(function($) {

	$.fn.easySlider = function(options){
	  
		// default configuration properties
		var defaults = {
			prevId: 		'prevBtn',
			prevText: 		'Previous',
			nextId: 		'nextBtn',	
			nextText: 		'Next',
			orientation:	'', //  'vertical' is optional;
			speed: 			800			
		}; 
		
		var options = $.extend(defaults, options);  
		
		return this.each(function() {  
		
			obj = $(this); 				
			
			var s = $("li", obj).length;
			var w = obj.width(); 
			var h = obj.height(); 
			var ts = s-1;
			var t = 0;
			var vertical = (options.orientation == 'vertical');
            $(obj).before('<div style="text-align:center;"><span id="'+ options.prevId +'1"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><img src="images/PreBtn.png" alt="Previous Article" style="background-color:transparent;" border="0"></a></span> <span id="'+ options.nextId +'1"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><img src="images/NextBtn.png" alt="Next Article" style="background-color:transparent;" border="0"></a></span></div>');		
			$("ul", obj).css('width',s*w);			
			if(!vertical) $("li", obj).css('float','left');
            $(obj).after('<div style="text-align:center;"><span id="'+ options.prevId +'"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><img src="images/PreBtn.png" alt="Previous Article" style="background-color:transparent;" border="0"></a></span> <span id="'+ options.nextId +'"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><img src="images/NextBtn.png" alt="Next Article" style="background-color:transparent;" border="0"></a></span></div>');		
			
			$("a","#"+options.prevId).hide();   
			$("a","#"+options.prevId+"1").hide();
			$("a","#"+options.nextId).hide();
			$("a","#"+options.nextId+"1").hide();
			
			$("a","#"+options.nextId).click(function(){		
				animate("next");
				if (t>=ts)
				{
				 $(this).fadeOut();
				 $("a","#"+options.nextId+"1").fadeOut();
				 }
				$("a","#"+options.prevId).fadeIn();
				$("a","#"+options.prevId+"1").fadeIn();
			});
			$("a","#"+options.prevId).click(function(){		
				animate("prev");
				if (t<=0)
				{
				 $(this).fadeOut();
				 $("a","#"+options.prevId+"1").fadeOut();
				 }
				$("a","#"+options.nextId).fadeIn();
				$("a","#"+options.nextId+"1").fadeIn();
			});	
			
			$("a","#"+options.nextId+"1").click(function(){		
				animate("next");
				if (t>=ts)
				{
				 $(this).fadeOut();
				 $("a","#"+options.nextId).fadeOut();
				 }
				$("a","#"+options.prevId).fadeIn();
				$("a","#"+options.prevId+"1").fadeIn();
			});
			$("a","#"+options.prevId+"1").click(function(){		
				animate("prev");
				if (t<=0)
				{
				 $(this).fadeOut();
				$("a","#"+options.prevId).fadeOut();
				}
				$("a","#"+options.nextId).fadeIn();
				$("a","#"+options.nextId+"1").fadeIn();
			});	
			
			function animate(dir){
				if(dir == "next"){
					t = (t>=ts) ? ts : t+1;	
				} else {
					t = (t<=0) ? 0 : t-1;
				};								
				if(!vertical) {
					p = (t*w*-1);
					$("ul",obj).animate(
						{ marginLeft: p }, 
						options.speed
					);				
				} else {
					p = (t*h*-1);
					$("ul",obj).animate(
						{ marginTop: p }, 
						options.speed
					);					
				}
			};
			if(s>1){
			 $("a","#"+options.nextId).fadeIn();	
			 $("a","#"+options.nextId+"1").fadeIn();	
			 }
		});
	  
	};

})(jQuery);