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/*

Tooltipster 3.3.0 | 2014-11-08
A rockin' custom tooltip jQuery plugin

Developed by Caleb Jacob under the MIT license http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

*/

;(function ($, window, document) {

        var pluginName = "tooltipster",
                defaults = {
                        animation: 'fade',
                        arrow: true,
                        arrowColor: '',
                        autoClose: true,
                        content: null,
                        contentAsHTML: false,
                        contentCloning: true,
                        debug: true,
                        delay: 200,
                        minWidth: 0,
                        maxWidth: null,
                        functionInit: function(origin, content) {},
                        functionBefore: function(origin, continueTooltip) {
                                continueTooltip();
                        },
                        functionReady: function(origin, tooltip) {},
                        functionAfter: function(origin) {},
                        hideOnClick: false,
                        icon: '(?)',
                        iconCloning: true,
                        iconDesktop: false,
                        iconTouch: false,
                        iconTheme: 'tooltipster-icon',
                        interactive: false,
                        interactiveTolerance: 350,
                        multiple: false,
                        offsetX: 0,
                        offsetY: 0,
                        onlyOne: false,
                        position: 'top',
                        positionTracker: false,
                        positionTrackerCallback: function(origin){
                                // the default tracker callback will close the tooltip when the trigger is
                                // 'hover' (see https://github.com/iamceege/tooltipster/pull/253)
                                if(this.option('trigger') == 'hover' && this.option('autoClose')) {
                                        this.hide();
                                }
                        },
                        restoration: 'current',
                        speed: 350,
                        timer: 0,
                        theme: 'tooltipster-default',
                        touchDevices: true,
                        trigger: 'hover',
                        updateAnimation: true
                };
        
        function Plugin(element, options) {
                
                // list of instance variables
                
                this.bodyOverflowX;
                // stack of custom callbacks provided as parameters to API methods
                this.callbacks = {
                        hide: [],
                        show: []
                };
                this.checkInterval = null;
                // this will be the user content shown in the tooltip. A capital "C" is used because there is also a method called content()
                this.Content;
                // this is the original element which is being applied the tooltipster plugin
                this.$el = $(element);
                // this will be the element which triggers the appearance of the tooltip on hover/click/custom events.
                // it will be the same as this.$el if icons are not used (see in the options), otherwise it will correspond to the created icon
                this.$elProxy;
                this.elProxyPosition;
                this.enabled = true;
                this.options = $.extend({}, defaults, options);
                this.mouseIsOverProxy = false;
                // a unique namespace per instance, for easy selective unbinding
                this.namespace = 'tooltipster-'+ Math.round(Math.random()*100000);
                // Status (capital S) can be either : appearing, shown, disappearing, hidden
                this.Status = 'hidden';
                this.timerHide = null;
                this.timerShow = null;
                // this will be the tooltip element (jQuery wrapped HTML element)
                this.$tooltip;
                
                // for backward compatibility
                this.options.iconTheme = this.options.iconTheme.replace('.', '');
                this.options.theme = this.options.theme.replace('.', '');
                
                // launch
                
                this._init();
        }
        
        Plugin.prototype = {
                
                _init: function() {
                        
                        var self = this;
                        
                        // disable the plugin on old browsers (including IE7 and lower)
                        if (document.querySelector) {
                                
                                // note : the content is null (empty) by default and can stay that way if the plugin remains initialized but not fed any content. The tooltip will just not appear.
                                
                                // let's save the initial value of the title attribute for later restoration if need be.
                                var initialTitle = null;
                                // it will already have been saved in case of multiple tooltips
                                if (self.$el.data('tooltipster-initialTitle') === undefined) {
                                        
                                        initialTitle = self.$el.attr('title');
                                        
                                        // we do not want initialTitle to have the value "undefined" because of how jQuery's .data() method works
                                        if (initialTitle === undefined) initialTitle = null;
                                        
                                        self.$el.data('tooltipster-initialTitle', initialTitle);
                                }
                                
                                // if content is provided in the options, its has precedence over the title attribute.
                                // Note : an empty string is considered content, only 'null' represents the absence of content.
                                // Also, an existing title="" attribute will result in an empty string content
                                if (self.options.content !== null){
                                        self._content_set(self.options.content);
                                }
                                else {
                                        self._content_set(initialTitle);
                                }
                                
                                var c = self.options.functionInit.call(self.$el, self.$el, self.Content);
                                if(typeof c !== 'undefined') self._content_set(c);
                                
                                self.$el
                                        // strip the title off of the element to prevent the default tooltips from popping up
                                        .removeAttr('title')
                                        // to be able to find all instances on the page later (upon window events in particular)
                                        .addClass('tooltipstered');

                                // detect if we're changing the tooltip origin to an icon
                                // note about this condition : if the device has touch capability and self.options.iconTouch is false, you'll have no icons event though you may consider your device as a desktop if it also has a mouse. Not sure why someone would have this use case though.
                                if ((!deviceHasTouchCapability && self.options.iconDesktop) || (deviceHasTouchCapability && self.options.iconTouch)) {
                                        
                                        // TODO : the tooltip should be automatically be given an absolute position to be near the origin. Otherwise, when the origin is floating or what, it's going to be nowhere near it and disturb the position flow of the page elements. It will imply that the icon also detects when its origin moves, to follow it : not trivial.
                                        // Until it's done, the icon feature does not really make sense since the user still has most of the work to do by himself
                                        
                                        // if the icon provided is in the form of a string
                                        if(typeof self.options.icon === 'string'){
                                                // wrap it in a span with the icon class
                                                self.$elProxy = $('<span class="'+ self.options.iconTheme +'"></span>');
                                                self.$elProxy.text(self.options.icon);
                                        }
                                        // if it is an object (sensible choice)
                                        else {
                                                // (deep) clone the object if iconCloning == true, to make sure every instance has its own proxy. We use the icon without wrapping, no need to. We do not give it a class either, as the user will undoubtedly style the object on his own and since our css properties may conflict with his own
                                                if (self.options.iconCloning) self.$elProxy = self.options.icon.clone(true);
                                                else self.$elProxy = self.options.icon;
                                        }
                                        
                                        self.$elProxy.insertAfter(self.$el);
                                }
                                else {
                                        self.$elProxy = self.$el;
                                }
                                
                                // for 'click' and 'hover' triggers : bind on events to open the tooltip. Closing is now handled in _showNow() because of its bindings.
                                // Notes about touch events :
                                        // - mouseenter, mouseleave and clicks happen even on pure touch devices because they are emulated. deviceIsPureTouch() is a simple attempt to detect them.
                                        // - on hybrid devices, we do not prevent touch gesture from opening tooltips. It would be too complex to differentiate real mouse events from emulated ones.
                                        // - we check deviceIsPureTouch() at each event rather than prior to binding because the situation may change during browsing
                                if (self.options.trigger == 'hover') {
                                        
                                        // these binding are for mouse interaction only
                                        self.$elProxy
                                                .on('mouseenter.'+ self.namespace, function() {
                                                        if (!deviceIsPureTouch() || self.options.touchDevices) {
                                                                self.mouseIsOverProxy = true;
                                                                self._show();
                                                        }
                                                })
                                                .on('mouseleave.'+ self.namespace, function() {
                                                        if (!deviceIsPureTouch() || self.options.touchDevices) {
                                                                self.mouseIsOverProxy = false;
                                                        }
                                                });
                                        
                                        // for touch interaction only
                                        if (deviceHasTouchCapability && self.options.touchDevices) {
                                                
                                                // for touch devices, we immediately display the tooltip because we cannot rely on mouseleave to handle the delay
                                                self.$elProxy.on('touchstart.'+ self.namespace, function() {
                                                        self._showNow();
                                                });
                                        }
                                }
                                else if (self.options.trigger == 'click') {
                                        
                                        // note : for touch devices, we do not bind on touchstart, we only rely on the emulated clicks (triggered by taps)
                                        self.$elProxy.on('click.'+ self.namespace, function() {
                                                if (!deviceIsPureTouch() || self.options.touchDevices) {
                                                        self._show();
                                                }
                                        });
                                }
                        }
                },
                
                // this function will schedule the opening of the tooltip after the delay, if there is one
                _show: function() {
                        
                        var self = this;
                        
                        if (self.Status != 'shown' && self.Status != 'appearing') {
                                
                                if (self.options.delay) {
                                        self.timerShow = setTimeout(function(){
                                                
                                                // for hover trigger, we check if the mouse is still over the proxy, otherwise we do not show anything
                                                if (self.options.trigger == 'click' || (self.options.trigger == 'hover' && self.mouseIsOverProxy)) {
                                                        self._showNow();
                                                }
                                        }, self.options.delay);
                                }
                                else self._showNow();
                        }
                },
                
                // this function will open the tooltip right away
                _showNow: function(callback) {
                        
                        var self = this;
                        
                        // call our constructor custom function before continuing
                        self.options.functionBefore.call(self.$el, self.$el, function() {
                                
                                // continue only if the tooltip is enabled and has any content
                                if (self.enabled && self.Content !== null) {
                                
                                        // save the method callback and cancel hide method callbacks
                                        if (callback) self.callbacks.show.push(callback);
                                        self.callbacks.hide = [];
                                        
                                        //get rid of any appearance timer
                                        clearTimeout(self.timerShow);
                                        self.timerShow = null;
                                        clearTimeout(self.timerHide);
                                        self.timerHide = null;
                                        
                                        // if we only want one tooltip open at a time, close all auto-closing tooltips currently open and not already disappearing
                                        if (self.options.onlyOne) {
                                                $('.tooltipstered').not(self.$el).each(function(i,el) {
                                                        
                                                        var $el = $(el),
                                                                nss = $el.data('tooltipster-ns');
                                                        
                                                        // iterate on all tooltips of the element
                                                        $.each(nss, function(i, ns){
                                                                var instance = $el.data(ns),
                                                                        // we have to use the public methods here
                                                                        s = instance.status(),
                                                                        ac = instance.option('autoClose');
                                                                
                                                                if (s !== 'hidden' && s !== 'disappearing' && ac) {
                                                                        instance.hide();
                                                                }
                                                        });
                                                });
                                        }
                                        
                                        var finish = function() {
                                                self.Status = 'shown';
                                                
                                                // trigger any show method custom callbacks and reset them
                                                $.each(self.callbacks.show, function(i,c) { c.call(self.$el); });
                                                self.callbacks.show = [];
                                        };
                                        
                                        // if this origin already has its tooltip open
                                        if (self.Status !== 'hidden') {
                                                
                                                // the timer (if any) will start (or restart) right now
                                                var extraTime = 0;
                                                
                                                // if it was disappearing, cancel that
                                                if (self.Status === 'disappearing') {
                                                        
                                                        self.Status = 'appearing';
                                                        
                                                        if (supportsTransitions()) {
                                                                
                                                                self.$tooltip
                                                                        .clearQueue()
                                                                        .removeClass('tooltipster-dying')
                                                                        .addClass('tooltipster-'+ self.options.animation +'-show');
                                                                
                                                                if (self.options.speed > 0) self.$tooltip.delay(self.options.speed);
                                                                
                                                                self.$tooltip.queue(finish);
                                                        }
                                                        else {
                                                                // in case the tooltip was currently fading out, bring it back to life
                                                                self.$tooltip
                                                                        .stop()
                                                                        .fadeIn(finish);
                                                        }
                                                }
                                                // if the tooltip is already open, we still need to trigger the method custom callback
                                                else if(self.Status === 'shown') {
                                                        finish();
                                                }
                                        }
                                        // if the tooltip isn't already open, open that sucker up!
                                        else {
                                                
                                                self.Status = 'appearing';
                                                
                                                // the timer (if any) will start when the tooltip has fully appeared after its transition
                                                var extraTime = self.options.speed;
                                                
                                                // disable horizontal scrollbar to keep overflowing tooltips from jacking with it and then restore it to its previous value
                                                self.bodyOverflowX = $('body').css('overflow-x');
                                                $('body').css('overflow-x', 'hidden');
                                                
                                                // get some other settings related to building the tooltip
                                                var animation = 'tooltipster-' + self.options.animation,
                                                        animationSpeed = '-webkit-transition-duration: '+ self.options.speed +'ms; -webkit-animation-duration: '+ self.options.speed +'ms; -moz-transition-duration: '+ self.options.speed +'ms; -moz-animation-duration: '+ self.options.speed +'ms; -o-transition-duration: '+ self.options.speed +'ms; -o-animation-duration: '+ self.options.speed +'ms; -ms-transition-duration: '+ self.options.speed +'ms; -ms-animation-duration: '+ self.options.speed +'ms; transition-duration: '+ self.options.speed +'ms; animation-duration: '+ self.options.speed +'ms;',
                                                        minWidth = self.options.minWidth ? 'min-width:'+ Math.round(self.options.minWidth) +'px;' : '',
                                                        maxWidth = self.options.maxWidth ? 'max-width:'+ Math.round(self.options.maxWidth) +'px;' : '',
                                                        pointerEvents = self.options.interactive ? 'pointer-events: auto;' : '';
                                                
                                                // build the base of our tooltip
                                                self.$tooltip = $('<div class="tooltipster-base '+ self.options.theme +'" style="'+ minWidth +' '+ maxWidth +' '+ pointerEvents +' '+ animationSpeed +'"><div class="tooltipster-content"></div></div>');
                                                
                                                // only add the animation class if the user has a browser that supports animations
                                                if (supportsTransitions()) self.$tooltip.addClass(animation);
                                                
                                                // insert the content
                                                self._content_insert();
                                                
                                                // attach
                                                self.$tooltip.appendTo('body');
                                                
                                                // do all the crazy calculations and positioning
                                                self.reposition();
                                                
                                                // call our custom callback since the content of the tooltip is now part of the DOM
                                                self.options.functionReady.call(self.$el, self.$el, self.$tooltip);
                                                
                                                // animate in the tooltip
                                                if (supportsTransitions()) {
                                                        
                                                        self.$tooltip.addClass(animation + '-show');
                                                        
                                                        if(self.options.speed > 0) self.$tooltip.delay(self.options.speed);
                                                        
                                                        self.$tooltip.queue(finish);
                                                }
                                                else {
                                                        self.$tooltip.css('display', 'none').fadeIn(self.options.speed, finish);
                                                }
                                                
                                                // will check if our tooltip origin is removed while the tooltip is shown
                                                self._interval_set();
                                                
                                                // reposition on scroll (otherwise position:fixed element's tooltips will move away form their origin) and on resize (in case position can/has to be changed)
                                                $(window).on('scroll.'+ self.namespace +' resize.'+ self.namespace, function() {
                                                        self.reposition();
                                                });
                                                
                                                // auto-close bindings
                                                if (self.options.autoClose) {
                                                        
                                                        // in case a listener is already bound for autoclosing (mouse or touch, hover or click), unbind it first
                                                        $('body').off('.'+ self.namespace);
                                                        
                                                        // here we'll have to set different sets of bindings for both touch and mouse
                                                        if (self.options.trigger == 'hover') {
                                                                
                                                                // if the user touches the body, hide
                                                                if (deviceHasTouchCapability) {
                                                                        // timeout 0 : explanation below in click section
                                                                        setTimeout(function() {
                                                                                // we don't want to bind on click here because the initial touchstart event has not yet triggered its click event, which is thus about to happen
                                                                                $('body').on('touchstart.'+ self.namespace, function() {
                                                                                        self.hide();
                                                                                });
                                                                        }, 0);
                                                                }
                                                                
                                                                // if we have to allow interaction
                                                                if (self.options.interactive) {
                                                                        
                                                                        // touch events inside the tooltip must not close it
                                                                        if (deviceHasTouchCapability) {
                                                                                self.$tooltip.on('touchstart.'+ self.namespace, function(event) {
                                                                                        event.stopPropagation();
                                                                                });
                                                                        }
                                                                        
                                                                        // as for mouse interaction, we get rid of the tooltip only after the mouse has spent some time out of it
                                                                        var tolerance = null;
                                                                        
                                                                        self.$elProxy.add(self.$tooltip)
                                                                                // hide after some time out of the proxy and the tooltip
                                                                                .on('mouseleave.'+ self.namespace + '-autoClose', function() {
                                                                                        clearTimeout(tolerance);
                                                                                        tolerance = setTimeout(function(){
                                                                                                self.hide();
                                                                                        }, self.options.interactiveTolerance);
                                                                                })
                                                                                // suspend timeout when the mouse is over the proxy or the tooltip
                                                                                .on('mouseenter.'+ self.namespace + '-autoClose', function() {
                                                                                        clearTimeout(tolerance);
                                                                                });
                                                                }
                                                                // if this is a non-interactive tooltip, get rid of it if the mouse leaves
                                                                else {
                                                                        self.$elProxy.on('mouseleave.'+ self.namespace + '-autoClose', function() {
                                                                                self.hide();
                                                                        });
                                                                }
                                                                
                                                                // close the tooltip when the proxy gets a click (common behavior of native tooltips)
                                                                if (self.options.hideOnClick) {
                                                                        
                                                                        self.$elProxy.on('click.'+ self.namespace + '-autoClose', function() {
                                                                                self.hide();
                                                                        });
                                                                }
                                                        }
                                                        // here we'll set the same bindings for both clicks and touch on the body to hide the tooltip
                                                        else if(self.options.trigger == 'click'){
                                                                
                                                                // use a timeout to prevent immediate closing if the method was called on a click event and if options.delay == 0 (because of bubbling)
                                                                setTimeout(function() {
                                                                        $('body').on('click.'+ self.namespace +' touchstart.'+ self.namespace, function() {
                                                                                self.hide();
                                                                        });
                                                                }, 0);
                                                                
                                                                // if interactive, we'll stop the events that were emitted from inside the tooltip to stop autoClosing
                                                                if (self.options.interactive) {
                                                                        
                                                                        // note : the touch events will just not be used if the plugin is not enabled on touch devices
                                                                        self.$tooltip.on('click.'+ self.namespace +' touchstart.'+ self.namespace, function(event) {
                                                                                event.stopPropagation();
                                                                        });
                                                                }
                                                        }
                                                }
                                        }
                                        
                                        // if we have a timer set, let the countdown begin
                                        if (self.options.timer > 0) {
                                                
                                                self.timerHide = setTimeout(function() {
                                                        self.timerHide = null;
                                                        self.hide();
                                                }, self.options.timer + extraTime);
                                        }
                                }
                        });
                },
                
                _interval_set: function() {
                        
                        var self = this;
                        
                        self.checkInterval = setInterval(function() {
                                
                                // if the tooltip and/or its interval should be stopped
                                if (
                                                // if the origin has been removed
                                                $('body').find(self.$el).length === 0
                                                // if the elProxy has been removed
                                        ||      $('body').find(self.$elProxy).length === 0
                                                // if the tooltip has been closed
                                        ||      self.Status == 'hidden'
                                                // if the tooltip has somehow been removed
                                        ||      $('body').find(self.$tooltip).length === 0
                                ) {
                                        // remove the tooltip if it's still here
                                        if (self.Status == 'shown' || self.Status == 'appearing') self.hide();
                                        
                                        // clear this interval as it is no longer necessary
                                        self._interval_cancel();
                                }
                                // if everything is alright
                                else {
                                        // compare the former and current positions of the elProxy to reposition the tooltip if need be
                                        if(self.options.positionTracker){
                                                
                                                var p = self._repositionInfo(self.$elProxy),
                                                        identical = false;
                                                
                                                // compare size first (a change requires repositioning too)
                                                if(areEqual(p.dimension, self.elProxyPosition.dimension)){
                                                        
                                                        // for elements with a fixed position, we track the top and left properties (relative to window)
                                                        if(self.$elProxy.css('position') === 'fixed'){
                                                                if(areEqual(p.position, self.elProxyPosition.position)) identical = true;
                                                        }
                                                        // otherwise, track total offset (relative to document)
                                                        else {
                                                                if(areEqual(p.offset, self.elProxyPosition.offset)) identical = true;
                                                        }
                                                }
                                                
                                                if(!identical){
                                                        self.reposition();
                                                        self.options.positionTrackerCallback.call(self, self.$el);
                                                }
                                        }
                                }
                        }, 200);
                },
                
                _interval_cancel: function() {
                        clearInterval(this.checkInterval);
                        // clean delete
                        this.checkInterval = null;
                },
                
                _content_set: function(content) {
                        // clone if asked. Cloning the object makes sure that each instance has its own version of the content (in case a same object were provided for several instances)
                        // reminder : typeof null === object
                        if (typeof content === 'object' && content !== null && this.options.contentCloning) {
                                content = content.clone(true);
                        }
                        this.Content = content;
                },
                
                _content_insert: function() {
                        
                        var self = this,
                                $d = this.$tooltip.find('.tooltipster-content');
                        
                        if (typeof self.Content === 'string' && !self.options.contentAsHTML) {
                                $d.text(self.Content);
                        }
                        else {
                                $d
                                        .empty()
                                        .append(self.Content);
                        }
                },
                
                _update: function(content) {
                        
                        var self = this;
                        
                        // change the content
                        self._content_set(content);
                        
                        if (self.Content !== null) {
                                
                                // update the tooltip if it is open
                                if (self.Status !== 'hidden') {
                                        
                                        // reset the content in the tooltip
                                        self._content_insert();
                                        
                                        // reposition and resize the tooltip
                                        self.reposition();
                                        
                                        // if we want to play a little animation showing the content changed
                                        if (self.options.updateAnimation) {
                                                
                                                if (supportsTransitions()) {
                                                        
                                                        self.$tooltip.css({
                                                                'width': '',
                                                                '-webkit-transition': 'all ' + self.options.speed + 'ms, width 0ms, height 0ms, left 0ms, top 0ms',
                                                                '-moz-transition': 'all ' + self.options.speed + 'ms, width 0ms, height 0ms, left 0ms, top 0ms',
                                                                '-o-transition': 'all ' + self.options.speed + 'ms, width 0ms, height 0ms, left 0ms, top 0ms',
                                                                '-ms-transition': 'all ' + self.options.speed + 'ms, width 0ms, height 0ms, left 0ms, top 0ms',
                                                                'transition': 'all ' + self.options.speed + 'ms, width 0ms, height 0ms, left 0ms, top 0ms'
                                                        }).addClass('tooltipster-content-changing');
                                                        
                                                        // reset the CSS transitions and finish the change animation
                                                        setTimeout(function() {
                                                                
                                                                if(self.Status != 'hidden'){
                                                                        
                                                                        self.$tooltip.removeClass('tooltipster-content-changing');
                                                                        
                                                                        // after the changing animation has completed, reset the CSS transitions
                                                                        setTimeout(function() {
                                                                                
                                                                                if(self.Status !== 'hidden'){
                                                                                        self.$tooltip.css({
                                                                                                '-webkit-transition': self.options.speed + 'ms',
                                                                                                '-moz-transition': self.options.speed + 'ms',
                                                                                                '-o-transition': self.options.speed + 'ms',
                                                                                                '-ms-transition': self.options.speed + 'ms',
                                                                                                'transition': self.options.speed + 'ms'
                                                                                        });
                                                                                }
                                                                        }, self.options.speed);
                                                                }
                                                        }, self.options.speed);
                                                }
                                                else {
                                                        self.$tooltip.fadeTo(self.options.speed, 0.5, function() {
                                                                if(self.Status != 'hidden'){
                                                                        self.$tooltip.fadeTo(self.options.speed, 1);
                                                                }
                                                        });
                                                }
                                        }
                                }
                        }
                        else {
                                self.hide();
                        }
                },
                
                _repositionInfo: function($el) {
                        return {
                                dimension: {
                                        height: $el.outerHeight(false),
                                        width: $el.outerWidth(false)
                                },
                                offset: $el.offset(),
                                position: {
                                        left: parseInt($el.css('left')),
                                        top: parseInt($el.css('top'))
                                }
                        };
                },
                
                hide: function(callback) {
                        
                        var self = this;
                        
                        // save the method custom callback and cancel any show method custom callbacks
                        if (callback) self.callbacks.hide.push(callback);
                        self.callbacks.show = [];
                        
                        // get rid of any appearance timeout
                        clearTimeout(self.timerShow);
                        self.timerShow = null;
                        clearTimeout(self.timerHide);
                        self.timerHide = null;
                        
                        var finishCallbacks = function() {
                                // trigger any hide method custom callbacks and reset them
                                $.each(self.callbacks.hide, function(i,c) { c.call(self.$el); });
                                self.callbacks.hide = [];
                        };
                        
                        // hide
                        if (self.Status == 'shown' || self.Status == 'appearing') {
                                
                                self.Status = 'disappearing';
                                
                                var finish = function() {
                                        
                                        self.Status = 'hidden';
                                        
                                        // detach our content object first, so the next jQuery's remove() call does not unbind its event handlers
                                        if (typeof self.Content == 'object' && self.Content !== null) {
                                                self.Content.detach();
                                        }
                                        
                                        self.$tooltip.remove();
                                        self.$tooltip = null;
                                        
                                        // unbind orientationchange, scroll and resize listeners
                                        $(window).off('.'+ self.namespace);
                                        
                                        $('body')
                                                // unbind any auto-closing click/touch listeners
                                                .off('.'+ self.namespace)
                                                .css('overflow-x', self.bodyOverflowX);
                                        
                                        // unbind any auto-closing click/touch listeners
                                        $('body').off('.'+ self.namespace);
                                        
                                        // unbind any auto-closing hover listeners
                                        self.$elProxy.off('.'+ self.namespace + '-autoClose');
                                        
                                        // call our constructor custom callback function
                                        self.options.functionAfter.call(self.$el, self.$el);
                                        
                                        // call our method custom callbacks functions
                                        finishCallbacks();
                                };
                                
                                if (supportsTransitions()) {
                                        
                                        self.$tooltip
                                                .clearQueue()
                                                .removeClass('tooltipster-' + self.options.animation + '-show')
                                                // for transitions only
                                                .addClass('tooltipster-dying');
                                        
                                        if(self.options.speed > 0) self.$tooltip.delay(self.options.speed);
                                        
                                        self.$tooltip.queue(finish);
                                }
                                else {
                                        self.$tooltip
                                                .stop()
                                                .fadeOut(self.options.speed, finish);
                                }
                        }
                        // if the tooltip is already hidden, we still need to trigger the method custom callback
                        else if(self.Status == 'hidden') {
                                finishCallbacks();
                        }
                        
                        return self;
                },
                
                // the public show() method is actually an alias for the private showNow() method
                show: function(callback) {
                        this._showNow(callback);
                        return this;
                },
                
                // 'update' is deprecated in favor of 'content' but is kept for backward compatibility
                update: function(c) {
                        return this.content(c);
                },
                content: function(c) {
                        // getter method
                        if(typeof c === 'undefined'){
                                return this.Content;
                        }
                        // setter method
                        else {
                                this._update(c);
                                return this;
                        }
                },
                
                reposition: function() {
                        
                        var self = this;
                        
                        // in case the tooltip has been removed from DOM manually
                        if ($('body').find(self.$tooltip).length !== 0) {
                                
                                // reset width
                                self.$tooltip.css('width', '');
                                
                                // find variables to determine placement
                                self.elProxyPosition = self._repositionInfo(self.$elProxy);
                                var arrowReposition = null,
                                        windowWidth = $(window).width(),
                                        // shorthand
                                        proxy = self.elProxyPosition,
                                        tooltipWidth = self.$tooltip.outerWidth(false),
                                        tooltipInnerWidth = self.$tooltip.innerWidth() + 1, // this +1 stops FireFox from sometimes forcing an additional text line
                                        tooltipHeight = self.$tooltip.outerHeight(false);
                                
                                // if this is an <area> tag inside a <map>, all hell breaks loose. Recalculate all the measurements based on coordinates
                                if (self.$elProxy.is('area')) {
                                        var areaShape = self.$elProxy.attr('shape'),
                                                mapName = self.$elProxy.parent().attr('name'),
                                                map = $('img[usemap="#'+ mapName +'"]'),
                                                mapOffsetLeft = map.offset().left,
                                                mapOffsetTop = map.offset().top,
                                                areaMeasurements = self.$elProxy.attr('coords') !== undefined ? self.$elProxy.attr('coords').split(',') : undefined;
                                        
                                        if (areaShape == 'circle') {
                                                var areaLeft = parseInt(areaMeasurements[0]),
                                                        areaTop = parseInt(areaMeasurements[1]),
                                                        areaWidth = parseInt(areaMeasurements[2]);
                                                proxy.dimension.height = areaWidth * 2;
                                                proxy.dimension.width = areaWidth * 2;
                                                proxy.offset.top = mapOffsetTop + areaTop - areaWidth;
                                                proxy.offset.left = mapOffsetLeft + areaLeft - areaWidth;
                                        }
                                        else if (areaShape == 'rect') {
                                                var areaLeft = parseInt(areaMeasurements[0]),
                                                        areaTop = parseInt(areaMeasurements[1]),
                                                        areaRight = parseInt(areaMeasurements[2]),
                                                        areaBottom = parseInt(areaMeasurements[3]);
                                                proxy.dimension.height = areaBottom - areaTop;
                                                proxy.dimension.width = areaRight - areaLeft;
                                                proxy.offset.top = mapOffsetTop + areaTop;
                                                proxy.offset.left = mapOffsetLeft + areaLeft;
                                        }
                                        else if (areaShape == 'poly') {
                                                var areaXs = [],
                                                        areaYs = [],
                                                        areaSmallestX = 0,
                                                        areaSmallestY = 0,
                                                        areaGreatestX = 0,
                                                        areaGreatestY = 0,
                                                        arrayAlternate = 'even';
                                                
                                                for (var i = 0; i < areaMeasurements.length; i++) {
                                                        var areaNumber = parseInt(areaMeasurements[i]);
                                                        
                                                        if (arrayAlternate == 'even') {
                                                                if (areaNumber > areaGreatestX) {
                                                                        areaGreatestX = areaNumber;
                                                                        if (i === 0) {
                                                                                areaSmallestX = areaGreatestX;
                                                                        }
                                                                }
                                                                
                                                                if (areaNumber < areaSmallestX) {
                                                                        areaSmallestX = areaNumber;
                                                                }
                                                                
                                                                arrayAlternate = 'odd';
                                                        }
                                                        else {
                                                                if (areaNumber > areaGreatestY) {
                                                                        areaGreatestY = areaNumber;
                                                                        if (i == 1) {
                                                                                areaSmallestY = areaGreatestY;
                                                                        }
                                                                }
                                                                
                                                                if (areaNumber < areaSmallestY) {
                                                                        areaSmallestY = areaNumber;
                                                                }
                                                                
                                                                arrayAlternate = 'even';
                                                        }
                                                }
                                        
                                                proxy.dimension.height = areaGreatestY - areaSmallestY;
                                                proxy.dimension.width = areaGreatestX - areaSmallestX;
                                                proxy.offset.top = mapOffsetTop + areaSmallestY;
                                                proxy.offset.left = mapOffsetLeft + areaSmallestX;
                                        }
                                        else {
                                                proxy.dimension.height = map.outerHeight(false);
                                                proxy.dimension.width = map.outerWidth(false);
                                                proxy.offset.top = mapOffsetTop;
                                                proxy.offset.left = mapOffsetLeft;
                                        }
                                }
                                
                                // our function and global vars for positioning our tooltip
                                var myLeft = 0,
                                        myLeftMirror = 0,
                                        myTop = 0,
                                        offsetY = parseInt(self.options.offsetY),
                                        offsetX = parseInt(self.options.offsetX),
                                        // this is the arrow position that will eventually be used. It may differ from the position option if the tooltip cannot be displayed in this position
                                        practicalPosition = self.options.position;
                                
                                // a function to detect if the tooltip is going off the screen horizontally. If so, reposition the crap out of it!
                                function dontGoOffScreenX() {
                                
                                        var windowLeft = $(window).scrollLeft();
                                        
                                        // if the tooltip goes off the left side of the screen, line it up with the left side of the window
                                        if((myLeft - windowLeft) < 0) {
                                                arrowReposition = myLeft - windowLeft;
                                                myLeft = windowLeft;
                                        }
                                        
                                        // if the tooltip goes off the right of the screen, line it up with the right side of the window
                                        if (((myLeft + tooltipWidth) - windowLeft) > windowWidth) {
                                                arrowReposition = myLeft - ((windowWidth + windowLeft) - tooltipWidth);
                                                myLeft = (windowWidth + windowLeft) - tooltipWidth;
                                        }
                                }
                                
                                // a function to detect if the tooltip is going off the screen vertically. If so, switch to the opposite!
                                function dontGoOffScreenY(switchTo, switchFrom) {
                                        // if it goes off the top off the page
                                        if(((proxy.offset.top - $(window).scrollTop() - tooltipHeight - offsetY - 12) < 0) && (switchFrom.indexOf('top') > -1)) {
                                                practicalPosition = switchTo;
                                        }
                                        
                                        // if it goes off the bottom of the page
                                        if (((proxy.offset.top + proxy.dimension.height + tooltipHeight + 12 + offsetY) > ($(window).scrollTop() + $(window).height())) && (switchFrom.indexOf('bottom') > -1)) {
                                                practicalPosition = switchTo;
                                                myTop = (proxy.offset.top - tooltipHeight) - offsetY - 12;
                                        }
                                }
                                
                                if(practicalPosition == 'top') {
                                        var leftDifference = (proxy.offset.left + tooltipWidth) - (proxy.offset.left + proxy.dimension.width);
                                        myLeft = (proxy.offset.left + offsetX) - (leftDifference / 2);
                                        myTop = (proxy.offset.top - tooltipHeight) - offsetY - 12;
                                        dontGoOffScreenX();
                                        dontGoOffScreenY('bottom', 'top');
                                }
                                
                                if(practicalPosition == 'top-left') {
                                        myLeft = proxy.offset.left + offsetX;
                                        myTop = (proxy.offset.top - tooltipHeight) - offsetY - 12;
                                        dontGoOffScreenX();
                                        dontGoOffScreenY('bottom-left', 'top-left');
                                }
                                
                                if(practicalPosition == 'top-right') {
                                        myLeft = (proxy.offset.left + proxy.dimension.width + offsetX) - tooltipWidth;
                                        myTop = (proxy.offset.top - tooltipHeight) - offsetY - 12;
                                        dontGoOffScreenX();
                                        dontGoOffScreenY('bottom-right', 'top-right');
                                }
                                
                                if(practicalPosition == 'bottom') {
                                        var leftDifference = (proxy.offset.left + tooltipWidth) - (proxy.offset.left + proxy.dimension.width);
                                        myLeft = proxy.offset.left - (leftDifference / 2) + offsetX;
                                        myTop = (proxy.offset.top + proxy.dimension.height) + offsetY + 12;
                                        dontGoOffScreenX();
                                        dontGoOffScreenY('top', 'bottom');
                                }
                                
                                if(practicalPosition == 'bottom-left') {
                                        myLeft = proxy.offset.left + offsetX;
                                        myTop = (proxy.offset.top + proxy.dimension.height) + offsetY + 12;
                                        dontGoOffScreenX();
                                        dontGoOffScreenY('top-left', 'bottom-left');
                                }
                                
                                if(practicalPosition == 'bottom-right') {
                                        myLeft = (proxy.offset.left + proxy.dimension.width + offsetX) - tooltipWidth;
                                        myTop = (proxy.offset.top + proxy.dimension.height) + offsetY + 12;
                                        dontGoOffScreenX();
                                        dontGoOffScreenY('top-right', 'bottom-right');
                                }
                                
                                if(practicalPosition == 'left') {
                                        myLeft = proxy.offset.left - offsetX - tooltipWidth - 12;
                                        myLeftMirror = proxy.offset.left + offsetX + proxy.dimension.width + 12;
                                        var topDifference = (proxy.offset.top + tooltipHeight) - (proxy.offset.top + proxy.dimension.height);
                                        myTop = proxy.offset.top - (topDifference / 2) - offsetY;
                                        
                                        // if the tooltip goes off boths sides of the page
                                        if((myLeft < 0) && ((myLeftMirror + tooltipWidth) > windowWidth)) {
                                                var borderWidth = parseFloat(self.$tooltip.css('border-width')) * 2,
                                                        newWidth = (tooltipWidth + myLeft) - borderWidth;
                                                self.$tooltip.css('width', newWidth + 'px');
                                                
                                                tooltipHeight = self.$tooltip.outerHeight(false);
                                                myLeft = proxy.offset.left - offsetX - newWidth - 12 - borderWidth;
                                                topDifference = (proxy.offset.top + tooltipHeight) - (proxy.offset.top + proxy.dimension.height);
                                                myTop = proxy.offset.top - (topDifference / 2) - offsetY;
                                        }
                                        
                                        // if it only goes off one side, flip it to the other side
                                        else if(myLeft < 0) {
                                                myLeft = proxy.offset.left + offsetX + proxy.dimension.width + 12;
                                                arrowReposition = 'left';
                                        }
                                }
                                
                                if(practicalPosition == 'right') {
                                        myLeft = proxy.offset.left + offsetX + proxy.dimension.width + 12;
                                        myLeftMirror = proxy.offset.left - offsetX - tooltipWidth - 12;
                                        var topDifference = (proxy.offset.top + tooltipHeight) - (proxy.offset.top + proxy.dimension.height);
                                        myTop = proxy.offset.top - (topDifference / 2) - offsetY;
                                        
                                        // if the tooltip goes off boths sides of the page
                                        if(((myLeft + tooltipWidth) > windowWidth) && (myLeftMirror < 0)) {
                                                var borderWidth = parseFloat(self.$tooltip.css('border-width')) * 2,
                                                        newWidth = (windowWidth - myLeft) - borderWidth;
                                                self.$tooltip.css('width', newWidth + 'px');
                                                
                                                tooltipHeight = self.$tooltip.outerHeight(false);
                                                topDifference = (proxy.offset.top + tooltipHeight) - (proxy.offset.top + proxy.dimension.height);
                                                myTop = proxy.offset.top - (topDifference / 2) - offsetY;
                                        }
                                                
                                        // if it only goes off one side, flip it to the other side
                                        else if((myLeft + tooltipWidth) > windowWidth) {
                                                myLeft = proxy.offset.left - offsetX - tooltipWidth - 12;
                                                arrowReposition = 'right';
                                        }
                                }
                                
                                // if arrow is set true, style it and append it
                                if (self.options.arrow) {
        
                                        var arrowClass = 'tooltipster-arrow-' + practicalPosition;
                                        
                                        // set color of the arrow
                                        if(self.options.arrowColor.length < 1) {
                                                var arrowColor = self.$tooltip.css('background-color');
                                        }
                                        else {
                                                var arrowColor = self.options.arrowColor;
                                        }
                                        
                                        // if the tooltip was going off the page and had to re-adjust, we need to update the arrow's position
                                        if (!arrowReposition) {
                                                arrowReposition = '';
                                        }
                                        else if (arrowReposition == 'left') {
                                                arrowClass = 'tooltipster-arrow-right';
                                                arrowReposition = '';
                                        }
                                        else if (arrowReposition == 'right') {
                                                arrowClass = 'tooltipster-arrow-left';
                                                arrowReposition = '';
                                        }
                                        else {
                                                arrowReposition = 'left:'+ Math.round(arrowReposition) +'px;';
                                        }
                                        
                                        // building the logic to create the border around the arrow of the tooltip
                                        if ((practicalPosition == 'top') || (practicalPosition == 'top-left') || (practicalPosition == 'top-right')) {
                                                var tooltipBorderWidth = parseFloat(self.$tooltip.css('border-bottom-width')),
                                                        tooltipBorderColor = self.$tooltip.css('border-bottom-color');
                                        }
                                        else if ((practicalPosition == 'bottom') || (practicalPosition == 'bottom-left') || (practicalPosition == 'bottom-right')) {
                                                var tooltipBorderWidth = parseFloat(self.$tooltip.css('border-top-width')),
                                                        tooltipBorderColor = self.$tooltip.css('border-top-color');
                                        }
                                        else if (practicalPosition == 'left') {
                                                var tooltipBorderWidth = parseFloat(self.$tooltip.css('border-right-width')),
                                                        tooltipBorderColor = self.$tooltip.css('border-right-color');
                                        }
                                        else if (practicalPosition == 'right') {
                                                var tooltipBorderWidth = parseFloat(self.$tooltip.css('border-left-width')),
                                                        tooltipBorderColor = self.$tooltip.css('border-left-color');
                                        }
                                        else {
                                                var tooltipBorderWidth = parseFloat(self.$tooltip.css('border-bottom-width')),
                                                        tooltipBorderColor = self.$tooltip.css('border-bottom-color');
                                        }
                                        
                                        if (tooltipBorderWidth > 1) {
                                                tooltipBorderWidth++;
                                        }
                                        
                                        var arrowBorder = '';
                                        if (tooltipBorderWidth !== 0) {
                                                var arrowBorderSize = '',
                                                        arrowBorderColor = 'border-color: '+ tooltipBorderColor +';';
                                                if (arrowClass.indexOf('bottom') !== -1) {
                                                        arrowBorderSize = 'margin-top: -'+ Math.round(tooltipBorderWidth) +'px;';
                                                }
                                                else if (arrowClass.indexOf('top') !== -1) {
                                                        arrowBorderSize = 'margin-bottom: -'+ Math.round(tooltipBorderWidth) +'px;';
                                                }
                                                else if (arrowClass.indexOf('left') !== -1) {
                                                        arrowBorderSize = 'margin-right: -'+ Math.round(tooltipBorderWidth) +'px;';
                                                }
                                                else if (arrowClass.indexOf('right') !== -1) {
                                                        arrowBorderSize = 'margin-left: -'+ Math.round(tooltipBorderWidth) +'px;';
                                                }
                                                arrowBorder = '<span class="tooltipster-arrow-border" style="'+ arrowBorderSize +' '+ arrowBorderColor +';"></span>';
                                        }
                                        
                                        // if the arrow already exists, remove and replace it
                                        self.$tooltip.find('.tooltipster-arrow').remove();
                                        
                                        // build out the arrow and append it            
                                        var arrowConstruct = '<div class="'+ arrowClass +' tooltipster-arrow" style="'+ arrowReposition +'">'+ arrowBorder +'<span style="border-color:'+ arrowColor +';"></span></div>';
                                        self.$tooltip.append(arrowConstruct);
                                }
                                
                                // position the tooltip
                                self.$tooltip.css({'top': Math.round(myTop) + 'px', 'left': Math.round(myLeft) + 'px'});
                        }
                        
                        return self;
                },
                
                enable: function() {
                        this.enabled = true;
                        return this;
                },
                
                disable: function() {
                        // hide first, in case the tooltip would not disappear on its own (autoClose false)
                        this.hide();
                        this.enabled = false;
                        return this;
                },
                
                destroy: function() {
                        
                        var self = this;
                        
                        self.hide();
                        
                        // remove the icon, if any
                        if (self.$el[0] !== self.$elProxy[0]) {
                                self.$elProxy.remove();
                        }
                        
                        self.$el
                                .removeData(self.namespace)
                                .off('.'+ self.namespace);
                        
                        var ns = self.$el.data('tooltipster-ns');
                        
                        // if there are no more tooltips on this element
                        if(ns.length === 1){
                                
                                // optional restoration of a title attribute
                                var title = null;
                                if (self.options.restoration === 'previous'){
                                        title = self.$el.data('tooltipster-initialTitle');
                                }
                                else if(self.options.restoration === 'current'){
                                        
                                        // old school technique to stringify when outerHTML is not supported
                                        title =
                                                (typeof self.Content === 'string') ?
                                                self.Content :
                                                $('<div></div>').append(self.Content).html();
                                }
                                
                                if (title) {
                                        self.$el.attr('title', title);
                                }
                                
                                // final cleaning
                                self.$el
                                        .removeClass('tooltipstered')
                                        .removeData('tooltipster-ns')
                                        .removeData('tooltipster-initialTitle');
                        }
                        else {
                                // remove the instance namespace from the list of namespaces of tooltips present on the element
                                ns = $.grep(ns, function(el, i){
                                        return el !== self.namespace;
                                });
                                self.$el.data('tooltipster-ns', ns);
                        }
                        
                        return self;
                },
                
                elementIcon: function() {
                        return (this.$el[0] !== this.$elProxy[0]) ? this.$elProxy[0] : undefined;
                },
                
                elementTooltip: function() {
                        return this.$tooltip ? this.$tooltip[0] : undefined;
                },
                
                // public methods but for internal use only
                // getter if val is ommitted, setter otherwise
                option: function(o, val) {
                        if (typeof val == 'undefined') return this.options[o];
                        else {
                                this.options[o] = val;
                                return this;
                        }
                },
                status: function() {
                        return this.Status;
                }
        };
        
        $.fn[pluginName] = function () {
                
                // for using in closures
                var args = arguments;
                
                // if we are not in the context of jQuery wrapped HTML element(s) :
                // this happens when calling static methods in the form $.fn.tooltipster('methodName'), or when calling $(sel).tooltipster('methodName or options') where $(sel) does not match anything
                if (this.length === 0) {
                        
                        // if the first argument is a method name
                        if (typeof args[0] === 'string') {
                                
                                var methodIsStatic = true;
                                
                                // list static methods here (usable by calling $.fn.tooltipster('methodName');)
                                switch (args[0]) {
                                        
                                        case 'setDefaults':
                                                // change default options for all future instances
                                                $.extend(defaults, args[1]);
                                                break;
                                        
                                        default:
                                                methodIsStatic = false;
                                                break;
                                }
                                
                                // $.fn.tooltipster('methodName') calls will return true
                                if (methodIsStatic) return true;
                                // $(sel).tooltipster('methodName') calls will return the list of objects event though it's empty because chaining should work on empty lists
                                else return this;
                        }
                        // the first argument is undefined or an object of options : we are initalizing but there is no element matched by selector
                        else {
                                // still chainable : same as above
                                return this;
                        }
                }
                // this happens when calling $(sel).tooltipster('methodName or options') where $(sel) matches one or more elements
                else {
                        
                        // method calls
                        if (typeof args[0] === 'string') {
                                
                                var v = '#*$~&';
                                
                                this.each(function() {
                                        
                                        // retrieve the namepaces of the tooltip(s) that exist on that element. We will interact with the first tooltip only.
                                        var ns = $(this).data('tooltipster-ns'),
                                                // self represents the instance of the first tooltipster plugin associated to the current HTML object of the loop
                                                self = ns ? $(this).data(ns[0]) : null;
                                        
                                        // if the current element holds a tooltipster instance
                                        if (self) {
                                                
                                                if (typeof self[args[0]] === 'function') {
                                                        // note : args[1] and args[2] may not be defined
                                                        var resp = self[args[0]](args[1], args[2]);
                                                }
                                                else {
                                                        throw new Error('Unknown method .tooltipster("' + args[0] + '")');
                                                }
                                                
                                                // if the function returned anything other than the instance itself (which implies chaining)
                                                if (resp !== self){
                                                        v = resp;
                                                        // return false to stop .each iteration on the first element matched by the selector
                                                        return false;
                                                }
                                        }
                                        else {
                                                throw new Error('You called Tooltipster\'s "' + args[0] + '" method on an uninitialized element');
                                        }
                                });
                                
                                return (v !== '#*$~&') ? v : this;
                        }
                        // first argument is undefined or an object : the tooltip is initializing
                        else {
                                
                                var instances = [],
                                        // is there a defined value for the multiple option in the options object ?
                                        multipleIsSet = args[0] && typeof args[0].multiple !== 'undefined',
                                        // if the multiple option is set to true, or if it's not defined but set to true in the defaults
                                        multiple = (multipleIsSet && args[0].multiple) || (!multipleIsSet && defaults.multiple),
                                        // same for debug
                                        debugIsSet = args[0] && typeof args[0].debug !== 'undefined',
                                        debug = (debugIsSet && args[0].debug) || (!debugIsSet && defaults.debug);
                                
                                // initialize a tooltipster instance for each element if it doesn't already have one or if the multiple option is set, and attach the object to it
                                this.each(function () {
                                        
                                        var go = false,
                                                ns = $(this).data('tooltipster-ns'),
                                                instance = null;
                                        
                                        if (!ns) {
                                                go = true;
                                        }
                                        else if (multiple) {
                                                go = true;
                                        }
                                        else if (debug) {
                                                console.log('Tooltipster: one or more tooltips are already attached to this element: ignoring. Use the "multiple" option to attach more tooltips.');
                                        }
                                        
                                        if (go) {
                                                instance = new Plugin(this, args[0]);
                                                
                                                // save the reference of the new instance
                                                if (!ns) ns = [];
                                                ns.push(instance.namespace);
                                                $(this).data('tooltipster-ns', ns)
                                                
                                                // save the instance itself
                                                $(this).data(instance.namespace, instance);
                                        }
                                        
                                        instances.push(instance);
                                });
                                
                                if (multiple) return instances;
                                else return this;
                        }
                }
        };
        
        // quick & dirty compare function (not bijective nor multidimensional)
        function areEqual(a,b) {
                var same = true;
                $.each(a, function(i, el){
                        if(typeof b[i] === 'undefined' || a[i] !== b[i]){
                                same = false;
                                return false;
                        }
                });
                return same;
        }
        
        // detect if this device can trigger touch events
        var deviceHasTouchCapability = !!('ontouchstart' in window);
        
        // we'll assume the device has no mouse until we detect any mouse movement
        var deviceHasMouse = false;
        $('body').one('mousemove', function() {
                deviceHasMouse = true;
        });
        
        function deviceIsPureTouch() {
                return (!deviceHasMouse && deviceHasTouchCapability);
        }
        
        // detecting support for CSS transitions
        function supportsTransitions() {
                var b = document.body || document.documentElement,
                        s = b.style,
                        p = 'transition';
                
                if(typeof s[p] == 'string') {return true; }

                v = ['Moz', 'Webkit', 'Khtml', 'O', 'ms'],
                p = p.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + p.substr(1);
                for(var i=0; i<v.length; i++) {
                        if(typeof s[v[i] + p] == 'string') { return true; }
                }
                return false;
        }
})( jQuery, window, document );