(function($) {
 $.fn.easySlider = function(options) {
 var defaults = {			
  prevId:'prevBtn',
  prevText:'< View Previous News Articles',
  nextId:'nextBtn',	
  nextText:'View More News >',
  controlsShow:	true,
  controlsBefore:'',
  controlsAfter:'',	
  controlsFade:	true,
  firstId:'firstBtn',
  firstText:'First',
  firstShow:false,
  lastId:'lastBtn',	
  lastText:'Last',
  lastShow:false,				
  vertical:false,
  speed:600,
  auto:true,
  pause:8000,
  continuous:true
 };	
 var options = $.extend(defaults, options);		
 this.each(function() {  
  var obj = $(this); 				
  var s = $("li", obj).length;
  var w = $("li", obj).width(); 
  var h = $("li", obj).height(); 
  obj.width(w); 
  obj.height(h); 
  obj.css("overflow","hidden");
  var ts = s-1;
  var t = 0;
  $("ul", obj).css('width',s*w);			
  if(!options.vertical) $("li", obj).css('float','left');
  if(options.controlsShow){
   var html = options.controlsBefore;
   if(options.firstShow) html += '<span id="'+ options.firstId +'"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">'+ options.firstText +'</a></span>';
   html += ' <span id="'+ options.prevId +'"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">'+ options.prevText +'</a></span>';
   html += ' <span id="'+ options.nextId +'"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">'+ options.nextText +'</a></span>';
   if(options.lastShow) html += ' <span id="'+ options.lastId +'"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">'+ options.lastText +'</a></span>';
   html += options.controlsAfter;						
   $(obj).after(html);										
  };
  $("a","#"+options.nextId).click(function(){		
   animate("next",true);
  });
  $("a","#"+options.prevId).click(function(){		
   animate("prev",true);				
  });	
  $("a","#"+options.firstId).click(function(){		
   animate("first",true);
  });				
  $("a","#"+options.lastId).click(function(){		
   animate("last",true);				
  });		
  function animate(dir,clicked){
   var ot = t;				
   switch(dir){
    case "next":
	 t = (ot>=ts) ? (options.continuous ? 0 : ts) : t+1;						
	 break; 
    case "prev":
	 t = (t<=0) ? (options.continuous ? ts : 0) : t-1;
	 break; 
	case "first":
	 t = 0;
	 break; 
	case "last":
	 t = ts;
	 break; 
	default:
	 break; 
   };
   var diff = Math.abs(ot-t);
   var speed = diff*options.speed;						
   if(!options.vertical) {
    p = (t*w*-1);
	$("ul",obj).animate(
	 { marginLeft: p }, 
	 speed
	);				
   } else {
	p = (t*h*-1);
	$("ul",obj).animate(
	 { marginTop: p }, 
	 speed
	);					
   };	
   if(!options.continuous && options.controlsFade){					
	if(t==ts){
	 $("a","#"+options.nextId).hide();
	 $("a","#"+options.lastId).hide();
	} else {
	 $("a","#"+options.nextId).show();
	 $("a","#"+options.lastId).show();					
	};
	if(t==0){
	 $("a","#"+options.prevId).hide();
	 $("a","#"+options.firstId).hide();
	} else {
	 $("a","#"+options.prevId).show();
	 $("a","#"+options.firstId).show();
	};
   };
   if(clicked) clearTimeout(timeout);
   if(options.auto && dir=="next" && !clicked){;
    timeout = setTimeout(function(){
	 animate("next",false);
	},diff*options.speed+options.pause);
   };
   };
   var timeout;
   if(options.auto){;
    timeout = setTimeout(function(){
	animate("next",false);
   },options.pause);
   };
    if(!options.continuous && options.controlsFade){					
     $("a","#"+options.prevId).hide();
    $("a","#"+options.firstId).hide();				
   };
  });
 };
})(jQuery);