previous while on first slide (infiniteLoop mode)
+        }else if(slider.carousel && slider.active.last && direction == 'prev'){
+          // get the last child position
+          var eq = slider.settings.moveSlides == 1 ? slider.settings.maxSlides - getMoveBy() : ((getPagerQty() - 1) * getMoveBy()) - (slider.children.length - slider.settings.maxSlides);
+          var lastChild = el.children('.bx-clone').eq(eq);
+          position = lastChild.position();
+        // if infinite loop and "Next" is clicked on the last slide
+        }else if(direction == 'next' && slider.active.index == 0){
+          // get the last clone position
+          position = el.find('> .bx-clone').eq(slider.settings.maxSlides).position();
+          slider.active.last = false;
+        // normal non-zero requests
+        }else if(slideIndex >= 0){
+          var requestEl = slideIndex * getMoveBy();
+          position = slider.children.eq(requestEl).position();
+        }
+
+        /* If the position doesn't exist
+         * (e.g. if you destroy the slider on a next click),
+         * it doesn't throw an error.
+         */
+        if ("undefined" !== typeof(position)) {
+          var value = slider.settings.mode == 'horizontal' ? -(position.left - moveBy) : -position.top;
+          // plugin values to be animated
+          setPositionProperty(value, 'slide', slider.settings.speed);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Transitions to the next slide in the show
+     */
+    el.goToNextSlide = function(){
+      // if infiniteLoop is false and last page is showing, disregard call
+      if (!slider.settings.infiniteLoop && slider.active.last) return;
+      var pagerIndex = parseInt(slider.active.index) + 1;
+      el.goToSlide(pagerIndex, 'next');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Transitions to the prev slide in the show
+     */
+    el.goToPrevSlide = function(){
+      // if infiniteLoop is false and last page is showing, disregard call
+      if (!slider.settings.infiniteLoop && slider.active.index == 0) return;
+      var pagerIndex = parseInt(slider.active.index) - 1;
+      el.goToSlide(pagerIndex, 'prev');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Starts the auto show
+     *
+     * @param preventControlUpdate (boolean)
+     *  - if true, auto controls state will not be updated
+     */
+    el.startAuto = function(preventControlUpdate){
+      // if an interval already exists, disregard call
+      if(slider.interval) return;
+      // create an interval
+      slider.interval = setInterval(function(){
+        slider.settings.autoDirection == 'next' ? el.goToNextSlide() : el.goToPrevSlide();
+      }, slider.settings.pause);
+      // if auto controls are displayed and preventControlUpdate is not true
+      if (slider.settings.autoControls && preventControlUpdate != true) updateAutoControls('stop');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Stops the auto show
+     *
+     * @param preventControlUpdate (boolean)
+     *  - if true, auto controls state will not be updated
+     */
+    el.stopAuto = function(preventControlUpdate){
+      // if no interval exists, disregard call
+      if(!slider.interval) return;
+      // clear the interval
+      clearInterval(slider.interval);
+      slider.interval = null;
+      // if auto controls are displayed and preventControlUpdate is not true
+      if (slider.settings.autoControls && preventControlUpdate != true) updateAutoControls('start');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns current slide index (zero-based)
+     */
+    el.getCurrentSlide = function(){
+      return slider.active.index;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns current slide element
+     */
+    el.getCurrentSlideElement = function(){
+      return slider.children.eq(slider.active.index);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns number of slides in show
+     */
+    el.getSlideCount = function(){
+      return slider.children.length;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update all dynamic slider elements
+     */
+    el.redrawSlider = function(){
+      // resize all children in ratio to new screen size
+      slider.children.add(el.find('.bx-clone')).width(getSlideWidth());
+      // adjust the height
+      slider.viewport.css('height', getViewportHeight());
+      // update the slide position
+      if(!slider.settings.ticker) setSlidePosition();
+      // if active.last was true before the screen resize, we want
+      // to keep it last no matter what screen size we end on
+      if (slider.active.last) slider.active.index = getPagerQty() - 1;
+      // if the active index (page) no longer exists due to the resize, simply set the index as last
+      if (slider.active.index >= getPagerQty()) slider.active.last = true;
+      // if a pager is being displayed and a custom pager is not being used, update it
+      if(slider.settings.pager && !slider.settings.pagerCustom){
+        populatePager();
+        updatePagerActive(slider.active.index);
+      }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Destroy the current instance of the slider (revert everything back to original state)
+     */
+    el.destroySlider = function(){
+      // don't do anything if slider has already been destroyed
+      if(!slider.initialized) return;
+      slider.initialized = false;
+      $('.bx-clone', this).remove();
+      slider.children.each(function() {
+        $(this).data("origStyle") != undefined ? $(this).attr("style", $(this).data("origStyle")) : $(this).removeAttr('style');
+      });
+      $(this).data("origStyle") != undefined ? this.attr("style", $(this).data("origStyle")) : $(this).removeAttr('style');
+      $(this).unwrap().unwrap();
+      if(slider.controls.el) slider.controls.el.remove();
+      if(slider.controls.next) slider.controls.next.remove();
+      if(slider.controls.prev) slider.controls.prev.remove();
+      if(slider.pagerEl && slider.settings.controls) slider.pagerEl.remove();
+      $('.bx-caption', this).remove();
+      if(slider.controls.autoEl) slider.controls.autoEl.remove();
+      clearInterval(slider.interval);
+      if(slider.settings.responsive) $(window).unbind('resize', resizeWindow);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reload the slider (revert all DOM changes, and re-initialize)
+     */
+    el.reloadSlider = function(settings){
+      if (settings != undefined) options = settings;
+      el.destroySlider();
+      init();
+    }
+
+    init();
+
+    // returns the current jQuery object
+    return this;
+  }
+
+})(jQuery);