semantic-ui-sass 1.12.3.0 → 2.0.4.0

data/app/assets/javascripts/semantic-ui/colorize.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * http://github.com/semantic-org/semantic-ui/
  *
  *
- * Copyright 2014 Contributors
+ * Copyright 2015 Contributors
  * Released under the MIT license
  * http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
  *
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
 
   $.fn.colorize = function(parameters) {
     var
-      settings        = $.extend(true, {}, $.fn.colorize.settings, parameters),
+      settings          = ( $.isPlainObject(parameters) )
+        ? $.extend(true, {}, $.fn.colorize.settings, parameters)
+        : $.extend({}, $.fn.colorize.settings),
       // hoist arguments
       moduleArguments = arguments || false
     ;

data/app/assets/javascripts/semantic-ui/dimmer.js

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /*!
- * # Semantic UI 1.12.3 - Dimmer
+ * # Semantic UI - Dimmer
  * http://github.com/semantic-org/semantic-ui/
  *
  *
- * Copyright 2014 Contributors
+ * Copyright 2015 Contributors
  * Released under the MIT license
  * http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
  *
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ $.fn.dimmer = function(parameters) {
 
         preinitialize: function() {
           if( module.is.dimmer() ) {
+
             $dimmable = $module.parent();
             $dimmer   = $module;
           }
@@ -67,10 +68,10 @@ $.fn.dimmer = function(parameters) {
             $dimmable = $module;
             if( module.has.dimmer() ) {
               if(settings.dimmerName) {
-                $dimmer = $dimmable.children(selector.dimmer).filter('.' + settings.dimmerName);
+                $dimmer = $dimmable.find(selector.dimmer).filter('.' + settings.dimmerName);
               }
               else {
-                $dimmer = $dimmable.children(selector.dimmer);
+                $dimmer = $dimmable.find(selector.dimmer);
               }
             }
             else {
@@ -81,28 +82,8 @@ $.fn.dimmer = function(parameters) {
 
         initialize: function() {
           module.debug('Initializing dimmer', settings);
-          if(settings.on == 'hover') {
-            $dimmable
-              .on('mouseenter' + eventNamespace, module.show)
-              .on('mouseleave' + eventNamespace, module.hide)
-            ;
-          }
-          else if(settings.on == 'click') {
-            $dimmable
-              .on(clickEvent + eventNamespace, module.toggle)
-            ;
-          }
-          if( module.is.page() ) {
-            module.debug('Setting as a page dimmer', $dimmable);
-            module.set.pageDimmer();
-          }
 
-          if( module.is.closable() ) {
-            module.verbose('Adding dimmer close event', $dimmer);
-            $dimmer
-              .on(clickEvent + eventNamespace, module.event.click)
-            ;
-          }
+          module.bind.events();
           module.set.dimmable();
           module.instantiate();
         },
@@ -117,15 +98,46 @@ $.fn.dimmer = function(parameters) {
 
         destroy: function() {
           module.verbose('Destroying previous module', $dimmer);
-          $module
-            .removeData(moduleNamespace)
-          ;
+          module.unbind.events();
+          module.remove.variation();
           $dimmable
             .off(eventNamespace)
           ;
-          $dimmer
-            .off(eventNamespace)
-          ;
+        },
+
+        bind: {
+          events: function() {
+            if(settings.on == 'hover') {
+              $dimmable
+                .on('mouseenter' + eventNamespace, module.show)
+                .on('mouseleave' + eventNamespace, module.hide)
+              ;
+            }
+            else if(settings.on == 'click') {
+              $dimmable
+                .on(clickEvent + eventNamespace, module.toggle)
+              ;
+            }
+            if( module.is.page() ) {
+              module.debug('Setting as a page dimmer', $dimmable);
+              module.set.pageDimmer();
+            }
+
+            if( module.is.closable() ) {
+              module.verbose('Adding dimmer close event', $dimmer);
+              $dimmable
+                .on(clickEvent + eventNamespace, selector.dimmer, module.event.click)
+              ;
+            }
+          }
+        },
+
+        unbind: {
+          events: function() {
+            $module
+              .removeData(moduleNamespace)
+            ;
+          }
         },
 
         event: {
@@ -313,10 +325,10 @@ $.fn.dimmer = function(parameters) {
         has: {
           dimmer: function() {
             if(settings.dimmerName) {
-              return ($module.children(selector.dimmer).filter('.' + settings.dimmerName).length > 0);
+              return ($module.find(selector.dimmer).filter('.' + settings.dimmerName).length > 0);
             }
             else {
-              return ( $module.children(selector.dimmer).length > 0 );
+              return ( $module.find(selector.dimmer).length > 0 );
             }
           }
         },
@@ -338,10 +350,10 @@ $.fn.dimmer = function(parameters) {
             return settings.closable;
           },
           dimmer: function() {
-            return $module.is(selector.dimmer);
+            return $module.hasClass(className.dimmer);
           },
           dimmable: function() {
-            return $module.is(selector.dimmable);
+            return $module.hasClass(className.dimmable);
           },
           dimmed: function() {
             return $dimmable.hasClass(className.dimmed);
@@ -369,11 +381,11 @@ $.fn.dimmer = function(parameters) {
         set: {
           opacity: function(opacity) {
             var
-              opacity    = settings.opacity || opacity,
               color      = $dimmer.css('background-color'),
               colorArray = color.split(','),
               isRGBA     = (colorArray && colorArray.length == 4)
             ;
+            opacity    = settings.opacity || opacity;
             if(isRGBA) {
               colorArray[3] = opacity + ')';
               color         = colorArray.join(',');
@@ -398,6 +410,12 @@ $.fn.dimmer = function(parameters) {
           },
           disabled: function() {
             $dimmer.addClass(className.disabled);
+          },
+          variation: function(variation) {
+            variation = variation || settings.variation;
+            if(variation) {
+              $dimmer.addClass(variation);
+            }
           }
         },
 
@@ -412,6 +430,12 @@ $.fn.dimmer = function(parameters) {
           },
           disabled: function() {
             $dimmer.removeClass(className.disabled);
+          },
+          variation: function(variation) {
+            variation = variation || settings.variation;
+            if(variation) {
+              $dimmer.removeClass(variation);
+            }
           }
         },
 
@@ -484,7 +508,7 @@ $.fn.dimmer = function(parameters) {
               });
             }
             clearTimeout(module.performance.timer);
-            module.performance.timer = setTimeout(module.performance.display, 100);
+            module.performance.timer = setTimeout(module.performance.display, 500);
           },
           display: function() {
             var
@@ -603,7 +627,7 @@ $.fn.dimmer.settings = {
   namespace   : 'dimmer',
 
   debug       : false,
-  verbose     : true,
+  verbose     : false,
   performance : true,
 
   // name to distinguish between multiple dimmers in context
@@ -641,27 +665,27 @@ $.fn.dimmer.settings = {
     method   : 'The method you called is not defined.'
   },
 
-  selector: {
-    dimmable : '.dimmable',
-    dimmer   : '.ui.dimmer',
-    content  : '.ui.dimmer > .content, .ui.dimmer > .content > .center'
-  },
-
-  template: {
-    dimmer: function() {
-     return $('<div />').attr('class', 'ui dimmer');
-    }
-  },
-
   className : {
     active     : 'active',
     animating  : 'animating',
     dimmable   : 'dimmable',
     dimmed     : 'dimmed',
+    dimmer     : 'dimmer',
     disabled   : 'disabled',
     hide       : 'hide',
     pageDimmer : 'page',
     show       : 'show'
+  },
+
+  selector: {
+    dimmer   : '> .ui.dimmer',
+    content  : '.ui.dimmer > .content, .ui.dimmer > .content > .center'
+  },
+
+  template: {
+    dimmer: function() {
+     return $('<div />').attr('class', 'ui dimmer');
+    }
   }
 
 };

data/app/assets/javascripts/semantic-ui/dropdown.js

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /*!
- * # Semantic UI 1.12.3 - Dropdown
+ * # Semantic UI - Dropdown
  * http://github.com/semantic-org/semantic-ui/
  *
  *
- * Copyright 2014 Contributors
+ * Copyright 2015 Contributors
  * Released under the MIT license
  * http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
  *
@@ -31,25 +31,30 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
   ;
 
   $allModules
-    .each(function() {
+    .each(function(elementIndex) {
       var
         settings          = ( $.isPlainObject(parameters) )
           ? $.extend(true, {}, $.fn.dropdown.settings, parameters)
           : $.extend({}, $.fn.dropdown.settings),
 
         className       = settings.className,
+        message         = settings.message,
         metadata        = settings.metadata,
         namespace       = settings.namespace,
+        regExp          = settings.regExp,
         selector        = settings.selector,
         error           = settings.error,
+        templates       = settings.templates,
 
         eventNamespace  = '.' + namespace,
         moduleNamespace = 'module-' + namespace,
 
         $module         = $(this),
+        $context        = $(settings.context),
         $text           = $module.find(selector.text),
         $search         = $module.find(selector.search),
         $input          = $module.find(selector.input),
+        $icon           = $module.find(selector.icon),
 
         $combo = ($module.prev().find(selector.text).length > 0)
           ? $module.prev().find(selector.text)
@@ -63,9 +68,12 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
         element         = this,
         instance        = $module.data(moduleNamespace),
 
+        initialLoad,
+        pageLostFocus,
         elementNamespace,
         id,
-        observer,
+        selectObserver,
+        menuObserver,
         module
       ;
 
@@ -79,12 +87,12 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
           }
           else {
             module.setup.layout();
+            module.refreshData();
 
             module.save.defaults();
-            module.set.selected();
+            module.restore.selected();
 
             module.create.id();
-
             if(hasTouch) {
               module.bind.touchEvents();
             }
@@ -94,6 +102,7 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
             module.observeChanges();
             module.instantiate();
           }
+
         },
 
         instantiate: function() {
@@ -105,7 +114,7 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
         },
 
         destroy: function() {
-          module.verbose('Destroying previous dropdown for', $module);
+          module.verbose('Destroying previous dropdown', $module);
           module.remove.tabbable();
           $module
             .off(eventNamespace)
@@ -117,55 +126,150 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
           $document
             .off(elementNamespace)
           ;
+          if(selectObserver) {
+            selectObserver.disconnect();
+          }
+          if(menuObserver) {
+            menuObserver.disconnect();
+          }
         },
 
         observeChanges: function() {
           if('MutationObserver' in window) {
-            observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {
-              if( module.is.selectMutation(mutations) ) {
-                module.debug('<select> modified, recreating menu');
-                module.setup.select();
-              }
-              else {
-                module.debug('DOM tree modified, updating selector cache');
-                module.refresh();
-              }
+            selectObserver = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {
+              module.debug('<select> modified, recreating menu');
+              module.setup.select();
             });
-            observer.observe(element, {
-              childList : true,
-              subtree   : true
+            menuObserver = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {
+              module.debug('Menu modified, updating selector cache');
+              module.refresh();
             });
-            module.debug('Setting up mutation observer', observer);
+            if(module.has.input()) {
+              selectObserver.observe($input[0], {
+                childList : true,
+                subtree   : true
+              });
+            }
+            if(module.has.menu()) {
+              menuObserver.observe($menu[0], {
+                childList : true,
+                subtree   : true
+              });
+            }
+            module.debug('Setting up mutation observer', selectObserver, menuObserver);
           }
         },
 
         create: {
           id: function() {
-            id = (Math.random().toString(16) + '000000000').substr(2,8);
+            id = (Math.random().toString(16) + '000000000').substr(2, 8);
             elementNamespace = '.' + id;
             module.verbose('Creating unique id for element', id);
-          }
+          },
+          userChoice: function(values) {
+            var
+              $userChoices,
+              $userChoice,
+              isUserValue,
+              html
+            ;
+            values = values || module.get.userValues();
+            if(!values) {
+              return false;
+            }
+            values = $.isArray(values)
+              ? values
+              : [values]
+            ;
+            $.each(values, function(index, value) {
+              if(module.get.item(value) === false) {
+                html         = settings.templates.addition(value);
+                $userChoice  = $('<div />')
+                  .html(html)
+                  .data(metadata.value, value)
+                  .addClass(className.addition)
+                  .addClass(className.item)
+                ;
+                $userChoices = ($userChoices === undefined)
+                  ? $userChoice
+                  : $userChoices.add($userChoice)
+                ;
+                module.verbose('Creating user choices for value', value, $userChoice);
+              }
+            });
+            return $userChoices;
+          },
+          userLabels: function(value) {
+            var
+              userValues = module.get.userValues()
+            ;
+            if(userValues) {
+              module.debug('Adding user labels', userValues);
+              $.each(userValues, function(index, value) {
+                module.verbose('Adding custom user value');
+                module.add.label(value, value);
+              });
+            }
+          },
         },
 
-        search: function() {
-          var
-            query
+        search: function(query) {
+          query = (query !== undefined)
+            ? query
+            : module.get.query()
           ;
-          query = $search.val();
-
           module.verbose('Searching for query', query);
           module.filter(query);
-          if(module.is.searchSelection() && module.can.show() ) {
-            module.show();
+        },
+
+        select: {
+          firstUnfiltered: function() {
+            module.verbose('Selecting first non-filtered element');
+            module.remove.selectedItem();
+            $item
+              .not(selector.unselectable)
+                .eq(0)
+                .addClass(className.selected)
+            ;
+          },
+          nextAvailable: function($selected) {
+            $selected = $selected.eq(0);
+            var
+              $nextAvailable = $selected.nextAll(selector.item).not(selector.unselectable).eq(0),
+              $prevAvailable = $selected.prevAll(selector.item).not(selector.unselectable).eq(0),
+              hasNext        = ($nextAvailable.length > 0)
+            ;
+            if(hasNext) {
+              module.verbose('Moving selection to', $nextAvailable);
+              $nextAvailable.addClass(className.selected);
+            }
+            else {
+              module.verbose('Moving selection to', $prevAvailable);
+              $prevAvailable.addClass(className.selected);
+            }
           }
         },
 
         setup: {
+          api: function() {
+            var
+              apiSettings = {
+                debug : settings.debug,
+                on    : false
+              }
+            ;
+            module.verbose('First request, initializing API');
+            $module
+              .api(apiSettings)
+            ;
+          },
           layout: function() {
             if( $module.is('select') ) {
               module.setup.select();
+              module.setup.returnedObject();
             }
-            if( module.is.search() && !module.is.searchable() ) {
+            if( module.is.search() && !module.has.search() ) {
+              module.verbose('Adding search input');
               $search = $('<input />')
                 .addClass(className.search)
                 .insertBefore($text)
@@ -174,6 +278,12 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
             if(settings.allowTab) {
               module.set.tabbable();
             }
+            if($menu.length === 0) {
+              $menu = $('<div />')
+                .addClass(className.menu)
+                .appendTo($module)
+              ;
+            }
           },
           select: function() {
             var
@@ -188,13 +298,7 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
               module.debug('UI dropdown already exists. Creating dropdown menu only');
               $module = $input.closest(selector.dropdown);
               $menu   = $module.children(selector.menu);
-              if($menu.length === 0) {
-                $menu = $('<div />')
-                  .addClass(className.menu)
-                  .appendTo($module)
-                ;
-              }
-              $menu.html( settings.templates.menu( selectValues ));
+              module.setup.menu(selectValues);
             }
             else {
               module.debug('Creating entire dropdown from select');
@@ -202,51 +306,79 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
                 .attr('class', $input.attr('class') )
                 .addClass(className.selection)
                 .addClass(className.dropdown)
-                .html( settings.templates.dropdown(selectValues) )
+                .html( templates.dropdown(selectValues) )
                 .insertBefore($input)
               ;
               $input
                 .removeAttr('class')
+                .detach()
                 .prependTo($module)
               ;
             }
+            if($input.is('[multiple]')) {
+              module.set.multiple();
+            }
             module.refresh();
           },
+          menu: function(values) {
+            $menu.html( templates.menu( values ));
+            $item = $menu.find(selector.item);
+          },
           reference: function() {
-            var
-              index = $allModules.index($module),
-              $firstModules,
-              $lastModules
-            ;
             module.debug('Dropdown behavior was called on select, replacing with closest dropdown');
             // replace module reference
             $module = $module.parent(selector.dropdown);
             module.refresh();
-            // adjust all modules
-            $firstModules = $allModules.slice(0, index);
-            $lastModules  = $allModules.slice(index + 1);
-            $allModules   = $firstModules.add($module).add($lastModules);
+            module.setup.returnedObject();
             // invoke method in context of current instance
             if(methodInvoked) {
               instance = module;
               module.invoke(query);
             }
+          },
+          returnedObject: function() {
+            var
+              $firstModules = $allModules.slice(0, elementIndex),
+              $lastModules = $allModules.slice(elementIndex + 1)
+            ;
+            // adjust all modules to use correct reference
+            $allModules = $firstModules.add($module).add($lastModules);
           }
         },
 
         refresh: function() {
+          module.refreshSelectors();
+          module.refreshData();
+        },
+
+        refreshSelectors: function() {
           module.verbose('Refreshing selector cache');
           $text   = $module.find(selector.text);
           $search = $module.find(selector.search);
           $input  = $module.find(selector.input);
+          $icon   = $module.find(selector.icon);
           $combo  = ($module.prev().find(selector.text).length > 0)
             ? $module.prev().find(selector.text)
             : $module.prev()
           ;
-          $menu   = $module.children(selector.menu);
-          $item   = $menu.find(selector.item);
+          $menu    = $module.children(selector.menu);
+          $item    = $menu.find(selector.item);
+        },
+
+        refreshData: function() {
+          module.verbose('Refreshing cached metadata');
+          $item
+            .removeData(metadata.text)
+            .removeData(metadata.value)
+          ;
+          $module
+            .removeData(metadata.defaultText)
+            .removeData(metadata.defaultValue)
+            .removeData(metadata.placeholderText)
+          ;
         },
 
+
         toggle: function() {
           module.verbose('Toggling menu visibility');
           if( !module.is.active() ) {
@@ -262,11 +394,13 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
             ? callback
             : function(){}
           ;
-          if( module.is.searchSelection() && module.is.allFiltered() ) {
-            return;
-          }
           if( module.can.show() && !module.is.active() ) {
             module.debug('Showing dropdown');
+            if(module.is.multiple()) {
+              if(!module.has.search() && module.is.allFiltered()) {
+                return true;
+              }
+            }
             module.animate.show(function() {
               if( module.can.click() ) {
                 module.bind.intent();
@@ -297,15 +431,23 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
           module.verbose('Finding other dropdowns to hide');
           $allModules
             .not($module)
-              .has(selector.menu + ':visible:not(.' + className.animating + ')')
+              .has(selector.menu + '.' + className.visible)
                 .dropdown('hide')
           ;
         },
 
+        hideMenu: function() {
+          module.verbose('Hiding menu  instantaneously');
+          module.remove.active();
+          module.remove.visible();
+          $menu.transition('hide');
+        },
+
         hideSubMenus: function() {
           var
-            $subMenus = $menu.find(selector.menu)
+            $subMenus = $menu.children(selector.item).find(selector.menu)
           ;
+          module.verbose('Hiding sub menus', $subMenus);
           $subMenus.transition('hide');
         },
 
@@ -315,9 +457,14 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
             $module
               .on('keydown' + eventNamespace, module.event.keydown)
             ;
-            if( module.is.searchable() ) {
+            if( module.has.search() ) {
               $module
-                .on(module.get.inputEvent(), selector.search, module.event.input)
+                .on(module.get.inputEvent() + eventNamespace, selector.search, module.event.input)
+              ;
+            }
+            if( module.is.multiple() ) {
+              $document
+                .on('keydown' + elementNamespace, module.event.document.keydown)
               ;
             }
           },
@@ -326,7 +473,7 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
             if( module.is.searchSelection() ) {
               // do nothing special yet
             }
-            else {
+            else if( module.is.single() ) {
               $module
                 .on('touchstart' + eventNamespace, module.event.test.toggle)
               ;
@@ -336,20 +483,33 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
             ;
           },
           mouseEvents: function() {
-            module.verbose('Mouse detected binding mouse events');
+            module.debug('Mouse detected binding mouse events');
+            if(module.is.multiple()) {
+              $module
+                .on('click'   + eventNamespace, selector.label, module.event.label.click)
+                .on('click'   + eventNamespace, selector.remove, module.event.remove.click)
+              ;
+            }
             if( module.is.searchSelection() ) {
               $module
-                .on('mousedown' + eventNamespace, selector.menu, module.event.menu.activate)
-                .on('mouseup'   + eventNamespace, selector.menu, module.event.menu.deactivate)
+                .on('mousedown' + eventNamespace, selector.menu,   module.event.menu.mousedown)
+                .on('mouseup'   + eventNamespace, selector.menu,   module.event.menu.mouseup)
+                .on('click'     + eventNamespace, selector.icon,   module.event.icon.click)
                 .on('click'     + eventNamespace, selector.search, module.show)
-                .on('focus'     + eventNamespace, selector.search, module.event.searchFocus)
-                .on('blur'      + eventNamespace, selector.search, module.event.searchBlur)
-                .on('click'     + eventNamespace, selector.text, module.event.searchTextFocus)
+                .on('focus'     + eventNamespace, selector.search, module.event.search.focus)
+                .on('blur'      + eventNamespace, selector.search, module.event.search.blur)
+                .on('click'     + eventNamespace, selector.text,   module.event.text.focus)
               ;
+              if(module.is.multiple()) {
+                $module
+                  .on('click' + eventNamespace, module.event.click)
+                ;
+              }
             }
             else {
               if(settings.on == 'click') {
                 $module
+                  .on('click' + eventNamespace, selector.icon, module.event.icon.click)
                   .on('click' + eventNamespace, module.event.test.toggle)
                 ;
               }
@@ -406,76 +566,204 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
           }
         },
 
-        filter: function(searchTerm) {
+        filter: function(query) {
           var
-            $results       = $(),
-            escapedTerm    = module.escape.regExp(searchTerm),
-            exactRegExp    = new RegExp('^' + escapedTerm, 'igm'),
-            fullTextRegExp = new RegExp(escapedTerm, 'ig'),
-            allItemsFiltered
-          ;
-          module.verbose('Searching for matching values');
-          $item
-            .each(function(){
-              var
-                $choice = $(this),
-                text    = String(module.get.choiceText($choice, false)),
-                value   = String(module.get.choiceValue($choice, text))
-              ;
-              if( text.match(exactRegExp) || value.match(exactRegExp) ) {
-                $results = $results.add($choice);
+            searchTerm = (query !== undefined)
+              ? query
+              : module.get.query(),
+            afterFiltered = function() {
+              if(module.is.multiple()) {
+                module.filterActive();
               }
-              else if(settings.fullTextSearch) {
-                if( text.match(fullTextRegExp) || value.match(fullTextRegExp) ) {
-                  $results = $results.add($choice);
+              module.select.firstUnfiltered();
+              if( module.has.allResultsFiltered() ) {
+                if( settings.onNoResults.call(element, searchTerm) ) {
+                  if(!settings.allowAdditions) {
+                    module.verbose('All items filtered, showing message', searchTerm);
+                    module.add.message(message.noResults);
+                  }
+                }
+                else {
+                  module.verbose('All items filtered, hiding dropdown', searchTerm);
+                  module.hideMenu();
                 }
               }
-            })
+              else {
+                module.remove.message();
+              }
+              if(settings.allowAdditions) {
+                module.add.userSuggestion(query);
+              }
+              if(module.is.searchSelection() && module.can.show() && module.is.focusedOnSearch() ) {
+                module.show();
+              }
+            }
+          ;
+          if(module.has.maxSelections()) {
+            return;
+          }
+          if(settings.apiSettings) {
+            if( module.can.useAPI() ) {
+              module.queryRemote(searchTerm, function() {
+                afterFiltered();
+              });
+            }
+            else {
+              module.error(error.noAPI);
+            }
+          }
+          else {
+            module.filterItems(searchTerm);
+            afterFiltered();
+          }
+        },
+
+        queryRemote: function(query, callback) {
+          var
+            apiSettings = {
+              errorDuration        : false,
+              throttle             : settings.throttle,
+              cache                : 'local',
+              urlData              : {
+                query: query
+              },
+              onError: function() {
+                module.add.message(message.serverError);
+                callback();
+              },
+              onFailure: function() {
+                module.add.message(message.serverError);
+                callback();
+              },
+              onSuccess : function(response) {
+                module.remove.message();
+                module.setup.menu({
+                  values: response.results
+                });
+                callback();
+              }
+            }
           ;
+          if( !$module.api('get request') ) {
+            module.setup.api();
+          }
+          apiSettings = $.extend(true, {}, apiSettings, settings.apiSettings);
+          $module
+            .api('setting', apiSettings)
+            .api('query')
+          ;
+        },
+
+        filterItems: function(query) {
+          var
+            searchTerm = (query !== undefined)
+              ? query
+              : module.get.query(),
+            $results         = $(),
+            escapedTerm      = module.escape.regExp(searchTerm),
+            beginsWithRegExp = new RegExp('^' + escapedTerm, 'igm')
+          ;
+          // avoid loop if we're matching nothing
+          if(searchTerm === '') {
+            $results = $item;
+          }
+          else {
+            module.verbose('Searching for matching values', searchTerm);
+            $item
+              .each(function(){
+                var
+                  $choice = $(this),
+                  text,
+                  value
+                ;
+                if(settings.match == 'both' || settings.match == 'text') {
+                  text = String(module.get.choiceText($choice, false));
+                  if(text.search(beginsWithRegExp) !== -1) {
+                    $results = $results.add($choice);
+                    return true;
+                  }
+                  else if(settings.fullTextSearch && module.fuzzySearch(searchTerm, text)) {
+                    $results = $results.add($choice);
+                    return true;
+                  }
+                }
+                if(settings.match == 'both' || settings.match == 'value') {
+                  value = String(module.get.choiceValue($choice, text));
+
+                  if(value.search(beginsWithRegExp) !== -1) {
+                    $results = $results.add($choice);
+                    return true;
+                  }
+                  else if(settings.fullTextSearch && module.fuzzySearch(searchTerm, value)) {
+                    $results = $results.add($choice);
+                    return true;
+                  }
+                }
+              })
+            ;
+          }
 
-          module.debug('Setting filter', searchTerm);
+          module.debug('Showing only matched items', searchTerm);
           module.remove.filteredItem();
           $item
             .not($results)
             .addClass(className.filtered)
           ;
+        },
 
-          module.verbose('Selecting first non-filtered element');
-          module.remove.selectedItem();
-          $item
-            .not('.' + className.filtered)
-              .eq(0)
-              .addClass(className.selected)
+        fuzzySearch: function(query, term) {
+          var
+            termLength  = term.length,
+            queryLength = query.length
           ;
-          if( module.is.allFiltered() ) {
-            module.debug('All items filtered, hiding dropdown', searchTerm);
-            if(module.is.searchSelection()) {
-              module.hide();
+          query = query.toLowerCase();
+          term  = term.toLowerCase();
+          if(queryLength > termLength) {
+            return false;
+          }
+          if(queryLength === termLength) {
+            return (query === term);
+          }
+          search: for (var characterIndex = 0, nextCharacterIndex = 0; characterIndex < queryLength; characterIndex++) {
+            var
+              queryCharacter = query.charCodeAt(characterIndex)
+            ;
+            while(nextCharacterIndex < termLength) {
+              if(term.charCodeAt(nextCharacterIndex++) === queryCharacter) {
+                continue search;
+              }
             }
-            settings.onNoResults.call(element, searchTerm);
+            return false;
           }
+          return true;
         },
 
-        focusSearch: function() {
-          if( module.is.search() ) {
-            $search
-              .focus()
+        filterActive: function() {
+          if(settings.useLabels) {
+            $item.filter('.' + className.active)
+              .addClass(className.filtered)
             ;
           }
         },
 
+        focusSearch: function() {
+          if( module.is.search() && !module.is.focusedOnSearch() ) {
+            $search[0].focus();
+          }
+        },
+
         forceSelection: function() {
           var
             $currentlySelected = $item.not(className.filtered).filter('.' + className.selected).eq(0),
-            $activeItem        = $item.filter('.' + className.active).eq(0),
+            $activeItem        = $item.not(className.filtered).filter('.' + className.active).eq(0),
             $selectedItem      = ($currentlySelected.length > 0)
               ? $currentlySelected
               : $activeItem,
             hasSelected = ($selectedItem.size() > 0)
           ;
           if(hasSelected) {
+            module.debug('Forcing partial selection to selected item', $selectedItem);
             module.event.item.click.call($selectedItem);
-            module.remove.filteredItem();
           }
           else {
             module.hide();
@@ -483,197 +771,133 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
         },
 
         event: {
-          // prevents focus callback from occuring on mousedown
-          mousedown: function() {
-            activated = true;
-          },
-          mouseup: function() {
-            activated = false;
-          },
           focus: function() {
-            if(!activated && module.is.hidden()) {
+            if(settings.showOnFocus && !activated && module.is.hidden() && !pageLostFocus) {
               module.show();
             }
           },
-          blur: function(event) {
+          click: function(event) {
             var
-              pageLostFocus = (document.activeElement === this)
+              $target = $(event.target)
             ;
+            // focus search
+            if($target.is($module) && !module.is.focusedOnSearch()) {
+              module.focusSearch();
+            }
+          },
+          blur: function(event) {
+            pageLostFocus = (document.activeElement === this);
             if(!activated && !pageLostFocus) {
+              module.remove.activeLabel();
               module.hide();
             }
           },
-          searchFocus: function() {
+          // prevents focus callback from occuring on mousedown
+          mousedown: function() {
             activated = true;
-            module.show();
           },
-          searchBlur: function(event) {
-            var
-              pageLostFocus = (document.activeElement === this)
-            ;
-            if(!itemActivated && !pageLostFocus) {
-              if(settings.forceSelection) {
-                module.forceSelection();
+          mouseup: function() {
+            activated = false;
+          },
+          search: {
+            focus: function() {
+              activated = true;
+              if(module.is.multiple()) {
+                module.remove.activeLabel();
               }
-              else {
-                module.hide();
+              if(settings.showOnFocus) {
+                module.show();
+              }
+            },
+            blur: function(event) {
+              pageLostFocus = (document.activeElement === this);
+              if(!itemActivated && !pageLostFocus) {
+                if(module.is.multiple()) {
+                  module.remove.activeLabel();
+                  module.hide();
+                }
+                else if(settings.forceSelection) {
+                  module.forceSelection();
+                }
+                else {
+                  module.hide();
+                }
               }
             }
           },
-          searchTextFocus: function(event) {
-            activated = true;
-            $search.focus();
+          icon: {
+            click: function(event) {
+              module.toggle();
+              event.stopPropagation();
+            }
+          },
+          text: {
+            focus: function(event) {
+              activated = true;
+              module.focusSearch();
+            }
           },
           input: function(event) {
-            if(module.is.searchSelection()) {
+            if(module.is.multiple() || module.is.searchSelection()) {
               module.set.filtered();
             }
             clearTimeout(module.timer);
             module.timer = setTimeout(module.search, settings.delay.search);
           },
-          keydown: function(event) {
-            var
-              $currentlySelected = $item.not(className.filtered).filter('.' + className.selected).eq(0),
-              $activeItem        = $menu.children('.' + className.active).eq(0),
-              $selectedItem      = ($currentlySelected.length > 0)
-                ? $currentlySelected
-                : $activeItem,
-              $visibleItems = ($selectedItem.length > 0)
-                ? $selectedItem.siblings(':not(.' + className.filtered +')').andSelf()
-                : $menu.children(':not(.' + className.filtered +')'),
-              $subMenu      = $selectedItem.children(selector.menu),
-              $parentMenu   = $selectedItem.closest(selector.menu),
-              isSubMenuItem = $parentMenu[0] !== $menu[0],
-              inVisibleMenu = $parentMenu.is(':visible'),
-              pressedKey    = event.which,
-              keys          = {
-                enter      : 13,
-                escape     : 27,
-                leftArrow  : 37,
-                upArrow    : 38,
-                rightArrow : 39,
-                downArrow  : 40
-              },
-              hasSubMenu       = ($subMenu.length> 0),
-              hasSelectedItem  = ($selectedItem.length > 0),
-              lastVisibleIndex = ($visibleItems.size() - 1),
-              $nextItem,
-              newIndex
-            ;
-            // visible menu keyboard shortcuts
-            if(module.is.visible()) {
-              // enter (select or sub-menu)
-              if(pressedKey == keys.enter && hasSelectedItem) {
-                if(hasSubMenu && !settings.allowCategorySelection) {
-                  module.verbose('Pressed enter on unselectable category, opening sub menu');
-                  pressedKey = keys.rightArrow;
-                }
-                else {
-                  module.verbose('Enter key pressed, choosing selected item');
-                  module.event.item.click.call($selectedItem, event);
-                }
-              }
-              // left arrow (hide sub-menu)
-              if(pressedKey == keys.leftArrow) {
-                if(isSubMenuItem) {
-                  module.verbose('Left key pressed, closing sub-menu');
-                  module.animate.hide(false,  $parentMenu);
-                  $selectedItem
-                    .removeClass(className.selected)
-                  ;
-                  $parentMenu
-                    .closest(selector.item)
-                      .addClass(className.selected)
-                  ;
-                  event.preventDefault();
-                }
-              }
-              // right arrow (show sub-menu)
-              if(pressedKey == keys.rightArrow) {
-                if(hasSubMenu) {
-                  module.verbose('Right key pressed, opening sub-menu');
-                  module.animate.show(false,  $subMenu);
-                  $selectedItem
-                    .removeClass(className.selected)
-                  ;
-                  $subMenu
-                    .find(selector.item).eq(0)
-                      .addClass(className.selected)
-                  ;
-                  event.preventDefault();
-                }
+          label: {
+            click: function(event) {
+              var
+                $label        = $(this),
+                $labels       = $module.find(selector.label),
+                $activeLabels = $labels.filter('.' + className.active),
+                $nextActive   = $label.nextAll('.' + className.active),
+                $prevActive   = $label.prevAll('.' + className.active),
+                $range = ($nextActive.length > 0)
+                  ? $label.nextUntil($nextActive).add($activeLabels).add($label)
+                  : $label.prevUntil($prevActive).add($activeLabels).add($label)
+              ;
+              if(event.shiftKey) {
+                $activeLabels.removeClass(className.active);
+                $range.addClass(className.active);
               }
-              // up arrow (traverse menu up)
-              if(pressedKey == keys.upArrow) {
-                $nextItem = (hasSelectedItem && inVisibleMenu)
-                  ? $selectedItem.prevAll(selector.item + ':not(.' + className.filtered + ')').eq(0)
-                  : $item.eq(0)
-                ;
-                if($visibleItems.index( $nextItem ) < 0) {
-                  module.verbose('Up key pressed but reached top of current menu');
-                  return;
-                }
-                else {
-                  module.verbose('Up key pressed, changing active item');
-                  $selectedItem
-                    .removeClass(className.selected)
-                  ;
-                  $nextItem
-                    .addClass(className.selected)
-                  ;
-                  module.set.scrollPosition($nextItem);
-                }
-                event.preventDefault();
+              else if(event.ctrlKey) {
+                $label.toggleClass(className.active);
               }
-              // down arrow (traverse menu down)
-              if(pressedKey == keys.downArrow) {
-                $nextItem = (hasSelectedItem && inVisibleMenu)
-                  ? $nextItem = $selectedItem.nextAll(selector.item + ':not(.' + className.filtered + ')').eq(0)
-                  : $item.eq(0)
-                ;
-                if($nextItem.length === 0) {
-                  module.verbose('Down key pressed but reached bottom of current menu');
-                  return;
-                }
-                else {
-                  module.verbose('Down key pressed, changing active item');
-                  $item
-                    .removeClass(className.selected)
-                  ;
-                  $nextItem
-                    .addClass(className.selected)
-                  ;
-                  module.set.scrollPosition($nextItem);
-                }
-                event.preventDefault();
+              else {
+                $activeLabels.removeClass(className.active);
+                $label.addClass(className.active);
               }
+              settings.onLabelSelect.apply(this, $labels.filter('.' + className.active));
             }
-            else {
-              // enter (open menu)
-              if(pressedKey == keys.enter) {
-                module.verbose('Enter key pressed, showing dropdown');
-                module.show();
-              }
-              // escape (close menu)
-              if(pressedKey == keys.escape) {
-                module.verbose('Escape key pressed, closing dropdown');
-                module.hide();
+          },
+          remove: {
+            click: function() {
+              var
+                $label = $(this).parent()
+              ;
+              if( $label.hasClass(className.active) ) {
+                // remove all selected labels
+                module.remove.activeLabels();
               }
-              // down arrow (open menu)
-              if(pressedKey == keys.downArrow) {
-                module.verbose('Down key pressed, showing dropdown');
-                module.show();
+              else {
+                // remove this label only
+                module.remove.activeLabels( $label );
               }
             }
           },
           test: {
             toggle: function(event) {
-              if( module.determine.eventInMenu(event, module.toggle) ) {
+              var
+                toggleBehavior = (module.is.multiple())
+                  ? module.show
+                  : module.toggle
+                ;
+              if( module.determine.eventOnElement(event, toggleBehavior) ) {
                 event.preventDefault();
               }
             },
             touch: function(event) {
-              module.determine.eventInMenu(event, function() {
+              module.determine.eventOnElement(event, function() {
                 if(event.type == 'touchstart') {
                   module.timer = setTimeout(module.hide, settings.delay.touch);
                 }
@@ -687,12 +911,11 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
               module.determine.eventInModule(event, module.hide);
             }
           },
-
           menu: {
-            activate: function() {
+            mousedown: function() {
               itemActivated = true;
             },
-            deactivate: function() {
+            mouseup: function() {
               itemActivated = false;
             }
           },
@@ -735,44 +958,329 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
                 $subMenu = $choice.find(selector.menu),
                 text     = module.get.choiceText($choice),
                 value    = module.get.choiceValue($choice, text),
-                callback = function() {
-                  module.remove.searchTerm();
-                  module.determine.selectAction(text, value);
-                },
                 hasSubMenu     = ($subMenu.length > 0),
                 isBubbledEvent = ($subMenu.find($target).length > 0)
               ;
               if(!isBubbledEvent && (!hasSubMenu || settings.allowCategorySelection)) {
-                callback();
+                if(!settings.useLabels) {
+                  module.remove.filteredItem();
+                  module.remove.searchTerm();
+                  module.set.scrollPosition($choice);
+                }
+                module.determine.selectAction.call(this, text, value);
               }
             }
           },
-          resetStyle: function() {
-            $(this).removeAttr('style');
-          }
-        },
 
-        determine: {
-          selectAction: function(text, value) {
-            module.verbose('Determining action', settings.action);
-            if( $.isFunction( module.action[settings.action] ) ) {
-              module.verbose('Triggering preset action', settings.action, text, value);
-              module.action[ settings.action ](text, value);
-            }
-            else if( $.isFunction(settings.action) ) {
-              module.verbose('Triggering user action', settings.action, text, value);
-              settings.action(text, value);
-            }
+          document: {
+            // label selection should occur even when element has no focus
+            keydown: function(event) {
+              var
+                pressedKey    = event.which,
+                keys          = module.get.shortcutKeys(),
+                isShortcutKey = module.is.inObject(pressedKey, keys)
+              ;
+              if(isShortcutKey) {
+                var
+                  $label            = $module.find(selector.label),
+                  $activeLabel      = $label.filter('.' + className.active),
+                  activeValue       = $activeLabel.data('value'),
+                  labelIndex        = $label.index($activeLabel),
+                  labelCount        = $label.length,
+                  hasActiveLabel    = ($activeLabel.length > 0),
+                  hasMultipleActive = ($activeLabel.length > 1),
+                  isFirstLabel      = (labelIndex === 0),
+                  isLastLabel       = (labelIndex + 1 == labelCount),
+                  isSearch          = module.is.searchSelection(),
+                  isFocusedOnSearch = module.is.focusedOnSearch(),
+                  isFocused         = module.is.focused(),
+                  caretAtStart      = (isFocusedOnSearch && module.get.caretPosition() === 0),
+                  $nextLabel
+                ;
+                if(isSearch && !hasActiveLabel && !isFocusedOnSearch) {
+                  return;
+                }
+
+                if(pressedKey == keys.leftArrow) {
+                  // activate previous label
+                  if((isFocused || caretAtStart) && !hasActiveLabel) {
+                    module.verbose('Selecting previous label');
+                    $label.last().addClass(className.active);
+                  }
+                  else if(hasActiveLabel) {
+                    if(!event.shiftKey) {
+                      module.verbose('Selecting previous label');
+                      $label.removeClass(className.active);
+                    }
+                    else {
+                      module.verbose('Adding previous label to selection');
+                    }
+                    if(isFirstLabel && !hasMultipleActive) {
+                      $activeLabel.addClass(className.active);
+                    }
+                    else {
+                      $activeLabel.prev(selector.siblingLabel)
+                        .addClass(className.active)
+                        .end()
+                      ;
+                    }
+                    event.preventDefault();
+                  }
+                }
+                else if(pressedKey == keys.rightArrow) {
+                  // activate first label
+                  if(isFocused && !hasActiveLabel) {
+                    $label.first().addClass(className.active);
+                  }
+                  // activate next label
+                  if(hasActiveLabel) {
+                    if(!event.shiftKey) {
+                      module.verbose('Selecting next label');
+                      $label.removeClass(className.active);
+                    }
+                    else {
+                      module.verbose('Adding next label to selection');
+                    }
+                    if(isLastLabel) {
+                      if(isSearch) {
+                        if(!isFocusedOnSearch) {
+                          module.focusSearch();
+                        }
+                        else {
+                          $label.removeClass(className.active);
+                        }
+                      }
+                      else if(hasMultipleActive) {
+                        $activeLabel.next(selector.siblingLabel).addClass(className.active);
+                      }
+                      else {
+                        $activeLabel.addClass(className.active);
+                      }
+                    }
+                    else {
+                      $activeLabel.next(selector.siblingLabel).addClass(className.active);
+                    }
+                    event.preventDefault();
+                  }
+                }
+                else if(pressedKey == keys.deleteKey || pressedKey == keys.backspace) {
+                  if(hasActiveLabel) {
+                    module.verbose('Removing active labels');
+                    if(isLastLabel) {
+                      if(isSearch && !isFocusedOnSearch) {
+                        module.focusSearch();
+                      }
+                    }
+                    $activeLabel.last().next(selector.siblingLabel).addClass(className.active);
+                    module.remove.activeLabels($activeLabel);
+                    event.preventDefault();
+                  }
+                  else if(caretAtStart && !hasActiveLabel && pressedKey == keys.backspace) {
+                    module.verbose('Removing last label on input backspace');
+                    $activeLabel = $label.last().addClass(className.active);
+                    module.remove.activeLabels($activeLabel);
+                  }
+                }
+                else {
+                  $activeLabel.removeClass(className.active);
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+
+          keydown: function(event) {
+            var
+              pressedKey    = event.which,
+              keys          = module.get.shortcutKeys(),
+              isShortcutKey = module.is.inObject(pressedKey, keys)
+            ;
+            if(isShortcutKey) {
+              var
+                $currentlySelected = $item.not(selector.unselectable).filter('.' + className.selected).eq(0),
+                $activeItem        = $menu.children('.' + className.active).eq(0),
+                $selectedItem      = ($currentlySelected.length > 0)
+                  ? $currentlySelected
+                  : $activeItem,
+                $visibleItems = ($selectedItem.length > 0)
+                  ? $selectedItem.siblings(':not(.' + className.filtered +')').andSelf()
+                  : $menu.children(':not(.' + className.filtered +')'),
+                $subMenu             = $selectedItem.children(selector.menu),
+                $parentMenu          = $selectedItem.closest(selector.menu),
+                inVisibleMenu        = ($parentMenu.hasClass(className.visible) || $parentMenu.hasClass(className.animating) || $parentMenu.parent(selector.menu).length > 0),
+                hasSubMenu           = ($subMenu.length> 0),
+                hasSelectedItem      = ($selectedItem.length > 0),
+                selectedIsSelectable = ($selectedItem.not(selector.unselectable).length > 0),
+                $nextItem,
+                isSubMenuItem,
+                newIndex
+              ;
+
+              // visible menu keyboard shortcuts
+              if( module.is.visible() ) {
+
+                // enter (select or open sub-menu)
+                if(pressedKey == keys.enter || pressedKey == keys.delimiter) {
+                  if(pressedKey == keys.enter && hasSelectedItem && hasSubMenu && !settings.allowCategorySelection) {
+                    module.verbose('Pressed enter on unselectable category, opening sub menu');
+                    pressedKey = keys.rightArrow;
+                  }
+                  else if(selectedIsSelectable) {
+                    module.verbose('Selecting item from keyboard shortcut', $selectedItem);
+                    module.event.item.click.call($selectedItem, event);
+                    if(module.is.searchSelection()) {
+                      module.remove.searchTerm();
+                    }
+                  }
+                  event.preventDefault();
+                }
+
+                // left arrow (hide sub-menu)
+                if(pressedKey == keys.leftArrow) {
+
+                  isSubMenuItem = ($parentMenu[0] !== $menu[0]);
+
+                  if(isSubMenuItem) {
+                    module.verbose('Left key pressed, closing sub-menu');
+                    module.animate.hide(false,  $parentMenu);
+                    $selectedItem
+                      .removeClass(className.selected)
+                    ;
+                    $parentMenu
+                      .closest(selector.item)
+                        .addClass(className.selected)
+                    ;
+                    event.preventDefault();
+                  }
+                }
+
+                // right arrow (show sub-menu)
+                if(pressedKey == keys.rightArrow) {
+                  if(hasSubMenu) {
+                    module.verbose('Right key pressed, opening sub-menu');
+                    module.animate.show(false,  $subMenu);
+                    $selectedItem
+                      .removeClass(className.selected)
+                    ;
+                    $subMenu
+                      .find(selector.item).eq(0)
+                        .addClass(className.selected)
+                    ;
+                    event.preventDefault();
+                  }
+                }
+
+                // up arrow (traverse menu up)
+                if(pressedKey == keys.upArrow) {
+                  $nextItem = (hasSelectedItem && inVisibleMenu)
+                    ? $selectedItem.prevAll(selector.item + ':not(' + selector.unselectable + ')').eq(0)
+                    : $item.eq(0)
+                  ;
+                  if($visibleItems.index( $nextItem ) < 0) {
+                    module.verbose('Up key pressed but reached top of current menu');
+                    event.preventDefault();
+                    return;
+                  }
+                  else {
+                    module.verbose('Up key pressed, changing active item');
+                    $selectedItem
+                      .removeClass(className.selected)
+                    ;
+                    $nextItem
+                      .addClass(className.selected)
+                    ;
+                    module.set.scrollPosition($nextItem);
+                  }
+                  event.preventDefault();
+                }
+
+                // down arrow (traverse menu down)
+                if(pressedKey == keys.downArrow) {
+                  $nextItem = (hasSelectedItem && inVisibleMenu)
+                    ? $nextItem = $selectedItem.nextAll(selector.item + ':not(' + selector.unselectable + ')').eq(0)
+                    : $item.eq(0)
+                  ;
+                  if($nextItem.length === 0) {
+                    module.verbose('Down key pressed but reached bottom of current menu');
+                    event.preventDefault();
+                    return;
+                  }
+                  else {
+                    module.verbose('Down key pressed, changing active item');
+                    $item
+                      .removeClass(className.selected)
+                    ;
+                    $nextItem
+                      .addClass(className.selected)
+                    ;
+                    module.set.scrollPosition($nextItem);
+                  }
+                  event.preventDefault();
+                }
+
+                // page down (show next page)
+                if(pressedKey == keys.pageUp) {
+                  module.scrollPage('up');
+                  event.preventDefault();
+                }
+                if(pressedKey == keys.pageDown) {
+                  module.scrollPage('down');
+                  event.preventDefault();
+                }
+
+                // escape (close menu)
+                if(pressedKey == keys.escape) {
+                  module.verbose('Escape key pressed, closing dropdown');
+                  module.hide();
+                }
+
+              }
+              else {
+                // delimiter key
+                if(pressedKey == keys.delimiter) {
+                  event.preventDefault();
+                }
+                // down arrow (open menu)
+                if(pressedKey == keys.downArrow) {
+                  module.verbose('Down key pressed, showing dropdown');
+                  module.show();
+                  event.preventDefault();
+                }
+              }
+            }
+            else {
+              if( module.is.selection() && !module.is.search() ) {
+                module.set.selectedLetter( String.fromCharCode(pressedKey) );
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+
+        determine: {
+          selectAction: function(text, value) {
+            module.verbose('Determining action', settings.action);
+            if( $.isFunction( module.action[settings.action] ) ) {
+              module.verbose('Triggering preset action', settings.action, text, value);
+              module.action[ settings.action ].call(this, text, value);
+            }
+            else if( $.isFunction(settings.action) ) {
+              module.verbose('Triggering user action', settings.action, text, value);
+              settings.action.call(this, text, value);
+            }
             else {
               module.error(error.action, settings.action);
             }
           },
           eventInModule: function(event, callback) {
+            var
+              $target    = $(event.target),
+              inDocument = ($target.closest(document.documentElement).length > 0),
+              inModule   = ($target.closest($module).length > 0)
+            ;
             callback = $.isFunction(callback)
               ? callback
               : function(){}
             ;
-            if( $(event.target).closest($module).length === 0 ) {
+            if(inDocument && !inModule) {
               module.verbose('Triggering event', callback);
               callback();
               return true;
@@ -782,12 +1290,17 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
               return false;
             }
           },
-          eventInMenu: function(event, callback) {
+          eventOnElement: function(event, callback) {
+            var
+              $target    = $(event.target),
+              notOnLabel = ($target.closest(selector.siblingLabel).length === 0),
+              notInMenu  = ($target.closest($menu).length === 0)
+            ;
             callback = $.isFunction(callback)
               ? callback
               : function(){}
             ;
-            if( $(event.target).closest($menu).length === 0 ) {
+            if(notOnLabel && notInMenu) {
               module.verbose('Triggering event', callback);
               callback();
               return true;
@@ -808,21 +1321,18 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
               ? value
               : text
             ;
-            module.set.selected(value);
-            module.hide(function() {
-              module.remove.filteredItem();
-            });
+            module.set.selected(value, $(this));
+            if(module.is.multiple() && !module.is.allFiltered()) {
+              return;
+            }
+            else {
+              module.hideAndClear();
+            }
           },
 
           select: function(text, value) {
-            value = (value !== undefined)
-              ? value
-              : text
-            ;
-            module.set.selected(value);
-            module.hide(function() {
-              module.remove.filteredItem();
-            });
+            // mimics action.activate but does not select text
+            module.action.activate.call(this);
           },
 
           combo: function(text, value) {
@@ -830,16 +1340,12 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
               ? value
               : text
             ;
-            module.set.selected(value);
-            module.hide(function() {
-              module.remove.filteredItem();
-            });
+            module.set.selected(value, $(this));
+            module.hideAndClear();
           },
 
           hide: function() {
-            module.hide(function() {
-              module.remove.filteredItem();
-            });
+            module.hideAndClear();
           }
 
         },
@@ -851,18 +1357,134 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
           text: function() {
             return $text.text();
           },
+          query: function() {
+            return $.trim($search.val());
+          },
+          searchWidth: function(characterCount) {
+            return (characterCount * settings.glyphWidth) + 'em';
+          },
+          selectionCount: function() {
+            var
+              values = module.get.values()
+            ;
+            return ( module.is.multiple() )
+              ? $.isArray(values)
+                ? values.length
+                : 0
+              : (module.get.value() !== '')
+                ? 1
+                : 0
+            ;
+          },
+          transition: function($subMenu) {
+            return (settings.transition == 'auto')
+              ? module.is.upward($subMenu)
+                ? 'slide up'
+                : 'slide down'
+              : settings.transition
+            ;
+          },
+          userValues: function() {
+            var
+              values = module.get.values()
+            ;
+            if(!values) {
+              return false;
+            }
+            values = $.isArray(values)
+              ? values
+              : [values]
+            ;
+            return $.grep(values, function(value) {
+              return (module.get.item(value) === false);
+            });
+          },
+          uniqueArray: function(array) {
+            return $.grep(array, function (value, index) {
+                return $.inArray(value, array) === index;
+            });
+          },
+          caretPosition: function() {
+            var
+              input = $search.get(0),
+              range,
+              rangeLength
+            ;
+            if('selectionStart' in input) {
+              return input.selectionStart;
+            }
+            else if (document.selection) {
+              input.focus();
+              range       = document.selection.createRange();
+              rangeLength = range.text.length;
+              range.moveStart('character', -input.value.length);
+              return range.text.length - rangeLength;
+            }
+          },
+          shortcutKeys: function() {
+            return {
+              backspace  : 8,
+              delimiter  : 188, // comma
+              deleteKey  : 46,
+              enter      : 13,
+              escape     : 27,
+              pageUp     : 33,
+              pageDown   : 34,
+              leftArrow  : 37,
+              upArrow    : 38,
+              rightArrow : 39,
+              downArrow  : 40
+            };
+          },
           value: function() {
             return ($input.length > 0)
               ? $input.val()
               : $module.data(metadata.value)
             ;
           },
+          values: function() {
+            var
+              value = module.get.value()
+            ;
+            if(value === '') {
+              return '';
+            }
+            return (!$input.is('select') && module.is.multiple())
+              ? typeof value == 'string'
+                ? value.split(settings.delimiter)
+                : ''
+              : value
+            ;
+          },
+          remoteValues: function() {
+            var
+              values = module.get.values(),
+              remoteValues = false
+            ;
+            if(values) {
+              if(typeof values == 'string') {
+                values = [values];
+              }
+              remoteValues = {};
+              $.each(values, function(index, value) {
+                var
+                  name = module.read.remoteData(value)
+                ;
+                module.verbose('Restoring value from session data', name, value);
+                remoteValues[value] = (name)
+                  ? name
+                  : value
+                ;
+              });
+            }
+            return remoteValues;
+          },
           choiceText: function($choice, preserveHTML) {
             preserveHTML = (preserveHTML !== undefined)
               ? preserveHTML
               : settings.preserveHTML
             ;
-            if($choice !== undefined) {
+            if($choice) {
               if($choice.find(selector.menu).length > 0) {
                 module.verbose('Retreiving text of element with sub-menu');
                 $choice = $choice.clone();
@@ -879,11 +1501,14 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
           },
           choiceValue: function($choice, choiceText) {
             choiceText = choiceText || module.get.choiceText($choice);
+            if(!$choice) {
+              return false;
+            }
             return ($choice.data(metadata.value) !== undefined)
               ? $choice.data(metadata.value)
               : (typeof choiceText === 'string')
                 ? choiceText.toLowerCase().trim()
-                : choiceText.trim()
+                : choiceText
             ;
           },
           inputEvent: function() {
@@ -904,39 +1529,41 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
             var
               select = {}
             ;
-            select.values = (settings.sortSelect)
-              ? {} // properties will be sorted in object when re-accessed
-              : [] // properties will keep original order in array
-            ;
+            select.values = [];
             $module
               .find('option')
                 .each(function() {
                   var
-                    name  = $(this).html(),
-                    value = ( $(this).attr('value') !== undefined )
-                      ? $(this).attr('value')
+                    $option  = $(this),
+                    name     = $option.html(),
+                    disabled = $option.attr('disabled'),
+                    value    = ( $option.attr('value') !== undefined )
+                      ? $option.attr('value')
                       : name
                   ;
-                  if(value === '') {
+                  if(settings.placeholder === 'auto' && value === '') {
                     select.placeholder = name;
                   }
                   else {
-                    if(settings.sortSelect) {
-                      select.values[value] = {
-                        name  : name,
-                        value : value
-                      };
-                    }
-                    else {
-                      select.values.push({
-                        name: name,
-                        value: value
-                      });
-                    }
+                    select.values.push({
+                      name     : name,
+                      value    : value,
+                      disabled : disabled
+                    });
                   }
                 })
             ;
+            if(settings.placeholder && settings.placeholder !== 'auto') {
+              module.debug('Setting placeholder value to', settings.placeholder);
+              select.placeholder = settings.placeholder;
+            }
             if(settings.sortSelect) {
+              select.values.sort(function(a, b) {
+                return (a.name > b.name)
+                  ? 1
+                  : -1
+                ;
+              });
               module.debug('Retrieved and sorted values from select', select);
             }
             else {
@@ -947,21 +1574,51 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
           activeItem: function() {
             return $item.filter('.'  + className.active);
           },
+          selectedItem: function() {
+            var
+              $selectedItem = $item.not(selector.unselectable).filter('.'  + className.selected)
+            ;
+            return ($selectedItem.length > 0)
+              ? $selectedItem
+              : $item.eq(0)
+            ;
+          },
+          itemWithAdditions: function(value) {
+            var
+              $items       = module.get.item(value),
+              $userItems   = module.create.userChoice(value),
+              hasUserItems = ($userItems && $userItems.length > 0)
+            ;
+            if(hasUserItems) {
+              $items = ($items.length > 0)
+                ? $items.add($userItems)
+                : $userItems
+              ;
+            }
+            return $items;
+          },
           item: function(value, strict) {
             var
-              $selectedItem = false
+              $selectedItem = false,
+              shouldSearch,
+              isMultiple
             ;
             value = (value !== undefined)
               ? value
-              : ( module.get.value() !== undefined)
-                ? module.get.value()
+              : ( module.get.values() !== undefined)
+                ? module.get.values()
                 : module.get.text()
             ;
-            strict = (value === '' || value === 0)
+            shouldSearch = (isMultiple)
+              ? (value.length > 0)
+              : (value !== undefined && value !== '' && value !== null)
+            ;
+            isMultiple = (module.is.multiple() && $.isArray(value));
+            strict     = (value === '' || value === 0)
               ? true
               : strict || false
             ;
-            if(value !== undefined) {
+            if(shouldSearch) {
               $item
                 .each(function() {
                   var
@@ -969,41 +1626,69 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
                     optionText    = module.get.choiceText($choice),
                     optionValue   = module.get.choiceValue($choice, optionText)
                   ;
-                  if(strict) {
-                    module.verbose('Ambiguous dropdown value using strict type check', $choice, value);
-                    if( optionValue === value ) {
-                      $selectedItem = $(this);
-                      return true;
+                  // safe early exit
+                  if(optionValue === null || optionValue === undefined) {
+                    return;
+                  }
+                  if(isMultiple) {
+                    if($.inArray(optionValue.toString(), value) !== -1 || $.inArray(optionText, value) !== -1) {
+                      $selectedItem = ($selectedItem)
+                        ? $selectedItem.add($choice)
+                        : $choice
+                      ;
                     }
-                    else if( !$selectedItem && optionText === value ) {
-                      $selectedItem = $(this);
+                  }
+                  else if(strict) {
+                    module.verbose('Ambiguous dropdown value using strict type check', $choice, value);
+                    if( optionValue === value || optionText === value) {
+                      $selectedItem = $choice;
                       return true;
                     }
                   }
                   else {
-                    if( optionValue == value ) {
+                    if( optionValue.toString() == value.toString() || optionText == value) {
                       module.verbose('Found select item by value', optionValue, value);
-                      $selectedItem = $(this);
-                      return true;
-                    }
-                    else if( !$selectedItem && optionText == value ) {
-                      module.verbose('Found select item by text', optionText, value);
-                      $selectedItem = $(this);
+                      $selectedItem = $choice;
                       return true;
                     }
                   }
                 })
               ;
             }
-            else {
-              value = module.get.text();
+            return $selectedItem;
+          }
+        },
+
+        check: {
+          maxSelections: function(selectionCount) {
+            if(settings.maxSelections) {
+              selectionCount = (selectionCount !== undefined)
+                ? selectionCount
+                : module.get.selectionCount()
+              ;
+              if(selectionCount >= settings.maxSelections) {
+                module.debug('Maximum selection count reached');
+                $item.addClass(className.filtered);
+                module.add.message(message.maxSelections);
+                return true;
+              }
+              else {
+                module.verbose('No longer at maximum selection count');
+                module.remove.message();
+                module.remove.filteredItem();
+                if(module.is.searchSelection()) {
+                  module.filterItems();
+                }
+                return false;
+              }
             }
-            return $selectedItem || false;
+            return true;
           }
         },
 
         restore: {
           defaults: function() {
+            module.clear();
             module.restore.defaultText();
             module.restore.defaultValue();
           },
@@ -1021,14 +1706,87 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
             ;
             if(defaultValue !== undefined) {
               module.debug('Restoring default value', defaultValue);
-              if(defaultValue.length) {
-                module.set.selected(defaultValue);
+              if(defaultValue !== '') {
+                module.set.value(defaultValue);
+                module.set.selected();
               }
               else {
                 module.remove.activeItem();
                 module.remove.selectedItem();
               }
             }
+          },
+          labels: function() {
+            if(settings.allowAdditions) {
+              if(!settings.useLabels) {
+                module.error(error.labels);
+                settings.useLabels = true;
+              }
+              module.debug('Restoring selected values');
+              module.create.userLabels();
+            }
+            module.check.maxSelections();
+          },
+          selected: function() {
+            module.restore.values();
+            if(module.is.multiple()) {
+              module.debug('Restoring previously selected values and labels');
+              module.restore.labels();
+            }
+            else {
+              module.debug('Restoring previously selected values');
+            }
+          },
+          values: function() {
+            // prevents callbacks from occuring on initial load
+            module.set.initialLoad();
+            if(settings.apiSettings) {
+              if(settings.saveRemoteData) {
+                module.restore.remoteValues();
+              }
+              else {
+                module.clearValue();
+              }
+            }
+            else {
+              module.set.selected();
+            }
+            module.remove.initialLoad();
+          },
+          remoteValues: function() {
+            var
+              values = module.get.remoteValues()
+            ;
+            module.debug('Recreating selected from session data', values);
+            if(values) {
+              if( module.is.single() ) {
+                $.each(values, function(value, name) {
+                  module.set.text(name);
+                });
+              }
+              else {
+                $.each(values, function(value, name) {
+                  module.add.label(value, name);
+                });
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+
+        read: {
+          remoteData: function(value) {
+            var
+              name
+            ;
+            if(window.Storage === undefined) {
+              module.error(error.noStorage);
+              return;
+            }
+            name = sessionStorage.getItem(value);
+            return (name !== undefined)
+              ? name
+              : false
+            ;
           }
         },
 
@@ -1039,68 +1797,168 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
             module.save.defaultValue();
           },
           defaultValue: function() {
-            $module.data(metadata.defaultValue, module.get.value() );
+            var
+              value = module.get.value()
+            ;
+            module.verbose('Saving default value as', value);
+            $module.data(metadata.defaultValue, value);
           },
           defaultText: function() {
-            $module.data(metadata.defaultText, $text.text() );
+            var
+              text = module.get.text()
+            ;
+            module.verbose('Saving default text as', text);
+            $module.data(metadata.defaultText, text);
           },
           placeholderText: function() {
+            var
+              text
+            ;
             if($text.hasClass(className.placeholder)) {
-              $module.data(metadata.placeholderText, $text.text());
+              text = module.get.text();
+              module.verbose('Saving placeholder text as', text);
+              $module.data(metadata.placeholderText, text);
             }
+          },
+          remoteData: function(name, value) {
+            if(window.Storage === undefined) {
+              module.error(error.noStorage);
+              return;
+            }
+            module.verbose('Saving remote data to session storage', value, name);
+            sessionStorage.setItem(value, name);
           }
         },
 
         clear: function() {
+          if(module.is.multiple()) {
+            module.remove.labels();
+          }
+          else {
+            module.remove.activeItem();
+            module.remove.selectedItem();
+          }
+          module.set.placeholderText();
+          module.clearValue();
+        },
+
+        clearValue: function() {
+          module.set.value('');
+        },
+
+        scrollPage: function(direction, $selectedItem) {
           var
-            placeholderText = $module.data(metadata.placeholderText)
+            $selectedItem = $selectedItem || module.get.selectedItem(),
+            $menu         = $selectedItem.closest(selector.menu),
+            menuHeight    = $menu.outerHeight(),
+            currentScroll = $menu.scrollTop(),
+            itemHeight    = $item.eq(0).outerHeight(),
+            itemsPerPage  = Math.floor(menuHeight / itemHeight),
+            maxScroll     = $menu.prop('scrollHeight'),
+            newScroll     = (direction == 'up')
+              ? currentScroll - (itemHeight * itemsPerPage)
+              : currentScroll + (itemHeight * itemsPerPage),
+            $selectableItem = $item.not(selector.unselectable),
+            isWithinRange,
+            $nextSelectedItem,
+            elementIndex
           ;
-          module.set.text(placeholderText);
-          module.set.value('');
-          module.remove.activeItem();
-          module.remove.selectedItem();
-          $text.addClass(className.placeholder);
+          elementIndex      = (direction == 'up')
+            ? $selectableItem.index($selectedItem) - itemsPerPage
+            : $selectableItem.index($selectedItem) + itemsPerPage
+          ;
+          isWithinRange = (direction == 'up')
+            ? (elementIndex >= 0)
+            : (elementIndex < $selectableItem.length)
+          ;
+          $nextSelectedItem = (isWithinRange)
+            ? $selectableItem.eq(elementIndex)
+            : (direction == 'up')
+              ? $selectableItem.first()
+              : $selectableItem.last()
+          ;
+          if($nextSelectedItem.length > 0) {
+            module.debug('Scrolling page', direction, $nextSelectedItem);
+            $selectedItem
+              .removeClass(className.selected)
+            ;
+            $nextSelectedItem
+              .addClass(className.selected)
+            ;
+            $menu
+              .scrollTop(newScroll)
+            ;
+          }
         },
 
         set: {
           filtered: function() {
             var
-              searchValue    = $search.val(),
-              hasSearchValue = (typeof searchValue === 'string' && searchValue.length > 0)
+              isMultiple       = module.is.multiple(),
+              isSearch         = module.is.searchSelection(),
+              isSearchMultiple = (isMultiple && isSearch),
+              searchValue      = (isSearch)
+                ? module.get.query()
+                : '',
+              hasSearchValue   = (typeof searchValue === 'string' && searchValue.length > 0),
+              searchWidth      = module.get.searchWidth(searchValue.length),
+              valueIsSet       = searchValue !== ''
             ;
-            if(hasSearchValue) {
+            if(isMultiple && hasSearchValue) {
+              module.verbose('Adjusting input width', searchWidth, settings.glyphWidth);
+              $search.css('width', searchWidth);
+            }
+            if(hasSearchValue || (isSearchMultiple && valueIsSet)) {
+              module.verbose('Hiding placeholder text');
               $text.addClass(className.filtered);
             }
-            else {
+            else if(!isMultiple || (isSearchMultiple && !valueIsSet)) {
+              module.verbose('Showing placeholder text');
               $text.removeClass(className.filtered);
             }
           },
+          loading: function() {
+            $module.addClass(className.loading);
+          },
+          placeholderText: function(text) {
+            text = text || $module.data(metadata.placeholderText);
+            if(text) {
+              module.debug('Restoring placeholder text');
+              module.set.text(text);
+              $text.addClass(className.placeholder);
+            }
+          },
           tabbable: function() {
-            if( module.is.searchable() ) {
-              module.debug('Searchable dropdown initialized');
+            if( module.has.search() ) {
+              module.debug('Added tabindex to searchable dropdown');
               $search
                 .val('')
                 .attr('tabindex', 0)
               ;
               $menu
-                .attr('tabindex', '-1')
+                .attr('tabindex', -1)
               ;
             }
             else {
-              module.debug('Simple selection dropdown initialized');
+              module.debug('Added tabindex to dropdown');
               if(!$module.attr('tabindex') ) {
                 $module
                   .attr('tabindex', 0)
                 ;
                 $menu
-                  .attr('tabindex', '-1')
+                  .attr('tabindex', -1)
                 ;
               }
             }
           },
+          initialLoad: function() {
+            module.verbose('Setting initial load');
+            initialLoad = true;
+          },
           scrollPosition: function($item, forceScroll) {
             var
               edgeTolerance = 5,
+              $menu,
               hasActive,
               offset,
               itemHeight,
@@ -1112,100 +1970,412 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
               belowPage
             ;
 
-            $item       = $item || module.get.activeItem();
+            $item       = $item || module.get.selectedItem();
+            $menu       = $item.closest(selector.menu);
             hasActive   = ($item && $item.length > 0);
             forceScroll = (forceScroll !== undefined)
               ? forceScroll
               : false
             ;
+            if($item && $menu.length > 0 && hasActive) {
+              itemOffset = $item.position().top;
 
-            if($item && hasActive) {
-
-              if(!$menu.hasClass(className.visible)) {
-                $menu.addClass(className.loading);
-              }
-
-              menuHeight = $menu.height();
-              itemHeight = $item.height();
+              $menu.addClass(className.loading);
               menuScroll = $menu.scrollTop();
               menuOffset = $menu.offset().top;
               itemOffset = $item.offset().top;
               offset     = menuScroll - menuOffset + itemOffset;
-              belowPage  = menuScroll + menuHeight < (offset + edgeTolerance);
-              abovePage  = ((offset - edgeTolerance) < menuScroll);
+              if(!forceScroll) {
+                menuHeight = $menu.height();
+                belowPage  = menuScroll + menuHeight < (offset + edgeTolerance);
+                abovePage  = ((offset - edgeTolerance) < menuScroll);
+              }
               module.debug('Scrolling to active item', offset);
-              if(abovePage || belowPage || forceScroll) {
-                $menu
-                  .scrollTop(offset)
-                  .removeClass(className.loading)
+              if(forceScroll || abovePage || belowPage) {
+                $menu.scrollTop(offset);
+              }
+              $menu.removeClass(className.loading);
+            }
+          },
+          text: function(text) {
+            if(settings.action !== 'select') {
+              if(settings.action == 'combo') {
+                module.debug('Changing combo button text', text, $combo);
+                if(settings.preserveHTML) {
+                  $combo.html(text);
+                }
+                else {
+                  $combo.text(text);
+                }
+              }
+              else {
+                module.debug('Changing text', text, $text);
+                $text
+                  .removeClass(className.filtered)
+                  .removeClass(className.placeholder)
                 ;
+                if(settings.preserveHTML) {
+                  $text.html(text);
+                }
+                else {
+                  $text.text(text);
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          selectedLetter: function(letter) {
+            var
+              $selectedItem         = $item.filter('.' + className.selected),
+              alreadySelectedLetter = $selectedItem.length > 0 && module.has.firstLetter($selectedItem, letter),
+              $nextValue            = false,
+              $nextItem
+            ;
+            // check next of same letter
+            if(alreadySelectedLetter) {
+              $nextItem = $selectedItem.nextAll($item).eq(0);
+              if( module.has.firstLetter($nextItem, letter) ) {
+                $nextValue  = $nextItem;
+              }
+            }
+            // check all values
+            if(!$nextValue) {
+              $item
+                .each(function(){
+                  if(module.has.firstLetter($(this), letter)) {
+                    $nextValue = $(this);
+                    return false;
+                  }
+                })
+              ;
+            }
+            // set next value
+            if($nextValue) {
+              module.verbose('Scrolling to next value with letter', letter);
+              module.set.scrollPosition($nextValue);
+              $selectedItem.removeClass(className.selected);
+              $nextValue.addClass(className.selected);
+            }
+          },
+          direction: function($menu) {
+            if(settings.direction == 'auto') {
+              if(module.is.onScreen($menu)) {
+                module.remove.upward($menu);
+              }
+              else {
+                module.set.upward($menu);
+              }
+            }
+            else if(settings.direction == 'upward') {
+              module.set.upward($menu);
+            }
+          },
+          upward: function($menu) {
+            var $element = $menu || $module;
+            $element.addClass(className.upward);
+          },
+          value: function(value, text, $selected) {
+            var
+              hasInput     = ($input.length > 0),
+              isAddition   = !module.has.value(value),
+              currentValue = module.get.values(),
+              stringValue  = (typeof value == 'number')
+                ? value.toString()
+                : value,
+              newValue
+            ;
+            if(hasInput) {
+              if(stringValue == currentValue) {
+                module.verbose('Skipping value update already same value', value, currentValue);
+                if(!module.is.initialLoad()) {
+                  return;
+                }
+              }
+
+              if( $input.is('select') && (settings.allowAdditions || settings.apiSettings) ) {
+                module.debug('Adding an option to the select before setting the value', value);
+                module.add.optionValue(value);
+              }
+
+              module.debug('Updating input value', value, currentValue);
+              $input
+                .val(value)
+                .trigger('change')
+              ;
+            }
+            else {
+              module.verbose('Storing value in metadata', value, $input);
+              if(value !== currentValue) {
+                $module.data(metadata.value, value);
               }
             }
-          },
-          text: function(text) {
-            if(settings.action == 'combo') {
-              module.debug('Changing combo button text', text, $combo);
-              if(settings.preserveHTML) {
-                $combo.html(text);
-              }
-              else {
-                $combo.text(text);
-              }
+            if(settings.fireOnInit === false && module.is.initialLoad()) {
+              module.verbose('No callback on initial load', settings.onChange);
+            }
+            else {
+              settings.onChange.call(element, value, text, $selected);
+            }
+          },
+          active: function() {
+            $module
+              .addClass(className.active)
+            ;
+          },
+          multiple: function() {
+            $module.addClass(className.multiple);
+          },
+          visible: function() {
+            $module.addClass(className.visible);
+          },
+          selected: function(value, $selectedItem) {
+            var
+              isMultiple = module.is.multiple(),
+              $userSelectedItem
+            ;
+            $selectedItem = (settings.allowAdditions)
+              ? $selectedItem || module.get.itemWithAdditions(value)
+              : $selectedItem || module.get.item(value)
+            ;
+            if(!$selectedItem) {
+              return;
+            }
+            module.debug('Setting selected menu item to', $selectedItem);
+            if(module.is.single()) {
+              module.remove.activeItem();
+              module.remove.selectedItem();
+            }
+            else if(settings.useLabels) {
+              module.remove.selectedItem();
+            }
+            // select each item
+            $selectedItem
+              .each(function() {
+                var
+                  $selected      = $(this),
+                  selectedText   = module.get.choiceText($selected),
+                  selectedValue  = module.get.choiceValue($selected, selectedText),
+
+                  isFiltered     = $selected.hasClass(className.filtered),
+                  isActive       = $selected.hasClass(className.active),
+                  isUserValue    = $selected.hasClass(className.addition),
+                  shouldAnimate  = (isMultiple && $selectedItem.length == 1)
+                ;
+                if(isMultiple) {
+                  if(!isActive || isUserValue) {
+                    if(settings.apiSettings && settings.saveRemoteData) {
+                      module.save.remoteData(selectedText, selectedValue);
+                    }
+                    if(settings.useLabels) {
+                      module.add.value(selectedValue, selectedText, $selected);
+                      module.add.label(selectedValue, selectedText, shouldAnimate);
+                      $selected.addClass(className.active);
+                      module.filterActive();
+                      module.select.nextAvailable($selectedItem);
+                    }
+                    else {
+                      module.set.text(module.add.variables(message.count));
+                      module.add.value(selectedValue, selectedText, $selected);
+                      $selected.addClass(className.active);
+                    }
+                  }
+                  else if(!isFiltered) {
+                    module.debug('Selected active value, removing label');
+                    module.remove.selected(selectedValue);
+                  }
+                }
+                else {
+                  if(settings.apiSettings && settings.saveRemoteData) {
+                    module.save.remoteData(selectedText, selectedValue);
+                  }
+                  module.set.text(selectedText);
+                  module.set.value(selectedValue, selectedText, $selected);
+                  $selected
+                    .addClass(className.active)
+                    .addClass(className.selected)
+                  ;
+                }
+              })
+            ;
+          }
+        },
+
+        add: {
+          label: function(value, text, shouldAnimate) {
+            var
+              $next  = module.is.searchSelection()
+                ? $search
+                : $text,
+              $label
+            ;
+            $label =  $('<a />')
+              .addClass(className.label)
+              .attr('data-value', value)
+              .html(templates.label(value, text))
+            ;
+            $label = settings.onLabelCreate.call($label, value, text);
+
+            if(module.has.label(value)) {
+              module.debug('Label already exists, skipping', value);
+              return;
+            }
+            if(settings.label.variation) {
+              $label.addClass(settings.label.variation);
             }
-            else if(settings.action !== 'select') {
-              module.debug('Changing text', text, $text);
-              $text
-                .removeClass(className.filtered)
-                .removeClass(className.placeholder)
+            if(shouldAnimate === true) {
+              module.debug('Animating in label', $label);
+              $label
+                .addClass(className.hidden)
+                .insertBefore($next)
+                .transition(settings.label.transition, settings.label.duration)
+              ;
+            }
+            else {
+              module.debug('Adding selection label', $label);
+              $label
+                .insertBefore($next)
               ;
-              if(settings.preserveHTML) {
-                $text.html(text);
-              }
-              else {
-                $text.text(text);
-              }
             }
           },
-          value: function(value) {
-            module.debug('Adding selected value to hidden input', value, $input);
-            if($input.length > 0) {
-              $input
-                .val(value)
-                .trigger('change')
+          message: function(message) {
+            var
+              $message = $menu.children(selector.message),
+              html     = settings.templates.message(module.add.variables(message))
+            ;
+            if($message.length > 0) {
+              $message
+                .html(html)
               ;
             }
             else {
-              $module.data(metadata.value, value);
+              $message = $('<div/>')
+                .html(html)
+                .addClass(className.message)
+                .appendTo($menu)
+              ;
             }
           },
-          active: function() {
-            $module
-              .addClass(className.active)
+          optionValue: function(value) {
+            var
+              $option   = $input.find('option[value="' + value + '"]'),
+              hasOption = ($option.length > 0)
             ;
+            if(hasOption) {
+              return;
+            }
+            // temporarily disconnect observer
+            if(selectObserver) {
+              selectObserver.disconnect();
+              module.verbose('Temporarily disconnecting mutation observer', value);
+            }
+            $('<option/>')
+              .prop('value', value)
+              .html(value)
+              .appendTo($input)
+            ;
+            module.verbose('Adding user addition as an <option>', value);
+            if(selectObserver) {
+              selectObserver.observe($input[0], {
+                childList : true,
+                subtree   : true
+              });
+            }
           },
-          visible: function() {
-            $module.addClass(className.visible);
-          },
-          selected: function(value) {
+          userSuggestion: function(value) {
             var
-              $selectedItem = module.get.item(value),
-              selectedText,
-              selectedValue
+              $addition         = $menu.children(selector.addition),
+              alreadyHasValue   = module.get.item(value),
+              hasUserSuggestion = $addition.length > 0,
+              html
             ;
-            if($selectedItem && !$selectedItem.hasClass(className.active) ) {
-              module.debug('Setting selected menu item to', $selectedItem);
-              module.remove.activeItem();
-              module.remove.selectedItem();
-              $selectedItem
-                .addClass(className.active)
+            if(module.has.maxSelections()) {
+              return;
+            }
+            if(value === '' || alreadyHasValue) {
+              $addition.remove();
+              return;
+            }
+            $item
+              .removeClass(className.selected)
+            ;
+            if(hasUserSuggestion) {
+              html = settings.templates.addition(value);
+              $addition
+                .html(html)
+                .data(metadata.value, value)
+                .removeClass(className.filtered)
+                .addClass(className.selected)
+              ;
+              module.verbose('Replacing user suggestion with new value', $addition);
+            }
+            else {
+              $addition = module.create.userChoice(value);
+              $addition
+                .prependTo($menu)
                 .addClass(className.selected)
               ;
-              selectedText  = module.get.choiceText($selectedItem);
-              selectedValue = module.get.choiceValue($selectedItem, selectedText);
-              module.set.text(selectedText);
-              module.set.value(selectedValue);
-              settings.onChange.call(element, value, selectedText, $selectedItem);
+              module.verbose('Adding item choice to menu corresponding with user choice addition', $addition);
+            }
+          },
+          variables: function(message) {
+            var
+              hasCount    = (message.search('{count}') !== -1),
+              hasMaxCount = (message.search('{maxCount}') !== -1),
+              hasTerm     = (message.search('{term}') !== -1),
+              values,
+              count,
+              query
+            ;
+            module.verbose('Adding templated variables to message', message);
+            if(hasCount) {
+              count  = module.get.selectionCount();
+              message = message.replace('{count}', count);
+            }
+            if(hasMaxCount) {
+              count  = module.get.selectionCount();
+              message = message.replace('{maxCount}', settings.maxSelections);
+            }
+            if(hasTerm) {
+              query   = module.get.query();
+              message = message.replace('{term}', query);
+            }
+            return message;
+          },
+          value: function(addedValue, addedText, $selectedItem) {
+            var
+              currentValue = module.get.values(),
+              newValue
+            ;
+            if(addedValue === '') {
+              module.debug('Cannot select blank values from multiselect');
+              return;
+            }
+            // extend currently array
+            if($.isArray(currentValue)) {
+              newValue = currentValue.concat([addedValue]);
+              newValue = module.get.uniqueArray(newValue);
+            }
+            else {
+              newValue = [addedValue];
+            }
+            // add values
+            if($input.is('select')) {
+              if(settings.allowAdditions || settings.apiSettings) {
+                module.debug('Adding value to select', addedValue, newValue, $input);
+                module.add.optionValue(addedValue);
+              }
             }
+            else {
+              newValue = newValue.join(settings.delimiter);
+              module.debug('Setting hidden input to delimited value', newValue, $input);
+            }
+
+            if(settings.fireOnInit === false && module.is.initialLoad()) {
+              module.verbose('No callback on initial load', settings.onAdd);
+            }
+            else {
+              settings.onAdd.call(element, addedValue, addedText, $selectedItem);
+            }
+            module.set.value(newValue, addedValue, addedText, $selectedItem);
+            module.check.maxSelections();
           }
         },
 
@@ -1213,6 +2383,19 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
           active: function() {
             $module.removeClass(className.active);
           },
+          activeLabel: function() {
+            $module.find(selector.label).removeClass(className.active);
+          },
+          loading: function() {
+            $module.removeClass(className.loading);
+          },
+          initialLoad: function() {
+            initialLoad = false;
+          },
+          upward: function($menu) {
+            var $element = $menu || $module;
+            $element.removeClass(className.upward);
+          },
           visible: function() {
             $module.removeClass(className.visible);
           },
@@ -1220,16 +2403,146 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
             $item.removeClass(className.active);
           },
           filteredItem: function() {
-            $item.removeClass(className.filtered);
+            if( module.has.maxSelections() ) {
+              return;
+            }
+            if(settings.useLabels) {
+              $item.not('.' + className.active).removeClass(className.filtered);
+            }
+            else {
+              $item.removeClass(className.filtered);
+            }
+          },
+          message: function() {
+            $menu.children(selector.message).remove();
           },
           searchTerm: function() {
+            module.verbose('Cleared search term');
             $search.val('');
+            module.set.filtered();
+          },
+          selected: function(value, $selectedItem) {
+            $selectedItem = (settings.allowAdditions)
+              ? $selectedItem || module.get.itemWithAdditions(value)
+              : $selectedItem || module.get.item(value)
+            ;
+
+            if(!$selectedItem) {
+              return false;
+            }
+
+            $selectedItem
+              .each(function() {
+                var
+                  $selected     = $(this),
+                  selectedText  = module.get.choiceText($selected),
+                  selectedValue = module.get.choiceValue($selected, selectedText)
+                ;
+                if(module.is.multiple()) {
+                  if(settings.useLabels) {
+                    module.remove.value(selectedValue, selectedText, $selected);
+                    module.remove.label(selectedValue);
+                  }
+                  else {
+                    module.remove.value(selectedValue, selectedText, $selected);
+                    module.set.text(module.add.variables(message.count));
+                  }
+                }
+                else {
+                  module.remove.value(selectedValue, selectedText, $selected);
+                }
+                $selected
+                  .removeClass(className.filtered)
+                  .removeClass(className.active)
+                ;
+                if(settings.useLabels) {
+                  $selected.removeClass(className.selected);
+                }
+              })
+            ;
           },
           selectedItem: function() {
             $item.removeClass(className.selected);
           },
+          value: function(removedValue, removedText, $removedItem) {
+            var
+              values   = $input.val(),
+              newValue
+            ;
+            if( $input.is('select') ) {
+              module.verbose('Input is <select> removing selected option', removedValue);
+              newValue = module.remove.arrayValue(removedValue, values);
+            }
+            else {
+              module.verbose('Removing from delimited values', removedValue);
+              values = values.split(settings.delimiter);
+              newValue = module.remove.arrayValue(removedValue, values);
+              newValue = newValue.join(settings.delimiter);
+            }
+            if(settings.fireOnInit === false && module.is.initialLoad()) {
+              module.verbose('No callback on initial load', settings.onRemove);
+            }
+            else {
+              settings.onRemove.call(element, removedValue, removedText, $removedItem);
+            }
+            module.set.value(newValue, removedText, $removedItem);
+            module.check.maxSelections();
+          },
+          arrayValue: function(removedValue, values) {
+            values = $.grep(values, function(value){
+              return (removedValue != value);
+            });
+            module.verbose('Removed value from delimited string', removedValue, values);
+            return values;
+          },
+          label: function(value) {
+            var
+              $labels       = $module.find(selector.label),
+              $removedLabel = $labels.filter('[data-value="' + value +'"]'),
+              labelCount    = $labels.length,
+              isLastLabel   = ($labels.index($removedLabel) + 1 == labelCount),
+              shouldAnimate = ( (!module.is.searchSelection() || !module.is.focusedOnSearch()) && isLastLabel)
+            ;
+            if(shouldAnimate) {
+              module.verbose('Animating and removing label', $removedLabel);
+              $removedLabel
+                .transition(settings.label.transition, settings.label.duration, function() {
+                  $removedLabel.remove();
+                })
+              ;
+            }
+            else {
+              module.verbose('Removing label', $removedLabel);
+              $removedLabel.remove();
+            }
+          },
+          activeLabels: function($activeLabels) {
+            $activeLabels = $activeLabels || $module.find(selector.label).filter('.' + className.active);
+            module.verbose('Removing active label selections', $activeLabels);
+            module.remove.labels($activeLabels);
+          },
+          labels: function($labels) {
+            $labels = $labels || $module.find(selector.label);
+            module.verbose('Removing labels', $labels);
+            $labels
+              .each(function(){
+                var
+                  value       = $(this).data('value'),
+                  isUserValue = module.is.userValue(value)
+                ;
+                if(isUserValue) {
+                  module.remove.value(value);
+                  module.remove.label(value);
+                }
+                else {
+                  // selected will also remove label
+                  module.remove.selected(value);
+                }
+              })
+            ;
+          },
           tabbable: function() {
-            if( module.is.searchable() ) {
+            if( module.has.search() ) {
               module.debug('Searchable dropdown initialized');
               $search
                 .attr('tabindex', '-1')
@@ -1250,27 +2563,146 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
           }
         },
 
+        has: {
+          search: function() {
+            return ($search.length > 0);
+          },
+          firstLetter: function($item, letter) {
+            var
+              text,
+              firstLetter
+            ;
+            if(!$item || $item.length === 0 || typeof letter !== 'string') {
+              return false;
+            }
+            text        = module.get.choiceText($item, false);
+            letter      = letter.toLowerCase();
+            firstLetter = String(text).charAt(0).toLowerCase();
+            return (letter == firstLetter);
+          },
+          input: function() {
+            return ($input.length > 0);
+          },
+          items: function() {
+            return ($item.length > 0);
+          },
+          menu: function() {
+            return ($menu.length > 0);
+          },
+          message: function() {
+            return ($menu.children(selector.message).length !== 0);
+          },
+          label: function(value) {
+            var
+              $labels = $module.find(selector.label)
+            ;
+            return ($labels.filter('[data-value="' + value +'"]').length > 0);
+          },
+          maxSelections: function() {
+            return (settings.maxSelections && module.get.selectionCount() >= settings.maxSelections);
+          },
+          allResultsFiltered: function() {
+            return ($item.filter(selector.unselectable).length === $item.length);
+          },
+          value: function(value) {
+            var
+              values   = module.get.values(),
+              hasValue = $.isArray(values)
+               ? values && ($.inArray(value, values) !== -1)
+               : (values == value)
+            ;
+            return (hasValue)
+              ? true
+              : false
+            ;
+          }
+        },
+
         is: {
           active: function() {
             return $module.hasClass(className.active);
           },
           alreadySetup: function() {
-            return ($module.is('select') && $module.parent(selector.dropdown).length > 0);
+            return ($module.is('select') && $module.parent(selector.dropdown).length > 0  && $module.prev().length === 0);
           },
           animating: function($subMenu) {
             return ($subMenu)
-              ? $subMenu.is(':animated') || $subMenu.transition && $subMenu.transition('is animating')
-              : $menu.is(':animated') || $menu.transition && $menu.transition('is animating')
+              ? $subMenu.transition && $subMenu.transition('is animating')
+              : $menu.transition    && $menu.transition('is animating')
             ;
           },
+          disabled: function() {
+            $module.hasClass(className.disabled);
+          },
+          focused: function() {
+            return (document.activeElement === $module[0]);
+          },
+          focusedOnSearch: function() {
+            return (document.activeElement === $search[0]);
+          },
           allFiltered: function() {
-            return ($item.filter('.' + className.filtered).length === $item.length);
+            return( (module.is.multiple() || module.has.search()) && !module.has.message() && module.has.allResultsFiltered() );
           },
           hidden: function($subMenu) {
-            return ($subMenu)
-              ? $subMenu.is(':hidden')
-              : $menu.is(':hidden')
+            return !module.is.visible($subMenu);
+          },
+          initialLoad: function() {
+            return initialLoad;
+          },
+          onScreen: function($subMenu) {
+            var
+              $currentMenu   = $subMenu || $menu,
+              canOpenDownward = true,
+              onScreen = {},
+              calculations
+            ;
+            $currentMenu.addClass(className.loading);
+            calculations = {
+              context: {
+                scrollTop : $context.scrollTop(),
+                height    : $context.outerHeight()
+              },
+              menu : {
+                offset: $currentMenu.offset(),
+                height: $currentMenu.outerHeight()
+              }
+            };
+            onScreen = {
+              above : (calculations.context.scrollTop) <= calculations.menu.offset.top - calculations.menu.height,
+              below : (calculations.context.scrollTop + calculations.context.height) >= calculations.menu.offset.top + calculations.menu.height
+            };
+            if(onScreen.below) {
+              module.verbose('Dropdown can fit in context downward', onScreen);
+              canOpenDownward = true;
+            }
+            else if(!onScreen.below && !onScreen.above) {
+              module.verbose('Dropdown cannot fit in either direction, favoring downward', onScreen);
+              canOpenDownward = true;
+            }
+            else {
+              module.verbose('Dropdown cannot fit below, opening upward', onScreen);
+              canOpenDownward = false;
+            }
+            $currentMenu.removeClass(className.loading);
+            return canOpenDownward;
+          },
+          inObject: function(needle, object) {
+            var
+              found = false
             ;
+            $.each(object, function(index, property) {
+              if(property == needle) {
+                found = true;
+                return true;
+              }
+            });
+            return found;
+          },
+          multiple: function() {
+            return $module.hasClass(className.multiple);
+          },
+          single: function() {
+            return !module.is.multiple();
           },
           selectMutation: function(mutations) {
             var
@@ -1287,22 +2719,23 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
           search: function() {
             return $module.hasClass(className.search);
           },
-          searchable: function() {
-            return ($search.length > 0);
-          },
           searchSelection: function() {
-            return ( module.is.searchable() && $search.parent().is($module) );
+            return ( module.has.search() && $search.parent(selector.dropdown).length === 1 );
           },
           selection: function() {
             return $module.hasClass(className.selection);
           },
-          upward: function() {
-            return $module.hasClass(className.upward);
+          userValue: function(value) {
+            return ($.inArray(value, module.get.userValues()) !== -1);
+          },
+          upward: function($menu) {
+            var $element = $menu || $module;
+            return $element.hasClass(className.upward);
           },
           visible: function($subMenu) {
             return ($subMenu)
-              ? $subMenu.is(':visible')
-              : $menu.is(':visible')
+              ? $subMenu.hasClass(className.visible)
+              : $menu.hasClass(className.visible)
             ;
           }
         },
@@ -1312,7 +2745,10 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
             return (hasTouch || settings.on == 'click');
           },
           show: function() {
-            return !$module.hasClass(className.disabled);
+            return !module.is.disabled() && (module.has.items() || module.has.message());
+          },
+          useAPI: function() {
+            return $.fn.api !== undefined;
           }
         },
 
@@ -1326,30 +2762,29 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
                   module.hideSubMenus();
                   module.hideOthers();
                   module.set.active();
-                }
+                },
+              transition
             ;
             callback = $.isFunction(callback)
               ? callback
               : function(){}
             ;
-            module.set.scrollPosition(module.get.activeItem(), true);
             module.verbose('Doing menu show animation', $currentMenu);
+            module.set.direction($subMenu);
+            transition = module.get.transition($subMenu);
+            if( module.is.selection() ) {
+              module.set.scrollPosition(module.get.selectedItem(), true);
+            }
             if( module.is.hidden($currentMenu) || module.is.animating($currentMenu) ) {
-
-              if(settings.transition == 'auto') {
-                settings.transition = module.is.upward()
-                  ? 'slide up'
-                  : 'slide down'
-                ;
-                module.verbose('Automatically determining animation based on animation direction', settings.transition);
-              }
-              if(settings.transition == 'none') {
+              if(transition == 'none') {
+                start();
+                $currentMenu.transition('show');
                 callback.call(element);
               }
               else if($.fn.transition !== undefined && $module.transition('is supported')) {
                 $currentMenu
                   .transition({
-                    animation  : settings.transition + ' in',
+                    animation  : transition + ' in',
                     debug      : settings.debug,
                     verbose    : settings.verbose,
                     duration   : settings.duration,
@@ -1361,38 +2796,8 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
                   })
                 ;
               }
-              else if(settings.transition == 'slide down') {
-                start();
-                $currentMenu
-                  .hide()
-                  .clearQueue()
-                  .children()
-                    .clearQueue()
-                    .css('opacity', 0)
-                    .delay(50)
-                    .animate({
-                      opacity : 1
-                    }, settings.duration, 'easeOutQuad', module.event.resetStyle)
-                    .end()
-                  .slideDown(100, 'easeOutQuad', function() {
-                    module.event.resetStyle.call(this);
-                    callback.call(element);
-                  })
-                ;
-              }
-              else if(settings.transition == 'fade') {
-                start();
-                $currentMenu
-                  .hide()
-                  .clearQueue()
-                  .fadeIn(settings.duration, function() {
-                    module.event.resetStyle.call(this);
-                    callback.call(element);
-                  })
-                ;
-              }
               else {
-                module.error(error.transition, settings.transition);
+                module.error(error.noTransition, transition);
               }
             }
           },
@@ -1408,9 +2813,9 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
                   if( module.can.click() ) {
                     module.unbind.intent();
                   }
-                  module.focusSearch();
                   module.remove.active();
-                }
+                },
+              transition = module.get.transition($subMenu)
             ;
             callback = $.isFunction(callback)
               ? callback
@@ -1419,63 +2824,29 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
             if( module.is.visible($currentMenu) || module.is.animating($currentMenu) ) {
               module.verbose('Doing menu hide animation', $currentMenu);
 
-              if(settings.transition == 'auto') {
-                settings.transition = module.is.upward()
-                  ? 'slide up'
-                  : 'slide down'
-                ;
-              }
-
-              $input.trigger('blur');
-
-              if(settings.transition == 'none') {
+              if(transition == 'none') {
+                start();
+                $currentMenu.transition('hide');
                 callback.call(element);
               }
               else if($.fn.transition !== undefined && $module.transition('is supported')) {
                 $currentMenu
                   .transition({
-                    animation  : settings.transition + ' out',
+                    animation  : transition + ' out',
                     duration   : settings.duration,
                     debug      : settings.debug,
                     verbose    : settings.verbose,
                     queue      : true,
                     onStart    : start,
                     onComplete : function() {
+                      if(settings.direction == 'auto') {
+                        module.remove.upward($subMenu);
+                      }
                       callback.call(element);
                     }
                   })
                 ;
               }
-              else if(settings.transition == 'slide down') {
-                start();
-                $currentMenu
-                  .show()
-                  .clearQueue()
-                  .children()
-                    .clearQueue()
-                    .css('opacity', 1)
-                    .animate({
-                      opacity : 0
-                    }, 100, 'easeOutQuad', module.event.resetStyle)
-                    .end()
-                  .delay(50)
-                  .slideUp(100, 'easeOutQuad', function() {
-                    module.event.resetStyle.call(this);
-                    callback.call(element);
-                  })
-                ;
-              }
-              else if(settings.transition == 'fade') {
-                start();
-                $currentMenu
-                  .show()
-                  .clearQueue()
-                  .fadeOut(150, function() {
-                    module.event.resetStyle.call(this);
-                    callback.call(element);
-                  })
-                ;
-              }
               else {
                 module.error(error.transition);
               }
@@ -1483,6 +2854,21 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
           }
         },
 
+        hideAndClear: function() {
+          module.remove.searchTerm();
+          if( module.has.maxSelections() ) {
+            return;
+          }
+          if(module.has.search()) {
+            module.hide(function() {
+              module.remove.filteredItem();
+            });
+          }
+          else {
+            module.hide();
+          }
+        },
+
         delay: {
           show: function() {
             module.verbose('Delaying show event to ensure user intent');
@@ -1499,7 +2885,7 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
         escape: {
           regExp: function(text) {
             text =  String(text);
-            return text.replace(/[-[\]{}()*+?.,\\^$|#\s]/g, '\\$&');
+            return text.replace(regExp.escape, '\\$&');
           }
         },
 
@@ -1682,75 +3068,137 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
 $.fn.dropdown.settings = {
 
   debug                  : false,
-  verbose                : true,
+  verbose                : false,
   performance            : true,
 
-  on                     : 'click',
-  action                 : 'activate',
+  on                     : 'click',    // what event should show menu action on item selection
+  action                 : 'activate', // action on item selection (nothing, activate, select, combo, hide, function(){})
+
+
+  apiSettings            : false,
+  saveRemoteData         : true,      // Whether remote name/value pairs should be stored in sessionStorage to allow remote data to be restored on page refresh
+  throttle               : 200,       // How long to wait after last user input to search remotely
+
+  context                : window,      // Context to use when determining if on screen
+  direction              : 'auto',     // Whether dropdown should always open in one direction
+  keepOnScreen           : true,       // Whether dropdown should check whether it is on screen before showing
+
+  match                  : 'both',     // what to match against with search selection (both, text, or label)
+  fullTextSearch         : false,      // search anywhere in value
+
+  placeholder            : 'auto',     // whether to convert blank <select> values to placeholder text
+  preserveHTML           : true,       // preserve html when selecting value
+  sortSelect             : false,      // sort selection on init
+
+  forceSelection         : true,       // force a choice on blur with search selection
+  allowAdditions         : false,      // whether multiple select should allow user added values
+
+  maxSelections          : false,      // When set to a number limits the number of selections to this count
+  useLabels              : true,       // whether multiple select should filter currently active selections from choices
+  delimiter              : ',',        // when multiselect uses normal <input> the values will be delmited with this character
 
-  allowTab               : true,
-  fullTextSearch         : false,
-  preserveHTML           : true,
-  sortSelect             : false,
+  showOnFocus            : true,       // show menu on focus
+  allowTab               : true,       // add tabindex to element
+  allowCategorySelection : false,      // allow elements with sub-menus to be selected
 
-  allowCategorySelection : false,
+  fireOnInit             : false,      // Whether callbacks should fire when initializing dropdown values
 
-  delay                  : {
+  transition             : 'auto',     // auto transition will slide down or up based on direction
+  duration               : 200,        // duration of transition
+
+  glyphWidth             : 1.0714,     // widest glyph width in em (W is 1.0714 em) used to calculate multiselect input width
+
+  // label settings on multi-select
+  label: {
+    transition : 'scale',
+    duration   : 200,
+    variation  : false
+  },
+
+  // delay before event
+  delay : {
     hide   : 300,
     show   : 200,
-    search : 50,
+    search : 20,
     touch  : 50
   },
 
-  forceSelection: true,
-
-  transition : 'auto',
-  duration   : 250,
-
   /* Callbacks */
-  onNoResults : function(searchTerm){},
-  onChange    : function(value, text){},
-  onShow      : function(){},
-  onHide      : function(){},
+  onChange      : function(value, text, $selected){},
+  onAdd         : function(value, text, $selected){},
+  onRemove      : function(value, text, $selected){},
 
-  /* Component */
+  onLabelSelect : function($selectedLabels){},
+  onLabelCreate : function(value, text) { return $(this); },
+  onNoResults   : function(searchTerm) { return true; },
+  onShow        : function(){},
+  onHide        : function(){},
 
+  /* Component */
   name           : 'Dropdown',
   namespace      : 'dropdown',
 
-  error   : {
+  message: {
+    addResult     : 'Add <b>{term}</b>',
+    count         : '{count} selected',
+    maxSelections : 'Max {maxCount} selections',
+    noResults     : 'No results found.',
+    serverError   : 'There was an error contacting the server'
+  },
+
+  error : {
     action       : 'You called a dropdown action that was not defined',
     alreadySetup : 'Once a select has been initialized behaviors must be called on the created ui dropdown',
+    labels       : 'Allowing user additions currently requires the use of labels.',
     method       : 'The method you called is not defined.',
-    transition   : 'The requested transition was not found'
+    noAPI        : 'The API module is required to load resources remotely',
+    noStorage    : 'Saving remote data requires session storage',
+    noTransition : 'This module requires ui transitions <https://github.com/Semantic-Org/UI-Transition>'
+  },
+
+  regExp : {
+    escape   : /[-[\]{}()*+?.,\\^$|#\s]/g,
   },
 
-  metadata: {
+  metadata : {
     defaultText     : 'defaultText',
     defaultValue    : 'defaultValue',
-    placeholderText : 'placeholderText',
+    placeholderText : 'placeholder',
     text            : 'text',
     value           : 'value'
   },
 
   selector : {
-    dropdown : '.ui.dropdown',
-    input    : '> input[type="hidden"], > select',
-    item     : '.item',
-    menu     : '.menu',
-    menuIcon : '.dropdown.icon',
-    search   : '> input.search, .menu > .search > input, .menu > input.search',
-    text     : '> .text:not(.icon)'
+    addition     : '.addition',
+    dropdown     : '.ui.dropdown',
+    icon         : '> .dropdown.icon',
+    input        : '> input[type="hidden"], > select',
+    item         : '.item',
+    label        : '> .label',
+    remove       : '> .label > .delete.icon',
+    siblingLabel : '.label',
+    menu         : '.menu',
+    message      : '.message',
+    menuIcon     : '.dropdown.icon',
+    search       : 'input.search, .menu > .search > input',
+    text         : '> .text:not(.icon)',
+    unselectable : '.disabled, .filtered'
   },
 
   className : {
     active      : 'active',
+    addition    : 'addition',
     animating   : 'animating',
     disabled    : 'disabled',
     dropdown    : 'ui dropdown',
     filtered    : 'filtered',
+    hidden      : 'hidden transition',
+    item        : 'item',
+    label       : 'ui label',
     loading     : 'loading',
     menu        : 'menu',
+    message     : 'message',
+    multiple    : 'multiple',
     placeholder : 'default',
     search      : 'search',
     selected    : 'selected',
@@ -1763,17 +3211,8 @@ $.fn.dropdown.settings = {
 
 /* Templates */
 $.fn.dropdown.settings.templates = {
-  menu: function(select) {
-    var
-      placeholder = select.placeholder || false,
-      values      = select.values || {},
-      html        = ''
-    ;
-    $.each(select.values, function(index, option) {
-      html += '<div class="item" data-value="' + option.value + '">' + option.name + '</div>';
-    });
-    return html;
-  },
+
+  // generates dropdown from select values
   dropdown: function(select) {
     var
       placeholder = select.placeholder || false,
@@ -1789,20 +3228,43 @@ $.fn.dropdown.settings.templates = {
     }
     html += '<div class="menu">';
     $.each(select.values, function(index, option) {
-      html += '<div class="item" data-value="' + option.value + '">' + option.name + '</div>';
+      html += (option.disabled)
+        ? '<div class="disabled item" data-value="' + option.value + '">' + option.name + '</div>'
+        : '<div class="item" data-value="' + option.value + '">' + option.name + '</div>'
+      ;
     });
     html += '</div>';
     return html;
-  }
-};
+  },
+
+  // generates just menu from select
+  menu: function(response) {
+    var
+      values = response.values || {},
+      html   = ''
+    ;
+    $.each(response.values, function(index, option) {
+      html += '<div class="item" data-value="' + option.value + '">' + option.name + '</div>';
+    });
+    return html;
+  },
+
+  // generates label for multiselect
+  label: function(value, text) {
+    return text + '<i class="delete icon"></i>';
+  },
 
 
-/* Dependencies */
-$.extend( $.easing, {
-  easeOutQuad: function (x, t, b, c, d) {
-    return -c *(t/=d)*(t-2) + b;
+  // generates messages like "No results"
+  message: function(message) {
+    return message;
   },
-});
 
+  // generates user addition to selection menu
+  addition: function(choice) {
+    return choice;
+  }
+
+};
 
 })( jQuery, window , document );