jQuery Grouped Cross Fader

This plugin takes an item, groups it's children into slugs that have a smaller width than the parent and then fades between them. Unlike many carousels, it does not need to know the width of any of the child items which can be of arbitrary and differing sizes and does not require any external css to function. It only adds css classes and values it requires to function.

Sample usage

<ul id="crossFader" style="width:1000px">
    <li style="float:left;"><img src="dummyImage.jpg" width="200" height="100" /></li>
    <li style="float:left;"><img src="dummyImage.jpg" width="400" height="100" /></li>
    <li style="float:left;"><img src="dummyImage.jpg" width="500" height="100" /></li>
    <li style="float:left;"><img src="dummyImage.jpg" width="300" height="100" /></li>
    <li style="float:left;"><img src="dummyImage.jpg" width="100" height="100" /></li>
    <li style="float:left;"><img src="dummyImage.jpg" width="200" height="100" /></li>
    <li style="float:left;"><img src="dummyImage.jpg" width="500" height="100" /></li>
    <li style="float:left;"><img src="dummyImage.jpg" width="200" height="100" /></li>
    <li style="float:left;"><img src="dummyImage.jpg" width="500" height="100" /></li>
    <li style="float:left;"><img src="dummyImage.jpg" width="300" height="100" /></li>
    <li style="float:left;"><img src="dummyImage.jpg" width="100" height="100" /></li>
</ul>

<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function() { 
    $('#crossFader').groupedCrossFader();
});
</script>

Methods

init(): initializes the object, returns this
startAuto(): begins the auto fading between slugs, returns this
pauseAuto(): temporarily pauses the auto fading, returns this
next(): advances to the next slug, or loops to the first, returns this

Options

time: time (in ms) between transitions (default: 6000)
transitionSpeed: time (in ms) that individual transitions take (default: 500)
hoverPause: Pauses the auto transition if the user hovers over the parent (default: true)

To come in later versions:

Ability to add items after initialization
Proper destroy function
A selection of callbacks
Make it work with responsive layouts
Add a prettier demo

What won't be added

I want to keep this as light as possible, so I won't be adding the following

Carousel mod-cons like pagination and next/previous buttons. You will be able to roll your own using the callbacks.

nwe44 / jquery-groupedCrossFader