$.fn.extend( {
	touch : function(options) {
		var settings = {
			handleTouch : null,
			north : null,
			northeast : null,
			east : null,
			southeast : null,
			south : null,
			southwest : null,
			west : null,
			northwest : null,
			minXDist : 10,
			minYDist : 10,
			relayVertScroll : true
		};
		if (options)
			$.extend(settings, options);

		return this.each( function() {
			var me = $(this);
			var node = document.getElementById(me.attr('id'));
			var startX = 0;
			var startY = 0;
			var endX = 0;
			var endY = 0;
			var moved = false;
			node.ontouchstart = start;
			node.ontouchmove = move;
			node.ontouchend = end;

			function start(evt) {
				if (evt.changedTouches.length == 1) {
					var touch = evt.targetTouches[0];
					startX = touch.pageX;
					startY = touch.pageY;
				}
				//evt.preventDefault();
			}
			
			function move(evt) {
				if (evt.changedTouches.length == 1) {
					moved = true;
					var touch = evt.changedTouches[0];
					currX = touch.pageX;
					currY = touch.pageY;
					if(settings.relayVertScroll) {
						dX = Math.abs(currX - startX);
						dY = Math.abs(currY - startY);
						if(dX > 10)
							evt.preventDefault();
					}
				}
				//evt.preventDefault();
			}
		
			function end(evt) {
				//evt.preventDefault();
				if (evt.changedTouches.length == 1 && moved) {
					var touch = evt.changedTouches[0];
					endX = touch.pageX;
					endY = touch.pageY;
					if (settings.handleTouch) {
						settings.handleTouch(startX, startY, endX, endY);
						evt.preventDefault();
					}
					if(settings.north && (startY-endY) > settings.minYDist) {
						settings.north(me);
						evt.preventDefault();
					}
					if(settings.northeast && (startY-endY) > settings.minYDist && (endX-startX) > settings.minXDist) {
						settings.northeast(me);
						evt.preventDefault();
					}
					if(settings.east && (endX-startX) > settings.minXDist) {
						settings.east(me);
						evt.preventDefault();
					}
					if(settings.southeast && (endX-startX) > settings.minXDist && (endY-startY) > settings.minYDist) {
						settings.southeast(me);
						evt.preventDefault();
					}
					if(settings.south && (endY-startY) > settings.minYDist) {
						settings.south(me);
						evt.preventDefault();
					}
					if(settings.southwest && (endY-startY) > settings.minYDist && (startX-endX) > settings.minXDist) {
						settings.southwest(me);
						evt.preventDefault();
					}
					if(settings.west && (startX-endX) > settings.minXDist) {
						settings.west(me);
						evt.preventDefault();
					}
					if(settings.northwest && (startY-endY) > settings.minYDist && (startX-endX) > settings.minXDist) {
						settings.northwest(me);
					}
				}
			}
	});
	}
});