$.fn.extend({ flyout: function(options) {
    var shown = false;
    var animating = false;
    var holder;
    var thumb;
    var tloc;
    var th;
    var tw;
    var bigimg = new Image();
    var subType = 'img';
    var offset;

    this.click(function() {
        if (animating == true) { return false; }

        if (shown) { putAway(this); }
        else { flyOut(this); }

        return false;
    });

    var o = jQuery.extend({
        outSpeed: 1000,
        inSpeed: 500,
        outEase: 'swing',
        inEase: 'swing',
        loadingSrc: null,
        loader: 'loader',
        loaderZIndex: 500,
        widthMargin: 40,
        heightMargin: 40
    }, options);

    function flyOut(it) {
        animating = true;

        holder = $(it);
        thumb = $('img', it);
        bigimg = new Image();
        sL = $(window).scrollLeft();
        sT = $(window).scrollTop();
        tloc = thumb.offset();
        th = thumb.height();
        tw = thumb.width();
        $('<div></div>').attr('id', o.loader)
							.appendTo('body')
							.css({ 'position': 'absolute',
							    'top': tloc.top,
							    'left': tloc.left,
							    'height': th,
							    'width': tw,
							    'opacity': .5,
							    'display': 'block',
							    'z-index': o.loaderZIndex
							});
        if (o.loadingSrc) {
            $('#' + o.loader).append($('<img/>').load(function() {
                //alert(this.width+'X'+this.height);
                $(this)
													.attr('alt', 'Loading...Please wait')
													.css({ 'position': 'relative',
													    'top': th / 2 - (this.height / 2),
													    'left': tw / 2 - (this.width / 2)
													});
            })
											.attr('src', o.loadingSrc)
						);
        }
        else {
            $('#' + o.loader).css('background-color', '#000')
								.append($('<span></span>').text('Loading...Please wait')
															.css({ 'position': 'relative',
															    'top': '2px',
															    'left': '2px',
															    'color': '#FFF',
															    'font-size': '9px'
															})
									 	);
        }
        $(bigimg).load(function() {
            imgtag = $('<img/>').attr('src', holder.attr('href')).attr('title', holder.attr('title') + " - Click again to put away.").height(th).width(tw);

            max_x = $(window).width() - o.widthMargin;
            max_y = $(window).height() - o.heightMargin;

            width = bigimg.width;
            height = bigimg.height;

            x_dim = max_x / width;
            y_dim = max_y / height;

            if (x_dim <= y_dim) {
                y_dim = x_dim;
            } else {
                x_dim = y_dim;
            }

            dw = Math.round(width * x_dim);
            dh = Math.round(height * y_dim);
            if (dw > width) { dw = width }
            if (dh > height) { dh = height }
            dl = Math.round(($(window).width() / 2) - (dw / 2) + sL);
            dt = Math.round(($(window).height() / 2) - (dh / 2) + sT);

            $('#' + o.loader).empty().css('opacity', 1).append(imgtag).width('auto').height('auto').animate({ top: dt, left: dl }, { duration: o.outSpeed, queue: false, easing: o.outEase });
            $('#' + o.loader + ' ' + subType).animate({ height: dh, width: dw }, o.outSpeed, o.outEase, function() {
                shown = true;
                animating = false;
                $('#' + o.loader + ' ' + subType).click(function() { putAway(null) })
            });
        });
        bigimg.src = holder.attr('href');
    }


    function putAway(next) {
        // not necessary right now, but jic.
        if (animating == true || shown == false) { return false; }

        animating = true;
        $('#' + o.loader).animate({ top: tloc.top, left: tloc.left }, { duration: o.inSpeed, queue: false, easing: o.inEase });
        $('#' + o.loader + ' ' + subType).animate({ height: th, width: tw }, o.inSpeed, o.inEase, function() {
            $('#' + o.loader).css('display', 'none').remove();
            shown = false;
            animating = false;
            bigimg = null;
            if (next) {
                flyOut(next);
            }
        });
    }

    return this;

}
});